Salem carefully lifted the top of the box and Kalista sucked in a sharp breath as her eyes fell on the terrible creature within. It was a three-headed serpent, scaly skin as dark as midnight. Its glowing red eyes glared at the two women above it. Strangely its eyes locked on Kalista and it shot out of the box, fangs exposed and aiming its strike for her.In the nick of time, Salem stepped in front of Kalista and the serpent froze, baring its fangs at the witch.Everything happened so fast that Kalista only had enough time to let out a horrified gasp and flinch. She stared at the serpent over Salem's shoulder and gulped fearfully."What is that?" she whispered."The Ghidorah," Salem answered, keeping her eyes on each of the heads of the serpent. "In other languages, it is called the Kaiju. It guards the old scrolls, and only the stongest witches can tame its fury.""It almost attacked me," Kalista voiced out, taking two careful steps backwards. "It senses you as a different creature

The sun was high up in the sky when Kalista slowed to a stop and collapsed beneath a large oak tree. She heaved for breath, her chest rising and falling rapidly. She had been on the run the moment the mist took her out of the village.The incident of the past few hours played back in her mind's eye. After she took the rune from Salem, she then made her way to the temple first. She needed to see Jade one last time before leaving. The temple was empty when she stepped in. The witches had all left and a healing poultice was placed beside Jade's head, but Kalista knew it wouldn't heal him completely. Her heart broke all over again when she stood beside him amd gently took his hand in hers. His brows were knitted in discomfort and his breath came out faintly. "Oh Jade," she whispered, tears falling from her eyes. "This is all my fault. I wish... I wish I never told you to mark me. You wouldn't have been hurt." She sniffed and continued. "That is why I have to do this. I can't sit back,

Roland paced worriedly outside the door, blue eyes filled with worry. Once in a while, he would stop and stare at the closed door, wondering what was taking Sir Percival so long. It didn't take more than a few minutes to check someone for signs of magic. Then why were they taking so long?He didn't know why he was worried. Kalista looked like every other human, young and beautiful. He was sure she wasn't a witch or a sorceress. Then why did he have this nagging feeling within him? And even if it was discovered that she had powers, why was he so bothered about a woman he just met? Shaking the thought out of his head, he resumed pacing when all of a sudden, the door was yanked open. He turned abruptly and pinned his gaze first on Kalista, then on Percival. Kalista wasn't in chains which meant Sir Percival didn't find out anything. She was human. Roland couldn't understand the relief that coursed through him at the thought. Why did he feel so relieved for her?"Everything okay?" he ask

The kingdom was totally silent and empty as Tyson raced towards the direction of the knights stationed for night duty. Strangely enough, there were no knights around. Even the ones that guarded the path that led to the castle were not in sight. It was eerie and Tyson began to feel terrified.As he ran, he occasionally looked behind him, checking swiftly to see if he was being followed by the white beast. The white beast was nowhere to be found, but the feeling of being watched descended on him, making fear cloak his entire figure.On one of the occasions where he turned to check behind him, he caught a blurry movement from the corner of his eye. He stopped abruptly and whirled around, his eyes darting around crazily. He strained his ears and tried to listen through the thundering of his heart, for the slightest sound.Something snapped behind him and he spun around, eyes wide opened in terror. He didn't see a thing but he could tell the beast was circling him, waiting for the moment

Percival had just changed into his knight amour and was about to step outside when his eyes fell on the empty tray of food he had just consumed.A thought formed in his head. Maybe he could see Kalista before he began his night shift. He wanted her to get used to his presence around her.Also, though he tried to deny it, he also wanted to make sure she was in her room. He still had his suspicions about her and he felt she was connected to the beast somehow.Maybe it was all in his head. But it wouldn't hurt to be sure.He grabbed his sword and stepped outside the room.On his way to the inn, he met the other knights and he issued out orders to each of them, reminding them of the perimeters they were to guard.As the other knights hurried off to stand guard in their respective spots, Percival continued towards the inn.A second later, he halted and a frown settled on his face. Kalista was a few meters ahead of him, dressed in a dark cloak with the hood pulled tightly over her head. Her