I Don’t Want This Bad Ending

The cheerful glee of the occasion changed that into panic and anxiousness.

As the fire broke out, the Elite Force immediately dispatched the water magicians. The fire was large enough for it to light up the dark sky and engulf the near trees in the forest.

Bucket of sweat moistened their foreheads while they poured out their utmost best to put the fire out.

"There's someone inside…!" yelled of one of the representatives.

"What…? Who…?!" Edickart asked.

The young knight flinched. The tension has risen with the accompanied heat of the raging fire.

"Tell me… who is it?!" Cabel yelled.

Most of the people who have positions in the school gathered up to the site where the fire broke out. It was the storage that was separated to the other buildings and can be found in the open field near the training ground and the forest.

A few minutes are needed if you run just to reach the storage from the campsite. So, when the people who have the authority are dispatched and ordered to come. The fire was big enough to burn the whole storage house down.

It would be difficult to rescue someone trapped with this big of a fire.

"Tell us… who is it?! Is someone trapped there?" Edickart asked.

Anxiousness came upon his mind, panic rushed to his heart. Cabel and Edickart rushed here with their heart thumping and beating like crazy.

"I-it's Lady Evelyn…!" the young representative stuttered.

"L-lady Evelyn is inside…!" he continued to yell.

Cabel who heard his answer shake the young knight with force and his crimson eyes glow dangerously.

"What did you say?!" he grits his teeth.

"Don't f*ck around!" He continued.

"I-it's the truth… La-Lady Evelyn was supposed to check for the fireworks that will use at the end of the banquet. Sh-she was in-charge and told me to prepare the area where it will be used." The representative explained.

The young representative who face the anger of Cabel shiver in fright. It was known that even though he was frivolous, his true personality is cruel and merciless in the face of his enemy.

"I'll kill you if what you for speaking nonsense…" Cabel warned.

"Anyone… Did someone see Lady Evelyn before the fire?!" Edickart yelled, pleading to his head that she wasn't here.

"I- I have…!" the pink hair lady raised her hand. It was Elise.

The Crown Prince was confused as to how Elise was at the site, her clothes also have some holes that seem to be the result of some burn, but he pushed down his thoughts. Because there's more pressing matter in front of him.

"Lady Elise, tell me what you see…!" The Crown Prince said, urging her.

"He-he's right. I saw Lady Evelyn enter th-the storage house when I took a shortcut from the Ladies dormitory to come to the banquet. Th-then, a few minutes after I saw Lady Evelyn a loud explosion occurred. Th-that's why I got injured and my-my dress got some burns…" she said.

"…The ex-explosion made a big impact that even though I was far away I- I was hit by the flying debris…" Elise continued to speak while fiddling her fingers.

Cabel looked at the raging fire, he couldn't believe it. His crimson eyes reflected the scarlet color that was high and was like touching the sky because of how enormous it became. He curses under his breath.

"Shit…! No!" He tried to run, himself telling him that it couldn't happen but seeing the blazing fire he rushed to enter the hell looking storage house that's in front of him like he's a madman.

He was stopped with the help of the other knight's that were present.

"Let me go…! Shit! Let me go, I said!" Cabel yelled while his sides have two people gripping him hard to stopped him from rampaging and entering the burning storage house.

"You can't, Sir Cabel! The fire is too big. It's dangerous!" the knight in his right said.

"I f*cking don��t care...! Let me go. Evelyn… Evelyn…" Cabel watched the scene as the storage house burnt to crisp.

~

While Cabel was pinned in his place and still spewing curses to the knights, Edickart who heard the answer from the representative.

He remembers the lady who he has seen just a few hours ago and was crowned as the Lady of Fortuna.

"It can't be…" his handsome face was devoid of color and he watched the fire helplessly burn the whole structure.

"Fuck…!" as he wakes up from his stupor, he cursed for the first time in front of many people.

"This is an order from your Crown Prince…! Water mages evoke your strongest water spell, I don't care if you made it rain or summon a typhoon. Immediately extinguish this fire! This is an imperial order!" he yelled, and his voice echoed.

