Chapter 129: Spectators
<em>I GUESS I''LL use this room.</em>
Forrester chose the room in the end of the hallway in the same floor as the Nystroms. After settling in, he covered the chamber with a spell that would temporarily "erase" it from the mansion. Meaning, other people aside from the Supreme and the ck Serpent would "forget" the existence of that room. That way, he wouldn''t be worried about getting caught.
People would only remember the room in the hallway once he left.
"Your Holiness."
Forrester turned around to find Sentinel, the spirit guardian, standing in front of him with a scowl. "Are you picking up a fight with me?"
"Of course not, Your Holiness," Sentinel said. "But I''m here to demand an exnation as to why you want to unseal Duke Nystrom''s power. You know that his ability to control water is tied to his past memories. If he learns to control water again, he''ll remember his past life as the ck Serpent."
"I know that," he said casually. "I just don''t care."
The spirit guardian had the audacity to hiss at him.
He waved his hand and that simple gesture was enough to send Sentinel flying until his back hit the wall. Before the spirit guardian could even make another move, he closed his fist and summoned his Holy Vines until Sentinel couldn''t move anymore.
"Rx, Sentinel. I know what I''m doing," he said to the spirit guardian. "I''mpletely aware that we''re all going to get screwed up if the ck Serpent awakens before the Supreme finds the Red Phoenix."
"If you know that, then why do you still want to unseal the ck Serpent''s power?" Sentinel asked in an annoyed voice.
"I will notpletely unseal the ck Serpent''s power," he said, then he sat on the edge of the huge bed while facing the spirit guardian. "I''ll just crack it enough for him to be able to use his water attribute."
"The duke doesn''t need his water attribute," the spirit guardian insisted. "He''s doing fine even with just his ice attribute."
"Have you forgotten that the Nystroms waged war on the Moonchesters?" he asked while shaking his head. "Do you think they''d survive against the threat of the crazy royal twins?"
Of course, the spirit guardian didn''t have a retort.
"The little Supreme only managed to burn the crazy princess because of her raging wrath," he exined. "But in a normal fight, the little Supreme doesn''t stand a chance against the crazy princess the same way that the ck Serpent is no match against the crazy emperor. Not in the ck Serpent''s current state, at least."
"I don''t know about the ck Serpent but I''m certain that the Supreme and the Moon Serpent are enough to bring down the Moonchesters," Sentinel said confidently. "Once Lady Nystrom and Lord Wixx finally reunite, the ck Serpent wouldn''t be needed anymore. After all, we only allowed the ck Serpent to be with our Supreme again for them to sessfully conceive the Moon Serpent this time."
Heughed softly at that. "The Fire Mages haven''t forgiven the ck Serpent yet?"
"If the ck Serpent retrieves his memories, we''re not certain if he''s going to stay with Lady Nystrom or return to the Moonchesters'' side," the spirit guardian said bitterly. "That''s why the Supreme has to find the Red Phoenix first before the ck Serpentpletely awakens. So even if the ck Serpent retrieves his memories, Lord Wixx would be there to protect Lady Nystrom and kill the duke."
"Well, that makes sense," he agreed. "After all, I''m pretty sure that whether it''s in the past or the present, the Supreme still wouldn''t be able to kill the man that owned her heart literally and figuratively."
The spirit guardian red at him. Obviously, Sentinel wasn''t pleased by the fact that he reminded him of what the ck Serpent did to the Supreme in the past.
"Whatever you say, you can''t stop me from teaching the ck Serpent to use his water attribute," he said firmly. "I need the Supreme and the ck Serpent to be stronger for them to find my Holy Scepter as soon as possible."
Actually, that was a lie.
He just wanted to "crack" the seal to take a peek at the ck Serpent''s memories. He was hoping to get a clue as to where his Holy Scepter might have been hidden. He waspletely aware that his n was risky. But it was better thanpletely awakening the ck Serpent.
<em>I''ll do everything to find my Holy Scepter.</em>
"Is that really your only goal, Your Holiness?" Sentinel asked suspiciously. "During your first life, you didn''t help in the war. Even though you know that the Moon Serpent was the key that the sky god needed to end the Moonchesters, you let the child die. All because you chose to stand in the neutral side."
