TREVOR unconsciously let out a hiccup.

Ever since he became a human sacrifice and had to spend his life in his tiny hellhole, nothing scared him anymore.

Not until now.

Did he really see Princess Neoma pick a fight with the Sun Priestess?

The Sun Priestess is one of the most powerful humans in the East. She received the love of the Sun Goddess. Thus, the Sun Priestess could use the power of her goddess as if it's her own. Princess Neoma is strong, but she's not as strong as Emperor Nikolai yet.

If the Sun Priestess and Emperor Nikolai fought at their full power, it might end up in a draw. That was how powerful the Sun Priestess was.

"Trevor, boo!

"

Huh?

Trevor blinked while looking at Princess Neoma's (cute) attempt at surprising him.

"Princess Neoma, are you acting cute for me?

"

"Of course not. I just wanted to surprise you because apparently, it helps in getting rid of hiccups,

" Princess Neoma explained.

"But to be honest, just drink water.

"

"I'm fine. Thank you for worrying about me, Princess Neoma,

" he said with a smile.

"I just got nervous when you suddenly picked a fight with the Sun Priestess.

"

She raised an eyebrow at him.

"You sound like you're afraid of me. Is she stronger than me, Trevor?

"

"Yes, she is.

"

"She sounds like she's someone spoiled by the Sun Goddess,

" she commented.

"Did she receive her powers from the Sun Goddess herself?

"

"I believe so.

"

"Can you tell what kind of power she has?

"

"I haven't met the Sun Priestess yet, but I've met people who've had personal encounters with her,

" he explained.

"According to the data in their heads that Bookworm copied, the Sun Priestess has the Fire attribute just like you, Princess Neoma.

"

It was probably why both Princess Neoma and the Sun Priestess were both hot-headed.

I heard most people with Fire attribute have a nasty temper.

"Trevor, is the Sun Priestess's fire stronger than mine?

"

"Yes,

" he said honestly.

"The Sun Priestess received her Fire attribute from the Sun Goddess herself. Thus, her fire is stronger than yours, Princess Neoma.

"

He thought the princess would get annoyed by what he said.

But much to his confusion, she smiled after hearing his answer.

Princess Neoma… smiled?

And it was an evil smile.

"Princess Neoma, what are you planning?

" he asked nervously.

"Will you really fight the Sun Priestess?

"

"I will,

" she said confidently.

"But I don't aim to win. It's fine even if I lose. All I need to do is make her use her full strength.

"

"But why?

"

"The Sun Priestess's fire may be strong enough to melt the ice made by the Ice Spirit.

"

Ah.

That made sense.

Using the Fire Breath of an adult Fire Dragon was the known method when it came to melting the ice by the Ice Spirit. But no one said it was the only way to melt the ice.

"Princess Neoma, I thought we're here because you're angry at Gavin Quinzel,

" he said carefully.

"But why are you desperate to save him now?

"

Princess Neoma gave him a bittersweet smile.

"Because he's still my appa.

"

Trevor tilted his head to one side.

"I'm afraid I don't understand.

"

***

NEOMA fell silent for a while before she explained gently to Trevor.

"I was deprived of love during my first life. But luckily, when I was reborn, I received unconditional love from my appa and eomma. I understand my appa has hurt my Mama Boss and Papa Boss. I'm still angry about that. But it's enough to make me wish my appa is dead.

"

Her feelings were complicated.

When she asked Trevor to bring her to her appa, she was determined to confront him. As if causing her parents to break up wasn't cruel enough, her appa had to physically trap her Mama Boss in a block of ice under the Black Ocean for almost a decade, too.

It hurt her to think that her Mama Boss was alone in there for so long. She was determined to hate her appa for that alone. But when she saw what happened to her appa…

"I know that this is perhaps, appa's karma,

" she said softly.

"But I still want to save him, Trevor. Because at the end of the day, he's still the father who showered me with unconditional love in the past. Am I making a poor decision?

"

"I can't say I fully understand,

" Trevor confessed while scratching his cheek.

"My parents were more evil than the Devil himself, so I don't really understand how you could still love Gavin Quinzel after finding out the terrible things that he did to your biological parents.

"

She flinched at his harsh yet somewhat truthful words.

"But I don't think you're making a terrible decision, Princess Neoma,

" Trevor said seriously.

"I don't understand father-and-daughter relationships, but I do know that it's hard to hate a person who's good to you.

"

She laughed softly because Trevor made it sound so simple, but she didn't hate it.

Trevor can really say the right things at the right time.

She was about to compliment the demon boy when suddenly, she felt and heard a strong vibration, as if the sky was shaking. If the ground shook, it was called an earthquake. Then could she call the shaking of the sky a

"skyquake?

"

<

"Amari, descend.

">

It was the Sun Priestess's voice, and her spoken words were followed by the rumbling of the sky.

