"I wasn't talking to you." Phoenix snapped."*scoff* Earlier, no one asked you to chip in uninvited. You started this mess and look where it got you. You and your mate are separated in the same vehicle." Dante derided. Phoenix folded his arms and looked away as Zyair ignited the engine."Rolandro's gonna scold us for sure." Lavana said with a sigh."Don't worry, babe. I'll take all the blame. He can't beat me, anyway." Phoenix said with a smug look. None of them replied to him and they continued the ride in peace. They soon caught up with the other jeep that had been waiting for them ahead."Geez! I thought they'd gone far. Turns out they were waiting for us." Lavana exclaimed."We are toast!" Dante muttered as Zyair parked in front of the other jeep that carried Rolandro and co.Mel got down from the jeep and walked to their vehicle."What the hell happened? Why weren't you following?" Mel berated after Zyair wind down his side of the car window."Um... It was...." Lavana couldn't f
Occasionally, they stopped to either answer the call of nature or refill their tanks. Lavana's stomach grumbled so much during the journey and they had to stop at a restaurant. "Babe, I see you've eaten just some snacks along the way. Now we're in a good place. So you can eat as much as you want. We might not get a place as good as this until we arrive." Phoenix said."Okay. But I can't read what's on the menu." Lavana said with a sigh."I know that. But there are pictures in it. So look at them. What are you allergic to?""Phoenix, none of them will give me an issue." she replied."Great. Waiter!""Sir!" the waiter beside them answered."Everything on this menu, prepare them. Lavana, can you eat a plate of each?" he asked."Um... there are 20 dishes on the menu. A plate of each... maybe we can share them. You take ten, I take the other.""Girl, that tribulation on that island made you stronger and if I'm right, you eat a lot at this rate. So don't be polite. I'm also accompanying yo
"Hey! How dare you say that?" Phoenix barked, and Lavana suddenly let go of his ears. "Lavana, did you have to exert that much strength? What did I do to you?" he whined."What did you promise me?""To filter my words," Phoenix replied, looking at the floor."And what did you do now?""The opposite," Phoenix said meekly.Dante tried his best not to laugh but couldn't help it. He covered his mouth as his body trembled. Here he was thinking Lavana would be pitiful in this relationship. Who knew it was the opposite? Rolandro himself was stunned too. He could never associate the meek, shy Lavana of the past with the one he was currently seeing. He hadn't seen her in one day and she's changed so much. But it's also a good thing that she can tame this bad-mouthed mate of hers. "Man, you're lucky today or I'd have taught you a lesson," Phoenix whispered as he passed by Rolandro."*scoff* I'm not afraid." the latter replied."But you almost pissed your pants, man. It's not good to lie. Haha
"Do you want to die?" he yelled and suddenly alighted. He got into a fighting stance and Rolandro simply retreated. "Get Lavana." Mel cried."No, just take him to his mate or someone will get hurt." Rolandro commanded.Dante walked closer to Phoenix and held his hand."Calm down. You're going to sit with your mate for the rest of the trip. How does that sound.""Good.""Alright. Just the two of you will be in the jeep. We want you guys to have privacy. The rest of us can fit into this other jeep." Mel pushed Phoenix toward the other jeep and made him sit in the driver's seat."You know the way? Or you wanna follow behind us?" Mel asked."Don't worry. I know the way." Phoenix gave a thumbs up, wearing a smile."But um I want Lavana to be in the other jeep.""Why?""Because she's been with you guys for long. I want to become closer to you guys. After all, I will soon become a pack member." Phoenix explained."That...""Rolandro, Mel and Dante, pls join me. Zehelina, please take my mate
"Alright, try it if you don't want your head intact with the rest of your body anymore.""You..." Rolandro was rendered speechless."Go to sleep. I'll be out soon." Phoenix did not say another word and Rolandro miserably turned around. With a sigh of defeat, he headed back to the bed and sat, still pinching his nose."Gosh! Phoenix, why is your poop this smelly?" he muttered."Rolandro, if you can't bear it, please wait outside.""Outside the room? Phoenix, I want to sleep and you're doing this... *grunts* You just wanna frustrate me, don't you?" Rolandro said unhappily."So what? If you can't bear this, how can you dream of beating an Alpha?""Is inhaling the terrible smell of poop related to defeating an Alpha? Phoenix, you clearly wanna get on my nerves.""I already am, Rolandro." "Phoenix...." Rolandro gritted his teeth. ****10 minutes later, Phoenix came out in a black bathrobe, holding a transparent bottle (containing black liquid) in his right hand.Rolandro, who had managed
Rolandro had returned to room 1715. He hadn't gotten enough sleep last night. The competition was gonna start by 10:30 am. They were 1 hour away from the venue and they were supposed to arrive there at least 30 minutes earlier.He sighed. He'll probably have to sleep in the jeep. That's the only way to get some sleep.His phone rang and he picked it from his bag.It was his wife calling."Baby girl, how are you and my kids?" he asked affectionately."We're doing great. What about you, honey? Did you sleep well?""Yup. I did.""You're lying. I know when you slept well or not. Forget that we're miles apart. I didn't call last night coz I thought you must be super exhausted." "Dear, it's alright. I'm the one who's supposed to call. I must have made you really worried too. Sorry hun.""That's fine. How about the others?""All good. We met Lavana and Phoenix on the way and they joined us.,""Haha, my preparations for them didn't go to waste then." Carmelia's laughter could be heard."Is Pe
