The Beauty And The Wolf - Chapter 111

Aston eyed her closely. “You really have no way to stop the Time Loop?” he asked.

Azere shook her head. “No. It’s done already, there’s nothing I can do to stop it,” she answered.

“You’re crazy!” Aston said, seething in anger.

Azere heaved a sigh. “You’re the crazy one because you want to kill me!” she shouted at him.

“I didn’t mean to kill you! I just want to scare and intimidate you a bit so that you will confess to me where you hide the medallion and the missing women!” Aston justified his actions, feeling guilty a bit.

“It’s still the same thing, your eyes were flashing a murderous intent when you chanted your spell directing at me and I felt the invisible hands choking me to death!” Azere blurted in disgust.

Aston was shaking his head while looking at her. If only he knows that hurting her even a tiny bit will result in this madness then he won’t do such a thing, but it’s too late now.

He was about to sit on the chair but the need to choke her overtook him and his mouth began chanting… suddenly… just like yesterday… Azere was gasping for breath and passed out.

Aston run to her side and catches her body, then settled her into the sofa.

He stared at her face for a few minutes, shaking his head.

What happened yesterday happened again today.

He sat on the opposite couch and rubbed his chin miserably for a few minutes.

He released a deep sigh, feeling frustrated. Not only did he fail to find the medallion and the missing women, worst, but he was also caught in a Time Loop with no end in sight.

He will return to the White Coven Castle and warn everyone not to touch the Laswich Mountain or else they will also suffer the same fate as him.

He rose to his feet and looked at Azere’s face one last time, then he vanished from the place in a blink of an eye.

A few minutes later.

Azere regained her consciousness, roaming her eyes around the living room, she’s already alone, which means her guest already left. She sit upright and took a deep breath.

It’s the first day of the Time Loop being activated.

She was wondering when will it ever end?

When she asked the guardian of the medallions if the Time Loop can be deactivated, yes it’s possible if someone comes along with the capability to deactivate the Time Loop, provided that their power is beyond powerful.

She was confident that one day her mentor will come back and save her.

She rose to her feet and began her chores around the house, the same repetitive chores that she performs every day.

…

~White Coven Castle~

Aston arrived at the castle and informed the assistant of the different departments to inform their superiors that he will conduct an urgent meeting at 3:00 this afternoon to report about his investigation.

Done informing everyone, he proceeds to his friend’s clinic in the basement. Victor is eager to know why he disappeared from the clinic all of a sudden without saying goodbye.

As expected, when Aston appeared inside the clinic, Victor rushed to his side. “What happened to you? Why did you disappear all of a sudden? Did the Time Loop whisk you away?” he bombarded his friend with questions.

Aston nodded his head sadly. “Yeah, I was forcibly taken to the Laswich Mountain and murdered Azere again the second time around,” he said with a grimace.

“Oh, that sucks man!” Victor said, shaking his head pitying his friend.

Aston settled on the chair and looked at his friend. “I’m going to report to the council about this important matter. I will warn them not to touch Laswich Mountain if they don’t want to suffer like me,” he said miserably.

Victor agreed with Aston and said, “I’m curious what the council can do to help you? Maybe, there’s someone among them who’s power can deactivate the Time Loop.”

“Hopefully so! But I’m not counting on it,” Aston said dejectedly.

Victor sighed. “Well, on the other hand, this repetitive cycle might help you to get to know Lady Azere better…” he muses.

Aston raised a brow. “What for?” he asked, confused about what his friend is trying to imply with his statement.

Victor grinned. “Um, you know… who knows this Time Loop incident can bring you and Azere closer to each other, you know what I mean,” he said with a grin.

“What? Are you trying to do matchmaking here? You’re crazy!” Aston blurted. “I attempted to murder the woman, do you think she will fall for me after what I have done to her?”

Victor laughed. “Forget it! I’m just joking around. Relax man,” he said, amused.

