Ceres

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Ceres' ability to control time was different from Old Na. She can control time with few requirements and fewer hindrances than Old Na. Also, her ability doesn't only consist of seeing a specific future or past. Her ability encompasses a wide range of time frame; may it be past, present, or future.

All of these were the conclusions she came up with while training under Old Na. She can now be considered as an ultimate time mage.

Before, she needed to probe someone or someone must probe her in order to let her see immediate branching future. However, with her training under Old Na and under different dimensions and conditions, she was able to enhance her ability and prove that she was really something out of this world; a true rare attribute, indeed.

Ceres only needs to inject a part of her spiritual essence on someone to see that person's life. This is way beyond Old Na's capability. For now, she cannot see everything in the branching time frames but she can now fully see the 'present life' a person has.

To give an example, Ceres was able to learn a lot about Leona and Blood Snow because she was able to inject her spiritual essence into their bodies during the time she was healing Leona and during her fight with Blood Snow. Through the use of her needles, she was able to inject her spiritual essences into their spiritual bodies. Of course, aside from that ability, she was able to disrupt their magic; the way they gather and convert spiritual essences. That is how scary her ability is right now. And, all of this has got to do with her unusual ability to control and manipulate spiritual essences as well as her unusual spiritual essences itself.

The moment she injected the needles imbued with her spiritual essences in Blood Snow during their fight, she was able to see her life; the truth behind her title and her clan.

Ceres was cold-hearted, ruthless, and vicious in her previous life. She wouldn't care about anything as long as she did what she needs to do. All because she lacked emotions. She felt nothing inside. She was a living killing doll in the eyes of everyone.

That was her life. That was supposed to be her life.

And now, she was supposed to kill Blood Snow for wanting to kill Leona even if it means that she would kill an unborn child along with it. But, she didn't do it.

Have I told you before, that... I really hate it when innocent people die...?

Who was it that said those words? Ceres can't remember. All she can remember is the feeling. She was feeling... Miserable.

Looking at Blood Snow and Thousand Face gives her unwanted feelings; feelings that she wasn't used to and feelings that wasn't comfortable to her. She started to endure it and even enduring clenching a part of her chest.

"I don't plan on killing you. My job is only to look after Fay kingdom's royal siblings. If you want to escape then, so be it."

Ceres looked at the two lovebirds with her usual expressionless eyes.

"However, you have to do something in return."

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When Glenn shouted those words, everyone turned to look at him. Even the emperor was looking at him but, he was looking at his son with hateful eyes.

The emperor knew that Glenn was behind everything. He just couldn't blurt it out front and without clear evidence. Seeing that Glenn shout about not leaving the hall, he knew that Glenn still has more plans other than killing even his own mother.

This bastard son of mine...

Dwight could only grit his teeth and clenched his fists. He knew that his son was hungry for power but he never knew that Glenn would be hungry like this.

It was not an issue for officials to hold their positions in this hall and remain until everything settles down but, it was a different case for those teachers and students coming from prominent schools all over the kingdom. It wouldn't be wise to offend any of these people.

One of the High Priests in the Holy Cross Church convoy spoke.

"What do you mean, first prince?"

The High Priest doesn't want to associate themselves with whatever struggle this kingdom has for its throne and only thinks of getting the Holy Child away from such scene.

And, it's not only those from the Holy Cross Academy and Church but also those from other schools.

Glenn saw that the High Priest was not pleased. But, he could care less.

"I do not mean to offend anyone but it seems to me that everything here was planned."

The hell with his thinking, right? Everyone was cursing in their hearts. Who does not know that everything in this night wasn't planned? The only question should be: who would be bold enough to attack during the banquet and in the midst of these magicians across the kingdom?

"All of you want to run and hide even when the Empress just lost her life like this..."

Glenn walked slowly towards the head of his mother and closed her stunned eyes. Then, he requested for a clean cloth and laid the head of the Empress near her body as he also adjusted the Empress' lifeless body on the floor.

A look of anger and discernment can be seen in Glenn's face. It was the Empress who died and it was his mother!

But, of course, all those that saw such scene could only gasp and silently grieve in their hearts. Glenn was the first prince and his mother just died in front of everyone while fear and panic can still be smelled in the air. Isn't this a heartbreaking scenario?

Dwight came out from the protection of the royal guards and stood straight in front of everyone. He looked at Glenn before he looked at everyone else.

"My first son lost his mother, the Empress. I hope that no one was offended with his actions and words. We know that the palace is currently under attack but as to the purpose and who is behind this, we will surely get to the bottom of it. Rest assured that we will give a proper explanation to each and everyone after everything settles down. Right now, the culprit is being chased by some of the royal guards and military men of our kingdom while also being chased by a royal guard of the Fay kingdom. We appreciate your presence in this night and wish you all will be safely escorted to your places. I will ask my men to escort everyone out of the palace and into safety. I hope that you will all overlook this incident as we try to investigate who the perpetrator is."

Dwight respectfully bowed to everyone and was about to order some guards when Glenn suddenly laughed; one very sinister laugh.

"Is that all you have to say, father? Or should I call you your Highness instead because it seems to me that you are not the least bit worried about anything at all. I wonder... Why would that be?"

Glenn narrowed his eyes as he looked at the Emperor.

"Maybe, the truth is that, you planned all of this?"

Everyone started to quietly discuss things even in the midst of their fear and panic.

Dwight couldn't hold in his anger and shouted at Glenn.

"How preposterous! You! How could you even think of me as the perpetrator, huh?! Do you know the consequences of such actions?! Of insulting and even accusing the Emperor?!"

Glenn didn't back down from the fight.

"Iknow. And, I also know that you are one that wouldn't like to hand down thethrone even if this kingdom falls down!" -tbc

A/N: Hi guys! I am here to check whether there are people who still kept on reading despite my warning. :D Of course, I know that these chapters were not-so good because I don't really like them but I have to write them for the story to go on~ Anyway, I can't wait for the next chapters so I'm off to dreamland~

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