"I'll not let you cause more harm than you already have" Abbey said panting hard.
"You're still alive? That's not good" Kirigan said with indifference in his tone.
"I can't die now, not after I've atoned for what I did"
"Yeah, yeah I get that but can you just get off my way?" Kirigan sends flame balls towards Abbey but Abbey dodges them swiftly.
"The way he dodged, he's stronger than when I fought him" Xander wondered.
"Sir Xander, how's my father?"
"Well I don't know the actual details but he's in Gitara's tower receiving treatment" Xander replied.
"I can't believe I tried to kill my own father"
It's not your fault my prince, you were controlled and that's why you have to survive this so you can apologize him properly" Xander encouraged him.
"Thanks sir"
Xander creates a wall of wind to block the corpses.
"Please hang in there Abbey, we'll figure something out"
"No problem"
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"I'm heading out" Nathaniel said as he stood up and headed straight for the door of the tower.
"And where do you think you're going?" Gitara's voice intercepted him. Only her voice alone felt like a heavy boulder has been placed on him.
"To help dad of course, you don't expect me to wait here and do nothing" Nathaniel answered, not minding the pressure pressing him.
"I can't let you go, they placed you all in my care" Gitara said as he hit her staff on the ground.
"Really, you didn't even make any effort of fighting for us , to me you're just a selfish woman who cares for herself!!" Nathaniel shouted.
"You don't understand anything lad" the feudal lord who had finally regained consciousness spoke.
"What don't I understand if not the fact she's overly selfish that she doesn't fight for those who serve her"
"Just so you know it's taking everything to build a barrier around this tower and also heal the injured. Take a look around, no monster has attacked because of Lady Gitara's protection" The feudal lord explained.
"That doesn't mean we should sit down and do nothing"
"I understand lad, I badly want to go out there and rescue my son but I can't"
"Oh please, your son brought this calamity upon us, after everything's settled I'll kill him myself"
The feudal lord could feel the rage in Nathaniel's words. He needed to clear the air
"It wasn't Abbey that brought this chaos"
"Wait are you still defending him??, He even sta--"
"He was possessed by the villain who wants to destroy us"
"Sorry for being rude my lord but I'm beginning to think your love for your son is clouding your reasoning. We all know how your son has been to everyone in Cairhien. It hurts me to think we were once friends but if anything should happen to my dad, I'll kill him!!" Seren who had been quiet all along finally spoke.
Nathaniel was surprised at Seren's remark.
"Is this the same reserved quiet Seren or another asking his form?" Nathaniel asked himself this question.
"I can understand how you feel but please hear me out. You see, the real mastermind behind this is the BIWA seat"
"Y-yeah, dad said something about that"
"Now the last case of BIWA seat before now was the death of your father and uncle, Xenox Fauster and there's no way Abbey would have known about them since he was just barely two years old" The feudal lord explained further.
"You do have a point"
"I want to ask you a question. When did you notice Abbey's change in behavior?"
"Well when he came back from his three weeks journey to viewing the outside world" Seren replied.
"I see, so that's when they got him"
"I remember seeing a bug like creature at his nape side when I used my visual prowess" Justin spoke up.
"Seems like we misunderstood everything, meaning we have to save him too" Nathaniel said.
"I'm going with you two" Justin said.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'll have to save young master. I want to see that old young master who smile always told me I'm not alone" Justin said as a drop of tear ran through his cheeks
"Yeah, help us bring back our once loved prince"
"We're counting on you"
The villagers were rooting for the boys who were about taking a dangerous task.
"Nathaniel, please don't die. If you die I'll never forgive you!!" Ylva who had been quiet the whole time finally screamed at the top of her voice.
"Yeah, I'll come back, that's my promise"
"I guess I can't stop you two" Gitara said as she undid the barrier she placed on the tower.
"Don't you dare die, you hear me??" Gitara said with all seriousness in her voice.
"O-okay"
"I'll provide you guys with some support"
Gitara stepped out of the tower, the humanoid monsters were already charging towards the tower.
"You all will regret ever trying to get to my tower" with this she hit her staff on the ground and immediately the air turned cold. Everywhere was freezing.
"What cold pressure"
Immediately, the monsters surrounding the tower were frozen into bits.
"Go ahead" She urged them.
"T-thanks your grace!!" They took a bow and dashed into the city.
"Is it me or have I developed something for these brothers?" Gitara thought
"Well, whatever"
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"Xander, please end me!!" Xenox's corpse let a loud cry.
"I'm never going to do that, you're my brother remember, so i know you can overcome him." Xander said with tears in his eyes.
"I-I can't hold on any longer"
"Oh you have to hang in there, Nathaniel's waiting"
"N-Nath??"
"Yes Nath. He's become so big and strong, although he too is unrestrained just like you used to be"
" Really??"
"Yes, that's why you have to fight so you'll see from yourself. You can do it!!"
Immediately Kirigan began coughing up blood. He looked at Xenox's corpse and was shocked at what he saw. The seal on Xenox's corpse was fading and Xenox's body was undergoing a transformation to form a body.
"Impossible!!" Kirigan screamed.
He sends lightning strikes but Xander intercepts them.
"At this rate, his fye will materialize, giving me another workload to obtain it again, and he's a hell of a fighter" Kirigan grinned.
"What's happening?" Xander asked.
"I can't believe I'm witnessing this, I've only heard about this in books"
"About what Lorainne?"
"Materialization of Souls, whereby a soul gains a body" Lorainne said.
"Is it a good thing or a bad thing"
"It's more like rebirth but I don't know if it's a good thing or not"
"Let's put an end to him master!!" Mirapolos screamed
"Oh shut up you insect!!, he's already materialized, I'll just have to steal his fye once again but it's not gonna be easy this time"
Xenox walked up to Xander, a smile formed on his spotless face.
"Now would you please put on some clothes?" Xander asked jokingly as Xenox was naked
"Yeah, about that" they both burst in laughter.
"I've missed you" Xander said as tears gathered in his eyes.
"Oh please, I'm not buying that"
"Let's leave the chat for later, we have something important to take care of" Xander said as he pointed in Kirigan's direction
"Yeah, let's end this!!"