Twilight Cult

Varian said, "It's thanks to all of you that she was exposed. It would indeed be beneficial to deal with her in this way. But how can we guarantee that she won't change her mind?"

Aiden said, "I have a way to ensure she has no bad intentions!"

Varian believed in his ability, so he nodded and said, "Then please, go ahead and do it!"

Aiden nodded. He took out a Transformation Stone, walked towards Onyxia, and said, "Onyxia, you only have this one chance to live. This is a Transformation Stone. If you are willing to be loyal to me and guarantee that you will not betray me, this Transformation Stone can completely merge into your body. If it doesn't melt, it means you harbor ulterior motives."

He stared at the slightly apprehensive black dragon princess: "You should know what we will do if the latter situation occurs. I hope you cherish this last chance!"

Onyxia asked nervously, "What should I do?"

"Open your heart and mind, abandon all thoughts of resistance, be loyal to the Valorant Federation, and guarantee that you will not betray us."

"That's so difficult!" For the cunning black dragon princess, this was as difficult as ascending to heaven—ascending to heaven was easy for her with wings. It should be more difficult than persuading her father, Deathwing, to return to his duties as a Guardian Dragon!

She looked at the stone in Aiden's hand, feeling that it was like a life-threatening knife on her neck. What kind of power did it contain? Could it be some kind of curse? Was there any way to break it?

She couldn't help but fantasize: How wonderful it would be if someone suddenly came and rescued her! Otherwise, she could temporarily submit to this person and find a chance to undo the curse's imprisonment later!

But would there be danger? Could she deceive this stone?

Onyxia was anxious and afraid, and begged with a mournful face, "Can you give me a few minutes to prepare?"

"You have three minutes," Aiden said.

It was the first time he had seen this side of the black dragon princess—except for when she revealed her true form, Onyxia was like an ordinary person, who would also be afraid and beg for mercy.

However, the other dragons he had seen were not so spineless. They seemed to be more arrogant than the last, maintaining a superior attitude until death. Perhaps, after disguising herself as a human for so long, Onyxia had also picked up some mortal habits!

Three minutes passed quickly. Aiden raised the Transformation Stone and said, "Time's up. Survival or death depends on your performance."

Onyxia trembled and nodded. In the current situation, she could only be at their mercy. She really wanted to break free from the shackles and transform back into her dragon form, taking a deep breath and roasting all these hateful mortals… But it had already been proven that she was no match.

'Open your heart and mind, abandon resistance, be loyal to this guy, and guarantee not to betray…' Onyxia muttered in her heart. She glanced at the other person, just in time to see Aiden casting a spell to activate the Transformation Stone. The light of this stone enveloped her. She felt uncomfortable in her body and wanted to get rid of it. However, remembering Aiden's words, she immediately stopped resisting, closed her eyes, and dared not look again.

But after a while, that uncomfortable feeling still made her feel awkward. She couldn't help twisting her body.

Then that feeling suddenly disappeared.

"Did it succeed?" Onyxia opened her eyes expectantly. But she happened to see Aiden's face darken.

Aiden said to Varian, "Let's do as you said!"

"Let me do it!" General Windsor was eager to try, and strode towards the black dragon princess with his sword.

"Ah—no!" Onyxia screamed in fear. Tears streamed down her face, looking extremely pitiful, and once again begged Aiden, "Please, please give me another chance! I wasn't ready just now! Really, please…"

Windsor was already preparing to raise his sword. He looked back at Varian, Varian looked at Aiden, Aiden nodded to the other party, and then said to Onyxia, "Last chance."

"Last chance!" Onyxia nodded desperately, trying to grasp the last straw.

Aiden walked over again and activated the Transformation Stone again.

This time, Onyxia gave up the last glimmer of hope. No one would suddenly appear to save her, and there was no way to deceive the stone in front of her… She was discouraged and could only truly give up all resistance.

The light of the Transformation Stone enveloped Onyxia again. This time, she no longer felt uncomfortable. The light emitted by this stone made her feel like she was bathing in magma, which was extremely comfortable.

The Transformation Stone smoothly merged into Onyxia's body. Aiden could feel that he had mastered everything about this black dragon—as long as he was willing, he could deprive Onyxia of all her power at any time, or he could make her die immediately, or he could use her as a carrier to fuse another hero with similar attributes. For example, "Dragon Blood Warrior" Shyvana!

