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The Crown Prince smiled. As he circled the diagram, he murmured, "At least, that's what Princess Cecile believes in."
As he walked, he looked at the spell diagram and said, "This Teleportation diagram is something that only the direct first heir would know. Cecile, as a child who was to take over her father's throne one day, was taught all that a future Queen should know, including the secrets of the castle. Unfortunately, her uncle, Frederic, was also a first heir himself. Before the birth of Cecile and after Adam took the throne, he taught the same things to Frederic, which inadvertently caused his demise…"
"So, King Frederic really did kill his older brother…" Luca murmured with a sigh.
"Who knows…" Crown Prince Warrick shrugged.
At this, Wolfe suddenly glanced in a north-west direction from Juin. He took a sniff and then frowned. Luca, who was standing between him and Juin, noticed this and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
"I… don't know," Wolfe murmured, yet he never took his eyes away from that direction. He felt that there was someone there, but... he could not see anyone. And this was just his feeling. "Maybe I'm too tired…" He shook his head slowly.
Curious, Luca activated his Scrutinizing Gaze, but he did not see anything out of the ordinary.
Unknown to them, Juin actually saw the "thing" that Wolfe felt from the corner of his eye. Or rather, the "person". It was the little king who was tragically murdered, Princess Cecile's baby brother. But he did not want to say anything as he wanted to keep this ability of his a secret.
He pretended not to see him and just focused on Crown Prince Warrick. "What has this got to do with us?"
The Crown Prince signaled Master Shawn to bring over a chair, upon which the latter did so with a roll of his eyes. After he sat down comfortably on the chair, Crown Prince Warrick then said, "I will use this to teleport you guys to a land far away. If you get me what I want, I will help you guys return to your world."
"How would we know that you won't just kill us off later?" Wolfe scoffed.
Crown Prince Warrick shrugged. "It's not like you have a choice. Believe me, and you will have a chance of going back. Don't believe me, and you will be stuck here forever. While I do not know what it's like for Earthlings, but we Atlanteans tend to suffer a little if we stay on land for too long. I guess you guys would suffer the same thing as well… And you," he glanced at Wolfe and said, "I heard that you are a werewolf? As a land-based shapeshifter, I don't think that you will survive that long underwater. You will age faster and your body will weaken at a much faster rate than your little friends here. Is that what you really want?"
Wolfe gulped.
Crown Prince Warrick then looked at Juin and said, "If you want to protect your friends, you can go by yourself. After all, you are the one I need."
"Why? Why me?" Juin asked with a slight frown. "
"The thing that I want is inside a volcano."
"What?" All the boys gasped.
"We Atlanteans are blessed with many things, ability to breath underwater, stronger and bigger physique, and including the power to control water at will, and in certain cases, ice or even wind… But there has never been a case of any Atlantean with the power to control fire," Crown Prince Warrick explained as he sat lazily on his chair with his legs crossed. "And because of that, whenever someone wants to get rid of items that cannot be destroyed, they will throw the items into a volcano, specifically, they will throw the item into the Hell's Inferno."
"Just the name itself is scary enough. What makes you think that I want to go there? Or that I will even survive that?"
"I don't know," Crown Prince Warrick said with a chuckle. "This is just a gamble. That's why I said you should leave your friends here. The werewolf will be a roasted wolf if he were to go with you. Same goes for that little boy. As for Mr. Luca Rockefeller here… I'm not sure if he would be of help."
Luca frowned. He doubted the Crown Prince would go through so much trouble as to keep them here if the thing, or things, that he wanted was somewhere around the edge of the volcano. Given how he needed someone with the fire-based ability, it should be located somewhere deep inside the volcano, perhaps in its belly.
"To be inside the belly of a volcano…" Luca thought with a worried expression. He doubted his wind power would be of any use. Glancing at Juin, who was deep in thought, Luca then thought, "But Crown Prince Warrick mentioned that it is the burial place for items that cannot be destroyed, and such items tend to be extremely powerful. If I don't go, I might miss out on the chance of getting my hands on the valuable items."
Crown Prince Warrick then said to Juin, "I didn't ask you merely because of your ability to wield fire. God knows that there has been a few that can wield fire who came before you. However, your ability to cloak yourself with flames, as well as that weird fire you used to attack the slave trader in the market…"
"You were there?" Juin asked, surprised.
