“So you think I’m the weakest.” Metikulo suddenly stopped struggling, he was now breathing heavily, feeling an uncontrollable fire blaze inside of him upon hearing those words.
Alexander’s grin slowly disappeared. When he felt the sudden surge of energy that appeared within the boy that he was holding. In a matter of moments, he was blown away by the said child. The boy did it without even invoking a spell or moving a muscle. He let out a low grunt, wincing when he felt the sting of the attack. His smug face completely faded when he saw what the three boys had now turned into. His eyes suddenly were filled with a sense of anxiety and excitement upon gazing at the familiar form the three had taken.“Well, well. Seems like I also need to take this seriously,” He says to himself, ripping the remaining clothing that was hanging on his shoulder in preparation for their next round.Giro, Cicero, and Metikulo had now broken their mother’s seal. Having reDark flames blasted everywhere. Along with several lights that kept flying from one place to another. Trees were on fire along with the ground. It was like the whole mountain had turned into hell on earth.Yet the four warriors seemed oblivious to everything that was happening. Enjoying the sheer thrill and adrenaline of their battle.Bloodied, barely able to move, and their magic almost running out. The three boys still had this wide grin on their faces. With their mystical armor on, they were able to freely use their forbidden flames to their limits. Not caring about the surrounding, no longer hindered by any restrictions. They were able to freely attack to their hearts' content. Having only the sole intention of defeating their enemy.Even Alexander was gasping for air, though he was not as close to going down as the three little runts. He was still quite beaten down himself. There were bruises, gashes, and a few cuts in him. Something that
“I was starting to think that you wouldn’t show up,” Alexander was unable to hide the joy in his face.His smile became sweeter, giving out that longing look. Once again after so long, he was able to gaze at his beloved lady. His legs moved on their own, walking towards the woman without thinking of the dangers that may come his way.“That’s as far as you’ll go, draconian.” Kaya’s quickly raised her spear, pointing it straight at the man’s neck. Stopping him before he was even able to get close to her.Alexander felt the cold, searing graze of the magical weapon on his skin. It merely touched him yet it was still able to cut through his skin. But that did not remove the wide smile on his. Relentless, even though the woman was outright hostile towards him.“Now, now, my lady. Let’s not be hasty here. I’ve come bearing a proposition for you.” He quickly mov
“Your majesty!” Lord Slog and the others called out.They had been unable to reach their liege for the past few hours. Fearful that they might get in his way. All of them didn’t really have much of a choice. None of them were able to traverse the mountain has had to avoid getting blasted or burned alive.Somehow the whole place had finally calmed down. After that final surge of light covered the whole place. Though it leveled the whole mountain, it also managed to douse the flames all around them.But now they were all worried, seeing how powerful that attack was. Though they knew their emperor was almost an unstoppable beast, they were now starting to think of the worst seeing the large barren area that had replaced the once lush form of land.“Find the emperor!” Mistress Moryana quickly ordered everyone in sight.The soldiers began scattering around the whole place. Digging, searching, a
“Kaya!” The man’s voice kept echoing inside her head.She was already leaning on the trees, trying to keep herself up. For some reason, her legs felt like they were already about to give in. This pain in her chest kept poking at her. Scratching inside of her after several memories of their past came crashing in on her.She bit her lips, trying to keep her sobs when she remembered the pain. She had really thought she’d moved on, forgotten about it. But that all prove wrong when she felt his touch on her body.Falling on her knees, she let out a quiet sob. She hated herself for still having feelings for the man. That lingering thought just made her feel uneasy. In her mind she should hate him, loathe him, and most of all, she shouldn’t be feeling that way anymore.There was once again a sudden thrust in her heart. Remembering how she would have been able to have ended it all a while ago. She was so close
“How are the boys doing?” Karilaya asks as they had just finished doing rounds on the village wall.She wanted to make sure that the runes remained in check and stable and the wooden walls did not have any kind of damages.“They’re still in bed, my lady,” Kirei answered as she finishes writing all the things that her lady had instructed a while ago. “It seems the fight with the Draconian has exhausted them all,” she informs.Even her head priestess could not believe that the three were actually beaten into submission like that.“Are they doing well,” Karilaya sighed, remembering the injuries that they got from the fight.“Their wounds are all healing well. And we’ve also managed to fix their dislocated joints,” Kirei informs her lady since the three boys don’t seem to be having any problems recovering.“Thank goodness.&rdqu
