Chapter 36
Chapter 36
I was heartbroken. The man I fell deeply in love with was only using me to fuel his power.
It was never about me; it was always about him and how he could use me to get stronger. I cried my
eyes out for an entire week; my heart had shattered the moment he confessed that
everything Lizzie said to me was the truth. Adam didn’t show up to school for any of those days, and
everyone in our ss already had an idea that something had happened between the two of us. That
was good; I didn’t want to have to exin to everyone why we weren’t together
anymore. We didn’t evenst a good week; I’m sure that every single person who didn’t want us together
in the first ce would be happy to know that our rtionship was so weak that it couldn’tst more than
a day after our announcement. But it was better that I found out the truth earlier thanter. If things had
continued and I’d fallen more deeply in love with Adam, my reaction to learning the truth may have been
much worse than this. My family knew that something was up with me,(This novel will be daily updtaed at
.noveljar) but I went with the lie that it had something to do with being the ming whisperer, I
told them that I didn’t want to let down everyone’s expectations of me. While that was true, it wasn’t the
reason for my breakdown, but my parents could never know the truth. I was crazy for even thinking that I
should tell them about us in the first ce; my love for Adam only blinded me. For the second time in my
life, I let the love I felt for someone keep me from seeing who they indeed were. I promised myself not to
trust another person easily, and I did the exact opposite. I was disappointed in myself, but at the same
time, I knew that this wasn’t something that I could easily control. Whatever bond Adam and I had was
not a simple one, it may be weak on his end, but it was strong on mine.
Today was supposed to be an exciting one; it was the day that the dark whisperers finally went up in
battle against the fire whisperers. It’s something that our school incorporates into its program. It’s a test
to see how prepared the fire whisperers are against the dark whisperers if an attack ever were to
happen. It’s supposed to be an innocentpetition with the usual trophiesid out for all winners on an
expansive disy. Of course, now I knew that it wasn’t a simplepetition. All along, I’ve thought that
everything I’ve been taught from school and my parents were all a lie. I’ve felt that my parents were
crazy, and so were others of my kind for believing a prophecy that never came true. But then, one by
one, everything began unveiling before my eyes. First I was revealed as the ming whisperer and
then… Then I found out that Adam was indeed trying to take over the world. It wasn’t just some silly
words meant to separate our kind; it was the truth. He was using me to gain the power to make that
happen, to be the king of all nations. I shudder to think of what could have happened if Lizzie had
never told me this. I was falling straight into his trap, giving him exactly what he wanted.
home. I didn’t listen to anyone when they told me to stay away from him; lignored their advice and did
what I wanted to do, now I had to pay the price for that. I’d done the same thing I did with Bryan and Aria;
I trusted someone that I should never have. Adam never did love me; he didn’t even care for me. It was
all a lie. All of it.
But what I felt for him wasn’t a lie. I loved him. I loved Adam with all my heart; I loved him more than I
loved anyone else before. I know that it was a short time to fall in love, but I did.
You can’t control who you love, but I could control what I did about it. I had to stay away from Adam for
good. I couldn’t let him fool me any more than he already did. I was determined to listen to myself this
time, it wasn’t only about me anymore, and that was what mattered the most.
I walk into the stadium, and all eyes turn to me. Even the teachers are looking at me. What exactly are
they expecting from me today? I know that fire whisperers would be up against dark whisperers, but I
had no idea who I was going up against; the list was kept confidential and would be announced today.
“Wee to the mes versus darkness tournament. Who’s excited about the oue?”
Professor Williams asks us. The crowd went up into an uproar, everyone was excited except
1. “I’m anxious to see who wins. I’ve seen all of my students excel, both fire whisperers and
dark whisperers; I can tell that the fight is about to be a good one.”
“We have ced our best students against each other.” Miss Phillis continues with the
announcement. “The first match, Bryan will be up against Ashton.”
Thold my breath; Bryan and Ashton? Those two held so many grudges against each other,(This novel
will be daily updtaed at .noveljar) why did they choose them to battle? This must be a tactic by
our teachers; they needed to see what would happen between two students that hated each other with a
passion, mainly two kinds that were opposite in every way possible.
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“Next, Aria will be up against Amber.”
Amber? That was Adam’s sister. She’s never spoken to me directly before, but I’ve seen her work. She
was good at controlling her power, not that Aria wasn’t. Their fight would surely be an interesting one,
and I understood why our professors matched them for the fight.
“Abigail will go up against Lizzie.”
My best friend stiffens next to me; that battle was unfair. Abigail tried her best and was good at her
power, but Lizzie was dangerous; she didn’t y nice. Why would they put my best friend up against
someone that could be considered my enemy? Why didn’t they put her up
“You’ll be fine,” I try to assure her. “Don’t be scared; Lizzie will use your fear against you. Be brave;
you’re a fighter. And remember, this is just a game; it doesn’t define you.”
She nods her head, “thank you, Amiera.”