"It was interesting, so yeah," the Crown Prince said with a grin. "That's a pretty unique way of torturing someone without leaving any evidence behind. Anyway, your ability to wield flames is unique compare to others. I'd ask your master. I heard your master is Tucker Lee? But he has a widely-known weird temperament, and he's too close to the previous king of Terre D'eau, which makes him unsuitable as well."
"Crown Prince Warrick…?" Luca suddenly asked.
"Just call me Warrick."
"Did you close the portal?"
Crown Prince Warrick glanced at Luca before asking with an innocent smile, "What makes you think that?"
"You have been waiting for us. By right, after conquering a city, even if it's an empty city, the conqueror would have a lot of things to do, but as if you knew we would be here, you sent that man over there," Luca said, looking at Shawn, "and you waited for us at the right place as well."
"Maybe I just like having my tea there? This place is quite beautiful when it's desolate," said the Crown Prince nonchalantly.
"With your army? Unlikely," Luca said with a scoff.
The Crown Prince laughed elegantly before nodding. "You're right. I forced the portal shut since I don't need to have those old farts from Earth to mess with my business. But you were wrong about one thing. I wasn't waiting for you guys. I was only waiting for Mr. Juin here, and I heard that he would most likely come back, and that he would not leave his friend behind."
Everyone glanced at Cyrus briefly.
"Cecile…" Juin murmured as he clenched his fists.
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The Crown Prince smiled. As he circled the diagram, he murmured, "At least, that's what Princess Cecile believes in."
As he walked, he looked at the spell diagram and said, "This Teleportation diagram is something that only the direct first heir would know. Cecile, as a child who was to take over her father's throne one day, was taught all that a future Queen should know, including the secrets of the castle. Unfortunately, her uncle, Frederic, was also a first heir himself. Before the birth of Cecile and after Adam took the throne, he taught the same things to Frederic, which inadvertently caused his demise…"
"So, King Frederic really did kill his older brother…" Luca murmured with a sigh.
"Who knows…" Crown Prince Warrick shrugged.
At this, Wolfe suddenly glanced in a north-west direction from Juin. He took a sniff and then frowned. Luca, who was standing between him and Juin, noticed this and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
"I… don't know," Wolfe murmured, yet he never took his eyes away from that direction. He felt that there was someone there, but... he could not see anyone. And this was just his feeling. "Maybe I'm too tired…" He shook his head slowly.
Curious, Luca activated his Scrutinizing Gaze, but he did not see anything out of the ordinary.
Unknown to them, Juin actually saw the "thing" that Wolfe felt from the corner of his eye. Or rather, the "person". It was the little king who was tragically murdered, Princess Cecile's baby brother. But he did not want to say anything as he wanted to keep this ability of his a secret.
He pretended not to see him and just focused on Crown Prince Warrick. "What has this got to do with us?"
The Crown Prince signaled Master Shawn to bring over a chair, upon which the latter did so with a roll of his eyes. After he sat down comfortably on the chair, Crown Prince Warrick then said, "I will use this to teleport you guys to a land far away. If you get me what I want, I will help you guys return to your world."
"How would we know that you won't just kill us off later?" Wolfe scoffed.
Crown Prince Warrick shrugged. "It's not like you have a choice. Believe me, and you will have a chance of going back. Don't believe me, and you will be stuck here forever. While I do not know what it's like for Earthlings, but we Atlanteans tend to suffer a little if we stay on land for too long. I guess you guys would suffer the same thing as well… And you," he glanced at Wolfe and said, "I heard that you are a werewolf? As a land-based shapeshifter, I don't think that you will survive that long underwater. You will age faster and your body will weaken at a much faster rate than your little friends here. Is that what you really want?"
Wolfe gulped.
Crown Prince Warrick then looked at Juin and said, "If you want to protect your friends, you can go by yourself. After all, you are the one I need."
"Why? Why me?" Juin asked with a slight frown. "
"The thing that I want is inside a volcano."
"What?" All the boys gasped.
