She wanted to stubbornly affirm but she shook her head lightly. She was no trained warrior, she was a scholar through and through. It was her sheer luck she had been able to keep her life when she faced that one in the Execution Palace. She didn’t want to downplay it. “Protect me then.” She crooked out, her voice hoarse from crying. She was feeling much more level-headed now and it exhausted her further. She lay limp in his arms while he caressed her. Crying had drained her out. His arms were good. Muscular and reliable. “You are such a stubborn bull.” He sighed, an annoyed grin taking over his features. “Watch it.” Her threat, too, was but a lifeless mumble. “You will have to lay low and do as I say or else.” She hummed. They lay there for quite a while. Ambrose was restless and blinded by rage. He wanted to have a physician take a look at her. Her medical condition was no joke but because of those worthless bastards who didn’t know the right time to start this worthless wor
“How old it is?” Laylin asked quietly. If it hadn't been for the vomits she wouldn’t have guessed. How could her child be this stealthy? “It is about two months at least, though I might be wrong as I have never seen such a… child.” Her eyes glared at her stomach as if in suppressed disgust. Laylin hummed. It was probably around when they were newly together. It probably also means that the child might have a heartbeat of his own now. “Princess, is there anything you would like me to help you with? Is there anything particularly strange you feel?” She asked and Laylin furrowed her brows. She was feeling quite inadequate right now. “It’s strange…” The Princess didn’t know how she felt about cradling a babe in her arm when she herself was this young. That was far-fetched though, she didn’t know what this child might come to be. Laylin and Ambrose were half-breeds and it was an even more unstable creature. Layin had faced several fluctuations in power at a young age, and several inci
The dark sorcerers looked at the Princess with puzzled eyes on the bed. She was a set of bones in a matter of days. The woman was not recovering for several days now. It was difficult for them to find a proper way to examine her condition because they couldn’t use the usual medicines. They won’t work on her condition either. Her weaknesses were proving difficult for them to treat her. “When will she wake up?” Sansy asked as soon as the doctor stepped away from her. His hand clutching his ring, as a matter of habit. The doctor grimaced to face him, swallowing down his nervousness at disappointing the cruel man who had killed eight attendants on impulse just this morning. The wizard's face was burnt to the point of being unrecognizable. His features were distorted. He seemed like a hideous monster. They say it was Princess Laylin who did it and the man had issued her beheading as soon as she was caught. They were dying to have their King back. There was more than just a fever ail
Sansy looked at the man with a clenched jaw. The pathetic man had banged his head against the wall and lost consciousness. As the medic treated him, his temper flared. The man was cunning he was trying to kill himself so Sansy wouldn’t use any spells to get the information out of him. But he shouldn’t have expected anything less from a man who was able to devise a massive rebellion this smoothly. Sadly he might have to dispose of him soon. He was of no use if his lips were shut. It was better to find alternatives than try to make a man like him talk. “Leave the area unattended. Seal the doors, let him rot here for the rest of his days.” He said and turned around. He might have to break the safe open but he couldn’t. If the treasury was forced to be open, the Palace would collapse on its own. There were ancient spells on it. He will have to break the spell somehow. For all the hate these filthy beasts threw at witches, this came as a surprise to him. How pathetic. ….… “Show you
Barilla stood outside of the most expansive tower in Sarang with clammy palms. She took a deep breath before she thanked the doorman for opening the door and made her way in. The Tribe was crowded with many witches and wizards, given the abrupt call of the Tribe’s Mistress, It came as no surprise to her. This tower was also located in the center of the Tribe, so naturally, it attracted a lot of witches and wizards who had returned after years. All of them had seen the demonic monsters on their way here. The chaos was expected but unwelcome. Uncaring for the crowd, she held her luggage and strode up the flight of stairs. Opening a door by instilling her aura for identification, she ran inside in her dirty robe. A trail of mud slung behind her. Finally, her eyes landed on the reason she was here in the first place. ‘THUMP!’ She dropped her luggage on the pristine white tiled floor with a huff. Her mood has soured, she had been forced to let Laylin fend for herself because he
“I will do no such thing!” The Old Mistress spat, “I won’t send my witches and wizards to die out there to fight a battle that is clearly not ours to fight. Besides as I have said we will patiently wait.” The Mistress pursed her lips. She had an inkling of how Sansy was able to open this many gates at once. He would have somehow gotten his hands on the Forbidden Knowledge of the Tribe from the Rune Vault and found out the White Wolf blood was the Medium key to open the door. The book was only ever accessible to the leader of the Tribe and Sansy had been the leader of the Tribe before her. He learned the dark arts like that too but he could never quite interpret it right before the mark disappeared from his wrist and appeared on the current Mistress of the Tribe. The good thing was, after the King’s rebellion only two people of the White Wolf Blood remain and the young Princess was too weak. She would give out soon. She was this weak that there was no chance for her to survive the
