Present Day111Please respect copyright.PENANAMhA5pHHgrF
111Please respect copyright.PENANAbJwi2KPWD5
111Please respect copyright.PENANA4PPtKKjPBx
Narrator’s POV:111Please respect copyright.PENANAzBlCg7yPi5
111Please respect copyright.PENANAfpQ6iKVZii
111Please respect copyright.PENANAcFzvyTl7md
He stepped out of the bushes and slowly approached the house that has now been covered with all sorts of nocturnal insects. A smile came across his face. He looked to his left and then to the right for any sign of the Shadow monster. It's still nowhere in sight. He went closer and he could feel the energy of the barrier fading faster than before. It’s only a matter of time before he could finally get his hands on Diana.111Please respect copyright.PENANAUk1EyV5jwj
111Please respect copyright.PENANAnn0C7h03fB
111Please respect copyright.PENANA2eaAl1zrqR
He went for the door and also covered with insects. He walked up the short steps and stretched his hand to get hold of the door knob. As if by command, the insects covering the door knob moved aside, revealing it to him. He could feel the barrier slowly fading away. In just a few seconds, the barrier will be broken and he can finally get inside.111Please respect copyright.PENANAqAmXnme1Tx
111Please respect copyright.PENANAlr4iwXrDzm
111Please respect copyright.PENANA8a3loyLCyg
He took hold of the door knob and he immediately felt the barrier disappear. He opened it.111Please respect copyright.PENANAGpR61eqaW4
111Please respect copyright.PENANABWqgYedlvC
111Please respect copyright.PENANA2ulQglfn5J
The room is dark, stuffed with hot air and somewhat quiet. He stood there by the door for a minute before taking a step inside. Before he could take a look around, something from up above was coming down on him. He moved back just in time before whatever it is landed on him. But in doing so, a figure in front of him appeared, soon after the object hit the floor, hitting him so hard in the chest that he flew straight out of the door. He landed hard on the ground outside. He cursed himself, feeling embarrassed that he wasn’t careful upon entering the house. He lifted his head and he saw Diana standing in front of him.111Please respect copyright.PENANA7mhYPcdklt
111Please respect copyright.PENANAZvcLSXQfAg
111Please respect copyright.PENANACiNJWKN2FZ
‘"I should’ve known it was you," she said. "Who else can absorb whatever is around him even by using whatever living creature he has in sight?"111Please respect copyright.PENANAqDAx9TClt5
111Please respect copyright.PENANACGYgp0Hq07
111Please respect copyright.PENANAJjfIq3KFE5
"Nice to see you again, Diana," he said with a grin on his face. "Judging by the sound of your voice, you aren't the least bit happy to see me."111Please respect copyright.PENANANvEJ6uxLCu
111Please respect copyright.PENANAxzclxvPydR
111Please respect copyright.PENANArT3MmvXqQJ
"What are you doing here, Lucius? You came here at the wrong time with that Shadow monster around."111Please respect copyright.PENANA8th4Eg3tQM
111Please respect copyright.PENANAzFxBjxKTF1
111Please respect copyright.PENANAr5GDChB6pn
"I came to get you," Lucius tried to get up, but Diana placed her foot on his chest, pinning him to the ground.111Please respect copyright.PENANAxWqTDD9PDd
111Please respect copyright.PENANANEZGBesp1D
111Please respect copyright.PENANAua4QpFApHa
Even in the dark night, Lucius could make up Diana rolling her eyes at him. "How many times have I told you that I don’t want you near me."111Please respect copyright.PENANAIBQuFDhSgV
111Please respect copyright.PENANA0SDdjCsDTt
111Please respect copyright.PENANA5TRY4NNL3j
Lucius chuckled. "I like it when you get mad."111Please respect copyright.PENANA0zm5JonD6u
111Please respect copyright.PENANAmhqOaFUeKf
111Please respect copyright.PENANAUsFQ3bWKY7
Diana took her foot off of him and just when he’s about to get up from the ground, she held out her hand for him to grab on. He took it and Diana pushed him up effortlessly.111Please respect copyright.PENANArx2xj8aEJh
111Please respect copyright.PENANAa25piH21gp
