Alone with the Scarlet prince
Mia sighted a red haired figure from afar.
As he approached her,for the first time she took a very good look at him.
His face,pale though attractive held an empty gaze through scarlet eyes complemented by the same colour of hair.
The young general wore his usual white spotless garment,his face ever expressionless as he ignored the stares and greetings from people around him.
She ran up to him and bowed respectfully
"Goodday my Lord"Mia raised her head "May I spea_"
She paused as she watched him walk past her as if she wasn't there in the first place.
"It's urgent please do spare me a moment of your time" she turned to plea but Rengyotsu walked on.
Mia wasn't surprised,no general would be interested in conversing with a servant girl and this was the scarlet prince,the weirdest of all who never spoke with anyone except the emperor but Mia had come with something in mind, something to make him listen if he truly cherishes the Emperor.
"Someone tried to kill the imperial prince during the hunt".
Ren stopped and turned his head slightly,those impatient scarlet eyes awaiting her next words.
She was right he would give her his audience at this.
"I will tell you everything but I don't think this is the right place..we have ears around_"
Ren snapped his fingers and Mia found herself in a room,well lit with candle light,she was seated on opposite sides with the general around a table and on top of it two cups of tea facing them both.
But how?
Telepathy only works with physical contact with the other party and what about the table,had he prepared this before now knowing they would meet?
No way that was something the general would not do.
This was magic on a whole new level.
As Mia watched him stare at her while sipping his tea,she couldn't ignore the immense magic energy emanating from him,his aura was almost overwhelming and his eyes for some reason frightened her.
She could sense the sudden bloodlust in the air around him and this had just happened after she mentioned the imperial prince's name.
Mia stared at him,his brows furrowed,he wouldn't say but his gaze was urging her to speak.
"Queen Aries tried to kill the imperial prince in the emperor's absence,apparently she knows who he is and the prophecy_"
"Isn't something you should concern yourself with".
For the first time he spoke and Mia didn't know why she found herself staring.
His voice was warm and otherworldly although it carried a trace of authority it,Mia found herself desiring to hear him speak again.
"I want revenge!"She said and Ren raised a brow.
"I was in love with the Emperor's knight and they took him from me!".
Ren dropped his empty cup and stood up.
"I know u want revenge too and you want to protect what is the Emperor's".
The general's face twisted in a smirk.
"Of cos...I would never stop you from jumping into the dregs yourself".he said in a lower tune not to her but to her hearing.
Ren clicked his fingers again and they reappeared at the same spot.
Good thing she was done with her tea.
The dregs?she had never heard of such a place but she knew what he meant and was glad he wasn't interested in stopping her.
She was beyond prepared to risk her life to see to it that Gerald's killers got what they deserved.
Mia watched the general walk in the opposite direction,not towards her nor towards the imperial field for the exams.
He was heading in a new direction, perhaps a place to satisfy his thirst for blood.
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A Thunderous sinister laughter jolted Tyran awake.
He slowly stood up and tried to hold his throbbing head but his hand went through him,his head was gone,no his entire body.
Tyran found himself gazing through his own hand,he was dead and his soul had been sent here.
The words of the guardian clearly rephrased in his head as he gulped down saliva with difficulty.
'You must leave your body behind'
He stared into the darkness ahead which was thrummed with a strong imposing presence,ancient and unknowable,it made his skin prick as though the air had sharp teeth.
''Greeting Hades!''Tyran managed to say.
''You dont look so good to see me old friend''Hades's laugh echoed in the darkness.
''I do not see you...neither do i remember us as friends''
''Not you,your ancestor,the last emperor who ventured into this place and never returned...Your blood smell they same''
''you know of my hatred for your blood yet do you walk into my very claws all by yourself..what makes you think i will let you leave this place''
''the same blood with the power to grant you a form for eternity''tyran said,regetting the words as soon as they came out,that was the most terrible way to speak about his own son.
''what do you mean?''
Tyran bit his lip,his mind debating on the weight of his next words,words that would hold the fate of not just delvin but his beloved son in them.
He would end up painting himself as a terrible father when Ramses grew older but Tyran knew this was the only way to save him and he already stood before Hades,there was no going back now.
''He who sits in darkness yet sees what happen in all three realms, certainly you must know who i speak of...in exchange for your fangs,i have come to offer you that which you always wanted since creation itself..surely you wont turn me down''
''hmmm...''Hades voice reverbated in the darkness as if considering this
''indeed you bring with you an attractive offer i cannot refuse''
''and with me do i bring questions if you would do me the honour of answering them...i seek to know about that which pleases your eyes Hades..He was born of me yet i know not what he is...i plead you tell me everything you know''.