115 Voice of the Supreme (1/2)
LUNA knew right away that something was wrong with Lady Nystrom.
To protect her from being exposed as a Fire Mage from people who didn't know yet, she cast a spell that would make them ”disappear” temporarily.
They were still in the lobby of the tower. But this time, they were inside a ”cube” that completely hid their presence from anyone outside the cube. Only people at Captain Denver's level could see through her spell.
”Tilly,” Kiho said while trying to wake up Lady Nystrom who suddenly became unconscious. ”Tilly, please wake up.”
Luna was confused.
She was sure that no one or nothing attacked the duchess. But why did she suddenly fall unconscious? Worse, her Mana was stable.
Her thoughts were cut-off when the baby in her arms touched her face.
She was surprised at how warm the little guy's hand was.
When she turned to the baby, only then did she notice that Julian had red hair– something that wasn't common among Fire Mages. And his dark eyes seemed like they held secrets that only him knew?
Luna felt a shiver down her spine. What are you, child?
***
KIHO felt helpless.
His beloved wife lost consciousness and he didn't know why. Worse, he couldn't do anything for her.
God, I feel useless.
He was still in the middle of berating himself when he noticed that Tilly's chest area was now engulfed in a blinding red light.
A few moments later, Sentinel suddenly came out of Tilly's heart as if he was forcefully pushed out of it. After all, the spirit guardian fell on his behind and he had a shocked look on his face while looking at Tilly.
”Sentinel, what happened to you?” Kiho asked with furrowed brows. ”Is there something wrong with Tilly's heart?”
Sentinel, who suddenly went pale, nodded and pointed at Tilly. ”Look.”
Kiho turned to Tilly and he was shocked when he saw a shining red diamond floating above his wife's chest. ”Is that what I think it is?”
”Yes,” Luna said in disbelief. Just like him and Sentinel, the witch was also staring at the beautiful red diamond above Tilly's chest. ”That is Duchess Nystrom's heart.”
***
TILLY woke up inside an ”aquarium” like ”room.”
To be honest, she didn't know exactly where she was.
When she opened her eyes, she found herself inside a ”room” filled with ”red water.” She panicked at first, but eventually relaxed when she realized that she wasn't drowning. She tried to swim around and look for an exit.
But she didn't find one.
She was surrounded by reddish ”glass wall” as if she was inside a red bottle or something.
Where the hell am I?
She hit the glass wall with all her strength but it didn't break.
”Gosh, you have a nasty temper.”
She flinched when she heard an unfamiliar voice.
When she turned around, she was greeted by a woman who wore a red cloak…
… a cloak that was engulfed in red flame.
Woah, that's so cool!
Unfortunately, she couldn't see the woman's face because it was covered with white bandage. But she could tell that she had black hair.
Black hair?
”Are you the first Supreme?” Tilly asked carefully. ”The owner of my heart?”
”Our heart belongs to the Red Phoenix,” the Supreme reminded her. ”Our real heart has already been crushed a long time ago.”
Her brows furrowed in confusion. ”What do you mean by that, Supreme?”
”That's not important right now,” she said. ”We don't have forever. You can only talk to me because the first barrier of the heart has been broken.”
”There are barriers in my heart?”
”You didn't know?” the Supreme asked in surprise. ”Well, it's a secret between me and the Red Phoenix. Maybe he didn't have the time to explain everything to you.”
”Gosh. Just how many secrets does my heart hold?”
”Enough to keep you safe,” the Supreme said. ”Listen carefully. There are three barriers protecting your heart from awakening. Each time a barrier is broken, a piece of my soul sealed in the heart will be freed. And that's the reason why you can talk to me right now. But we have a limited time. I'll lend you my strength so tell me what you want me to do.”
”Huh?”
The Supreme's brows furrowed in confusion. ”The first barrier in your heart has been broken because you need to borrow my power. That means you have something or someone that you're desperate to save.”
Upon hearing that, she gasped when she remembered the bloody image of Flint that she saw. ”I need to save a young Fire Mage, Supreme. But I'm afraid that I might be too late. I saw a bloody image of him but I don't know where he is.”
”Calm down,” the Supreme said. ”I don't know exactly where you are but I can feel that you are surrounded by Fire Mages.”
She nodded as confirmation. ”We're in the tower of Fire Wielders. But most of them are Fire Mages.”
”Then, why don't you command them to look for the child you want to protect?”
Her eyes widened. ”But how can I do that?”
The Supreme chuckled as if she found her adorable. ”You still have so much to learn, little Supreme.” She extended her hand to her. ”Still, you're now the Supreme. All the Fire Mages are wired to serve you. After all, the flame that each of them possess came from our blood.”
”Really?” she asked in amazement, then she grabbed her hand. ”We're awesome.”
”That, we are,” the Supreme agreed. ”Now, ask the Fire Mages around you to do what you need them to do and they shall oblige.”
She nodded, then she took a deep breath before she spoke.
”Fire Mages, listen to me,” Tilly said in a firm and commanding voice. ”Find and save Flint no matter what.”
***
KIHO was surprised when Tilly's heart– the brilliant red diamond floating above his wife's chest– suddenly grew red wings.
Red. F*cking. Wings.
Woah.
Then, all of a sudden, the feathers in the wings started to fall one by one. And then, the feathers flew in different directions before they disappeared.
Kiho could only blink in surprise as everything happened so fast. Just what the f*ck happened?
”Your Grace, I'll leave the duchess in your care,” Luna said while carefully handing Julian to Sentinel who looked scared of holding the baby. But the witch immediately let go of the baby as soon as she was sure that Sentinel was holding him properly. He also noticed that Luna looked like she was in a hurry. ”I'll find Captain Denver first since he probably knows what's going on in his tower.”