Kill The Witch!

"My Cleana is back .."

Terena continued to say those words in a voice full of happiness. Her eyes that always looked sad without any glow now glowed brightly, reflecting the moonlight that shone perfectly in her eyes.

In contrast to Terena who looked very happy, cold sweat actually flooded on Dominick and Zendrick's backs.

Their gazes that were all fixed on the red moon that had suddenly appeared, now were fixed on Terena who was still laughing happily, before finally looking at each other.

"You know, what should we do, right?."

Dominick asked with a serious look.

In his entire life, Dominick has never been this serious, not even for his position as crown prince.

Zendrick immediately nodded his head, then, without waiting for a cue, he swiftly cut the shackles that were holding Terena with his sword. Then carry the beautiful witch like a princess who is being saved by a prince.

"Leave by the secret route, you have to make sure you reach our hideout within 10 minutes. Any more than that, I'm not sure we can get Terena out of here safely."

Again Zendrick nodded his head. Of course he will do everything in his power to arrive as soon as possible. If not.. ah, he can't imagine what will happen.

Zandrick looked at Terena's beautiful face, who was still smiling happily, repeating the name 'Cleana' with her lips. Zendrick already knows the risks, is a little late, then he will no longer be able to see this beautiful face.

"Hurry up!! Let me erase the traces here."

Dominick's urging voice jolted Zendrick from his reverie. He then started moving, descending the tower shortcut known only to him and Dominick. The secret path they managed to find after rummaging through the palace library.

It didn't take long for Zendrick to reach the base of the tower. As a deputy general who has trained his physical strength, carrying Terena while going down the steep path is not a problem.

In fact, a sense of sadness gripped Zendrick's heart when he realized how light the weight of the woman's body in his arms. It was as if the woman was very frail, just like the noblewomen he used to meet at the party.

If you look at her current appearance, no one will believe that the woman who is in his arms is Terena Tropica, the queen of a very deadly magic kingdom.

"Sorry Rena, sorry."

Zandrik slammed his forehead against Terena's forehead slowly. But the girl still didn't react, still calling Cleana's name in a voice full of hope and love.

Regarding Terena's condition, of course Zendrick knew very well. Or rather only Zendrick knew. His father, General Muscho, keeps a journal about Terena in the family's secret library.

Zendrick who accidentally enters the room, knowing a terrible fact. That during the twenty years held captive on top of the sacred tower, the royal researchers conducted many crazy experiments on Terena on the orders of the king.

Like stabbing Terena's body with a sword and leaving it untreated, then they would see how her body's healing ability was. Or force-feed Terena's body with hard drugs or poison to be used on other magicians.

And the most terrifying thing was, the stabbing of the holy snow mark that became half of Terena's life. The pain is like your skin is being stripped of the flesh without anesthetic and your bones are breaking at the same time.

Since knowing that fact, Zendrick no longer thinks of Terena as a monster as what is usually taught to children or students of the royal academy.

Visiting Terena regularly on top of the holy tower is no longer just Dominic's coercion, but his own desire to make sure Terena is okay.

"Calm down Rena, I will make sure that you will be okay."

Zendrick whispered softly into Terena's ear.

Actually, Zendrick had wanted to do this for a long time, bringing Terena away from the holy tower and releasing Terena from the shackles of the king's madness.

Moreover, Zendrick has managed to gather very valuable information. Namely information on how to return Terena to the way before, when she was still a witch queen.

Zendrick looked up again, staring at the red moon that was still clearly visible in the sky. In his heart he was grateful, finding the right moment to free Terena.

***

"Burn the witch, burn!!."

"Cut off her head!!"

Mutually shouting shouts could be heard echoing through the grounds of the holy tower. As soon as a red moon appeared in the sky, the people immediately became panicked. It is common knowledge that the appearance of a red moon is related to the birth of the magician leaders.

Aloy de Flyod, the human king who was considered a hero for defeating the magician race, gritted his teeth in anger. The sword in his hand was still dripping with fresh blood because he had just used it to kill the guards of the holy tower which he thought is incompetent.

As soon as he saw the red moon appear, Aloy immediately led his troops to the holy tower. He wanted to make sure Terena wasn't playing tricks to them. Or at least, if Cleana really comes back to life, they can take Terena as a prisoner to limit Cleana's movements.

As someone who has fought directly with the Tropika duo, Aloy really understands how close the two siblings are.

Although in fact Aloy is very sure that there is no way for Cleana to come back to life because he has seen with his own eyes that woman's head was stabbed with Eludian sword.

However, as soon as she reached the holy tower, Terena's figure wasn't there at all. No sign of damage there. Even the shackles that used to hold Terena up looked neat, as if she was running away without any effort.

Aloy clenched his fists tightly,

"Impossible!"

He said, releasing his sword which had just stuck in the chest of another holy tower entrance guard.

"There's no way Terena can run away. I was the one who stabbed her holy snow mark."

Aloy continues to scream. That girl wouldn't have enough strength to escape on her own hands and feet.

Alone..

Aloy's eyes suddenly narrowed with suspicion. Yes, that woman could not possibly have run away on her own hands and feet. Aloy is sure, there is someone who helps her. A human who wants the magician race to rise again from its slump.

And the only person that comes to Aloy's head is the empress. Because Aloy is sure, the empress will want to overthrow Aloy because all this time he has always ignored her.

Roughly, Aloy threw his sword aside, staring at his bodyguard with a cynical gaze.

"To the empress room, now!"

He ordered.

He then walked towards his wife's room, or rather, a woman who only became his wife in status ..