Book 3: Chapter 29: The Beginning

Book 3: Chapter 29: The Beginning

Scarlet

Next time I decide to go to a ball of my own free will, make sure to tell me not to. Okay, Tar?

He just snorts in amusement before muttering a short okay as I look past the hundreds of people, most of whom are wearing formal attire of fancy dresses or equally nice suits, at the stage where White is standing next to the vice headmaster.

I have a very bad feeling about this. And the gazes people are sending me after looking at White are not helping that.

Hello everyone, and welcome to the end of year celebration! And for the first time this year, we have our lovely headmaster with us today! he exclaims while motioning towards White, the crowd of Guardians immediately growing loud as she is almost never if ever seen in public. Mostly because of her social anxiety, which Ive come to understand rather well over the time shes spent following me.

White just nods her head, looking a little stiff as she grabs the mic and says, Enjoy the evening.

Then a white layer of light suddenly covers her, making me frown. But I quickly realize what happened when everyone begins looking around in confusion, the cheers trailing off a little.

She seriously just said three words and then hid herself from view? Seriously?

Wow.

I may not like talking or having any kind of attention that isnt focused purely on fighting, but I can deal with groups of people well enough. And even from what Ive seen in the past weeks, I didnt realize she had it this bad

Now it kind of makes sense why she removed most of the information about her from the world.

Theres still White and Blue here though, so I dont think there will be a problem. Not unless a Demon Lord manages to figure out how to make it through a Fracture personally.

Now, I assume you all have your armor on you? she asks with a slightly raised brow, seemingly perfectly fine with talking with smaller groups of people. Which I find interesting.

After we all nod, she nods back, Good. Because the Class V Fracture can happen any time between today all the way to a week from now. So always have your armor on you.

Right, I answer as the others all give their own answers.

Go ahead and enjoy the night then, she continues with a smile directed towards me, only to vanish again a moment later.

Scarlet, I hear Denise say, bringing my gaze towards her, your mother is amazing.

I frown at her, and out of the corner of my eye, I find Belle frowning at the girl as well. Meanwhile Emily is just ignoring us to head towards the spreads of food laid out on various tables. And Michael going after a waiter for some wine.

She may be powerful, but she isnt amazing, Belle says, a bit of venom in her tone showing her as the complete opposite of how she was just acting towards White. Which surprises more than just Denise.

Denise looks between the two of us for a moment before opening her mouth to speak, only to get interrupted by the sound of glass shattering all around us. And at the same time, strange fractures begin appearing in the air both inside of the building and outside of it. Both in the sky and at our own elevation above the ground.

And as if the initiating signs of a Fracture appearing in the building were in wasnt enough one of a Class II nature by the sensation of energy coming from the direction of the core a loud explosion echoes out from closer to the center of the city. Then a loud sound that is a mix between a screech and a hiss echoes throughout the entire city, followed soon after by something that sends shivers down my spine.

A loud howl.