When the guard saw the king coming, he gave a polite greeting. Now, Rion was standing in front of the bars that imprisoned Cristela. He saw the old woman lying on a piece of cloth while hugging herself.
For the first time, he saw how his grandmother was so weak and pitiful.
“Are you dead, Old Woman?” He asked without averting his eyes in the slightest from Cristela who was lying with her back to him and facing the wall.
Five seconds later, Cristela still didn’t give any answer. She didn’t even move at all. This made his brows furrow. Rion then called the guard and told the man to open the prison door.
After the door opened, he went in to check on Cristela’s condition, and he was quite surprised to find the woman had a high fever and was unconscious. Rion didn’t want to care about her, but his actions said otherwise. He took the woman to the infirmary and ordered th
Meanwhile, the doctor that Anwen had asked to call Odette had arrived at the queen’s room. He met Elis at the door.Elis asked what was wrong when she saw the doctor’s panicked face. The doctor then stuttered, telling the maid about what had happened in the infirmary.“I-I don’t know what had really happened, b-but the king suddenly strangled Princess Anwen and wanted to kill her. He also injured the nurse. H-he looked very different from the usual King Rion,” the doctor explained in fright. It was the first time he had seen the king behaving like that.Elis was very surprised to hear that. She then went into the room with the doctor.“Your Highness.”Odette, who was sitting on the edge of the bed chatting with Nadin turned her head when she heard Elis calling her.“What’s wrong?” she asked.&
“Did I sleep very long?” Lucifer asked. Odette nodded again with a faint smile. Lucifer stepped closer to the guardrail, watching the snow fall slowly. “How long?” he asked the girl who stood beside him. “Two months.” Lucifer turned to face Odette. He took her hand and pulled her into his arms. He sat on the guardrail while looking at the girl’s face, which was only an inch away from his face. “So, how is it? Do you want to marry me?” he asked, making Odette stunned. “M-marry?” Lucifer smiled gently. When he was like that, he looked like Rion. Everything would have been easier if Lucifer didn’t hate Rion, but the reality was different. “Huh?” Odette was surprised when Lucifer suddenly stood up and carried her. “Let’s go?” “Where to?”
Meanwhile, Odette and Anwen were still looking for Lucifer. They had searched many places, but they couldn’t find the man anywhere. “Where exactly is my brother?” Anwen muttered. Odette who heard it felt very anxious. Arlo who also followed them with Tyson made his horse gallop beside Dan. “Princess, what exactly happened to the king?” he asked curiously. “Don’t ask. Just look for him,” Anwen said a bit curtly, surprising Arlo with her cold attitude. “We split up. If you meet the king first, tell us quickly, and don’t meet him right away,” Odette said. Arlo and the others were confused as to why they couldn’t just meet him when they saw the king. When Tyson listened to the order, he said they couldn’t split up and take the risk. “Her Highness the Queen was kidnapped recently. The enemy who kidnapped he
Damian’s opponent had just been carried off the arena. “The next challenger is Lucifer!” “Your turn.” Lucifer stood up and walked into the arena. Seeing his figure, several people who realized his appearance was similar to their king felt surprised and confused. They whispered and asked whether the man in the arena was the king or not. However, most of them did not believe it because they thought there was no way the king was here. “So, you’re the next challenger?” Damian smiled lightly as he folded his fingers. At this moment, Lucifer also showed his evil smile. “Let’s finish this quickly and then buy the ring.” After that, he immediately rushed to attack Damian and fight the burly man. *** It was already night. The snow was falling heavier. Anwen and Odet
Odette and Anwen were still on the road, searching for Lucifer. “Anwen, what if Rion isn’t there?” “We’ll look elsewhere.” Odette took a deep breath. “Sister Ody, beside the house, has Lucifer ever taken you anywhere else?” Anwen asked, and Odette said never. For a moment, Arlo and Tyson who followed behind looked at each other. They were very curious about what really happened, but the two girls didn’t want to explain anything to them. *** Crack! Aagh! Lucifer had just broken his opponent’s arm. He then dragged his opponent’s body then slammed it to the floor just like he did to Damian before. After that, he threw him out of the arena. Lucifer was declared as a winner again. The eighth challenger withdrew in fear at the sight of Lucifer’s cruelty towards h
