54 Reason #25: it would be the beginning to my doom (8) D
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(On the Battle Ground)
Standing in the middle of the arena, Prince Leon held his head high while he locks his gaze at her.
With his keen sight, he could see her concern face clearly, and he immediately felt energize from all the mundane battles he has faced.
"How deep will you fall for me?" He asked her softly, "Is it enough for you to say you love me? Ah~ I can't wait to see you tonight."
While the Prince was mellowing himself inside his thoughts, someone disturbs him and said
"Your highness, it is a great honor to have this battle with you today but to have this many of us against you, even if we win, it will be unfair and dishonorable for us."
"Unfair? Dishonorable? Hmph." The Prince smirked, "If I can't do this much, I guess it wouldn't be fair, nor would it be honorable for her."
Then he let out an evil grin while his eyes glow in blood red.
He said to them is a ghastly voice, "Run or Die today."
All 948 of them immediately felt chills in their bones when they saw the charming Prince turns into a dark entity as he walks towards them with a sword.
Before any of them could react, the Prince disappeared in front of them, and the next thing they could hear was someone screaming like a girl.
"KYAAAAAA!!!!"
Then they felt something heavy pounding onto the ground, causing the earth to shake, and while they try to stabilize their footing before they realize they have been trapped in a massive dust storm.
"*cough* Wha. What's happening?" One of the knights' coughs and stutters in fear.
Though they tried to concentrate, the dust storm made it difficult for them as their eyes were irritated by the dust in the air, and their lungs were having a hard time breathing.
Even when they were already suffering, the attacks didn't stop as they could hear people from the crowd shouting, "Run! Run! Run!!!!"
Then loud sounds of stomping and crashing could be heard, continuously without a stop.
With a *Bang!* and a *Boom!*, a *Clash!* and finally, a tornado suddenly appears out of thin air.
"What is this!!" One of the knights yelled, "this is not a sword fight. This is hell!"
The last remaining survivors ran around like a wild stampede, and all that's left were just screams of
"Ah!!!!!!
"NO!!!!"
"Stay away from me!!"
"Have Mercy!!"
In just seconds, the crowd saw hundreds of bodies stack and laid on the floor—every single one of them, unconscious and beaten mercilessly.
Once the air cleared, the crowd saw the Crown Prince standing back in the middle of the arena, looking upwards towards the Emperor's seat. He looked at her, and he could see her pout and say, "show off."
While the Prince chuckled, an attendant came by his side and asked, "Were there any casualties, your highness?"
The Crown Prince just kept his gaze at her and said, "They are all alive and well. Don't worry. I killed none of them."
When the servant turns towards the crowd and crosses his arm to sign zero kills, the public immediately stands and cheers out loud.
"WOAHHHHHHH!!!! HURRAY!!!!!"
The Prince has just instantly defeated 948 noble knights all by himself, and from that very moment, everyone was convinced and proud to have a new strong ruler for the empire.
"Are you sure you are the second-best swordsman? If it is, what a scary thing the duke must be."
Finally, 948 out of 950 was out for the count, and the two left were the two prince - Prince Edgard and Prince Berry.
Prince Leon held his sword towards the both of them as he said
"The both of you can come to me at the same time if you like. I like to end this quickly if you don't mind."
"Huhu," Prince Edgard sneered. "What's the rush? It's not like she will run away to another man's arm."
Prince Edgard's words hit the crown prince's royal nerve as his gaze slowly darkens. He said, "You must feel like dying today."
"Cool down, Prince Charming. You act as if I'm taking your wife away."
"She will be. So if you don't want to lose an arm or two, then I suggest you stay away from her."
"I wouldn't dare, but if she's the one that comes up to me, then there is nothing I can do about since I have little tolerance towards a women's charm after all."
"Why you..."
While Prince Leon gritting his teeth and grumbling with fire in his mouth, Prince Edgard turned to Prince Berry and asked, "Mind if I start first?"
Prince Berry just said, "Please go ahead. I will wait patiently for my turn."
Then as Prince Edgard was about to begin, he turns his gaze towards the emperor and saw Ivy standing at the rim
"Ah, that's where she was. I was hoping to see her cute face again."
Then when Ivy's eyes meet Prince Edgard, Prince Edgard waves at her and gives her his signature smile.
And when Ivy saw it, she immediately jumps with excitement and went
"Kyaa!♡ Kyaa! ♡Kyaa!!!!!♡"
Prince Edgard has a keen sense of sight just like the crown prince, but when he saw Ivy was trying to yell something at him, he couldn't make out what she said.
So he tilted his head and pondered
"I wonder what is she trying to tell me?"
"Oh, Do you really want to know?"
The crown prince suddenly voice out
As Prince Edgard turns his body towards the Crown Prince, he saw him changing into that dark entity again, but this time lightning began to strike behind him.
"So do you really want to know what she said, Prince Edgard? No worries, I'll tell you what she said. She said
~Be careful, and try not to die after this~."