111Please respect copyright.PENANAJ612U0wpWf
"I always knew you cared about me," he said with a wide grin on his face.111Please respect copyright.PENANAhsOu29gxpw
111Please respect copyright.PENANAzBJYngIlbE
111Please respect copyright.PENANAcsj8RcoUpa
"Whatever," Diana said, shaking her head. "It’s fine, Stella. Lucius isn’t much of a threat."111Please respect copyright.PENANAAKPUVsOCh3
111Please respect copyright.PENANApZrtbZKmdx
111Please respect copyright.PENANAfCOry6W7sJ
Stella stepped out through the door, holding up her blade. "Are you sure?" she asked.111Please respect copyright.PENANAO2yCSXXMMv
111Please respect copyright.PENANAFFRA6yeqr0
111Please respect copyright.PENANAvRL5N5YWhE
"No, he can be dangerous when he wants to." Diana held his shoulder and pushed him ahead of her, taking him inside the house. Stella closed the door behind them and she placed a seal on the door of a Butterfly symbol.111Please respect copyright.PENANA76VMaUJYBg
111Please respect copyright.PENANAwlWiCBR7FR
111Please respect copyright.PENANAH5xJ77E0gQ
"Wow, Diana," he said in the dark, as she let go of his shoulder. "Is this the part where you and I kiss in the dark?"111Please respect copyright.PENANApK1uwR0r21
111Please respect copyright.PENANA6mz31ylMFU
111Please respect copyright.PENANAsaBXvZSsJA
A torch switched on in front of him, blinding him. Diana stood at a distance near the shelves. He wondered how he never heard or felt her leave his side.111Please respect copyright.PENANAaTqX22zEOo
111Please respect copyright.PENANAgD5HVRgQqv
111Please respect copyright.PENANAhsVd4MgHCv
"You wish," she said, placing the lit torch on the shelf.111Please respect copyright.PENANA5OWVftdR9r
111Please respect copyright.PENANA4M7N6dD3aS
111Please respect copyright.PENANAOrpBu5mDnC
"I take it that he’s one of your many suitors?" Stella asked.111Please respect copyright.PENANAmZmOGgmk0l
111Please respect copyright.PENANAyvUww3WUb9
111Please respect copyright.PENANAkWn7AiT5bq
"Yes, I am," said Lucius as he turned to look at Stella. Diana quickly shook her head, denying it. "Nice to meet you. Judging by your robe and that mark on the door, you’re from the Butterfly Island. You’re very pretty, by the way."111Please respect copyright.PENANATPbA8MITaq
111Please respect copyright.PENANACo9EeNysL3
111Please respect copyright.PENANA4wnvW1xqva
"Yes, my name is Stella. Thank you," Stella blushed a little. "And you are?"111Please respect copyright.PENANALIAzZyEidW
111Please respect copyright.PENANA5awPyexP3d
111Please respect copyright.PENANA5VxfQzVzyH
"Lucius."111Please respect copyright.PENANAeYSb94Q3jT
111Please respect copyright.PENANAeKPiXfiaP9
111Please respect copyright.PENANAif6Z8i1doF
"What are you doing here? I heard you say you came to get Diana. What for?"111Please respect copyright.PENANArXSkQ1hAOq
111Please respect copyright.PENANABEwqNj2CdS
111Please respect copyright.PENANAggTG0jH5r6
"I came to get her so that we can run away together to some place where there’s just the two of us," he chuckled.111Please respect copyright.PENANAFQ1aCgUVv4
111Please respect copyright.PENANAqNyhUgELu6
111Please respect copyright.PENANAnSSaLnvaVr
Stella found this surprising as she turned to look at Diana. "Sounds like an idea. Why don’t you go through with it, Diana?"111Please respect copyright.PENANAqCdadTPpFA
111Please respect copyright.PENANAaWWLaaIAnl
111Please respect copyright.PENANARsENg7bJ34
"Because he’s crazy," Diana replied.111Please respect copyright.PENANA7Yf4wj0lQd
111Please respect copyright.PENANAbsB7bB7ori
111Please respect copyright.PENANAaXQJuqHK5M
Lucius dropped the black hood over his head revealing his long blonde hair tied in a ponytail that shone dully with the little light in the room. His deep blue eyes looked on at Diana. "You know I’m only crazy about you."111Please respect copyright.PENANA81Il2xJwec
111Please respect copyright.PENANAjv1up14Hby
111Please respect copyright.PENANADtstPK9j6r
Stella chuckled. "He isn’t that bad-looking, Diana. He’s very handsome."111Please respect copyright.PENANAl5tOq4X7vz
