"Papa!!!" The shriek left her lungs with a frightful push, and just as the metal was about to sink into her neck, Tamlin entered the crowd and threw the ring forward.
Slade pushed Twilight off himself, and she fell on the ground, her knees peeling so much.
Slade caught the ring in his palm afterwards, wearing it on on the middle finger of his left hand.
He shut his eyes, reabsorbing his energy for one second before opening his eyes again.
A cold wind blew shortly, then a foreboding calm returned to the atmosphere.
"Welcome back, monster" Tamlin said with a crazy grin, walking towards him.
"Twi!" Tanya rushed to Twilight who's still sitting on the ground with bleeding knees and neck.
She took off her jean jacket and covered Twilight's exposed back with it.
She knelt beside her and gasped when she saw the blood.
"Oh my gawd! That must hurt!"
That made Slade turn his head slowly to them, and when he saw the blood on her knees and neck, he rolled his eyes to her eyes.
Their eyes met with a freeze, and Twilight gulped.
Why is fear gnawing at her little heart just by looking at him?
There's no single remorse or guilt in his eyes for what he did to her.
He's so unapologetic about it, and that even made him more sinister and obscure.
She looked away from him, facing the ground, and Slade rolled his eyes away too.
"Welcome back, once again" Tamlin repeated with another grin when he finally got to him.
"If you want death, you only have to ask nicely and I'd give it to you on a platter" Slade replied darkly, evil coating his eyes.
"Is our monster angry that I had his ring all along? I removed it after father sent you to coma, but isn't it boring that it only works for you? I should have thrown it into the river" Tamlin replied, his eyes turning frigid.
The hatred between the two is so palpable that it made the air suddenly stop.
"Careful... I don't give warnings before I take a life, idiot" Slade said, giving him a slicing glare before turning around.
Tamlin turned around with him, but he didn't attempt to stop him as he walked away.
His eyes met with Lord Vann, and the old man grunted, then he left finally.
Imogen smiled widely as she watched his retreating backside, and Ruslan gave her a short glance before looking away.
Slade's absence instantly brought ease to the air, and everyone released the breaths they've been holding.
Students started dispersing while chatting about what just happened.
Tanya helped Twilight up and took her away from the place too.
Rihannon took their bags and dragged it after them.
"Why the hell would you give him the ring?" Lord Vann questioned, facing Tamlin.
"He was about to kill the girl. If i didn't throw the ring, he'd have really killed her and won't stop with her. He'd kill more!" Tamlin snarled.
"Why did you take his ring in the first place?" Imogen questioned.
"Oh dear, you're not allowed to ask questions cos no matter what, you'd support that animal cos of your stupid crush on him!" Tamlin faced her.
"He's not an animal, he's Slade, Slade Luther, the void monster of Glennville" She replied, and Tamlin threw an hand at her.
The palm met with her cheek, slapping her hard.
Imogen staggered, but Ruslan quickly held her to keep her from falling.
"Tammy!" Ruslan glared his way.
"It's either you shut up, or you receive your own share of the slap" Tamlin glared and faced Imogen again.
Her face is red as a result of the slap, and tears are starting to gather in her crystal eyes.
"You do not defend Slade in front of me. You're my sister, not his own, understood?" Tamlin warned like a storm.
"I hate you, and fûck you!" Imogen gave him the middle finger and left.
Ruslan followed him, leaving Tamlin with Lord Vann who has been witnessing everything quietly.
"Is this how you treat your sister and your best friend? Like dirt?" Lord Vann said disappointedly.
"I'll treat them how I like, and now that that animal is back from the coma you pushed him into, watch as he kills more and more. By the time this university becomes a tomb, you'll know what I mean, father" Tamlin replied with a snarl.
"Watch your tongue, son" Lord Vann warmed and cleared his throat before walking away.
Tamlin kicked the stone in front of him away in anger, and the stone flew to the head of a coming student.
"Argh!!" The guy cried out, holding his already bleeding head.
"I'm sorry for letting your stone touch me" he apologized and rushed off.
Tamlin scoffed and was about to walk away when he saw the metal on the ground.
The one Slade removed from Twilight's bra.
He picked it up, and as her jasmine scent entered his nose from the metal, his eyes flicked.
His mind went back to Slade, and he pulled his brows together.
"That lunatic" he muttered.
*
Rihannon took the two girls to the infirmary, an old building at the back of the big library.
There they met the old doctor, her name is Kali.
Twilight was made to sit gently in bed, and the doctor came out to attend to her immediately.
"Tanya follow me. I need to show you your rooms and go attend to other things" Rihannon said.
"Will you be fine alone?" Tanya asked Twilight.
"Yes. Don't worry about me" Twilight nodded.
"I'll come back" Tanya replied, leaving with Rihannon.
"Slade did this?" Dr. Kali asked as she sat in front of her, taking her legs to her laps.
"Yes, ma'am" Twilight simply replied.
"It's a bad luck to have issues with him on your first day here, and I hate to announce to you that even if the wounds on your knees and neck heal, the scars won't wipe no matter the herbs or skincare you use" Dr. Kali proceeded, opening a herbal jar.
She scooped an ointment with cotton and began rubbing it gently on her red knees.
"The marks won't disappear? Why?" Twilight asked.
"Cos it's Slade. So far he's the one who caused the wounds, you'll never forget"
"Is he a vampire?" Twilight asked, and the old doctor smiled slightly.
"No. Slade is not supernatural, but he's not ordinary either. Let's just say he's somewhere in-between" she said.
"And why was he put in coma?" Twilight asked curiously.
"Cos he's a monster... He has been killing since he was 5. He kills for fun whenever he's bored" Kali replied, and Twilight felt another pang of fear.
"Wh..what!"
"Just make sure you never stay outside your room till 12 midnight." Dr. Kali said meaningfully and dropped Twilight's legs.