LUCINA already knocked several times on the door of Lord Kalel's room.

When she didn't get a response, she began to feel worried for the safety of the lord. After all, Lord Kalel was her master's fiancé. It was her duty to make sure that he was safe, especially since he was in the residence of Lady Soleil.

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"Please excuse my intrusion, Lord Kalel," Lucina said, then she entered the room. As soon as she did, she let out a soft gasp and turned around– facing the door. "I'm sorry, my lord."

She was surprised because she found Lord Kalel lying on the bed without a shirt.

The lord wore trousers so he wasn't completely naked. Still, the sight of his sinful body surprised her.

Although she never considered herself a human since she was born from flame, for the first time in her life, she felt one. The vessel that she was similar to a human body. Thus, it had the same function. Like having flushed cheeks, perhaps.

Should I just leave?

But should she just really leave the lord in that position?

Based on what she saw, it looked like Lord Kalel suddenly collapsed when he was in the middle of putting his shirt on. After all, even though she quickly turned around a while ago, she still noticed the clean shirt on the floor.

He might be sick or injured…

Determined to help the lord, she took a deep breath while gathering the courage to turn around and face him again.

This time, she didn't let her feelings get in the way of serving Lord Kalel.

She quickly picked up the shirt on the floor, put it in the basket of dirty clothes, then went to his closet to get a new clean shirt.

"Please excuse me, my lord," she said.

After that, she sat on the edge of the bed and gulped as her eyes traveled to his gorgeous body.

Lord Kalel was very pale. His complexion was probably like that because his father was said to be as pale as the woman, and so was his mother who was even dubbed as the 'White Snake.' Yet, his very fair complexion didn't make him look less of a man.

The lord had broad shoulders, wide expanse of chest, slim waist, taut hips, and…

… and that rock-hard stomach.

She was ashamed to admit this but she suddenly had the urge to run her fingers over his wonderful body.

Just once… and he wouldn't know… right?

Once again, she gulped. But this time, she wasn't able to control herself. Before she knew it, her hand was already on its way to feel his chest.

She thought she was finally close to heaven.

But all of a sudden, Lord Kalel grabbed her by the wrist. Then, he got up fast. Before she knew it, he already held an ice dagger against her throat.

"Who are you?" Lord Kalel asked in a threatening voice, his red eyes glowing dangerously. "What are you doing in my room?"

She couldn't speak because the sharp and cold "blade" of the ice dagger was pressed heavily against her throat.

It looked like the lord noticed that because the pressure of the "blade" against her throat suddenly turned a little lighter for her to speak. But despite that, she knew that he could still slash her if she said something wrong.

"M-My name is L-Lucina Morganna, my lord," she said in a shaking voice. "I am Lady Soleil's guardian spirit."

As soon as she said that, Kalel let go of her wrist.

Then, he dropped the ice dagger that quickly melted. The water was absorbed by his body before it hit her or the bed.

"Sorry," he said apologetically. "I didn't recognize you right away."

That hurt.

During the past three years, she also fought with Lord Kalel and the other Beast Gods. Lady Soleil summoned her multiple times in the presence of the Black Serpent. And yet, he was saying that he didn't recognize her?

"Am I that unforgettable, Lord Kalel?"

He flinched when he probably noticed the hurt in her voice.

"It's not that you're unforgettable," he said while scratching his cheek and avoiding her gaze. "I just simply don't pay attention to women who aren't Soleil."

That hurt even more.

She hated it when people only saw her as Lady Soleil's spirit guardian.

But she didn't know that she would hate it more when someone didn't even recognize her– not even as her master's servant.

That made her feel insignificant.

Thanks to her pride that refused to look more pathetic, she went back to her usual indifferent look and tone. She was hoping that it was enough to hide her pain. Because truthfully, she was broken inside.

"I understand, Lord Kalel," she said formally, then she stood up. "I apologize for the misunderstanding. Lady Soleil sent me here to check on you. When I saw you unconscious on the bed, I couldn't help but to aid you as it is my job to do so. But when I was about to put some clothes on you, you suddenly woke up." She bowed to him. "I'm sorry if my shameless action offended you, my lord. Please forgive this lowly servant."

"You don't have to bow and apologize again and again, Lucina Morganna," the lord said in an awkward voice. "I should be the one saying sorry for suddenly attacking you. Please raise your head."

She did as she was told.

To be honest, she wanted to be angry at him. But she couldn't stay mad at him while he looked like that.

By "that," she meant looking immaculately handsome.

"Thank you for worrying about me. But since I'm up now, you don't have to aid me anymore," Lord Kalel said formally. "You're dismissed, Lucina Morganna."

Lucina bowed lightly. "Have a good night, Lord Kalel."

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"YOUR BROTHER stormed out of his room and flew around the palace while screaming and breathing fire."

Soleil let out a sigh when she heard that from Solenn.

The Sun Priestess wasn't the only guest that she had as soon as she woke up from her dream a while ago. The Moon Priestess was also there.

In fact, the two were seated on either of her sides.