The list continues to go on, and I listen on anxiously; I’m still wondering who they were
going to put me up against. Was it someone that I should fear? The truth remained that I still wasn’t
strong enough to fight anyone inside of here. They were all still much stronger than | was. I expected
them to put me up against the weakest student in the ss, which would be embarrassing considering
my title. I look around the room for Adam, and I find him on the opposite side next to Lizzie. Seeing them
together brings about a sinking feeling in my heart.
“Our ming whisperer, Amiera, will go up against Adam Ashford, our greatest dark whisperer of them
all.” Miss Phillis announces with a not so sympathetic look sent in my direction.
There are gasps throughout the stadium, and I know that everyone senses how unfair this pairing is.
They know that things aren’t great between Adam and me anymore; they also know he’s powerful while
I’m not. Who came up with this and why? They needed to reconsider this; I didn’t want to disappoint
everyone just because I was not ready for this fight.
I nce at Adam when I know that I don’t want to. Even he looks ufortable with this pairing.(This
novel will be daily updtaed at .noveljar) I watch as he walks up to Miss Phillis. What does he
want to say to her? Is he happy with this pairing or not? I knew that he wanted to use me to take over the
world, but I had no idea if that meant hurting me in the process.
“She’s not ready to fight me.” He growls. “Pick someone else.”
“I’m sorry, Adam, but there is no time for changes; this fight must take ce.” She apologizes with no
sympathy in her voice. “If I forgot to mention that before, I’ll say it now, none of these fights are subject to
change.”
Adam looks annoyed, but all he does is return to his spot next to Lizzie. She seems pleased by this
pairing, and I know it must thrill her to know that Adam and I would have to fight against each other.
It’s time for the battles to begin, and everyone lines up to watch. The crowd is loud as they
wait for the first fight to begin. I’m nervous to watch; I don’t want to see anyone get seriously
injured.
The matches go on one after the next. Ashton wins the fight between him and Bryan, Aria wins the battle
against Amber, Lizzie, unfortunately, wins the fight against Abigail, but it was a
congratte her even though she didn’t win. I could see from her expression that even she was
surprised with how well she performed. She shoots me a grin from across the room, and I return her
bright smile with one of my own.
It was now my turn to fight, I did not have enough experience, and the only kind of training I’ve had since
bing the ming whisperer was with Adam. As far as I know, it wasn’t anything to help me but only
to help him. The only thing I aplished so far with him was a small poof of me, nothing incredible
at all but still better than where I was. Before, I couldn’t create any fire; now, I could make small mes
for like a millisecond.
Adam and I took our positions on the stage, blocked off with protective ss to protect the
spectators from any damage.
As a procedure, we both have to look each other in the eye and wish each other good luck.
I can see that Adam doesn’t want to fight me, but I’m not sure if he’s faking it again. He’s showing me
that he’s sorry that he has to fight me, but maybe this is exactly what he wants.
I can feel all of the anger and hatred I have towards him build up inside me; it was fighting against all of
the love and affection I felt for him.
Adam points the palm of his hand towards me, and a ck hole appears immediately. I swallow and try
to follow his previous teachings; I focus on the mes within, and to my horror, only a tiny poof appears
out of nowhere, only to disappear again.
I try to hold myposure when I hear some giggles within the crowd. They were once againughing
at me.
“I don’t want to fight you,” Adam says.
“I don’t care what you want to do, Adam. If you haven’t noticed, we don’t have a choice. So let’s get this
over with. Finish the match off so I could get out of this ce.” I snap.
His jaw clenches, “is that what you are? Someone who gives up so easily? Are you not even going to
bother and fight me? This is your chance to make me suffer for everything I’ve done to you. This is your
chance to hurt me. I yed with your heart; I lied to you; I betrayed you in the worst way possible. I used
your love for me to my advantage. I made you fall for me
just so that I could get closer to you. Are you going to stand there and be weak, or are you going to stand
up and fight?”
His words awakened a spark inside of me, and my wings popped out without me even ordering them to.
From the ss around us, I can see that my eyes are zing as they did on the day of the fire fairy
festival.
Adam tries his best to hide how my words have affected him, but I see right through the facade. I don’t
care about that. I wanted to hurt him as he hurt me.
“Why did you then? Why did you fall for an asshole like me? You should have been smarter than that.”
I narrow my eyes and let out a painful scream. I’m not sure what’s happening to my body,(This novel will
be daily updtaed at .noveljar) but everything is happening so fast. There is something burning
inside of me, and it’s so close to letting loose, a lot closer than it’s ever been.
“What are you waiting for, Amiera?” He demands. “Why aren’t you getting back at me for what I did to
you? Come on, hurt me.”
“f*****g HURT ME!” He roars. That was it; that was all I needed to hear to be pushed over the edge.
“I hate you!” I scream at the same time a great me leaves my hands and goes straight for Adam. My
eyes widened as it collided with him and threw him straight into the ss.
My lips part in horror; that didn’t just happen.
Did that me reallye out of me?