111Please respect copyright.PENANAcI23UReSLq
111Please respect copyright.PENANAn3II7sfLUr
Diana sighed. "The last thing I needed was for the intruder to turn out to be you."111Please respect copyright.PENANAilcnt787v4
111Please respect copyright.PENANAXvH4jAuoZV
111Please respect copyright.PENANA1hoqjKSsHU
"I know. You were going to finish me off if I was the enemy. You always did know how to kick pretty hard."111Please respect copyright.PENANAQJe0jbUN5k
111Please respect copyright.PENANAI8Sso95noa
111Please respect copyright.PENANAYWvcgAjcm9
"We taught her well," Stella said proudly.111Please respect copyright.PENANAjGaYV7eb5w
111Please respect copyright.PENANAgLEngq6XCg
111Please respect copyright.PENANAwreDG6haN4
"Okay, we need a new plan," said Diana. "Let me get the others."111Please respect copyright.PENANA4PaAg7LweZ
111Please respect copyright.PENANAXwJiFUyH6P
111Please respect copyright.PENANAzqCjpmOA15
"And she always knew how to change the subject," said Lucius as Diana walked out of the living room.111Please respect copyright.PENANAkDYcGHXuhW
111Please respect copyright.PENANAppaDhWI5wu
111Please respect copyright.PENANAi2a2LqIKCg
"So, you easily drain out energy?" Stella asked Lucius when they were alone.111Please respect copyright.PENANAooesbEBKdH
111Please respect copyright.PENANAUhI3mTppXE
111Please respect copyright.PENANAKvwWX7ShgC
"I've other abilities," he said with a smirk. "But that one is almost like my trump card. Just by touching anyone or anything, I can drain out their energy at will. Even their life force, if I see fit."111Please respect copyright.PENANA7SeE33ON3t
111Please respect copyright.PENANAZDe9VBKvhH
111Please respect copyright.PENANAzEqiga2kJX
"Really?" Stella sounded a little terrified.111Please respect copyright.PENANAWrLwhhK0ed
111Please respect copyright.PENANAJGMp6sM8DM
111Please respect copyright.PENANAyGfyZLdaCD
"Ya, so don’t ever get on his bad side," said Diana as she came back in the room with Katy and Mutale. "I suffered greatly the first time we met."111Please respect copyright.PENANAaj9ELL2MwP
111Please respect copyright.PENANAfzHjvEgpqq
111Please respect copyright.PENANAfSChGJ6nse
"Aww, you still remember that day?" Lucius asked, feeling pleased. "I’ll admit, it was one of the best days of my life."111Please respect copyright.PENANAdjW8fFavMC
111Please respect copyright.PENANAjCc4u17HpP
111Please respect copyright.PENANAvjdBpNK1Sx
"No doubt," said Diana. She and Katy took Mutale to sit on the sofa.111Please respect copyright.PENANASXhhXdihmo
111Please respect copyright.PENANAWbHX7dcJNF
111Please respect copyright.PENANAl1UiH8feCD
"Who is he?" Mutale asked, first looking at Lucius, then at Diana.111Please respect copyright.PENANAgFZGyHTImF
111Please respect copyright.PENANAikGXF4DgdX
111Please respect copyright.PENANAgYA2omrPRW
"Okay, short intro," said Diana. "This is Lucius. Lucius, this is Katy, my cousin. And this is Mutale."111Please respect copyright.PENANAySfO02XGmn
111Please respect copyright.PENANAbB10q60BML
111Please respect copyright.PENANAxGL3T31uSI
"Is he a friend?" Lucius asked. "If he is, he shouldn’t be so close to you. You’re mine, remember?"111Please respect copyright.PENANAKldv6YTNh6
111Please respect copyright.PENANAgk3c4TFY57
111Please respect copyright.PENANADqwKIrSAsm
"What?" Mutale looked on confused. "She and I are not like that."111Please respect copyright.PENANAKml0LfPxmn
111Please respect copyright.PENANAtlpOxqP2nk
111Please respect copyright.PENANAAv1seNhpqB
"Okay, enough," Diana chided. "Lucius, did you see where the Shadow monster went to?"111Please respect copyright.PENANAkJYuMcM9zl
111Please respect copyright.PENANAPOPUuKWYAK
111Please respect copyright.PENANAZrqJFnX3XP
"No, I didn’t," Lucius answered, giving Mutale an eye before turning to look at Diana with a smile. "I was invisible outside when I saw it and the bright light that appeared in the house scared it off."111Please respect copyright.PENANAKLEsrexLEt
111Please respect copyright.PENANA83wVZiQmEy
111Please respect copyright.PENANAJHdGtzNNFR
