Wicked Reincarnation

Lia didn't even have time to be shocked, instead, anger overcame her. That dreaded title of her, he dared to mention it.

Lia icyly glared at Timo, her lips turned into a mocking smile crucifying any lofty intentions Timo dreamt of having. Lia's veins pulsated with rage but she was exceptionally calm on the outside, "Commander. Have you never learnt any manners? If it's an honour to meet me, then get on your knees and worship me as the 'ex-fiance' of the Ghost King, I should be given at least this much respect, no?

Lia stepped forward while both Timo and Leo didn't anticipate Lia to act like this.

Taking their shocked faces as an opportunity, Lia glided in front of Timo and with her hand on his shoulder, she brought him to his knees and pressed on the wound where she previously stabbed him, "Commander, you should know by now that you ought not to address me by that. Do you understand?"

Leo opened his mouth to say something but nothing came out. Even though he knew that Lia changed, that she might never be the bright girl she once was, this kind of side of Lia still shocked him. To see her this cold and cruel, Leo didn't want to imagine she was once the cute girl that relentlessly chased after Min.

"I see, the daring ex- I mean daughter of the K family doesn't like to be called that, I'll remember it," Timo raised his gaze to match Lia's.

He slowly removed her grip on his shoulder and stood up as she stepped back. Timo laid his hand on his bleeding shoulder before he wiped the blood off with a swift movement. The blood sprayed in the air, the tiny drops falling to the grassy ground of the training field.

"I assume Lia… you wouldn't want Min to find out about your existence," Timo held his hand on his face and through the gaps of his fingers, his right eye stared at Lia with a dark and triumphant glint. A low chuckle escaped his lips.

Leo took Lia's arm but Lia was unfazed. She has dealt with Timo many times. Timo didn't recognise her because she wasn't in her teacher's appearance anymore, but Lia knew that Timo provoked her. Sooner or later, Min would get to know about her identity anyways, so what difference did it make if Timo revealed it?

"Do what you want," Lia sneered and played with the knife in her hand, when Timo removed his hand and blood imprints tainted his face.

At this moment, he looked like a maniac, dark and menacing but the expression flew as fast as it came. Then Timo reverted back to his blank face and shrugged his shoulder, "I can understand your confide-"

"Where's Nana?" Lia's question threw Timo off guard and slight remorse hushed past, yet it wasn't fast enough for Lia not to catch it. Dread and weariness overcame her.

"Lia," Leo caressed her arm hoping to reassure her. Leo also instantly understood yet he turned to Lia when he heard the deep breath she took.

Her red eyes made her look vulnerable and fragile but the intense wrath that mingled with the sorrow was so frightening, it was a wonder her frame could hold the explosive bomb that was slowly ticking towards doom.

"Did you kill her?" Lia's voice was incredibly clear but it suppressed her violent rage that trembled uncontrollably.

Actually Lia didn't even need to ask, the answer was already in the air for her to grasp but Lia needed to direct her anger at Timo fully, to let him explicitly give her a reason to lash out at him.

Timo saw through her intention but still answered, "I gave her an option to run, she chose to die."contemporary romance

In truth, Timo was relieved that Nana meant a lot to Lia and possibly the others. His student had at least a fulfilling life.

"Nana wouldn't choose to die. She would never leave her sibling behind, would never let the opportunity go to explore the world," the words just came rushing out of Lia who with each stabbing emotion took a step towards Timo.

Leo could only stand behind Lia and watch her trembling back huff in and out. Her anger, he understood, so he wasn't going to stop her. He'd support her in every way possible, unlike the missed times where he failed to do so.

"You can believe it or not," the light blue sword in Timo's hand crackled with sparks and the fast streaks of electricity rushed through. It was particularly eye-catching and somehow enticing but as the long blade sliced through the air towards Lia, it was stopped by Leo's fist.

"You're quick when it comes to this," both Timo and Leo applied pressure before having to jump back to let the tension between them evaporate.

