Chapter 95 - All Caught Up

"Brazen are you serious right now?" Alan asked as he held Irene who was trembling.

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"Of course, it's related to one's life and death why would anyone joke about it??" Brazen said as he noticed the way Alan was being careful of his words.

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"Wait...don't tell me...Is that boy somehow related to her..." Clueless Brazen asked as he smiled hoping that he is wrong but as the crown prince nodded, the whole world of Brazen shattered into pieces.

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"...That boy is her younger brother Ashton Maven, Winter..." Alan said as he wiped away Irene's tears.

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"This...I had no idea...and I really don't have any excuse to give but....Lady winter please trust me.Your Brother will be back safe and sound." Brazen said as he kneeled down to look at her face.

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"Lady Winter Ashton is with father and he doesn't even have a scratch on his body and the moment they end the main problem which is that witch everything will be fine so please keep faith in us. We will keep you and everyone safe." Alan said as he stroked her head.

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"Promise me...That you won't let him get hurt...promise me..." Irene said as she forwarded her hand.

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Alan and Brazen looked at each other and then at Irene.

"We promise." Both of them said as a huge blast occurred just behind them.

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"What was that?" Brazen asked as he stood up and a whole part of the earth, the knights, the dead man everything was over.

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"That was the witch power... it seems to be unstable and probably she is out of control," Brazen said as he coughed out the dust.

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"Ash!" Irene said as she started to run towards the blasted area. Where only specs of dust were left with no living creatures.

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"Ash....." Irene said as she moved around looking for her younger brother.

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"Sister!" Ash who was with the emperor on top of the clock tower said as his eyes met with Irene's.

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"Ash!!" She said as tears started to fall from her eyes right there and her whole body collapsed on the ground with a feeling of relief as the burden on her shoulders disappeared.

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"Lady Winter, Ashton is safe now." The empress said as she patted Irene's back.

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"Empress....*Hugs her* Empress thank you for saving him, I will never forget your kindness. I will do whatever you say...I will even give up my life for you...Empr----*Stops suddenly as she feels something fluid in her hands* Empress this..." Irene says as she looks in her hands and she starts to tremble again.

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"This empress...Blood..." Irene says as looked at the empress who had a deep cut on her back and stomach. 

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"Lady winter..." The empress said with a smile as she staggered but luckily the emperor held her.

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"Your Majesty...We made it..." She said as she hugged him. 

"Mother!" Alan said as he came running towards her, his eyes looked at the red stains she had on her clothing. But he stayed silent, and instead of panicking he took out his handkerchief and tried to stop the blood from it.

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"Alan...my son what are you doing?" She asked as she touched his face.

"Mother please don't talk, I am trying to stop the blood flow," Alan said as he looked at the white hanky which was covered with red blood within a second.

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"Empress, His Highness is right please don't talk and stay still," Irene said as she held her hand.

"I will look for the rescue trope." brazen said as he ran towards the exit.

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"All of you are getting panicked for no reason...I never realised it before but I am glad that the sky is blue...again." She said as she coughed blood.

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"Empress!!" 

"Mother!" The emperor, the winter siblings and Alan said as their heat beat rose in fear of facing reality and the cruel fact that the empress was coming to an end.

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Meanwhile with the other kids,

"Looks like everything is back to normal." The third prince of Gilad said as he wiped his sword.

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"Yes, the sky too is back to its normal colour and all the dead men are disappearing too." The second prince of the gelid kingdom said as he looked at the sky.

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"Hah who would have thought that in just one day so much could have happened." The first prince said as he wiped the sweat off his forehead.

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"Seriously, this was a long fight. Ladies are you fine in there?" Daniel asked as he knocked at the carriage door inside which Rose and the smith sisters were hiding.

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"Wow! That was too much of a thrill. Right?" Harries asked Alfred who was standing silently his eyes fixed at the smoke coming from the outskirts.

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"I need to go there." He said as he turned around but even before he could take a step Brazen was already there.

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"Huh! You!" Alfred said as he took a few steps backwards. 

"You...*panting*..need to go there soon...the *panting* Empress..." He said and within a second he disappeared on spot.

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"So fast did he use teleportation magic?" Blazen who came running from all the way said as he sat down on the ground.

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"Braz (His nickname called by his brothers) what's wrong with the empress?" They asked as they handed him some water.

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"The empress got hurt during the fight and....*looks around* everyone must be prepared." He said and silence filled the atmosphere as everyone understood what those words mean.

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"The empress....no this can't be..." Molly said as she gasped.

"What about Ashton?" Kelly asked as she bit her lower lips.

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"He is safe." Brazen said as he stood up.

"Although many of the solar knights lost their lives..." Brazen continued.

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"Knights lost their life...." Daniel said as his heart beat suddenly passed for a second.

"Yeah, I don't think even the ones alive will make it out of bed..." Brazen said as he sighed.

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"What about Ethan he has purple hair with black eyes and a scar above his right eye." Daniel asked as he came towards him.

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"Violet *murmured silently*...what about lady carot she has honey blonde hair with emerald eyes," Rose asked as she tried to stand up but her legs were numb so she wasn't able to.

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"Ethan is around your age... and Lady Caort is around my height and her age," Harris said followed by Kelly who pointed towards Molly.

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"Are they okay? Did you see them?" Molly asked as she was beating non-stop.

"...Sorry but I never saw them during the battle and I don't think they were among the ones aliv-" He wasn't able to complete his sentence when Daniel suddenly shouted stop.

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"...Ethan must be fine...he is the youngest knight which so many skills...there silently no way such a swordsman would lose his life...No way...I will go and look for him myself." Daniel said as he mount upon the horse.

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"Please take of them for me." He said to Harris and the other Gilad Kingdom princes who stood there awkwardly.

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"Then shall we go to a better place? Since the night is getting colder." Brazen said as he looked at the ladies.

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"Wait before that lady Willson maybe we should go and visit Irene, she will be relieved to know that Ashton is fine now," Molly said as she looked at Rose.

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"Yes we should do so...it must have been a long day for her too..." Rose said in a soft and low voice as she staggered.

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"Sister...Are you tired..." Harris asked as he held her in his arms. Rose didn't say anything but just nodded her head.

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"Well sorry to interrupt but lady winter is already there," Brazen said as he pointed towards the outskirts which gave everyone a heart attack.

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"Hah, she really can't hold herself back...can she?" Rose said as she scoffed.

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"I guess she wanted to help out too...but to think that she has to see everything there...sounds so cruel.." Molly said as she wiped her tears.

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"She can neither be happy nor sad...how troublesome," Kelly said as she tried to stop their tears.

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"I have no idea if I should say this or not but rather than crying how about you all pray for her and for your friends who are still missing." The first prince of gelid said as he patted their heads.

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'These young souls had to go through a lot at such a young age....and the way I can see, it looks like there is a lot of complications in their relationship....*sigh* Fate is really cruel...' The first prince thought as he sighed looking at the little kids infront of him we were not even half of his age being all heartbroken and messed up in this world that is hungry for so-called power and wealth.

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"May the sun God protect you all.." The first gelid prince said as he looked at everyone.