"AURO Moonchester," Winchell said, smiling smugly as he watched the royal prince visibly pale. "Did you just let that Crades eat your sister?"

Auro Moonchester paled, and it was obvious that he didn't know what to say.

I knew it– this bastard has definitely collaborated with the Crades to attack the kingdom.

When he reached the Royal Palace a while ago, it was already too late.

The human-like Crades had already infiltrated the palace, and they were already feasting on the knights and the servants. Although he managed to burn down the Crades, it was too late to save the humans.

Since it was still his duty to save the royal family of Kale Kingdom, he hurried to the king's residence.

Much to his shock, he found the "royal family" of the human-like Crades feasting on the body of the king. Aside from the king, the other high-ranking nobles of the kingdom were also turned into a meal for that disgusting feast.

After burning down the monsters, he instantly looked for Auro Moonchester.

And that was when he saw everything.

He didn't hear what Auro and the female human-like Crades talked about. But he clearly saw it when the royal prince guided the man-eating monster inside the young princess's room.

"Auro Moonchester, have you betrayed us?" he continued pressuring the royal prince. Then, he pulled out the Holy Flaming Sword from his chest. He doesn't usually use his holy weapon because he was used to simply burning everything down. But he hated traitors the most. Beheading Auro Moonchester, if proven guilty, would be more satisfying. "Why can't you answer my simple question, Your Royal Highness?"

Yes, he addressed the royal prince with his title sarcastically.

"I didn't collaborate with the Crades, Lord Winchell," Auro Moonchester said, finally breaking his silence. But he didn't sound convincing because his voice actually trembled. He seemed to have noticed it himself because he cleared his throat before he spoke again. "There's a reason why I brought the Crades Queen here."

He smirked before making the flames of his sword grow bigger. That seemed to scare the royal prince even more. "Your life depends on your excuse, Auro Moonchester."

When he noticed that Auro Moonchester's Mana spike as if he suddenly panicked, he raised his arms and was ready to cut him down with his flaming sword. To be honest, he could blame that on his instinct. It seemed like the royal prince was ready to kill him. And thus, he attacked him to protect himself even though he was confident that Auro Moonchester couldn't kill him.

But all of a sudden, the flame of his weapon was put out by a strong wind.

Of course, it wasn't an ordinary one.

"It was a part of our plan, Winchell," Elis Ripperton, who came out of the room with the unconscious young princess in his arms, said. "Auro Moonchester led the Crades Queen to his sister's room because I was there."

He raised his brow at that. To be honest, he was shocked to see the Blue Dragon here. He didn't know that he was close to Auro Moonchester. "And why were you in the young princess's room?"

"I arrived first in the palace," the Blue Dragon said. "When I saw Auro Moonchester on his way to save his sister, he begged me to go to the young princess's room since I'm faster than him."

That didn't make sense.

He clearly saw Auro Moonchester walking calmly before the Crades Queen approached him. Or was the prince already calm because he knew that Elis Ripperton was already inside his little sister's room?

Still…

"I heard the young princess scream for help," he told Elis Ripperton. "If you were there, why did she scream for help?"

"The young princess saw me slaughter the Crades in front of her," the Blue Dragon explained. "The Crades Queen looked like a human, Winchell. And the young princess doesn't know that it was a man-eating monster. Of course, she'd be shocked to witness such a thing." He looked down at the young princess in his arms. "The poor thing fainted after seeing what I did to the Crades Queen."

He hated to admit this but it sounded plausible.

Still, he couldn't shake off the feeling that Auro Moonchester and Elis Ripperton were both lying to him.

"Lord Winchell, I'm sorry if I wasn't able to answer your question a while ago," Auro Moonchester said. "To be honest, I'm still quite shaken and I can't think straight at the moment. I saw my father get eaten by the Crades King. I wanted to save him but I know that it's already too late. Thus, I decided to save my sister instead. I wouldn't be able to handle it if I lose both my father and my sister at the same time."

That also sounded plausible, damn it.

"Auro Moonchester, go and take care of your sister first," Elis Ripperton said as he handed the young princess to Auro Moonchester. "I will talk to Winchell."

Auro Moonchester nodded, then he carefully carried his little sister in his arms. Then, he turned to him with an apologetic look on his face. "I'd like to explain more but my sister needs me, Lord Winchell," he said, then he bowed to him. "Please excuse me."

He wanted to stop Auro Moonchester but when he saw the pale face of the young princess, he changed his mind.

Poor young princess…

Also, if Soleil fainted, he would kill anyone who would dare to stop him from taking care of his little sister.

"Winchell, why did you accuse Auro Moonchester of working with the Crades?" Elis Ripperton confronted him when Auro Moonchester and his little sister were out of sight. "The poor prince just lost his father and the majority of their people. Aren't you a being a little too harsh on him?"

"I have reasons to believe that the Crades worked with someone who has access in the Royal Palace," he said coldly while glaring at the Blue Dragon. "There were no signs that the gates and the barrier around the Royal Palace had been forced open, Elis Ripperton. It was obvious that someone let those man-eating monsters in. Can you blame me if I suspected Auro Moonchester?"

The Blue Dragon scoffed. "You only suspected Auro Moonchester because he worships the Moon God. Is he a threat to the Sun God that you worship, Winchell Rosenberg?"

