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
*** There are many sub-personalities that could appear, but usually, the most frequent ones are the host, alter child, protector, prosecutor, animal alter, and demonic alter. * The host is the owner of the body or genuine personality. * Alter child is the younger part of the personality. At that stage, those who have DID regress. They regress from proper development and return to being children. Alter child usually needs to extract traumatic information that adult memory does not have. * Protector is an alter that protects and defends. Usually, he would be very aggressive when faced with a threatening or stressful situation. This alter appears to defend. * Prosecutor, is an alter who actually wants to protect but by giving punishment. * An animal alter is an animal-like alter, usually a wild animal that appears to protect or express feelings. * Demonic alters are alters who behave like evil creatures, usually, they appear for revenge and— "Uh, it broke?" Odette furrowed her br
Dario sat by the window, looking at Celestial's painting. Since his meeting with Aathreya, he couldn't explain how he felt. He had an inner conflict that made him feel frustrated. He was very angry and sad at the same time, he also felt guilty towards Celestial, Rose, and Isabella. His heart broke when he thought of how Rose was beheaded for being the target of Aathreya's revenge. Dario felt like he really wanted to kill Aathreya, but a part in his heart said that what Aathreya did was understandable. "My daughter paid for my sins. I locked you in a dungeon and your father made Rion D. Panther behead my daughter. You must be very satisfied, right?" For a few seconds, he stared at Celestial's painting in silence. In his mind, he wondered why Celestial's painting was behind Rose's painting? Did Isabella know that? Then … he remembered Aathreya saying that he would always interfere when it came to Celestial. What did it mean? What was the relationship between R
"I'm going back to the tent because Rion must have been looking for me. You can stay here and help him with his wounds." After saying that, Queen Ahana and the women who had been with them said goodbye to Celestial. Dario was laid on the bed, then his wound was starting to be treated by Celestial and some of the maids who were there. The healer at the villa joined the medical team on duty during the royal winter hunting event. "Are you a doctor?" Dario asked pleasantly. "No." Celestial focused on dressing Dario's wound. "I thought you were a doctor because you look so nimble when it comes to wounds." "If it's just to bandage a wound like this, anyone can do it." After a few minutes, Celestial finally finished treating all the wounds on Dario's body, but these wounds actually made the man have a fever at night. The fever wasn't on the to-do list. Damn it! He got up and searched the entire wardrobe in the room and intended to use the entire wardrobe as an extra blanket. Celestial
A week had passed. Dario had recovered, and now he was preparing to head to Panthera Palace with Celestial. "Are you sure you want to do this?" Celestia asked to be sure because soon Dario would enter the enemy's lair. It was possible that he would lose his life in the palace. "As long as you're by my side I feel confident." Dario never missed an opportunity to seduce Celestial. Although it's not very clear, but Dario could see that Celestial was starting to be attracted to him. He was quite confident that he would make Celestial fall in love with him in the near future. Winter was still here. Snow covered the ground very thickly. The cold temperature was twice as piercing every time the wind blew. Celestial did not know that a very long winter was waiting for her, or perhaps she would never feel the warmth of the spring breeze again. After traveling for about five hours, they finally entered the palace gate. The sun's reflection on the cold walls made the palace look sparkling.
Anwen sat pensively on the tree. She felt restless again when she heard that they were going back to the palace. She wanted to come because Odette was going there too, but if she thought about the match-making, she was afraid to go home. "Princess Anwen?" Trish's voice coming over made Anwen's focus shift. "What is the princess doing here?" Trish looked up to see the princess who was sitting back. Not getting a response, Trish then climbed up and sat on the branch next to the branch where Anwen was sitting. "Are you thinking about your match-making with Kaven Carolus?" he asked after a few seconds of silence, and Anwen only answered him with a small nod. "Um." "Why don't you want to be matched with Kaven? He's a handsome young man. He is popular among the girls. Besides that, he is also a very formidable warrior. He has fought with us several times to repel the rebels," said Trish. "I'll tell you, he's very handsome. His hair is golden like the warm morning sun, and his eyes a
“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