223 Mistake of the Gods (1/2)

But he was shocked when all of a sudden, Yumi's body combusted and his wife was reduced to nothing but black ashes.

”No!” Kyro screamed, then he fell on his knees trying to gather Yumi's ashes. He tried to bring her back using his divine powers. But it was useless because his ability to bring back the dead only worked if first, the person had just died for a few minutes. And second, there had to a physical body. Unfortunately, he couldn't bring back Yumi because only her ashes were left. ”Yumi…”

”If you have given Kiho half of the love and care that you give Yumi, maybe you could have been a decent father to him before.”

He glared at the Supreme while clutching his wife's ashes in his hands. ”You don't know anything about my family,” he hissed. ”I love my son.”

”You don't have a son anymore,” she said coldly. ”I heard Kiho's voice a while ago. He just disowned you and Yumi. Don't ever call my husband your son again, Kyro.”

He ignored and tried to gather Yumi's ashes instead.

I'll find a way to bring you back, darling.

Even though he didn't want to admit this, the Supreme was indeed fearsome to be able to kill Yumi. His wife might just be a minor god. But Yumi was still an ancient god with a powerful protection, thus her long life. And yet, it was rendered useless in front of the Black Flame.

”You don't have to collect Yumi's ashes,” the Supreme told him. ”Rise, White Snake.”

He was surprised with what the Supreme said.

But he was even more surprised when all of a sudden, Yumi's ashes turned into a huge black flame. Then, his wife came back to life– her skin didn't even have a single burn mark. The Mana and the life force that he felt from her were unmistakingly Yumi's so he was certain it wasn't fake. But of course, he couldn't completely trust the Supreme.

”Killing Yumi is too light of a punishment,” the Supreme said, then she snapped her fingers.

All of a sudden, Yumi woke up.

But at the same time, his wife was once again burned alive. She screamed in agony, and in just a few seconds, she was already burned to ashes.

Kyro was shocked to realize that it all happened before he could even blink.

The Supreme burned Yumi faster this time!

”It's a cycle, Kyro,” the Supreme said with a smile. ”Yumi won't die. Instead, every time she wakes up, she'll be burned by my flame until she turns into ashes. And then, she'll be back only to be roasted again. It will never end even if I die. As long as the Black Flame is alive, Yumi's punishment will continue forever.”

That was a punishment heavier than death.

”Rise, White Snake,” the Supreme said.

Like what happened earlier, Yumi came back to life again.

”It's no use,” the Supreme said. ”I can command my flame to wake her up whenever I want. And I'm sure you already know that my Black Flame can melt your puny ice.”

”Then, I guess I shall steal your Black Flame,” he said, then he stood up and came at her.

Since he was only in his spirit form, he didn't have his full power yet.

He knew that what he had right now wasn't enough to kill the Supreme now that her Black Flame was ignited. But if his only goal was to steal the Black Flame, then he could do that.

”Stop.”

Kyro was frozen from where he stood when he felt a fearsome aura behind him.

All of a sudden, he felt like several coils were thrown at his neck, squeezing it like a constricting snake. He couldn't move, and he couldn't breathe. Only one person could do that to his spirit form.

”Never again will I let any of you hurt my wife,” Kiho hissed behind him. ”Drop dead, Kyro.”

Ah, his son's memories had truly returned to him.

He tried to get away from the invisible coils that his son wrapped around his neck but to no avail.

Worse, the Supreme disappeared and when he saw her again, she was already standing in front of him. Then, she put her hand on his shoulder. He was sure that she would burn his spirit to death when all of a sudden, another presence joined them.

”If the Moon God disappears, you children will die.”

Both the Supreme and his son didn't move an inch.

Kyro smiled when he saw his ”savior.” I don't regret taking you in as my disciple, Elis Ripperton.

***

TO SAY that Tilly was angry when she saw Winter and Julian floating in the air while being suffocated by Elis Ripperton's violent air would be an understatement.

If her children were taken, it only meant that Luna and Roarke were both in danger.

Despite everything, the Blue Dragon was still a Beast God. It shouldn't surprise her if he was able to defeat Luna and Roarke. After all, she had a feeling that the Keeper lost to Elis Ripperton because of what happened to her a while ago.

”You have a deal with Aku Moonchester,” Elis Ripperton, who was floating in the balcony of that room, reminded her strictly. ”If you touch the Moon God, I will cancel the deal in his place, Tilly.”

””Tilly?”” Kiho snarled at the Blue Dragon. ”Who gave you the right to call my wife that casually, you freaking reptile?!”

Coming from you, Kiho?You're an oversized snake, hon.

Anyway, Kiho threw ice daggers at Elis Ripperton who simply enveloped himself inside a tornado.

But she realized that the ice daggers were only meant as distraction. Kiho's real goal was to save their children. As soon as the Blue Dragon defended himself, her husband jumped to grab their sons.

Tilly didn't stay idle. She was also not afraid to turn her back on Elis Ripperton because she knew that Kiho got her back. She also had faith in her husband that he would protect their children while fighting the Blue Dragon.

She faced the Moon God again and summoned her dagger and iron crab mallet. Without missing a beat, she hit the hilt of the dagger to send a ball of Black Flame in Kyro's soul.

Kyro growled angrily. ”That will not be enough to kill me.”

”I know,” she said coldly. ”But that flame is enough to hurt you every time you try to possess Kiho's body. That flame will also give me a signal once you're near my husband. In short, you can never hide your presence from me anymore. You can never take over Kiho's body again– not under my watch, Kyro.”

”I admit my loss for tonight,” Kyro said with a bitter smile. ”But just so you wait, my dear daughter-in-law. The day I retrieve my body back is the day you'll die.”

”Sure, ”Father,”” she said sarcastically. ”You should worry about your darling wife for now. Should I teach you a way to save her?”