238 King Garnet Nystrom of the North (1/2)
Yumi's agonizing screams have finally ended.
And that was definitely because of the unconscious Stella on the floor. Kyro's physical body was nowhere to be seen in the shrine. But he could feel his divine presence in the coffin.
He must be resting now after using his power to put Yumi's spirit inside Stella.
”Lord Kyro, should I come back at another time?” Aku asked. ”I'll leave and bring Stella to her room if you're already done with your job.”
”Just leave the woman here,” Kyro said in a commanding voice. ”Yumi is still unconscious since her spirit hasn't resonated with her new host's body yet. I'm certain that my poor wife will be angry once she realized that I forcibly cut off her connection to our soon. I have to be near her to calm her down.”
”Ah, I see,” he said. ”Do you think Stella's body can contain Yumi's spirit?”
”The body of a witch from the Colorless Coven is strong,” the Moon God said. ”Also, I found a gem inside her heart that has Nia Moonchester's Mana in it.”
”Nia's Mana?”
”It seems like the reason why that witch is capable of conceiving a child with you,” Kyro said. ”Needless to say, your beloved princess is definitely involved with the White Tower. That's why I warned you before to never trust the Rosalia. The Royal Archmage hates men with power. I wouldn't be surprised if that's her only reason for choosing Nia Moonchester over you.”
He clenched his fists tight.
To be honest, he had already expected that Nia was somehow involved with the White Tower. But it didn't hurt any less to know that she went this far just to avoid giving him an heir.
”Can you ask Yumi to destroy the witch's reproductive organs while she's inside her body?” he asked the Moon God. ”I want Nia's hard work to go to waste.”
The Moon God laughed softly. ”That won't be hard,” he assured him, then he changed the topic. ”Have you talked to the North King?”
”I did,” Aku said, and the conversation that he had with Garnet Nystrom lifted his mood a little. ”Garnet will proceed with our plan to make sure that the Red Phoenix wouldn't be able to accompany the Supreme to the land that drinks blood.”
”I'm worried about that plan,” Kyro said bluntly. ”The Supreme is no longer the soft-hearted Soleil Rosenberg that we know, Aku.”
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TILLY was relieved when Kiho moved fast to take Winter, Julian, and Flint away from their ”great grandson.” Before she could even blink, her husband and the children were already beside her. Winter and Julian both wrapped their arms around her waist, while Flint stood beside Kiho.
On the other hand, Wong and Kelsi stood protectively in front of her after they closed the portal that they opened a while ago.
Tilly turned to her oldest son. ”Can you confirm his identity, Julian?”
Julian looked up at her and shook his head. ”I named my grandson 'Garnet' in my past life, Mother. But I died a few days after he was born. I don't know how he looks like when he grew up. And most of all, I've already learned a great lesson from you, Mother. Now I know that I shouldn't trust what the enemies say at face value.”
She smiled proudly at him. ”That's my boy.”
His oldest son smiled back at her shyly.
”Mother, even if he's Brother Julian's grandson, we shouldn't trust him,” Winter said in a cracked voice. ”He's a bad person.”
She looked at Winter worriedly. ”What did he do to you, son?”
Their youngest son bit his lower lip.
”Winter?” Kiho, who was now kneeling in front of Winter, put his hands on their child's shoulders. ”What happened in the North?”
”I can't explain it with words, Dad,” Winter said while shaking his head. ”Can you use your Water Memory on me instead?”
”I agree with Winter, Father,” Julian said. ”You can also use that technique on me.”
She felt that their children hugged her tightly as if they were scared. With just that, she could already tell that something bad happened in the North. And so, she turned to her husband who was looking at her as if he was asking for her permission. ”Do it, Kiho,” she said with a nod.
Kiho nodded, then he offered his hands to their children. ”Boys, I will use my Water Memory technique on both of you at the same time. Do I have your permission to show your memories to everyone here?”
”Sure, Dad.”