|Ch.116

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"Summon the Pendragon Knight order back"

Was Seokjin's order.

The Pendragon knights who had gone for a hiding for whole 8 years were summoned just like that. The main military power of the kingdom is back.

It was a calm night. The calmness was not peaceful at all. It was a terrifying eerie silence through out the kingdom. Just like a silence before a storm.

In this silence,Ashen was looking down at the kingdom from a mountain far away from the capital. Beside him was Lyana,his fiance. The pride on her face was that of a queen.

"Do you think you can win against her?",she asked.

"No",Ashen answered honestly. "But I have a plan"

"And that is?"

"You do not have to worry about it. I will carry out the plan on my own"

Lyana,"....Ashen,you have to be careful. Even if that woman had gone weak,you are still nowhere near her strength. She can still turn you into dust"

Ashen smiled mischievously,"Is my future wife worried about me?"

Lyana gave him a side eye before landing her fist on his head. "I am older than you Ashen. You need to atleast show me respect"

Ashen hissed caressing his head,"That hurts! Don't treat me like to a child! I'll be your husband soon"

The look Lyana gave him clearly said that she still does not see him as a spouse. "This is a political marriage. Also,you are still 17. I am on the other hand,older than you by three years if we consider the time flow in this world. To me,you are still a brat"

Ashen smirked,"I like older women"

"I don't like young boys"

"Will see about that",Ashen replied back immediately as if he is confident enough to change her mind. He winked at her playfully before walking backwards as he watched her amused face. "When I became a man,you will open your bedroom door for me willingly. You will see the power of my genes sooner or later"

Ashen did not wait for her to say anything in return and walked away with a smile of satisfaction. But what he did not see was Lyana's ears going red at his teasing words.

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In the Pendragon mansion,the seven Pendragon men were standing around a table as if they were coming to a final decision which was really the case.

The truth about Nabi's nine life times have come to the surface shattering the every hope these men ever had. Infront of this heaven shattering gruesome truth,they only had one choice. In order to stop her suffering,they have to do it.

Taehyung's gaze went to the massive portrait on the wall which was covered by a cloth. No one had the courage to tear away the cloth to see the past they are trying to bury deep in their hearts. The happy dream was just a passing moment. It is a nightmare they are living in right now. And in this nightmare,Taehyung decided to take two secrets to his grave. One being the mother of his child. Zeva,his sworn enemy. He had a child with the enemy. He promised Zeva that he would take that secret to his grave because of the future of their child. No one would accept a child from an enemy. It would danger their daughter's life. Thus,Taehyung had to keep it a secret. When Zeva left to join Nabi,she said she would not return to ruin Gloria's life. And Taehyung let her go without a word. He still does not know what he felt for her. They were just living together but suddenly they got physical and had an unexpected baby. Actually,he did not really care about what he felt for Zeva as long as he knows for sure that he would go back to her if she were still alive after the war. He would go back to her with their daughter. If he had a choice,he would have stayed behind with Zeva but their daughter was suffering from the curse. He had to join the war. He felt guilty for not thinking about Nabi but he was a father now. He now understood Kalisto's actions. A father would always think as a father putting their child's safety first.

The second secret was Nabi's child. Only he knew about her child from all the Pendragons. If they were to know about her child's existence,it would mean shoving them to the deepest pit of darkness. A child without parents,what would they feel about it? They would fall into the abyss. He knows that he is being an asshole now by not telling them about her son but the situation is critical. They needed their best of the mindset for this. Thus,he determined to tell them about it after the war. He would go to the ends of the world to find the child. And would spend the rest of his life begging for his forgiveness. The day he last saw Nabi,she said she did not care about the child but he knew it was all a lie. A lie to show that she was fine with everything happening around her.

"We are killing her",Seokjin stated the line everyone did not dare to utter.

Namjoon nodded firmly,"It's final. We are facing her"

No one had a tear in their eyes. Empty cold feeling was what was left in their eyes. Or maybe they were scared to cry thinking they would change their minds.

