171 Tillys Orchestra (1/2)

He was lazy, yes. But that didn't mean he didn't have a goal.

I can't die without finding my Holy Scepter first.

”Luna, can you hear me?” Forrester asked after he forcefully created a link between their minds. To be honest, it wasn't easy doing it. After all, the witch could make really strong barriers. ”This is Forrester.”

”Yes, Your Holiness,” Luna said, her voice laced with surprise. ”Is everything alright?”

As expected, the witch was sharp. She knew that he wouldn't call her without a reason. He was glad that he could go straight to the point.

”I might die tonight.”

There was a short pause before the witch spoke again in a calm voice. ”I can only think of two people capable of killing you, Your Holiness. It's either His Majesty or the Blue Dragon.”

He nodded even though she couldn't see him. ”It's the dumb emperor,” he said. ”He's probably on his way to kill me. According to my father's message, there's a huge possibility that I wouldn't make it tonight. Since he thinks I'm going to die anyway, he wanted me to return to the heavens.”

”You're not going back, are you?”

”No, I'm not,” he confirmed. ”I guess you can blame my pride for my death this time.”

”We'll help you, Your Holiness.”

”Thank you, but I didn't call to ask for your help,” he said in a polite tone. ”Luna, I need you to tell the Nystroms to leave the Royal Capital now. But don't go to Oakes. I have a feeling that the dumb emperor has already set up a trap to capture Duke Nystrom and his son.”

The witch gasped. ”Are you sure about that, Your Holiness?”

To be honest, he couldn't say it with certainty.

His stupid father gave the dumb emperor the Divine Protection that didn't only protect him from the Ancient Beasts– it also protected him from his 'visions.'

That meant he couldn't see the future of the dumb emperor.

Fortunately, he could see snippets of the future of the people around him. For the past few days, he saw the chaotic events that would soon take place. He also knew that the Supreme's Keepers had already arrived.

And the Keepers can change the impending dark future of the Nystroms.

”My instincts are telling me so,” he told the witch. ”Avoid the way to the Oakes at all cost.”

He kept quiet all this time because the future he was seeing kept on changing every day. If he told the Nystroms his visions right away, the he would have to retract his words several times.

”Then, where should we go?” Luna asked. ”Oakes is the only safe place for the duke and the duchess right now.”

”Anywhere but Oakes,” he said. ”Tell Lady Nystrom that wherever she goes, the Keepers will find her.”

”I will, Your Holiness,” the witch said. ”But how about you?”

”Yes, Your Holiness,” Luna said with conviction in her voice. ”I will protect Lady Nystrom at all cost.”

”Thank you, Luna,” Forrester said. He still had more things he wanted to say but he decided against it. After all, he needed to prepare himself before the emperor arrived. Unsealing the remaining divine power inside him would take a while so he needed to start getting ready now. ”Tell the Nystroms that I said goodbye.”

***

TILLY couldn't believe what she just heard from Luna.

Right now, she was in the tea room with Kiho and the witch. On the other hand, she asked Sentinel and Blake to look after Winter and Julian in the playroom. She hated being apart with her son but she didn't want him to know what was going on. Even though there was a huge possibility that Winter had the memories of his past life, she still didn't want him to be a part of that war.

She didn't want her son to feel the hardship that the adults were going through right now.

Saint Forrester will die…?

Ah, it would be more appropriate to say that the saint was going to be murdered by Emperor Aku.

That despicable emperor!

”Honey?” Kiho said worriedly, then he held her hand and gently squeezed it. ”Your body temperature is increasing.”

Tilly let out a deep sigh to calm herself. ”I can't let the saint die. I don't want His Majesty to take another life from our side.”

”It sounded like His Holiness is certain that he can't make it out alive tonight,” Luna said worriedly. ”Well, to be honest, his chance of surviving is very low. After all, His Majesty has the capability to kill the saint.”

She knew that the witch was right.

But she refused to accept that.

”Lady Nystrom, you should leave the Royal Capital now,” Luna said in a voice laced with urgency. ”His Holiness said that you shouldn't go to Oakes. If that's the case, then we should just do your suggestion before: let's go to Mount Sola instead. The saint said that wherever you go, your Keepers will find you.”

”They're too late,” she hissed. ”It has already been a week since we felt their arrival but they are yet to find me. I don't want to depend on tardy people like them.”

Kiho nodded in agreement.

”We have to save Saint Forrester,” she said firmly. ”Even though he's only on our side because of the deal we made with him regarding his Holy Scepter, I still consider him as an ally.”

”Should I go to the temple and help His Holiness?” Kiho asked.

”No. You have to stay with me and Winter,” she said firmly to her husband, then she turned to Luna. ”Miss Luna, can you break into the temple and create an escape route for you and His Holiness?”

Kiho let out a small gasp. ”Honey…”

She gently squeezed her husband's hand to let him know that she knew what she was saying.

Luna turned serious as she answered her question. ”If there's a way to distract the emperor from killing the saint, I can quickly grab the saint and escape with him.”