The sounds of roars and howls, along with the voices of the creatures that inhabited the Randle Forest could be heard from all sides, making the atmosphere feel eerie and mysterious. Within the darkness surrounding the place, Icarus’ body radiated an incomparably golden light. At the moment, Rion had already arrived at his destination.
Rion stared at the cave in front of him cautiously. It wasn’t long before Roul, Adriel, Olivia, Levin, and Kaven arrived at that place as well.
“This cave is the passage to the Castle of Vampires,” said Narine briefly.
Roul and the others then looked closely at the cave. For months, they roamed the Randle Forest looking for the cave, but after so many attempts, they still couldn’t find it. Yet, here they were now.
“At the mouth of the cave, there is protective magic,” Olivia exclaimed as she felt a powerful magical aura emanating from the mouth of the cave.
Rion then gathered
“I said I won’t return to the person who has thrown me away, so get out of here. I don’t need you to save me like a knight in shining armor,” Odette exclaimed sternly while staring at the man before her. Her determination didn’t waver. She really wanted to leave right away, but Rion didn’t let her do that.This time, the man held her hand. “I know you’re mad, but let’s not fight here. After leaving this place, you can scold me as much as you want. You can also kill me. It’s not safe for you to stay here. Let’s go!” Rion walked while pulling Odette with him.“I do not want to!” Odette snapped the man’s hand away. “THEN DO YOU THINK I’M SAFE WITH YOU? No. You told me not to care about you, right? I already did, so do the same. Don’t mind me. Even if I die, you don’t need to care about me anymore.”Rion scrutinized the girl closely. Her blue eyes
Odette begged Aiden to let Rion go, but Aiden, who thought this was a golden opportunity, could not grant her wish.“He already bothered himself to come here. It would be rude to send him away without a feast.” Aiden chuckled while Rion remained in his place. He glared upon seeing Aiden wiping away Odette’s tears.Meanwhile, the commotion that was happening outside the castle suddenly died down as a pair of large purple eyes appeared in the sky. From those eyes, waves of purple light radiated through the surrounding area.Roul told all his comrades to close their eyes, but the entity's power was not like what Aiden had shown when he was in the palace.For a moment, all the movements stopped at once. Then, after another five seconds, Roul and the others were already under the influence of Gerald’s divine eye power. No one could break free from the power of those eyes once they had been caught.“Jeez, why not do it much
CTAR! CTAR! CTAR!The sound of a cane hitting against the skin reverberated in the room.“No… I beg you to stop… sob… don’t hit him….” Odette’s body fell to her knees while crying her heart out as she saw Rion being hit with a cane and tortured by Roul before her eyes.Aiden, who ordered Roul to torture Rion, laughed out loud when the man was lying on the floor with numerous wounds on his body.“Come on, Big Brother. You can’t pass out yet. You’ve also ordered people to hit me like this, right? You have to pay for all your deed and the interest,” he said while staring at Rion, who couldn’t move anymore.“Aiden, stop it! Roul, wake up, please,” Odette exclaimed in a hoarse voice.“You can’t, Honey. He has to pay for what he did to me. Don’t cry like that and make me feel like I’ve done something bad.” Aiden chuckled ligh
Today was the same. Roul continued to torture Rion, and Rion didn’t put up a fight at all because if he tried to fight the man, then Odette would be hurt.Seeing him being tortured, Odette couldn’t stop weeping and screaming in agony. She kept asking Roul to stop, hoping the man would realize that the person he hit and beat alternately was Rion, but Roul completely ignored her screams.Just like yesterday, when Rion could no longer move, Roul stopped torturing the man.“Why are you so mean?!” Odette wept bitterly. Her gaze locked on Rion while Raen, who was also there, looked at the girl sarcastically.“You humans are so easy to deem us cruel, yet you are unaware of your own cruelty.”“Don’t be so rude to my future wife,” Aiden exclaimed. He then bent his body slightly and muttered something. “Hey, Brother, don’t worry about your sister-in-law. After you die, I’ll take good car
Roul made a shelter from the soil and stone on the ground that protected them like a shell.When they were inside the shell, it was as if they were being roasted alive.“How about now?” Roul asked anxiously. Sweat flooded all over his body.He wiped his face with the robe and then squeezed it. He looked at Rion who was standing in front of him.The king said nothing, but white light slowly enveloped his body.“Olivia, get ready!” Roul exclaimed firmly. In the next second, a burst of white light shattered the ground, and at the same time, Olivia controlled the wind and split the flames so they wouldn’t get on them. The sight was like a high wave being halved, and they were standing in the middle of a sea of flames.“I can’t hold it anymore,” Olivia muttered with difficulty. Her two outstretched hands trembled greatly, having great difficulty enduring the flames.For a moment, Roul looked
The door opened, and Saintess Angela entered the room.“Lie down. Saintess Angela will check your condition.” Rion helped Odette lie down, then stood up. He made room for the Saintess to check the girl’s condition.The last time Odette awakened her power, she had internal injuries that made her cough up blood.Saintess Angela placed her palm on Odette’s chest and began to perform a healing procession.Just like the first time when Saintess Angela treated her, Odette felt her heart being stabbed by something sharp. This time, not only her heart but also felt pain in some of her other internal organs, making Rion worried about seeing her in pain.“Her injuries are more severe than before, but it can still be healed. I hope this is the last time that power is used. It is very dangerous for her, especially because she is pregnant. It’s grateful that the fetus is still safe and sound,” Saintess Angela said after
Bugh bugh bugh!“Sorry, Odette.” Rion shielded his head while Odette got mad and beat him relentlessly.“I won’t forgive you this time! YOU ARE ANNOYING!” Odette was half mad when she found out that Rion burning to death was just a scenario arranged by Rion and his friends.“Don’t you think about how I felt when I thought you were dead?!” Odette finally stopped beating Rion due to exhaustion. She then sat down in a chair with a heavy breath. “I feel like my life is being taken away at the thought of you burning to death,” she said dejectedly.Rion stepped closer and hugged her. “I’m sorry. " It was the only way to destroy the curse mark on your neck and escape from there,” he continued, gently running his hand through Odette’s hair.“Can’t you tell me first?”Rion smiled. “If I told you beforehand, you wouldn’t be that mad, and y
Rion kissed Odette’s hand and begged desperately for the girl to agree to return to her era. “Please, Odette. Return to your era. Your place is not here. I beg you,” he said in a pleading tone. Tears started to trickle down his cheeks. He couldn’t control himself as fear of the situation would force him to choose between Odette and Panthera. He didn’t want to face the same situation six years ago, where he had to choose between Rose and his responsibilities as a king.Rion didn’t want to be pessimistic, but he couldn’t stop thinking about the worst possibility where he couldn’t protect Odette, and Gerald cast obedience magic on the girl again.Odette looked at Rion as tears also brimmed down on her cheeks, but she couldn’t grant his wish. She pulled and released her hand roughly, then ran out of the house.The snow was falling slowly. On a long bench under a tree, she sat there while weeping, ignoring the col