It seemed like the priestesses felt it when the Sky God summoned her through a dream. Thus, they went to her room and checked on her. And when she woke up, the two were already beside her.

"That's understandable," Soleil said to the two ladies. "Solenn, Luna, I just got married to Lord Kalel a while ago."

Solenn and Luna both gasped in surprise.

On the other hand, she just giggled shyly and raised her left hand to show the two ladies her "ice wedding ring."

Since her wedding ceremony with Kalel was abrupt, he created their wedding rings on the spot. It was just a simple ice band that had their initials engraved at the back of the rings. And because the ring was made of Kalel's ice, they wouldn't melt. Even the special warmth of her body wasn't enough to melt the ice wedding ring.

"For a full god like Lord Kalel and a favored Child of the Sun like you, a wedding of that scale is unacceptable," Solenn said while shaking her head. "Although we have another motive for marrying you off to the Black Serpent, we still have a reputation to protect."

Luna nodded in agreement. "As the Moon Priestess, I am ashamed that the only son of the Moon God gave the Supreme Fire Mage a wedding ring made of ice. I feel like I should bow and beg for your forgiveness on Lord Kalel's behalf, Lady Soleil."

"The most important thing is Lord Kalel and I are already married," she said defensively, then she kissed the ice wedding ring. "And I love our wedding rings."

"If you say so, my lady," Solenn and Luna said at the same time, both were still obviously disappointed by the humble wedding ceremony that she had with Kalel.

Now that she was finally talking about her simple wedding ceremony, she suddenly felt shy. "The Sky God blessed our union and that's all that matters for now," she said, her cheeks probably flushed. "I took the opportunity to get married to Lord Kalel because I want our wedding to be blessed by a main god. I thought the Sky God's blessing would somehow give our marriage a little protection."

She already knew that her marriage with Kalel was destined to fail.

But that didn't mean that she couldn't try and make it work. After all, she wasn't the kind of person to listen to the gods easily. If she was that obedient to the heavens, then she should have ascended with the other Beast Gods after her first life ended.

"So, where will you go for your honeymoon?"

Luna's straightforward question startled her. "H-Honeymoon?"

"It comes after the wedding, my lady," Solenn said bluntly. "Don't tell you forgot about the honeymoon part?"

Her cheeks probably turned red because the two priestesses laughed at her.

But of course, they got serious right away.

"My lady, I know that we told you to conceive the Moon Serpent with Lord Kalel," Solenn said. "But please don't get pregnant for now."

"We don't know what kind of poison did Yumi inject inside Lord Kalel's body all his life," Luna added. "You have to cleanse his body first using the potion that I made for you. Once you're certain that the poison inside Lord Kalel has been purified, only then should you conceive a child with him."

Soleil, sad that she was reminded of the true purpose of her marriage with Kalel, nodded and gently ran her finger over the ice wedding ring. "I will fulfill my duty to protect our clan."

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"DON'T you find it unfair?"

Lucina Morganna covered her ears with her hands when she heard the voice a little girl in her head again. Then, she closed her eyes tight. "Go away!"

After she left Lord Kalel's room, she didn't go back to Lady Soleil's room when she felt the presence of the Sun and Moon Priestess inside. So she went to an empty, guest room instead. When she felt a sudden pang in her head, she sat in the corner of the room and hugged her knees close to her chest.

Then, that was when she heard the familiar and annoying voice in her head.

"Your master has every good thing since she was born. She was also that spoiled during her first life," the voice continued ringing in her head. "And she even has a very fine man as a fiancé now. Don't you feel jealous of her?"

"No," Lucina snarled at the voice. "Lady Soleil is my master, so why would be jealous of her?"

She knew in her heart that it was a lie though.

And the voice in her head knew that as well.

"I don't like Soleil Rosenberg," the voice in her head said. "And you know that, don't you?"

Of course, she knew that.

After all, she lived in the Core of Lady Soleil.

"Soleil is too soft for my Black Flame," the voice continued. "That's why she can never tame me. What I need is a person like you, Lucina Morganna."

She opened her eyes because of shock.

That was the first time that she met a person (or whatever the voice was) that chose her over her perfect and well-loved master.

"Y-You need me?"

She didn't want to admit this but she had always longed for other people to acknowledge her as a different person from her master.

But she didn't have the chance to prove to them that she was a person of her own. After all, she rarely came out. Lady Soleil gave her the freedom to come out whenever she wished to. But she never did because she didn't like to hear people refer to her as "Lady Soleil's spirit guardian."

Although it was what she truly was, she still didn't want them to remember her that way.

"You're the person who suits to use the Black Flame best, Lucina Morganna."

"R-Really?"

"Yes, and I mean it," the voice said confidently. "Lucina Morganna, do you want to be a real human?"

She gulped, tempted by the offer. "H-How?"

"Oh, you just have to steal me, the Black Flame, from Soleil Rosenberg," the voice said in a playful voice. "Then, betray your master in the process, of course."

Lucina's eyes widened in shock. "You want me to betray my master?"

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