Chapter 58: A Doomsday Weapon: So What?
Golden sparkling lights lingered on Mother Beatrice’s fingers as the shadows stretched to the peak. "Come out, whoever you are."
The two silver-robed captive citizens of the Central City lifted relieved faces when they exchanged hopeful glances.
Agnes’s silver robe rustled as the three-breasted lady moved her left arm slightly upward and squeezed the emerald lady’s garment. "Nothing will happen to you while I’m here."
Saliva snaked down the emerald lady’s throat as she gulped and shifted a quick glance between the white-robed woman and her mother.
Their joyous gazes died the moment crimson cloth flapped through the air, followed by sharp boot-clicking sounds.
Wine-colored hair swept through the tiny, green-filled air as Maya stepped out of the junction with sharpened crimson eyes. "Beatrice!"
Mother Beatrice’s heart slacked the moment she saw Maya, and then she stumbled two steps backward. "Maya."
The sparkling light on Mother Beatrice’s fingers dimmed slowly as she lowered her arm. "You nearly made me kill you."
She took in a deep breath with her eyes closed and cracked them open with a sharp exhale.
A faint laughter escaped from Maya as she moved two steps forward, closing the gap between her and Mother Beatrice. "You wouldn’t have killed only me."
She placed her palms on Beatrice’s shoulders, then rubbed them slightly with a grim grin.
Chills ran down Mother Beatrice’s spine when she lifted her gaze and saw Levi, Senna Drae, and Lyra Ashveil standing one foot behind Maya. "Mas..."
Her glassy sapphire eyes diluted into fear as she gulped. ’What was I even thinking that placed me on the edge?’
Her heart pounded heavy against her ribcage while her mind buzzed with every little sound the moment the final spark of his golden flames vanished from her fingers. ’That witch’s daughter.’
A faint cracking sound escaped her jaw as she clenched it tight and shifted a sharp glance at the three-breasted lady and her daughter.
Levi moved a step forward as his boots crunched against the gravel. He slid his hands from Senna and Lyra’s shoulders, then shoved them into his pockets. "Well, well."
He winked at Mother Beatrice, then smiled at the two silver-robed ladies. "What do we have here?"
He licked his lips when he shifted his gaze from their covered faces and focused on their heavy breasts. ’God is good.’
A faint laugh escaped him as he lowered his gaze to their slender waists, which were fully discernible even through the silver robes. ’I asked for one, but He granted me two.’
Mother Beatrice cleared her throat and moved a step closer to Levi. "Master, this is..."
She paused when Levi shoved his right arm from his pocket and raised it. "Don’t worry, I want to hear their names from their own mouths."
Mother Beatrice lowered her dark golden head as she bowed. "Okay, Master."
Levi nodded once and shoved his hand back into his pocket with swagger. "Good."
The hems of the emerald-eyed lady’s robe rustled against Levi’s as he walked close to her and stopped right at her side, as if wanting to whisper to her.
A few brown locks peeked out of the hood as she closed her eyes shut and moved her head slightly forward. ’Please, don’t touch me, please.’
The three-breasted lady pinched her daughter slightly, then winked at her to stop fidgeting.
A sharp breath of lavender flashed into Levi’s lungs as he sniffed the emerald lady’s silver robe. "So sweet..."
He tilted his gaze slightly down and looked at her chocolate face with hard-closed eyes. ’Is she as sweet as her scent?’
He bit his lower lip and nodded once before straightening himself. ’Guess we have to find out.’
Soft, muffled laughs echoed as Senna Drae placed her left palm over her mouth and laughed. ’Look at Agnes’s face.’
Her shoulders heaved as she laughed inwardly. ’A witch who can’t even control a man from sniffing her well-preserved daughter.’
Senna’s eyes sharpened on Agnes, the three-breasted lady, when the lady shifted her gaze to her.
Senna’s jagged dagger flickered with a metallic ring as she began tapping her fingers against the blade when memories of her days in the Central City flashed behind her eyes.
The hairs on Senna’s skin rose on end when she remembered the day Agnes turned her own male servant into a pig and forced Senna to kill it, then later framed Senna as a murderer.
Lyra’s eyebrow furrowed for a second when she saw the vacant look in Senna’s eyes. "Are you okay?"
Senna’s mind rushed back into her body, causing her body to jerk slightly when Lyra placed a hand on her shoulder.
She blinked twice, then nodded with a smile. "I’m fine."
A sharp breath gashed out of her nose and mouth when she shifted herself, causing Lyra’s fingers to slip down her shoulder.
Agnes’s gaze lingered on the half-blood for a moment before shifting it back to her daughter when she saw her slowly cracking her eyes open.
Levi pulled the silver robe’s hood completely off her head, exposing her tangled brown hair. ’Oh no!’
Her eyebrows furrowed when the fairy-locks in her tangled hair danced through the air. The colorful fairy-locks gleamed under the late morning crystal sun’s rays, causing Agnes to cover her own eyes in shame. ’A man shouldn’t see them.’
Levi’s head snapped back for a moment with a confused expression. ’This... where have I seen this?’
His eyebrows widened, then calmed when memories of his earthly times flashed behind his eyes. ’Yes, that’s what the witches and wizards of Earth had.’
His chest rose and fell as he wrapped his left arm around his own waist and began scratching his chin with the fingers of his right hand. ’So she’s a witch, interesting.’
Just as Levi lowered his hand, a loud wailing sound blasted through the skies of the Central City, followed by bright red glows.
Maya Sirius and Mother Beatrice’s irises shrunk in shock when they shifted their gazes to the red glow spreading through the sky, with one word in their heads. ’This is bad.’
Levi frowned when he shifted his gaze to Maya and Mother Beatrice. "What’s that?"
Mother Beatrice’s hands trembled slightly as she shifted her gaze to Levi. "That’s... that’s..."
She stammered with trembling lips and closed her eyes for a short exhale. "That is the main Sovereign Aegis."
Maya Sirius brushed her palms over her suddenly sweat-beaded face and gasped sharply. "It will destroy the entire land rather than letting you take it, My King."
"Seriously?" Levi’s eyes flashed with a faint gold light as he smirked. "And you’re afraid, really?"
He walked calmly toward Mother Beatrice and Maya Sirius, then placed warm hands on their shoulders. "We will just have to take that Aegis or whatever before she can even light its fuse."