MY BROTHER is so immature.

Although Tilly was amused by Wixx's "grand entrance," she still couldn't help but feel like he was just playing around.

The bar in choosing a Beast God is really in hell.

"My dear Soleil, why are you looking at me like that?" Wixx asked in a voice that almost sounded like a whimper. And then, he jumped off of Aku Moonchester's head to stand in front of her. "Are you mad at me?"

"Yes," Tilly said bluntly. "You'll have a lot of thing to explain, Brother Wixx. But for now, I want you to stay put. I still have business with the Moonchesters."

Her brother looked disappointed but thank god he stepped aside quietly.

She didn't miss it when Wixx glared at Kiho who just ignored him.

Ah, right. The Red Phoenix and the Black Serpent never got along in the past because of her. And it seems true even now.

Anyway…

The humiliation that she saw in Aku Moonchester's face was laughable. Nia Moonchester couldn't even turn to her own brother out of shame. She could tell that the emperor was only holding back because of their temporary ceasefire.

"Aku Moonchester, just so you know, I will bring all the gods by my side," she informed him. "Once your side is ready, just send us a message. We're ready to leave the Royal Capital anytime."

"Leave," Aku Moonchester said in a cold voice. Ah, as expected, he was really angry. "We will send you a message soon."

Tilly smiled "brightly" at the emperor to annoy him even more. "I'll be waiting for that," she said. "And if you want compensation for your, uh, damage in hair or scalp, don't hesitate to tell me, Aku Moonchester."

***

"HONEY, please go ahead."

Tilly was surprised when Kiho said that when she got in the carriage. No wonder her husband remained standing outside instead of following her inside. "Where are you going, Kiho?"

"I just need to talk to Wong," Kiho said seriously. "I'll make it quick."

Her brows furrowed in confusion.

She knew that Wong and Kelsi arrived with Wixx because she felt the two Keepers' presence outside the temple. But when they got out, she didn't see Wong. Not even Kelsi.

But come to think of it, even in the past, Kiho and Wong would always get into fights behind her back. She had no idea how the two could talk in secret. Were their minds linked to each other with the sole purpose of picking a fight?

"I have an idea what this is all about but please hold back, Kiho," she said while shaking her head. "We need all our allies in good condition."

Wixx, who sat across from her after he invited himself inside the carriage, scoffed. "I should be the one saying that to Wong, my dear Soleil," he said smugly. "Wong is the strongest Keeper that I ever created. I'm sure that he's on the level of the Beast Gods."

"I can tell," she deadpanned, then she turned to her brother with a cold look on his face. "Wong almost gouged out Winter's eyes in the past." She had forgiven Wong for that, but she hadn't forgotten a single thing about it. "I'm sure that's something a Beast God is capable of doing to a child."

Her brother's smug smile disappeared. It seemed like he was shocked to hear that. But in the end, it was obvious that he recognized that it was his fault why Wong tried to hurt Winter.

After all, Wong was created out of Wixx's hatred for the Black Serpent.

"You should also hold back from roasting your brother, Tilly," Kiho teased her. She knew that her husband did that to lighten her mood. And yes, it was effective. When she turned to him again, he leaned down and kissed her on the forehead. "I will be back, honey."

She nodded and kissed him on the jaw. "Take care, hon."

Kiho nodded, then he walked backwards until he disappeared. The only thing that was left on the spot where he stood a while ago was some pieces of tiny ice daggers.

He must be using his full Mana to go where he agreed to meet Wong.

Wherever that is.

"I can feel your hostility towards me," Wixx said in a hurt tone when the carriage left the temple. "I know why you're angry at me, my dear Soleil."

"Please call me by my current name," she said in a distant voice. "I'd like to think that I'm no longer the Soleil Rosenberg that you know."

"If that's the case, then you can't claim Julian as your son."

"Excuse me?"

"You didn't give birth to Julian in this lifetime," he reminded her, using the same cold distant tone that he used on her a while ago. "If you want to use the logic that you aren't Soleil, then don't claim things that belonged to her."

"I didn't say that I'm denying Soleil Rosenberg's existence. I just don't want you to think that I'm the same foolish sister that you had in the past," she snapped at her brother. "And most importantly, my son isn't a thing so don't talk about him as if he's a possession." She knew that she shouldn't easily jump to conclusions. But when she remembered what Julian told her about his past life, she couldn't help but feel angry. "Brother Wixx, is true that you hunted down Julian's family in the past?"