"Nabi....Pendragon",Jungkook called out her name as if his throat was burning in a fire that would never go off. The name felt so foreign to his tongue. He could not call her 'fluffball' anymore. "I will never forgive you"

Yoongi who was beside him,touched his shoulder in comfort.

Jimin looked up at the ceiling with a sigh. The rims of his eyes were red but no tears. "I hate you",whispered.

Hoseok,"She left us no choice. If this is what she wants,then she gets it"

The decision was made.

The brothers will kill their sister.

It was the destiny she made for them.

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Meanwhile inside the capital castle,Nabi was in the throne room with her commanders. She was still wearing a mask to cover her burnt face. She wore a black dress which showed a little bit of her chest area.

Placing her palms on the table infront of the throne,she looked at her commanders surrounding the table.

"I will now announce your roles in this war",Nabi spoke in an authoritative voice. The intimidation she had 8 years ago had not faded one bit. No one made eye contacts with her out of sheer fear.

"Nine,withdraw from the war"

Nine was taken back. He wanted to ask her why but soon he got the answer without even needing to ask anyways.

Nabi,"You already got a role. You have to stay in that role until the day you die"

Nine bowed accepting her words. He indeed had his own role but it was not needed for this war. Thus,he has to withdraw from the war. The duty of taking care of the future king of the hell,Storm Pendragon was solely on his hands now. He could not risk his life in the battlefield as from now on.

"Beatrice,you are to withdraw from the war too"

It was an obvious decision. After all,she had been housing Pendragons for 8 years until now,if the society got to know that Pendragons were living in an enemy kingdom all this time,the trust they built among people would eventually die again. The truth of their hiding pot sooner or later will come out. However when the time comes,Beatrice must be appeared as an ally to Pendragons.

"Nakamura,withdraw"

Nakamura was startled by that order. "Your highness! What do you mean —"

"Withdraw ",Nabi repeated. "You are not a traitor anymore. You are a king. If you are to join my party now,you'd be allying with the enemy of this kingdom. It would risk the safety of your kingdom"

"But I AM your ally!",Nakamura was slowly becoming restless. To be removed from Nabi's party just like this? Nabi initially recruited him just to weaken the kingdom's defence but does she not need him now?

"Kazuki"

Nakamura was startled again by hearing his own name from Nabi's mouth. It's been ages since Nabi called him by his first name. She used to call him by his first name when they were teenage brats snooping into haunted houses to fool around. But when he declared himself as Nabi's subordinate,their relationship turned into that of a master and servant. It was a business relationship.

"Go back home",were her words that left from her curled up lips. Her voice did not sound domineering.

Oh

All of a sudden,Nakamura realised. This is the end. It's all over now. He has done his part already. The business relationship is over. That's why she called him by his first name.

With that Nakamura went silent.

Next,Nabi's eyes went to Logan. But Logan cut her off.

"I am not withdrawing,your highness. I'm going to hell anyways. I'll just finish what I started"

Nabi nodded at his decision.

"And Zeva? What do you want to do?",Nabi asked.

Zeva had the freedom to decide whatever she wanted. She could go back if she wanted. But she did not want to. Taehyung and her daughter's faces came to her mind. Mingling with a traitor would not do them any good. Specially their daughter. If she were to go back,she was sure that Taehyung would return back to her. It made her happy but wouldn't that make him a traitor too? He does not have to face that kind of fate.

"I'm not withdrawing either",she answered.

Nabi does not even need to ask Gaara. He would not withdraw no matter what. And lastly,Jaykar. He had a role in this war.

Meeting each other's eyes,they nodded.

The door to the throne room was opened with a loud bang. A knight was on the door way.

"They declared the war!"

Nabi nodded acknowledging the news. She side glanced at her side to see Orpheus leaning against the large window as he looked down through the window. Feeling her gaze,he looked back at her.

"Open the hell gates"

The war starts.

The final battle.

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