Chapter 242 - Xavier...

The Empress adds sternly "Do you know how many have lost their lives already? Are you even aware of the pain of those who are fighting with their crippled body? They are giving their everything. For what?"

Maya still is desperate in Xavier's thoughts and speaks taking a step back from this scary Lady in front of her "Fire… They are shooting burning arrows! He has a huge scar on his hand from the last attack...He suffered a lot already. Are you going to do something with me or-"

The Empress raises her eyebrow arrogantly and states nonchalantly "Those burning arrows are shot everywhere. Every soldier will get shot and even die! Humans tend to get burned by fire. Have you ever thought of that one person? That person could die if the burning arrows shot him…".

The Empress stops speaking as she can not continue after that for some reason. She was tongue-tied or ashamed to even think of her actions in the past.

Maya darts her eyes in shock as she finally remembers Kalki went missing "What?!"

'Indeed… I forget him completely! Would he be fine?'

The Empress states "His power element will start to diminish gradually and he will suffer such pain which will be thousand times worse than that of humans' pain...Including Xavier's. How could you have not thought about him? Can you take the pain of ice tearing your skin? Ever wondered can he handle the fire? Don't you know the answer better than anyone?!"

The Empress spoke all those in a single breath and she almost sounded mad while finishing her last question. She stares at Maya coldly and she is not breathing hard at all! She is calm and composed.Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click <a href="#&apos;s-respected-empress_12655201705389405/xavier..._52649932665965961">#&apos;s-respected-empress_12655201705389405/xavier..._52649932665965961</a> for visiting.

Maya mutters in fear "The Crown Prince…"

'I should have searched for him earlier. .. I shouldn't have left him alone'

The Empress declares "Yes! Hear what your mind says! Choose the one who is in dire threat! These battalions of soldiers fight and die only because of that man who stands in front of them as their strength! Not because of two Archers who fight from distance!"

Maya gulps and steps back as the Empress takes another step ahead intimidating Maya in the process. In the next instant, Maya sprinted towards her previous direction to search Kalki in a great hurry.

"And don't forget to have a command over your Power Element".

The Empress spoke loud enough to reach Maya with a mischievous glint in her eyes. She moves her fingers mysteriously and a light escaped her fingers as it fled towards Maya. 

The Empress smiles and disappears in thin air before Maya could even turn back to ask what she meant.

Maya frowns "What did she mean? Command my Power Element? I could do that?!".

As soon as the magical light reaches Maya, her head starts spinning as her mind visualises something or a part of her memory. She frowned hard as she could only recall the smoke and fire surrounding her.

She felt the place familiar as she was there before. With a harsh snap, she finds herself uttering a single word sharply.

"Enough!"

Maya gasps, kneeling as the fire instantly vanished in the memory and she closes her eyes tight as she recalls everything now.

It was the last time when she saved Kalki inside the burning chamber. 

Her eyes shot open at this sudden realization and her eyes started glowing.

She stands slowly looking ahead with newfound excitement. She whispers "Find The Crown Prince!".

She feels a tickling sensation in her palm and forwards it. A fog appears from her hand and starts burning into a fire in front of her. It starts moving ahead as if guiding her and Maya didn't even think before following the fire.

She completely trusts the fire and runs ahead.

SWOOSH!

SWOOSH!

She grunts staring at those burning arrows in the sky "Turn them into ashes before they could harm anyone!"

She smirks seeing them turning into ashes and lets out a playful chuckle. 

'Never would I have thought I could do this!'

The black shadow which was watching everything silently in shadows too disappears slowly before snapping its finger.

(Author: Whoa...The shadow is watching in the shadows… that sounds funny...just to me...Let's look where Maya reached now)

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Maya looks at the cave in front of her and frowns as she sees the frozen layers inside the cave.

'Is he inside?'

The fire fog moves inside the cave confirming her doubts.

She steps ahead immediately but stumbles feeling something stabbing her feet.

Maya hisses as the cold snow starts hurting her even when her feet are covered with her boots.

'Does this even make sense?! I don't even touch it!'

She fiddles her fingers worriedly and speaks expectantly "Melt the snow so that I could walk ahead!".

SWOOSH!

A strong gust of wind from inside the cave pushes her away from the way.

Thud!

Huff!

Maya huffs glaring at the cave as it just pushed her. She fell immediately and her bottom stings.

She whimpers rubbing her bottom "That hurt!"

She pats her palms and stands. She shouts "Allow me to save him if you are protecting him!"

The wind sound is silenced by her words and the snow starts to melt slowly. Only a small space melts so that a single person can walk.

She is astonished "Is this snow protecting him?"

She recalls how the snow tossed her around the last time when she left him to suffer. 

'No wonder…'

SWOOSH!

AHHH!

A gust of wind from behind pushes her inside the cave making her squeal in shock.

In the next moment, she is standing in front of Kalki. 

Maya gasps, seeing him leaning back on a rock "Are you hurt?!"

'It's because of me… I should have found him-'

Kalki jerks a little hearing her and opens his closed eyes slowly. He frowns seeing her and struggles to do something.

Maya tilts her head confused 'Is he trying to talk? Heavens! How hurt he is he that he can't even talk?!'

Kalki's voice came out as a faint rasp while looking at Maya intently.

"Xavier…"

Maya is stoned "..." What did he say?!