Calamity Upon This World

"So did you see her?" Jack asked

"Nah, I don\'t think so, but I\'ll be sure to let you know in case I find her," William said as he left.

While he had a calm expression on his face, his mind was in a complete mess.

\'Hey guys, do you think it\'s possible that Laughing Coffin had targets other than me?\' He asked the spirits inside his mind.

(Well, now that you mention it) Wiz said.

(You guys are just overthinking; it\'s already bad that they decided to target William; they wouldn\'t dare target even more kids in an event like this.) Agni retorted.

(You might be right, but you\'re forgetting that we were dealing with a bunch of lunatics.) Sera retorted.

\'Fuck, this could be very bad,\' William thought.

He was right; while William didn\'t particularly care about Ciara, having the daughter of a Duke get kidnapped or, even worse, killed at his birthday party would naturally place all the blame on Rex for not taking proper precautions.

The more he thought about it, the more sense it made.

After all, a talented kid like Ciara was the perfect target for Laughing Coffin; after all, she was being proclaimed a genius throughout the Rubalt Kingdom.

Who, just like him, had a Tier IV aspect, according to the general public, so since they were targeting him, why would they not target her?

Following that line of logic, wouldn\'t it make sense for there to be other assassins in the party aiming for other kids?

"Fuck," he finally muttered, realising the severity of the situation.

**

"I hate that jerk," said a little girl in a beautiful golden dress with white embroidery.

The girl had blonde hair that was so slightly dishevelled.

She was currently in the female\'s restroom, washing her face after crying.

She was alone right now, as she had used her father\'s name to make a few maids and women of relatively lower status leave so that they wouldn\'t see her current state.

As for why she was crying, well, that was due to a certain white-haired boy who had verbally insulted her.

This was the first time anyone had ever been so mean to her, and it was just because she wanted a friend.

It was really unfair; thankfully, the place they were in was relatively empty, and most people just ignored them due to their status, so she wasn\'t insulted in front of others.

However, that still didn\'t help her pride, which was practically broken now—average-looking?, boring?, weak?

Just how can someone say things like that to a lady?

Due to him, her makeup was ruined, and she planned on just going home now.

But she swore in her mind that she would make the rude boy eat back each and every one of his insults.

However, just when Ciara was about to leave, a feminine, seductive voice caught her attention behind her.

"Aww, did someone get her heartbroken?"

"Just leave; I\'m not in the mood right now." She retorted in an annoyed tone, not even bothering to turn around to see the newcomer.

"Sorry, sweetheart, I don\'t think I can do that."

"After all, I need you to come with me." The newcomer retorted in a seductive tone that was almost hypnotising.

As soon as her words fell, the world started to shift as a massive blue barrier started encircling the whole area.

Sensing the disturbance in space and feeling weirded out, Ciara finally turned around to meet the women who had entered the restroom.

"What d-"  before she could even voice out her question, a small, almost invisible dagger came flying towards her at an inhumane speed.

Skring-skring

However, just before the dagger could find its way towards her neck, a thick golden barrier manifested itself.

Saving her life, at least for now.

This golden barrier was automatically generated by a S-rank defensive artifact that was given to Ciara by her father, and it activated as it sensed the danger to her life.

As Ciara finally saw the woman responsible for her current situation, she was shocked.

The women had shoulder-length black hair and round violet eyes.

She was very well endowed in all the departments a boy would find attractive, which were very well on display due to underwear like a purple dress that barely covered her chest and groin areas.

She was wielding a 10-inch-long silver dagger and had around three more daggers hanging from her belt.

She was also wearing a plain brown coat. It was really a wonder how the women even managed to sneak inside an establishment like this while wearing such lewd and revealing clothes.

The woman was definitely very pretty, if one ignored the crazy look she had on her face, which probably made her look even more attractive, according to some people.

However, Ciara didn\'t have any such thoughts; all she felt was disgust towards the women who looked like prostitute, according to her.

However, even that disgust was overwhelmed by her fear; that dagger was about to kill her if the artifact her father gave her didn\'t activate.

She was having a mental breakdown as she soon realised that her life was going to be in danger again once the barrier dissipated in around 4 minutes.

Thankfully, she didn\'t have to worry, as 4 minutes was more than enough time for her father to find and save her once she activated the ring on her finger.

She was currently wearing a green-coloured ring, which, once activated, would send a signal to her father informing him about her being in danger.

However, when she tried to activate it, something strange happened; it didn\'t work.

"Aww, what\'s the matter? Realising Daddy isn\'t going to save you?? The woman was amused by the desperate expression on her target\'s face.

"Why?" Ciara asked with desperation in her voice.

"Obviously, because I separated us in a different dimension," she replied in a matter-of-fact tone.

\'No, this can\'t be?\' Ciara thought her grave situation was finally settling in.

\'Am I going to die today?\'

\'Is this it for me? \'

\'No, this can\'t be; I can\'t let it all end like this\'

Taking a deep breath, she finally calmed down as she once again thought about her situation.

Sure, her life was in danger, but for the next 4 minutes, she could freely attack her enemy while being immune to all attacks she threw at her.

While she may have only awakened a few months ago, due to her talent and hard work, she had learned multiple different spells.

"Fine, since you have such a death wish, I\'ll gladly fulfil your wish," she said with determination in her tone as she took a stance.

She didn\'t really think about killing her enemy or anything like that right now; her only priority was survival, which, judging by her current situation, would only be possible if she could take down the psycho in front of her.

"Now that\'s the spirit; make sure you make it entertaining for me." as a insane expression made its way onto her face as she dashed towards the little girl, surrounded by a bright golden barrier.

And thus began Clara\'s desperate struggle for survival.

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Author\'s note:-

Thanks to everyone for 100k views. I really appreciate all the support, and to thank you all, I\'ll be mass-releasing once my exams end on February 23rd, so please try to bear with me until then.

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