Chapter 60 - It’s The Heart That Wins Wars
“We’ve drawn his attention. He knows now that we’re not hiding, and he won’t let that go, after what happened to Georgia,” Maxton uttered and sat on one of the chairs in Regulus’ office.
“And remind me again what happened to her?” Regulus replied, his brows creased as he looked at him suspiciously.
“Tanner shot her with an arrow and it pierced her back, but her psychokinesis power threw him off after she dropped me on the ground. We could’ve had the chance to take her, but she escaped.” Lies. It was a crafted lie, carving out General Deimos out of the picture. And Regulus nodded, believing Maxton.
“If Georgia is wounded now, then we should take this opportunity
Chapter 61 - To Take SidesIn King Janoer’s private chamber, where he stood gazing out at the biting winds sweeping across the Northern landscape, the news of the recent battle between Maxton’s forces and Georgia in the Middle Region had reached him quickly, like a chilling breeze that cut through the veil of neutrality he had held for so long.Janoer’s mind raced with conflicting thoughts. “Maxton has made his move,” he muttered to himself, “and it appears he is no longer the broken king they once believed him to be.” The image of Maxton, rallying his remaining troops alongside the Southern Region soldiers, brought a sense of hope to Janoer, thinking that he had to make a decision.He paced around the quiet room with slow deliberate steps while his mind raced with conflicting possibilities that
Chapter 62 - Make Them Believe You“Strength without loyalty is still strength,” Andor muttered under his breath.He stopped near a group of soldiers who were engaged in combat training, their swords clashing with violent force. Sparks flew as metal hit metal, their faces devoid of emotion, and the only sound that escaped their lips was the grunts from the exertion of their movements. The ground beneath them was scorched and torn apart from the sheer brutality of their sparring.Andor turned to the rest of the soldiers scattered across the field. “You are not just soldiers! You are the vanguard of a new era!” he shouted, his voice booming across the training grounds. “Harrion has given you the power to destroy those who stand against us. The Soulbane Drug strengthens you, and the Bloodstone Amulet bind
Chapter 63 - Leading the WarThe Haonen River flowed fiercely in the distance, its roaring currents served as the Southern Region’s first line of defense. The land beyond it, once lush and quiet, was now a warzone in waiting. Maxton stood next to Severus, the son of King Regulus who came in place of his father for this war since King Regulus was already too old to be in a war. Their gaze was fixed on the dense woods while they waited in a clearer ground with their forces, waiting for the arrival of Harrion’s although there were already a number of soldiers hidden in the thicker part of the woods to attack the middle battalion of Harrion when they entered the Southern lands.Maxton clenched his fists. “She’ll be at the front,” he said, more to himself than anyone else. “He’ll send her to break us.” His stomach twisted at the thoug
Chapter 64 - His Death Freed Her“Maxton, if you do not act now, more will die!” Severus shouted over the chaos. The battlefield was a mess of blood and broken bodies, but all Maxton could see was her — Georgia, standing in the center of the devastation, her silver eyes gazing over her enemies, cold and merciless.He knew Severus was right. He had to make a decision, had to act before more of his men fell. Maxton grabbed his dagger while he contemplated. He thought to himself, asking himself if Georgia would be willing to live knowing that she had taken innocent lives. But would that decision lie in his hands? Could he spare her from the misery of knowing that she had taken innocent people? Would she want to live after all these? Could he take that burden off of her?“Maxton! ” Severus called again, his swor
Chapter 65 - Her Wrath"Maxton!" Georgia’s voice echoed in her head, but no words left her lips. Her entire body trembled as fury, unlike anything she had ever felt before surged through her veins. The chains that had bound her to Harrion’s control shattered, their grip torn apart by the overwhelming force of her rage. Her silver eyes, once cold and empty, now burned with madness and pain.Everything around her was a blur. The battlefield faded, the chaos drowned out by the sound of her own heartbeat pounding in her ears. All she could see was Maxton — bleeding, broken, his body crumpling on the ground. His blood soaked into the earth beneath him, and the sight of it, the scent of it, drove her over the edge.Boulders, arrows, daggers, and swords, anything that had fallen to the ground, began to lift into the air around her. The power co
Chapter 66 - Peace and DeathThe battlefield fell silent as Harrion's lifeless body crumpled to the ground. Harrion’s men, who had been under the grip of the amulet, froze where they stood motionless. Their weapons clattered to the ground, and the fire in their eyes was gone, leaving them like hollowed shells, unable to act, yet not freed from the soulbane drug coursing through their veins.The battle was over, and now Georgia had to face her reality.Her eyes drifted from Harrion’s broken form to Maxton. He lay still on the blood soaked earth, his body barely clinging to life. The bond between them, faint but still present, told her he was not gone. Not yet.Georgia’s heart clenched as she rushed to his side, falling to her knees beside him. “Maxton. . . ” she whispered, her voice cracking w
Chapter 67 - She’s GoneTanner stood at the entrance of the medical camp, watching in silence as the trucks arrived one after another, carrying the wounded from the battlefield. Severus was beside him, his face set with a frown as he was sitting on a chair while his wounds were getting cleaned and bandaged by a nurse. The distant sound of soldiers groaning, medics shouting orders, and the incessant beeping of medical equipment filled the space. They had won the battle, but the cost had been high. Too many lives were lost, and too many were still hanging on the edge.Maxton was among the injured, lying unconscious in one of the trucks as it pulled up to the camp. His body was pale, and his chest was barely rising and falling in shallow breaths, but he was alive. Tanner’s eyes never left Maxton’s, the war had ended and the Western region needed him, he must live.
Chapter 68 - Gift From The SeaThe waves crashed against the shore of Havalu Island with the sound of the waves rumbling across the white sands of this small and isolated piece of land where nature ruled and the touch of modernity had barely settled. The sun had barely begun to rise, casting a faint bluish glow across the sky, when the fishermen spotted something unusual carried by the crashing waves."Oi! There is someone out there! " one of them shouted, his voice breaking through the quiet dawn. His companions rushed over, their feet sinking into the wet sand as they squinted toward the object, now barely visible in the morning mist.It was not driftwood, nor was it the debris of a shipwreck. As they drew closer, they realized it was a human body, a woman — unconscious and bruised and wounded with several scratches from hitting