(From Blue's Perspective)
"May your soul rest in peace," Cyan said.
"I… am not… d-dead," I said, as I struggled to sit up.
"Yeah, but you sure look dead. Well, good job on fulfilling the second mission properly," he said, feeding a spoonful of dicine. It was the sa dicine that I was fed to improve my stamina.
"I did not… need Azure's… p-pushing today," I said.
"Really?"
"Yeah… I… think I… have kind of… f-figured out… how t-to… use the… amount of power… I want. I-It was… ex…exhausting… for… sure since I was… weak… to begin… with, b-but… I knew…what I was doing."
"Mages need ntal strength and the will actually to do sothing using their power. Normal werewolves and alphas need physical strength. Alphas have an advantage since they get another power of their choice. It is related to the thing they feel close to, or sothing they like. For example, your husband can control blood.
I also fancy blood, so I can understand him," he said while I wondered why soone even fancy blood. "Mages cannot shapeshift. If they want to fit in, they need to use their emotional strength. Masters of the magic tower are born with a lot more mana than normal mages. They develop self-control and emotional balance very quickly. That's why they train until they beco worthy.
In your case, yeah, you are born with a large amount of black mana. But you don't exactly know how to use it. It's because you don't know how to control your emotions properly. I don't bla you and since you could do it this ti, I believe it won't take ti for you to do it properly all the ti. Trust , no one can stop the powerful ones."
"But, C-Cyan… I… could not… help… b-but wonder, why they… can't… stop you?" I asked. "You said… no one… can stop… the power… powerful ones. If… you are… t-truly on… my side, how co… they haven't… caught you yet?"
"You are right. I don't have a vast amount of black mana," he chuckled. "But why do you think Azure has kept by his side?"
The answer was straightforward and clear. "Because you are… smart?"
"Of course. Sohow you are dumb despite being my twin. Anyway, have you heard that a mage can use their power in two ways?"
"Ah, r-right, two… ways. I… read… about it. M-Mages… usually try… t-to cover up… all… fields of magic… since i-it is… helpful… t-to them… and they believe… it is more helpful… in d-danger. And… it is. But… so mages… choose o-otherwise. They… don't… want to cover… up all… the fields, rather… they want t-to… use magic… in just o-one field, but… be really… powerful… in t-that."
"Correct. And I have used thod two," he said.
"Don't tell … You are… a potion… master?"
"No one calls anyone that, but yeah, I am that," he said.
"But… you can… t-teleport!" I pointed out, confused.
"Yes, with the use of a potion that I made," he said.
"W-Wait, so, you… made a… potion t-that lets you… teleport?"
"Short distance," he said. "Not everywhere. I can't teleport from one part of the world to another. It is only doable if my destination is nearby."
"I have… never heard… o-of… such a potion," I said. "I have… read t-that… there has been… a lot… of m-mages… who… tried t-to make… this kind o-of… potion. But… those practices… and experints did… not see… success."
"Just because they were not successful doesn't an no one ever will be," he said. "I tried again and again. I used the ingredients I felt would work, not the ones that were suggested in the books."
"It can… be dangerous… i-if… you use the… wrong… in… ingredient."
"Well, I studied a lot about them beforehand. And really, I don't make mistakes… much," he said.
"Azure… doesn't know it?"
"No."
"I want to… ask you… a-about… sothing, s-soone… actually."
"… King Detrius's spy?" he asked and I gave a nod. "Azure killed and dismbered her. Then, I froze her body inside a huge ice cube."
"… She did… nothing… wrong."
"Yeah, she did not. She was unfortunately one of the pawns in a big ga. Azure wanted to kill her and told to freeze her, just to create a bit of terror and to keep the flesh fresh."
"Poor Berry… Her… family was… d-devastated…," I mumbled. The night when we found her dismbered body was still clear to . It was terrifying. The guilt filled my head. It was sohow because of that everything was happening. Soone even had to die.
At least, I could save Reece and Abel. They would surely be noticed by Dem or the maids since I had teleported them to the grand bedroom. Both of them needed dical attention. In the palace, they would get everything. I just wished Dem would not lose his mind and try to act rationally. He had the tendency to lose against his emotions when it ca to his love and obsession.
"Blue, in this ga, you can't win with those emotions of yours. Holding a person dear already is a weakness. But most people tend to hold soone dear to them. So, I will say one person, like King Detrius is alright. But not many people. You can't win if you do that.
One weakness is more than enough. I don't understand how you are so emotional." Read new chapters at empire
"… I don't… understand… how you… are n-not…"
"Well, whatever, let's talk about the main thing. I will get you out, tomorrow. I will get both of us out tomorrow after the mission. Azure will move you to another room to train you about being his puppet. That room contains a lot of magical items and trust , you don't want to go there. We have to hurry after you co back."
He told about the plan thoroughly. It felt like a mistake, but I was ready to take the chance. It might be my last chance after all.
"Go and take a bath. You are dirty and slly."
"The… slly… part is too… much," I said.
Cyan had changed my clothes, so at least, I did not have to wear that soil-covered dress. It got dirty when I fell to the ground as exhaustion hit . It was better if my brother changed my clothes than that perverted bastard.
Cyan helped get down from the bed and to the bathroom. "I will be outside. Don't take too long. If you do, I will leave."
"O-Okay…"
How long had it been since I was away from Dem? It had been quite a long ti. Every second felt awful and lonely. I was scared. How unfortunate I was that I had power but could not use it when I needed it the most...! What was the point of having that amount of power then?
If I managed to go back, there would be chaos. I knew exactly what was waiting for there.
After all, the love that blood two years ago was not just love.
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