In a library in an orphanage,
“What?”
A silver-haired youth’s expression changed, and suddenly, his forehead constricted. Aiden seemed unable to believe what the interlocutor had just said. Meanwhile, the chosen one nodded once, which confirmed her own statement. The atmosphere became awkward because one party had not yet reacted or commented on the ideas put forward by the other party.
“No way.” Only those two words came out of the guy’s lips.
“No, this is the only way if you want to find the book you were looking for. If you do not try,
you will never know what the result will be.” That young girl returned to express her ideas. However, somehow, that sentence actually sounded scary to Aiden.
“Why do you even have such a scary idea? Have you lost your mind?” asked Aiden, stealing glances around them.
“No, I have not lost my mind. Listen, if what that weird woman said about you being a part of her people was true, you must take a risk to try it. You have to be able to tell her about what you need so you can get that book. In my opinion, this is the right time,” replied Alexa, without the slightest doubt.
The thin-bodied young man shook his head so that the teenage girl became confused. No one else was around yet, so the desolate atmosphere was unavoidable. “It is crazy! What if later someone else can hear our conversation here? No. It is too risky, Alexa.”
“Okay, if you say so. Now you must tell me. How do you find the object you want? Look around you, and there are so many shelves. You do not know which book to choose, right? If you think you can do it yourself, do it now.”
After saying those words, Alexa’s expression turned pale. The daughter of the couple, Tristian Varden Writh and Lavena Isolda Keira deliberately turned her head the other way so as not to look at the opposite sex, who had given no response. The twelve-year-old boy was seriously considering the girl’s suggestion.
What the heck! Why am I being weird like that? Why did I suggest something strange to him? It was not me, but I hope Aiden does not get offended by those words, Alexa wishes.
Now, the beautiful girl was staring at the third part of the book, which was located in front of her. A strange female figure who had been watching the conversation that was created between Alexa and Aiden now floated to the side of the young lady, who still felt terrible for her new friend. When she was on the left side of the young girl, she whispered in her ear, “Tell him you can say it softly because she can hear you.”
As if enchanted, a pointed-nosed virgin turned her head to her right again so she could see the condition of her friend, who was the same age as her. However, the young guy was still silent.
“Aiden, how about you say it in a low voice? So, no one else will be able to listen to your words.”
As soon as possible, the name’s owner turned his head because he heard someone mention his name. Apparently, Alexa was watching him. However, a unique aura had been radiating
inside her body, which caused Aiden to feel astonished as if the intelligent
girl by his side was someone else.
“What did you say?” asked Aiden, confused.
“Yeah, you heard me right. Now you can try to make a wish for the weird woman that you told me
about before. Do not wait any longer because this is the right time for
you,” replied Alexa, full of deep conviction.
“Are you truly Alexa? Could another spirit have entered your body at this moment?” A
young teenage boy deliberately asked further. Aiden seemed to have made a move to leave the place because fear began to creep up inside him.
“Yes, it is me. Why do you even say like that? Do not be afraid, Aiden. I am fine, and no other
spirits are possessing my body.” Alexa answered casually, as if nothing strange had happened there. However, suspicion mixed with fear had been ingrained in that young guy, so he did not just believe that statement.
“No. I am sure it is not you!” Aiden insisted.
A grey-eyed guy had dared to refute Alexa’s words openly. Still, strangely, the granddaughter of
Sir Elmer, Sir Elmer Louis Writh, and Madame Phoenix Lily Katira actually grinned so that her face looked scary and raised new worries in Aiden’s heart.
When Aiden was about to get up from the chair, his left hand was suddenly held by Alexa, so the young man was taken aback. He tried to escape, but it was tough to do so because the force of the opposite sex was so strong that he could not go anywhere.
“Where are you going? Did you not tell me if you want to find a book about the ancient history of Zlatav, right? Why are you going back now?” Alexa asked, smiling eerily.
The young guy, who had a height of one hundred and seventy-five centimeters, did not want to answer the question. He was still trying to free himself from the girl’s grip, but such actions were in vain because all his efforts seemed meaningless.
“I can look for the book another time. It is not urgent. I want to go back to my room now,” Aiden replied calmly.
I had to answer rather than have problems later. Alexa is suddenly weird. Before something dangerous happens, maybe it is true what Odessa and the other friends at the orphanage said if I have to stay away from her, thought Aiden, who was trying to remain calm, even though the opposite was happening in his heart.
That intelligent guy was still trying so he could release the grip of the interlocutor’s hand, which was so strong. Meanwhile, the virgin, who was still of royal descent, seemed completely unshakable and was still in the same position. Now, the girl’s hazel eye color has changed to orange, thus adding to Alexa’s horror impression.
“No. You have to find that book right now. Aiden, you must protect Alexa. Do not forget it.”
The beautiful girl’s voice also changed so that the incident shocked Aiden’s heart. The introverted guy wanted to get away from it more and more, but the result was still the same; there was no significant change.
“Who are you? Why are you even possessing Alexa’s body? She is innocent.”
“You already know who I really am, Aiden. Do not run away from your destiny because it will waste your time.”
“Do not hurt Alexa. She is a good girl.”
“Who wants to hurt the chosen one? No, I will not do that. Both of you are precious to me.”
“How can I know that you will help me and not harm Alexa?”
There was no response from Alexa, but her left hand rose, then pointed in a specific direction to be precise, to the left side, and then her hand remained in that position. Aiden, who witnessed this was even more convinced that the spirit inside the other person’s body was not the Alexa he knew.
Suddenly, a dull black covered book moved from one of the shelves. The sound produced was quite loud. However, it was strange that no one protested against the noise, as if the room had been prepared for Alexa and Aiden only, so neither the person in charge of the library nor the assistant bothered or scolded them at all.
Aiden realized this strange moment, so the guy with a small pentacle-shaped birthmark on the middle of his back started looking around. And he was stunned when he saw a book flying at high speed. In less than a minute, suddenly, the object was already in Alexa’s palm.
“This is the ancient story about Zlatav and its emperor. Would you dare to read it?”
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