《The Villain's Redemption》Chapter 295 - No Past Nor Future
Advertisement
Rhea lifted her head and stared at the graphite clouds that shaded them from the scorching sun. "How did you know how to catch a fish?" she asked without looking at him.
"You don't like the fish?" he asked in response. "Move a little, I want to sit next to you."
She turned her head towards him. "Can't you sit on that rock across me?"
"I want to sit next to you."
She looked at his smiling face before she scooted over, making space for him to sit. Then she looked at the fish that he boiled using his magic. Since coming out of that tunnel yesterday, Rhea discovered that Mo Li can actually wield fire. He used it to protect them from the insects when they were inside that cave and also used it in cooking the fish.
To make sure that no one would notice them, Mo Li had been using a different type of fire. Something that she had never seen before.
It was black, odorless, and doesn't produce any smoke. It was something that she never heard before or read from the history books. She tried to ask him about it. As usual, he dodged her question with another question — something that is becoming a routine every time she wanted to know something personal.
"I wasn't expecting a knight from a prominent family to know how to fish."
"You are discriminating against us. That's not fair."
She shrugged in response. Can he really blame her? The history books said that those Royals and prominent families had at least fifty servants serving them every day.
As to how they got the money to pay for everyone, it's simple.
Those people were actually slaves.
They were given money but food instead. They could only get monetary rewards if they did something good for the family. One of the ways for the slave to earn a copper coin is to impress a concubine by serving them, massaging them, and cooking for them.
Advertisement
This was terrible but… even the Larsen Family and the previous Rhea were already used to this rule. This was the law of this world.
"When are we leaving this place?" she asked as irritation once again started to boil inside her nerves. Her plan was actually simple and direct. She cut herself and pretend that the church wanted to kill her in front of the crowd kneeling outside.
It was the perfect setup.
However, this man actually destroyed everything.
"Tomorrow at dawn. By now, they must have finished checking all the secret rooms in the castle," he sighed. "I'm sorry. I didn't know that they would actually check the forbidden library."
"It wasn't your fault." Their original plan was to stay in the library but when they were about to go inside, they heard footsteps of people inside. Mo Li later confirmed that the people inside were Grand knights. Or at least the few grand knights that knew about the library. "They know that I can see the future. They figured that I can also see the library."
Because of what happened, Rhea and Mo Li were forced to go to the cave instead.
"Can you really see the future?"
Not when he was around, Rhea thought inwardly. Funny how she couldn't see anything when he was near her. "No," she answered.
"Really?"
"Really."
"Your lying."
"I can't see it when I'm with you."
That silenced him. He stared at her, confusion flashed in his eyes. "Are you telling the truth?"
"Why would I lie?"
"Maybe you just wanted to get rid of me?"
She gave another shrug.
"You can't really see it?"
"Maybe if I concentrate. I don't know." The current situation is not really good for her. She could, of course, kill him. But she couldn't do it. A part of her was actually curious about his fire and… why does her ability doesn't work when he was around.
Advertisement
Even the robot didn't answer her when she asked it.
That is something that made her really curious.
"Then…. Why don't you try?"
She nodded without any hesitation. She stared at his eyes. "Then… can you guard the entrance?"
"Of course."
She watched as he immediately stood, carrying his fish, and walked a few tens of meters away from her. Seeing this, Rhea tried to relax her body and thought about her ability. Actually, she doesn't have any idea how the visions come.
Previously, it would arrive like flashes in her head. It would suddenly arrive and left without warnings. Sometimes, she could hear voices of what was about to happen. For instance, during her conversation with the head pope, she already heard his yell asking his people to run after her.
Because of that, she knew that he would try to arrest it.
However, the voices came just a few seconds before he called the guards. The window was really short, therefore, one needed to act immediately, if they wanted to change the future.
Sitting in a lotus position, she closed her eyes and shut down her senses. The previous Rhea have never tried something like this in the past. However, the other Sybills wrote In their diaries how the visions would appear about the future of something that they think about. The entries also said that the visions would be extremely realistic.
And by extremely realistic it meant that if debris from an explosion would hit them, they would sustain the same injury in the real world too. Even if the explosion has yet to happen. Even if it was only a vision.
This was something that the previous Sybills never understood. In fact, even Lily couldn't understand such phenomena. Still, she thought of thinking about Mo Li.