(Author: Ivy's actual words were Prince Edgard, please be careful, and try not to get hurt, which made Leon extra piss off because he has yet to receive a single word of blessing from her.)
The moment the crown prince ended his speech, his body's dark flare grew double in size, and it made the whole blue sky turn gloomy as if thunderstorms were rising right above him.
Prince Edgard cringed when he saw that terrifying sight, and only then he realized he had stepped into hazardous territory.
Fearing that he might die, he said
"Your highness Prince Leon, let's settle this calmly like a man. Shall we?"
"yes, of course, we will. We will settle this with your life as a man. Either you die instantly today or die a slow death where you bleed till tomorrow, your choice."
"Tha. That's not a choice at all, your highness."
"I'm happy to see you again, Prince Edgard, on your very last day. If it weren't because of you, I wouldn't have known how important she was to me. So die now, and I shall give you a proper burial when you fall in hell."
"Eeeek!!!"
The fate of Prince Edgard shall remain unknown until further notice.
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(BACK AT THE DUKE'S BOX)
Moments earlier.
"His highness looks pretty mad at Prince Edgard. I guess having zero casualties today is impossible, after all."
Sir Jacob said while he gazes at the angry crown prince with the telescope.
"Why is the crown prince so angry at Prince Edgard?"
Gracie curiously asks Sir Jacob while she serves him the tea and biscuits from the table.
The group of friends now gathered in one room, leisurely relaxing and having tea time together while they safely watch the Crown Prince's one-man slaughter.
"Ah, that's because his highness found out that Prince Edgard is Ms.Ivy's preferred type of man."
While Sir Jacob just casually answered, everyone in the room shouted.
"EHHHHHHH???!!!" X8
"So that's how her type looks like. I'm surprised." Gracie smiled awkwardly while she still couldn't believe Ivy's preferred type to look so brutal.
"Ahh, that mean gaze, scary-looking beastly man is her type? Her taste in man is really one of a kind." Said Kim, after she had a closer look at Prince Edgard's face from the board.
"I know my daughter like a beastly looking man like her father, but Prince Edgard probably is double of that. It's too heavy, even for my taste." Said the duchess while she rolled her eyes and covered her mouth to hide her distasteful expression.
"Regardless, he is the complete opposite of the Crown Prince Leon. Maybe that's why she plans to leave him?" Robbie restarts the PrinceXIvy relationship discussion that they had earlier on.
"Wait, wait! What's with all this talk about Ms.Ivy leaving his highness? I've not heard such a thing at all. Besides, they've just signed the royal lover's agreement this morning, so that's not possible."
Sir Jacob said while he insisted that Robbie's suspicion about Ivy was severely wrong.
"Well, she did say she just met him this morning. Did she meet Prince Edgard after she signed the agreement?"
Kourtney asked as she tries to investigate this case thoroughly.
"Well, yes, Ms.Ivy did meet Prince Edgard only after she signed the agreement. But she just met Prince Edgard today! It's only been a few hours since their first meeting."
"So it must be love at first sight then. Since she did say, Prince Edgard, is her type." Kim added in her opinion then she further asks to confirm her intuition and said
"Did Ivy say anything to Prince Edgard when they first meet?"
"Well, they..."
While Sir Jacob tried to recall the scene between Ivy and Prince Edgard, he remembered how Ivy mistakenly confessed and clasped her hand with his and how she said she liked his face.
All of the above indicates the symptoms of love at first sight, and the more he thinks about it, the more he fears what the four siblings say is true. That Ms.Ivy may be in love with Prince Edgard, and she will leave the crown prince.
Then he suddenly bangs his fist on the rims and shouts.
"No! No! No! I won't accept this. Ms.Ivy is the only person I will accept as his highness's bride. I will not accept anybody else!"
"Who are you to say who she's supposed to be with? She has a right to choose too, you know," said Kim, and she does have a fair point.
"No, I won't allow it," Jacob said sternly.
"Ms. Ivy can only marry his highness. Not Prince Edgard! Not anybody else! If Prince Edgard is going to be in the way, then I will just kill him myself."
Sir Jacob was so angry that as he was about to run outside in rage to look for Prince Edgard, then Gregory stopped him and said
"Wait! Jacob. Calm down. Whatever they said is only just speculation. We don't know if that is true yet, and I don't believe that Ms.Ivy would leave his highness for Prince Edgard. Deep down, I know that they love each other. So let's discuss this with his highness after his battle, ok?"
Jacob turns to Gregory with his face full of tears while he cried.
"She won't leave him, right? Promise? My heart won't be able to take it if Ms.Ivy leaves the prince."
"Yes, don't worry. Jacob," Gregory patted the crying Jacob. "His highness is still counting on us to make his plan work. So let's do our best and make sure they tie the knot."
While Gregory and Jacob were having their sweet moment, comforting each other, Mr.Omer suddenly voice out.
"Hoho, I don't think you need to worry about Prince Edgard. There is a chance that he might go away forever today."
While Khloe, who was terrified after watching the Crown Prince's match that had just ended, finally said
"Prince Leon is scary."
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