THE entire chamber went silent for a moment and unbelievingly looked at Eleand.
“Silence!” his voice roared with authority. He held his head high and looked at everyone. “We are here to discuss the coming war. The Empire has been terrorizing Erganiv since a few months ago. If we stand united, our chance of winning this war is high. If divided, we’ll lose. This realm will fall, and all of you here is aware of that.”
He heard someone sniggered—Prince Alberich. “Who the hell are you to be involved in this council?” there was a hint of mockery in his eyes.
“It doesn’t matter. I’m with the queen.” He met his scornful gaze. Eleand knew the Gwiazdan Prince remembered him. But he set aside their issue. He would make him pay for what he did in due time.
“I don’t give a flying fuck if you are with her. You still don’t have the right
THE first day of the conference went well. Even Rieska and Aserah would throw arguments occasionally. Branigan personally showed them their room inside the Palace of Lights. Eleand could not protest when the room reservation was made only for two. The young lord of Argia left before he could even protest. Eleand beamed to see Enkille rushing in their direction. She was careful around. Then she snapped her fingers to provide them an invisible shield to prevent prying eyes. “Enkille!” Eleand almost hugged her, but there was a warning look from the queen. He gently patted her shoulder instead. “Your Majesty,” Enkille arched her head down. “How are you, Eleand?” he asked him after giving her respect to the queen. “I’m great! Where’s Rade and Althy?” “They’re in Velidia, and we can’t leave the Winter Region yet. Fariyah can’t fight the Shadows alone. There has been a handful encounter o
“YOU’RE back!”Eleand found Rieska in her nightdress and her hair still wet. He swallowed hard. He couldn’t control to stare at her from head to toe. She was damn hot! Especially her long shapely legs and her curves in the right places.He was suddenly in heat, and he hurriedly went inside the shower to calm his nerves.No, Eleand. Don’t think about it. He muttered to himself.The warm water in the bathtub calmed his senses. Tonight was the first time he would spend the night with the queen, just the two of them inside the bedroom.Darn! He groaned.Zenus was right. Sleeping with Rieska was not an issue. She was his wife. But for an unknown reason, he was ecstatic and nervous at the same time. It would be easy for him if only she treated him as her real husband. The fact that she still loves her king, he was deeply saddened. The only reason he kept his emotions in pl
RIESKA and Eleand were seated in the exact location from yesterday. Even the High Leaders did the same. There were arguments again, but gratefully, no one dared to hurt each other physically. However, all of them were alert.“Today, we’ll discuss different kinds of the battle strategy if the war broke….” Branigan showed the hologram on the table. All were silent and listened to the young lord.Branigan explained the possible scenarios once the enemy tore the wall completely. The broken barrier would expose the faerie realm’s existence to humans, creating chaos between races.Eleand thought that maybe it was Esdras’s plan all along to expose their domains because he wanted to take over not just in the faerie realm but the entire world.The conference went smoothly. The attendees set aside their personal issues and created strategies for their survival. Although, some were not in favor, especially Aserah.
“STOP! Stop!” Rieska tried to intervene, but everybody was busy to listen. Everyone in the council defended themselves against the three intruders. Most of them were panting.“We have no choice but to unleash our full powers even if it means killing thousands of faeries!” Aserah glared at everyone.“No!” Rieska shouted and faced the Emperor, “Esdras, stop this! I will come with you!” the queen screamed.Esdras automatically halted from his attack, along with his companions. The gigantic magic circle disappeared. The Emperor flashed a triumphant smile.“Did I hear it right?”Rieska nodded. “Please don’t hurt them anymore.”“I know you’ll always pick the best choice.”Eleand blocked his body to the queen, and Zenus pointed his swords to the intruders.“I will die first before you lay your filthy hands
AIROH walked in the massive hallway in the palace of Cerratien—the Capital City of Muhler. He was on the second floor, and he could see the spacious battleground. There were two faeries training there. One male and the other was female. At a distance, he could feel the enormous amount of mana coming from them, and their fight was intense enough to catch his attention.“The High Princess is a badass,” Blythe said, following his gaze. Blythe was his General. She was his companion here since he was chosen to be an emissary from Alegerio. Airoh was sent by his father to be the diplomatic representative. “Is that her?” He was immediately drawn by her beauty. Airoh had heard many things about this alluring Princess of Muhler, who would be the next Empress soon. He witnessed how good she was using the sword. She was moving with lethal grace; her elegance hypnotiz
ELEAND was almost out of voice for screaming too much. Blood was everywhere. The pain would not subside. His body felt like tearing apart. A large amount of mana inside him was out of control. The combination of blinding light and a black fire started to swirl in his weak body, but the flow of memories kept going…Airoh and Rieska talked to the human king—Leodan. They planned how to lessen the casualty when Sorath’s plan took place.“I wish to permanently cut the ties of the faerie realm to the human world.” King Leodan said. Airoh tilted his head. “Agreed. Once the wall is built, the faeries will lose all the connections they have with mortals.” Rieska started the incantations to seal the contract using their blood… Magic shook the world. So many humans and faeries died of an extreme earthquake. The
THE excruciating pain grew even more, physically and mentally. Eleand’s bones started to crack as his mouth vomited blood. His head would explode if he couldn’t withstand the pain, his heart beating like it would come out from his chest. The memories of the past where Airoh was there continued to play inside his mind…Airoh knew his magic was fading. But he still teleported to be back in Erganiv. The wall barrier was nearly complete. It would close anytime soon. But he would take his revenge on the murderer who ruthlessly killed Ayil and Azahel.Then he recognized Elohim, drinking with Israfil—the newly appointed ruler of Argia. The two were celebrating, maybe because the war had ended. They were beside the ruins of an obelisk.Elohim gaped when he noticed him, particularly to his bloody hands holding the dagger. “Sire, you’re back!” Elohim
THE quivering of Eleand’s body was unstoppable. Zenus and Kharyn entered his room. Kharyn moved to give him support. “Don’t. He’ll survive this. Trust him.” Zenus halted her. “No…” She started to sob when she saw how Eleand suffered. “H-Help me…” Eleand pleaded. His eyes seemed to cry blood. The bleeding wouldn’t stop, along with his unruly mind—his skull started to rupture. “Please, hold on.” Kharyn’s voice cracked. Eleand wailed. He saw it again. The remaining memories of the King after thousands of years… Airoh gasped heavily and opened his eyes. He couldn’t move his body. Invisible magic contained him. Until he realized he was inside an iron box full of anti-magic runes. A young faerie peered down at him. “Who are you?” he innocently asked. “I’m Airoh, and who are you, young one?” “I’m Prince Branigan of Argia