Leon's POV
I woke up in the dead of night with Titania pressed against me, her head resting on my arm like a makeshift pillow. I carefully shifted her head from my arm, placing it gently onto a soft pillow, and then slid out of bed, still completely naked. I grabbed my smartphone from the nightstand and dialed a number.
"..."
I waited in the darkness for the call to connect, but eventually, it just ended with no response. She didn't pick up.
"I guess reaching her isn't going to be easy, huh?"
I'd been trying to call Professor Rose all day, but she wasn't answering. Maybe the sting of discovering my sexual relationships with Irene and Gabrielle was still too raw for her.
I slipped on my bathrobe and walked out of the room, heading to the one next door. I knocked in a rhythmic pattern, making sure they'd know it was me at the door.
The door opened to reveal a woman dressed entirely in black.
"Good evening, Master," she greeted. From her voice, I could tell it was Sandra. She knelt before me.
Inside the room, there were nine other women. Ten in total. Six of them were dressed in the same black attire as Sandra. One was wearing elven armor, and the other three were completely naked, save for leaves strategically covering their private areas.
"Good evening, Master," the others said, taking a knee, except for the elven woman. She stared at me with a scowl, clearly not my biggest fan.
"Not far from now, our preparations will be finished. Soon, He will be reborn and envelop this world once again," he declared. "And you won't be able to do a damn thing about it! Hahahaha!"
He burst into maniacal laughter, but Lixis tightened the vines around his throat, choking him into a breathless silence.
After a fit of violent coughing, he glared at me with a chilling menace. "Lord Xyroskhaal will plunge this world back into darkness, and you'll see how futile your efforts are!" he snarled. "In the shadows, we find truth, and in the darkness, we are reborn. The world will bow to our will for we are the harbingers of the Eclipse, where light meets its end and our power begins."
"In the shadows, we find truth, and in the darkness, we are reborn. The world will bow to our will for we are the harbingers of the Eclipse, where light meets its end and our power begins."
"In the shadows, we find truth, and in the darkness, we are reborn. The world will bow to our will for we are the harbingers of the Eclipse, where light meets its end and our power begins."
"In the shadows, we find truth, and in the darkness, we are reborn. The world will bow to our will for we are the harbingers of the Eclipse, where light meets its end and our power begins."
"In the shadows, we find truth, and in the darkness, we are reborn. The world will bow to our will for we are the harbingers of the Eclipse, where light meets its end and our power begins."
"In the shadows, we find truth, and in the darkness, we are reborn. The world will bow to our will for we are the harbingers of the Eclipse, where light meets its end and our power begins."
Their voices grew louder and more desperate with each repetition. Blood began to seep from their eyes, streaming down their cheeks, and suddenly, their heads exploded in a gruesome display. I shielded myself with Guardian to avoid being splattered by the gory remains.
After that, I deactivated Guardian and surveyed the aftermath. Their heads were completely blown off, leaving nothing but empty neck stumps. The explosion had been so violent that their heads had disintegrated.
I snapped a photo of the gruesome scene and sent it to Professor Rose. I also took a close-up of the Eclipse tattoo on their wrists. No matter how much she might want to ignore me, there was no way she could overlook this. As soon as I sent the images, my phone rang. It was a call from her.