Why Mo Li?
Because… she was curious about him.
And her ability doesn't apply to him.
For some reason, she couldn't see anything about the man. Not the past nor the future. Because of this, she is already starting to wonder if he is really human.
Advertisement
- In Serial11 Chapters
Accursed Gold
Ashley's always been out of place in the magical and human worlds, not neatly fitting into either, but over the years his managed to carve out a very comfortable space for himself, far away from the memories and horrors of his past. Yet memories of those horrors persist in his dreams, threatening to ruin the delicate peace he's built for himself.
8 120 - In Serial43 Chapters
VERDICT OF LOVE
"I am pregnant, " I say looking into his eyes intensely but his face is emotionless. "what? " he asks stunned, he paces around for a few minutes "I can't take care of a child right now" he snaps holding the office table tightly. "We have to because I have no way to go," I say pleading for acknowledgment and understanding. "what do you mean, " he said eyeing me suspiciously. "my parent disowned me," I say looking down in shame. "I will take you in but don't expect me to care for you and your baby because all this means nothing to me" he glanced at me before walking out of his office. Tears run down my cheek, feeling of embarrassment, and lost claws in my heart. I lost everything my family, my self-esteem, I feel lost and worthless.Most of all I lost love.
8 252 - In Serial37 Chapters
His Little Mischief
They say opposites attract.But what happens when a rogue and an Alpha who both crave chaos end up being mates?It seems like Moon Goddess has made her first mistake.______I tilt my head, scrutinizing him. He did the same. A frown tugs on my lips. He did the same. "Copycat," I breathed out. A smile reaches his face and his eyes twinkle with curiosity. His stares bore into me as he eyes me up and down, pride swelling in his chest. He opens his mouth to speak, "Pleased to meet you, mi amor." "It's a pleasure to meet you, too, mate."______I'm definitely not a professional writer or any of that sort so mistakes in terms of grammar and plotholes will be inevitable
8 155 - In Serial61 Chapters
Kidnapped by the Mafia on Purpose
I was kidnapped by the mafia I know that sounds like a bad thing but for me it couldn't come at a better time. So I let them take me I will act like a victim so they think they won but will I be able to keep acting like I'm some naive girl or will they find out that I'm not the person they thought I was.My name is Samatha Robert if you took one look at me you would think there's nothing too special about me. I live with the mayor and his family they took me in when I had nowhere to go. But when I'm at the wrong place at the wrong time I end up getting kidnapped by the mafia they assumed I was the mayors kid who happens to be my best friend but It actually couldn't have come at a better time because what I thought that I left in the past is resurfacing. so I'll go with them on my own free will but how long can I keep up this act until they find out the truth
8 174 - In Serial12 Chapters
The Crow Queen of Shrikeport
Beneath the surface of the city of Shrikeport lies a magical, sometimes dangerous underworld filled with mage clans, back-alley seers, and ancient spirits. Lately, more and more strange things have been happening, and an unusual tension fills the air... Lola, a young 20-something who's lived in the city her whole life, spends most of her time working at the Haven Cafe: a neutral meeting place and popular hangout for non-mundane city-dwellers. But, one night, everything changes when she finds a mysterious, injured spirit surrounded by crows collapsed in front of her apartment door... What to expect: lots of mystery, some occasional casual slice-of-life, and slow-burn wlw romance between the main leads. Disclaimer: I am writing this exclusively for myself, as a fun side project with minimal editing, so I won't make any guarantees about quality/plot/etc. I hope you enjoy! This story will start off with updates twice a week. We'll see how that goes, and the pace may end up changing, but for now updates can be expected on Monday and Friday.
8 267 - In Serial44 Chapters
Witness Protection
Jasmine Wright, 21, was only picking up groceries after work when she was caught in the crossfire of a brutal robbery gone wrong. She had witnessed a murder, and she had seen the faces of the murderers, suddenly putting her in a dangerously vulnerable position. A barrage of threats overtake Jasmine's once peaceful life, violent attempts to silence her. Detective Dawson James, 26, is a decorated officer with many successions under his gun-holstered belt. But his new mission - to protect Jasmine at any cost - is proving to be his most difficult, after all, getting emotionally involved is always a cops biggest distraction.
8 319

