7 Chapter 7: Royal Punishmen (2/2)
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”Ivery...” Loki looked down at the dead, arrogant royals on the floor
”Yeah....?” Ivery was frozen, she didn't think the punishment that Luther was going to give them was..death
”Something isn't right...” Loki looked confused at the scene
”What do you mean?” Ivery asked
”If those three died, their souls should've left their bodies by now....their souls are still in tact and inside their bodies...” Loki looked for all reasons in his head but couldn't come up with a good one
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Just as Ivery and Loki blinked, the whole room that was covered in a gloomy and suffocating dark color, changed back to the elegant and beautifully decorated grand area. Everyone had no recollection of what happened and stared and gasped at the three members of the royal family who were laying in the middle of the floor.
Julian, Cassandra, Ivery and Loki remembered exactly what happened. Luther brutally killed off Crown Prince Liam, Princess Xia and Prince Carviel. As a punishment from Luther, death was the only thing he could've given them.
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Princess Xia gasped for air and sat up, she looked around her and saw that the room changed back to the way it was....she instantly touched her face and felt her soft skin on her face was there, she stuck her tongue out and it was also in tact. She sighed in relief and looked over at her brothers.
Prince Carviel sat up and had the worst headache, he immediately remembered what happened and touched the top of his head, he also sighed with relief that his hair was still on his head, he ran his fingers through his silky blonde hair trying to make sure it was really still attached to his head.
Prince Liam quickly sat up as well and the memory of what just happened hit him, he looked down at his legs and felt his arms and chest. All of his limbs were still connected to his body, he looked around him and those smelly and savage monsters were nowhere to be seen.
All of them felt absolutely no pain, except for Prince Carviel who had a mild headache. Their relieved faces turned into confusion....didn't they all just die? They looked up at Luther in fear..
”I know you're wondering what happened” Luther said
”Everything that just happened, did indeed just happen, you all experienced death for real, but I kept your souls in your bodies and revived you three before you fully died” Luther explained
”So you did kill us!” Liam stood up and yelled at Luther
”Yes, didn't I just say that? By any chance, did those things eat your eardrums too?” Luther smirked
”You bastard!” Liam ran over to Luther and threw his fist at Luther
”Did you learn nothing just now?” Luther instantly grabbed Liam's fist and before Liam could react he crushed it like it was a thin cracker, the bones in his hands shattered into pieces
Liam screamed out in pain, he pulled his hand back and it dangled down from his wrist, every bone was crushed and shattered. He looked at Luther with hatred in his eyes, even though he and Luther weren't friends, they never had any rivalry for anything, but now that's changed. He hated Luther to his very core, he wanted Luther dead, he wanted Luther's head on a stick.
Erebus appeared beside Luther, he whispered something into Luther's ears. Just as Erebus finished what he had to say. Luther looked at Liam with the same twisted smile that could only belong to an extreme maniac. Looking into Luther's purple eyes, Liam's body felt as if his insides were on fire, he burned with extreme heat, he sweated so much his clothes started sticking to his skin. Blood suddenly came out of his eyes and ran down his nose, blood came out of his ears and dripped down onto the carpet. Blood came out of mouth, he coughed as he almost choked on his own blood.
”It seems you have naughty thoughts, you have to be put in your place, little prince” Luther didn't think of Liam as his equal, Luther saw Liam as an insect he could squash with the tip of his finger at any second, to Luther...Liam wasn't worthy nor qualified to being the Crown Prince of the country or any country
”Emperor, I believe you might have to reconsider his title, it's not suitable for someone as weak as him” Luther's cold eyes narrowed and looked at Liam as if he was a disgusting parasite
”I agree with you Crown Prince, It seems that I overestimated the three of them” Julian nodded and walked away without looking at the three of them
Cassandra walked to the children and looked at her sons with disgust. They were shocked by the look their mother gave them...even though they knew their mother always wanted a daughter...she still doted on them.
”Mother..” Carviel walked towards his mother and grabbed her hand
”How dare you touch me, boy” Cassandra pulled her hand away from Carviel
”Mother..?” Carviels eyes teared
”Address me by my title from now on, boy” Cassandra walked over to Ivery
Cassandra bumped into Xia who was sitting on the floor, Xia was pushed over by Cassandra and she looked up at the Empress with anger filled in her eyes. Xia never liked the Empress, she always thought that her mother would've been better suited as her father's Empress, yet her father chose that witch as his official wife. Xia even asked her father why he didn't visit her mother anymore, she even asked him why isn't her mother the Empress instead of Cassandra.