"Of course, you won't know about it, young sorcerer. But before you can go there, Lavana, you need to exact your revenge on the bastards who hurt you, Lavana. I will tell you further details on any other questions you have after that. I apologize that you couldn't say a proper goodbye to your three spirits. In a sense, they are still with you. But just as a different being, which is me. I function as an assistant in battle and a companion. Lavana, before the merging, Thora and the others recorded something." Cephina raised her left hand, which glowed. She launched a ball of golden light upwards and it exploded. Soon, a large mirror appeared and slowly descended until it was an inch away from the ground. A face appeared in the mirror, smiling and waving."Pamela..." An emotional Lavana wanted to run to the mirror, but Cephina signaled her to remain where she was. "Hello there, kiddo. If you're seeing this, then we must have been merged."Another female, a dark-skinned lady, could be
The two jeeps came to a halt suddenly at the shoulder of the road. Mel got down and walked to the couple, who were waving at them up ahead. "How long have you two been waiting here?" he asked."Not long. I think, about 5 minutes." Phoenix replied as he looked at his watch."Really? Did you guys first go to the hotel?" Mel asked again."Yeah. We did so and then we found you guys had left. We also had a bath and changed clothes, as you can see." Lavana replied.Mel sighed.'It must be good being able to move about so easily, huh?' he thought."Alright. You and I will sit together at the back, Phoenix. Oliver is driving today, so your mate and Zehelina will sit together.""Why do you have to separate us?" Phoenix questioned unhappily."No big reason. I think what you did to my buddy last night can be considered a basis?" Mel asked with arms folded."Last night?" Lavana asked in confusion as she looked at her mate for an explanation."Er.... Can we not talk about that? Besides, I did it
Wiyzh-Sybylle Landia Imperial Ceremony hall. 9:00 am. The venue was a gigantic hall built with numerous gleaming gemstones, all having different shades of white, regardless of shape and quality. Surrounding the hall at a reasonable distance from each other were a few golden statues of various fairytale beasts. Numerous shrubs with white or silver flowers could be seen in the large area. If one flew above the hall, he'd see that the flowers surrounding the venue in specific spots actually formed the symbol of love— a heart. There were also some large trees of different heights possessing rose gold trunks, white leaves and silver bell-shaped fruits at random spots, adding to the beauty of the environment. Several beautiful and colourful little effervescent birds were singing in harmony on the branches of those trees, blessing the ears of whoever heard their wonderful melody. White and golden butterflies made from light magic could be seen fluttering their wings around the area. The
"Oh, selfless, huh? Fine, my bride would prefer to see you alive anyway. I'll just take you with me," he looked at the pink snake, "You have any problem with that?" Echidna hastily responded, "No, No! You can take him with you, sir. It's an honour," Phoenix lifted a brow, "You give him up so easily?""I have assurance that since you aren't killing any of us today, you'll take care of my son. Besides, he's too disobedient,""Mom!" Tamesis couldn't believe his mother said that."Your son can only visit you once a year after this. You still want me to take him?" Phoenix questioned with a raised brow."Sure. I'll give you as many treasures. I also know that by the time he returns next year, he'll be more mature and obedient,""Okay. You guys wait out here. I'll take whatever treasures that interest me myself," without waiting for their reply, Phoenix vanished. He reappeared a few minutes later with a star-shaped gleaming purple stone.All of them looked hesitant. This stone was located
The young Vulkhaen finally reached its destination. The part of the cave that was very specious had a lake below. The lake's water was refined and of great purity.In the big lake, 25 snakes of different sizes and colours- big and small- swam with glee and the largest of them- a black-coloured snake- was on the shore just watching. Suddenly it perceived a familiar smell and its golden eyes lit up.Turning its head, it found to its delight that its suspicions were correct- the runaway youngling was back! "Father!" the runagate snake flew down to the shore of the lake and coiled its head around his father's."You finally know to come back, huh?""Yes, father. I'm so sorry. I won't ever defy your orders again. Please forgive me,""It's ok, son. As long as you know and acknowledge your wrong, it's fine. Hey guys, Tamesis is back!" Immediately, all the snakes left the water and flew to shore the moment their wings sprouted."Son, you finally returned," a feminine voice was heard from the
Wiyzh-Sybylle LandiaImperial Sacred Ceremony Ground. Those watching had anxious looks on their faces. The king put on a calm expression, even though his heart was thumping in his chest.But at the moment, he saw Phoenix's hair turn silver with cerulean ends, the calmness on his face fled, getting substituted by anxiousness. ‘Gosh! He’s planning to use his powers?’ the king became even more anxious. No, this mirror had to be stopped from showing any further happening. He didn’t care what people might say; he was king, who were they to complain?But Phoenix suddenly faced the beast with his back and then smiled, giving a signal that the king should let things happen as it should. Worst case, he’ll just present this strong beast's head when he comes out of the portal. The king sighed defeatedly. The first prince had resolved that if the people present on the ceremony ground found out he was actually a sorcerer and not a high-level wizard as they believed for so many years, so be it!
