Chapter 20 - Save The Day

{"messages":[{"id":488927510,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I ran through the bushes, almost screaming. This devil behind me, he could have killed me there and then."},{"id":488927511,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I could hear it chase after me while I sprinted through the woods."},{"id":488927512,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I knew that I had forgotten that... crucial little detail. Devils tend to take refuge and roam in forests and woods, as well as caves and close to lakes."},{"id":488927513,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"They enjoy the thrill of the hunt and to drain their prey of all their blood. It’s how they evolve as a race."},{"id":488927514,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"Huff, huff, huff..."},{"id":488927515,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I was exhausted but kept running... until something unfortunate happened."},{"id":488927516,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I tripped up on a tree root which had stuck up above ground and rumbled to the floor, helpless."},{"id":488927517,"character_id":9826893,"type":2,"content":"Well, well, well... seems like I didn’t even need to fetch myself a snack in town."},{"id":488927518,"character_id":9826893,"type":2,"content":"The snack came right to me..."},{"id":488927519,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He slowly approached me and suddenly froze."},{"id":488927520,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I looked down and saw that the cloth of my black trousers had become wet... with blood."},{"id":488927521,"character_id":9826893,"type":2,"content":"That scent..."},{"id":488927522,"character_id":9826893,"type":2,"content":"It’s... intoxicating."},{"id":488927523,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"Step back! Or I’ll light you on fire!"},{"id":488927524,"character_id":9826893,"type":2,"content":"Goodness..."},{"id":488927525,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He covered his nose, smiling and laughing like a maniac while I tried to get up."},{"id":488927526,"character_id":9826893,"type":2,"content":"Snacks don’t move. Now... let me just have a taste-"},{"id":488927527,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"LET GO OF ME!"},{"id":488927528,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Fire shot out from my chest and lit the Devil aflame."},{"id":488927529,"character_id":9826893,"type":2,"content":"A-Ahhhh! I’m going to kill you, you-"},{"id":488927530,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Locke!"},{"id":488927531,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"That voice... there was no mistaking it that it was Jay."},{"id":488927532,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"J-Jay..."},{"id":488927533,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Seeing me, I watched as Jay’s eyes slowly untensed and he ran right to me, hugging me tightly."},{"id":488927534,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Let’s go home, okay?"},{"id":488927535,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I closed my eyes and threw my arms around him, trembling while the Devil next to burn up into ash. He clicked his fingers and made us reappear into his living room."},{"id":488927536,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"What were you thinking? Leaving the house by yourself!"},{"id":488927537,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"What if I had come back a second late? You would have been devil livestock!"},{"id":488927538,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I whimpered, looking up at him. Tears flew down my cheeks as I couldn’t contain my fear."},{"id":488927539,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"I’m sorry... I’m sorry, Jayce."},{"id":488927540,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"I just want to become stronger..."},{"id":488927541,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"I wanted to show you that I could handle myself."},{"id":488927542,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"And you thought that getting yourself killed was a way of doing that?"},{"id":488927543,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He then sighed and rubbed the back of his neck, frustrated."},{"id":488927544,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"I can’t teach you. Not here anyway."},{"id":488927545,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"If you’re going to learn, it’s by how I did it all of those years ago."},{"id":488927546,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"What do you mean?"},{"id":488927547,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"By travelling."},{"id":488927548,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He sighed."},{"id":488927549,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"I wanted to keep you here, a safe place for you to cultivate your magic, but you can’t gain experience from being locked up."},{"id":488927550,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"What is he saying? I’m so confused..."},{"id":488927551,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Pack your things."},{"id":488927552,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Our next stop is Mount Watanbaru."},{"id":488927553,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"You’ve got to get that fire of yours under control."},{"id":488927554,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"And fast... before not even I can contain it."},{"id":488927555,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"-End of Chapter 20-"},{"id":488927556,"character_id":9603994,"type":2,"content":"Thank you for reading my book! Make sure to like if you’ve enjoyed the story and want more. Subscribe by tapping the heart button so you don’t miss any updates. Doing that would mean a lot! Leave a comment especially! I love to read them~."}]}