"Look at you putting effort into this too," Leo gave Timo a wry smile, ready to charge at Timo when Lia held him back.

"I appreciate you wanting to help me but I can take care of a mere commander myself," Lia didn't want Leo to do the work while she seemingly cowered behind him. Even if she was no match for Timo, this pure anger she felt, where should it go if not completely let run rampage against Timo.

"No one seems to care when I say I don't like to be called that. Lia, I agreed not to mention your title so why ar-"

"My apologies," Lia interrupted and Timo sighed, "I'll refrain from doing so from now on."

"You can at least let people finish talking," once again Timo swung his sword and barely missed Lia. 

"Stop!'' before Lia could do anything, Leo held her back, "I'll take care of Timo. Don't forget what you have to do. The prison remember?"

Lia almost forgot. Zero. But she still didn't want to leave Leo alone. Nana was gone, if Leo also-

Suddenly, Lia was thrown to the ground, pushed by Leo as Timo gave them no chance to continue talking. His lightning sword stabbed the ground and electric waves shattered the earth. Lia quickly jumped up, evading the shockwaves that briefly seemed to numb the surroundings.

"He can even do that?" Lia hissed and the realisation hit that she really was no match against Timo in this state.

"Lia go, I-"

Lia held her hands over Leo's mouth. Lia was sure now, she couldn't leave Leo alone with Timo. There was no way this possibility should even exist.

"I'll stay with you," Lia whispered as she reached into her dress to pull out the hand grenade. There was only one way to make use of it successfully.

"Stay here," Lia told Leo, pressing him to the ground, stabbing her knife through his clothes into the ground to prevent Leo from following her.

Then at full speed, Lia ran towards Timo.

"You're just attacking me like this?" Timo found it strange but nevertheless raised his sword. He examined Lia's body, guessing that she had weapons on her but as he felt the strange sensation, his eyes widened and he involuntarily stepped back.

But it was too late.

"Lia!" Leo removed the knife and ran after her but the explosion that followed threw the earth up and dust and smoke spread everywhere.

Out of the smoke with a large wound on her chest, Lia stumbled towards Leo, "Run," she grabbed his hand but Leo took her into his arms and fled towards the dorm.

Leo had no idea what happened to Timo but he was in the smoke and was not able to see them.

Seconds before. What actually happened.

When Lia ran towards Timo and he held out his sword, she let him stab her, removed the fuse of the grenade and put it on Timo's robe. Then she jumped off the ground, her feet landing on Timo's chest.

Using it as a jumpboard, she kicked herself backwards. The sword sliding out of her chest, the burning flesh feeling was disgusting. But Lia managed to free herself and ran back to Leo as the explosion caught up to her and flung her out of proximity.

What happened to Timo, Lia didn't know, she only hoped he was injured enough to not come after her. Lia laying in Leo's arms felt his anxious trembling and his urgency to rush her to safety.

Lia glared at her wound, the light blue electricity swirling in her flesh and sprung forth like a small tornado, going inside and then out of the hole.

Lia took a deep breath and suppressed the increasing burning pain. She wished she could heal herself to stop the agonising torture she was subject to. Unfortunately, Lia had forgotten how vicious and painful Timo's attacks were. His electricity was especially troublesome.

"It's ok, it's ok…" Leo whispered like a chant, "Why did you have to do that?"

Leo carried her to a room, his steps frantic, his movements careless. He carefully laid Lia on a bed.

But Lia wasn't worried in the slightest because she felt somehow that her life force was not meshing with Timo's. They were at constant odds, not the usual way but the way that her lifeforce was trying to dominate Timo's-

Lia remembered when Min's weapons inflicted harm onto her but they still healed fairly quickly. Lia was sure that because she had the Immortal King's abilities, her life force might be superior to the life forces that Min gave power to.

With this, Lia surrounded the wound with her lifeforce and her white smoke surrounded Timo's blue whirlwind. Slowly mingling with each other, slowly dissipating, Lia's life force was the only one left.

Lia could purge strange lifeforce but not heal her wounds.

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