Three hours later, Lucifer finally left the place, followed by three people behind him. “Take this and stop following me.” He gave the five gold coins that were agreed upon from the start. The three people were very excited and took the five coins right away. “Wow, thank you.” Lucifer ignored them and kept walking ahead, but he stopped when he realized that the three of them were still following him. He looked at the three people very sharply, making the people surprised. “Do you still have business with me?” he asked coldly. For a moment, his hazel eyes shone eerily in the darkness. “N-no.” “Actually, we want to return this to you.” One of them returned two of Lucifer’s gold coins. “You have worked hard. It would be outrageous to split the prize in half,” the man added. “Stop following me,” said Lucif
All of them finally went back and arrived at the palace in the morning. Last night’s incident really made everyone confused and kept wondering what really happened to the king.Now, Odette and Rion were already in their room. Doctor Alex checked the condition of the two and then gave some medicine.“Thank you,” Odette said to Doctor Alex.“Please take good care of yourself. If there’s anything, tell the maid to call me," said the doctor.Odette nodded and thanked him once again.Doctor Alex and the nurse came out of the room. Odette then walked over to Rion who was lying on the bed.The man could barely move. Lucifer was really too much.Odette got into bed and cleaned the wounds on Rion’s body. After that, she applied the ointment and sprinkled the powder medicine that Doctor Alex had given.&nb
Trish tilted his body and covered his head with a pillow, trying to sleep. However, he was so restless that it was hard to drift into his dreamland.Anwen’s flushed face as he came closer to the girl crossed his mind again, and it bothered him even more.Trish sat down and contemplated. Anwen’s awkwardness whenever he came closer to her made him feel that the girl really liked him. He approached her because of a whim, but if Anwen really liked him, then it seemed that he had played with the girl’s feelings without realizing it.He didn’t love Anwen. To him, Anwen was just a little girl. Rather than a partner, she was more suited to being a sister.Trish laid down again and closed his eyes to sleep. After a few minutes, he finally fell asleep. His consciousness then drifted into a dream.In his dream, he saw himself as a child walking alone under the evenin
“Doctor Ody.”“Mia?”Mia smiled and sat beside Odette.“I know you’re feeling scared right now, but we can definitely handle it properly,” Mia said reassuringly.“You’re not afraid of him?”“When Bee was born, and I saw him for the first time, I cried because I remembered when Alvin was born. At that time, I didn’t want to see his face because I hated his father so much. Every time I remembered that, my heart hurt, and I felt bad for having such a thought. Alvin doesn’t know anything, so why should he be hated?”“Mia...”“Bee doesn’t know anything either. He’s a sweet child with a heart as pure as an angel. Why should I be afraid of him?” Mia smiled, then looked at the sky. “Since my parents died, I don’t have anyone anymore. People who should be called family actually treat me like trash. Perhaps even tr
“Odette!” Hans finally came. He quickly approached Odette, who was struggling to get away from one of the firefighters who were holding her and preventing her from getting closer to the flames blazing the house.“Senior, help Bee! BEEE!” Odette let out a hoarse cry.Then Hans was stunned to see Bee being carried out by the firefighter. “Bee?”“Baby, Honey.” Odette immediately dragged her wobbling feet to approach the child, carefully taking him from the firefighter. “It’s okay, Honey. Mom is here. Mom is here.” She rubbed Bee’s back and kissed him as she hugged him so tightly. It wasn’t long before Bee suddenly lost consciousness.“B-Bee? Bee!”“Let’s take him to the hospital!”Odette and Hans rushed into the car and took Bee to the hospital. Arriving at the hospital, Bee was handled by the doctor immediately.“Bee…
In the palace garden, Rion, Trish, and Anwen sat together while enjoying dessert.“What?” Anwen and Trish were shocked to hear of Rion’s plans to retire and leave Panthera.“Are you serious, Your Majesty?” Trish asked hurriedly. “What’s wrong? Why so sudden?”“It’s not sudden. I’ve been thinking about this for a long time.”“Then what about Panthera?”“There is you.” Rion casually said it as though it wasn’t something serious, then cut the cake in front of him before eating it in delight.“What?” His eyebrows raised a little upon noticing the sharp gaze from Anwen and Trish. The two of them couldn’t believe what the king had just said.“Your Majesty, your joke isn’t funny at all,” Trish said flatly.“This isn’t a joke.” Rion took a deep breath and then looked up at the sky.
