Tangled By Fate

The comet's tail extended over the sky in the early morning light. A scarlet cut that flowed like a wound in the reddish-purple sky over the desert.

Arthur blankly stared at the sky as blood rained over him, soaking him head to toe.

Dead bodies piled up around him. The aura around him was getting darker every second.

The days had been tiring. Every day he was eliminating all the witches he could get.

At the same time, he was waiting for Veronica's news. Months had passed and he was away from her but there was no news of her.

His heart was suffering from not being able to see her for so long. However, he didn't have the courage to face the pale, sickly almost dead Veronica. `

He was in agny thinking she had yet to recover. At the same time, he was burning in rage. He swore to destroy every last bit of living witch out there as well as that bloody queen.

As long as he won't kill them all, he won't go back to the tower, in Veronica's arms - that's what he promised to her before he left for the war.

Arthur laid his eyes on the ground. He scanned the area around him. He was a bit satisfied seeing the dead witches lying around him.

He was about to move from there when he heard a noise in the wind. Something was approaching him.

He turned around and found an ostrich coming toward him. He raised an eyebrow.

it was unexpected tos ee an ostrich who was supposed to be in their farm for being cooked was running around in the battlefield.

Looking closely, he realized that there was someone sitting on the ostrich.

His golden orbs constricted. His body froze at the spot, unable to move.

The ostrich stopped in front of the hill of dead bodies as it couldn't go upward.

The rider behind it didn't mind. The rider dismounted and then slapped the ostrich's ass. The ostrich ran away from that place.

The rider turned to face Arthur and then slowly climbed the hill, stepping on the dead bodies.

When the rider stopped in front of Arthur, he stared at the unanticipated guest in astonishment.

A few seconds passed. the wind blew around them.

Arthur slowly murmured, "I must be dreaming,"

The rider gazed at him with tearful eyes.

"It's not a dream. I'm alive."

Arthur's eyes widened in surprise when he heard the rider speak.

'How could it be so real?' he pondered.

He reached out his hand and touched the face in front of him.

"Nica?"

"I missed you, Arthur."

The soft voice uttered his name. The hole in his heart was instantly filled with tenderness.

The voice he was craving to hear, the face he was desiring to see like a madman appeared before him.

Artur cupped her face with both hands and stroked her cheeks. Feeling the warmth of her skin, he made sure he wasn't dreaming or hallucinating.

Afterward, he abruptly pulled her close to his chest. He sighed in content after having her in his arms, alive and well.

"Arthur, I missed you." Veronica sobbed. Her nails dug in his cloak.

"..."

Arthur didn't say anything in return. Only he knew how much he missed her. He couldn't express it with his words.

Four months of waiting was agonizing.

The two of them stayed in each other's embrace until the sun rose, throwing pinkish yellow color to the sky.

A long time later, Arthur moved away from ehr and scanned her up and down.

"How are you? How come you are here? Did you get injured anywhere? When did you wake up?"

He threw a series of questions at her, carrying anxiety in his voice.

"I'm okay. I woke up a month ago. I wanted to surprise you. So, I asked Ovior not to contact you and to teleport me to you," Veronica answered.

she hid most of the facts, not wanting to alarm him with another level of worry.

"Shall we go back to the camp? Let's take a bath," without giving him a chance to say something, she urged him. "I haven't taken a bath for a while. i feel all sticky."

Arthur looked at his own body. He was covered in blood. Since he hugged Veronica, blood smeared her clothes as well.

"Okay, let's go."

Afterward, he teleported them near the camp.

They walked through the crowd. The magicians greeted them. They looked surprised seeing Veronica with Arthur.

"Master," Sebastian came forward and bowed.

"You are here," Arthur said.

"Ironin and Sebastian escorted me here," Veronica told him.

"Good job," satisfied with his subordinate's work, Arthur praised him.

Afterward, he took Veronica to his camp. There was a wooden bucket filled with water.

