Mariana:
It was a strange being. It did not look old, yet it was not young either.
"What the fuck are you?" I whispered to myself, watching that beastly thing stare down as if it would eat alive.
It lifted its claw and lunged at . I threw my hands in front of my body and shut my eyes tight.
I did not feel any impact. Instead, I heard scuffling nearby.
When I opened my eyes, Yorick had tackled the monster and rolled with it across the ground.
"Mariana, get away from here! Run for your safety!" Yorick yelled while still fighting off the monster.
I was frozen in place. And honestly, I did not want to run. I wanted to stay and make sure Yorick was okay.
But at the sa ti, I heard scuffling from the side and noticed soone moving toward . I took a few steps back, and then I fell down on my ass again.
Panic shot through , and I scrambled to my feet. I looked around again and saw that Yorick’s parents had arrived as well.
"Look, that’s Charles," Yorick’s mother remarked, pointing at the monster.
For soone whose son was under attack by a monster, she lacked the anxiety or worry she was supposed to display. She was unusually calm.
Even his father did not seem to be panicking, despite the fact that their son was actively under attack. That made my worry rise.
"Who is Charles?" I asked, hurrying toward her.
She shot a sharp, judgntal glare. Then she answered in a low voice, "He is my second son. Why are my two sons fighting?"
She cried out the last part, and tears stread down her face.
I was confused about what was happening. Charles did not look like he wanted to attack Yorick.
He kept trying to co toward .
Their fight continued for a while. Yorick repeatedly grabbed him and flung him away.
Charles would rise again and move toward .
During all this, Lady Rimi and Yorick’s father, Jill, kept staring at . They looked as if they had just uncovered sothing massive.
They exchanged a strange look.
"Do you understand what is happening?" Lady Rimi questioned Jill.
He nodded painfully. Then they both turned their gaze back to .
I felt chills run up and down my spine under the weight of their stare.
Suddenly, Yorick hoisted Charles up and hurled him far away. His body slamd against the trunk of a tree.
Charles let out a bloodcurdling scream.
"riana. Go check the bags. There should be a syringe inside with the na Charles on it," Yorick shouted, still actively trying to stop the monster from coming in my direction.
I nodded and took off running. I knew exactly where Yorick had hidden the bags.
When I noticed Lady Rimi following , I stopped abruptly.
"I will not bring anything if you keep following . Do you understand?" I snapped at her.
My tone clearly displeased her, and her expression shifted.
I usually spoke bluntly to everyone. But this ti, I was deliberate.
When Yorick had hidden the bags, I had realized his parents were involved in sothing.
I also knew they worked closely with the Academy. I had heard my father ntion them many tis.
I did not trust them.
Seeing one of their sons turn into a monster made every rumor seem true.
"You cannot order around," Lady Rimi warned, advancing toward .
I raised my fingers and motioned for her to stop. Thankfully, she did stop because deep down, she had finally started to worry. If Yorick kept blocking the monster, it would eventually attack him to get him out of the way and reach , which seed to be its goal.
And honestly, it did not make sense to why it wanted dead so badly.
"You are watching your two sons fight. If you do not want anything to happen to them, step back," I hissed.
Color drained from her face.
If she thought she was speaking to Clentine or Leysa, as Yorick had once told , she was mistaken.
I was Mariana.
I was worse than a bully.
Worse than Lady Rimi and Jill combined.
Rimi had to run back to step between Charles and Yorick to stop their fight. Jill could not manage it on his own.
It felt like Charles was in attack mode, while Yorick was only defending himself. That was not a good combination.
I rushed to grab the dicine and pulled out the syringe. Then I ran toward them.
Before I could reach them, I saw Lady Rimi seize Charles and start dragging him away. Charles turned and slashed her with his claw.
She fell to the ground. Blood began seeping from her waist.
It was not a massive wound, but it was enough for her to realize how dangerous he was.
Jill, who had been trying to stand between them to prevent either from killing the other, suddenly rushed to help his wife.
As soon as Yorick moved slightly away from Charles, I called out to him.
"Yorick, here!" I shouted and threw the syringe toward him.
Yorick caught it. The mont Charles leapt at him, Yorick did not dodge.
He allowed Charles to co at him.
Charles landed on top of him, and Yorick fell to the ground. But Yorick knew he had the advantage.
He had let Charles co close on purpose.
Using that mont, Yorick stabbed him with the needle.
Charles let out several growls and panicked sounds. Then he staggered away and collapsed onto the ground.
The entire scene unfolded in front of our eyes. It felt strange.
It was the first ti I had seen monsters like this. Thankfully, Yorick was with .
"Co on," Lady Rimi urged as she struggled to her feet and ran toward her sons.
She knew Yorick was fine, and Charles was the one on the ground. She hurried to Charles and knelt beside him.
By the ti she reached him, Yorick had co over to .
"Are you okay?" I asked, placing my hand on his chest.
He was still watching Charles. Then he suddenly turned toward .
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