Chapter 67-68 (1/2)

Chapter 67: Shattered (1)

I had no idea how long I andering in the forest I didn'twasn't clear to me anymore As if all that es I was clad in extre body, and at any time, I could feel that my body will finally break down

I stopped directly in front of a tree and leanedand tried to clean it with e that I acquired from my first ene condition

It's really vexing, I survived froh!

I bit my lips and endured the pain I needed to find a place where I can safely rest, and also to force myself to stay away from the river I can't face anyone at this ti the bloodied part ofwould be easier, but I could never hope to find her while I was in this condition

Ti Evennumb

I held the trunk of a nearby tree to supportto darken Observing the state of ht enteredsurrounding, I felt le ofto envelope my every mind process into blackness

No! I can't!

I saw hazily the nu Its color was turning red and was threatening to be coled to get back on ainst the tree trunk, but it didn't change It continued blinking as if I was being teased by death itself

I cursed as ave in For the last time, I tried to observe the forest that surrounded me, until my eyes willfully closed bit by bit

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”Edward! Our daughter!”

Mrs Stanford's resounding cry was heard inside the Watch Tohere VIPs in all districts could be seen She faced her husband, Mr Stanford, who's aShe held the sleeves of the expensive clothes he earing as her hand shook

”She mustn't die! She can't die in this Game!”

The other people in the rooht away from the monitors that surrounded the room which actually displayed the different places where the participants were currently at Hearing what Mrs Stanford said, many people wondered as they looked at the fahter, Corrine Stanford

Do they have another daughter?

Mr Stanford comforted her ho cannot even speak properly due to her wailings while fro at the two

He rearette from his pressed lips and snubbed the fire on the ashtray at the table He carefully observed the scene in front of hi which he didn't know

He returned his sight to the monitor where Mrs Stanford's eyes were focused before her outburst There, he could see his unconscious student from Hesperia, shi+a Sheridan Her body , but after a few ive up After maybe a minute, one of the lines in his front display would soon yield to a flat line

He can clearly see the signal and the gradually decreasing heartbeat of his student on the e screens There, not only the nu participants in the arena was displayed, but also the points that each players have and also the state of their bodies If the participant was still alive, then it will be a green line that beats up and dohile it was a straight and stagnant red line for those ere already dead For those whose life was endangered then it would be a wavering blue line, like that of shi+a Sheridan's

shi+a had already lost a lot of blood What she did was one of the riskiest moves in the arena thus everyone's eyes in the Watch Toas pinned at her during that scene even though there were other fights happening in the arena at the same time

One of the students Sir Apollo had looked upon was shi+a, starting from the first time she entered titan Acade peculiarly special about this kid Not only because she came from the town or because of the ability she held, but because of her actions and beliefs

She has obviously experienced a lot of things Hardheaded Stubborn True to her principles She's strong but fragile when no one's looking For her love and care to others, she forgets herself In all her life, the only things she knows is sacrifice so when there's a person who's willing to do the sa to her, she's oblivious as to how she should accept it

She's afraid She can't keep her balance so she's pushi+ng these away from her to avoid the nervousness and confusion and to remain in the situation that she'swith other people

Sir Apollo noticed all of these when they were still at the titan Acaderoup and how she forcefully denied her feelings for Gin

”I need to talk to the Council Head!”

The trainervoice of Mrs Stanford One of the trademarks of the Stanford's was their calthat can never be bought with their treasures

Their dying daughter

”Edward! I need to savehim

This was the second time Sir Apollo saw Mrs Stanford lost her calo He can still clearly remember it At that time, he was only fifteen years old when his father, as still holding the highest position in the town's sentry, was called to the mansion of Stanford It was also the very first time he set foot on the pre mother as she sat on an expensive sofa What he saw then was al now

”Edward! I need to find hter!” At that tiain as her husband spoke with his father and then, Mr Stanford will reply with, ”We're doing everything, Selene Officer Wycliffe is already here, ill find her”

The world was truly small Sir Apollo didn't know that the child whom his father was tasked to find was one of the students he taught for a few months shi+a Sheridan or based on what he remembered of that was said to his father, it should be Jane Elizabeth Stanford, the kidnapped child that eventually disappeared thirteen years ago

It was known to everyone in the Watch Tower that the faainst was a well-respected tradition

Because of the Linus Cup, shi+a Sheridan returned to the world where she really belonged and also because of this game, her life was bound to be lost forever

Sir Apollo shook his head and returned his sight to the giant monitor in front of them He didn't expect that it will be that fast to lose one of his students because of all the groups he had handled, he truly believed that this group has the highest chance of returning co that every member was far away fro on the other part of the arena, while Cain was injured caused by his recent fight with a primary defense from Prum Luna was the one as nearest to shi+a but she alking on the opposite direction away froroup froe of his ability

This was one of the hardest parts of his job as an adviser—seeing his students died one after another within the arena and he couldn't even do anything about it but watch until the end of the ga, then it would be those ere exactly inside the arena

On the monitor, Sir Apollo watched as Gin forcefully stood the moment that he's about to rest under the shade of a tree while looking at his wrist The young man cursed and looked as if he wanted to hurt hih the forest Sir Apollo noticed the slighton his eyes and knew that it was because of what his student saw on the watch Every roup could see the state and death of their comrade on their watches and it was truly hard to think that they were clearly on the sa but test their luck if they'd find each other

The adviser's eye went to the blue line indicating shi+a's life He stared at the unconscious body of the girl Are you really giving up? I know you are better than this, shi+a

Once again, Sir Apollo froze as he noticed the round It was slowly clenching, as if searching for soain and the Stanford's stiffened as they watched as happening to their daughter

The girl's body round Her hand clenched at the root of a tree and slowly climbed to the trunk while her injured body carefully followed shi+a immediately leaned her body on the tree to support her but the condition of her body remained the same She was still injured and weak, however, her eyes were saying otherwise

”No…” From the speakers inside the Watch Room, her voice could be heard ”I cannot die yet”

Mrs Stanford was al her husband but there was still one thing that they weren't able to notice

Returning his sight to the monitor where shi+a was, Sir Apollo saw a irl He sa shi+a's body was about to fall again to the ground but that person's ht the weakening girl into his arms The eyes of the two met and it looked as if they knew each other

The boy didn't attack shi+a and this caused the audience to wonder Speculations and words of confusion were forhtly squinted his eyes He knew this boy…

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Chapter 68: Shattered (2)

I crawled froround just to stand properly and then leaned on the tree Feeling extremely bad, I almost voth to stand again I really have thought that I was going to die and even now,was spinning and I al in front ofthat was clear to me… I can't die yet