"BROTHER!" Anwen's scream that sounded panicked made the three people in the room startled. Trish immediately got up to open the door, followed by Rion and Odette. "Brother!" Rion was surprised because Anwen suddenly called him, and he was confused because Anwen looked panicked. "What is it?" he asked. "Emperor Dario and his three thousand troops are heading for Panthera." Rion's eyes widened as his breath hitched slightly when he heard what Anwen had just said. The same thing seemed to happen to Trish. "Who told you this?" Roon asked. Anwen explained that she had been alerted by a soldier carrying a message from the troop leader guarding the southern border. "The soldier is waiting outside," Anwen added. Without further ado, Rion immediately went to meet the soldier for more information, while Trish, Anwen and Odette followed closely behind. "Is everything you said true?" Rion asked as soon as he stood face to face with the soldier, who was carrying a message from the southe
Emperor Dario's eyes widened slightly when he saw Aathreya standing there, facing his way. Seeing Aathreya, all the troops wondered who the man was. "Your Majesty, do you know the man?" asked David, a man who had a burn scar on his left face. He was the emperor's right-hand man. Dario did not answer the question from him. When he was five meters in front of Aathreya, he ordered all his troops to stop. Aathreya smiled crookedly. "Stay here. I'll be right back," Dario said to David then got off the horse and walked over to Aathreya. A curtain of dust flew as the wind blew between the two of them as they stood opposite each other. "Aathreya." Dario's brows furrowed. "I'm flattered that you still recognize me. Long time no see, Dario Archadela. Ah, no. I mean son-in-law." Aathreya smiled sarcastically. Aathreya could forget the names of everyone in this world. However, he could never forget the name of the man who had ruined his daughter's life. The emperor fell silent with an unch
Aathreya looked up at the randomly arranged clouds in the blue sky. 'I also sinned and I will pay for it one day,' he thought. He closed his eyes and the image of Knight Lucas appeared in his mind. The young man did nothing wrong, but he had to be dragged into the flow of Aathreya's revenge. He kept his eyes closed until the sounds of many horse steps entered his sense of hearing his eyes opened. Rion, who was still riding his horse, was quite surprised to see Aathreya standing at the forest exit. Trish and the soldiers wondered who the man in black was. Rion got off the horse and then immediately saluted Aathreya. Hearing the king call the man by the name Aathreya, Trish and the soldiers were shocked. They all knew about Aathreya, who was the great wizard, but they never saw his face. Trish immediately dismounted and saluted the great wizard, while the soldiers whispered in disbelief at what they were seeing. "Go back to your palace. The man is gone." "What?" Rion didn't have
Odette followed Trish secretly until she arrived at Rion's door. From the gap in the door, she peeked at what Trish was doing in Rion's room in the middle of the night, and why was Trish carrying a rope? Odette was surprised when she saw Trish was tying Rion to the bed, and Trish did it out of Rion's orders. Why? After a few minutes, Trish finally came out and Odette quickly followed suit. "Trish!' Hearing someone call out to him, Trish stopped then turned around. He was quite surprised to see Odette walking towards him. "Miss Odette, what are you doing here?" he asked as soon as Odette stood before him. "Can we talk for a minute?" Even though he was confused, Trish still nodded. He invited the girl to talk on the terrace. "So, what do you want to talk about?" Trish asked, not long after they reached the terrace. Odette told Trish that she had followed him to Rion's room and she saw Trish tying the king to the bed. "Trish, does Rion do all that because he was afraid that h
"Ahahaha, sorry, Rose, but I don't dare to mediate the emperor's fight with the king. I still want to live," Lucas said and smiled. There was no worry on his face at all. This annoyed Rose. The woman now turned to David. She persuaded David to stop the duel, but just like Lucas, David also still loved his life. Meanwhile, down below, Dario and Rion had exchanged attacks and displayed a fierce sword duel. "Don't expect yourself to get out of the arena alive," Dario said while doing a quick attack that knocked Rion back, but Rion responded calmly. "You really want to kill the father of your grandson?" "My grandson will be fine without you." Dario's face was already red with anger, and Rion was enjoying the sight immensely. "Then Rose D. Panther will be very sad," he teased, and made Dario's anger flare up even more. "HOW DARE YOU CHANGE ROSE'S LAST NAME WITH YOUR NAME!" Dario screamed so loudly that the veins in his neck bulged out. He lunged with his sword ready to slash. "Rion
Odette waited for Rion at the entrance of the rose garden. Actually, she really wanted to go in but she had been told by Anwen and the servants that the king did not allow anyone to enter the garden except on cleaning days, and even then, only the servants who had been assigned were allowed to enter.After Odette waited for about three hours, Rion finally came out, and he was quite surprised to find Odette standing in front of the entrance."What are you doing here?" he asked as he stood in front of Odette."I was waiting for you," said Odette, frankly. "Before you get busy with work, I thought we could have a casual chat for a bit.""Is this part of the treatment?" Rion asked. They started walking side by side and left the garden area."So, what do you want to talk to me about?" Rion led the way then sat down on a bench. His facial expression looked serious even though Odette wanted to talk to him casually.It was still early. The dew had not even evaporated from the leaves and flowe
"Arlo?" Trish was a little surprised to see Arlo's sudden appearance. "What's wrong? Why are you here?" he asked after Arlo saluted him. "I was sent by Her Highness Cristela to tell His Majesty the King to immediately return to the palace, because King Edward will come to the palace. Her Highness Cristela wanted King Rion to return to welcome them," explained Arlo. After hearing his right-hand's report, Trish rushed to tell the king what Arlo had just said. However, when he arrived at the king's study, he didn't see the king there. He turned to go to the king's room, but the king was not there either. He was confused and wondered where the king had gone. Trish asked the servants about the whereabouts of the king, but no one knew where the king was. He was starting to get a little worried as it was unusual for the king to leave without telling him. Trish wondered if this time the king was taken over again, but by whom? Lucifer? No, because if it was Lucifer, then he would have alr
Rion didn't respond to Odette's words. He took the chair climbed into it to untie the rope that was hanging from the ceiling. However, when he looked up he felt dizzy and his neck hurt too. "If you're dizzy, don't force yourself. I'll let it go," said Odette, watching him. "Here, let me do it." "I don't need your help," Rion replied flatly. "Okay." Odette crossed her arms. She knew this man was too stubborn, so she didn't insist to help him. Fifteen seconds passed, but Rion still didn't manage to let go of the rope, and instead felt even more dizzy from looking up for too long, plus the chair kept on rocking, which made him feel even more dizzy. Odette let out a tired breath, then held the chair so it wouldn't sway, even though Rion had said he didn't need help. "What are you doing?" Rion asked, looking down. "Playing chess," answered Odette lazily, raising an eyebrow. "..." "I'm being very kind, if I was someone else I would have left you," Odette raved, but soon she was sur
“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