Chapter 1 - Angel of Darkness

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Chapter 1

After helping Taylor and Cage get into the Capital, all Cale wanted to do was relax inside his room. Choi Han should have met Lock and Rosalyn by now, yet what was this uneasy feeling that Cale was feeling rising in his chest?

Taking a sip of the lemonade that Ron had brought him earlier, Cale couldn't help but tap his fingers on the desk. The uneasy feeling was making him restless, especially since he didn't know why it was happening.

After a few minutes of restlessly tapping on the desk, Cale released a sigh. Slouching back into the surprisingly soft chair, he stared up at the ceiling in dismay.

Yet the moment Cale had decided that he was probably overthinking was when something happened. It looked like his body was shattering. Cale didn't know how else to describe it. Cracks were appearing on his skin like he was breaking like glass.

"Human!?!" The little black dragon shouted in a panicked tone, causing Cale to look up and realize that the same thing was happening to the dragon.

Just before Cale could reach out to the panicking dragon, they both shattered.

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Cale awoke to the sight of an empty cinema. Well, empty except for him and the dragon that was currently clutching his lap. Looking down at the distressed dragon, Cale couldn't help but run his hand over the dragon's smooth head. Petting the dragon's head to try to keep himself calm, Cale took stock of his situation.

Just when Cale was about to speak, more people started to appear on the seats of the once empty cinema. Most Cale didn't know but could recognize some based on their appearance. Surprisingly "Birth of a Hero" was accurate when describing the characters.

As if to mock him, Choi Han appeared on his right side, while Ron appeared on his left side. He was trapped. Getting up now would only draw attention to himself, plus with the dragon clutching his pants, he didn't know how he would get up in the first place.

"A cinema?" A soft murmur came from Choi Han as he stared around in shock. Turning to Choi Han, who had yet to notice him, Cale asked if he knew what was happening.

But Choi Han merely shook his head. "I'm sorry, Cale-nim. I was on the way to the Capital because there was something wrong with Lock, when all of a sudden, everyone started shattering."

Choi Han looked down. "I couldn't do anything..."

"I don't think anyone could have done anything."

"Huh?" Choi Han looked up, confused by Cale's words.

"Considering all the people present, and how we appeared here. There wasn't much that could've been done, so don't force the blame on your shoulders alone."

"Oh." Choi Han felt enlightened by Cale's response.

"Well said, Young Master." A seemingly warm voice said from Cale's left, reminding him that the scary old man was right next to him.

"Ron... Any ideas on where we are?" Cale asked the butler. A slight frown appeared on the old man's face; Ron shook his head. "No, Young master. This Ron is afraid that he doesn't know our current location."

So even Ron had no idea what was happening. Hearing grunts of struggles, Cale turned to see people attempting to get up from the seats, yet failing.

It was as if an invisible force was pushing them back down every time, they had even the idea of standing up.

Just as people were going to begin rioting, the large cinema screen began to flicker. The high-quality moving image of a humanoid woman with gold slit eyes appeared on the screen.

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