"Mmmm, it’s lurking around somewhere. I am not convinced that it’s gone."111Please respect copyright.PENANANZ7YJ2A3GU
111Please respect copyright.PENANAc0RkJ4LjCw
111Please respect copyright.PENANAnlVBeasUFK
"You can turn invisible?" Stella asked.111Please respect copyright.PENANAGcClOnNBNH
111Please respect copyright.PENANA2lSGVXVALo
111Please respect copyright.PENANA2TfAEonJDU
"One of his many tricks," Diana answered.111Please respect copyright.PENANANbM2VZSDfo
111Please respect copyright.PENANAfs9MK5g3UO
111Please respect copyright.PENANAOcaOUCGCKo
"Wait, is that thing after you?" Lucius asked.111Please respect copyright.PENANAS04FO01jHk
111Please respect copyright.PENANA0vlxromd8u
111Please respect copyright.PENANAoi0wvcPpAc
"Yes, and I have no idea who could've sent such a thing after me," said Diana. "Unless…" Diana now turned to look at Lucius.111Please respect copyright.PENANAQ04gtRiRMa
111Please respect copyright.PENANAhfr1RbDp8u
111Please respect copyright.PENANAYyMl8DtnXG
"Oh, no, no, no," Lucius shook his head at her. "You can’t assume he did this."111Please respect copyright.PENANAQOIumsWlkK
111Please respect copyright.PENANAfSli09ehtE
111Please respect copyright.PENANAiNYn1Jqs3y
"Who are you talking about?" Stella asked, her eyes flying between the pair.111Please respect copyright.PENANA9gdngrRKbi
111Please respect copyright.PENANAUBoUJ4xLxg
111Please respect copyright.PENANATv6xfaTdq3
"Who else can be able to control a level one?" Diana asked. "He’s the only person I can think of that can."111Please respect copyright.PENANAejtupzzCLs
111Please respect copyright.PENANAsZ6lfwNKze
111Please respect copyright.PENANAXkvShh208h
"There must be someone else, but not him," said Lucius. "He promised me that no matter what, he won’t go after you."111Please respect copyright.PENANAuVtxaS4BmK
111Please respect copyright.PENANAX98wK0pPTQ
111Please respect copyright.PENANA4YdsC6Sl7z
"Guys, who are you talking about?" Katy asked, sounding desperate and confused.111Please respect copyright.PENANANOSTCIi3V6
111Please respect copyright.PENANA35GsCP5QWT
111Please respect copyright.PENANAUN5kk48pG3
"You really believe him?" Diana asked, ignoring Katy and trying not to speak so loud.111Please respect copyright.PENANAFGW6bQJ1AR
111Please respect copyright.PENANANJF25p6RYC
111Please respect copyright.PENANAxFwzhUzdiD
"Yes," he replied. "I do."111Please respect copyright.PENANAf1z8q0EMKL
111Please respect copyright.PENANABB5Q0Y4WPy
111Please respect copyright.PENANATDf3MkEQkD
Diana looked at him and Lucius looked back. Tension is growing in the air and the others could feel it.111Please respect copyright.PENANA4N4BfIRx8n
111Please respect copyright.PENANAWS5PAUIzmz
111Please respect copyright.PENANAvp5o34qA5W
"Fine," said Diana. "As much as I want to point a finger at him, he did also give me his word when he saved my life that day."111Please respect copyright.PENANAjS0sJZx3qK
111Please respect copyright.PENANAVtUeuHrOJN
111Please respect copyright.PENANAFe7gN5WnpH
Lucius smiled. "You see. He might not be a trustworthy person, but I know he can never do this."111Please respect copyright.PENANAdFGK0tEMtn
111Please respect copyright.PENANAYTaLarU4M7
111Please respect copyright.PENANAGaUDECDWOT
"He’s still my main suspect, though. But we won’t know unless we ask him. Since he can control such creatures, he must know who else can."111Please respect copyright.PENANAinTPZPNoRU
111Please respect copyright.PENANAVhsGJBGSQo
111Please respect copyright.PENANAhg9ECkEsRF
"Can you two please tell us who you’re talking about?" Mutale asked. "We’re curious too."111Please respect copyright.PENANA8fcSy0lyKi
111Please respect copyright.PENANAbv2tc7YGf2
111Please respect copyright.PENANA48HoSh0F7W
"Lucius’s father," Diana answered.111Please respect copyright.PENANA4Ss00qMUZ0
111Please respect copyright.PENANA4AkcYOBDFj
111Please respect copyright.PENANAaVv64rD6iF
"And who might that be?" Stella asked. "I’ve never known of anyone who can control a level one Shadow monster apart from the Devil himself."111Please respect copyright.PENANA16ji9i2P1s