His emerald eyes looked disturbed and anxious. His palm is cold in sweat. He cursed non-stop in his head.

He used his whole authority as the heir to the throne and made everyone who's available to help put the fire out.

"Shit…! Please, don't let something happen to Evelyn, Goddess Fortuna, I beg you." He whispered, he prayed to the Kingdom of Levingstone goddess.

He can only watch as his power was also a fire, it wouldn't help in this situation. He felt helpless in this situation.

~

In the exact time, Gab who was standing, observing the whole situation froze when he heard the representative explain the situation.

"La-Lady Evelyn is inside!"

When the words left the representative's mouth, Gab's whole-body stumbled in distress.

He stood there while he watched everyone in panic, Cabel raging to enter the storage house, and Edickart shouting with all his might.

The situation was too absurd and unreal for him. He felt like his world was crumbling with every crack of sound that was made from the burning of the structure.

His whole being felt like it wasn't there. He wished for it to be a dream as he stands there waiting for someone to wake him up in his nightmare.

He was happy and excited that he'd confessed his feeling to his master. But the situation deemed him to bury those feelings as an unexpected occurrence occurred.

He woke up from his dazedness. He heard one of the mages that was helping to extinguish the fire.

"Your highness, the fire was made from magic." The mage said.

"What? So?! What are you saying? Quickly put it out!" Edickart yelled with an anxious voice.

"We-we can't put it out, your highness."

"And what the f*ck are you saying?!" Cabel butted in.

"You're a freaking water mage! You also have powers! What the hell are you saying that you can't extinguished it?!" Cabel continued.

Seeing this, Gab walked to them with his heavy feet.

He chimed in, "Tell me why you can't do it…" he said.

Cabel and Edickart looked at his direction, the voices that they heard were calm, but the person who talked was looking like a beast with his gold eyes glowing in the dark.

They didn't give much attention to what they witnessed as another matter were important to them.

"Tell us…!" Edickart said.

The attention came to the mage, the piercing gaze of the three men were suffocating enough that he felt that one wrong move will get his head chopped off for his uselessness. The mage gulped.

"Th-the fire is made from a special magic. It was specially made to engulf the target of the person who casted it until it came and became dust. Our powers can't compare to this… and- and we've been releasing our mana for a while and a lot of us are exhausted, your highness…"

"Useless…!" Edickart yelled, he didn't know if his words were for the mage or for himself.

"Ha…!" Gab released a dry laugh as he swept his red hair.

"Who the f*ck would do this?!" Edickart said as he watched the burning fire. His feeling was pasted to his wretched face and bleeding hands.

Cabel who couldn't do anything bit his lower lips that blood gushed out. Once again, she couldn't protect her, he thought. Then a sudden realization came to him.

"I didn't hear Eve for help… maybe…!"

***

A few hours had passed, and the fire died down on its own.

Cabel immediately ran while he prayed inside his head and as he came to the burn down site. He searched for any belonging of Evelyn.

He wouldn't believe it if there's no proof.

Then he saw Gab, frozen in his place where the smoke still lingers in the burn down storage house. His attention was only at his hands.

Cabel had a bad feeling. His heart was racing as his feet unconsciously stepped to where Gab is.

He saw his dirty hands that were smudged with charcoal and a black stone that resembled a ring is on his hand.

"What…" he trailed off.

Cabel remembered a black ring that was always at Evelyn's forefinger. The unusual color of a gem that contrasted her white complexion.

"It can't be… maybe that's not Evelyn's ring."

His eyes were wide open as he plopped down to search for another proof. He desperately digs into the black dust.

Cabel saw a metal scraped, even though it was hot and can burn his hand, his impulse to see the carvings in the metal was stronger to neglect his senses.

"No…!"

He was familiar with the logo. He saw it a few times, it is during every time he saw her with a sword hanging to her slim waist. It was the logo of Emsworth.