BXBX NOVEL Chapter 209 The Prince Is Cornered
It would help you, but nonetheless, it would also hurt you.
As such, he needed to know the kind of person he was aligning himself with, and he needed to know the kind of ascendant the pirate - -
The banished prince --
Was.
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Truthfully speaking, I didn\'t know how to break the news to them. Should I be indirect or directly tell them?
"Is everything okay, Prince Wyatt?" Queen Mavena asked. Her eyes were fixed on my body, along with the gaze of everyone else, especially the old man who interrupted me when I tried to ease in the news about the catastrophe that was currently about to set foot in their kingdom.
Okay, let\'s go with the direct way then.
Clearing my throat as I was about to speak, I felt like I was in the position of Zeus, about to be backhanded by Hera who had just found out about his repopulation with an unknown species. Again, it was just a feeling - a hot seat.
I cleared my throat loudly again after noticing that the old man was about to say something else. Something which I already assumed was trying to fan the tension in the room. Then, I responded. "Are all the fallen leaders here, your highness?".
She eyed me sceptically and responded. "Yes, everyone who is a part of the alliance and would be fighting is here".
A cough sounded from beside me. I turned my head towards its source and saw a man who seemed to be in the same age group as me. "Except for one" He said sheepishly.
"Of course" The miracle queen said tiredly. She corrected. "Every important person is in this room, except for one".
I nodded. Just one person wouldn\'t matter much considering who they were dealing with.
I spoke. "Ag\'na is currently outside the kingdom".
"...."
"....."
Silence!
What?... Don\'t tell me it was still too sudden!
"Prince Wyatt" Queen Mavena said sharply, her eyebrows twitching irritably. "Even though I don\'t believe that you are a man who would jokingly make up such a lie...".
Internally, I feigned a cough.
"... In order not to waste anybody\'s time, please, I hope that you can prove your claims true and show us that they are not mere lies" She said, and everyone else, even the knight whom I had previously encountered, locked their eyes on me, anticipating my next words.
"In a few minutes\' time, my beast will no longer have the sufficient power to slow down the sleepy behemoth from entering the kingdom" I said, my gaze flickering past the eyes of everyone present, unwavering. "So unless you don\'t want the Vrymath Kingdom to become the last fallen kingdom, I think it\'s best you all pick up your weapons or whatever you use during battle now, before it\'s too late".
Although I had the option of arranging my words in a much calmer way, I didn\'t like the tension being put on my shoulders, and the intensity of their stares that screamed \'watch your tongue and don\'t say anything stupid\'.
Even if I felt the urge to do otherwise.
"THUD!" The old man\'s seat tumbled backwards as he stood up and stared at me with blazing intensity. After a few seconds of his eyes roaming around my figure, he said "He is not lying".
Yeah, I\'m not!
"Very well... Since he is not lying, and we don\'t have to look for the Sleepy behemoth now that he is here, with everyone gathered as well, I think that we should end this once and for all." This time, the armoured man whom I remembered was called Knight Boris stood up from his seat and picked up a sword that was placed on the ground.
That left the remaining three.
Which turned to only one after the remaining two others rose from their seats with their eyes set ablaze with fierce, untamed fury.
Considering the problems Ag\'na had brought upon them, I don\'t really blame their unnatural enthusiasm to bury him seven feet under.
I turned my eyes and laid them on the miracle queen, queen Mavena.
Within moments, she shook her head and sighed tiredly. "Considering that we are bound by our alliance, I see no reason not to believe you". She stood up from her throne. Her deep blue gown covered in emerald gems and rubies shimmered under the dim chandeliers, as she added, "What are we waiting for then? Let\'s go and end the reign of the moonlight\'s ice terror". She then turned to the guards stationed at the door and said, "Tell Gideon that I will be back soon".
Foreign magical energies filled the hall, intermingling with the soft murmurs of agreement that echoed in my ears.
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Yeah, I had anticipated their magical energies to be heightened, given the tremendous magical energies they had already displayed, but this...this...
We resembled some god of war characters about to pass judgement on a beastly soul, as we launched off the mountain with a force capable of breaking the sound barrier and piercing through the atmosphere.
At this velocity, we could reach the outskirts of the kingdom in under a minute.
I know what you are thinking..... What if we went even faster? Alas, the surrounding houses would have crumbled to mere fragments under the combined might of all six of us moving at our maximum speed.
My gaze darted towards Knight Boris, who appeared to be the only one struggling to keep pace. Although I didn\'t know why, since he is considered to be one of the strongest ascendants in the kingdom, I had other problems to worry about - problems that had compelled me to rush here instead of dealing with them myself. These problems had taken the form of Captain Crimson Eye\'s fleet, which had cornered us at sea, and Ag\'na, who had sensed Bone\'s presence when we returned to collect the corpses and search for Nina.
Yes, the situation was as dire as it seems.
My lips dried. I hoped Bones, Toothless and Annabelle are holding out as much as they can.
I took a deep breath, watching intently as we approached the ruined gates of the kingdom.
"BOOOOM!!" "CRAAAACKKK!"
As we landed in a single area, the snow beneath our feet scattered and parted from the ground. The impact was so intense that it caused the ground to collapse, sinking deeper into the earth and creating a massive crater that drew the attention of everyone on the chaotic battlefield.
And when I say everyone, I meant the several hundred gigantic living ice sculptures of Ag\'na, who faced off against Bones and the several hundred, if not thousands, of mutated magical beasts.
Everyone on the battlefield was a beast - especially magical beasts, who were attuned to their instincts and could easily discern the strength and weaknesses of their enemies. And most of all, know who was a threat to their lives.
As such, when six powerful ascendants landed on the battlefield, and unleashed an overwhelming torrent of magical energy, twisting and distorting the very air and atmosphere around them just by standing together --
Hah!
"ROOAAAR!" "ROOAAAR!" "ROOAAAR!" "ROOAAAR!" "ROOAAAR!" "ROOAAAR!" "ROOAAAR!"
All hell broke loose as their attention suddenly turned to us. They came charging towards us like swarms of locusts, intent on neutralizing the threat that we posed. Luckily, to stop all this, all I needed to do was issue a single command.
Without hesitation, I barked out to Bones \'Order them to stop, it\'s me!\'.
Without delay, Bones obeyed my command. "Yes, Master," he responded. In that instant, the stampede of creatures - so fierce and powerful that it could have easily destroyed the entire Vrymath Kingdom - suddenly changed course, as if they were all connected to a single mind. They turned towards the massive ice-living sculptures and unleashed their prepared attacks on them.
"By the gods, what is this?" muttered the young royal, whose name I did not yet know, in shock. His head snapped towards me, and he exclaimed, "Are you responsible for Ag\'na\'s attack on the city? The one who fought him outside the kingdom and caused the devastation we witnessed the other day? You!" Pointing at me, magical energy still crackling around his body, he demanded "Who are you?".
Fuck. Not now!
Somehow, the already low temperature dropped even lower. I didn\'t know how it was possible, but it did.
A part of me, deep down, wondered if I had ever envisioned this type of scenario before. Answer: Yes... A resounding \'yes\'... I had seen the destruction scale, and it was impossible to ignore, especially since I had chosen to partner up with the miracle queen.
Did I prepare an answer that would free me from all consequences if this situation were to happen? Answer: No, I didn\'t.
What?
I had only agreed to join the queen\'s alliance this morning, and I had not yet considered all the potential ramifications of that decision. So, when the thought occurred to me, I pushed it to the back of my mind so that I could prepare a reasonable answer later.