Chapter 88: Distress and Fear

Lehi blinked at Ophir's words. She was bowled over by Ophir's action and intimate distance. His eyes held a igniting passion which totter her knees. Her body trembled and was threathining to collapse. Lehi got away from Ophir as she stumble backward and had her self sat on the cold marble floor.

"I am sleeping with Urchin. Sorry!" Lehi run away as she shut the door.

Ophir heared from Nevi that Lehi grew up in a well sheltered family. The more reason why Ophir's been doing his best to protect her from himself. He expected her reaction but for her to be that scared is rubbing some salt unto his open wound. He is a man and is married on top of that. He can't say that all his thoughts and motive toward his wife were pure but he can promise to endure his needs and wants when it comes to Lehi.

Lehi can't even hold a gaze toward Ophir at the moment. They are currently on a river taking a break. Cyrus sent them for an assignment concerning a town church with the priest missing. It's the town of Oxy. Nevi noticed Lehi's cold gesture toward her husband. Normally, they would walk side by side and would chat in a friendly manner but for now Lehi is walking in front of Ophir and is not taking a glance back at her husband.

Nevi adjusted his pace to match Ophir's step who was silent the whole time and is stealing glances at Lehi.

"Did you have a quarrel?" Nevi whispered.

"I don't know!" Ophir answered as he stated a brief scenario of what occured between them. Nevi undertood where Lehi is coming from, as someone who witnessed her daily life Nevi was not sure if it's okay for him to speak of Lehi's ugly experience.

"Lehi, always got an ugly experience due to her beauty and popularity with men since we were kids. So those kinds of move kinda gives her a trauma." Nevi summaries hoping that Ophir would vanish the frown in his face. Ophir appreciated Nevi's input.

The solemn and unearthy aura welcomed them. The town Chief accompanied them to the church.The church window were broken. Homeless birds are all over the place. Their chirping and beak tapping the floor made the unoccupied church rustling.

Natalina and Kiel inspect the backyard. Nevi and Urchin took the rooms. Hexel and Lila tracked the parameter enveloping the church. There were no trace of foot prints nor any sign of struggling on the ground and trees.

Ophir and Lehi were left with the chief for some testimony and any leads they had.

"Aside from the piercing sound from the window glass breaking. We honestly got nothing." The mid-40's chief with brown spiky short hair stated as he intently focus his golden pupil.

Lehi and Ophir conversed for the first time that day as they walk around the vicinity.

"This shreds are too good to be true. It all had a triangular sizes and are too detailed for someone to care in breaking though." Ophir examined as he compares the pieces he picked up.

"Your right! Aside from the sizes the arrangements were quite amazing who would put on a headless crown? Unless the enemy left it on purpose." Lehi added as she encircle the floor where the shreds were shaped.

Natalina,Lila and Kiel are about to head back inside but a rustling noise from the woods halted them. They slowly followed the noise. The speed got doubled Natalina and Kiel rush forward as the bush keep slapping in their faces. It was late when they realised that they have pass through a cliff and the mid air trip gripped them as the gravity sucked them downward.

Lila extended her hand to open a portal to save them but the vines from the tree chained both of her hands as she dangle in the middle of the jungle. Hexel, Nevi and Urchin got played when the bell chamber made a sound. The bell continued to ring that alarmed the town. Ophir and Lehi was about to follow Hexel's team but the shreds turned into a weapon that continuesly attack them.

Hexel and Nevi with Urchin reached the top but the whole place were empty. The sound of bell invited a flock of crows advancing toward them. Hexel draw his sword. Nevi got into a stance when Urchin frooze the time. The black crows were merge with the blue sky. Hexel and Nevi praised Urchin's instant attack.Their celebration got terminated when the bell became clamorous. The crows flew and the time resetted. Hexel and Nevi were glued in their posture. The crows formed into a witch.

"it's as they say, the young duke is quite handsome." The witch chirped as she had her fingers cupped Hexel's chin.

Hexel tried to move a muscle or lift even his brow to protest but he was like a statue with consciousness.

Ophir and Lehi protected each other's side. Lehi's comb became a huge arc with large and sharp pins. Ophir's bones defended their ground.The altar was wasted.The bench were getting split.The floor were cracked. The figure behind the crystal meth appeared with an old man holding a glass as his cane. He looked like a good father in his tribune but his intentions were lethal and baleful.

"You people needs a baptism from our saint. Be grateful because he had spared your life." The old man preach in between the chaos he is inflicting.

"We don't need a fake saint, old man!" Ophir replied as he cleaned up the last attack.

"That is why. you and your King deserve to be crucified! I, Poldo has judged you!"

The moment Poldo's voice faded, the church were shaken with a magnitude that left the pillars in fine ashes.

Lehi and Ophir wanted to run but they suddenly froze. A witch with red hair and black eyes winked at them.

"By youngsters, I will be taking this child." The woman sang as she vanished from their sight.