111Please respect copyright.PENANAwlKd0L0KYt
111Please respect copyright.PENANAsA6IuBroq7
"Yes, the very same one is my father," Lucius answered with a nervous chuckle.111Please respect copyright.PENANAv7vOEAEuHb
111Please respect copyright.PENANAONBcU6TLzM
111Please respect copyright.PENANAkL5WpG3cAb
Stella, Katy and Mutale gasped in surprise.111Please respect copyright.PENANAvfKPEyyO59
111Please respect copyright.PENANAOEue1X7GA1
111Please respect copyright.PENANA94XDp0QMwH
"Your father is Lucifer?" Katy asked.111Please respect copyright.PENANA3mJ7neDQwq
111Please respect copyright.PENANAPEgJ8pjjoK
111Please respect copyright.PENANASDdObXpNMG
"Yep," Lucius replied. "I get that same reaction from a lot of people."111Please respect copyright.PENANAvkbhFGLirh
111Please respect copyright.PENANA33vq6kaVjw
111Please respect copyright.PENANAUBnJ7CozFO
"How did you get involved with the Devil, Diana?" Stella asked. "You’ve never told me about this."111Please respect copyright.PENANAVsoljHFNnf
111Please respect copyright.PENANAZNWkzIVJv9
111Please respect copyright.PENANAgkAnTzYeV7
"It happened a long time ago," said Diana. "He saved my life once. But that’s a story for another day. We’ve more urgent things to worry about."111Please respect copyright.PENANAexX5FrzwrD
111Please respect copyright.PENANAesYxGr0XHD
111Please respect copyright.PENANAR2jFw6rK4Z
"Me too, I also want to know, so you better tell me," said Katy. Diana turned to look at her with a smile.111Please respect copyright.PENANAAB6jV0WZC2
111Please respect copyright.PENANACHPxD6OLR6
111Please respect copyright.PENANAQJu19j8hQe
"So are we still going to stick to the original plan?" Stella asked.111Please respect copyright.PENANARla2iMCgEf
111Please respect copyright.PENANA3EKe9emLAt
111Please respect copyright.PENANAyqECTaQASH
"Now that Lucius is here, he’ll take us to meet his father," said Diana. "We can’t fight this thing here, and if anything, we need to know who sent it after me."111Please respect copyright.PENANAya4FUnd7Bp
111Please respect copyright.PENANAa6YNxSDfTX
111Please respect copyright.PENANAMjCRdE5yYL
"True. We might cause damage if we take it on."111Please respect copyright.PENANAKOHqXUNzqT
111Please respect copyright.PENANAuh834upU6D
111Please respect copyright.PENANAqBMKcrYDco
"Are you saying that you’re leaving now?" Katy asked.111Please respect copyright.PENANApbW14M3X4s
111Please respect copyright.PENANAYjMjL0D5BJ
111Please respect copyright.PENANATwhaY5TpJn
"We have to," Diana answered. "Keeping Agogo, the others and you safe are a top priority."111Please respect copyright.PENANAeUDn59xGiv
111Please respect copyright.PENANAKITXtzEIky
111Please respect copyright.PENANAIGDn1KUwz4
"Does that mean I’ll also have to follow?" Mutale asked.111Please respect copyright.PENANA0vwoyyJMIW
111Please respect copyright.PENANAhywdfInv1x
111Please respect copyright.PENANAaDkMsK3Lb7
"I’m not leaving you here because you’re important."111Please respect copyright.PENANAbPscaMc7sb
111Please respect copyright.PENANAi05FF4FNkc
111Please respect copyright.PENANADdRajPWaRz
"Well, this is going to be the first time meeting the Devil in the underworld," said Stella.111Please respect copyright.PENANAIc19PwZ1sZ
111Please respect copyright.PENANAcH3ObE8oXC
111Please respect copyright.PENANAxTsSmyf2tn
"Oh, he isn’t there," said Lucius. "He’s in Miami."111Please respect copyright.PENANAvvMjQzJ7FM
111Please respect copyright.PENANAd2q4qwoqgc
111Please respect copyright.PENANAAXM5x8husd
"He sure knows how to enjoy himself," said Stella with an eyebrow raised.111Please respect copyright.PENANAKnRElA45E9
111Please respect copyright.PENANAUtH42Kjfvm
111Please respect copyright.PENANAY7v0PoCJ9G
"I witnessed that first-hand," said Diana. "Okay, Katy," Diana turned to look at her cousin. "Stella will protect this whole place with a barrier, given what’s happened."111Please respect copyright.PENANAkVqIZfGjtg
111Please respect copyright.PENANAHwlYDgkSjg
111Please respect copyright.PENANASiwushbSs6
