Chapter 142 - 44

The entire castle of the Elven Kingdom was shaking violently from the collision of Kalya and Queen Jasmine's attacks. The throne room they used to fight was blown away. It wasn't just the room, a quarter of the castle was badly damaged from their fight. Right now they could see the sky from inside the room.

Ziel and Laurel looked at the place where Kalya and Queen Jasmine were before. They weren't affected by their attacks because Ziel created a barrier just before the explosion occurred. Laurel was astonished to see Ziel withstand the impact of Kalya and Queen Jasmine's clash of attacks like it was nothing. But she didn't have time to think about that. She is worried about Kalya's condition. They were both covered in smoke and dust at this time. But Ziel already knows who the winner is.

"Cough... Impossible! Impossible! How could I lose!? I've already obtained the power of that person. I can't possibly lose! I can't possibly lose to you! Where did you get that kind of power!?" Queen Jasmine screamed hysterically. The salamander armor she was wearing had disappeared due to being hit by Kalya's attack. Right now she was lying weakly on the floor with her body covered in wounds.

"You don't need to know about that. The important thing is that you lost." Kalya said indifferently.

The smoke and dust disappeared in the wind and revealed the figures of Kalya and Queen Jasmine. Kalya just kept quiet and walked slowly towards Queen Jasmine. She looked at Queen Jasmine with pity. This made Queen Jasmine even angrier and finally vomited more blood from her mouth.

"Cough... Don't look at me like that! You won! You could have killed me! But it's you who will end up dying and being buried together with this kingdom." Queen Jasmine smiles provoking Kalya.

"It seems that you are still not aware of your current situation. Do you want to be the Queen of this kingdom? Do you want to be the Queen of this continent? Use your strength and don't rely on others. Ah, I just remembered. You even sent Zenoa out of this kingdom to a new academy in the Beast Kingdom just to rule over the Elf Kingdom alone. I don't care about that. But don't ever involve me with your ambitions. I already have my own life now." Kalya smiled and glanced at Ziel who was standing behind her along with Laurel. Zenoa is the younger brother of Queen Jasmine and Kalya. He was sent to Arcus Grand Academy to become a teacher there. Kalya got that information from Laurel when they were chatting together on the first day she came back to this kingdom.

"Don't pretend to lecture me! You and the people you love will die here! Kill me! Otherwise, I will kill you and the people around you!" Queen Jasmine threatens Kalya. This made Kalya frown.

"Fine if that's your wish." Kalya raised her bow and aimed her arrow at Queen Jasmine. Just as she was about to release the arrow, she was stopped by the screams of a girl running towards them.

"Wait a minute Aunt Cattleya!" The girl who was running towards them in a hurry was the daughter of Queen Jasmine, Siera Venetia. She stopped right between Queen Jasmine and Kalya. She covers his mother from Kalya's arrows.

"What do you want?" Kalya doesn't know her niece because she was born not long after Kalya left the Elven Kingdom. She had only heard a little about her from Laurel. Her father as well as the husband of Queen Jasmine was also the subject of experimentation for the Divine Race.

"Aunt Cattleya, I know I shouldn't interfere in your business. I also have no right to tell you this. But, can you let go of my mother? I know she is guilty of being blinded by her greed. It's also my fault that I couldn't stop her. But her condition It's already like this. Please consider your past relationship. She's still my mother after all." Princess Siera pleaded tearfully to Kalya. This made Kalya's heart waver a little. But she shook her head and dispelled her doubts.

"You know you have no right to talk but you still say it? I know she is your mother but you can't protect her just by talking and crying." Kalya spoke coldly to her. Even though she was her nephew, Kalya didn't have any attachment to her. Princess Siera could only bite her lips after hearing Kalya's words. She didn't have to do anything else to save her mother. But their attention was quickly turned to Queen Jasmine, whose condition was getting worse.

"Sough...stop pleading her, Siera! I'd rather die than beg for mercy from her!" Queen Jasmine forced herself to scream in a state of severe injury. But Kalya and the people at the place realized that Queen Jasmine's condition was not that simple.

"You can still be so arrogant. Can't you see how you are right now?" Kalya sneered at Queen Jasmine.

"What do you mean?" Queen Jasmine suddenly felt confused by people's gaze on her.

"Mom! Look at your body! Your body is getting wrinkled!" Princess Siera pointed at Queen Jasmine's hand which was starting to wither.

"What are you saying..." Queen Jasmine froze when she saw the state of her hand. Wrinkles began to appear around her arms. Her smooth and supple hands began to wrinkle slowly.

"What happened to me!? Tell me what you did to me!?" Queen Jasmine screams hysterically at Kalya. Even though she said she wasn't afraid of death before, but she couldn't help but feel panicked seeing her current state. She could only blame Kalya for what had happened to her.

Kalya was at a loss for an answer. She didn't know why Queen Jasmine's condition had become like that. She only used an attack that caused external injuries in her previous fight and did nothing else. Then Kalya glanced at Ziel and asked for his help. Kalya's determination to kill Queen Jasmine was gone after seeing her condition like that.

Ziel walked slowly towards them, his appearance fascinated Princess Siera but then she shook her head and became alert in front of Ziel.

"Who are you? What do you want!?" Princess Siera screamed in panic. She didn't know the boy at all and didn't notice his presence before because she only focused on her mother's condition and Kalya who wanted to shoot her with arrows.

Ziel ignored her and looked at Queen Jasmine who was lying on the floor with a wilting body. He frowned upon taking a closer look.