Betelgeuse, Alpha of the Orion constellation.Betelgeuse D. Panther was the star in the hearts of Odette and Rion.“Bee...” Odette kept smiling as she watched Bee’s sleeping face. When the boy was asleep like this, he became very calm.Somehow, every time she looked at Bee, she was like seeing Rion’s figure when he was small.“Mom… Zzz…”“Mom’s here.” Odette chuckled when she heard Bee calling out to her. She remembered Rion also calling her name in his sleep. Indeed, Bee really was the son of Arion D. Panther.“Sweet dream, Honey,” she whispered and kissed the boy’s forehead.She then got off the bed then left the room, walking towards the living room. When she arrived, she saw Mia was busy with piles of fabrics that needed to be sewn.“Mia.”The young woman stopped her activities and turned her head naturally.&ldqu
“Drystan,” Rion called the young man again, and this time, Drystan cast his gaze at him.“Is my father…?” Drystan wanted to ask about his father’s condition but couldn’t finish his sentence. The words stuck in his throat as though, deep down, he had already guessed it.“Did you already know about this?”Drystan nodded with a faint smile, but sadness was evident in his eyes. He told Rion that before going to the capital, he went to Bosa with his father. When his father found out that Aathreya was dead, and so did Rion, he decided to take that step.“He regretted that he never gave any happiness to Odette. If you died, Sister Odette would definitely suffer a lot, and he didn’t want her to suffer anymore. I told you that my father deeply regretted all the things he had done in the past, and now he had proven it. That’s it, I’m leaving,” Drystan said in a self-deprecating man
“Big brother?” As Anwen saw Rion’s fingers moving slightly, she rushed to kneel beside him, followed by Dario.As Rion’s consciousness returned, Dario’s consciousness actually faded.“When… when you meet your sister-in-law, tell her that I’m sorry,” Dario said while looking at Rion wistfully.Anwen was silent. She didn’t give any responses, as she wasn’t sure if there would be a chance to see Odette again or not.Dario’s eyes quivered. They slowly closed before opening again, closed again, and opened again. This continued until his body slumped to the ground helplessly. Luckily, Anwen immediately reacted and supported his back.Dario’s eyes were still open, and he looked in a daze at the cloudy sky above him. At this moment, he had sunken into his trove of memories of Odette.‘I DON’T HAVE A FATHER! MY FATHER IS DEAD!’The image of Odette
Rose sat by the river while Rion lay on her lap, enjoying every second of their togetherness.“Rose, I’m sorry,” Rion said as he looked at the woman, holding her hand, which stroked his forehead gently.Rose smiled gently. “You’ve said it 100 times.”“I am so sorry.”“You’ve said that a hundred times already.”“Since you left, I couldn’t breathe properly every day, and something invisible kept tightening my heart.”“Yes… You’ve said it, and Lucas also told me.”“Lucas?” Rion got up and looked at Rose questioningly.“Yeah. He said Trish told him about it.”“Trish?”When Rose told him everything Lucas had told her, Icarus arrived at the Rose Garden. Anwen was surprised to find Dario and Saintess Angela there.Dario hopped onto Icarus’ back and carried Rion down
Aiden was finally gone as his body was destroyed from within by the combined power of Rion and Aathreya. However, although Aiden was dead, the problem wasn’t really over because Gerald’s soul had already left his body and resided in Rad’s body instead.At the moment, Gerald was floating in the air, under the purple eye that still stood firm in the sky. He raised his hands to activate the Divine Eye, but Icarus came and breathed out a powerful flame, forcing Gerald to move away to escape it.“Narine?” Anwen muttered when he saw the little fairy on the back of Icarus flying towards her.“Get the king onto Icarus’ back,” said Narine briskly.“What?” Anwen and Trish felt puzzled.“Just do it if you still want to meet the king!” Narine exclaimed in a bit of a hurry as if she was being chased by time.Roul, who was listening to their conversation, nodded to Trish as the man lo
Swoosshh…The wind blew against the leaves of the shady trees while the blooming rose swayed gracefully and gave off a sweet fragrance. Several butterflies flew around and perched from one flower to another, showing off their stunning wings.Odette walked among the roses while looking right and left. That place reminded her of the Rose Garden in Green Castle, or… was she actually in the Rose Garden?Her gaze swept around the area, looking for the Green Castle building, but no matter how far she looked ahead, she didn’t see the building anywhere.Tap!Her steps came to an abrupt halt when her eyes fixed on Rion’s figure, who stood a few steps away from her. The man was wearing a charming white cloak with gold thread fluttering slightly. For some reason, Rion looked more handsome than usual.“Rion?”The man smiled gently at her.Seeing that, Odette couldn’t help but feel an endless joy