172 Blood Bending (1/2)
A smile appeared on Tatianna's face when she heard Pedra answer as she waited for her to start vomiting blood. And just as she expected, Pedra began to cough up blood and scream in agony as Manuel rushed at his sister just like Davy rushed at Walter.
”Give her the antidote potion please”
Manuel loved his sister so much to the point that he begged Don without minding his position as a patriarch of Clan Demet.
”Only if she tells the truth”
Manuel's eyes turned red in anger and helplessness but he could only swallow his anger and ask his sister to admit to the crime she committed.
”Ped, admit the truth, or”
He couldn't get himself to say she would die but Pedra was in no condition to hide the truth anymore as she was unable to bear any more of this pain
”Yes, I did, it was me who told them to poison Yashira”
She said slowly as Don sent the potion to Manuel.
”Here drink this”
Manuel quickly opened the potion and poured the liquid into her mouth
”Your majesty, she has to die just like my little sister”
Tatianna's stood up and said as tears started to flow out of her eyes
”Poison?”
He felt lucky she chose this method considering now he could see what the poison arrows can do to a human.
”No, no please, don't kill my sister”
Manuel screamed at him seeing an arrow with a green fluid oozing from the tip.
”And Yashira was Tatianna's sister”
He said as the arrow flew at Pedra and pierced her shoulder before she could say anything.
It didn't even take a second to show its effects as her whole body started to turn green and blood began to flow out of her eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
The pungent smell coming out of Pedra made even Manuel crawl back and close his mouth.
And then her whole body turned into ashes.
”No, Ped, Ped!”
Manuel grabbed the ashes from the ground and shouted looking the ashes in his hand
For a moment, Don's figure resembled a devil with two horns sitting on the throne for the nobles.
”The feud between Vanneste family and Demet family ends here”
Tatianna nodded as the guards shivered in fear behind her.
”The meeting is over”
The nobles stood up as Don nodded at them and disappeared from the hall.
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When Don reached the chamber, he wiped away the blood coming out of his nose. He made them all believe in the truth pill and the antidote potion but they were nothing but candy and water.
Since he could manipulate or bend any liquids using battle energy, he used a forbidden technique and bent Walter's and Pedra's blood while fooling everyone that the pills actually work like he claimed them to be.
He felt weak as he took a few body strengthening pills and swallowed it like candies and then a few glasses of water. When he closed his eyes to meditate before leaving his chamber to meet Lord Clemo and the girls, he heard a commotion coming from the town square.
He could hear the people screaming, shouting, metal clashing and a lot of bones breaking. After meditating for a few minutes, he felt his strength returning and he stood up to leave the room.
”Your majesty”
Lord Clemo, Warren, and Loren bowed at him when he entered the hall where the girls were waiting for him. Unlike Lord Clemo and Warren, Loren looked pale and avoided direct eye contact with him while bowing.
”Your majesty”
Don looked down to see Rose was clutching his legs as he lifted her up
”I can't bring back the dead, but I can give you and your nephews a new life, far away from here”
Warren was surprised to see him wiping away Rose's tears with his hand as no king or noble-born would do that to a peasant like Rose.
Rose nodded her head and stepped back as Don looked at the other girls and Lord Clemo
”Have you learned about them? Anything about their parents or relatives?”
”I've asked them, your majesty, but most of them wouldn't talk, some of them said they were slaves or orphans before everything”