"It's ridiculous of you to blame your current situation on someone else. You are the cause of your condition." Ziel turned around and no longer looked at Queen Jasmine.

"Ziel, what happened to her?" Although Kalya doesn't care about the fate of Queen Jasmine, she is curious about the reason why she became like that.

"Yes. I want to know that too." Laurel is also waiting for an answer from Ziel.

"The answer is very simple. She must pay the debt she has borrowed." Ziel gave an answer that confused Kalya and Laurel. Not only the two of them, but Princess Siera as well as Queen Jasmine felt the same way.

"What do you mean by that? Since when did my mother borrow something from someone else!?" Princess Siera misunderstood the meaning of his words. She gets angry thinking Ziel is insulting her mother.

"Haven't you been so noisy since earlier? If you keep talking then I won't hesitate to make you unable to open your mouth anymore." Ziel stared intently at Princess Siera. In the first place, he had no intention of explaining it to them. If it wasn't Kalya who asked him, he would prefer to be quiet and watch Queen Jasmine wither to death.

Princess Siera subconsciously stepped back in fear of the threat Ziel had given her. She no longer dared to speak or even look at him.

"What I mean is that the power she used against you before was the power she forcibly borrowed and now she has to return it. Since she no longer has spirit power in her body, her life force will be taken away." Ziel finished his explanation.

"What!?" Kalya and Laurel were shocked after listening to Ziel's explanation. They didn't expect the power that Queen Jasmine had previously used to cost so much.

Queen Jasmine trembled after hearing his explanation. She thought the power was in her possession and without any side effects. She had never tried to use that power before so she had no idea that the power had such serious consequences.

"Can my mother be cured!? I beg of you! You know how to heal my mother, don't you? No, you must know how! I promise I will do anything for you if you can cure her!" Princess Siera wept and pleaded with Ziel while hugging her mother's wilting body. She even dared to make a bold statement for Queen Jasmine's sake.

"Siera... Stop it. You don't need to beg them anymore. Although I didn't expect it to turn out like this, I've already given up on it. This might be my punishment." Queen Jasmine smiled sadly as she remembered what she had done for that person from the Divine Race and saw the results she had received so far.

"She's right. After all, I have no obligation to help your mother. And you... Let alone you give yourself to me, even if you give away the entire Elven Kingdom, I have absolutely no interest." Ziel was about to leave the place but Kalya pulled his sleeve.

"Ziel, do you know how to save him?" Kalya suddenly asked him after pondering over what he had explained. Ziel raised his eyebrows when he heard Kalya's question.

"I know. But what do you want to do?" Ziel asked her back.

"Can you cure it?" Kalya asked hesitantly. She was afraid that Ziel would be angry with her request.

"Leya...you already know she wants to harm you, right? You also know she wants to catch or maybe kill the academy's people if they resist. Can you easily forgive her and even want to heal her just because she's your family?" Ziel didn't expect Kalya to ask him to heal her. Even though Kalya would have killed her earlier if it weren't for Princess Siera who got in her way.

"That...I know my request is unreasonable. I'm sorry. You can forget what I said." Kalya lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Ziel. Her eyes were wet after hearing what Ziel said. Ziel didn't say anything wrong, Kalya realized that her request was very selfish at the moment and was afraid that Ziel would become angry with her.

"I'm not mad at you. You know I can't, right? I can't feel what you're feeling right now. But you have to remember, your kindness may harm you or those around you in the future. So you should be more careful. Make a wise decision and don't get carried away with personal feelings. This time I will help it for you." Ziel stroked her head gently. His actions made Kalya tremble but then relaxed after hearing his words.

"Yes. I promise I will do as you say. I will ask you before deciding anything. Thank you, Ziel!" Kalya raised her head and smiled broadly while looking at him directly with her wet eyes.

"You can decide for yourself, I will support your decision. But I'll give my opinion if it's going to hurt you." Ziel wiped the tears on Kalya's cheeks. He subconsciously caressed her cheeks for a while. Kalya just kept quiet and closed her eyes. She didn't care about people's stares at her. This made Laurel envious of them.

"Okay, I understand!" Kalya smiled sweetly after enjoying Ziel's treatment of her. Right now she felt her heart filled with love that she couldn't even contain anymore.

"I will heal her." Ziel walked over to Queen Jasmine.

"What are you going to do!? I'd rather die than get mercy from her!" Queen Jasmine stubbornly refused his help.

"Sorry, you don't have any right to refuse right now." Ziel extended his hand towards Queen Jasmine. A giant spirit circle in the shape of a gear appeared behind him.

"Ughh!" Everyone in the place except Kalya was stunned by the spirit circle floating behind Ziel. Apart from its extraordinary size, its shape also looked unique because they had never seen it before. Moreover, the power emitted from the spirit circle put them under a lot of pressure.

"Isn't he a human? How can he use spiritism?" Laurel asks Kalya next to her. Kalya only replied with a tiny smile. This made Laurel even more curious.

"How can you use spirit power so much better than elves?" Queen Jasmine asked in a trembling voice. Meanwhile, Princess Siera was silent and couldn't say anything. Ziel ignored them and cast his magic on Queen Jasmine.

[Time Rewind]

Queen jasmine was enveloped in a pale gray light. Her withered body slowly returned to its original state. Laurel and Princess Siera opened their eyes wide at the scene in front of them.

"Mom!" Princess Siera quickly came back to her senses and tightly hugged her mother who seemed to have recovered. She sobbed as she buried her face in his chest. But the touching moment was only temporary.

Boooooooooommmmmmmm!

They heard an explosive sound coming from where the academy people were staying.