Chapter 142 - Your Palace (2/2)
His condition deteriorated yet again, raising alarm and fear in the remaining White-Eyed Seers.
”Chief, there is no point in doggedly dragging this on anymore. You can see that the shadow armies are unstoppable.” A female White-Eyed Seer with white hair whispered dejectedly as she held his arm, her sorrowful eyes bleeding as she swept them over the lifeless corpses of her race.
'Once, they were full of life and love. Now, we are nothing but creatures at the end of our life. But this ending...'
”no, you are wrong, Ceres. There is a...point. The point is...to make...enough...time...for the oth...others to es..cape.” The chief rasped.
”But...”
”No, but! WE...STOP...THEM!”
Puchi!
”Chief!”
Followed by another stream of blood, the Chief seer's body convulsed spasmodically, leaving the few dozen seers in panic. Icy wind gushed through the open landscape, chilling the despondent observers' hearts as they waited to follow their race's chief.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Right at this moment, multiple shadows materialized out of thin air and stood protectively around the crumbled forms of the seers, causing them to raise their weapons in alarm.
”Calm down. We are here to help.”
*
The next ice morning, in the Underworld Palace of the Werewolf Clan, Versailles woke with a pounding headache and confused gaze as she looked at her surroundings. It was after she saw her mate curled beside her that her mind cleared.
”I am really in the Werewolf Clan's Underworld Palace.” The wonder in her eyes and voice was un-maskable. When she had arrived, Versailles had been in a very fragile state, needing to be rushed for treatment to survive.
As such, she missed their grand entrance into the widely known Underworld.
”Tweet! Tweet! Tweet!”
Right at this moment, the screeching voice of a bird interrupted her thoughts, drawing her attention. Getting off the wide bed, Versailles followed the bird's screech to her dressing table and found a Flame Bird hovering lightly in the air.
”Flame Message!”
Her eyes sparkled as she hurried to her dressing table and sat before the wide mirror. Her flame-curls were in disarray, looking like a bird's nest as they stuck out everywhere. But Versailles was unconcerned with her appearance and directly grabbed the flame massage.
Pouring a measure of her power into the flapping bird, the flame bird exploded into a shower of fire-sparks and a message written in flames came into existence before her.
”Master, we have taken care of the White-Eyed Seers and Winged-Humans. We will be on track with the others.” Versailles's lips stretched into a wide grin as she reread Chief Mein's massage and a satisfied smile replaced the earlier nonchalance.
”This chief Mein is truly worth saving. Because of him, I won't have to make trips to the other Ancient races.”
Waving her hand, she performed a quick magic spell in reply, the flame bird flying out of the window just as Ramose woke.
Ramose woke feeling empty. He blindly swept his hands over his mate's bedding but came up empty. Panic filled his heart and he abruptly sat up. With wide eyes, he scanned the room before his body relaxed and his breathing returned to normal.
With a swift turn, he got off the bed and embraced her from behind. Rubbing the side of his face on her soft cheek, he asked in displeasure.
”Why did you wake up so early?”
His voice was calm and collected, not betraying a trace of the emotions he felt when he woke and failed to find her beside him.
”I have been sleeping this entire time. It would be more strange if I didn't wake up earlier.” Her cheeks flamed when she recollected how she fell asleep the night before.
”That's true. You must be feeling bored staying in the same room all day. How about I take you for a stroll today? While we are at it, I can also show you your palace.”
”My palace? Do I have a separate palace?”
”Of course! As the Werewolf King's mate, having your own palace is a must. While you were still at the Floating Flames Island, I got it decorated for you. After we eat, I will show it to you, okay?”
”Okay. But does this mean we'll be sleeping in separate rooms?”
”Don't even think about it! Whether it's in my palace or your palace, we will stay together and sleep together. Understand?”