Chapter 24: Symbiote’s Fight
Rebecca rushed to Marissa's house, banging on the door in desperation. It was the middle of the night, and she knew how rude it was to disturb her at such an hour, but she couldn't wait—she didn't know when Jeremy would strike. She knew he was a symbiote user, but she was so estranged from her family that she had no idea how powerful he really was.
"Rebecca? What happened? Why are you knocking in the middle of the night?" Marissa opened the door. Hiro had moved her just in time to answer the door before the knock was heard. At first, Marissa was confused, but she understood quickly once she saw the urgency in Rebecca's eyes.
"My brother... my father sent my brother to kill me and take Hiro! He's a symbiote holder! He planned to kill Cecile and Nana too!"
"Hm? Your brother?"
"You're from House Evesys, right? The symbiote holder from that family... if I remember correctly, his name is Jeremy?" Clarissa said. Hiro was surprised at how much she knew. Were symbiote holders such renowned figures that even knights from neighboring villages remembered them?
"Yes!" Rebecca nodded, taking a deep breath.
"We should wake everyone. Clarissa, please get Cecile and Nana too."
"Yes, ma'am."
And so, everyone gathered in the meeting room. Luna, the beastkin princess, Anastasia, a vice-captain, and John, a captain of the royal guards, joined the meeting. John opened with a question for Rebecca.
"So, how do you know that Jeremy was sent to kill you?" John asked.
"Um... I went to Latvin last night, and I saw people from my house camped on the border. I snuck up on my father while he was talking with my brother. He talked about killing us and taking Hiro," Rebecca said. The captain and vice-captain frowned.