She didn't know why, but she felt ominous, so she grabbed Trevor by the collar and pulled him closer to her. Then she created a Dome– a thick and sturdy one. Her instinct was screaming at her to protect herself. She wanted to protect her appa, too. But she didn't have the time to create a bigger Dome.

And she figured if the Sun Priestess didn't want her to melt the ice, it only meant that she would protect it. Or better yet, she hoped that the Sun Priestess's attack would be strong enough to melt the ice.

But she eventually realized why some people would say

"be careful what you wish for.

"

The force that struck her down was stronger than she expected.

She couldn't see it clearly because the force that hit the Dome came in a blinding light– forcing her to shut her eyes tight. But she felt it the moment it connect to her shield.

Pain.

Electric shock.

Fear.

Those were the three things that she felt when her Dome collapsed.

Yes, the shield that she thought was unbreakable because of her overflowing Mana and Moonglow broke down easily.

Cough.

She would have screamed from pain if she didn't cough up a huge chunk of blood.

To be honest, she couldn't tell if her bones were all broken or if she was burned from the electric shock. Every fiber of her being hurt like hell, while her skin felt as if she was being melted by a hot liquid.

"Princess Neoma!

"

When she opened her eyes, she found herself in Trevor's arms. She noticed that demon boy looked perfectly fine. He looked worried about her, but he wasn't injured.

Was she the only one attacked by the Sun Priestess?

That bitch…

"Princess Neoma, we should get out of here,

" Trevor said, then he scooped her up before he stood up.

"I'm sorry, I failed to protect you.

"

She was about to say that Trevor didn't have to apologize.

But when she looked around, the sight that greeted her surprised her.

The cave had collapsed, and only the huge rocks were left as debris. But that wasn't the worse. She also noticed that there were vast craters on the shore– burnt craters, to be exact. It was as if something smoldering hit the ground.

"Thunderbolts,

" Trevor whispered when he noticed she was looking at the craters around.

"We were hit by thousands of thunderbolts that descended from the sky, Princess Neoma.

"

She suddenly felt a chill.

Thunderbolts?

She was suddenly reminded of Ruto's power. But it wasn't like only Ruto could produce thunderbolts. It just annoyed her that the Sun Priestess used the same power as her Ruto. The former used her thunderbolts to hurt her, while the latter used his thunderbolts to protect her.

And the more annoying thing is the block of ice didn't melt despite being hit by thunderbolts.

<

"I hope this encounter teaches you a lesson, little de Moonasterio.

">

She looked up when she heard the Sun Priestess's voice coming from above her, then she gasped at what greeted her.

It was a beautiful peacock.

And it was shining so brightly she thought the sun had already risen.

She was grateful that Trevor was carrying her in his arms. Because if she was standing, her knees would have collapsed from the pressure coming from the peacock. Trevor didn't seem to be affected, and that was expected since the Sun Priestess (in the peacock's form) was directly attacking her with her scorching Mana.

Worse, she couldn't even look at the peacock for long because it hurt her eyes.

It's as if the Sun Priestess is telling me she's the sun that lights up the sky, while I'm nothing but a mere flashlight.

<

"Princess Neoma, cat got your tongue?

">

She was insulted, but she couldn't open her mouth to retort. For the first time in a while, she lost at the battle of words. But even if she had something to say, she would have still missed her chance to speak, because another presence distracted her.

It was another beautiful creature.

"I finally found you, loser.

"

Her jaw dropped open when the big and beautiful jaguar with a silky black coat spoke. It sounded like a voice of a man– deep and husky. Anyway, the jaguar ignored them and walked past them while looking up at the peacock suspended in the air like a mini sun.

<

"You're the loser, you lunatic!

">

The Sun Priestess just called the beautiful jaguar a lunatic.

"They know each other?

" she whispered to herself in disbelief.

She was distracted when Trevor let out a string of hiccups again.

Neoma knitted her eyebrows and looked up at the demon boy.

"Trevor, why is that happening to you again?

"

"Princess Neoma, we're in big trouble,

" Trevor said nervously.

"That jaguar is the Moon Priest.

"

The Moon Priest?

She suddenly remembered that her father mentioned to her about the existence of the Moon Priest when she returned home after killing a minor god. Her Papa Boss told her that there was a judge that had the authority to punish the de Moonasterios who crossed the line.

But according to her Papa Boss, that Moon Priest was neglectful of his duties. He didn't even appear during her grandfather's reign, thus her Papa Boss had to judge the previous emperor himself and forcefully ascended the throne.

"The Moon Priest didn't appear when my crazy father was committing atrocities in the past,

" Neoma whispered with a frown.

"Why is he here now?

"

"Ah, Princess Neoma doesn't know,

" Trevor said, then he turned to her with a worried look on his face.

"The Sun Priestess and the Moon Priest are best friends.

"

What a **ing plot twist.

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