The Author's POV

Rushing in my direction, Kevin shouted. His voice sounded extremely panicked.

"Where is Emma?!"

"Calm down, Emma has been taken by the staff, her father is with her."

Raising my hand, I motioned him to calm down.

"From what I've been told, she is still alive. Just before Emma was about to get stabbed in the back, the referee reacted in time and slightly shifted her body away, preventing her death, but..."

Pausing, my brows furrowed.

"But what!?"

Raising my head and meeting Kevin's gaze, I deeply sighed.

"...but, well, it's not looking too good. She was hit directly in the spine, so I don't know."

"Haa..."

Like a deflated balloon, Kevin's stumbled a couple of steps back as his face drained of all color.

Grabbing onto his shoulder, I held him up.

"Relax, don't lose hop—"

"The book!"

Kevin suddenly shouted as he cut me off.

My eyes immediately opened wide at his words.

Placing my hand over his mouth, I quickly shushed him.

"What the fuck are you doing?"

"Hmmhmmm."

Increasing my grip on his mouth, I whispered in his ear.

"Get a grip of yourself, the event has already happened, the book can't do anything. Furthermore, there is nothing written on it. You know best since you've seen the book yourself."

Listening to my words, Kevin quickly calmed down as his eyes dulled.

Seeing this, I asked. "...Are you finally calm?"

Kevin silently nodded his head in response.

Eyeing him for a while, I proceeded to take my hand away from his mouth. Taking a deep breath, I tried to reassure him.

"Don't worry too much, I'm sure she will be fine."

Despite my words, I wasn't too confident in the things I said.

Emma's condition was quite critical. Fortunately, the elves were able to intervene just in time to stabilize her condition and so she was at least guaranteed her life.

Regarding whether she was disabled or not, I wasn't sure. Only time could tell.

"Huuu..."

Taking a deep breath, I turned my wrist and glanced at my watch.

[Permission to access granted]

[On] [Off]

'This is enough for now.'

Tapping onto the screen of my watch, I turned off the tracking device in Aaron's head.

***

On the upper echelon platform, moments before.

Silence descended on the platform as the eyes of all the members on the platform locked themselves on the one specific projection where a girl lay on the floor in her own pool of blood.

"Someone go and get her patched up quickly."

The first to speak out amongst the members was the elven queen whose delicate brows knit tightly.

She was evidently displeased by the fact that an incident had occurred.

glance in the direction of the others, the elven queen lowered her head and

apologize for the mishap, it should've

is there to apologize

the fact that he wasn't trying to

contestant dies, so be it...khrrr...Only the strong deserve to

"I agree."

side as his eyes locked onto the projection in the

been warned beforehand of the possibility of death, we can't blame you guys

"I see."

reluctantly nodded her

individual present represents the future of our kind, and so their death could

did not have a change in expression throughout the whole event was Octavious Hall who

or not about what

Trrr— Trrr—

then that Octavious suddenly felt a vibration coming from his watch. Turning his watch, Octavious indifferently

fluctuations from one of the meters

as so we were unable to properly locate the individual, but

Octavius's brows furrowed slightly.

876.

had almost forgotten everything

agreed to

this was merely a formality thing as the Union had never bothered investing that much

to do it, but it had never been

because his signal disappeared a while back. Octavious thought

being dead, Octavious had some people keep watch

appeared as though he was

the screen of his watch, Octavious sent a

constant alert. If you find his

message, Octavious leaned back on his

not, he really did not

***

Late at night.

heavy scent of alcohol permeated throughout a small

hair. With a pale complexion, her frail figure lay

whose body trembled uncontrollably. A couple of hours after the incident, the elves

others, Kevin went to visit Emma. Taking his feelings into consideration, they all chose to visit at a later hour, giving

Kevin felt a heartwrenching pain coarse through

of emotions flashed across his

all my

harder, Kevin clenched his teeth tightly. It was only after someone showed him what had happened that he realized that

across his face

harder than

not

if

sink in as dark thoughts entered his

Cli Clank—!

was then that the door of the room suddenly opened and Ren walked in. Staring in

don't have to worry too much the doctor

"...I know."

muttered. His voice

know that she's going to live...but, he also said that sh-e suffered from a permanent injury on her back. She...will never be able to w-alk

squeezed Emma's hand tightly

let you kill that

hatred mixed in his voice

head and glancing in Ren's direction, Kevin's snarled through gnashed

should've not interfered back then when you were about to kill

he spoke, the louder

feel himself losing control

he was currently experiencing, the heartwrenching feeling of

but the more he thought

can't let her

sudden outburst, Ren shook his head and placed

not your fault...It

hand, Kevin stood up. Closing his eyes for a short minute, he

This

wiping the corner of his

has to be Aaron. He's the one

his body. Turning his

going to win

He suddenly proclaimed.

is a chance of her fully recovering, and that's through the usage of something called an 'elven tear'. I will

could say anything back to him, taking one last look at Emma, Kevin walked out of the room, slamming the

Clank—!

he walked out, Kevin slowly felt his emotions become numb as a

going to stop him