The Enemy\u2019s Face\u00a0<\/p>\n
475 Parts\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before chaos erupted in the ballroom, Maya had seen a strange shadow on the ceiling. She had gone to investigate, struggling a bit to climb due to the uncomfortable dress she was wearing, but she made it to the ceiling. There was a man wearing a thick hood despite the heat, and she yelled,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHey! What are you doing here?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The mysterious man dropped a small bottle that fell in the middle of the ballroom, and a grotesque creature emerged from it. Immediately, Maya threw one of the daggers she had hidden inside her dress, piercing his arm. He tried to escape, but she was quick, jumping to block his path.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWho are you? Show me your face.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGet out of the way if you don\u2019t want to die.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A rough voice spoke from within the hood, and Maya drew a few knives and said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s going to happen. If anyone\u2019s going to die, I promise you it won\u2019t be me, so\u00a0<\/p>\n
surrender.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The man looked around for an escape route, but whenever he moved to the right or left, Maya threw a knife at his feet. She said to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can do this the easy way or the hard way, and in all of them, you\u2019ll be the only one losing. What\u2019s it gonna be?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The man lunged at Maya, and they both began to struggle. He tried to knock her down several times and throw her off the ceiling, but even with the large dress Maya was wearing, it wasn\u2019t easy for him. She blocked all his attacks, and in the middle of the fight, she removed the hood from his cloak. Maya was very surprised to see that the man had red hair just like Abril. He took advantage of the moment to knock her down and flee.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya reacted quickly and threw a knife at him, but he used a teleportation scroll and disappeared into thin air.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDamn it, he slipped away.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The screams of terror could still be heard in the ballroom. Maya decided to return to try to help somehow, but when she arrived, Abril had already taken care of all the monsters.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian, seeing Maya approaching with her dress torn and disheveled, ran towards her very\u00a0<\/p>\n
worried.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cMaya, are you okay? Are you hurt?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, it looks like you\u2019ve been in a fight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s because I was.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya pointed to the ceiling and said to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you went to get me a drink, I saw a strange shadow on the ceiling, so I went to investigate.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou climbed up there?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, although it wasn\u2019t easy. This dress isn\u2019t very practical, but as I was saying, I saw a man wearing a thick black cloak. He dropped a small bottle from the ceiling, and that creature that attacked you emerged.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere is that man?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter fighting, he escaped, although I injured him in the arm.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya looked at Abril and said in a low voice so only Cassian could hear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat man had red hair just like Abril.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you sure?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the struggle, I removed his hood, and tonight the moon is shining brightly. I\u2019m absolutely sure of what I saw.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t tell Abril.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya looked at Cassian, who was a mess, covered in dust. She brushed his hair a little and\u00a0<\/p>\n
said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think you should go take a bath. You look a mess.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian looked around. The entire ballroom had been destroyed in the battle, and the guards were lifting the wounded off the ground. He said to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bath will have to wait. I need to help here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen I\u2019ll help too. The more, the merrier.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
214\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Enemy\u2019s Face\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Ports\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril looked around; there were a lot of injured people. She wanted to help them, using her magic to heal their wounds, but Alessandro stopped her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t do it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut don\u2019t they need help?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s dangerous, Aby. The healers will take care of them. You\u2019ve already done enough.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease, Aby.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although Abril had already used her magic to destroy the creatures attacking them during the height of the battle, he hoped no one had noticed. That\u2019s why he didn\u2019t want her to continue using it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro asked several guards to escort Abril back. He and Cassian stayed behind, organizing the soldiers and helping in any way they could.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When all the wounded were treated and the ballroom was completely empty, Cassian approached his brother and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaya saw the person who brought these creatures.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere is he?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe escaped. She couldn\u2019t catch him, but she saw his face. Although that\u2019s not the most important thing, that man had red hair, Lessan.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you sure about that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCompletely. That man is part of the Venobich family. Maya said he had a young face, so it must have been Prince Enzo.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a declaration of war.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s right. We can no longer remain silent; we have to fight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\u00a0<\/p>\n
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