A palace maid was imprisoned in the Astrid Castle underground dungeon. She was about to flee to the neighboring kingdom when she was captured by Garaitz. Her tracks were closely followed by a number of hounds and elite knights.

It appears that the palace maid was a high-grade sorcerer because of her ability to shapeshift, infiltrate the Carlyle palace undetected, and her skills to effectively hide her tracks.

Sebastian was in a very bad mood when he entered the dungeon. The moment he learned his wife's life was in danger, he almost completely destroyed the southern kingdom. He had already assembled his army in preparation for a coup, but the Carlyle's were extremely fortunate this time because his little precious wife had awakened.

He will never be able to forgive the Carlyle's for endangering his wife's life in their property. According to the information he obtained from William, his cousin Hugo seemed to be infatuated with his wife, which disgusted him the most. He will definitely sort him out later on after punishing this insignificant being.

When Sebastian entered the chamber, he flicked the mana light off with his finger. As he seats in the stool facing the culprit, he lit his cigar and puff a smoke. Only his cigar puff can be heard over the growing eeriness of the silence in the entire room. Then his eyes begin to change from ruby to blazing red.

"Remove the gag in her despicable mouth." Sebastian commanded.

As the gag was removed, the sorceress was about to speak something, but Sebastian used his power to block the words coming from her mouth.

"Uh uh, I didn't allow you to speak. An insignificant fly cannot speak without my permission." He then cast a spell to choke her till she almost lost her breath and released it.

"Now, I want you to tell me where your Master is."

As the sorceress shakes her head and remains silent, Sebastian had already foreseen this situation.

"Alright. Since you refused to tell me, I shall make you speak then." He evilly smirks and casts a scorching chain spell to whip her thoroughly.

A single spelled whip can severely damage the internal organs, and the resulting pain is unbearable. Sebastian enjoys this kind of torture especially to the culprit who put his wife's life in harm. He will not allow this fly to die easily and will make sure to send her to hell with his own hands.

The sorceress endurance is so strong because she manages to endure two scorching painful whips. She would rather die than sell out his master.

"Tsk tsk. You want me to kill you? That's too easy. I can't let you die yet without suffering first. I want you to suffer so painfully until you beg me to end your life".

Sebastian motioned for Garaitz to show the sorceress mother. He then used a spell to force her mother to kneel and be whipped.

"One last time, where is your Master hiding?"

The sorceress sobbed violently while remaining speechless. But Sebastian had already made up his mind. He then casts a spell to suffocate the sorceress mother and he was about to remove her core to destroy it so she cannot reincarnate in any form.

"Noooo. Stop. Don't destroy my mother's core I beg you. I will tell you where he's hiding."

She gave up her pledge of loyalty to her master the moment she realized that the Guardian would destroy her mother's core.

"His hiding outside the Oviedo Forest, where your mother acquired the land. The master is preparing for a war to take over the southern kingdom."

"Hah! So, the motherfucker hides there. That place is infested with Rakshasa monsters. My mother seemed to find a way to feed those insatiable beasts. She was very competent!"

The Rakshasa monsters were not created by the Dragon Gods. They infested this realm long before the creation of this world and their King poses a threat to the celestial beings. The ancient Guardians have banished them inside the Oviedo Forest, a place where evil monsters live. The ancient Guardians built this place of imprisonment with a powerful magic shield to defend this realm from the harm of evil forces.

How his mother managed to acquire a land near that area is not a surprise to Sebastian. His mother was a very crafty being, and she could have struck a deal with their King to gain permission to establish her army there.

Sebastian scoff in annoyance. His mother, a powerful destructive mage will always hunt him of her shadows. He despised her very being, for making him into this lifeless monster. If he had the chance to do it over again, he would send her back to the deepest level of hell because he would never regret what he did to cause her death. Without his wife, he could have gone a very dark path. She served as a beacon of light in the midst of his very own dark nature...

"Ian, gather our military. Let's whip some despicable monsters and catch the annoying dark master."

He then looks at the two women and said, "Punish her mother with the same strength she used to when she endangers the Duchess life."

As Sebastian was about to walk away, he turned around. "Bring these lowly beings as a bait. I want to see his face when I kill his cherished servants".

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Sebastian then went into the room where their family's dark secrets are hidden. They have a variety of terrifying monsters caged in this room. These were the titan evil monsters the celestial beings loathed and feared. It was a collection of his ancestors, and these beasts might come handy one day. After learning about the possible origins of his wife, his instincts are telling him to trust his vassals' findings.

He commanded his trusted vassals to gather all the information about the Goddess Isis family and the Crown Prince of the celestial kingdom of light. Of course, he needs to study his potential opponent and their points of weakness. He will never allow them to take Rachel from him. If they insist, he will carry out his ancestors' greatest wish, which is to obliterate the celestial beings and their kingdom above.

'After you used us to defend your positions in the heavens, you dare to cast a curse on us? Hah! If you take my wife, I'll make sure to release these deadly monsters so that you become their meal.'

As he examines their collections, he summoned Sedit.

"Master. I have already found the portal to the Dark heavenly realm. The Crown Prince agreed to meet you. Here, he gave you the passage to ascend to his castle."

"Well done, Sedit. Because you're a good boy, I'll allow you to join me and wreak havoc in the Oviedo Forest. Isn't it a magnificent reward to be able to feast with the soul of the lowly beasts?"

"Yes. This servant thanks my master." Sedit wags his tail, delighted that his master will reward him with delectable souls for a job well done.

"Master...these titan beasts are very dangerous. What shall we make of them?"

"Sedit, one day these monsters will be useful. Of course, I'll only let you lead them if you keep producing excellent results."

When Sebastian patted the familiar's head, Sedit leapt to his feet and knelt before his master.

"The desire of this servant is to please my master."

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Author's note: This chapter is dedicated to Tia_TML, thank you so much for featuring my novel on your page. 😘❤️😍