<h4>Chapter 531: 531-Fought His Brother For Me</h4>


    <strong>Mariana:</strong>


    It was a strange being. It did not look old, yet it was not young either.


    "What the fuck are you?" I whispered to myself, watching that beastly thing stare me down as if it would eat me alive.


    It lifted its w and lunged at me. I threw my hands in front of my body and shut my eyes tight.


    I did not feel any impact. Instead, I heard scuffling nearby.


    When I opened my eyes, Yorick had tackled the monster and rolled with it across the ground.


    "Mariana, get away from here! Run for your safety!" Yorick yelled while still fighting off the monster.


    I was frozen in ce. And honestly, I did not want to run. I wanted to stay and make sure Yorick was okay.


    But at the same time, I heard scuffling from the side and noticed someone moving toward me. I took a few steps back, and then I fell down on my ass again.


    Panic shot through me, and I scrambled to my feet. I looked around again and saw that Yorick’s parents had arrived as well.


    "Look, that’s Charles," Yorick’s mother remarked, pointing at the monster.


    For someone whose son was under attack by a monster, shecked the anxiety or worry she was supposed to disy. She was unusually calm.


    Even his father did not seem to be panicking, despite the fact that their son was actively under attack. That made my worry rise.


    "Who is Charles?" I asked, hurrying toward her.


    She shot me a sharp, judgmental re. Then she answered in a low voice, "He is my second son. Why are my two sons fighting?"


    She cried out thest part, and tears streamed down her face.


    I was confused about what was happening. Charles did not look like he wanted to attack Yorick.


    He kept trying toe toward me.


    Their fight continued for a while. Yorick repeatedly grabbed him and flung him away.


    Charles would rise again and move toward me.


    During all this, Lady Rimi and Yorick’s father, Jill, kept staring at me. They looked as if they had just uncovered something massive.


    They exchanged a strange look.


    "Do you understand what is happening?" Lady Rimi questioned Jill.


    He nodded painfully. Then they both turned their gaze back to me.


    I felt chills run up and down my spine under the weight of their stare.


    Suddenly, Yorick hoisted Charles up and hurled him far away. His body mmed against the trunk of a tree.


    Charles let out a bloodcurdling scream.


    "Meriana. Go check the bags. There should be a syringe inside with the name Charles on it," Yorick shouted, still actively trying to stop the monster froming in my direction.


    I nodded and took off running. I knew exactly where Yorick had hidden the bags.


    When I noticed Lady Rimi following me, I stopped abruptly.


    "I will not bring anything if you keep following me. Do you understand?" I snapped at her.


    My tone clearly displeased her, and her expression shifted.


    I usually spoke bluntly to everyone. But this time, I was deliberate.


    When Yorick had hidden the bags, I had realized his parents were involved in something.


    I also knew they worked closely with the Academy. I had heard my father mention them many times.


    I did not trust them.


    Seeing one of their sons turn into a monster made every rumor seem true.


    "You cannot order me around," Lady Rimi warned, advancing toward me.


    I raised my fingers and motioned for her to stop. Thankfully, she did stop because deep down, she had finally started to worry. If Yorick kept blocking the monster, it would eventually attack him to get him out of the way and reach me, which seemed to be its goal.


    And honestly, it did not make sense to me why it wanted me dead so badly.


    "You are watching your two sons fight. If you do not want anything to happen to them, step back," I hissed.


    Color drained from her face.


    If she thought she was speaking to Clementine or Leysa, as Yorick had once told me, she was mistaken.


    I was Mariana.


    I was worse than a bully.


    Worse than Lady Rimi and Jillbined.


    Rimi had to run back to step between Charles and Yorick to stop their fight. Jill could not manage it on his own.


    It felt like Charles was in attack mode, while Yorick was only defending himself. That was not a goodbination.


    I rushed to grab the medicine and pulled out the syringe. Then I ran toward them.


    Before I could reach them, I saw Lady Rimi seize Charles and start dragging him away. Charles turned and shed her with his w.


    She fell to the ground. Blood began seeping from her waist.


    It was not a massive wound, but it was enough for her to realize how dangerous he was.


    Jill, who had been trying to stand between them to prevent either from killing the other, suddenly rushed to help his wife.


    As soon as Yorick moved slightly away from Charles, I called out to him.


    "Yorick, here!" I shouted and threw the syringe toward him.


    Yorick caught it. The moment Charles leapt at him, Yorick did not dodge.


    He allowed Charles toe at him.


    Charlesnded on top of him, and Yorick fell to the ground. But Yorick knew he had the advantage.


    He had let Charlese close on purpose.


    Using that moment, Yorick stabbed him with the needle.


    Charles let out several growls and panicked sounds. Then he staggered away and copsed onto the ground.


    The entire scene unfolded in front of our eyes. It felt strange.


    It was the first time I had seen monsters like this. Thankfully, Yorick was with me.


    "Come on," Lady Rimi urged as she struggled to her feet and ran toward her sons.


    She knew Yorick was fine, and Charles was the one on the ground. She hurried to Charles and knelt beside him.


    By the time she reached him, Yorick hade over to me.


    "Are you okay?" I asked, cing my hand on his chest.


    He was still watching Charles. Then he suddenly turned toward me.