Julian slapped Xia harshly for her impudent question, he told her that he didn't love her mother and responded with, ”Why would I ever love a concubine?”. Xia cried her eyes out, she was even told by Liam that their father loves Cassandra, his father was just fooling around with his concubines, and that how Xia's mother became pregnant with her
”Brother..why doesn't father love my mother?” Xia asked Liam
”Why would father love a mere concubine?” Liam slapped Xia
”Your mother is from some foreign country anyways, her background is unknown and father just made her his concubine because she had some good looks, he just slept with your mother because he was bored, and since your mother has an unknown background you aren't a full blooded royalty, you probably have a commoners blood for all we know” Liam laughed and walked out of the room and left Xia in her room to think about everything
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Cassandra held Ivery's small and soft hands in hers and looked at Ivery as if she were an angel sent straight from heaven. Ivery felt the intense emotions coming from Cassandra and brightly smiled at her. Cassandra blushed when she saw her daughter cutely smile at her, the warmth and fuzziness is her chest overwhelmed her and she tightly hugged Ivery.
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After the eventful morning she had, Ivery had a huge dinner with her mother and father. They had quite a few interesting conversations about how Ivery was treated at the Hollow's castle and what happened there. Ivery told them the time she used her magic on the bastard maids of the Hollow's Castle, Julian laughed as he visualized what Ivery did to the maids. She even told them about how and why Luther killed the maids, including the head maid.
Julian agreed with Luther's decision to kill those disrespectful maids, Julian agreed with the decision because he would've done the same thing himself.
Then the conversations topic changed....
”How do you feel about marrying the Crown Prince of Fresia?” Julian rested his chin on his hand
”Prince Luther?” Ivery was surprised by this sudden question
”Yes, would you like to be his fiance instead of Princess Xia?” Julian asked Ivery
”I would” Ivery blushed beet red
”Very well, I'll talk to the Emperor of Fresia tomorrow” Julian was happy with his daughter's answer, but he already knew she was going to say yes, he's seen how close they've become these past few days
”Alright, you can go and rest Inanna, we have important things to do tomorrow” Julian's smile grew wider
”Okay” Ivery got up from her chair and bowed to her mother and father before she took her leave
She opened the doors and closed them behind her, she was suddenly grabbed and pulled to the side by someone, she struggled when they covered her mouth, she bit the person's hand but the hand didn't falter. Ivery had a strange sensation of comfort, she felt like she knew this person...this scent..it was his...
”Calm down” Luther moved his hand away from her mouth
”Prince Luther, why are you here?” Ivery turned around to face him
”I was looking for you...then I kind of overheard your conversation..” Luther looked away from her beautiful eyes and blushed
”You..heard that?” Ivery also blushed in embarrassment
”I'm glad you said yes..” Luther pulled Ivery in for a hug
”Why would I say no?” Ivery smiled at Luther's blushing face
”I'm not sure that we have the same feelings..” Luther cleared his throat
”I think we do” Ivery stood on the tip of her toes and kissed his soft lips
Even though he was caught off guard, Luther responded to her kiss and put his hand on her back.
When she pulled away Luther felt frustrated, he leaned in and gave her a quick kiss and smiled at her.
His hand wrapped around her left wrist, when he released her wrist a black bracelet with a purple gem in the middle appeared on her wrist. The gem glowed and sparkled in Ivery's eyes.
”What..is this for?” Ivery didn't understand why he put this bracelet on her
”It's a communication bracelet, use it if you ever need to contact me for anything...” Luther put his hands on her cheeks and leaned in to kiss her forehead
”Anything?” Ivery smirked
”Anything” Luther smiled at her
”Even if it's stupid?” Ivery put her hand over his that was placed on her cheek
”Even if it's putting your shoes on for you, I'll come” Luther ran his fingers through her soft, long light blonde hair
”Don't regret it then” Ivery laughed
”I won't” Luther smiled again
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”But how can you contact me?” Ivery asked
”Through this” Luther lifted up his left hand and on his ring finger was a black ring with a purple gem in the center
”I see..” Ivery looked at the ring on his finger, it resembled her bracelet
”Inanna, never take off the bracelet, since you've become the Crown Princess, and your father announced that you are a Infinite attribute holder, people will definitely be after you...they'll seek to use your powers to their benefits” Luther looked serious
”I'll always be able to sense you if you're wearing it” Luther said
”Do people come after you?” Ivery asked Luther
”Yes, but they suddenly stopped coming after me, I wonder why” Luther stroked his chin
”Maybe it's because you killed everyone that did come after you and you have a bloody reputation...” Ivery sighed and thought to herself
”I'm tired...” Ivery told Luther, her eyes were feeling heavy
”Okay” Luther picked Ivery up and walked her to her room
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He laid Ivery down on her bed and put his hand over her eyes. She closed her eyes and drifted off into a deep sleep. Luther bent down and kissed her lips, not wanting to leave her...but he had things to attend to tomorrow at his castle....his body was surrounded by a black mist and faded away into the mist and left Ivery alone in her giant room.
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Ivery was awakened by the sound of crashing glass. She quickly sat up and looked at the source of the sound. Her huge clear glass windows were shattered and two masked guys dressed in black were in her room.
”Who are you!?” Ivery got up from her bed, what did they want from her?
Ivery sensed a presence behind her but she was too late to react when someone grabbed her from behind her and a cloth covered her nose, she struggled in the person's arms and she cursed herself for not being strong enough to fight back. She lost consciousness and fell into the person's arms.
He threw her over his shoulder and leaped out of the window.
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