"My father''s goal has nothing to do with me," he said casually. "Anyway, you shouldn''t be worrying too much about my business because as the spirit guardian of the Red Phoenix, you have something more important to worry about."
The spirit guardian''s furrowed brows made it obvious that he didn''t know what he was talking about. "What do you mean by that, Your Holiness?"
"I have a feeling that the Supreme and the ck Serpent''s second child had been reincarnated in this era as well."
Sentinel''s eyes widened in shock. Then, he released a very dangerous bloodlust until his whole body was literally burning. It was enough to burn his Holy Vines into ashes. "That child ended the Supreme''s life. The Fire Mages didn''t acknowledge him then, and we never will do so no matter how many times that child gets reincarnated."
Ah, it seemed like the Fire Mages had really deep hatred for the second child.
"Where is that child?" the spirit guardian asked angrily, his bloodlust didn''t show any sign of wavering soon.
<em>Someone wants to kill a baby, huh?</em>
Well, that was none of his business.
"I don''t know," he said. "But the witch with pink eyes said that she''ll keep an eye on the child."
The spirit guardian looked confused. Then, when realization dawned upon him, he froze. "No, it can''t be" he said in disbelief. "The baby Fire Mage with unreadable Mana could he be the reincarnation of the second child?"
He shrugged. "I haven''t met the baby in question yet."
"I have to kill that child."
"Was the second child really not the Supreme''s son with the ck Serpent?" he asked curiously. "I mean, as a mere spectator back then, I didn''t believe that the second child was the Supreme''s child with the ck Serpent."
"It doesn''t matter to us whether the child was really the Supreme''s second child with the ck Serpent or not," Sentinel said in an empty voice. "It wouldn''t change the horrible thing that he and the woman who gave birth to him did to our Supreme. That was the reason why Lord Wixx and the entire Fire Mage n didn''t im that child."
So, in short, the Fire Mages didn''t bother to check if the second child was truly the ck Serpent''s son with the Supreme or not?
"What if the child was really the Supreme''s child with the ck Serpent?" he asked. "Now that the baby has been reborn, do you still intend to kill him even with a huge possibility that he was the Supreme''s second child?"
"Like I said, it doesn''t matter to us," Sentinel said. The me in his body was starting to get extinguished but not the anger in his eyes. "I''ll kill the child without Lady Nystrom knowing that child doesn''t deserve to be acknowledged by our Supreme."
Forrester smiled. "Interesting."
He had a feeling that his boring days were now finally over.
<em>Being a mere spectator is fun</em>.
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"YOUR MAJESTY, Duke and Duchess Nystrom have arrived in Oakes with Lord Prescott.
"I don''t want them to be away from the Royal Capital for too long," Aku said. He was walking in the hallway while Sir Gregory was following closely behind him. They were on the way to the throne room because he had a meeting with his advisors today. "I''ll give them a maximum of seven days for their short vacation."
"How do you n to make them return, Your Majesty?" Sir Gregory asked. "It''s not illegal for them to spend their vacation in their territory for as long as they want."
"I hate it when Kiho is out of my sight," he said. "And more importantly, I don''t want them to think that they can hide from me just because they are in their territory. Oakes is still a part of my empire. If you need to create a problem for the Prescotts or the Nystroms for them to be forced to return to the Royal Capital as soon as possible, then do it."
"I understand, Your Majesty," Sir Gregory said. "Ah, what shall we do about Lord Huxley? The Fire Wielders and the Red Phoenix Knights are keeping an eye on the count. It seems like they are nning something."
"It''s time to hide Lord Huxley," Aku said coldly. "And kill everyone and anyone who tries to get in the way."
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"<em>PLEASE don''t kill me</em>"
Luna felt a tug in her heart when she heard Julian''s soft plead while the baby was giving her the most innocent eyes that she had seen in a child.
"<em>I may not be the Supreme''s child, but that doesn''t mean that I''m an enemy</em>," Julian continued in a gentle voice. "<em>The Supreme doesn''t need to know my existence. I just want her to be happy with my father this time. So please allow me to live and watch them from afar. That''s my only wish in this lifetime, Miss Luna</em>."
Ah, hearing that from a child made her heart hurt.
<em>This baby is so selfless.</em>
"I won''t tell the Supreme about your existence. Not yet, at least," Luna promised the child. "But Julian, tell me. Who is your real mother?"
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