"Okay, but what will happen when they wake up and find that you aren’t here?" Katy asked.111Please respect copyright.PENANAxCjYZygcTH
111Please respect copyright.PENANAJKdvMeBBoO
111Please respect copyright.PENANA53PonDRaqR
"Stella will handle that part too. She’ll wipe their memory of me while they're asleep. It will look like I haven’t been here in this house at all."111Please respect copyright.PENANAGmaKKz9fAz
111Please respect copyright.PENANAQZIb6i7ev0
111Please respect copyright.PENANAYURKfOzA1n
Katy shook her head. "Just be careful, okay? I don’t want to answer your mother if anything bad happens to you."111Please respect copyright.PENANA25IUNXogtw
111Please respect copyright.PENANAhmErgkKJGk
111Please respect copyright.PENANAbORGeUUbTz
"I will, don’t you worry."111Please respect copyright.PENANA6ZhBMw7sP9
111Please respect copyright.PENANAr0BfwFZKKR
111Please respect copyright.PENANAmCm77alOUg
"I’ll make sure to be with her every step of the way," said Stella, giving Katy an assuring smile. "May you escort me to their rooms?"111Please respect copyright.PENANA9GRVdds9IQ
111Please respect copyright.PENANAlc9uEzxMte
111Please respect copyright.PENANAPz8z0pKF1V
Katy quickly obliged and led Stella down the dark hall. Diana turned to Lucius.111Please respect copyright.PENANAVprczCFqTu
111Please respect copyright.PENANAe5jhvypnIt
111Please respect copyright.PENANAbL3Z6Cav1N
"How good are you with teleporting, Lucius?" Diana asked.111Please respect copyright.PENANAVCvd7b350W
111Please respect copyright.PENANArHXyKxjEYA
111Please respect copyright.PENANAHtaaekOVra
Lucius gave her a smile before answering, "I can teleport very well. Mind you, I teleported myself here. I'll be the one to lead you to him."111Please respect copyright.PENANAjeW47RH3Oa
111Please respect copyright.PENANAtvhxIxWKGt
111Please respect copyright.PENANA0QfDe7uF3I
"I wasn’t going to teleport nor was Stella. We all know the rules of teleporting to a place you're not allowed to be in. You can end up receiving a knife on the back."111Please respect copyright.PENANAu9mbchSQKY
111Please respect copyright.PENANA4cCn3TwQCi
111Please respect copyright.PENANA7WAOPiM9df
"That can happen?" Mutale asked.111Please respect copyright.PENANAFTQsWPkBMd
111Please respect copyright.PENANAxgzWvOD7Io
111Please respect copyright.PENANA6L1jeXfbjt
"You really have a lot to learn, don’t you?" Diana raised an eyebrow. "There are places we call free zones that you can easily teleport in and out of; whether in this world or the other. But there are others, for example, heaven or hell that you can’t teleport to if you’re neither a citizen nor given special permission to visit. It’s the same with the Butterfly Island. You’re considered an intruder if you do so and you will be greeted with knives, guns, bow and arrows, you name it. You would be considered a prisoner until they realise you’re not a threat. It’s why it’s very important to know where you’re going before teleporting. Though there are cases where people happen to stubble into through portals by accident if left open."111Please respect copyright.PENANA4ZeVd5QmtK
111Please respect copyright.PENANAgkNxAI8hgQ
111Please respect copyright.PENANAXxlBBWoH7P
"But we’re going to meet the devil himself," said Mutale. "Doesn’t that make us intruders?"111Please respect copyright.PENANA8YtPhHLiAD
111Please respect copyright.PENANAvuKjSVLQPZ
111Please respect copyright.PENANAqGDwvQf2eu
"If you go with someone who is a resident of the place or has special permission, it isn’t a problem," said Lucius. "As long as it’s me who is taking you for example, because I’ll be the one opening the portal."111Please respect copyright.PENANAJtbpnEAxYE
111Please respect copyright.PENANA6oEsVu5wtC
111Please respect copyright.PENANAh9mWJJn4Hy
"Just consider it like the immigration office," Diana explained. "Opening the portal to teleport is almost like a passport with the right papers, that is if you’re supposed to be at that place. If not, you’ve a lot to answer for."111Please respect copyright.PENANAIk4xsywVWy
111Please respect copyright.PENANAhL4mMWfts7
111Please respect copyright.PENANAoGnKFqZqKW