The morning was already approaching and there were only a few dozen people to transport. Karilaya was thankful that she was able to hold on that long.She never expected that such a kind of army existed. She knew that the empire's army was formidable, but she never thought that they would be this horrifying. No matter how many phantom soldiers and golems she’d summon, they were not enough as she could only summon about a thousand or. Which was the same number as the imperial soldiers. It would take at least three of her high-level phantom warriors to take on a fully armored knight. The only things that were keeping them at bay were the barriers and the flame sentinels that shot from a distance, pushing them back.“My lady, you should step into the portal,” Kirei called out after transporting the last of the civilians.It was now only her and a few soldiers that remained there. Karilaya finally felt comfort when she saw that ev
“Your majesty, are you all right?” It was lord Galford Drake who approach him.The old man could not help but show his worry. Having seen the broken armor and tattered clothes of their emperor after emerging from that magical fortress.“I am fine, uncle,” he waves him off. His eyes still focus on his lady that was unconscious in his arms.Kaya finally fainted after letting out her final attack. Luckily he had his Draken sword which he used to nullify and absorb the woman’s last attack.“You are wounded, sire!” Lord Drake gasped upon seeing the gashes and still dripping blood from his shoulders and arms.“It is nothing to be concerned about,” Alexander shrugs him off, not wanting him to worry about such a thing.“But your majesty,” The man once again tried to plead.Alexande
It came as a shock to lord Slog, Mistress Moryana, and Headmaster Artheous upon seeing their liege arrive. It hadn’t been that long since he went his way to help out with suppressing the next village but already came back with his lady in tow. The two of them quickly move to greet the man as he was approaching the two of them.“Welcome back, your majesty,” the three of them greeted with enthusiasm seeing as the emperor was smiling as he carried his lady in his arms.“Is the tent ready?” The emperor asks.“This way, sire.” Headmaster Artheous immediately moves aside, gesturing to the large dwelling that had already been set up by the soldiers.The man quickly moves ahead, walking hastily. The headmaster, adviser, and Grand witch remained following behind their liege as he entered the makeshift shelter. Thankfully they had already finished setting the bed and d
As Karilaya proved she could handle basic politics and affairs of the land, she gained the head advisers, along with the magical council’s favor, being dubbed as the true empress of the Draconian Empire.And they state it in the imperial rule. She took over all of Alexander’s duties, allowing the man to focus on raising their sons.The man taught the boys everything he knew, from combat, control their forms, and learning the ways of their kind.A year more had passed, and they were finally ready to proceed with her coronation.Having healed from all of their wounds, Karilaya finally agreed to marry the emperor, which puts them in their current situation.With the land no longer tormented by the changing weather, the people at peace, and the kingdom once again flourishing. It was now time to go to the western lands to have her crowned and legitimatized as the sole wife of t
The people felt a bit more at ease with the empire; they no longer had any qualms, especially after everybody found out that their princess was now the empress and would still be the one to rule them.She lowered the taxes enough for all of them to get by, not just for their area but also for the entire western continent that was under them, so that it wouldn’t cause too much strain on everyone.Trading between the west and their lands went on smoothly, allowing more products to come back and forth.“Good morning your majesty!”People greeted as they walk pass by them. Karilaya waved at them in reply. She and the others were currently viewing the restoration of the old kingdoms’ fields.After they had cleared the trees, the earth was now being plowed to prepare it for farming. Everyone was helping, including a few of th
Having control over all the things in the kingdom, it didn’t take long before Karilaya had finally turned matters around.Repairs on the capital were going smoothly. All the previous actions she wanted to be done, like the re-aligning of the seals within the entire city, were no longer an issue, since fear of using her magic did not restrain her.It was the reason she now felt it was the right time to proceed with restoring their lands to how it was.“Your majesty, are you sure it will be safe to remove the coven from their bonds this instant?” the old adviser asks.The man was with her, together with her own guards, since she sent the others to handle things around the kingdom for this momentous day.“Yes, mistress Moryana and the headmaster are already in place. I stationed Kirei and everyone else in each village outside to make su