To be honest, she wanted to talk about that once they were reunited with Julian. But she decided that she needed to listen to her brother's "excuse" first to avoid hurting her son's feelings. Plus, she wanted to know Wixx's reason for hunting down Julian's family back then.

She really thought that it was the Moonchesters who hunted down the Nystroms. Well, the Moonchesters ended up finishing the Fire Mages' clan's lead. And that was the thing that she couldn't really believe.

"I had to, Tilly," her brother said, calling her casually by her nickname. "Julian shouldn't have existed in the past."

"Brother!" she scolded him in a hurt tone. "I know that you hate my husband in the past and I understand why. But Julian didn't wish to be born back then. It wasn't his fault that he was stolen from me and my spirit guardian gave birth to him."

He let out a deep sigh. "Do you think that's the only reason why I had to hunt him down?"

"Then, what else could be the reason, Brother?"

Wixx fell silent for a while as if he was contemplating whether to answer her question or not. In the end, he let out a deep sigh and ruffled his long, red hair in frustration before he spoke again. "Tilly, do you think the Holy Scepter has the form of a mere tool?"

Tilly was confused at first as to why Wixx suddenly brought up the Holy Scepter in the middle of the conversation. Then, it clicked to her. She covered her mouth with her hands when she gasped. "No way…"

***

"I CAN'T believe this cave still exists."

Kiho looked at Wong who stood by the entrance of his cave. And his cave was the one that he 'discovered' in the deepest part of the Forest of Enryu. When he hadn't retrieved his memories yet, he thought he only found the cave by accident.

But now that he had most of his memories back, he realized that his feet brought him there out of familiarity.

Anyway...

As soon as he felt Wong's presence a while ago, he sent him a message by releasing a bloodlust directed at the Keeper. That was how he picked up a fight with him in the past. He was glad that Wong still remembered that.

"Greetings, Black Serpent," Kelsi, the only female among the Keepers, greeted him cheerfully. She sat on top of a huge rock while eating an apple. "Lord Wixx asked me to follow Wong to make sure that you won't kill each other. I hope you don't mind my presence here. I promise I won't interfere."

"I don't mind," Kiho said coldly. "I promised Tilly I'd make it quick anyway."

The female Keeper seemed confused.

He didn���t have the time to explain anymore since he already disappeared on her.

Wong seemed to be surprised when he suddenly appeared before him. The male Keeper tried to literally burn himself the same time that he used his sharp teeth to cut his finger. As soon as his dropped in the ground, the battle was over.

"No…" Wong said with a dazed look on his face. He looked like he was in pain. And in just a span of a few seconds, the male Keeper was already on his knees while holding his closed eyes. "Stop… stop it!"

When his blood dropped in the ground a while ago, it immediately created a transparent sphere surrounded by red lights. It was his technique called Blood Illusion. He could control his blood as replacement for water.

And his blood was the one causing the strong illusion that Wong was in.

The illusion he created for the male Keeper was simple: he made him imagine how it feels like to have his eyes gouged out while he was alive. Yes, it was only an illusion. But it was his strong Mana that was making it feel so real at the moment.

"That's how it feels to have your eyes gouged out, Wong. You almost subjected my son to that kind of torture," Kiho said coldly while looking down at the male Keeper. Wong was still screaming in agony while scratching his eyes in irritation. "Don't you dare try to hurt Winter again or else, I'll seriously gouge your eyes out."

***

"WINTER, thank you," Julian said to his brother while they were in front of a fireplace inside a house. It was in a village that suddenly appeared out of nowhere because of the magic that Saint Forrester and the Golden Tiger created. The adults made them stay in the fireplace and gave them hot chocolate before they left to talk to Aunt Luna and Roarke. "Thank you for introducing me to everyone as your brother."

"It's not something that you should thank me for, Brother Julian," Winter said, then he sipped his hot chocolate. Unlike him, his brother wasn't bothered by the cold. But he seemed to be very fond of hot chocolate. "You're a part of our family, aren't you?"

He just smiled at that.

Of course, he already felt at home because his family was very welcoming of him. He felt loved by his mother, father, and brother. But for some reason, he couldn't help but feel like they were all disappear one day.

That he would drift apart from them.

No, I belong here, Julian reminded himself. My family is my home.

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