Deranged Writer's Afterword

" When are they coming back ?", Eric asked slowly munching on his sandwich.

" The letter didn't say anything about that.....they should be back soon.", Lecia said staring down at the school compound.

" I hope they're safe....", Katherine said looking worried.

They were having lunch in their usual spot, the rooftop.

" How did Ada-"

'MUNCH'

Emilia's chewing interrupted Katherine, it had taken some time for Emilia to warm up to them again and they've only made this much progress because Adam was away right now.

Emilia had changed considerably, as opposed to her kind and loving nature, she had become.....somewhat cynical. She barely talked and even when she did, it was always 'Mhmm' or a bland 'okay'. The others were worried about Emilia....but they didn't know how to console her. They did try but nothing seemed to work.

" This sandwich is delicioussssss !", a cheerful voice proclaimed changing the topic tactfully.

" Shut up, Bob.", Eric said rolling his eyes.

Eric had met Bob on the day of their final exam and for some stupid reason, Bob just wouldn't leave him alone. It was quite annoying for Eric, but he was now more or less used to him.

The five of them carried on with their conversation until the door leading to the rooftop swung open, seeing the two people that greeted them, all four of them except Bob took out their weapons from their respective sub-spaces.

It was Dina and-

'That little boy must be Alvah'

Adam had explicitly warned all of them to steer clear of this...child, but the fact that he stressed even more than that was to make sure that the boy doesn't....under no circumstances touch them.

As usual, Adam didn't elaborate further.

" Seeing your reactions, Adam must have told you the truth."

Lecia came forward and nodded.

" What do you want ?", Lecia asked observing the new angel closely.

'He's really just a kid....'

" Uhh...I wanted to know why Adam hasn't come to school.....he still has a lot of missions pending...so...."

" He'll be back soon....", Katherine added, putting her sword back into her sub-space.

" I see.....'

...

" Where is that stupid brat ?", Alvah grumbled silently.

...

Their principal, Laurine Gem had received a letter a week ago that asked several questions about Adam's status as a student within Unity. Upon receiving the letter, Laurine immediately called for Lecia and made her write a reply letter for both Adam and Max. Laurine had told Lecia to keep this whole event under wraps. But, angering the angels before them was not an option....for now at least.

Seeing Dina's expectant gaze, Lecia hesitantly told her about Adam's special situation.

" I see.....I'm glad he's safe at least..."

.....

" Why are you 'glad' ?", Eric asked frowning at both of them.

....

" It seems that he did not tell you the truth...I can't blame him."

.....

Eric shook his head and turned around to face Bob,

" Get out."

" What ?"

" Get out."

Like that Bob left without putting much of a fight, making sure that he was out of earshot Eric once again turned to face the duo of 'angels'.

" I've been wanting to ask this for a while....but are the two of you even angels ?"

Eric had thought a lot over the past few months, he realized how shaky...Adam's truth was, he had been wanting to confirm the truth for a while now and now was the perfect chance,

" How insolent."

An intense pressure fell upon the group of four and they all fell to their knees.

'Well.....Adam was telling the truth.', Eric thought.

" Stop it...Alvah."

The pressure lifted and they all stood back up, their bodies still felt the pain even though the pressure had gone away.

"--But it still doesn't make sense....why did you address Adam as your 'son' ?"

Max had overheard their conversation that day, so Eric knew that both Adam and Dina were hiding something.

By now Katherine and Lecia wanted to smack the shit out of Eric, he was deliberately annoying foes they were currently no match for!

Dina sighed deeply.

" I suppose there is no harm in telling the truth, Adam is------"

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Back at the arena,

The flames subsided revealing a very bloodied Adam.

The beastpeople watching him held in their breaths wondering what the winner of the trial was about to do....the fight which had been tilting in Max's favor abruptly ended with his death.

'Cough'

Unaware of the gazes on him, Adam spat out a large amount of blood and fainted with a 'thump'.

The crowd watched in silence as medics quickly dragged Adam away, everyone felt strangely anxious....they had a feeling that this trial was just the start of something much bigger....-

- They were right.

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