The Villain Can't Lose

Chapter 26 Encounters

?All the inner organs of my body wanted to scream out loud, and despite the fact that I was quivering a lot, I still somehow managed to remain composed.

I could feel my hands trembling as I held onto the paintbrush tightly. My sight became cloudy as I stared at Evelia as I tried to find any clue as to why the universe would be so kind to me...

It was so freaking good!

In fact, it couldn't be any better, it was just way too easy for me right now, I will survive!

A sudden joy filled my entire body as I saw her face, yet again. I could barely hold back the smile on my lips as I saw her walk towards the exit.

This was the moment I'd been waiting for, the very moment I'd been planning for, everything was placed in a perfect spot for me to reach my goal with such ease, all I had to do was to grab it.

As soon as I thought of this, I suddenly started feeling a sharp pain in my side.

It hurt like hell and I had to clench my jaws together just to prevent myself from letting out a scream; I couldn't let anyone know that I was experiencing this.

I slowly turned around to see Evelia hug Mariabelle and wave to Kayden, she then glanced at me and I could see a little smile appear on her face, she was friendly towards me.

"See you next time," I forced a smile and spoke slowly before she could leave.

The sharp pain only increased when I spoke and it was now taking over my body, I could feel my head nerves pumping with blood as my head began to throb and started to squeeze every corner of my brain which further forced my vision to become blurry, and I began to lose my focus.

A dull ache started to spread throughout my whole body and I felt like there was no more strength left for me to counter this pain. My arms were getting numb and my legs couldn't support my weight anymore.

*CLING*

[Rowen, we have to get you out of here,] Zuri appeared out of the blue.

I wondered if Kayden could see her, but I couldn't be bothered to simply waste any more energy trying to look worse, "Just get me out of here!" I yelled at her through the small gaps that were only left after forcing both my jaws together.

I couldn't allow Mariabelle and Kayden to see me in this position, I couldn't allow anyone who was about to enter this room to witness me as weak.

They had to be afraid of me, and they had to respect me because I had to show everyone that I was strong and capable of doing anything that I wanted.

I was going to walk away and make sure that none of them could see how pathetic I looked right now.

[Rowen, close your eyes!] Zuri spoke in a high-pitched tone.

I did as I was told to and squeezed my eyes together directing a little amount of energy to them which was more focused on holding my jaws, but when I was about to open them again, a bright light blinded me.

Then there was a loud thud and following that I felt a strong force push me down onto the ground. I tried to stand up but the force pushed me down even further, "What is happening?" I couldn't understand just how, but I suddenly saw the same white ceiling with weird shapes above me.

It was the same one that I would see every day when I open my eyes, this helped me realise that I was back in my bedroom, my bed to be more specific.

Zuri sat down on my collarbone and placed her hand on my forehead, [I'm sorry Rowen, I had to use my ability to give you a little push,] she apologised.

Her voice sounded very sad, but this ability of hers made me even more curious than the reason why she was sad, "Zuri, what happened to me?" I could feel the cold sweat covering my body, as I started to panic.

She stayed silent for a few moments and I kept asking her questions, but she didn't seem to want to answer me.

Then all of a sudden, she moved her hand away from my forehead and I felt as if someone had punched me in the stomach.

"What's wrong with you?" I raised my voice.

This wasn't normal, I shouldn't be feeling sick.

But I couldn't feel any pain, my mind felt as clear as a crystal, I was alert and ready to hear whatever she for me.

[Rowen, every time you will be encountering the real enemy, your body will have the same reactions until you learn how to control your powers properly.]

She fixed her round glasses.

This didn't make any sense to me, how my presence near a little girl was even making my body react this way and if it was true, then why so late?

[I'm pretty sure it had something to do with your senses...] She paused and then flew before my face and stared at me with her violet-like spring flower eyes.

[Every time you get closer to one of your enemies and your magic level is lower than that of theirs, you will face the same pain over and over again,] her voice was gentle as she spoke to me, but I could feel the anger and hatred that was growing inside of me.

Why was this happening to me?

"But then why doesn't Hector's presence make me have the same reaction?" I asked her while inhaling more air and trying to keep myself calm, but I couldn't help it... I was just so angry.

I felt as if I would explode at any moment because of the frustration that was building up inside of me.

Zuri nodded and after taking a deep breath, she continued in a low tone, [Hector's presence won't cause you any pain because his magic level is not higher than yours, therefore it's easier for you to handle his presence.]

I still didn't understand what she meant, but I could feel my rage decrease and I could hold myself a little bit better.

Knowing that Hector was weaker than me made my anger sate a little bit, but the reason why I would not be able to control my pain whenever I encounter someone stronger than me was a mystery for me.

And then how was it possible that I could feel no pain in front of Hector, but as soon as I found out who Evelia was, "Wait..." I muttered, "could that actually be...?" I turned my head to Zuri who was already nodding and ready to give me an answer, [Yes, because you didn't know who she was, so she was no threat to you, but now that you do, you have realised that someone close to her can kill you. Someone with a higher magic level than yours. This causes you pain.]

What she said actually made more sense right now... Actually, it makes a lot of sense... Hector hated Rowen because, at a such young age, his magic level was already higher than his.

I knew Doru was powerful since he was the main villain of the story, and that his magic level had to be levels higher than mine, "Every time I encounter and show any kind of fear, I will experience the same feeling over and over again?" I asked while trying to wipe a small amount of sweat that had appeared on my forehead, "Is there any way I could fix that?" I added.

???d? n??a| ?om [Yes, you have to become stronger than them.]

Zuri nodded with seriousness.