In just two days, that was all it took for the combined might of the imperial army and Aselaysian soldiers to rally up every single person who Soraya has pointed out to be instigating a rebellion into their hands.Facing them now was lord Sander Lee. Face broken, bloody, and full of tears. The man was groveling in front of Karilaya, who was on the throne beside the Draconian emperor.She moves to her side in order to get closer to the Alexander. “Did you beat them to death?” she whispers to him.Seeing how beaten and wounded the old lords were, she could not help but feel a bit of remorse for letting the man handle things.“No,” he shrugs.“Then why do they look like that?” she points out.Lord Sander Lee’s face was so inflated that he was unrecognizable, while some could no longer keep themselv
“Why do you doubt him?” It was the childish little voice that whispered in her mind.She was currently contemplating with the Horomid all the while looking out into the palace’s terrace. She wanted to get at least an insight from her guardian spirits about what to do, knowing that somehow they may clear her thoughts.“Because he has lied to me before. And I am afraid that all of this is but another farce,” she says.Feeling that ache inside her chest, still fearing that the man might betray her again.“Did you also not deceive him?” the sweet female voice whispered.Karilaya could not help but grumble. “I did that to protect myself.”“What makes your mistake more forgivable than his? A lie is a lie no matter how you make it,” the annoying spirit mocked, letting out a laugh after.
After finally having time for themselves, all Alexander would do was to cuddle and hug her. The man clung to her the moment they got returned to their room. Cooing and giving her kisses on the neck.“Your Majesty, you need to rest,” she scolds. Feeling his hands wandering all over her body.They were already in bed, getting ready to sleep after tucking the boys into their rooms. Her back was facing him, so he was spooning her while they laid on there.“I have plenty of strength reserved just for you,” Alexander cooed in her ears.She felt herself shiver, sensing that ticklish jolt inside of her. His hands were already touching those sensual areas of her. Playfully rubbing his fingers on her skin.“Alex!” she hissed, slapping off his hand, feeling him pinching some of her sensitive parts.“Come on, Kaya. I promise I wo
They caught Lord Drake by surprise upon their arrival. Making his uncle gape in disbelief at seeing her lady with him at that moment. He kept looking at him with questioning looks, asking for why he’d let the woman be there.“Your majesty, I do not think this is safe,” He says.Alexander almost laughed, cause he knew that his beloved was very much capable of handling herself in there, having removed her restraints and all.“Uncle, have you not met her yet? Or have you forgotten the mother of my children?” He smirks at the man, trying to give him the idea of who he was with.But before lord Drake could even recognize his lady, Kaya had already done a curtsy in front of him.“It’s a pleasure to meet you, lord Galford Drake. I have to commend that your men are quite the formidable opponents on the battlefield that even I wasn’t able to
Tired, wounded, and starving, Alexander still kept watch over his sons. He could tell by their breathing that all of them were still awake. Resting, planning, and waiting for the right time to strike.“Your majesty, it would be best if you take this time to rest up.” Lord Drake says.His uncle had finished tying up Giro. After he had broken free a while ago. It’s the second time within the day which was making him frustrated. He never thought it would be that hard to keep the boys in check with his power, but seeing as he couldn’t go all out on his children for fear of harming them just made it more difficult.“I’m good, uncle.”He took that time to take a rest, sitting on the floor in front of the boy’s cell. Munching on the bread that the servants brought a while ago.Though he wanted to eat meat, the smell of it always ended up w
Soraya kept her senses sharp. Looking around, all the while keeping her gaze on the knights who stood guarding them. She could not understand why they were suddenly being taken care of like that.They healed their wounds, gave back their weapons and armor. They even fed them to where they were all satisfied.They also mixed the captive villagers with their soldiers, making them look like a bunch of cattle being herded inside the outer castle.She knew that all of it had to have a reason and it was not just for show nor for their so-called friendly gesture. She’d hardly consider them having any, experiencing how cruel and barbaric they were.There was something behind of it all which she could not put her foot on it.It alerted Soraya seeing the soldiers move in a straight line, posing at the ready when they saw a line of well-dressed people coming their way.