"But isn’t your father in Miami?" Mutale asked. "Why do we need you? Isn't Miami a free zone?"111Please respect copyright.PENANA6PK9wHsJyT
111Please respect copyright.PENANAihsDd5chsX
111Please respect copyright.PENANAj1JoJc0ANM
"It is, but we’re going to his beach house," said Lucius, "and it isn’t a free zone because my father set it that way."111Please respect copyright.PENANAKLNDzj4Zmz
111Please respect copyright.PENANAheZMwW3Xas
111Please respect copyright.PENANAxcB7lAE8NB
Stella and Katy came back in the living-room.111Please respect copyright.PENANANkByBofVEF
111Please respect copyright.PENANA4OVOPoCb9t
111Please respect copyright.PENANAhEbizmM99h
"I’ve done what needed to be done," said Stella. "I also made sure to put a strong barrier to keep unwanted visitors out. I tried sensing for the Shadow monster after putting it up. It is close by but it can’t come close to the house."111Please respect copyright.PENANAOPBiZZmqhY
111Please respect copyright.PENANAlxa3MOPSUe
111Please respect copyright.PENANAF36YhKE9GX
"That’s good," said Diana. "But if it’s really been ordered to get me, it will notice that I’m not here after we teleport. So, we better talk to your father fast, Lucius."111Please respect copyright.PENANAfEvUFkLgnP
111Please respect copyright.PENANAH1hoxuj0GX
111Please respect copyright.PENANAtvU7foAYJF
"Wait, you think it can come for you in Miami?" Mutale asked.111Please respect copyright.PENANAbxYPQO83h9
111Please respect copyright.PENANAdwhR1Ay6O3
111Please respect copyright.PENANAAIckZjqjNF
"Those creatures can teleport," said Lucius. "But lucky for us, we can teleport directly there. It’s different for shadow monsters, and they’re a bit slower as they can’t teleport directly. They teleport from one place to another first before actually getting to their actual destination."111Please respect copyright.PENANAb6LBT5Na72
111Please respect copyright.PENANA15YybTdZqQ
111Please respect copyright.PENANAOHi4aMe2sP
"It’s like travelling by plane. Before you can reach your actual destination. You’ve to pass through several airports first," Diana explained.111Please respect copyright.PENANAXUveqiykkF
111Please respect copyright.PENANAReoKQo1JY3
111Please respect copyright.PENANAcKGOAr27kd
"Okay, I think we can leave now," said Stella. "Let’s not take our time here."111Please respect copyright.PENANApSfAkgk0OC
111Please respect copyright.PENANAYsM1J8A0uM
111Please respect copyright.PENANAyXAMHOgErO
"Take care of yourself, Diana," said Katy as went to hug Diana.111Please respect copyright.PENANADmFrZ7c6qi
111Please respect copyright.PENANAQHdBp0nf9U
111Please respect copyright.PENANACUdF74YF30
"I will," said Diana. "I’ll be back before you know it."111Please respect copyright.PENANAWq0KpofFGN
111Please respect copyright.PENANAPcI67zp4Uk
111Please respect copyright.PENANApQGOYMmySq
"Oh, Diana," Katy stopped hugging her and reached out for the neck chain around Diana’s neck. For a minute, Diana held her hand, thinking Katy will pull it up.111Please respect copyright.PENANAANqamCEdrh
111Please respect copyright.PENANAJyHS05uCmT
111Please respect copyright.PENANAgvXH4GOnsg
"What are you doing?" she asked.111Please respect copyright.PENANAfBVrtWa373
111Please respect copyright.PENANAPsgXny0TFE
111Please respect copyright.PENANAs8QIpKWEcU
"You know, this shouldn’t limit you, Diana," said Katy. "I don’t want to remove it. But just know that if disaster does come knocking, you can do without it."111Please respect copyright.PENANAIGmn5EHGJ5
111Please respect copyright.PENANAqpZHnH81rt
111Please respect copyright.PENANAB1ay8YUgDX
Diana looked at her cousin in the partial darkness and didn’t know what to say next. She bit her lower lip.111Please respect copyright.PENANA6bvpXmNdz7
111Please respect copyright.PENANAJuAjLK1nxA
111Please respect copyright.PENANAPJT5zXfzS4
"You know why I’ve to wear it, Katy," she said.111Please respect copyright.PENANAuYIdXYYBBl
111Please respect copyright.PENANACculEpEu8t
111Please respect copyright.PENANA46k6E5536P
