The Medallion

Chapter 1091 To Visit The Royal Elders

In the hall of the Witch Palace in Holy Dragon Empire's Palace City, a conversation was unfolding.

"Excuse me? Can you repeat that please? I think I misheard you." Lena's eyes were wide with disbelief after the shocking news she just received. Her face was thin and pallid, which showed that she had not slept well for days. In front of her was a woman clothed in white.

"Just as Your Royal Highness heard, Prince Basil is still alive. General Marcia sent me here to invite you to her mansion. Prince Basil is waiting for you there," the woman in white said respectfully.

"Basil is waiting for me? What does he look like now? Is he really still alive? Oh, please don't play such a cruel joke on me!" Lena's body trembled weakly, and she could not utter another word. Part of her wanted to believe the news desperately, but how could she? It was impossible! This kind of thing only happened in her dreams. However, she also knew that Marcia wouldn't lie to her. It seemed that her dreams had finally come true today, but it was taking her too long to believe it.

"Your Royal Highness, please hurry up. We don't have much time. If you will it, I can bring you to Prince Basil. But we need to leave the Palace City as soon as possible, before the acting emperor comes back," the woman in white urged.

"Okay, I'll go with you. Please wait for a moment. Randi, please go outside and keep watch for me. I need to go and grab something before leaving," Lena instructed.

Randi nodded at once and promptly walked out of the Witch Palace.

At the same time, Lena carefully turned around and closed the door behind her. Then she walked to a corner, hidden by a massive cabinet. She waved her hand, making a sweeping gesture over the empty wall. Immediately, the entire wall caved in, which revealed a passage for one person.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Lena hurriedly walked along the passage and soon got to a secret chamber filled with all kinds of ancient books.

She went straight to a stone table in the center of the chamber, where a thick book entitled 'The Witch's Book' was placed. Lena swept her hand over it and put the book into her Magic Spiritual Space. Then, without another glance at the other books, she turned around and left the chamber.

However, Lena found something unexpected just as she came back to the hall. The white-robed woman that Marcia had sent was lying in a pool of blood, while Randi who stood a couple of meters away was shaking slightly, and her face was white as a newly bleached sheet. There was another person in the hall, and he was standing right by the woman's dead body.

"What do you think you're doing? Why did you kill her?!" Lena shouted furiously, staring at the scene in front of her.

The man slowly turned around, and something cold and sinister emanated from him when Lena laid eyes on his wrinkled face. He was Priest Dean of the Holy Dragon Empire.

"Your Royal Highness, why are you in such a hurry? Are you going somewhere?" Priest Dean asked in a calm and gloomy tone.

"It's none of your business. What are you doing in my palace?" Lena questioned with a deep frown on her face. Meanwhile, she glanced at the woman, whose white clothes were now stained with so much blood. She wanted to check on her, but she needed all her wits to deal with Priest Dean first.

"Oh, I believe that you've learned the news that Basil is still alive. Let me guess. You're going to see him, right? I didn't expect that guy to be so lucky!" Priest Dean said viciously.

"What are you talking about?" Lena asked in surprise. The news of Basil's return shouldn't have spread back to the Palace City that fast. Something was wrong.

"Oh, maybe Randi can tell you," Priest Dean sneered and turned to Randi, who was trembling all over out of fear. "You did a good job. Here you are. It will relieve you from the poison inside your body." Saying this, he took out a pill and threw it to Randi, who scrambled after it at once.

"Randi! What did you do?" Lena shouted feebly. She couldn't believe that Randi, who had been close to her since childhood, betrayed her.

On the other hand, Randi was also looking back at Lena. Her eyes seemed to be begging her to understand, while she kept whispering, "I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry."

"People will do whatever they can when death is knocking on their door. Honestly, I've prepared for this day for a long time now, so don't blame her. She's just a pawn in this game of chess. I poisoned her and made her listen to me, so you can say that she was just doing her job," Priest Dean said in a despicable tone.

"There is a special place in hell for people like you!" Lena hissed angrily.

"A strong army is outside, blockading this palace. I'm afraid Your Royal Highness has to stay inside from this moment." A sinister smile played on Priest Dean's thin lips.

"Do you think those people outside can stop me?" Lena snorted.

"I know Your Royal Highness has the strength to get out, but don't forget that you are not a spirit manipulator. Although you are born with great power, you will lose your life if you overuse it. I'm afraid you may be able to leave the hall, but you don't have the strength to meet the man you always want to see. Please think about it. What will Prince Basil do if he learns that you are risking your life? He would be heartbroken!" It was like Priest Dean had read Lena's mind, and she could do nothing against him. He just looked at her coldly, aware that he had successfully backed her into a corner.

On the other hand, Lena heaved a sigh and buried her face in her hands.

She couldn't do anything because Priest Dean was right. Even though she was the Witch who had some innate power, it had a price. She could not overdraw this power, or she would lose her life. That was the reason why almost all previous Witches died at an early age even from ancient times.

"You can't imprison me for long. Basil will surely come and rescue me from here. I promise you, he will do it, just as he did in the past!" Lena said firmly. She believed that if Basil knew that she was trapped, he would undoubtedly come to save her.

"Maybe he will repeat the same mistake as before and die without a burial place! I'm looking forward to it!" Priest Dean answered with a sneer and turned away.

On the other side, after Rocky and Marcia joined Sabina and the others, they went back to Marcia's mansion to discuss what they should do next.

Now, Rocky's identity had already been revealed, and the Ximen Clan had already declared that they would not participate in the fight between Rocky and Alston. Therefore, judging from their resources, Alston, who had the support of the royal family, did not have any advantage over Rocky, as he had the loyalty of the two major armies and two large clans of the Holy Dragon Empire.

Alston would undoubtedly do anything necessary to get rid of Rocky, which would cause a river of blood to be shed. Therefore, the test that was coming their way would be crueler than ever before.

All the people gathered in the conference hall of Marcia's mansion, and the atmosphere was solemn and quiet. However, it was only the calm before the storm, and no one knew what would happen next.

"Master, what should we do next?" Sabina asked.

"Now, I'm going to the Dragon Valley to visit the elders of the Emergency Chamber. I'll give a detailed explanation of the situation to them. If I can persuade them to join us, things will be simplified, as they

are authorized to discharge Alston from the throne. And when Alston is no longer the acting emperor, he will lose the support of the entire royal family. And by that time, everything will be in our hands," Marcia boldly explained.

"I'm afraid they will refuse to believe a one-sided statement," Elvis said worriedly.

"This is our only hope. Anyway, we have to try first before we give up. If it doesn't work, we will have to fight against the entire royal family. That won't be easy, but if we have to, then we will." Marcia heaved a sigh. She had already made up her mind, but she didn't want things to go that far. Once they became enemies of the royal family, it would affect the entire Holy Dragon Empire. In the end, the empire would bear huge loss if the two major forces started to fight.

"Can I ask a question? Where is Lena now? She should be here now, but I have not heard anything from her," Rocky cut in suddenly. He had a bad feeling that she was in danger. Although Marcia had told him before that he did not need to worry about Lena, he could not help but feel that something was wrong. He couldn't explain it, but he could feel it in his guts.