9 The Escape from the Castle

Hey. Listen to me! where is your father? We need to get out of here immediately. a slowly whispered voice coming from Lucius while looking at the guards to make sure that they couldn't listen to their conversation.

My father is in the healing room. that's what Lord Sirius said. why?

You need to get out of here right now! I will explain this later, but for now, you need to focus on escaping this palace. Linhardt was confused about what to do because he could not understand why Lucius was telling him to escape.

Don't worry about your father. I'm sure that they will take good care of him here.

while they still don't know about whatever abilities you have, it's better to get out of here right away.

Lucius grabbed Linhardt's hands.

Linhardt felt something strange that seemed to be familiar to what he once felt.

did you notice? our auras are the same.

Linhardt's chest beat slightly faster, and he couldn't explain his emotions. as if an extreme power was struggling in his body. but something prevents it.

Lucius noticed that there was something strange about Linhardt. he couldn't see the tattoo on his hands, so he didn't know that the Zodiac displayed on him was different.

He tried to touch Linhardt's face when suddenly his hands got burned.

there is a powerful curse wrapped inside your body. Lucius said as he slowly struggled to get up.

Linhardt still couldn't understand what Lucius was saying especially when he heard that he had a curse.

Wait, wait! wait! I'm confused by the events, I can't follow what you're saying, sir.

First and foremost. I can't leave my father here. I will leave only when my father wakes up, and we will go home to Nero Desi.

When Lucius has a chance to stand up fully, he is impressed by the healers in the royalty's castle.

as he moves his body, his actions gradually return to normal.

he approached Linhardt and hit his neck quickly. Linhardt didn't flinch, and he suddenly passed out.

Sorry, my fellow Leo, but it will be better for you and your father.

I will escape you from this castle and take you to Chyros Desi to protect and hone your ability until you can control it. you are the only remaining hope of our clan. so I will never waste this opportunity.

I will protect you no matter what. and I promise to our lost comrades that I will avenge them.

Lucius carried Linhardt on his shoulders so they could begin their escape.

As he approached the door, he noticed that the soldier Sirius had left with them was motionless.

The soldier was just looking above and couldn't move.

he felt something strange coming from outside the door. there was a man who slowly walked towards him.

It turned out that Kilian was the person approaching him with his sister Seth.

What do you think you're doing, sir? take my friend down, and I won't stop you from leaving this castle. Kilian said as he and Seth had their Book ready to stop Lucius.

what do you want from him? he's just a common Nerium, and he doesn't even have the abilities of an Aquarius.

Lucius smiled and put Linhardt down and grinned at the same time.

do you think you can deceive me? I am very grateful for your Libra companion. because even though I was weak at that moment, I could recognize her who helped me in the dungeon.

okay, since I trust you both, you should know that this man is a genuine Zodiac Leo.

I'm going to get him out of the castle because even you guys know that it's a big mess when the Royalties find out there's another living Leo who can see well.

Kilian wondered and was curious about what Lucius said. he asked her if it was true that there was an epidemic all over Chyros Desi, and the Moon and Stars punished them.

Lucius' suppressed anger when he heard those words. almost all the people in the Kingdom of Zo-An hate them and call them evil.

the royalties even spread the news that they were cursed by the moon, but he knew that all of that was untrue. even though he didn't know the whole truth yet, he knew that the royalties were being involved in that epidemic in Chyros Desi, and they were one of the reasons why all the Chyrums with the trait of being a Zodiac Leo were suddenly blinded, and some of them went missing.

he told Kilian that he would hone Linhardt's abilities and help him learn.

he added that they had nothing to worry about because he would keep Linhardt safe.

Because Kilian also wanted to visit the land of Chyros Desi, he agreed. but by the condition that they will join the travel, and he also wants to discover the truth.

Lucius agreed because he also knew that he would benefit from the abilities of these two Libra on their journey to Chyros Desi.

He asked Kilian what his plan was for their escape.

Kilian just smiled and said it was too easy for my sister.

"tha'panomo!" Seth said.

this spell can control the mind of a non-zodiac person. she alters their minds to pretend that nothing strange is happening around them.

all they can see is what they last saw in two minutes on their guard post.

he just needs to see the people to be affected and must be in the range of her spell.

you are really reliable, Seth. said Kilian, and he told Lucius that they had to run fast because the effect of this spell was also limited to just a few minutes.

they immediately ran down the stairs as they managed to get out of the castle.

Seth was panting because it was hard to keep the spell she used.

As they walked away from the castle. Kilian also notices why it is very easy to escape from that castle. there isn't even another Zodiac to guard the entrance. but as of the moment, he just focused on walking away so they could rest a bit.

On a tower above the castle, they didn't know that someone was watching them. hiding from the shadows while holding a dagger dripping with blood and toxic poison. Then someone speaks.

So, they successfully escape huh? No need to rush. Everything was part of the plan.