Chapter 11 - The Ascendancy Ritual Part 2

As Freya was already inside, the two assistants who vanished, came from the back curtain and joined their master on the stage to close the cabinet doors. The crowd was still cheering, but Monique seemed nervous.

“Kaya, save her,” Monique whispered.

“What?” Katsuro couldn’t hear Monique because the crowd cheers were too loud.

The magician finally opened the door and everyone cheered when Freya was missing. Monique glared and glanced at the nuns. To her surprise, the nuns were gone and had already left the tent. She was in a panic looking around, desperate to find them.

Suddenly people were in a commotion when they heard a gunshot outside. It was the perfect opportunity that the magician was waiting for, so he and his assistants immediately put away the cabinet and other props and eventually left the tent. Outside, two men were fighting over the gun.

“You bastard! You’re guilty of stealing the wallet.”

“You were too rude. I didn’t steal it!”