Chapter 151 - Cure Not Found

"While one doesn't always need to be the queen to rule does she? Sometimes tricks can be played even while hiding and planning each and every moment." She answered him in her own way making nothing but silence to be heard which was only broken when a group of palce maids passed through them.

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"Looks like you are quite tired today. Sleep well and we can talk next time." Violet noticing that he was not quiet in his spirits today said while walking past him but she wasn't able to do so as a strong yet careful grip was felt on her wrist which belonged to no other than Ethan.

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"Sir Ethan? Is there anything you left to say?" Violet asked as she faced him.

"I---Nothing, Just sleep well." Ethan not being able to ask jer anything let her hand go as he himself walked away form her while Violet kept looking at his back until it disappeared in the dark.

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"Whats with him suddenly? Did something upset him? Wait! Eveb if soemthing went wrong with him why is it related related me?" Violet thought as she turned around and walked towards the Irirs palace.

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"But still that look on his eyes didn't really felt good..." Violet said in a low voice as she opened the door and went inside.

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Meanwhile in Irene's room,

"Irene, sleep nicely for today you won't have anymore nightmares." Alan who used his purification power to the fullest said as he himself became pale while trying to save her and as for the marks on her necks he tried to take the on himself but it wasn't possible since it's origin is form dreams.

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"Alfred..." Ash said for once and within a minister or so the second Prince was standing before him.

"Brother you called for me?" Alfred asked while bowing towards him.

"Yes I did..*Cough*." He said while coughing in between as a worried look appeared on Alfred face.

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"Brother what's wrong? Are you feeling sick or something? No, actually what are you doing at a lady's room that too at such an late hour?" Alfred asked as he looked closed his eyes not daring to look whoever was there (like mainting there privacy)

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"Open your eyes and see for yourself what I am doing?" Alan said as he looked outside the window while Alfred slowly opened his eyes.

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"What? Wait---" Alfred who finally noticed the few stings of Alan's powers around her and the freshly hand prints on Irene's neck said while holding onto Alan hands.

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"Brother what's wrong with her? And why is your spiritual power so low?" Alfred asked as he checked his nerves and looked at his pale eyes.

"I am fine, Just look after her for me and heal those hand prints." Alan said as Alfred made him sit on the chair nearby while he followed his brother's order.

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He stood near her and checked on her veins and eyes and finally with some spells that were in some ancient languages a blue light surrounded them and as the light disappeared the wounds too disappeared form her neck as her breathing and heartbeat were too back in normal.

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"Now she is stable but brother you should return to your room and rest until your power reaches its stable level." Alfred said as he held onto his hand and eveb before he could answer him with a splint second Alan was back to his room and was now covered with a blanket.

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"Alfred wasn't this a bit too fast?" Alan asked as he removed the blanket and tried to sit up but thanks to the low power his body couldn't dare move.

"Brother were you saying something?" Alfred who noticed this asked scaracstily while Alan just shook his head and closed his eyes trying to sleep and let the embrassment dissaper in thin air.

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"Tch, look at you pretending to sleep....But brither about her wounds that were very werid, eveb though it seemed like those were just at the surface it actually were very deep and I'd bother wouldn't have used his powers than that would have been very painful." Alfred said as Alan opened his eyes and looked at him.

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"Do you think it's life threatening?" Alan asked as he let out a breath of frustration.

"...I can't say it clearly but if it keeps happening than even if the body recovers I doubt the sould wouldn't be able to." 

"....Ha, so you understood what her problem is..." 

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"Brother, as a helear this is the basic things I need to learn about and based on her appearance and the environment, it was clear that she was cursed by someone that too with deadly nightmares." Alfred said as he gave Laan a glass of warm water.

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"...Great, you understood everything yourself but tell me... do you think there is a way through which this dreams can be stopped...even if temporarily?" Alan asked while lying on his comfortably.

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"I don't know it yet but if brother cares to tell the details than I might do soem research and try to find soem solutions." Alfred said as he crossed his arms and stoof near the doorway signalling that he is about to leave so he would better talk soon.

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"There is nothing much we found ourself too except for the fact that the one who cursed her sued the forbidden magic and...its...sources are somehow related to Lady Carot although there is no solid proof." Alan said while slowly opening his eyes to look at Alfred shocking expression although much to his surprise Alfred didn't have bay special expression in his face instead he was left deep in thought.

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"Forbidden magic and the carot family...that would be enough. Brother rest well and leave the rest to me." Alfred said as he closed off all the lights and left his room not forgetting to close the door.

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"He is too fast...." Alan murmered again while 

tossing to the other side of the bed.

"Irene...I will protect you forever." Alan said while his mind made an image of Irene beside him.

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The Night seemed peaceful even though lots of restless young souls were lurking around with grief and anger in their eyes and among them one still unaware of what she is truly going through just slept throughout all the painful time.

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"Divine powers....Hmm, looks like both the royal brothers have noticed you and the abnormal things around you. And if I am right both of them might be working their brain out to help you. Fools!" A voice looking at a crystal.which showed Irene face laughed loudly more like a ghost then a person.

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"Oh, you are here! Look how good she looks and more than anything her soul is getting weaker and weaker just like the way we wanted and if it's gets going like this. I am sure the day won't be far when she will be curshed under our hands just the way you want...." That voice said again to the figure standing behind which didn't say anything instead kept looking at the ball quietly.

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Meanwhile Alfred was busy with his mission to find a cure even if temporary.

"There are more books than what I expected. Even the divine power doesn't have so many books written about it as much as the forbidden magic has looks like people before liked to look for trouble." Alfred grumbled as he picked up those pile of books and sat down neatly near of wimdow where nothing but atleast moonlight passing through.

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"I can smell evil from all this." He said while stretching his finger which were finally about to touch those balck covered bbooks which gave off a errod energy which a divine power user usually don't really favour.

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"Alfred you can do it for brother Alan and Irene 

Forget everything and looks at the notebook and try to find a cure the faster the better." Alfred said while opening on of the books and reading them line by line.

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The moon hide and the sun rose but Alfred was still at the library busy with all the books which buried him down but still he didn't find any book with the mentions for deadly nightmares.

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"I turned the whole library upside down but still couldn't get a small clue or info about that nightmare *sigh* Am I unlucky or is there really no way out of it...expect for the curser to take it back." Alfred talked with himself when suddenly a book feel on top of his head making him jump in pain and surprise.

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"Ouch! What was that?" Alfred said while standing up and looking around while his eyes landed at a dusty book with crippled cover and pages which was toed with a brown old string made of pure tree trunks.

"This book *dust off the dust from it* is also about the forbidden magic but how come I never saw this one before? And why is it so protected with all this strings....." Alfred said while holding that book on his hands and standing up suddenly.