Chapter 295 - How The Tragedy Began (1/2)
”ELIS RIPPERTON, don't you dare show your ugly face at my sister's clan.”
Elis Ripperton turned to Winchell, then he let out a deep sigh.
After their meeting with the Moon God a while ago, he wanted to retire for the night and return to his room. He needed to gather his Mana and divine power anyway before they descended back to earth.
But now that he had to deal with Winchell, he knew that he would only get more exhausted from here on.
”Although I adore Soleil with all my heart and soul, I still haven't forgotten my duty as an Ancient Beast,” Elis told Winchell. ”I'm still the Blue Dragon after all.”
”I'm glad to know that,” Winchell said arrogantly. ”Are you going to return to your clan?”
”Of course,” he said dryly. He wasn't in the mood to entertain this annoying flaming bird but if he ignored him, he would just annoy him even more just to get his attention. Winchell was that kind of person. ”Where else would I go once I descended back to earth?”
”Good question,” the Red Phoenix said. ”Where else would you go, Elis Ripperton?”
Now that made him flinch involuntarily.
Winchell, with the Black Serpent's absence, was arguably the strongest Ancient Beast among them. But he had an impression that the Red Phoenix was dumb and dense. Ah, it would be more appropriate to say that Winchell was selfish and immature.
He didn't expect that the Red Phoenix would notice his other movements.
Yes, one could argue that Winchell's question was harmless and random. But the blaze in the Red Phoenix's eyes said otherwise.
”I have nowhere else to go, Winchell,” he said carefully. Of course, he didn't want the Red Phoenix to know that he was starting to feel pressured by his interrogation. ”I don't even know where you're trying to get at.”
The Red Phoenix shrugged. ”I just want to make sure that you won't bother Soleil once we return back to earth.”
”Soleil is my friend,” he said. Well, a friend for now. He intended to change that later. ”You can't stop me from visiting her, Winchell. Moreover, whether you like it or not, we're destined to work together for her.”
After all, they were asked by the heavens to return to earth to help Soleil protect the human race from the monsters called Crades.
Well, the Crades had always been a problem even before they ascended the heavens. But apparently, the monster race had become more powerful the past years. Soleil, the child who had always been special, was prophecied to save the entire human race.
But of course, she needed help from the gods.
And thus, it was decided that the Ancient Beasts would descend and support her.
”Ah, that's right,” he said, then he let out a deep sigh. ”I don't know why the heavens suddenly decided that Soleil is going to be the Priestess that would bind the four of us together. My sister only needs me– she doesn't need anyone else.” He raised a brow at that. ”Especially not you, Blue Dragon.”
He scoffed at that. ”I'm not the only one you should be worried about, Winchell,” he reminded him. ”As you said, the ”four” of us are bound to work together for Soleil. You haven't forgotten about the thief who stole your sister's heart, have you?”
”The Black Serpent didn't steal my sister's heart,” Winchell hissed at him. ”What Soleil may have felt for the Black Serpent back then was nothing but a silly crush. Now that she has been reborn, I'm certain that her feelings for the Black Serpent have changed.”
”For the first time, I pray that you're correct,” he said, then he turned his back on Winchell. ”Have a good night, Red Phoenix.”
He didn't hear Winchell respond, but he felt his presence disappear.
When he reached his room, he let out a deep sigh when he saw Kyro having tea in the lounge area. But of course, the Moon God wasn't in his god form. Instead, he was using the body of Drake– his spirit guardian.
”What are you doing here?” he asked the Moon God, then he sat on the seat opposite to him. ”I thought you already left.”
”I can't leave without talking to my disciple separately, can I?” Kyro, in Drake's body, said before he sipped his tea. ”Don't worry, Elis Ripperton. I made sure that no one noticed that I borrowed your spirit guardian's body.”
”Are you sure about that?” he asked while pouring himself some tea. ”Winchell is on to something, you see.”
”The Red Phoenix?” the Moon God asked. ”Interesting. I thought he only cares about himself and his little sister.”
”That's true,” he agreed, then he sipped his tea. ”But since the heavens has involved Soleil in our affairs, Winchell is being extra wary.”
”The heavens didn't involve Soleil Rosenberg in their affairs, child.”
”What do you mean by that?”
”Soleil Rosenberg has been the center of all of this ever since she swallowed the sun,” Kyro said, then he smiled bitterly. ”She's the mistake of the gods that we need to eliminate.”
He had always meant to ask Kyro what he meant each time he said Soleil swallowed the sun. Well, he had a gist but until the Moon God confirmed it, his hunch would always remain a hunch.
The problem was it seemed like Kyro had no intention of telling him the truth.