Valerio and Mathew got back to the shop. As soon as it was morning, they explained
everything to the twins without leaving any detail.
"What?? Something like this happened to him" Kael asked in disbelief.
"Uncle Val, that's unbelievable" Lyra also nodded in amazement. She was very shocked to
find that things like other dimensions existed.
"It's the truth and we have to save him as soon as possible," Mathew said.
"I don't know if I should say this…but, I feel like…everything happening around Arthur
doesn't seem like it's a coincidence but it's almost like, it's bound to happen" Valerio replied
with hesitation.
"Don't you think that you are overthinking this a bit, Uncle Val?" Kael asked with a frown. As
long as he has observed, Arthur acted normal except for that incident where he saw Nova.
"Yes Mr Val, I have to take Kael's side on this" Mathew said as he looked at Valerio in doubt.
"I'm not sure, but something feels a bit off. Anyway, Mathew, you take the twins and go
rescue Arthur. Be careful" Valerio looked at Mathew seriously.
"Don't worry Uncle Val, we got this" Lyra replied with a thumbs up.
"Yeah. I'll protect them with all I've got, you don't have to worry about anything Mr Val. I won't
let you down this time" Mathew said, clenching his fists at the end.
"So what are we waiting for, let's get going," Kael said enthusiastically.
"Yeah, you guys leave soon. He might be in danger. Return safely" Valerio stressed at the
end as he looked at them.
After some preparation, Mathew, Kael and Lyra left the shop and reached the bar. The bar
was a bit more crowded than usual.
As soon as they entered the bar, they too sensed the crack. Since Kael and Lyra were a bit
inexperienced, they only felt it a little.
The other customers in the shop didn't notice anything unusual. The crack can only be felt by
the people who can use Nova.
Soon the group reached an inconspicuous corner of the bar. There was an old mirror
hanging on the wall. In the mirror was a large slash in space. It was pitch black and even
light was sucked in.
"I think the crack is growing slowly as time passes" Mathew muttered to the twins.
"Woah, that looks amazing," Lyra said in amazement.
Kael coated his hands in Nova and moved it near the crack. He was instantly pulled in.
"Kael!!" Mathew shouted.
"C'mon Lyra, let's go" Mathew shouted as they followed Kael's actions. They were also
instantly sucked in.
Strangely, no one in the bar noticed the three people disappearing. It was as if, an illusion was
cast on them.
"Woahh guys…this place, it looks like," Kael said in amazement as Lyra and Mathew
appeared beside him.
"Exactly like Mythrails, but something's off," Lyra said with a frown.
"Everything is reversed in this place that's why Mr Val called this place the 'Mirror world'. Now
let's just search for Arthur-" As Mathew was explaining, they heard a scream.
"Oldman Jayden…Oldman Jayden.Noooo" They heard Arthur's anguished scream.
"That's his voice, seems like he's in trouble," Kael said with a frown.
"Yeah, but who's Jayden" Lyra asked in confusion.
"We don't know, let's go look for ourselves," Mathew said as he instantly sprouted his wings
and flew up. He noticed the clock tower below which Arthur was crouched near a bloodied
figure. He also noticed Alhera moving towards Arthur.
"There's someone there who's after Arthur for some reason. C'mon we need to hurry"
Mathew said with a frown as he flew down.
"Who's after Arthur, and don't we fly there directly?" Kael asked. He wanted to try flying.
"I'm not sure who is after him. And If we fly there directly, it would alert the enemy. So we
should suppress our Nova and go there quickly" Mathew explained.
Soon, Mathew started to run in the direction he noticed Arthur and the twins followed him.
…
"Who are you?? Why did you do that to him", Arthur shouted at Altera. Tears unknowingly
formed in his eyes since it was his first time seeing someone die in front of him. He felt
powerlessness once again.
"Oh, a crybaby, the most annoying of all" Alhera said in a mocking tone.
"Just look at what you did to him," Arthur said as he pointed at Jayden's bloodied body, which
Arthur was holding.
Without any warning, Jayden's body started to disappear in front of their eyes, including the
blood stains on Arthur's clothes.
