Chapter 170 - Departure

"You guys look like you have seen a bloody ghost," she said and Ash sighed. 

"Good morning" he replied. 

"Are you guys going somewhere?" Lilith asked. 

'I am leaving now, for home" Ash responded. 

'I suggest you don't go and stay put" she said and they all looked at her. 

'You are planning on taking my throne and expect me to sit here and do nothing, keep dreaming on, come on guys let's go, by the way, I see you are going by water, it going to take longer and what's this with so little men, an army of only 5 thousand men how is that going to helo you win?" Ash asked and she smiled. 

'Don't worry about that, go on I will see you there tomorrow or probably sooner" she responded and her friends left. 

"Is the fleet ready to leave?" Lilith asked as they walked out of the castle heading to the back of the castle where the army was waiting in ships containing five thousand men. 

"Yes," he responded as they came to the ships ready to leave and she got onto the one made for Lucas and sighed. 

'I guess this is it" she said as the ships took off. 

'Ths ships are leaving already are we going to make it by night" Marlene asked as they rode on their horses as fast as they could and Ash sighed. 

'Let's hope so, it's father to reach there by land than eater, I don't know what she is playing at" he responded. 

'Princess a few hours from now we might hit some really brought water" Val said. 

'That's why you are here, it doesn't matter what obstacle we face, we need to reach there by tonight" she replied and he sighed. 

"We will don't worry," he said. 

"The kingdom of Livian is a strong one, Ash won't watch his home get handed to us, I know him very well and right now he is really pissed, you are going to have to keep him at bay, he might look weak at times, but knowing of his powers, he is stronger than we think," Minda said. 

'Are you afraid of hurting him, princess?" Val asked and she frowned then looked at the ring on her finger. 

"I don't want to let it come to the point in which I might have to kill any of them" she responded. 

"I see, don't worry I understand, you don't worry about them I will handle them for now just focus on where you want to be and who you will handle, will it be his parents?" he asked. 

'Yes, I will give them one last chance to surrender" she responded. 

'Good, now come on in the cabin, let's eat, you didn't get a chance to eat your breakfast" Val said and she followed him into the cabin of the ship which was big and give the feeling of being at home. 

"You are not at ease anymore are you?" he asked as she took her food and he sighed. 

"I can't be, not when I know I will be taking something that he loves, he trusted me" she responded. 

'I understand the feeling you have to trust me on that" he said and she sighed. 

"Will you kill Ash?" he asked and she frowned. 

'I don't know if I can, my powers might be great but it takes some great to use them and that's not what I am right now" she responded. 

'You are giving yourself too little credit, with the speed of the ships right now I think we will arrive at night" he said and she smiled. 

'That's good to know, we only have two days to take the kingdom under our control or father will come himself and he will kill whatever is in his way" she said. 

'I see, so you are trying to keep this peaceful and take it before then" he replied. 

'Yes I have to" she said. 

"I know, your friends will arrive faster since they are already galloping there and I don't think that they will make any stop" he replied and she scoffed. 

'They won't" she said as she continued eating. 

"Princess don't mind me asking but can you even transform into the phoenix as yet?" he asked and she sighed. 

'I can't nor do I intend to, not right now, not by force" she responded. 

'He will try to force you again because in that state you are at your most powerful maybe you don't know this as yet but he is planning to make you defeat the red dragon because that dragon won't go with him without a fight" he said and she frowned. 

'I know" she replied. 

"You will have to really make a choice because he is really close to getting the red dragon this time," he said and she sighed. 

'I know that too" she replied then he patted her on the head. 

"Ash's kingdom is powerful with a fight it will be impossible to take it down in two days," he said. 

"If that's the case then I will finish the fight even if it kills me but none of my friends die" she replied. 

'If your father finds out about this he will kill them with one attack wipe the entire city out you know that right?" he asked and she smiled. 

'I know that you're worried about me and I really do appreciate that but for the two days you are not going to report back to my father unless things get really bad" she responded. 

"I won't give him any information, and if necessary, I will take care of everything, I won't let you get blood on your hand princess," he said and she smiled. 

'Thanks, but I will take care of it even if I have to deal with them hating on me for life" she replied. 

'Cosmo" Rex called out as he walked into her room and she was still sleeping. 

"Oh, hello wake up" he shouted and she flung up with her hair looking as if she got shocked.