Chapter 6- Abandoned?

What did Alex know about the Vice-headmaster? That creepy bastard is obsessed with Celestria, and because of his obsession, he sees two people as a hindrance.

Edric and Alex.

The two above-mentioned are the only males close to that girl, and since Abeth cannot do anything with Edric as of now, given he has become a sensation in the academy recently, the green-haired asswipe targeted Alex.

In the prison, when Celestria came to see Alex, she said she felt something behind her. It was Abeth.

Abeth has the ability to hide himself from normal perception. As such, he follows Celestria to hear whom Alex is suspecting. Based on Alex's response, Abeth would have dealt with the situation accordingly.

If Alex had said Abeth's name, then by abusing his powers, Abeth would have easily executed Alex under the false statement that the silver-haired tried escaping. And in that condition, Alex wouldn't have been able to defend himself.

That's why, the moment Alex realised that Abeth was, as usual, stalking Celestria, he changed the name of the suspect.

That explanation is why, when Alex voiced out Abeth's name, the most shocked one was the person himself.

The whole crowd was abuzz; they couldn't believe that in desperation to be excused, Alex actually blamed the vice-headmaster.

Hector frowned, not willing to jump to any conclusion with just a bit of evidence. Just because Alex was 'expressing' the truth doesn't mean Abeth is to be blamed. Sometimes, what one thinks to be the truth turns out to be otherwise.

"Silence," The booming voice of the headmaster echoed across the great hall, instantly bringing a pause to the loud chattering.

Turning his attention back to the accused, Hector asked, "How can you tell that it was the vice-principal who put that book in your bag and was behind the ritual?"

Alex scoffed, "Mostly, every student has a general idea of the requirements for the ritual. A sacrifice, skull dust, raven feather, soul stones ..and whatnot. Do you think, I could have sneaked out of the school just in two days to gather those many things?"

Hector's frown deepened; just as he thought this was not the work of a mere student after all. And not even once, Hector sensed lies from the boy.

"Then you must be preparing for it for a long time?" Someone from the crowd, possibly one of those fans of the vice-headmaster, accused Alex.

The silver-haired rolled his eyes, "I found the book of rituals two days ago in my bag. If you can't believe me, ask Celestria. She also saw me with that book."

Every eye was drawn to the blond Princess, and Hector was one of them.

Being seen by those many gazes startled her, and it didn't help that she had yet to recover from the previous shock of Alex not mentioning Edric's name.

Under Hector's heavy gaze, she slowly nodded, "Y-Yes, sir. I often go through Alex's bag but only found that book of dark rituals two days ago."

Alex smirked; fortunately, she wasn't completely useless.

Getting up from his seat, Alex strongly stated, "Not only that, it was the Vice-headmaster who told me that Celestria was caught by a wild beast in the forest. That's why I went there last night!"

There was not a single lie there since the original Alex was sensible enough most of the time until it came to his childhood sweetheart.

Hector was now doubtful of Abeth as he turned towards the silver-haired and asked, "Then why no one saw it until so late?"

There was a small gap between the Soulless and Jullie reaching there...which brings up the question, why the delay?

Alex scoffed, "You must be aware of the Vice-headmaster's ability to enshroud places in darkness through his barriers. He surrounded the school with his barrier for a short duration, so I, the only one who knew the truth, gets killed before sending teachers to stop the Soulless."

Now the reaction from the audience was quite different. They were mainly whispering about how the involvement of the vice-principal could actually be true and how Alex must be tricked into going there.

"He has always been naive and fond of Celestria...so no doubt..."

"Yeah...and given Vice-headmaster's creepy behavior no doubt he must have done something like this..."

"Damn...I almost thought the nerd actually pulled something daring this time. But well..."

Those murmurs didn't stop Hector from contemplating the possibility of Abeth being the main culprit behind all this.

However, there still was something unclear.

Motive.

"If you are wondering why Abeth did what he did," Hearing those words, everyone turned silent and the headmaster turned towards Alex, as the silver head continued,

"The reason why Abeth wanted to get rid of me and always antagonises Edric...is because the honourable thirty-year-old vice-principal is obsessed with his student Celestria."

"----!!" Hector's eyes widened in shock, as he hurriedly turned towards Abeth, only to find no one standing at that spot.

"Don't move!"

Students exclaimed and stepped back hurriedly upon seeing Celestria currently being held hostage with a dagger pressed tightly against her throat.

Edric gritted his teeth as he also failed to notice when Abeth reached beside him and took Celestria in his hold.

"Yo, hero. Step back or none of us will get Your Highness." Abeth warned him.

Clenching his fist, the raven-haired wanted nothing but to bash Abeth's face in...however, he couldn't take a risk. Abeth seemed crazy enough to actually harm Celestria.

"Don't you fucking dare!" Abeth pressed the blade against her neck as a single droplet of blood seeped through the crack. He glared at Hector, who was about to use his Oculus Force.

Hector stopped himself, and while raising his hands in surrender, he warned, "You are digging a grave for yourself, Abeth. Not only a student she is the first princess of the nation."

"Do you think I care about it more than my safety?!" Abeth spat, his eyes turning bloodshot. His soul energy began to swirl around him, making many of the students pale in fear as they pressed themselves against the wall and desired nothing but to escape.

Celestria's face was ghastly pale yet she struggled and tried to remove herself from his hold.

"No, no, no, Princess. You are mine for to hurt. Either we live together from now on, or..." With his eyes turning crescent the man added, "...we are going to die together~"

The air was thick with tension, and every second felt like it stretched forever as they waited, hearts pounding, afraid of what Abeth would do next.

Amidst the growing silence, suddenly, Alex jumped from the stage and turned his back towards Abeth and Celestria.

Abeth frowned as he saw the boy squatting and in the next instance,

*SWISH*

...he ran away.

Everyone watched Alex's figure rushing out of the hall hurriedly.

Abeth suddenly burst into laughter seeing that,

"Phahahahahahah!!! Do you see that, Princess?! That is your dear Alex who just ran away like a scared cat! Hahahah! How can you call such a sissy your friend?!"

Celestria looked at the entrance of the common hall in defeat. Although what happened between them last night she believed Alex would not abandon her in times of crisis.

However...he just left her all alone.

Tears welled in her eyes, and suddenly, a sense of helplessness washed over her.

The sight was too tempting for Abeth as he licked his lips....however, soon he sensed something approaching the hall at a great pace.

He lifted his head and found the silver-haired running back inside.

Alex burst back into the room like a force of nature, silver hair whipping behind him as he dashed forward at an inhuman speed. His eyes burned with resolve.

"What the—?" Abeth's smirk faltered.

Without a word, Alex's hand flew to his mouth. "Third step," he muttered through gritted teeth, biting down hard. Blood welled as he tore out one of his nails, the pain only sharpening his focus. Without hesitation, he leapt into the air, body twisting with perfect control. In a blur of motion, he hurled the blood-soaked nail with deadly precision, aiming directly at Abeth

Before Abeth could push Celestria away or activate his barrier, the projectile stabbed in his left eye and with force, it burst from the back of his head.

Alex landed back on the ground, as he muttered,

"...Tempest Dart."

Under everyone's astonished gaze, Abeth crumpled to the ground, his body twitching as the life drained from his remaining eye.

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