Rise of the Malactric Heir

After a while, Alix and Adora finished doing their normal morning routine and went down to the living room, only to find the others had already made breakfast and laid everything out on the table.

"Good morning, guys," Adora and Alix said, and everyone smiled.

"Good morning guys, let's all sit and enjoy breakfast together before we leave," Ifrit said, his eyes looking strange, and Adora approached him.

"Sure," Alix replied before joining the others.

"Are you okay?" she asked and Ifrit forced a smile.

"Yeah, I am fine, there is no need to worry about me, Adora," he responded and she placed her hand on his shoulder and he sighed.

"Are you telling the truth, Ifrit?" She asked as he grabbed her arm and sat her beside Alix, then he took out her breakfast and handed it to her, and she collected it, then he sat down and took his food as she stared at him, knowing something was wrong, but Ifrit was not one to just talk about how he felt.

As they began to eat, Adora couldn't help but notice a painful look in Ifrit's eyes, which bothered her more than anything else at the time.

Adora poured herself a cup of coffee and made it to her liking then began drinking it while looking at them.

"Are you all right? You seem to be lost once more, "Alix said, and she smiled as she looked at him.

"Yeah, I'm fine, don't worry, I just feel like Ifrit isn't fine," she replied, and Alix looked at Ifrit.

"Well, he does appear to be acting strangely," Alix said, and Adora nodded.

"That's what I thought and asked, but I didn't get a response; he says he's fine," she replied.

"If you want, I can keep an eye on him," he said.

"Please do, thank you," she replied, and he smiled. They continued eating their food because they were hungry and needed to leave to find the crystal whose location they now knew, and there was also the possibility that the enemies knew where the crystal was.

That day, potential danger was all around them, and they were aware of it, but they had to take the risk because they didn't want their enemies to obtain the crystal.

"Guys we will be leaving in a few so are you all prepared to go or not?" Adora inquired, and they exchanged glances before turning to face her.

"Yes, we are more than ready, we know it's risky but so be it, this is life," Kyris responded and she smiled and then looked at Ifrit who smiled at her.

Adora knew they all decided to risk their lives by choice but she had no intention of letting any of them die, she wanted to tell everyone everything about herself and a lot more but there was a time and place for everything and she knew that was not it and had to wait until Alix's gates were fully unlocked which only she could do.

After they had finished eating, they all grabbed what they needed, got into their cars, and drove away, heading to the city's outskirts, which was surrounded by the forest, hills and there were towns not far from there along with small villages.

While they were on their way, Alix looked out the window and Adora looked at him since he, Zavis, Ifrit and Nina were in one car.

"Are you enjoying the view?" she asked, and he turned to face her.

"Sort of," he responded, and she smiled.

"Even if you don't, it's fine, also Ifrit, are you okay?" Adora asked and he glanced at her.

"I am fine, I just don't like this for some reason," Ifrit responded.

"Are you concerned?" she asked.

"Yes, of course, I am," he responded then she stretched and patted him on the shoulder.

"Relax," she said and he sighed.

"It won't be easy to relax; worry is natural, as you know; aren't you worried now, Adora?" Zavis asked.

"I am not," she responded, drawing Alix's attention to herself.

"You are not?" Alix asked.

"We're literally walking to our deaths, I just want you guys to come out alive, so, about you guys a little," she responded, to which he scoffed.

"You're not worried because you believe we can protect each other and ourselves; our training isn't for nothing," Alix said to which she chuckled.

"You are correct, Alix, you like to catch on," she replied.

"I know," he said, and Adora sighed as they came to a halt and she looked around, then the scroll appeared in her hand and she looked at it then at the woods ahead of them, and sighed as they got out of the car, which they parked in the woods, and everyone looked at her.

"Guys, it looks like we're going on a hike," she said, looking at all the hills, and they sighed.

"Let's go," she said as she walked away, and they followed.

"How will we know which one it is in?" Kyllan asked.

"We will know, don't worry," she responded.

"All right, I trust you," he said with a smile and Kyris patted him on the shoulder.

Serina said, "Adora," and the girl looked at her.

"What's wrong, Serina?" she asked.

"Will you confront Vellon if he appears and tries to take the crystal despite the fact that something is wrong?" Serina inquired, and Adora sighed.

"What do you guys think I should do?" she asked, and they exchanged glances before turning to face her.

"I'm not sure," Serina responded, and Adora smiled.

"It's fine, it's a difficult decision to make, but if it came down to saving you guys and it was the only option, I would kill him, I won't let him do what he wants," she said and Alix glanced at her.

"If there is something wrong with him, then maybe you should probably find out what's going on with him; if there is he might be able to tell you more even about the enemy," Alix suggested, and she looked at him then sighed, knowing it was the right thing to do but there was too much to do in too little time.