“It’s a spell that Gerald’s people have been looking for, and it’s also a black magic spell that the temple detests so much, so it has to be guarded properly. You also have to be careful. If you get caught, you could be in huge trouble,” Trish said, reminding Roul of the risks the man had to bear after knowing about the spell.
“Am I the only one who will be in huge trouble?” Roul replied.
Trish sighed when he heard that. He would also be in huge trouble for knowing and helping find out about the spell. As the one giving the orders, Rion wouldn’t slip out of trouble either.
The kingdom could come into conflict with the temple because of this.
“We have to be careful,” Trish said firmly. Then, he fell silent and thought about Rion’s plan to return Odette to the future.
He wondered in his mind, could Rion activate the
A faint smile appeared on Rine’s face, making Odette who saw it stunned in confusion.It was unexpected.“I won’t do anything,” said Rine calmly, but Odette couldn’t just believe him.“Keep your word so I won’t do anything either.”Odette looked at the man questioningly. She didn’t understand what he was saying.“I don’t understand.”Rine didn’t answer and sat down again while Odette watched him warily.“The criminal who killed his mother has been released, so I won’t punish him again,” said Rine, and it made Odette stunned once again.Rine was closely related to the death of Rion’s mother, and Rion once blamed himself for his mother’s death. The man thought his mother had died because he didn’t obey her words that asked him to keep running at that time. Odette could understand the man’s words this time.
“Bee, finish your food and sleep.” Odette walked out of the kitchen into the living room while carrying the last piece of the pie.“Your Highness, I will excuse myself,” said Amy.“Thank you, Amy.”Amy nodded with a smile and then left the house while Odette approached her ‘child’ who was playing with a paper boat.Odette fell silent for a moment while watching the man.Rion, who was being taken over by Bee, looked cute playing like that, but he also looked pitiful.Bee was proof that Rion didn’t have a happy childhood.Odette remembered that her childhood was also challenging. She went through many difficult times, but she faced them with her mother. Her mother didn’t demand that she had to be a perfect daughter. Even if she did wrong or failed an exam, her mother wouldn’t be beaten or cursed her.It was totally the opposite of Rion. If the man did wrong, he wou
The sound of horses’ hooves pulling the carriage could be heard amidst the snow.“Amy, what’s wrong?” Elis asked because the woman sitting beside her kept quiet all the way home.“Nothing?”“Are you sure? You’ve been quiet ever since.”“I’m fine.” Losa mimicked the way Amy spoke well. In her disguise as Amy, she believed she could easily kidnap Odette and bring the girl to Rad.The sun's rays had lit up all over the place as the carriage crossed the gate and entered the housing complex.“Ah, finally...” Elis got out of the carriage and was followed by Losa.Losa looked around the area. She then glanced at the dozens of knights passing by.“Amy, what’s wrong? Come on in,” Elis invited.Losa who disguised herself as Amy was slightly startled when she heard Elis’ voice inviting her to the house.“Yes,&rdq
“Amy?” Odette furrowed her brows when she saw Amy behind the wall, but the old woman immediately hid when Lucifer approached her.“Honey, come on in. The cold wind isn’t good for our baby,” Lucifer said with a tint of worry, causing Odette to laugh, but she stopped when she saw Amy again.She felt Amy wanted to say something to her, but the woman couldn’t do it because of Lucifer.“Lucy, I want to see Amy for a minute.”Lucifer glanced at the wall for a moment and noticed someone hiding there.“Your fake aunt?”“That…”“I will keep you company.”“N-no. Wait here, she’s scared of you.”“I won’t hurt her and won’t do anything,” Lucifer exclaimed sternly. He still wanted to accompany the girl, but when Odette fell silent while staring at him intensely, he finally agreed.“Fine, bu
Knight Erwin, Tyson, and Theo struggle to stop Lucifer from rampaging.Erwin lunged with his fist, but Lucifer held his wrist and threw it at Theo who attacked from behind. Lucifer even dodged Tyson’s attack from the left and easily hit the man’s nape.However, Lucifer was eventually stopped by a Wizard Knight who could control snow and blocked his movements.Erwin, Tyson, and Theo rose to join the wizard knight controlling the snow.Lucifer glared at them furiously as if he wanted to kill them with his gaze.“If Odette gets hurt, you all die,” Lucifer stressed out each word while trying to release himself from the snow that covered his body, but it was in vain. He couldn’t move at all.‘They are not your enemies.’ Rion’s voice echoed in his head again.“Shut up!” Lucifer wasn’t in the mood to listen to Rion’s words.People on the outside try to give him th
“Finally, you’re awake,” said Losa.Rad didn’t say anything. He remembered what had happened to him after drinking a mouthful of Odette’s blood. His body was burning from within. He even thought that he would die from it.“Where is she?” Rad asked as he held the nape of his neck.“She’s been imprisoned. What exactly happened to you?” Losa asked back, and Rad told her about how he felt after drinking Odette’s blood.“In the past, the divine sapphire was used to absorb and store your power. I think when you drink her blood, the sapphire’s power absorbs your power again.” Losa conveyed her assumption, but the assumption was wrong.Rad already knew that the sapphire’s power didn’t absorb his power but burned it. After the sapphire was swallowed by Saintess Michaela, the sapphire merged with her body and mixed with Aathreya’s power inside Celestial. Tho
At this moment, Odette was imprisoned in a place covered with protective purple magic. This was useful to prevent the vampires, who were very lustful for Odette’s blood, from entering and drinking her blood desperately.Odette was curled up while hugging her knees again. She tried hard to calm herself and kept telling herself that she would be fine. Rion would definitely come to save her soon. All she had to do was survive until the man found her.Odette held her belly. Whatever happened, she could not die in this place. She had to live for the sake of her child and Rion.She braced to lift her face and looked at the vampires guarding her. If she looked closely, their form was not that scary. These vampires looked like humans with low blood pressure because of their pale faces. The Chimera and Hydra she had seen in Randle Forest were even more terrifying.Earlier, Odette was so scared because Rad suddenly bit her neck. Besides, Losa said Gerald&rsqu
“Your Majesty?” Tyson looked back at Rion, and the king repeated his order.After making sure that it was really their king, Tyson asked the Wizard Knight to release Rion from the snow that was holding him down.“Our apologies, Your Majesty,” said Tyson while bowing politely and was followed by the other knights.“Tyson, let’s go to the North Tower. The rest, you can scatter to all the places Losa might go. Theo, you lead them,” Rion ordered calmly, and everyone nodded obediently.He then left the place with Tyson and arrived in front of the North Tower gate. There, they met Rax.“Where’s Roul?”“In the practice room, Your Majesty.” Rax answered after bowing politely.He then escorted the king to the practice room where Roul was. It was the room where the leader of the Wizard Knight had used to train himself before facing Aiden later.When they arrived, Rou
“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