Chapter 531: Saying goodbye (1/2)
With Martha dragging the others along, they soon had met with Jack and the other survivors that were on the border of the next kingdom. They had the difficult task of telling them all of the devastating news.
”What do we do now?” Monk asked in a panicked state.
”I would have suggested teleporting everyone back, and we could deal with it at Avrion.” Lenny suggested. ”However there is quite the problem. The beast crystals that we could have used have vanished along with everything from the previous kingdom.”
The panic was now not just felt with those of the Redwings but the bordering kingdom of Castlyena. This was the next kingdom that Jack and the other Redwing members had stationed at.
”Then we have no choice, we have to ask for help, we have to ask what Sylvia believes is best. Yes we can go back, but that means everyone in this kingdom and the one after it will perish.” Gary said. ”And Ray deserves to know, he deserves to know that his mother is being used by them.”
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Meanwhile, a distance away the young emperor was laughing his head off as he witnessed a city fall in a matter of seconds.
”I don't know why I ever listened to that stupid God Sera.” The emperor said. ” 'I would regret going against the Redwings' It was because of his advice that I waited so long to attack! I guess it was a good thing that we waited after all, who would have thought that no key was needed to activate the ancient weapon left behind, all we needed was the blood of a direct family member!”
Ray's mother had decided to remain in the Empire, hoping to find a cure for the Cursed but in the middle of her search she had been captured, and when one of her old followers recognised who she was, the experiments began.
The emperor had his suspicions that it couldn't have been the only key to activate the said ancient weapon, after all what would happen if a pendant was destroyed or lost? In the end, he found out that the pendant had been made using the family's bloodline.
”Let's search on to the next kingdom, I want to get rid of the Redwings by the end of this week.” The emperor said.
While Ray's mum had been strapped to top of the giant contraption, her arms and legs were spread out wide on a circle contraption and needles hung from certain parts of her body. She looked pale and weak, even some of the emperor's men thought that perhaps she wouldn't last too much longer. When one of the emperor's men had voiced his concerns, he had been killed in an instant and it was by the emperor's own hand.
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Inside the throne room, Sylvia had stepped out for a second and then returned inside, she was silent and didn't say anything to Ray.
”There's trouble, isn't there? Something that they can't handle.” Ray said.
Sylvia nodded her head and tears were already falling down her face.
”I knew this day would come, but I just didn't think it would come so soon. I know you have to go.”
”I don't Sylvia, you were right the first time. I have a family here to raise, we can sort this out another way.”
”We can't!” Sylvia said, shaking her head. Sylvia then went on through a face full of tears to explain the report she had just received, about the weapon that had been used and the fact that Ray's mother was seen on the weapon itself.
Ray touched the necklace that he kept around his neck.
”Sylvia, you are the best thing that ever happened to me. You know, I always think back to the time that I changed, when my views changed. There were two times in my life where that happened, the first was when Gary had saved me from almost being killed by a woman in my village.
”It was the first time a human had sacrificed their life for mine. The second time was when you said that I wasn't a monster.”
After finishing his speech, Ray's back sprouted his large red wings and the next second his body started to vanish as he teleported to the Redwing army's side.