"But now I’m telling you that the time to put it aside is now. I know you’re scared of what may happen, but you know it’s only holding you back from what you truly are," said Katy. "I mean, no matter what, you can’t run away from you forever."111Please respect copyright.PENANAaCi1MzDlUa
111Please respect copyright.PENANA7zYNVQkH1s
111Please respect copyright.PENANAwhQrRRmDzM
Diana knew she was right and she gave a nod of her head. The shadow monster outside and the Golden Elite, wherever they were, are here because of her. It’s time to face what she’s been trying to hide for so long. Her destiny.111Please respect copyright.PENANAE4GkT209Lw
111Please respect copyright.PENANAj7799QjSm6
111Please respect copyright.PENANAmuYP45DUDd
"You’re right, Katy," said Diana. "Even I know that I can’t have this on for much longer. But just in case that time hasn’t come, I would like to keep it on."111Please respect copyright.PENANAPKxe8N3N65
111Please respect copyright.PENANAM5jjykTiEn
111Please respect copyright.PENANAE7CXWCRbt0
Katy scoffed. "You’re as stubborn as ever. You can keep it on. But you should know that that time is now. Mark my words."111Please respect copyright.PENANAVq4P1xrHtZ
111Please respect copyright.PENANA9QVIJar2MS
111Please respect copyright.PENANAZs5V8x61cv
"I’ll hold you to it," said Diana with a wide smile. "You take care, Katy."111Please respect copyright.PENANAr7BbuE320y
111Please respect copyright.PENANABd47QHAX6Y
111Please respect copyright.PENANA5KbHsFCBSU
"You too."111Please respect copyright.PENANAO83Nbl88XF
111Please respect copyright.PENANADc1vToANnB
111Please respect copyright.PENANA3m12GwEmoV
"Okay," said Lucius, "is everyone ready to go?"111Please respect copyright.PENANAiCJfqnJl59
111Please respect copyright.PENANAz29h08xLOB
111Please respect copyright.PENANAmmHbEKTzTP
"Yes, we are," said Diana as she walked over to Mutale to help him up on his feet. Stella went over to help.111Please respect copyright.PENANAh0QZflpEHw
111Please respect copyright.PENANAu6xHRHHTfv
111Please respect copyright.PENANAUkxTs0IZ8h
"So, the rumours are true," said Stella as they helped Mutale up. She stared at the neck chain on Diana’s neck.111Please respect copyright.PENANAZnZnWSIjVg
111Please respect copyright.PENANAEnkZdJtbpu
111Please respect copyright.PENANAnxF07W7vcy
"I did what I had to, Stella," said Diana. "You know how everything was going back then. Some of us still don’t like the attention."111Please respect copyright.PENANAHuF8d3BPI1
111Please respect copyright.PENANAHSOTZV7J0N
111Please respect copyright.PENANANn2n2OEyjy
"Let’s do this, then," said Lucius as he rummaged through the pocket of his black leather jacket. He turned to look at Katy. "Don’t worry about Diana, Katy. She’s as tough as she looks. Oh, and the next time we come back, we’ll be engaged."111Please respect copyright.PENANAW84QhBso2p
111Please respect copyright.PENANAsEP0c3OV0B
111Please respect copyright.PENANAGHsxyXpSR8
"I’m only eighteen turning nineteen, you idiot," Diana said, annoyed with him. Katy chuckled.111Please respect copyright.PENANAElHtn0Ul5t
111Please respect copyright.PENANA1a32I7Cstn
111Please respect copyright.PENANAdMiP381Gqc
"Fine, when she’s twenty-two," said Lucius with a smile.111Please respect copyright.PENANAnqbo9sbUN3
111Please respect copyright.PENANAfsz1FZuHGg
111Please respect copyright.PENANAh2ikCFOUar
He soon pulled out a gold locket with a green emblem on it from his pocket and held it by the chain. Immediately, a bright round doorway appeared in front of them. Katy couldn’t help but look in amazement as she could see on the other side a sandy beach and a white lovely white house at a distance.111Please respect copyright.PENANAPfHD3HdQKw
111Please respect copyright.PENANAqpWALPUdM1
111Please respect copyright.PENANAXKKazIFiM7
Lucius stepped through the doorway first. Diana turned to look at Katy with a smile. Her with Stella and Mutale, made their way through the doorway and immediately they did, it disappeared. Katy looked all around her in the partially dark and quiet room, already praying for Diana to come back safely.