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Chapter 32 - CHAPTER 32 : CHILD OF MANY HOPES

Xander and Sam burst through the doors, carrying Alex and the student. The moment Mandora saw Alex's limp, bloodied body, her eyes flared with fury.

She glared at them and barked, "Who did this to him?! Who dared put him in this condition?!"

The student stepped forward, guilt all over his face. "I-I'm sorry! I just wanted to help him... I didn't mean to—"

Mandora grabbed a scalpel from the tray and sprinted toward him.

"Aaahh! No, wait!!" the boy screamed, stumbling backward in terror.

Mark and Xander barely managed to hold her back.

"Mandora, stop!" Xander yelled. "He gave Alex the shot—ask him what was in it!"

Mandora turned to Alex, touching his wrist to check his pulse. The moment her fingers brushed his nerves, a surge of electricity jolted through his body, crackling across his skin. Her eyes narrowed.

"Did he fight someone… with lightning?" she asked, slowly.

The boy nodded, trembling.

Without another word, Mandora turned to the wall. A hidden panel opened, revealing advanced medical tech that hissed and unfolded like a blooming flower. She gently laid Alex on the scanning bed. A soft blue ray shimmered over his body, analyzing every cell.

She spun back to the boy. With a dramatic flick, she sliced open his shirt using the scalpel.

"Hey! What are you—" he stammered.

"No time for drama," she muttered, resetting his cracked rib with a sickening pop, then jabbing an exilir-loaded syringe into his chest.

The boy let out a blood-curdling scream. "AAHH! What the hell was that?!"

Mandora calmly replied, "You're healed. Now stay quiet and don't move."

She examined Alex's lungs next, her brow furrowed. "His lungs are weakened. No more training for the next four days—or you'll be burying him."

She extracted eight blood samples, sealed them in a chrome box, and looked at the group with icy authority.

"One more incident like this, and I'll make sure the world knows who's responsible... Lord Xander," she said coldly. "Father or not, if this happens again—you won't be allowed near him."

Then she turned to Mark. "My grandfather said you met him."

Mark blinked. "When? Who? Where?"

"The man who called you the Forsaken Heavenly Demon. The same one you once threatened to drag into hell with you."

Mark's eyes widened as he recalled the old man in the leather jacket... cargo pants... and those haunting eyes.

Mandora's gaze shifted to Sam. "Alex is involving himself in your drug investigation. You need to shut this operation down—fast."

The student looked even more confused now.

Sam didn't even flinch. He pulled out his phone. "Hello? send all the profes and everything—DEA, CIA, FBI, every police station, every media house. I want all the official action in next 14 hour !".

He hung up and shoved the phone back into his coat pocket.

" thank god ! alex take the reinforcemnt serium ofrelse more broken bones ! and he had to suffer more ", she glares at alex and say " mark ! do you know what happening here ! we are barely holding strings for keeping alex near by us ! if grandfather take him with you ! form that moment alex name will start spreading through out galaxyes ! we can't hide him any more ".

"xander after alex woke , you need visit brave light releam and bring us a healer us form royal order ", madora said with worried face .

alex went to kitchen and start making the soup for alex . she cooked and take to him and feed him slowly . alex swallow it gentelly , after she feeds him . she ate the food and sat beside alex . the boy ask " why are making fuss about him !".

she loook at him and say "if your hand cutdown i can healed you ! if you worth !".

" he was son of my master ! his father a crown prince of a releam . his mother is a war hero ! . his grandfather and great grandfathers with gods ! he was week from his child ! his was most important child of many hopes ! that why !".

alex open his eyes and saw mandora he saw the boy who he fights with . he say hey at him ,

alex laugh and say " sorry for the fight ! i belive we both are excited !".

the laugh and say " sister dora ! can you bring me sweets !".

her eyes are filled with water , she hit alex gentelly and say " idiot can't you stop worrying us !".

alex laugh and say " i sorry ! i won't repeat it ! and how can you look cute when you cry !".

she laugh and say " idiot are you making me laugh now !".

she went to fridge and bring sweets with bowl .

alex start eating , he throw a sweet at him " eat it it was good !".

he start eating ," why did you choosed to be bullied !", alex said .

" why did you did god never appear to normal people ! it's not they fear ! but they want to see everything that they do in shadows ! ", he said .

like them , i has two options , i hate to do sin with them ! so i am their kickbag and know their secrets ".

alex laugh and say " no wonder ! many admire you ! my name is alex cane forster ! if you need help reamind this idiot ! i will help you !".

xander and sam walk inside , " kid you rocked the fight you know !" sam shouted .

xander hug alex and say " you never let me down ! you fought for your heart !".

sam nods at xander , xander say " kid we will be going duty word for 4 days ! becarefull ! look untill i came home you should not fight ! promise me ! once a man made he has to fight !".

alex nods and say " if it was nessery ! i won't hold back !".

mandora hit on alex back , " what sister ! if some one want to kill ! you want me say " here stab here ! i am taking your injuction rejularly it's enough dose".

madora laugh and say " idiot ! it was your medicine !".

xander nods say " remember ! keep safe ! trust no one ! if anything happens call 1765 and say " code alex ".