“I don’t… I don’t think it’s going to work.” Laylin gazed down at the shimmering water of the spring and shook her head. It was just so absurd. She had hardly absorbed aura once when they were escaping the Palace that night but it was only to save herself from breaking her neck while crossing the wall or she wouldn’t ever take such a risk. Besides, it had taken all her energy to collect enough aura to jump the wall. She was lucky she didn’t twist up her internal organs. Though she wasn’t that knowledgeable about witches and their precious magic, she knew a thing for sure: no witch can absorb aura simultaneously from nature or at will, without injuring her internal organs. But that too if a witch did it for consecutively five minutes, she might even drop dead. Esmer, though, was determined and kept a straight face, “Absorb aura from the water, keep your hands in front of you, and will it to come to you.” She said as if it was a natural phenomenon, not something unheard of. Laylin
Laylin carefully answered, trying to read his mood from his deadpanned expressionless face but really didn’t see his next move coming. ‘THUD!’ “Ack…!” With a swishing sound, Esmer was pushed against the cave's upper dome-like muddy ceiling with his demon shadow as a noose around her neck. “You used my wife for your frivolous experiments?” He calmly questioned, his burning eyes still staring at Laylin whose eyes widened in horror “Sire!” Laylin pushed him away abruptly with widened eyes, “Let her go! Are you crazy?” She shook him but his hardened scowl was persistent. The only thing that changed was the fierce eyes that narrowed to make them more scarier. Rurik clenched his jaw at the demon’s cruelty. He was about to lung at him when he was jolted from the inside. Laylin vibrated with blind rage and willed her aura to launch at his demonic shadow. Rurik was about to slap his forehead at the Princess's foolishness. He had learned the hard way, these tentacles weren’t solid… Huh?
“So Crimson Rukh, how do you feel about marrying me?”His question left everyone present speechless. Even bloodied and battered Ambrose scoffed. Laylin clenched her jaw and tried to walk past him but he blocked her path yet again.At the end of her wits, Laylin burst out. “Get out of my way while I’m being nice!” Her voice trembled as she tried to run to her husband.Tilting his head in confusion, the demon sneered with contempt a second later. "Oh… Is that this dog’s filthy mark? Now that complicates things," he jeers. “I will have to kill him.”With his one tendril, he threw Laylin at a broken pillar and held her there while he slowly walked to the Lycan King."Screw you!" Ambrose spluttered, exerting himself to the fullest despite his state.The demon cackled, throwing his head back, “Your worthless mother didn’t teach you manners.” He picked him up in the air and slammed him back down.Laylin screamed and struggled but her aura couldn’t fight against his sheer force. With her, sev
"...I still think you should see her," Laylin mumbled, in his embrace. When he didn't reply, she buried herself deeper in his embrace. "...Sorry. I should not talk about it recklessly." She mumbled saltily. It was a sensitive subject and she didn't have the courage to look him in the eye.He smirked, looking down at her. She was on edge and sensitive to his emotions. He wanted to pinch her puffed-up cheeks with how adorable she was being. His darkened features at that time must have put her on guard. Instead, he settled with running his hand in her hair. He still remembered the spitfire she was, ready to bite him when he first forced her to be his Mistress.He laid back suddenly on the divan, making her fall on him. "Ambrose!""Laylin." He held her by the waist, settling her on him. She instantly struggled to get off him but he held her there."What?! Someone will see!" she was huffing puffing while her face reddening in embarrassment."Laylin." He called her out again in his low se
"I'm sure you know if you try something, she dies." His eyes swept over Valerie and Ivan. "One less pawn won't make a difference.""No. Not her! Don't touch her!" She desperately tried to crawl but only ended up stumbling and falling on the bloody arena ground. "Let her go this instant!" She begged desperately as her heart was bursting out.Her mother shook her head, her eyes telling her to let her go but it only made Laylin more desperate."Oh, so you love the mother who abandoned you?" Sansy seemed amused and he cackled. "What to do though? You didn't want to be part of my 'shitshow'."Laylin shook her tear-soaked face, "Okay! Okay. Tell them to step back. Let her go and I promise, I will!" Sansy scoffed at the naivety of the Princess, "And why should I let her go?"At the end of her wits, Laylin snapped back. "I will help you!"She couldn't use her aura easily in these handcuffs. No matter how fast her aura might be but the moment she unleashes it, every wizard here will feel the
