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Chapter 39
I blinked as if it would undo what Rugien has just said. I gulped down another lump of saliva.
“W-what did you say?” I asked again dumbly.
“I don’t think I can go through that ceremony when my heart wants you, Xerra.” His eyes were like beseeching mine.
I looked at him with a weak smile on my lips. “You have to. You yourself said you need to buy time… for whatever it is. Do you think your father will just listen to what you have to say? He’s going to do everything, using his power, so that you’re not going to be with me who’s only a half-breed… who’s without real roots in this world. And because you’re from the royal family, it is important who and where your bride-to-be is from. Besides, you know that I want your father’s head for killing my mother. And he knows it!”
Rugien blinked. His brows were knitted tightly together. “You still think that he’s behind your mother’s death?”
I let out a deep breath and looked away from him. My eyes settled on the el
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“Are you crazy or what?” I heard Rugien’s angry voice when I was back in my room. I didn’t know that he was already waiting for me there and was informed about that scene to boot. By whom, I could only guess. However, I didn’t say anything, merely taking off my scabbard with Ponpon in it. I placed it on the nightstand that was next to my small but comfortable bed. Then I took off my boots off to sit down in my bed with my back supported by pillows. I crossed my ankles without a word, still, and did not meet his eyes.He blew his face in exasperation and put his hands on his hips. “Why are you acting like this? Do you want to have justice for your mother’s death or do you want to die?”I still didn’t say anything. What was the point? He already knew the answer to those questions he hurled at me.“You’ve just accused him of murdering your mother, Xerra. How long do you think he’ll tolerate your acting like this, huh?” He paused, looking at me intently. “And ho
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My eyes fell to the Creyer that the King didn’t go without. I presumed that his powers also came from that mysterious staff. It glittered despite its dark color. It was because of the diamonds, which were one of the components that the staff was made up of. Well, from what I heard of.“What’s this commotion about?” the King gently asked that it was almost impossible to hear.The two warriors let go of me. I shook my arms once and slightly bowed to him just like the others did. Then I looked at him straight in the eye. “I-I had to talk to you about something…”“We have nothing more to discuss, Xerra. Whether it is about your mother, your sister, or about yourself, there’s nothing left to talk about,” the King said with a low tone but it was filled with danger. Then he left with the palace healer who gave me a warning look before following the King.I followed them with my eyes as the warriors bowed to the King respectfully. I took a deep breath. I had t
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I cursed in my mind. I immediately turned around to exit the room. However, the door was closed from the outside. How come I hadn’t noticed it? I cursed again. I quickly decided to levitate higher than usual and used the darkness to conceal myself. It was just in time when the three guards checked behind the curtain.They checked around but they hadn’t seen me. I used that time to sneak behind the King’s throne noiselessly. After a few moments of checking around the throne room, the three guards decided to stop searching and went back to their respective posts.My problem now was how to get out. I peered around me. At this moment, I couldn’t just use my telekinetic power to open the lock outside when I had no idea who could be there.I weighed my odds and solution of the current mayhem I was in. There was no doubt that I’d be punished for entering the palace hall when I wasn’t assigned here anymore and to be present here at this time was even more difficult
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My jaw dropped from what I heard. His face became clearer to me now. I swallowed hard while I shook my head, still. He was truly that man that my mother loved back then, after she gave up waiting on my father who she also loved dearly. I looked at him again.“B-but you’re supposed to be dead!” I got confused. Wasn’t this Uzob, after all? If not, then what was this place? I looked around trying to understand how I got here.“It isn’t important right now, Xerra. You must get out of this place as soon as possible!” His voice was urgent.“B-but you know that my mother died, don’t you? And how did you know?” I wanted to confirm it to him.“Your mother died, yes. And it’s my fault.” His voice was regretful. Still, he was in agony. I think it wasn’t only because of the thing that bound his forehead, hands, and ankles but also of grief and guilt—it seemed.“What? But I thought—” I got even more confused.“She did everything she could to become The Queen o
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“Xerra,” Ponpon urged me. So I did step out of Uzob.As soon as I was out of that prison, I hadn’t heard the groans and moans in pain of the prisoners. No more metallic smell. The General shut the door, and he looked at me like he was seeing me for the first time. On the other hand, I felt like I just experienced an enhanced awareness of my powers. It was quite a weird and rush feeling that I hadn’t experienced before. Nevertheless, it was amazing! I felt like my blood was raging. I could sense my powers grow stronger.“How did you do that?” General Isoog asked gently, which wasn’t like him at all.I blinked and tried to follow what he just said. It was because I couldn’t seem to recover yet on what I just found out earlier about my sister’s father being alive and the reason of our mother’s death.“Oh! Well, I just randomly blackmailed him,” I answered with a shrug, not telling him the truth that I had the ability to probe a being whenever he was close
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I clenched my teeth and closed the gate with a loud bang. Everyone stopped in their tracks upon hearing it and directly looked at me. However, I didn’t care. I just stared into a blank space with my fists in tight balls on either side of me.“Sorry for that. She didn’t mean it,” Kalith apologized for me instead. “Please, go on.”The parade continued on toward the palace hall. Others murmured, criticizing my behavior. Others were confused why acted that way. But I noticed that my sister did not even look back.‘Why? What’s with her? I don’t understand what’s going on here!’ I felt my eyes change, and by the look of Kalith’s face, it was positive. I did change. However, I transformed back to my normal Aryan self when I heard that familiar voice.“Aren’t you going to open the gate for the Grand Crown Prince?” It was Daraton who demanded in a tight voice.‘Great! He’s here! But then it wasn’t a happy occasion. This is definitely the most devastating
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My throat constricted at the possibility that I was called in to get tortured emotionally. My breath was shallow and fast. I knew that he didn’t want me to be his son’s wife or consort or even lover. Perhaps he would make me see that I was indeed not born for his son and would do anything to make me realize that now—that Rugien and I weren’t meant to be together in this lifetime. But I still held on. I had no choice. I was an elite warrior, and this was the path that I chose even though it was originally for finding evidence that the King killed my mother and avenge her.A moment passed by. The master of ceremony, surprisingly, was one of the healers I saw in the lab. He stepped forward, where I stood earlier. His face was emotionless as he spoke.“Good evening, fellow Aryan beings. You are here today to witness the selection of the Grand Crown Princess to be wedded to the Grand Crown Prince Rugien, the one and only son of King Behkzur.” He paused. Everyone was qu
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There were four female healers present in the room. Ulf was also there; however, it seemed that he was merely there to oversee the process. He was surprised though at first to see me but Domicos explained it to him. He nodded then and looked away.It was my turn to be examined. I went inside a cubicle that was almost as large as my room in the quarters. I created a barrier around myself so that the negative energy from the Aryan healer won’t contaminate me. She was taken aback for a moment for what I did. I just gave her a dry smile and didn’t explain myself. She took off my uniform using her powers and I was bared to her. Ponpon groaned when he landed on the floor face down but was ignored.The healer, named Caayyas, used some gadget that I’d never seen before. I probed into her mind as she was almost too close to me while the disc-like gadget scanned my naked body. I wanted to know what the King planned against me. But I almost gasped but I held it in. It
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