Eureon

Eldrich snapped his fingers, and they teleported to a dark room. Valencia looked around, fidgeting with her fingers against the carpet.

“Where are we?” she asked, panting.

A book flew and floated in front of Eldrich. The pages flipped without him touching.

“We are at the Magic Tower…” he answered.

Valencia clenched her fists before she stood.

“How did you know about my powers?!” she asked, stomping one foot. Her brows knitted slightly.

Eldrich whisked the book away as he stared at her. He smiled gently, yet his eyes remained distant.

“Miss Elyane… wait, it’s actually Miss Luvoise.”

Valencia’s muscles tensed as her eye twitched.

“You…”

“No need to be defensive against me… I’m only curious about you.”

“And why are you curious? Do you want to die?!” Valencia questioned.

“Ow…” Eldrich smirked, chuckling as if her words tickled him. “Miss Luvoise, I am not an enemy—”

“Then what are you?!” she yelled as the room shook.

Eldrich looked around, noticing his stuff floating in the air, but that wasn’t him… it was her.

“You’re angry. I get it—”

“You don’t understand anything about me, so shut up!” Valencia declared, her voice ascending into a monstrous voice. Her right eye turned black, and the left eye had a greyish pigment.

Eldrich raised his hand and flashed a necklace.

Valencia flinched as she looked at the necklace. Everything around them fell to the ground. Her eyes returned to normal.

“Your father’s necklace.”

She reached for the necklace and grabbed it. Her trembling hands opened the locket.

“This… is my mother and father…” she whimpered. Tears dropped to the floor as she clutched the necklace and pressed it against her chest. Her gaze rose to Eldrich’s. “Wait… How did you get this when my father took this with him and died?!”

“Calm down, Miss Luvoise—”

Valencia took a step back, raising one hand as her aura created a void sword. The tip pointed at Eldrich’s neck.

“Where is my father’s body?!” the voided voice in Valencia asked.

Eldrich raised both hands up and stared at her eyes. The entire sclera blackened.

“Miss Luvoise, I would suggest that you calm down first before we can talk…”

“Why?!”

He snapped his fingers, and they floated in… darkness. Nothing.

Valencia looked around with her black sclera eyes. She breathed heavily as her aura soon faded. What’s happening?! Where’s my power? She clenched her teeth.

“Calm down first, Miss Luvoise…” Eldrich repeated.

She closed her hands and lunged forward to his neck, but he froze her motion with a flick of his magic.

“I don’t trust any of you!”

Eldrich frowned at the sight of Valencia as he quickly grabbed her wrist and pulled her in after twirling her around, making her face away from him.

“Miss Luvoise… please, I’m not here to hurt you—”

“Let me go!” the shadow’s distorted voice yelled within Valencia as her wrist turned cold instantly.

Eldrich’s eyes widened as they flashed back to the top of the Magic Tower. He pushed her away as she turned around.

“W-What was that inside of you?” Eldrich asked.

The shadow possessing Valencia chuckled as it pointed at Eldrich.

“Magic Tower Master… what an annoying piece of shit that tries to control me!”

It charged at Eldrich swiftly within less than a second, grabbing his neck as he bent his knee.

Eldrich froze as his muscles wouldn’t listen to him. Fuck, I can’t move… is this the Void?

“If my vessel doesn’t want your help, then let her be! The last vessel’s body has already been cremated,” it explained.

Eldrich’s eyes widened as he stared into its eyes.

“How did you know?”

The shadow laughed as it leaned closer to him.

“He told you to help her grow without being seen… why are you trying to hurt her?” it grinned.

Eldrich choked on the words, recalling the day before Eureon left to fight the Demon King.

“Protect them… Eldrich, I might not be able to protect them from the Royal Family, but you… definitely can for me,” Eureon’s voice echoed in his head.

“Eureon…” Eldrich called softly.