It happened when all soldiers lost hope and thought they were fighting a battle with the fate to be defeated. ‘BOOOM!’ ‘THUD! THWACK! THUD!’ An explosion collapsed the outer wall of the palace and dark wizards and soldiers alike flooded in water crushing through from who-knows-where. But shock registered when they met the eyes of the person standing where the wall once stood. “I see. I almost missed all the fun.” There stood Princess Laylin scowling at her torn dress getting wet and an equally pissed woman behind her. “Did you really have to go this far? How am I going to walk around in this now!” Valerie was about ready to knock this stupid Princess out. Every man on the ground, thanks to the knee-high water flooding the palace, was shocked at the carefree women barging in as if they were taking a stroll in the garden. Ivan’s eyes widened. ‘That foolish Princess was here, in the middle of a battle! The King was right out of the door. If she dropped dead here, they wouldn’t b
She kept her hand on her belly and smiled solemnly. He was a piece of her and her husband. An heir to her lover. “Ahh.. To be young. Though I don’t really like the man, I certainly despise him less than your mother does. I’m not much of a success as a Red Witch so I have no such obsession with bloodlines or species. I just care for my family.” Laylin bit her bottom lip, shrugging. “Mother is... She will come around.” “Hmm, hope so. But I see... you look madly in love.” Berilla teased, looking at her distracted expression. "It must hurt your pride to love him more than he loves you." “What? No!” Laylin rolled her eyes, her smile still playing on her lips. “He’s the one who is chasing me. I just set my grace on my eager lover.“ She was flexing when both of them knew, Laylin was crazy enough in love to dive head-first in a war zone or in front of a raging monster. Laylin looked away. Her smile deepened. She did love him more but it didn't matter as long as he loved her back. A silen
The palace stood tall and imposing, its marble columns reaching the sky. It had been days since the rightful King had set foot in the home he despised and lived for.But now, with a burning sense of urgency in his heart, he returned to reclaim his throne. Laylin was expecting, he could feel his spawn growing stronger by the day. ‘SHIIINGG!’He walked solemnly, his two long swords dragging behind him. Electric zapping brutally filled the silence as his swords screeched.Previously when he had imagined her carrying his heir, he had wanted to keep her on feathery cushions day in and day out, lavish her with jewels but now he wanted to kiss her the path she walked on.He had no patience left for morons. His Queen was carrying the future King and she deserved better than a humid cave.As the sun dipped below the horizon, casting a golden hue over the palace walls, Ambrose stood lonely at the grand entrance.The military he had himself cultivated stood before him, pointing trembling spears
"N-No, please!” The startled young witch screamed and poured her aura in with all her strength as her life flashed before her. ‘FWISSSH…’ The witch toppled back on her ass, waiting to die but as the creature collided with the magic circle it emitted a bright, blinding light. The monster's movements slow, and it gradually, in a fraction of a second, evaporated in the air. It became quiet and all the witches huffed in disbelief, as if under a spell. “Good work.” Laylin turned to the witches with a smile. “This is how any witch, weak or strong, can make the teleportation magic circle.” She clapped her hands, “Well, nobody’s dead, so let’s go under the lake.” It may sound twisted but she enjoyed their fear especially Valerie who was pale. She felt gleefully satisfied. Now, sure, no one will question her about the potency of her magic circle. She felt bad for Eloise but it couldn’t be helped, she was the weakest witch and thus the perfect person to show them the spell worked. Seizing
With a deep sigh, she went to the young Princess. “You think you can handle it after all the… commotion?” She was talking about the things she heard them talk about.The Eldest of the Red Witches looked at the Princess with a faint smile. Laylin remained still. Her countenance was quite ample as she looked ahead at the lake in front of her.Ultimately it didn’t matter if Laylin could or couldn’t. She will have to. For the sake of everyone. For the future.Valerie sighed, “We can do it ourselves too.” Laylin knew it too.The witches could very well pull off a teleportation spell but they didn’t trust her or the magic circle she had drawn especially after Aunt Berilla couldn’t perform the designation spell. The battle with demonic monsters will take more than just technique, hesitation could cost these witches their lives.Only Laylin knew Berila couldn't do it because the Great Mistress had made that spell to pull her into the memory abyss.So the witches needed to believe any of them
‘AAACK!' She pointed the dagger at him and flicked it down. His leg bent at an unnatural angle, his bone stuck out bringing him into a half-kneeling position. “Keep it down. I don’t want a commotion.” She was so calm that it was creepy. Her lazy eyes fell on the Dark Wizard and she smirked. The Dark Wizard tried to cast a spell but nothing worked, he couldn’t take anything as the source. The Dark Wizard had little to no aura or couldn’t control their auras like Valerie. There are two sources for using magic. One is auras that are taken from nature and one is life sources. Dark magicians fuel their magic with life forces which means they kill to do magic. But it doesn’t have to be beasts or humans, depending on the magnitude of the spell even insects can be used for simple spells. She had protected every living being with her aura in the perimeter. Her snake rubbed its head against her neck, and she caressed its scales with a smirk. She enjoyed the Dark wizard's desperate attempts