If The Crown Fits (Book 2)

Chapter 64 Ray of Hope

Chapter 64

I was starring at an empty space trying to comprehend what Viex just said. King Ferius has my sister? What a joke.

But even though all I wanted to do was deny it, the traces of hair on the ground and Viex's words were all the proof I needed.

I saw a card written in blood. My stomach swirled at the sight.

'Surrender yourself and the chalice.' It says. I don't even need to look for the name of the sender to know who it is.

I wanted to puke. I remember all the pain in my body when I felt the repercussion of Viex healing someone. Was it Stella that Viex was trying to heal to end up in this state?

I looked at Viex's sleeping form. He was phasing in and out of my sight. His body was still unstable.

"Ready my horse. I'll be heading out." I said and got up. My eyes stinging for some reason as I started to head back in to change my attire.

Ace suddenly blocked my path. "What and where do you think you're going?" He demanded.

"Ferius has my sister." I said. "What do you think I am supposed to do?"

"Your sister?" Ace looked taken aback by the news. "But isn't your sister back in your world?"

"Not anymore. Now move aside. I need to get the chalice." I started to move past him when he pushed me. I didn't even look at him or even curse him for stopping me, which was weird. "Don't try to stop me."

Ace grabbed the card I was still holding. I heard him curse. "You're just going to surrender yourself?"

This time, I did look at him. "She's my sister." I repeated. "I don't think I need to explain anything to you anymore. You of all people should know how it feels to have your sister taken from you."

"At least I had a plan." He says. "Do you?" His brows furrowed as he asked me that question.

"I'll think about it when I get there." I answered and tried to walk past him again, but Ace block my path once more. This time, I gritted my teeth and did glare at him. "I am grateful to you for helping Viex, so please stop trying to make me curse you for stopping me to help my sister."

"Curse me all you want. I am not moving unless you swear that you won't surrender yourself. There's got to be a better way."

"The better way is for you to get the f*ck out of my way!" I shouldered my way past him but he just moved to the side, grabbed my shoulders, and then threw me back in front of him again.

"Pathetic." He says. "And you expect to face the rogue king like that? You're a lost cause."

I glared at him as I almost tripped. Thankfully, Viex was still secured in my arms. "I could have dropped him! What's wrong with you?"

"What wrong with you?!" He threw my question back at me. "Ferius asked you to surrender yourself and you're being cooperative? What happened to your stubbornness and the fact that you always do the opposite of what we always tell you to do?"

I got up on my feet. "Again," I said through gritted teeth. "She's my sister!" I walked towards him. "What more explanation do you want me to say?"

"The fact that if you surrender yourself, you'll doom this realm. King Ferius will surely have his chimera back."

"Why should I care!?" I screamed. "This is not my world. This isn't Stella's world either! But look, she's here, she's being tortured because of the fact that this world exists!" Viex woke up at that time. His tails brushed my cheeks and it was only then that I noticed that I was crying. "If I wasn't brought here then none of this would have happened. Destroy this realm! I do not care. Nothing good ever comes to me because of it!"