Using his magic, Arthur warmed the water. Then, with a flick of his finger, he removed both of their clothes.

Veronica went to the water greedily and soaked herself head to toe.

Arthur chuckled seeing her like this. He went inside the bucket and hugged her from behind.

Then, he shoved her silver locks to the other side of the left shoulder and then placed his lips on her right wet shoulder.

Veronica closed her eyes and enjoyed the moment. Her fingers found his arms and grabbed them tightly.

"How are you feeling? Do you feel weak anywhere? or uncomfortable?" Arthur asked her.

Veronica let out a deep sigh.

"It feels like I left a huge chunk of my heart somewhere, Arthur. Sometimes, I feel like I shouldn't have been born."

Arthur's arms secured her close to him.

"Why do you think that? You have no reason to think like that."

"I do, Arthur, I do. How am I supposed to live with myself after everything I did."

Her voice was lifeless, void of any emotions. Arthur had a bad premonition about this.

"Nica, did something happen?"

In return for his question, Veronica cried out.

Without knowing what made her suffer, Arthur hugged her tightly and pulled her close to his body.

His heart sank when he noticed how heartbroken she was.

He wondered what had happened.

In the meantime, Darius noticed Ironin and Sebastian and called out to them.

"Ironin, Sebastian! I'm surprised to see you!

He strode forward and grinned ear to ear.

"Looks like the rumor I heard wasn't wrong. Veronica is awake, isn't she?" he guessed.

"That's right," Ironin stated. "We brought her here according to her wish."

"So, you two escorted her," Darius said.

"Ahh... actually, Catherine was also with us. On our way here, we met Merlin," Sebastian told him. ƒ𝑟e𝘦we𝑏n𝑜𝚟𝙚Ɩ.𝒄𝚘𝐦

Darius was stunned. "Merlin? How come?"

"Hiscover blew up thanks to Queen Isabella," Ironin said.

"Urgh! That bitch! I will crush her head with my bare hands," Darius gritted his teeth. "By the way, where are they? I don't think I've heard others mentioning them."

"They didn't come with us. we separated into two groups," Sebastian replied.

'That's strange though. Catherine was supposed to come to the battlefield to treat the injured magicians. Why did she not come with us? What happened when I was unconscious?'

Sebastian couldn't remember properly.

At that time, he slowly opened his eyes after a deep slumber. The first thing he saw was the dark sky full of stars.

The stars were brightly twinkling as though they were busy showing their beauty to the stranger in the unknown land.

He was about to appreciate the beauty when something came between his vision and the star, blocking away the vision.

it was Ironin's cold, observant face.

"He is awake. We are ready to leave," he said.

Sebastian wasn't sure who he was talking to. He was still in a daze.

From a close range, he heard Merlin's voice and then blue and purple light engulfed Sebastian.

He closed his eyes. The next time he opened his eyes, he was in the desert with Veronica and Ironin.

"Veronica?!"

Zinnia was the one who spotted them first. Her words were directed to Veronica. She was pleasantly surprised.

"Zinnia, where is Arthur?" Veronica asked without greeting her properly.

"Oh, honey, he is still on the battlefield. He barely slept or rested after coming here," taking the chance, Zinnia complained.

"I'll go to him."

Without wasting another moment, Veronica walked toward the battlefield with her sword, bow and arrows.

On the way, she saw an ostrich farm. they were probably there for the magicians to eat. She took one and rode on it.

Looking at her from the back, Zinnia asked Sebastian, "Is she okay?"

"She should be?" Sebastian was confused to.

"She looks unsettled. Did something happen on the way?" Zinnia asked.

However, Sebastian couldn't reply.

What could have happened when he was unconscious?

I hope no one had a hard time understanding the situation. After the last chapter, there was a part I cut off. How Sebastian is alive, you will find out in the next chapter.

Just wanted to twist it a bit. Sorry for the confusion it caused you all.