" what it means !".alex asked .

xander laugh and say " alex wet his dipers !".

alex face darkend , " why !"

sam laugh ," when your a 1 year old she came for chicago to home for changing teh diper ! that's why !"

alex nods and say " bye dad come home faster ".

xander nods and walk out off home .

mark went to school for checking the loss . mandora look at and ask " what are you thinking!".

alex look at her and say " sister lets go for the ride and eat chicken burger !".

Mandora nodded and walked inside, grabbing two fresh sets of clothes. She handed them over with a deadpan glare.

"Go wash up. You both stink like wet goblins. And Alex—don't you dare show him your back."

The two boys stumbled into the washroom, groaning and laughing as they scrubbed themselves clean. A few minutes later, they returned downstairs, their hair still dripping, dressed in casual jeans and half-buttoned shirts.

And there she was.

Mandora stood in the living room, dressed head-to-toe in a sleek, stylish outfit—black shades, designer jacket, and boots sharp enough to slice air.

Alex blinked, leaned toward James, and whispered, "Hey… is this a girl?"

He stood up dramatically. "Excuse me, lady. Have you seen my sister?"

Mandora didn't miss a beat. She smirked and said, "Haha. Aha. Good joke."

The three of them hopped into the car. No school today—just chaos, calories, and catch-up.

They hit the movies, crushed popcorn, devoured KFC like war veterans returned from battle, snapped blurry selfies in arcade booths, and spent the evening battling each other in VR games and dance-offs like maniacs.

By midnight, they stumbled back home—exhausted, messy, and beaming.

Alex and James collapsed onto their beds like fallen warriors, dead to the world..

"KKKKEEEEK KKEEEEK!!"

The alarm exploded like a banshee on steroids.

Mandora shot up like a launched missile.

"It's 9 o'clock?! WE'RE LATE?!"

Alex groaned under his breath, covering his face with a pillow.

"I knew peace was temporary..."

she went shower and on it . she hold alex and james on her shoulder put them under the water .

" whoo woo hhow pour un under water ! alex i can't swim my legs stuck " james shout .

alex open his eyes and seeing with expression , " can you atleast open your eyes !" .

James opened his eyes slowly, blinking at the hot water pouring down over him.

He was in the shower.

Wait… Alex was in the shower too. Right beside him.

Before James could say anything, a voice rang out through the mist.

"Guys! Get ready for school! We're getting late!"

Mandora walked out, unfazed, towel wrapped around her, already halfway to her room.

Alex yawned, stepped out casually, towel around his waist, dancing his way to the room like a backup dancer in a shampoo commercial.

Mandora peeked in, unimpressed.

She threw a bundle of clothes at him. "You've got exactly ten minutes to look human. No more."

She headed to the kitchen, already cracking eggs into a pan. The smell of frying bread, eggs, and peanut butter filled the apartment like a warm hug with a caffeine kick.

By the time the bread omelets were stacked and packed, Alex showed up with a wild collection of jean pants and jackets thrown over his arms like a fashion show gone rogue.

Both boys got dressed in a flurry of limbs and fabric and stumbled out of the room just as Mandora handed them sandwiches wrapped in foil. In her other hand, she clutched a bottle of orange juice like it was sacred fuel.

"Run, run, kids! We're late!" she shouted.

They all piled into the car.

Mandora drove like a woman with a grudge against time itself—taking corners fast, biting into a sandwich between gear shifts.

At a red signal, she calmly popped open the orange juice, took a sip, then the light turned green—she gunned it.

Alex and James chomped on their breakfast in the backseat like it was their last meal. Laughter and crumbs flew around the car.

They reached the school gate.

Mandora turned to James first, adjusting his collar with a gentle hand.

"Okay, kiddo. Bye!"

Then she looked at Alex. Her expression froze.

"...Shit. I'm coming with you."

Inside the school building, Mandora walked into the classroom like a woman on a mission.

She stood tall at the entrance and cleared her throat.

"Excuse me, madam! I'm sorry. Last night, there was an emergency. His father and uncle are both out of town. He stayed with me due to… unnecessary hostel chaos."

Professor Avery narrowed her eyes at Alex, immediately noticing the cut on his face.

"So it's true then… The idiot fought the Ace Squad Captain. They destroyed the stadium, didn't they?"

Alex shrugged without hesitation. "Actually… it was a draw."

Mandora snorted. "He's still travel-hungover. Don't mind him."

Then her expression shifted as she looked at his chest. She sighed, pulled a glowing cylinder from her bag.

"Give me your hand," she said, voice soft but firm. "This'll sting. Get ready."

Alex didn't argue. He held out his arm.

She pressed the device to his skin. The pain hit like fire but he didn't flinch.

Once it was done, she looked at Professor Avery.

"Please ignore his behavior for a few days. He needs treatment. Thank you, and sorry for the drama."

Avery raised a brow. "May I know your name and designation?"

Mandora smiled faintly, brushing a lock of hair behind her ear.

"Mandora Quasine Clestia. Chief Researcher of the Bio-Engineering and Magical Recovery Division."

Avery nodded, caught slightly off guard. "...Please. You seem to be in a hurry."

Later, as Alex was walking to his desk, Avery walked beside him.

"Why did you fight him?" she asked softly.

Alex sighed.

"Honestly? We don't even know why we fought."

He dropped into his seat, letting the morning wear off.

From across the room, Gwen was still staring at him—curious, cautious… and something else entirely.

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