Chapter 71: Snow(3)

"Ugh! Ugh! Cough! Cough!"

Luke looked at princess Alexia lying on the bed with a pained expression. Like her father, she had white hair and between those eyelids that is forcibly opening, Luke can see golden eyes beneath. Alexia looked at him with confusion. She must be wondering why an outsider is in here. Luke just smiled gently at her like a holy priest.

"Don't worry, I'm here to cure you. Don't you also want to get rid of the pain and suffering you have suffered for years?"

Alexia's eyes opened wide. Her body then shook even more violently. Luke looked straight on Alexia's golden eyes.

'Please! Please! Please heal me!'

That is what her eyes were saying. That suddenly reminded Luke about his past. How he desperately tried to look for a job because he is homeless. Luke smiled and took out the Zorst potion from his pocket. The group, Eleanor, and Berg looked at Luke as he slowly put the potion inside Alexia's mouth. They all gulped. For years, they never heard of a potion that could even potentially cure Alexia. Will this, will this potion really help her?

Luke smiled and pour the potion on Alexia's mouth. She then desperately drank it all with tears in her eyes. Luke calmed her down. She might choke and Luke will be put in jail again.

"Please drink slowly, it'll be bad if the potion goes in the wrong pipe."

Alexia flinched and drank the potion slowly. After consuming the potion. Alexia waited for something to happen. Her body then shot forward. She feel like her insides are turning upside down.

"Ugh!"

"Alexia!"

Berg is about to march forward but Luke stopped him with his arm. He then spoke while looking at Alexia.

"You can't your majesty."

Berg frowned. He shouldn't have trusted this kid.

"Get out of my way."

Despite Berg's threats, Luke didn't budge. Luke then spoke in a serious voice while looking at Alexia writhing and sweating in pain.

"She is currently healing."

Berg shouted in disbelief.

"Healing?! You called that healing?! She is clearly dying!"

Luke shook his head and explained the situation.

"The potion I gave her not only heal her illness, it will also purify and protect her whole body."

"P-purify...?"

Luke nodded while Berg is looking at him with shock. The others also looked at him with shock. They never heard of a potion that could purify the whole body. The only potion they knew is the one that can heal wounds and illnesses. Luke then added.

"The potion is purifying her body so that no more illnesses like she has now will disturb her body. Her body's immunity to diseases will also strengthen. But of course..."

Luke glanced at Berg and Berg flinched. This is the first time he has ever felt a chill down his spine ever since he became a king. Luke's gaze is.... Different and mature. It's like he's experienced almost everything base on those eyes.

"She will need to endure the pain. Nothing is free after all."

Berg clenched his hands. He then looked at his daughter writhing in pain in the bed. He then started to have hopes. Hopes that his daughter will really be cured.

'Daughter, please bear the pain for a while. Father promises that you'll never need to endure this kind of pain after this.'

Berg then took a step back. Luke noticed him stepping back so he also put down his arm. He then started to observe Alexia. Her whole body is shaking and her eyes were trembling. Sweat started to form around her body. Her face is red, she seems to be hot.

Luke doesn't know the exact details but it is said that a curse of the phoenix will fall upon a member of the Thea's royal family due to their ancestors killing the phoenix kin. The curse does not pointed out when or who will have the curse but seeing Alexia being like this must've meant that she's the unlucky one who received the curse.

Luke looked at the windows. He wanted to help her ease the pain somehow. What if, after healing, Alexia will slap him in the face and orders the guards to execute him? That'll be a bad ending. Luke frowned when he saw the condition of the weather outside. If he opened the windows, cold winter winds will definitely come rushing in and that'll might make her condition worse.

Luke sighed. He then lifted his arm towards Alexia and activated [Wind]. He then made cool breezy winds surround her body. Luke figured that this might help her, even for a bit. Luke observed her reactions and it seems to be working. She sort of calmed down but she's still shaking.

The others looked at what Luke is doing and looked at him with shock. Liam just smiled and shakes his head. Even though Luke's face is blank and emotionless, his head is always full of concerns for people. Eleanor and Julius looked at Luke with a gentle expression, they seemed glad. Spencer just looked at their reactions and Luke's actions and sighed.

'This bastard never changes.'

Berg looked at Luke's back with surprise. Instead of just looking at his daughter suffering, he is helping her ease the pain. Berg notices Luke looking at the window earlier with a frowning expression. He thought that he is annoyed at helping his daughter heal but it seems like he is looking for a way to cool her down. This made Berg felt relieve for some reason. He then smiled. Just like what Eleanor described him, he is a kind and gentle boy. Berg is now confident that his daughter will really heal.

Luke just continued to stare at Alexia while trying to cool her down. He doesn't know why but he felt his chest heating for some reason. The heat is not that great to the point that Luke will feel like his chest is burning but he still felt like he's slowly heating up. This caused Luke to pant heavily and beads of sweat is forming on his forehead.

After an three hours of keeping the [Wind] active and watching Alexia writhe in pain while he's feeling hot and sweating, Alexia finally calmed down. She is gasping for air but her face looked much better than before. Luke sighed and finally stopped using [Wind]. Berg then came rushing forward, he then hugged Alexia's body with teary eyes.

"Alexia! My daughter! It's okay now, father is here!"

Luke just looked at this heartwarming scene with a blank face. Luke just sighed and wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead. He then flinched when he started to feel something rushing up from his throat. He then looked at Liam and stretched out his hand towards him. This made Liam and the others surprised.

"Brother Luke, what is it?"

"Handkerchief, give me- cough!"

The group flinched and looked at the blood flowing out of Luke's mouth. Luke frowned and covered his mouth with his hands. He then saw his blood dropping down towards the white marble floor. It seems like the amount of blood he is coughing this time is much smaller than before.

This made Luke relieved, he doesn't need to spew blood everywhere this time. After coughing blood once, he felt much better. He then wiped his mouth with the sleeves of his coat. He then sighed.

"Ahhh-"

"Brother...."

Luke looked at Liam who is calling him with a serious voice.

"What is it?"

Liam didn't answer and grabbed Luke's hand. Liam then pulled Luke towards a chair in a corner and pin him down there. Liam then looked at Luke's confused and shocked expression with a serious expression.

"Rest."

Luke frowned.

"But I feel fine though?"

Luke then heard Nash's dark voice.

· Dad, rest. If you don't rest, I'll destroy this castle.

Luke sighed. He then saw Eleanor and Julius rushing towards him.

"Luke! Are you alright?!"

"Are you hurt brother?! Let me see!"

Luke then lifted both of his hands to stop them from approaching him.

"I feel fine. Don't worry."

"...Brother."

Julius made a worried expression. Luke just smiled at them to say that he is fine.

He is always saying that he is fine even though he is clearly losing blood and being pale. This made Julius clench his fists. How can a person be so kind?

Julius just sighed and heard Berg's trembling voice.

"A-alexia...?"