"We Atlanteans are blessed with many things, ability to breath underwater, stronger and bigger physique, and including the power to control water at will, and in certain cases, ice or even wind… But there has never been a case of any Atlantean with the power to control fire," Crown Prince Warrick explained as he sat lazily on his chair with his legs crossed. "And because of that, whenever someone wants to get rid of items that cannot be destroyed, they will throw the items into a volcano, specifically, they will throw the item into the Hell's Inferno."
"Just the name itself is scary enough. What makes you think that I want to go there? Or that I will even survive that?"
"I don't know," Crown Prince Warrick said with a chuckle. "This is just a gamble. That's why I said you should leave your friends here. The werewolf will be a roasted wolf if he were to go with you. Same goes for that little boy. As for Mr. Luca Rockefeller here… I'm not sure if he would be of help."
Luca frowned. He doubted the Crown Prince would go through so much trouble as to keep them here if the thing, or things, that he wanted was somewhere around the edge of the volcano. Given how he needed someone with the fire-based ability, it should be located somewhere deep inside the volcano, perhaps in its belly.
"To be inside the belly of a volcano…" Luca thought with a worried expression. He doubted his wind power would be of any use. Glancing at Juin, who was deep in thought, Luca then thought, "But Crown Prince Warrick mentioned that it is the burial place for items that cannot be destroyed, and such items tend to be extremely powerful. If I don't go, I might miss out on the chance of getting my hands on the valuable items."
Crown Prince Warrick then said to Juin, "I didn't ask you merely because of your ability to wield fire. God knows that there has been a few that can wield fire who came before you. However, your ability to cloak yourself with flames, as well as that weird fire you used to attack the slave trader in the market…"
"You were there?" Juin asked, surprised.
"It was interesting, so yeah," the Crown Prince said with a grin. "That's a pretty unique way of torturing someone without leaving any evidence behind. Anyway, your ability to wield flames is unique compare to others. I'd ask your master. I heard your master is Tucker Lee? But he has a widely-known weird temperament, and he's too close to the previous king of Terre D'eau, which makes him unsuitable as well."
"Crown Prince Warrick…?" Luca suddenly asked.
"Just call me Warrick."
"Did you close the portal?"
Crown Prince Warrick glanced at Luca before asking with an innocent smile, "What makes you think that?"
"You have been waiting for us. By right, after conquering a city, even if it's an empty city, the conqueror would have a lot of things to do, but as if you knew we would be here, you sent that man over there," Luca said, looking at Shawn, "and you waited for us at the right place as well."
"Maybe I just like having my tea there? This place is quite beautiful when it's desolate," said the Crown Prince nonchalantly.
"With your army? Unlikely," Luca said with a scoff.
The Crown Prince laughed elegantly before nodding. "You're right. I forced the portal shut since I don't need to have those old farts from Earth to mess with my business. But you were wrong about one thing. I wasn't waiting for you guys. I was only waiting for Mr. Juin here, and I heard that he would most likely come back, and that he would not leave his friend behind."
Everyone glanced at Cyrus briefly.
"Cecile…" Juin murmured as he clenched his fists.
The Crown Prince smiled. As he circled the diagram, he murmured, "At least, that's what Princess Cecile believes in." As he walked, he looked at the spell diagram and said, "This Teleportation diagram is something that only the direct first heir would know. Cecile, as a child who was to take over her father's throne one day, was taught all that a future Queen should know, including the secrets of the castle. Unfortunately, her uncle, Frederic, was also a first heir himself. Before the birth of Cecile and after Adam took the throne, he taught the same things to Frederic, which inadvertently caused his demise" "So, King Frederic really did kill his older brother" Luca murmured with a sigh. "Who knows" Crown Prince Warrick shrugged. At this, Wolfe suddenly glanced in a north-west direction from Juin. He took a sniff and then frowned. Luca, who was standing between him and Juin, noticed this and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?" "I don't know," Wolfe murmured, yet he never took his eyes away from that direction. He felt that there was someone there, but... he could not see anyone. And this was just his feeling. "Maybe I'm too tired" He shook his head slowly. Curious, Luca activated his Scrutinizing Gaze, but he did not see anything out of the ordinary. Unknown to them, Juin actually saw the "thing" that Wolfe felt from the corner of his eye. Or rather, the "person". It was the little king who was tragically murdered, Princess Cecile's baby brother. But he did