180 History Repeating Itself (1/2)
She was talking about the ”island that worships the sun”– the one that they were supposed to find if they went to Mount Sola.
Who would have thought that ”Mount Sola” was actually a floating ship?
I still can't believe all of this…
When she woke up, she was already travelling with two of the Supreme's Keepers. Thankfully, the Keepers managed to save Lady Nystrom, Lord Winter, and even Isabelle.
Thankfully, before they left the Royal Capital, Lady Nystrom already revealed herself to Isabelle, Louisa, and David as a Fire Mage. It was part of the ”seeds” that she planted. She risked revealing her identity to see if her servants were really loyal to them.
The duchess is really smart.
And well-loved, if she must say.
After all, the servants remained loyal to her despite the risk that they had to take since they decided to continue serving the Nystroms.
Anyway…
She had been travelling with the Keepers for a few days now.
First, they went to the Redsun Desert using Roarke Sinclair's ability to open portals. When they arrived there, they were greeted by giant sand Crades that the Keepers easily dealt with. Then, they reached Mount Sola and climbed it by feet.
When they arrived at the peak of the mountain, it suddenly transformed into a giant ship that could only be activated by a certain amount of fire. Of course, it had to come from a Fire Mage. The two Keepers used a huge amount of their Mana to make the giant ship float and become invisible for a safer flight.
To say that she was shocked would be an understatement.
The amount of Mana the Keepers have is insane!
She planted her hands on the glass window. From where she stood, all she saw was white clouds. According to the Keepers, it will take a few more days before they reached the island.
So this is why the Moonchesters couldn't find the Fire Mages until now.
Who would have thought that they were living in a floating island?
”Miss Luna.”
Luna turned around to see Isabelle carrying the sleeping Winter in her arms. ”Have you changed Lady Nystrom's clothes, Isabelle?”
”Yes, Miss Luna,” Isabelle said with a smile. Even though she already had her hands full with taking care of Winter alone, the maid still never failed to look after Lady Nystrom as well. ”We can film her now.”
She smiled and nodded. ”Thank you, Isabelle.”
Ever since the first day that they left the Royal Capital with the Keepers, they had been filming the condition of Lady Nystrom and Winter. They were using the ”CCTV” made of spirit stones that Mr. Amilo created in such a short notice before.
The documenting part was also one of the seeds that the duchess planted.
So, Lady Nystrom, please weak up now.
They turned around to see Roarke Sinclair. He bowed to them as a greeting. Thank goodness one of the Keepers had manners. The other one had a nasty temper and a dirty mouth.
But she had to admit that the vulgar one was very loyal to the duchess.
Jameson Crawford only leaves the Supreme's side if she needs a bath or a change of clothes.
”The ingredients that you requested have been prepared. Thankfully, Crawford has a sweet tooth so we always pack ingredients for making pastries,” Roarke Sinclair informed them politely. ”May I know what the cake you plan to bake is for?”
Isabelle got emotional right away while rocking Winter in her arms. ”It's for Lady Nystrom, Sir Sinclair,” she said in a cracked voice. ”Tomorrow is Lady Nystrom's birthday.”
Roarke looked surprised.
Well, Lady Nystrom's birthday in this lifetime is different from her birthday when she was born as the Supreme Fire Mage.
”Isabelle, please start preparing,” Luna said while gently patting the maid's back. ”I'll look after Winter for the meantime.”
Isabelle nodded, then she carefully placed Winter in her arms. Then, she bowed to them politely before she went to the kitchen.
”Lady Luna, the young lord seems to be sleeping a lot ever since we left the empire,” Roarke Sinclair said worriedly. ”Is Lord Winter alright?”
”Lord Winter is naturally a sleepyhead,” she assured him. ”But I think he's sleeping a lot these days because he's trying to enter Lady Nystrom's mind. The young lord is probably finding ways to wake her up, which is very understandable. His father was already taken away from him. He's definitely scared of losing his mother this time.”
”We won't let that happen,” Roarke Sinclair said firmly. ”We won't lose the Supreme again.”
She just nodded in agreement.
”Lady Luna, in behalf of all the Keepers and the Fire Mages, can I ask a favor?”
”It depends on the favor, Sir Sinclair.”
”Now that we know that the kid emperor erased the Supreme's memories, can you please not tell her anything about the Black Serpent when she wakes up?” Roarke Sinclair asked. ”We want to keep the Supreme and the young lord in the island for her safety.”
”I'm sorry but I can't do that,” Luna said firmly. ”If you dare to completely erase the Black Serpent from Lady Nystrom's memories, you will have to fight me and the young lord.”
***
AKU SCREAMED in anger after he heard the news.
He literally flipped the tea table– causing everything on it to break after hitting the floor.
”What did you say?” Aku asked while glaring at Sir Gregory who delivered the news to him. ”Repeat what you just reported to me, Sir Gregory.”
Sir Gregory looked nervous as he repeated the words that he just said a while ago. ”After Her Royal Highness Princess Nia used her mind manipulation on the servants of House Nystrom, a strange bright light erupted from them. And then, when we were on our way back to the Royal Palace, we heard a commotion in the plaza. I went out to investigate what was going on and then…” He paused to gulp before he continued. ”I saw thousands of flyers scattered on the ground. Most of the people in the plaza had already picked up the flyers and had read the content– both the nobles and the commoners present there. Apparently, those flyers were found all over the empire.”
He let out another howl.
The flyer that Sir Gregory mentioned was an announcement that revealed Nia's infertility– and almost everyone in the empire had read it already.
According to the mage that the old knight consulted a while ago, it seemed like the flyers came from a strong spell that was activated after Nia touched the servants of House Nystrom. After hearing that, he realized that the revelation of his beloved's condition was a ”gift” from Lady Nystrom.
She knew that I wouldn't leave her servants alone so she prepared that spell as revenge.
There wasn't anyone in the duchess's side who could execute her wicked plans except for the witch with pink eyes.
The witch that can fix Nia's body.
”Your Majesty, your advisors, the House of Lords and the House of Commons, and the elders of the White Tower are here to see you,” Sir Gregory said after he took a call a while ago.
”The news about Her Royal Highness's condition had probably reached them,” he added in a hesitant voice. ”Should I ask them to leave?”
”No, I can't run away from this,” he said while trying to calm down. ”If I don't fix this issue soon, the people might rebel against the royal family.”
Curse you, Lady Nystrom.
The old knight nodded in agreement. ”Your Majesty, how about Lord Nystrom? Will you really let him stay in House Nystrom?”
”Yumi erased his memories and Nia already brainwashed the servants of House Nystrom,” he said. ”It would be better for him to stay with the servants that will remind him every day that his wife didn't only ”betray” him– but she also took their son away from him. I want him to live in a place surrounded by people who now hate Lady Nystrom.”