Chapter 240 - 30
Outside Elena’s small palace, guards rushed in from every direction toward her palace, but they could not get close in any way whatsoever!
"What’s happening here?!" both Thandria and Etham rushed toward the palace and stood in the garden in astonishment and terror!
The golden flames blazed throughout the entire palace, dancing together and merging into a magnificent and terrifying sight!
Thandria and Etham’s bodies trembled, along with everyone who approached those flames or looked at them, and they felt an instinctive fear and terror coursing through their entire bodies, feeling as though they were compelled to kneel against their will at that moment!
Beside Thandria, a flower bloomed and spoke in Rios’s voice, giving instructions to Thandria and Etham "no need to worry, everything is fine, keep everyone away from Queen Elena’s palace and everything will be alright"
"My liege!" when Thandria and Etham heard Rios’s voice beside them they were startled immediately, but upon finding it was a flower, they knelt before it, and everyone knelt behind them, saying in unison "my liege’s order shall be obeyed!"
Of course, nothing like this escaped Rios’s notice. When the flames began blazing in the palace, he knew something like this would happen, so he had taken his precautions and used the Tree of Life’s abilities to communicate with the rest of the plants and send his voice through them!
"Oh, and don’t forget to send some clothes for me and for the Queen with one of the maids once these flames calm down" Rios said, remembering, then continued in a serious, commanding tone "and also, Queen Elena will marry me on the coronation day, the day after tomorrow, as the first elf queen to marry in history!"
After receiving Rios’s orders, everyone departed to carry out their tasks, and he and Elena were left alone once again.
The next morning, the starry flames began to slowly recede until they vanished completely!
In the place where Queen Elena’s palace was supposed to stand, everything had been burned and destroyed, and the palace walls were no exception!
On the right side of the palace, in the spot where Elena’s personal chamber was supposed to be, there now stood at this moment a dome made of green tree branches, exactly resembling an igloo!
"Star Elf! An Immortal lineage! The Pulsing Star Body!" Elena murmured these words in astonishment, trying to accept them or believe Rios, but it wasn’t that easy!
"Aren’t your eyes proof enough already!" Rios said with a smile.
"What about my eyes?! Do you mean they’re not cursed!" Elena shouted in shock, and tears returned to her eyes once again!
"No, they’re not cursed! They’re too beautiful to be cursed — any curse that tried would curse itself." Rios looked at Elena and flirted with her boldly, easing her pain.
Elena smiled instinctively, her face flushing with embarrassment, and she looked at Rios reproachfully, puffing out her cheeks in an attempt to hide her smile, but it only made her more charming and beautiful.
"But then how do you explain why anyone who stares at them too long ends up burned?"
"Didn’t I tell you that you possess the Pulsing Star Body of an Immortal lineage! It’s true your body is sealed, but not completely!" Rios said confidently.
"Do you mean my eyes weren’t sealed along with the rest of my body!" Elena’s eyes widened and she said in shock.
"Mm-hm." Rios nodded at her, still gazing into her eyes as if they were the most beautiful thing in the world, and said: "Your eyes are like two pulsing stars that burn anyone who looks at them, and at the same time possess an immense gravitational pull that keeps anyone who sees them from looking away!"
"It’s simply that you haven’t learned how to control them yet, but once your body is fully liberated, you’ll naturally be able to master them."
After hearing Rios’s explanation, Elena tilted her head down slightly, and after a few moments she gritted her teeth and clenched her fist with resolve, and looked at Rios with determination, saying confidently: "What must I do to destroy the seal on my body!"
"You’ll definitely find out soon enough!" Rios said, his smile and excitement reaching their peak!
"....."
Elena’s expression froze instantly after hearing Rios’s answer, but after finally processing his words, her face immediately turned red until it was blood-colored, and her body temperature rose to the point that you could fry an egg on her skin at that moment!
"Liar! How exactly is this method supposed to treat me?! You definitely just want to take advantage of me!" Elena shouted and stepped back a little, throwing the pillow beside her at Rios’s face!
Rios caught the pillow and smiled provocatively: "Who said anything about me being the one to treat you! The Treasure is what will treat you, but it will use my body and lineage as a medium to destroy the seal." Rios said mockingly and pounced on Elena, leaving her no chance to react!
"And besides, who said I want to take advantage of you?! How can I even take advantage of something that’s already mine?!"
"Did you come to drive us from our own land and make us servants to others!" more ministers rose and looked at Orion with clear hostility and murderous intent.
"No, I came to warn you of torment if you defy, and bliss if you submit. Today, a thousand elves of the City of Light have reached the Fourth Level, and by next week their number will double, and with every passing week that number will double again until none of them remain weaker than the Fourth Level. And as far as King Vaelor is concerned, this continent’s fate is already sealed, and it will be brought to submission sooner rather than later, whether you like it or not! And even as we speak, the five kingdoms that attacked the City of Light six months ago are being crushed, and the giants who terrorized kingdoms and regions for decades are being hunted down like rabbits in the forest!" Orion stood and shouted at those in the hall, continuing with agitation...
"And then you say I want to make you servants to others... how dare you! King Vaelor never wanted servants or slaves — he wants a people who revere him and soldiers who raise his banner, and you choose your own fate, whether as servant or master!" then he pointed his finger and swept it over the ministers...
"And aren’t you the ones waiting for that foolish dream of the return of the Sacred Tree of Cradle, just to serve it!"
"The Tree of Cradle is our ancestor, and it is the reason we transformed from mere ordinary humans into superior elves, so it’s only natural that we await its return!"
Orion turned around and found that it was his father who had spoken, and he looked at him, narrowing his eyes, and said in a calm tone "even if the Immortal Tree of Cradle returned, it would have no place on this continent, and no other kingdom would have a place on this continent either!" then he turned to face everyone with open arms...
"Listen, people, King Vaelor’s power is far greater than you can imagine. I have joined him, and the power I’ve gained from him is enough for me to destroy this kingdom on my own, and regardless of me, among his soldiers there are those equal to my strength!" Orion thought of Imris, then pointed at Valeria "and this girl before you can face all of you combined, and defeat any one of you individually!"
"People, when King Vaelor ordered the attack on the kingdoms, he made an exception for you, and gave me the order to invite you to him first, swearing not to attack you. If you submit, you will have the advantage of priority, and you will gain access to things for free that the rest of the kingdoms will pay for in blood!"
"People, the era has changed, and if we swim against the current, the waves of King Vaelor’s wrath will consume us, just as they consumed the other five kingdoms. And don’t let your strength deceive you, for from what I’ve seen of him, you are nothing before him!"
Orion’s words echoed and everyone heard them; some felt their nerves flare, while others remained calm, while the King looked at his son with furrowed brows and asked "I have three questions. Answer them, and I will consider what you’ve said!"
"My Liege!" a few ministers jumped up from their places in anger and alarm, but the King looked at them with sharp eyes and said in a cold voice!
"We have always placed wisdom above strength. Let us hear him out — if he answers my questions and proves that what he says is true, we will consider following him" then he turned his head and looked at his son Orion "and if what he says is a lie, I will remove his head with my own hands!"
"Ask, Father!" Orion nodded and did not object to his father’s words.
"First, you went to the City of Light ten months ago, and based on the distance and what you yourself said, you only arrived there six months ago — now tell me, how did you return so quickly!