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.

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

the mishap, it should've never

is there to

platform. Despite the fact that he

contestant dies, so be it...khrrr...Only the

"I agree."

his eyes locked onto the projection in

been warned beforehand of the possibility of death,

"I see."

nodded her head

believe that this shouldn't have happened during my watch. Each individual present represents the future of our kind, and so their death could significantly damage

in expression throughout the whole

whether he cared or not about what

Trrr— Trrr—

from his

fluctuations from one of the meters the Monolith

to properly locate the individual, but it appears

Octavius's brows furrowed slightly.

876.

had almost forgotten

the Union had agreed to catch

the Union had never bothered

had to do it, but it had never been on their

about 876 was because his signal disappeared a while back. Octavious thought that

had never said anything regarding him being dead, Octavious had some people keep watch

current message, it appeared as though he was still

of his

If you find his signal again, capture

message, Octavious leaned back on his chair with an aloof

not, he

***

Late at night.

alcohol

auburn-colored hair.

couple of hours after the incident, the elves managed to finally stabilize her condition, allowing for the others to

his feelings into consideration, they all chose to visit at a later hour,

figure, Kevin felt a heartwrenching pain coarse through his

of emotions flashed across his face ranging from pure hatred and

all

Kevin clenched his teeth tightly. It was only after someone showed him

of hatred flashed across his face as he tried his best to keep

a lot harder than he imagined as his

not

this would've ever happened if he had

sink in as dark thoughts entered

Cli Clank—!

that the door of the room suddenly opened and Ren walked in. Staring in his direction and walking up to him, he softly

don't have to worry too much the doctor said that she

"...I know."

His voice

also said that sh-e suffered from a permanent

hand tightly before

should've let you

mixed in his voice as he uttered those

in Ren's direction, Kevin's

then when you were about to kill him! ...This is all

more he spoke, the louder

himself losing control of

the feeling he was currently experiencing, the heartwrenching feeling of losing Emma...it

more he thought about it, the more his

let

to his sudden outburst, Ren shook his head

your

hand, Kevin stood up. Closing his eyes

right. This isn't

corner of his eyes, Kevin's

to blame, it has to be Aaron. He's the one

around his body. Turning his head and facing

to

He suddenly proclaimed.

that's through the usage of something called an 'elven tear'. I will win

could say anything back to him, taking one last look at Emma, Kevin walked

Clank—!

emotions become numb as a fire lit up in his

to stop