Chapter 303 - Villain Origin: Boredom (1/2)
WINCHELL didn't want to thaw Elis Ripperton after he heard what the bastard did to his precious little sister, but he had to.
Unfortunately, killing the Blue Dragon would only put Soleil in a tight position. She was chosen as the Beast Priestess and was tasked to deal with the Crades to protect the human race. According to the heavens, Soleil could only defeat the monstrous race if she had the four Beast Gods on her side.
The heavens were unforgiving to ”chosen” people that failed their task. He didn't want to think what they might do to his precious little sister if she failed to gather the four Beast Gods.
You should be grateful that you still have your use, Elis Ripperton.
His thoughts were disrupted when the ice that covered the bastard Blue Dragon finally melted.
”Where's the Black Serpent?” Elis Ripperton snarled as soon as he was thawed. ”I'll kill that bastard–”
The Blue Dragon wasn't able to finish his sentence when all of a sudden, Ainsworth came out of nowhere.
They only realized he was there when the ground shook hard.
Then, without warning, the little tiger punched Elis Ripperton in the face. That was a surprising move from Ainsworth. His signature style of fighting was mauling his enemies like a little tiger that he was.
The fact that Ainsworth punched Elis Ripperton (who dropped on the ground instantly) meant that the former was really angry.
”Pull that kind of move on Sister Soleil again and I'll kill you for real,” Ainsworth, crouched like a predator ready to pound on its prey, warned Elis Ripperton. ”How dare you hurt her?”
”It was a match,” Elis Ripperton reasoned, then he stood up while wiping the blood off the side of his mouth with the back of his hand. ”I challenged her to a match where if I win, she will marry me.”
”There's no way Sister Soleil will agree to that stupid match!” the little tiger snarled. ”Stop forcing yourself on her, Elis Ripperton!”
The Blue Dragon glared at Ainsworth with the intention of attacking.
”Stop,” Winchell warned Elis Ripperton. His oozing bloodl.u.s.t was enough to make Ainsworth and Elis Ripperton freeze on their tracks. It was ironic that he had the fire Mana. But his bloodl.u.s.t could be colder than the Black Serpent's once he was mad. ”I'll only say this once so you better listen carefully.” When the Blue Dragon and the Golden Tiger stood properly in front of him, only then did he continue. ”For the sake of Soleil, we can't have a fall-out until she fulfills her mission as the Beast Priestess.” He turned to Elis Ripperton. ”I will only let this slide once, Blue Dragon. The next time you try to lay a hand on my sister, I will quit as a Beast God and kill you.”
Elis Ripperton let out a sigh. ”I won't do it again. I'm just trying to help Soleil. She's at the age where your clan wants her to get married and have an heir, isn't she?”
Ainsworth growled at the Blue Dragon. ”You just never learn, do you?”
”Elis Ripperton, you don't have to worry about that,” Winchell said coldly. ”Soleil is the leader of the clan because I'm not here. But now that I have returned, the responsibility of leaving an heir lies on me.” He turned his back on his fellow Beast Gods. ”If I have to have a child to the person chosen by the clan for Soleil to have her freedom, I'll do it,” he said. ”I'll do it so that my little sister can marry the man that she loves.”
***
”YOU'RE really reckless.”
Soleil pouted when Kalel scolded her. ”I didn't know that you were there because I didn't notice your presence,” she explained. ”If I had known I was already safe, I wouldn't have stabbed my leg.”
Because of what she did, she was now sitting on a rock while Alec Forrester was treating the wound on her leg. Since it was her who stabbed herself, she did quite a number on her poor leg, thus the saint had to use his divine power.
”Sorry,” Kalel, seated next to her while watching Alec Forrester with an annoyed look on his face for some reason, said. ”I reacted too late. If only I was able to stop you from hurting yourself, that saint wouldn't have to touch your leg like that.”
Ah, so that was the reason why Kalel was glaring at Alec Forrester.
She felt her cheeks burn from embarrassment, but she couldn't also stop herself from giggling when she realized that Kalel was probably jealous.
Alec Forrester cleared his throat before he spoke. ”Lord Kalel, I'm not ”touching” Lady Rosenberg's leg,” he explained in an awkward voice. ”The divine energy coming out of my palm prevents us from having any sort of skin contact. And my intention is to purely heal the young lady's wound. So please stop glaring at me like I'm a fiend.”
”You should have said it sooner,” Kalel said, then he turned to her and caught her looking at him. It seemed to surprise him, thus avoiding her gaze. ”Sleep once you're done getting treated. I will watch over you and make sure that the Blue Dragon wouldn't be able to get near you.”
She smiled when she noticed that his ears were red. ”Stay here with me, Lord Kalel. Please?”
He paused for a while before he spoke. ”Alright.”
Her smile grew bigger. ”Can I lean my head on your shoulder, Lord Kalel?”
”Do whatever you want.”
Soleil smiled, then she gently laid her head on Kalel's shoulder. Although she wasn't bothered by the warm climate in the desert, it still felt nice to be this close to his cool body. ”Thank you for keeping me cold, Lord Kalel.”
”That sounds strange,” Kalel mumbled, then it seemed like he decreased his body temperature to cool her even more. ”You really have a weird way with words, Soleil.”
***
”CAN WE really feast on the people of Kale Kingdom?”
”Of course,” Auro said as a response to Gruger, the king of human-like Crades. He was still in the dining hall with the ”royals.” The king and queen were having desserts from the blood of the people that they just ate. They invited him to join but he politely declined. Thus, he remained standing in front of them. ”I will open the gates to our kingdom. You'll be free to eat anyone or anything that you want in there.”
”Even your own family?” Ingham, the queen, asked while licking her lips. The gluttonous queen just had dinner. But it seemed like the thought of feasting on nobles and royals of Kale Kingdom made her hungry again. ”I heard that you have a little sister, Auro Moonchester. I like eating the flesh of young and beautiful maidens, you know.” She touched her cheek while her frenzied eyes glowed dangerously. ”I want to know what a little princess tastes like.”