Aston sighed. “I’m going back to my place. I just drop you a visit so that you will know that the Time Loop has been activated. See you tonight,” he said and vanished from the place in a split second.

Lunchtime passed by like a blur.

After two hours, Aston was the first person to arrive in the meeting room.

A few minutes later.

All the leaders finally arrived and they start their meeting.

Aston looked at each of them. “Guys, I have an important report today regarding Betty’s students…” he said. He cleared his throat. “Um, I was able to enter Betty’s house and checked all the rooms there but unfortunately I failed to find the missing women and the medallion…” he stated, pausing for a moment.

“If that is the case… then maybe Betty’s student hide the women and the medallion in another place that’s why you failed to find them in that house,” Rumi suggested.

“Yeah, that is another possibility. I’m planning to spy on them and follow them wherever they go. Maybe, these women have another hiding place that we’re not aware yet,” Aston responded.

“Continue with your report…” Selah said.

“Um… the worst thing is… when I went back to the Laswich Mountain to interrogate one of the women, I’ve hurt her a bit to intimidate her so that she will confess the whereabouts of the medallion and the missing women, unfortunately, the woman activated the Time Loop and I am the first victim,” Aston declared.

Selah and Rumi looked at each other in surprise and disbelief.

“How come?” Rumi asked. “You said that the women are weak, so how did they manage to activate the Time Loop that only the powerful ones have the ability to activate?”

Selah raised a brow. “Interesting! So tell me more about the Time Loop and how it involves you you?” she asked curiously.

“The Time Loop was activated by Azere to protect the place of her mentor. She was afraid that we will descend there and tear the whole place down so she activated the Time Loop hoping that someday – someone will come along, powerful enough to break the repetitive cycle. Based on my guess, she was waiting for her mentor to show up one day and deactivate the Time Loop,” Aston elaborated further.

“I see… so… when did the Time Loop started?” Selah asked.

“Just this morning. I wasn’t supposed to go there today, but I was forcibly taken back to Laswich Mountain by a powerful force and hurt Azere again,” Aston answered.

“Weren’t you able to prevent it?” Selah asked.

Aston shook his head. “No. I was powerless against that powerful force, it just whisk me away and bring me to Laswich Mountain against my will,” Aston replied.

“That’s bad! What if you’re in the bathroom during that time and the powerful force whisked you away and deposited you into Azere’s doorsteps – naked in your birthday suit…” Rumi grinned mischievously, amused by the whole thing.

Aston sighed deeply. “That’s what I’ve been thinking the whole time. The repetition of the event happens every day in the same hour so I just have to dedicate my whole morning to it so that I won’t be caught doing my thing in the bathroom, that would be humiliating on my part,” he answered gloomily.

Selah was trying hard not to laugh at the whole absurd situation that Aston find himself in.

“In short, I warned you all not to go to Laswich Mountain because you will be caught in the Time Loop. Don’t ever set foot on the mountain ‘coz if you do, you will keep coming back to the mountain in the same way and time,” Aston gave them a warning.

“Okay, thank you for warning us, Aston, we appreciate it!” Selah said.

“Don’t mention it, I’m just doing my job,” Aston replied.

“So, what’s your plan now that you’re caught in a Time Loop with Azere?” Rumi asked.

“I’ll continue to spy on her. Maybe she’s hiding the medallion and the missing women in other places,” Aston stated.

“Good! You do that. I must admire Azere for her bravery and devotion to protect her mentor’s place. I must say I’m amazed by her brilliant idea, a stupid but impressive move just the same,” Selah commented. She was supposed to visit Laswich Mountain next week to conduct her private investigation. It’s a good thing that Aston visited the place first, resulting in him being caught in the Time Loop instead of her. “Anything else to report?”

Aston shook his head. “No more. I’ll ask for another meeting if I have new information concerning my investigation,” he answered.

“Alright, meeting adjourned!” Selah said.

The trio left the meeting room and went back to their respective territory to resume their activities that were interrupted by the short meeting.