Somewhere northwest of Mt. Alnath, a battle took place which Mell heard by his feet. He looked at Rachelia and Claros who had been waiting for such signal and they nodded in unison. Mell stood before the invisible force field and closed his eyes.In his head, Mell saw the pattern of leylines. Green and gold, swirling in the darkness beneath his feet. He tried to dig deeper into the dark and found a way in but he couldn't locate any. It took a while, but he found it. A single crack that could be their opening.Mell's eyes shot open, revealing his green tinted eyes back to the stark daylight. He placed his hand on his belt and pulled a great, amber colored lights out of it. The light energy materialized into Balor, his earthen mace.Mell knocked his Scion Weapon to the ground and the earth split open. The fissure grew deep into the darkness below and its rumbling stones sound still echoed. Mell looked to his three audience with a wide, proud smile."Let's dig in," Mell said. He k

"What... are you saying?"Lars was stunned. He found it hard to believe why Sophia could make such suspicion towards a fellow Scion who supposed to protect La Shania Mirepa together. He couldn't even begin to think why a Scion would be working with Silver Sovereigns and VEIL."Look, this attack towards one of the prominent mythfolk settlements in Mirepa is not just done out of random impulse. This is a planned attack, meticulously thought out, and completely calculated. Something this big definitely has its coordinator.""You're saying the Scion of Aldebaran is that coordinator?""She has full access within Mt. Alnath. She could easily sneak VEIL in and the force field device when no one's looking. With the revelation of the cloaking alien material, it's even more probable they came in undetected by the mythfolks.""Anybody else could do that!""Lars, the mythfolks are suddenly attacked and all rounded in the tree chamber far below. They said the Scion, Hymnchanter, was def

Finding Edwin to heal Sophia was Lars' utmost priority at that moment. He looked around but the heavy storm severely obstructed his line of sight. He was flying far enough to not sense anything from Mt. Alnath. Thunder crackled about above and around him.A loud boom ruptured the air. Great shockwave burst from somewhere and Lars saw something flew towards him in high speed. It was Hectrias, aggressively playing a violin and from every friction of the bow and the string, more visible slash waves launched across the sky.Lars maneuvered through the slicing waves and passed Hectrias by. He wanted nothing to do with her just yet. The mountain gained definition as Lars flew closer, hoping to sense Edwin somewhere. Just as Lars looked around, barrage of wind bullets stopped him from getting close."Goddamn it!"Lars' hot, furious breathings awakened Sophia who had been repeatedly passed out in his arms. She clutched her wound and moaned in pain. Lars was even more panicked seeing So

"Len! Mom! Where are you, dammit! Len!"Lars searched high and lows for his family. He ran around Algedi trying to pick up any semblance of their presence. He went to MSC headquarters but stopped by the guards. He went back to their old home but found no one there. He even went to Brodie's apartment that he visited once but told by the landlord he had already moved out.Lars had no clue where to look. He was exhausted from all the running, panting and sweating. His muscles screamed at him to stop but he didn't listen. Lars wanted to fly but thankfully, he still had common sense to not reveal his Scion Force for the world to see. However, even if Lars wanted to fly, he was too spent for it."Len... Mom... "Lars' aimless search led him to a playground. It was late at night at the time, and the playground was completely dark. The night wind picked up and the swing's chains softly rattled. Lars took a seat on one of the swings, and he poured it all out in the darkness.That day

After showering, Lars stared at his reflection, something he avoided for a while. He was unchanged. No facial hair grew out of him despite how badly he wanted to someday. His hair had stopped growing and Lars wondered if he chops them off would they grow back, but he wasn't about to experiment on it. The physical stagnancy of becoming a Scion was still something Lars needed to adjust to.Lars put on Len's zebra - printed hoodie and finally went out of the comfort of his room. As he walked down the carpeted hallway, Lars appreciated the regal beauty of Calendula Residence. The main building was a five storied mansion, and the interior was modernized by luxurious aesthetic of suedes, velvets and gemstone ornaments.The mansion was enormous and Lars wouldn't dare to end up in a wrong room. He realized of the mansion's security from his first night here. The maids and butlers who prowled around the mansion was no ordinary folks. Lars sensed them as possessing great aura of arcane power