"Step back all of you or I will dump this useless body in the fire." Noah threatens.

"No! Don't do anything to him!" William begs and steps back.

"What took you so long? I got bored while waiting for you so I burned these to get your attention." Noah walks towards them with the dagger in his hands.

"What.....what do you mean?" James asks as he comes in front of Dylan as a shield.

"Oh come on! The secret passageway? Why do you think you could hear sounds from the exact rooms that and the secret passageway. Come on peasant, you are smarter than you look." He points at William.

It all makes sense. They went to the servant's room following the noise and then found the secret path.

"Why?" Dylan was the one who asked this.

"To have some fun of course. It would be dumb and unfair of me if my opponents didn't know anything about the history of the tragedy that took place." Noah chuckles dangerously.

"Yes. We did come to know! We did come to know how you were the witch's son and how you died. How your mother was then banished from the castle. How Rufus took care of this kingdom." Clive shouts at him.

"Oh, no-no-no. That was his delusion. Rufus was dead. And you too Percy. Shut up your mouth when you don't know shit." Noah growls at him but then looks at everyone's confused faces.

"What really? You don't know?" He asks in bewilderment.

"We read Rufus's diary," William says.

"That little piece of shit didn't know anything. All he would write was about his and Walter's love. Ugh!"

"You read about how he banished my mom?" Noah asks. They all nod.

"She also took my body with her. She knew the art of bringing people to life."

David scoffs at the mention of art.

"What is so funny, huh?" Noah roars at him. William shushes David and asks Noah to continue.

"So, my mother, a wonderful artist, gave me a new life. We went back to Ivory Islands. They all welcomed us there. But I was still very weak. Walter's kingdom had perished to sand and we couldn't care less. All we wanted was to take revenge. My blood would always boil whenever Alfred would bring good news from Nale. How could my kingdom prosper without their king himself?" h smugly continues.

"A few years later, we were ready. The princess had already died but gave birth to Rufus Junior. We didn't mind it at all. Even Percy had changed sides and the mother was very angry and hurt because of it." He looks at Clive, "But everything happens for the best. We got to know who were our true supporters, the Ivorians."

"We planned on infiltrating the castle only to find Rufus sitting on the throne, drunk! Oh, what a sight it was! Alfred took his son away and my army took care of the guards. Rufus was in so much shock that he couldn't open his mouth." Noah starts to laugh maniacally.

"My mother had her moment to shine. She kicks Rufus out of the throne and holds him steady. I remember what she said,

Holy water
cannot help you now
a thousand armies
couldn't keep me out
I don't want your money
I don't want your crown
see I've come to burn
your kingdom down."

"Oh! What a majestic woman she was. Rufus was writhing in pain in front of her but wouldn't give up the fucking crown. I sliced him up real good but still, he held on to the damm crown." Noah's irritation was evident in his voice.

James clenches his fist. "How could you do that to your own brother? He trusted you!" James says but he knows it's of no use. The person in front of him was devoid of any emotions.

"Brother my foot! If he was my brother, he wouldn't have fallen in love in an unnatural way." Noah crosses his arms on his chest.

"My mother threatened him with his son and he gave up the crown. She cursed him saying,

They say that the loveliest angels make the cruelest demons and my darling; you were so kind and beautiful before they dragged you to hell. Your fall wasn't an accident, you were chosen for the damned."

"You tried to keep your eyes open to only see me sitting on the throne with the crown on my head. But something felt odd. The crown felt odd. That is when I knew....." Noah slowly walks towards Dylan, eyeing the pendant.

"That Rufus bastard took out the main stone from the crown. Now, be a good boy and give it to me." Noah is still walking towards Dylan and James is protecting him like a shield.

"I said, GIVE IT TO ME!" Noah shouts at Dylan and throws James on the other side of the room. Dylan signals others to not come near them Noah was dangerous.

Dylan starts to run far away from Noah only to his surprise that he would magically appear where he was already standing. He chuckles as he shows his friends to Dylan. They all were on the ground, fainted! James was still on the other side of the room, his eyes closed and his head bleeding.

"What...what have you done?" Dylan says clenching his pendant more.

"Nothing. They are just unconscious. If you give it to me, I'll guarantee to reduce your punishment and leave your friends." Of course, Noah wouldn't do that. He will kill anyone who goes against him. But he had to bluff.

"Noah, please wake up! What will you do of this crown? We don't have kings and queens anymore." Dylan pleads.

"I will raise my kingdom again! I will conquer the world! I will fulfill my mother's desire." Noah says with the fire burning in his eyes.

Dylan has no other choice than to give the pendant to him. He had to save his friends. As he takes it out of his neck, someone stops him. It was James!

"What happened when you couldn't find the stone back then?" James asks as he gets up on his wobbling legs.

"Why do you want to know? I remember sitting on the throne, feeling empty. My mom was looking at me with a strange expression. And then......" Noah's eyes become wide, "I remember I fainted on the throne. The last thing I saw was someone riding a majestic black horse in the caste."

"And then I woke up in this person's body. He looked like me but his soul was too pure. It took me so many years to finally get to his soul. I remember the first time I woke up in his body. I was surrounded by fire and in the rams of a person whose face was half burnt."

"Harvey.....the fire......" Dylan whispers.

"But what is it to do with all of this? Give me my stone, NOW!" Noah shouts, looking back at Dylan.

"Don't Dylan!" James tells him and then turns to Noah, "Walter came back. He was never dead, to begin with!"