Princess of the Silver Ocean - Chapter 67

“You are not Jigger,” she coldly stated, “So who the hell are you?”

The man laughed loudly, causing the room to shake as if there was an earthquake. Prince Yashiro pulled out his sword and ran towards them to save Astoria. The man clicked his tongue in annoyance and raised his palm, facing it to him. This caused a strong wind to blow him away, leading to the fox prince’s body roughly striking the wall behind him. He let out a groan and clutched his chest.

“Prince Yashiro!” she exclaimed, staring at him with startled eyes.

She turned her attention to the strange imposter holding her. Her eyes narrowed, and she growled.

“Ooh,” the man licked his lips, “I love this look on you. It’s sexy.”

She placed her hands on his chest and pushed him with all her might. This caught him by surprise, and when she noticed his surprised expression, she took the chance to flee and run to the fox prince. The man snarled maliciously as he watched her crouch down beside the fox prince.

“Prince Yashiro,” she said softly, placing her hand on his shoulder, “Are you alright?”

The fox prince nodded, and she helped him stand up. They stood side by side and stared at the strange man in front of the door.

“You dare push me away!” the man shrieked.

He suddenly began to transform, his body turning into a gas state. It was none other than the Dark Lord.

“The Dark Lords? What is he doing here?” she asked no one in particular.

She clenched her fists and glared at him.

“I should have killed you at the river that day,” the Dark Lord roared before plunging forward, going directly to them.

She gasped, and the fox prince immediately stood in front of her, raising his sword to protect her. He activated his oriental fire element to its full capacity, and the sword caught alight, shining brightly in the room.

Upon witnessing the fire, the Dark Lord scoffed. He activated his strong wind again, thinking it might affect the flaming sword and cause the flame to fade. The guests had all huddled in one corner of the room in silence, not wanting to be involved in the fight or lose their lives.

“I will kill you both!” the Dark Lord blurted and extended two smokey tentacles in their direction.

To his surprise, the fox prince’s flaming sword was not affected by the strong wind. Prince Yashiro even managed to slice the smokey tentacles, leaving the Dark Lord a bit stunned. A blare in the twilight, a crack of a whip, and suddenly they were being stared at by a moderate demon of lightening and skeleton. The Dark Lord clicked his tongue and, this time turned himself into some sort of demon.

Two penetrating, fiery eyes stared at her and the fox prince with staggering energy. Another blare thunders from its cramped mouth with unimaginable force. A slim, skeletal ridge adorns the Dark Lord’s broad head, which itself was as coarse as sandpaper. The sound of a roaring fire escaped the Dark Lord’s slanted nostrils set within a tiny nose.

The Dark Lord’s broad head sat atop a compact, robust, pitch-black, skeletal body. Flickering energies burst around its torso, perhaps a remnant of even stranger evil forces. They watched as he stepped closer to them, his two legs sturdily carrying his now diabolical, demonic body with disturbing energy. A shadowy tail squirmed behind him, and chains dangled alongside him.

Two narrow, black wings extended themselves fully. Glowing bones and feathers of bone stretched upward over the Dark Lord. Looking malevolent, he moved towards them, ignoring the guests who gasped at his fearsome appearance. His gaze was fixed on Astoria and prince Yashiro.

‘What the actual f*ck?’ Astoria thought, her heart racing like it was being driven by the world’s number one F1 champion racer.

“I’m going to enjoy killing you, stupid kitsune,” the Dark Lord stated, his voice sounding venomous, “Then I will kill your poor bride and take over her body. It is the perfect vessel.”

With that, the Dark Lord plunged headlong into a one-on-one battle with prince Yashiro. The room was filled with the sound of sword against skeleton. Astoria could not even match their movements because of how lightning-fast they moved from one spot to another.

‘This is bad,’ she thought, ‘This is really bad. How do I activate the Silver Ocean? Do I just say ‘Silver Ocean Activate’ or what? It is the only power that can defeat the Dark Lord right now. At least, that is according to the Goddess Lumina.’

The guests ran out of the room in pure horror, leaving the fox prince, Dark Lord, and her. The fox prince pushed his flaming sword forward on the Dark Lord’s pitch-black skeletal hand. He grits his teeth as he gripped the sword tightly. The Dark Lord snickered as a blare of lightning escaped his mouth.

Although prince Yashiro tried to shield himself from the lightning using his sword, the lightning disappeared and appeared behind him. This did not give him any time to react, and he groaned in pain as the lightning struck him and surged through his body.

The Dark Lord grinned as the fox prince fell to the ground. He stretched his narrow wing and used it to powerfully fling the fox prince aside. This caused prince Yashiro’s body to roughly hit the wall on his right. The agonizing, sharp pain from the lightning made his hands weak and his body heavy.

“I must warn you,” they heard the Dark Lord say, “That lightning is not normal. In a few minutes, it will reach your heart and pierce it, causing a slow, painful death.”

Astoria gasped and darted her eyes at the fox prince. Prince Yashiro glanced up to find the Dark Lord slowly approaching her. He tried to stand up but abruptly failed as his body hit the floor again as if there was a magnet pulling his body onto the floor. The thought of the Dark Lord killing his bride and then using her body as his vessel was enough to get his heart racing faster.

“S-stay away from me!” prince Yashiro heard Astoria yell as she backed away with every step the Dark Lord took.

The Dark Lord chuckled and continued to approach her, his hands stretched out.

“I am warning you or else,” Astoria said, clenching her fists as her body trembled in fear mixed with anger.

“Or else what?” the Dark Lord mocked her, crossing his arms with an amused expression.

She breathed out, her gaze fixed on his fiery ones. “Or else I will kill you.”

The Dark Lord loudly bellowed, causing the room to shake.

“Not if I kill you first,” he plunged forward.

She gasped and closed her eyes.

‘Help me!’ she internally yelled out, hoping that someone or something would help her.

Suddenly, she felt the Silver Ocean course through her veins. Her body took on a fiery, silver glow, almost blinding the Dark Lord, who immediately flew in the air and remained there staring down at her. Astoria fell down on her knees and clutched her body as the power was becoming all too much. She could no longer hold its force in, and the power exploded, sending massive shockwaves of silver particles through the room.

Astoria stared at her glowing body and then up at the ceiling where the Dark Lord was hovering. The particles of the Silver Ocean attached themselves to the Dark Lord’s skeletal body. He shrieked as it began to eat away his skeletal body like termites eating wood. He knew that he had to retreat or else he was going to be in big trouble.

He stretched his narrow wings further and flew out of the room. She gasped as she felt the shockwave return to her body, almost crashing her body to the wall behind. She touched her head, feeling slightly dizzy. Standing up to walk towards the fox prince, she was hazy, confused, and weak in the knees as she felt like she would collapse under her own weight at any moment.

The throbbing pain coursing through her body made her want to stop moving and just lay down, but she knew she had to get to the fox prince. She had to somehow help him. She stretched her hand around her chest as she limped her way to prince Yashiro. He lay where he was, unmoving, and her eyes widened. When she reached him, she fell to her knees and pulled him closer to her, placing his head on her chest.

“Prince Yashiro!” she called out, “Prince Yashiro!”

He slowly opened his eyes, his body looking pale and weak. His breathing was becoming more and more unsteady with every passing second.

“I want to help you,” she cried out, tears welling up in her eyes, “I need to help you, but…but I don’t know how to control the Silver Ocean. I don’t know how to do anything!”

Her tears began to make their way down her cheeks, and she sniffed, staring at the dying prince who she could save but also could not.