Before they could comprehend what happened, a golden yellow Nova attacked Alhera. She
noticed it and dodged hurriedly.
"Looks like you've got some skill," Mathew said in a flat tone.
"Manager..? How come you are here" Arthur asked in confusion. He also noticed the twins
behind Mathew.
"Arthur, just stay there" Mathew looked with a frown. He also noticed the bizarre scene in the
old man's body disappears.
"Now, who are you? Ahh, trash just keeps piling up" Alhera looked at Mathew. She ignored
him and looked at Arthur with a frown .
"You act like you're crying and suddenly he disappeared. Boy, tell me, what did you do? Tell me
before I-" Before she could finish she was sent flying towards the same clock tower.
In the place where Alhera was standing previously, stood a man in his early twenties with
grey hair. The man had good looks with an air of mystery around him. He was pouring wine
from a bottle into a glass.
"That hit was just like this fine wine, wasn't it Arthur" the man asked with a smirk as he
sipped the wine from the glass.
"Brother Jay…Jayden?" Arthur asked hesitantly. It took him a minute to recognize this man.
"Haha, I told you I'm not a day past my prime" Jayden laughed.
"Manager, is he?" Lyra asked as she looked at Mathew for confirmation.
"Yeah, he's the next fragment. I can feel it in my bones" Mathew replied as he looked at
Jayden with a deep gaze.
"What about the lady?" Kael asked as he looked at Alhera who was slowly getting up from
the earlier attack.
"She's someone we have to deal with" Mathew replied.
Jayden looked at the trio with a smile and turned back to Arthur.
"Are you alright?" he asked with a smile.
"Yeah, but what about the Oldman?" Arthur asked. He was still a bit confused about these
sudden events.
"Ah, don't sweat it. I'll tell you later" Jayden waved his hands.
"You…Where did you come from?" Alhera seethed in rage.
"Haha, what do you mean lady? I was here all along but..I'm also not here" Jayden's voice
echoed as he vanished again.
"Manager, what's with him? Another teleportation ability?" Kael asked curiously. He looked
around everywhere but couldn't find a trace of Jayden.
"No Kael, his power has nothing to do with teleportation" Mathew replied with a sigh.
"You're dead" Alhera shouted as she took out a dagger from her coat and coated it in Nova.
She utilized her senses to the fullest as she waited for Jayden to appear again.
"That Nova…it's Orion's. I have to" Before Mathew could make a move, he heard a voice in
his head.
"You three, don't you dare interfere"
The twins also heard this voice.
Jayden appeared before Alhera with a smile. She didn't say anything and immediately
slashed him with her dagger. As the dagger hit Jayden, he disappeared with a poof. It was
just smoke.
"What??" Alhera shouted in panic. She was sure he was the real one and not fake. Before
she couldn't react, she was surrounded by dozens of Jaydens.
"Haha, I'm the worst matchup for muscle heads like you" multiple Jayden's spoke in unison.
"Cheap tricks" Alhera snorted as her Nova spread out everywhere, erasing all the Jayden's.
Before she could react, she felt a sharp pain in her heart.
She looked at her heart. There was a dagger inserted there. She slowly raised her head in
disbelief and saw Arthur looking at her with a teasing smile.
"Arthur?? How??" Kael shouted in disbelief. Even Alhera had the same question as her eyes
widened in shock and disbelief.
"Never take your eyes off the whole battlefield. Look there, Arthur is still standing near the
clock tower" Mathew instructed the twins calmly.
"Then who is that imposter?" Kael asked in confusion.
Alhera slowly fell helpless after getting stabbed. The 'Arthur' who stabbed her, slowly
morphed into Jayden. He looked at Arthur with a smirk.
"Well, that was a good show, ain't it Arthur?"
"Manager, what kind of power does this guy even have?" Lyra asked with a sigh.
"From what Mr Val guessed, he should be the one who inherited 'that' fragment. The eye of
illusions, the fragment of the god known for his brilliant disguises and deceptions who can
look into other people's true nature or even their destinies, the god of smoking mirrors,
Tezcatlipoca" Mathew explained.