Spurned Luna’s Return: On Your Knees, Alpha Chase

“Oh, selfless, huh? Fine, my bride would prefer to see you alive anyway. I’ll just take you with me,” he looked at the pink snake, “You have any problem with that?”

Echidna hastily responded, “No, No! You can take him with you, sir. It’s an honour,”

Phoenix lifted a brow, “You give him up so easily?”

“I have assurance that since you aren’t killing any of us today, you’ll take care of my son. Besides, he’s too disobedient,”

“Mom!” Tamesis couldn’t believe his mother said that.

“Your son can only visit you once a year after this. You still want me to take him?” Phoenix questioned with a raised brow.

“Sure. I’ll give you as many treasures. I also know that by the time he returns next year, he’ll be more mature and obedient,”

“Okay. You guys wait out here. I’ll take whatever treasures that interest me myself,” without waiting for their reply, Phoenix vanished. He reappeared a few minutes later with a star-shaped gleaming purple stone.

All of them looked hesitant. This stone was located down the lake. It was what refined the lake’s water. It was because of the lake’s water that they chose this cave to settle down and remain hidden. Refined water sources were scarce in this forest.

Now this guy had taken the snake that not even them could go near.

“That… stone…” Echidna looked unwilling but she’d already promised. It’s just… she didn’t expect him to take this hidden treasure!

“This is the only thing I want. In return, I’ve set up an invisible array that will prevent intruders from coming in. Also, this stone isn’t the one in the lake,” Phoenix divulged.

“What?” many Vulkhaens exclaimed in astonishment.

“There are two. This one is in a hidden place. I felt it was the best treasure here so I took just this. Tamesis, come with me. My time is running out. Show me the nearby Silgioth’s base,”

“Yes, sir!” Tamesis immediately started flying away after bidding goodbye to his people.

Phoenix followed the creature as it led the way.

“Don’t panic, okay. I won’t hurt you, even though you tried to hurt me earlier in the cave,”

“I’m sorry sir. T-Thank you for sparing our lives. I promise to be obedient to you without question,”

“I’ve heard you. Hurry up, I have just a few minutes left to return,”

“Sure thing, sir,”

…

Ten minutes later,

They arrived successfully at the nearby Silgioth’s lair. It took Phoenix just three minutes to kill it. Then he turned to the nervous Tamesis.

“Although your mother looked heartless earlier, I could tell she was unwilling. She just wanted you to be fine. I want you to return to your people and never leave their sight ever again,”

“You… you’re letting me go, just like that?” Tamesis was stunned.

“Yeah,” Phoenix nodded, “The treasures of this Silgioth’s base and the previous one I met you at, you can take them away. My motive for coming here is just the Silgioth and by luck, I got this stone too. I’m satisfied. But if my bride ever needs a pet, maybe, we’ll come get you. That is if you’ll agree,”

“Is your bride of wiz blood?”Tamesis inquired.

“Not really. She’s a mermaid,”

“A mermaid?” Tamesis’s eyes immediately shone on hearing this revelation, “Please sir, just take me with you,”

“You don’t want to go back to your people?” Phoenix raised a brow.

“My mom would even praise me for this decision. Please, take me with you, I beg of you,”Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

“What if you scare my bride?” Phoenix flatly refused.

“But you earlier said if your wife needed a pet, you’d come back for me,” the young Vulkhaen argued, “Even if she doesn’t need a pet, I can be her guard!”

“She doesn’t need one,”

“How about a clown? I can do funny stuff. I swear I’m good at it,”

“Is it because you just wish to see her tail that you’re acting like this?”

“That… that’s one of the reasons,” Tamesis replied with an edgy look.

“So what’s the other reason?”Phoenix queried.

“It’s… quite complicated. But I promise, she’ll be very happy to see me,”

“No, you’ll scare her. Tomorrow is my wedding. I don’t want any problems. Just stay here,”

“How about I become your slave? It’s fine even if I don’t see her at all,” Tamesis proposed.

“Nope!” Phoenix shook his head.

At that moment, a magical portal opened behind Phoenix.

Tamesis began to plead more earnestly but Phoenix kicked the creature away when it tried to cling to his right leg.

“Sir, please take me with you. I’ll do anything. Anything!” the creature yelled at the top of its voice.

“Then close your eyes and turn around,”

“No, sir, I can’t do that!”

“Oh? I thought you said you’d do anything,”

“Please don’t leave me here. Sir!”

“If my bride wants you, I’ll come back,” With that, Phoenix flew into the portal and it immediately closed up.

***

Wiyzh-Sybylle Landia.

The portal appeared and Phoenix flew out with the corpse of the Silgioth. Seeing that he’d returned, the crowd ululated and cheered for him. Phoenix made one of the rings that were lying atop his majestic staff levitate and fly to him. He put it on his index finger and took out a peacock fan which immediately turned into a dagger.

Then without frittering time, he made the dagger sever the main head of the 3-headed creature and then dig out its glowing red core from the forehead. He also cut out the teeth of the creature and then the mutilated head and headless body back into the portal. Any other creature that found it in the forbidden forest could eat it.

Since everyone now knew he was a sorcerer, there was no need to hide his powers anymore.

Quickly he made the scepter fly to him and then he put the rings that were atop it back in their respective fingers. He cast a magical barrier all around him for half an hour. By the time the barrier crashed, Phoenix was holding his sceptre. in his right hand vertically while his other hand was outstretched displaying two items- a beautiful silver teeth necklace with the glowing red core as its pendant. The other one also a teeth necklace had the purple stone he’d gotten from the Vulkhaen’s cave as its pendant.

“Wow!”

Everyone began to applaud earnestly.

Phoenix climbed the stairs of the platform and knelt before the king. He put down his sceptre and handed the necklaces to the king who accepted it with a satisfied look.

“Your majesty, this is my proof. I vow to protect her till I breathe my last!”

Then he kowtowed thrice before the monarch and then rose to his feet with the sceptre held vertically in his right hand.

He turned to face the crowd and raised his mighty sceptre leading them to also raise theirs and cheer.

Prince Peter and the rest of the music crew began to make music, making many wiz bloods dance. Phoenix remained on the platform dancing exuberantly, even spinning his scepter. This erupted in the crowd ululating. They joined the crew in signing in the wiz language while dancing to the best of their ability.

The king also rose and joined in the mood along with Louis his right-hand man.

***

Meanwhile,

Lavana’s temporarily assigned residence.

Lavana who’d been watching in her room the events of the night with the aid of the smaller version of the special mirror smiled brightly.

“Phoenix, congratulations. I can’t wait to be wedded to you tomorrow!”