However, he thought about it. Since he had already gained Onyxia's loyalty, there was no need to erase her existence to exchange for another hero. And the black dragon princess's own memories might be able to provide him with some help, so it was still valuable to keep her.

When all the light disappeared, Onyxia finally felt relieved. This time, no one else would come up to kill her ferociously! She cried with joy and squatted on the ground, sobbing "woo woo."

Anna asked in a low voice, "Your Excellency, is your method reliable?"

Aiden nodded and said, "I now control her life and death."

"That's good." Anna looked at Varian, signaling that another matter could begin.

Varian was about to speak when Archbishop Benedictus preemptively said, "Your Majesty, I believe that driving a black dragon in this way is a very risky act. Onyxia has caused great harm to our kingdom. Even if she is killed a thousand times, it would not be too much. We cannot allow such a scourge to remain, let alone let her live in a dignified manner! Your Majesty, please order her to be killed!"

Varian said, "This matter has already been handled by His Excellency Aiden."

Benedictus said loudly with righteous indignation, "But that is unfair! This is the territory of Stormwind City. The black dragon has committed unforgivable crimes against our people. Forgive me for speaking frankly, how can we allow other countries to handle criminals for us? This is very detrimental to the sovereignty of the kingdom and your majesty. The people will doubt who is in charge of this country!"

These words were undoubtedly very lethal. The gazes of both Windsor and Bolvar changed somewhat. Although the Valorant Federation did help them solve their internal troubles, what the Archbishop said seemed right—the black dragon committed crimes in their country, but was protected by people from another country.

Onyxia was stunned. She had already surrendered and wholeheartedly pledged allegiance to Aiden. Could there still be changes? She hurriedly wiped away her tears and hid behind Aiden. Only her current master could protect her now!

Benedictus's words attempted to create opposition between the two sides. If Aiden and Anna had not told Varian the true identity of this archbishop in advance, the two sides would most likely have conflicts now. But now it was different—Varian immediately felt that Benedictus had ulterior motives. This further proved that this respected archbishop harbored evil intentions.

Varian said, "I will not doubt my allies. Your Excellency Aiden, please speak!"

Aiden nodded and said, "We will not interfere with the sovereignty of Stormwind City either. If the Burning Legion was not threatening the entire world now, I would not intercede for Onyxia. However, Your Excellency Archbishop, you seem to be too concerned." He stared straight at the archbishop.

Benedictus met his gaze without giving in and said, "I don't think so. Protecting the believers of the Holy Light has always been my duty."

Aiden sneered, "I'm afraid not!"

Benedictus immediately rebuked angrily, "Are you insulting my faith, Your Excellency! Although you are the lord of a country, I will never allow anyone to defile the Holy Light!"

Aiden sneered, "You were right in the first half, but you were completely wrong in the second half! I didn't defile the Holy Light, the person who defiled the Holy Light is you!"

"You have angered me! It seems I have to use blood to wash away this shame!" Benedictus shouted, and he waved his staff to release a Divine Fire. Seeing that the conflict was about to break out again, the two generals of Stormwind City were at a loss, but the most surprising thing was that the target of this Divine Fire was not Aiden, who the archbishop had repeatedly said insulted his faith, but the black dragon princess behind him—Onyxia!

At this time, the magic-suppressing handcuffs on Onyxia's wrist had not been removed, and she was no different from an ordinary person. In front of the archbishop's Divine Fire, she had no ability to resist at all.

After Onyxia discovered that she was the target, she immediately fell into despair—she had finally managed to survive, could it be that she was going to die in such a situation in the end?

However, at this critical moment, two golden shields suddenly appeared in the field. One covered Aiden, and the other covered Onyxia.

The Divine Fire was completely blocked by the invincible Holy Shield, and Onyxia inside was unharmed.

After surviving the disaster, Onyxia discovered that her master Aiden had saved her. At this moment, she truly felt that it seemed pretty good to be loyal to such a master.

The Divine Protection that appeared on Aiden was released by Kayle. After realizing that he had wasted a big move, Kayle blushed slightly. Fortunately, the helmet covered everything, and no one said anything.

Aiden stared at Benedictus and said in a deep voice, "Do you want to kill someone to silence them, Archbishop? Perhaps I should call you another name—Twilight Father?"