36 36. Excuses

Adam clenched his teeth and tried to get out of this situation. Because of Marcie, a lot of his plans could go down the drain right now. He had to do something.

He looked at the body in his hands and pondered how to beat it all. Most of all, he was confused by the looks of Ann and Sasha directed at him. There were so many emotions in them that his stomach twisted.

(They shouldn't find out. We can't let this happen.....What options do I have ? ) – his eyes glowed golden under the helmet while Solomon recounted all possible ways

"Adam....It's you? " - Sasha gently stretched out her hand and touched his shoulder

( Too much ! And everyone basically offers to kill them. A more delicate approach is needed.)

" Of course it 's him ! Sasha, can't you see? " - Marcie looked at her

"It's him, my brother. Adam James Wu ! Our with you ...." – in the middle of a word , her eyes rolled up and she began to fall

" Marcy ! "

Sasha wanted to grab her, but Adam was faster. He picked her up like a princess and turned to them. No one noticed how a small yellow lightning bolt disappeared from Adam's hand.

"I do not know what kind of circus you have arranged here, but I am not who you think I am. Apparently your friend is a little confused because of the extreme awakening. He looked at the unconscious sister

" Impossible ! Marcie is never wrong when it comes to Adam. " - She looked at him expectantly

"Well....apparently this time, she was wrong after all. "

He walked past them and laid her on the bed. He walked slowly to the door and began to close it.

"I'll wait for your friend to wake up and talk to her, alone. Your presence will only make things worse."

"Adam, it's you! Marcy is never wrong ! "

[ BAM ! ]

The door closed right in front of Sasha's nose, but she didn't lag behind and started knocking. And while she struggled to uncover the truth, Ann stood with an empty expression on her face. A thousand thoughts raced through her mind, but she couldn't focus on any of them.

She just couldn't think, because if it really was him....then she could fix everything.

Angry Sasha and determined Ann looked at the door and waited, waited for the truth to finally be revealed to them.

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After a while, Marcie slowly opened her eyes. She immediately felt the softness of the bed and thought that it was all just a dream. But when she looked around the room and saw him in the corner of the room reading a book, she realized that this was reality.

A cruel reality where her older brother woke her up with a stream of cold water. Marcie got up and walked over to him. And even though he was wearing a helmet and she couldn't see his face, she knew for sure. It was her brother. She felt it.

"So you finally woke up. " – he was distracted from the book by her

Through the small slits in the helmet, she could see his brown eyes. There was a cold calmness in them and there was not even a hint of other emotions. He motioned for her to sit across from him, which she did.

"Adam, I...." - she wanted to say something, but he stopped her with his palm

"Before you start talking, let's clarify something. " - He put the book aside and folded his arms across his chest

"I do not know who you think I am, but I am not him. I am not "Adam" and not your brother, I am Adamantius. I was born, lived and grew up in this world. And even more so when I looked at myself in the mirror for the last time, I wasn't human. "

Marcie listened to him with a serious face, but inside she was smiling. He tried to take her away from the topic of his personality, but he failed. If it worked on the simpletons Sasha and Ann, then it didn't work on her. After all, she was his sister and knew his every plan.

(How cute, he's trying to seem like a different person. ) – she put her head on her hands and shook her legs under the table

"….. And I can see that you don't believe me. Okay, I'll prove it to you. " - he got up and walked over to her

"You see, because of my curse, no one can see my face, otherwise he will die. "

(Pf, what a naive lie. With this "curse" he made sure that the girls did not try to see his face. And because of this, they had no suspicions at all, naive fools.)

"You can't see my face...."– he'll pull the glove off his hand

"….but you can do the skin perfectly. "

He held out his hand so that she could see it. Instead of the usual human skin, Adam's hand was covered with green scales. It overlapped with each other, like a strong armor. On his hands he also had small fins and instead of nails there were dangerous-looking black claws.

Marcie stared at his hand in shock. She held out her hand in fascination, but Adam quickly moved away from her.

"It's better not to touch, I do not know how it can affect you. " – he put his glove back on and sat down opposite

" This is....it's just not possible. I 'm sure you 're my brother ! " – Marcie leaned on the table and sat up

"It's simple, but it seems you made a mistake. I think you're too tired to start training, so I postponed it until tomorrow. " - he got up and started pushing her out of the room

They left the room where Ann and Sasha were waiting for them. They immediately noticed the devastated expression on their friend's face.

"Here, take it. " – he pushed her towards them

"There was a small mistake, your friend overworked. While we postpone the training, you can go about your business. After all, you haven't seen each other for so long. "

He waved his hand in the air and walked in the opposite direction. Marcie remained standing there, in Sasha's arms and burning his back with her eyes. He confidently turned the corner....where he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well, that should throw her off the scent for a while. "

Adam reached into his sleeve and unhooked a small piece of paper with a rune that looked like a mirror. As soon as the leaf left his hand, it instantly evaporated.

"This is still a useful thing, magic. But I'm more into science anyway. " – he exhaled and headed to his chambers

(I've had enough shocks today. I think a little rest won't hurt me, maybe I'll even have tea with Olivia. I want to find out in detail what this little fidget was doing while we were away. )

Adam smiled, looking forward to a good start to the day.

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But Marcie, on the contrary, walked with a sullen face. She and her friends were at the mall and were sitting in a cafe. While they were eating local delicacies, Marcie was digging into her plate with a fork.

"Oh, Marcy. Well, don't hang your nose. Well, I made a mistake, with whom it does not happen. " - Marcie looked sullenly at Ann

"Um, with me for example? I've never been wrong and you know it perfectly well. "

"Well, everything happens for the first time. " - Ann shrugged her shoulders

"Yeah, don't go soft on Marcy. Plus, you said yourself that he doesn't have human skin, so it's definitely not our Adam. Although for a moment I thought it was. "

" Yes ! What a horror it would be if he was under a mask for all these two months? Brrr, I'm thinking and a chill runs down my back. "

Marcie could only listen to them with half an ear. But one thing interested her so much.

"Wait, how did you get here so quickly? The season is over....just yesterday. You couldn't overcome such steep cliffs. " - she pointed her fork at them

"It's all Adam. "

"Yeah. Imagine, he's actually a wizard! "

" Draw what 's on the ground and " bang " ! And we're already here. It turns out he hasn't told us much yet. "

While Sasha and Ann were talking enthusiastically about Adam's magic, Marcie began to get suspicious. No, she immediately realized that she had been tricked! They took advantage of the fact that she was sleepy and cheated.

( So that 's why he took his hand away so suddenly ! Not because of the " curse", but because it was an illusion! If I touched it, I would feel human skin! ) – her eyes turned green for a moment

( Adam ! I knew it was you ! )

Marcie immediately happily pierced the French fries with a fork and began to fill her stomach. Sasha and Ann just sighed, but were glad that their friend's appetite had returned.

( Magic....as they say, a wedge is knocked out with a wedge. I saw a lot of books in Olivia's library, you'll need to read them. ) – she smiled, with a mouthful of potatoes

(If you don't want it in a good way, then it will be in a bad way. )

In Olivia's office, Adam shuddered and felt a little danger. The confrontation between brother and sister has officially begun.