The Magic Within ↠ Once Upon A Time

[Chapter 75] It's Here!

Just to let you guys know, I'm dead. Honestly, I've died from sheer happiness that it cannot be contained anymore!!!! I just saw that The Magic Within has been on 'Adventure' Hot Top 50 list for the past week, and I'm buzzing!!!!! I don't know how this could have happened but I cannot thank you guys enough for getting it there in the first place.

Honestly, this wouldn't have happened without you guys. Y'all are the best!!!! This chapter is a [late] Christmas gift for you guys. I love you all, and Happy New Year!!! Let's see where the new year brings.

Hope you guys enjoy it.

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~Henry's POV~

I kick a rock as hard as I can as I stomp through the forest. At this point, I honestly don't know where I'm going, only that I'm trying to keep my distance from everyone while I can. On the bright side, the rock skid meters away from me to hit a tree's trunk at my height, but sadly, the rough kick makes me slip and I nearly fall on my face. Some successes just aren't meant for me today.

I guess I'm not really meant to be a hero.

I can't kick a rock without tripping on my own two feet. I can't face trouble without running away like a little boy. And I definitely can't put together all the broken pieces that my family has shattered.

I'm not meant for this. How can I really think that I'm capable of being a hero? Everything is falling apart, and I don't make a difference.

My family is still broken.

If only things could get any better, but they don't. I make things worse. Melody's made a threat on my life. I pushed her to do that all because I couldn't choose to leave her alone, but what was I suppose to do? I should've told her the truth— about her forgotten past—the second I found out about it. I should've been at her side. I promised that to her the second we made Operation Gorilla.

Now, she wants nothing to do with me. All these choices that I did—or didn't—make come back to bite me.

Magic is putting everyone more at risk the longer we're all divided.

This curse—whatever it may be—is more of a threat. Sabor and Clayton are still out there. Their curse is more than a guarantee, and the last thing this town needs is another curse.

With that in mind, I slow to a halt. Then I slap the side of my head.

Out of all the things that are in my mind, how can I possibly forget the biggest threat?! Everything's been a complete mess that they've mixed in to the point where I don't recognize it anymore. There's drama, but I highly doubt that the enemies would care about it. Even if they did, they're probably laughing at the mess we've made while boiling up their curse in the sidelines.

Whether Sabor and Clayton anticipated this or not, they'll surely enjoy the way the game has played out.

Melody is suffering. She's turn back into an outcast. This curse is only another punch to the gut that Sabor can give to her. None of us are still certain why Sabor and Clayton want to bring those in the Forbidden Jungle, but if these past few months have told me anything, the past is something that hurts Melody the most.

In the end, the duo wants to kill Melody.

Unless Sabor plans to kill me first. That's been on her list even before I knew she existed, and for what reason, I still don't know. But it's not like she needs a reason at this point. I've become her enemy the more I interfere with her plans.