not want to say anything as he wanted to keep this ability of his a secret. He pretended not to see him and just focused on Crown Prince Warrick. "What has this got to do with us?" The Crown Prince signaled Master Shawn to bring over a chair, upon which the latter did so with a roll of his eyes. After he sat down comfortably on the chair, Crown Prince Warrick then said, "I will use this to teleport you guys to a land far away. If you get me what I want, I will help you guys return to your world." "How would we know that you won't just kill us off later?" Wolfe scoffed. Crown Prince Warrick shrugged. "It's not like you have a choice. Believe me, and you will have a chance of going back. Don't believe me, and you will be stuck here forever. While I do not know what it's like for Earthlings, but we Atlanteans tend to suffer a little if we stay on land for too long. I guess you guys would suffer the same thing as well And you," he glanced at Wolfe and said, "I heard that you are a werewolf? As a land-based shapeshifter, I don't think that you will survive that long underwater. You will age faster and your body will weaken at a much faster rate than your little friends here. Is that what you really want?" Wolfe gulped. Crown Prince Warrick then looked at Juin and said, "If you want to protect your friends, you can go by yourself. After all, you are the one I need." "Why? Why me?" Juin asked with a slight frown. " "The thing that I want is inside a volcano." "What?" All the boys gasped. "We Atlanteans are blessed with many things, ability to breath underwater, stronger and bigger physique, and including the power to control water at will, and in certain cases, ice or even wind But there has never been a case of any Atlantean with the power to control fire," Crown Prince Warrick explained as he sat lazily on his chair with his legs crossed. "And because of that, whenever someone wants to get rid of items that cannot be destroyed, they will throw the items into a volcano, specifically, they will throw the item into the Hell's Inferno." "Just the name itself is scary enough. What makes you think that I want to go there? Or that I will even survive that?" "I don't know," Crown Prince Warrick said with a chuckle. "This is just a gamble. That's why I said you should leave your friends here. The werewolf will be a roasted wolf if he were to go with you. Same goes for that little boy. As for Mr. Luca Rockefeller here I'm not sure if he would be of help." Luca frowned. He doubted the Crown Prince would go through so much trouble as to keep them here if the thing, or things, that he wanted was somewhere around the edge of the volcano. Given how he needed someone with the fire-based ability, it should be located somewhere deep inside the volcano, perhaps in its belly. "To be inside the belly of a volcano" Luca thought with a worried expression. He doubted his wind power would be of any use. Glancing at Juin, who was deep in thought, Luca then thought, "But Crown Prince Warrick mentioned that it is the burial place for items that cannot be destroyed, and such items tend to be extremely powerful. If I don't go, I might miss out on the chance of getting my hands on the valuable items." Crown Prince Warrick then said to Juin, "I didn't ask you merely because of your ability to wield fire. God knows that there has been a few that can wield fire who came before you. However, your ability to cloak yourself with flames, as well as that weird fire you used to attack the slave trader in the market" "You were there?" Juin asked, surprised. "It was interesting, so yeah," the Crown Prince said with a grin. "That's a pretty unique way of torturing someone without leaving any evidence behind. Anyway, your ability to wield flames is unique compare to others. I'd ask your master. I heard your master is Tucker Lee? But he has a widely-known weird temperament, and he's too close to the previous king of Terre D'eau, which makes him unsuitable as well." "Crown Prince Warrick?" Luca suddenly asked. "Just call me Warrick." "Did you close the portal?" Crown Prince Warrick glanced at Luca before asking with an innocent smile, "What makes you think that?" "You have been waiting for us. By right, after conquering a city, even if it's an empty city, the conqueror would have a lot of things to do, but as if you knew we would be here, you sent that man over there," Luca said, looking at Shawn, "and you waited for us at the right place as well." "Maybe I just like having my tea there? This place is quite beautiful when it's desolate," said the Crown Prince nonchalantly. "With your army? Unlikely," Luca said with a scoff. The Crown Prince laughed elegantly before nodding. "You're right. I forced the portal shut since I don't need to have those old farts from Earth to mess with my business. But you were wrong about one thing. I wasn't waiting for you guys. I was only waiting for Mr. Juin here, and I heard that he would most likely come back, and that he would not leave his friend behind." Everyone glanced at Cyrus briefly. "Cecile" Juin murmured as he clenched his fists.