"You talk like you know exactly what's going on," he said with a smirk. "And you sound like someone who works for the Moon God."

"I'm the Blue Dragon and I'm a free individual. I'm so fed up with your provocations, Winchell," Elis Ripperton said, his violent wind began embracing him. His Mana also spiked, and so was his Mana. It was obvious that he was picking a fight with him. "Shall we settle our differences today?"

Winchell laughed out loud, then he covered himself entirely with his Red Flame. "I won't hold back, Elis Ripperton."

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KALEL caught Soleil Rosenberg as soon as she fell unconscious.

Much to his surprise, a strange young lady came out of nowhere and stood where Soleil stood a while ago. After a few moments of observing the strange lady, he realized that she was filled with Soleil's Mana. He concluded that she must be Soleil's spirit guardian.

Ah, so that must be the reason why the "rain" of flaming arrows didn't stop even though Soleil fainted. Since her flame was still alive, the spell was still effective.

Soleil is strong even when unconscious, huh?

But it seemed like her physical body couldn't catch up with her Mana. Thus, she fainted. Her body was also warmer than usual.

"Lord Black Serpent, please take care of my master," the woman said. But she looked and sounded apathetic despite her master's condition. In fact, the spirit guardian didn't even turn to Soleil. Instead, the strange woman was looking at him intently. "Can you cool her down, my lord? My master's temperature is higher than normal."

He just nodded, then he stood up while carrying Soleil in his arms.

For some reason, he wasn't comfortable with Soleil's spirit guardian. So without even saying goodbye to the strange woman, he used his teleportation spell to leave. Moreover, he wanted to check on the Royal Palace because he was worried about Auro.

His teleportation spell brought him to the gates of the Royal Palace.

The fact that dead Crades and severed human body parts greeted him didn't shock him. He already expected that. But he was surprised when he felt Winchell and Elis Ripperton's Mana.

The two were seriously trying to kill each other.

"Black Serpent, help me stop the Red Phoenix and the Blue Dragon!" Ainsworth, who suddenly appeared before him, said in a worried voice. "They might end up really killing each other if we don't stop them!"

Well, let him think about it first.

He didn't like Winchell because he was too overprotective of Soleil.

And he also didn't like Elis Ripperton because that one was a crazy bastard. Worse, he was obsessed with Soleil in a very harmful way.

"Let them kill each other," Kalel said, then he began to walk away from the Golden Tiger with Soleil in his arms. "I hope one of them dies."

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WHEN Soleil opened her eyes, she was surprised to see the face of her young version.

Shocked, she immediately got up only to be shocked once again. After all, she found herself in the humid Redsun Desert when she was supposed to in the Kale Kingdom.

The last thing she remembered was fainting while trying to keep the spell alive.

"What happened to the war?" Soleil asked the child. Of course, she knew that it was some sort of a dream. But she couldn't really care less especially if her allies were fighting a war. "And Lord Kalel…"

"Don't worry, you won the war splendidly," the young version of her said in a cheerful voice, then she sat on a huge rock. She noticed that the child wore a cloak that covered her petite body. "Soleil Rosenberg, you have one more test before the war ends."

Her brows furrowed in confusion. "What test?"

"The Beast Gods are trying to kill each other at the moment."

"What?!" she asked, stressed and worried at the same time. "Have they lost their mind?"

The child giggled and nodded in agreement with her. "You have to tame them, Soleil," she said. "If you successfully stop them from killing each other, I will reward you."

"Huh?"

"If one of the Beast Gods died now, then it's over for all of us," her young version of herself said, then she snapped her fingers. "I will lend you a portion of my power so use it wisely, Soleil Rosenberg."

She was about to ask more questions but all of a sudden, she felt a warm sensation in her chest. She clutched her chest tight while closing her eyes tight.

When the pain subsided and she felt the cool breeze of air, she opened her eyes.

Ah, she was floating above thanks to her red flaming wings.

But the sight that greeted her made her seriously upset: the Red Phoenix, the Blue Dragon, the Golden Tiger, and the Black Serpent had all transformed into their beastly forms. That alone was enough to crush the buildings around them, which meant that nobody could recognize the Royal Palace now.

Because the four Beast Gods' divine forms were gigantic, she was pretty certain that the surviving humans could see them even from afar.

Why are these "gods" acting like children?!

Anger instantly rose up in her chest at the same time a wave of new and stronger Mana flowed in her veins. She took a deep sigh, then she yelled at the top of her lungs.

"You feral beasts!" Soleil yelled in a firm and clear voice. "Kneel!"

The Red Phoenix, the Blue Dragon, the Golden Tiger, and the Black Serpent suddenly crashed on the ground as if an unseen force shoved them down. When the Beast Gods hit the ground, they all returned to their human forms.

Much to Soleil's amazement, Winchell, Elis Ripperton, Ainsworth, and Kalel Moonchester were all kneeling down with their heads hang low.

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NOTE: I don't know what else to say but sorry. I'm really sorry for suddenly taking a hiatus here without telling you in advance. My brain suddenly stopped working for Mommy Villainess just when we're at the final arc.

But my brain is working properly again.

I'm back.

And I'm here to finish the story now.

I hope you forgive me for the sudden break. I didn't mean to make you feel abandoned. I'm really sorry. :

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