As Prince Anders honed his skills, he encountered a spell called Eternal Love Binding Spell. It is a spell to connect the life and death of two people by connecting their souls together. It is said that the two people who agreed to be together, their remaining time in the world will be added and divided equally thus they will live and die at the same time! He grew fascinated by that spell especially as he sees Beatrix's every day. He loves her so much that he wants to be together with her in life and death!

He secretly pricked Beatrix's finger using a thorny flower and in the leaves collected her fresh blood. He also secretly visited her room and cut her hair. When the midnight of blood moon finally arrived, he chanted the spell and combined his blood and Beatrix's blood. He tied his hair to Beatrix's hair and continued his chant. When he finished the chant, he went to Beatrix's bedroom secretly and woke her up. To complete the process, he needs to execute the final step.

"Beatrix, wake up!" He hurriedly woke her up to obtain her approval.

"Huh?" Beatrix squint her eye and yawn as she saw him. "Why are you dnbcbjdjdjh..." She spoke incomprehensibly as she closed her eyes because she is too sleepy.

"Beatrix, wake up! You need to agree!" He said as he shook her to wake up.

"What? Can't we do that in the morning?" She asked and yawned again.

"No, now is the right time! Beatrix, you need to agree that we will be together always! In life and death, we will be together!!!" He said to the half awake and half asleep Beatrix.

"Huh? Okay..." She said and closed her eyes.

"Beatrix, you need to agree now!" He panicked as the time is almost up!

"Okay... Agree... Together..." She mumbled and then sleep peacefully.

He smiled contentedly as he was able to make her say that she agreed to their union! He feels very excited as he felt that the spell is successful and completed! In this life, he and Beatrix are connected!

Prince Anders immediately went out of her bedroom after he successfully obtained her agreement. He silently observed the beautiful blood moon... For a high-level dark magic practitioner like him, he could feel that a part of his life force was drained! It only means that Beatrix's original lifespan was very short! Now that their remaining time was added and divided equally, he felt that several years of his original lifespan are gone and went to the oblivious sleeping Beatrix...

I am very glad that I gave you a portion of my time, Beatrix... I am very pleased that in this lifetime, we are one!!!

Prince Anders smiled bitterly inside the prison as he recalled this memory. He could feel that their time is coming to an end very soon! He wants to be with her before it happens... He wants to spend their remaining time together... He wants to tell her the truth that she should have died long ago but because of the Eternal Love Binding Spell, his life was shortened to extend hers so that they will both live and die together! He wants to see her for the last time before both of them perished but his selfish and hateful Imperial Brother is very stingy until the end!

Hmph! You will definitely regret it, Imperial Brother! You would wish that you are dead instead!!!

Prince Anders smirked as he could already imagine his Imperial Brother's miserable future...

Crown Princess Beatrix successfully gave birth to a prince but she passed away and to the surprise of everyone, it also coincided with Prince Anders' mysterious death! Most people did not know of Prince Anders' crimes so the Emperor and Empress chose to forgive him and give him a proper funeral and burial. The whole empire mourned for the deaths of both the second prince and crown princess. It is a great tragedy to the Sky Empire, especially to the imperial family!

The Emperor and Empress are very sad but they could never be on par with Crown Prince Andrew's suffering... He is sulking in his bedroom while experiencing severe depression. He cannot think, sleep, and eat properly... He also refused to attend both of his wife and brother's wake and burial!

Crown Prince Andrew was tempted to use the space and time manipulation skill but he could not do it yet! No matter how much he tried, he does not have enough energy to do it now! It is still too early now... He needs to cultivate more but can someone in his current state successfully cultivate?

He stopped attending court meetings and continued to sulk in his bedroom even after the burial! He did not even pay attention to little Prince Antoine, his newborn son. He could not look at his son without being reminded that his Beatrix is no more and he could never see her or be with her anymore!

Every time he sleeps, he saw Beatrix's death replaying over and over again! The food becomes unpalatable and the water seems undrinkable! He got thinner and thinner as he continues to be deprived of sleep and nutrients...

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