Forbidden Forest. Lavana’s mate exited the portal, landing on the ground on his feet. He steadied himself and saw the portal quickly close. Looking around with his now glowing viridian eyes to see where he was currently, all he could see were tall and wide sturdy trees that could likely be a few hundred or maybe a thousand years old. Their rough trunks were wrapped by various thin or thick golden vines. There were also numerous shrubs, each having different leaf colours. A few of them were known but the majority he couldn't identify. Hence, he had to be careful since the possibility of poisonous or lethal shrubs being amongst the plants was high. Ahead of him was thick white fog and it served as the gateway to the lair of the creatures he was to defeat tonight, Silgioth- ranking first on the top dangerous beasts’ list. He had told the king that this was what he wanted, so the king had the portal drop him right near its dwelling in this taboo forest. In addition to being hard to se
“Greatness of Wiyzh-Sybylle Landians!" the king called out solemnly, with his sceptre raised.In response, the others who were holding sceptres also raised theirs upwards. A resounding "For Eternity!' was heard from all subjects present.The king and the subjects repeated this action two more times, before putting down their sceptres. The satisfied king nodded with a small smile. "Tonight, we’re all gathered here for a special occasion. My son, Prince Phoenix has found a beautiful flower, the mate gifted to him by the goddess. All required rituals have been done up to this point. Now, it is time for him to demonstrate that he can guard the precious flower that he has found, from danger, even at the cost of his life. He will enter the forbidden forest and return by midnight with the head of a dangerous creature. With its teeth, he will make a special necklace for his bride. The beast's core, he will use as the pendant and engrave his name!”“Aye!” the crowd yelled, full of pep. “I, he
Two days later,First Wiz prince's abode,Phoenix's chamber,8:55 pm.Phoenix was back to normal; Now, he could wear clothes and touch himself without feeling any sort of discomfort. Lavana had long been taken away to her assigned residence to be provided special beauty treatments and perform a few other essential rites that required only the bride's presence. According to custom, the couple weren't to see or talk to each other physically before the wedding ceremony.On his part, he had to pass one more test meant for royalty, and that was to bring back the head of a dangerous creature in the forbidden forest- As assurance that he could protect his bride!It was to be done tonight, beginning from 10 pm to midnight- the task had to be done in two hours or less.He had just one hour before beginning the trial. Currently, his hair is neatly tied in a bun, his upper and lower eyelids are painted black and there is a necklace on his neck made from a conscious beast's dark brown teeth. His
The King and his wife were seated on his consort's scepter Alvana, heading towards the monarch's residence slowly."Extreme pain at being touched..." the queen pondered, "If anyone who touches Phoenix makes him feel a lot of pain, then why could his mate touch him without increasing the pain?" she wondered out loud."Probably because she's a mermaid?" the king guessed, "You know, it's rumoured that their touch is comforting to an afflicted soul," The queen sagely nodded, "It could be the case. I can understand that our son is a hybrid, being a wiz and Alpha Blood, that's why there are blurs covering his special places. But his mate is the same! Since when do mermaids have blurs? That didn't look like some sort of magic spell that shields others from seeing the private places either. It's sort of natural,"The king let out a defeated sigh, "Darling, you know she's capable of producing a fireball,""Yeah, I saw that. Even telekinesis!""Lavana is actually tribrid," the king revealed via
She made the pot levitate from the stunned doctor's hands and fly over to her. While it was still levitating, a small fireball materialised atop her right hand, shocking the others. Peter knew she had fire and ice powers, so he wasn't too shocked. But making things levitate, well, that was a first. "Okay, don't increase the fire, maintain it for five minutes," the doctor ordered after regaining his calm and she nodded her agreement. Anything, she would do, as long as Phoenix became well again. She couldn’t lose her darling mate!Doctor Alstein took out several coloured fresh herbs from his second spatial ring and put them in a white porcelain mortar taken out from his first spatial ring. He picked up the pestle that was in it and started pounding it with the right amount of strength required. Then he added some strange-looking fruits taken out of his second storage ring and continued pestling. When he was done, he squeezed out the essential dark green liquid from the crushed stuff i