Chapter 21: A glimpse into the future
Sometime in the future…
Alexia had her sword in hand and kept scanning the trees and bushes. I must be a moron! She'd come here alone to the middle of the park on the academy grounds at midnight. To the EXACT place where she'd been kidnapped without even telling anyone! Honestly, if this ended with her locked up somewhere getting milked for her blood again it'd be exactly what she'd deserve. This was so stupid! Yet… what choice did she have? He had told her to come here. When she'd gotten back to her room after dinner there'd been a single piece of folded paper sitting on her pillow. The message had been short and to the point.
Come to the park at midnight.
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If he wanted her here how could she not come? Especially after what he'd done for her and what she'd agreed to… she was effectively his now.
What if Iris was right all along? Alexia thought in a panic. What if he's nothing but a criminal and I've been blind to it because he saved me?
This wasn't the first time this thought had crossed her mind. She didn't think he was a criminal… well, no, he was definitely a criminal. But she didn't believe he was evil. Not like the cult was. That didn't mean he was necessarily good either. Even after all this time she still no idea what his goals and ambitions were.
What if I made a deal with the Devil?
She must have asked herself that at least a hundred times since that night. But what real choice had she had?! If she hadn't taken his help…
There was a flash of movement. Alexia jumped away and had her sword in a strike position. She'd felt nothing! No mana, no presence, no hint of movement, there was nothing until this person chose to appear. Standing about ten feet in front of her was someone in a black suit and cloak staring at her.
But it was not him.
Rather it was a tall and muscular dark elf woman with gray hair and golden eyes. She had a sword at her hip but hadn't drawn it. She spoke with a cold harsh tone that was anything but friendly.
"My name is Lambda and I've been sent here to give you special instruction. From this moment on your ass belongs to me, little princess. Welcome to Shadow Garden."