Memories II: Betrayal

Chapter 46 - Memories II: Cause

Seeing this, he knew that he had found his opportunity.

And so he decided to take the opportunity and finally make Yue his.

Using the information he got, Tristan had then made a deal with Hayden, the brother of a human emperor who was considered to be among the top 20 strongest powerhouses in the Ascended World.

Tristan had met him since he was an important and frequent customer in his prostitution business, which he had to go through so much length just to keep it hidden from Yue and Avery.

Hayden had lost his empire in a war but manage to save himself. He then went to get refuge under his brother's empire.

His brother, Kaden, accepted him and gave him a position in his empire. However Hayden was not satisfied with just that, he wanted to go back to the lifestyle of an emperor. He can't revive his empire, so he was left with the choice but to usurp his brother Kaden's throne.

But then he lacked the power to be able to do what he wants.

So when Hayden had heard information regarding a [Black] grade item from Tristan. He knew that this was his chance to be able to overthrow his brother.

They had then made a deal where Tristan would help and coordinate with Hayden to get the [Black] grade item, while Tristan would get Yue as his sex slave and at the same time gain Hayden's protection once he overthrew his brother, Kaden.

Then by leading Avery and Yue to a location, and leaking information to Hayden, they had successfully trapped the brother and sisters.

Hayden a [Tier 4] assassin, along with other [Tier 3] assassins, had personally decided to kill Avery while capturing Yue who from his information were both only [Tier 3]. He decided to act personally since he can't let his brother know of what he was planning. He was able to hide his intentions due to the trust Kaden gave him, and he can't make any blunder that would stop him from getting the throne.

Then to his surprise, the two were actually [Tier 4], Tristan did not know of this as the two never revealed their true strength around him and only showed [Tier 3] strength. Due to that mistake, Hayden had got himself killed after a battle of life and death between two sides.

Then when Yue and Avery discovered the identity of the person they had killed, they were surprised and worried since they had killed the brother of one of the top 20 powerhouses in the Ascended World.

So they sealed all info regarding what had happened, but… Tristan knew since he was the one who made a deal with Hayden. And so with his obsession over making Yue his sex slave, he leaked the information to Hayden's brother, Kaden.

Normally, no one would have gone through such length just to get one girl to become his sex slave, but Yue who was already cute and beautiful on earth was much more beautiful when she became an elf. But, that is not the only reason since the [Purple] grade item he used to be able to act in different personalities had affected his persona, making him much more obsessed with his desires.

And so upon knowing what happened to Hayden. Kaden was furious and decided to exact revenge. But he did not let his emotion get the best of him and recklessly launch an invasion.

Even with Kaden's military, the combined forces of Yue and Avery would deal a great amount of damage to his military since the two were among the top 40. If he had acted recklessly he would have allowed his rivals to easily take over his empire.

So thinking rationally, Kaden made a deal with Tristan. Kaden would launch a sudden invasion on Yue while Tristan would assassinate Avery or delay him as Kaden deals with Yue first before dealing with Avery.

Tristan at first refused to assassinate Avery since he knew that he was not strong enough and it would be suicide, but Kaden insisted and gave him a [Purple] grade item to help him escape if something happened. Reluctantly, Tristan agreed.

And so Kaden silently moved his army with the help of a [Tier 4] concealment spell from his mages. Tristan also helped by covering up information which allowed Hayden's army to easily launch a sudden invasion on Yue without being discovered.

Tristan had also separated Yue and Avery before the invasion by making some excuses. It was easily done since Avery and Yue were rulers of their respective empires. They can't be in the same palace every time.

Then when everything was set Kaden launched the invasion.

Due to the sudden invasion, Yue was not prepared and requested some reinforcement from her big brother.

Hearing the news, Avery immediately gathered his army to reinforce Yue. Tristan also brought his army and accompanied Avery along the way.

However, Tristan suddenly betrayed Avery and attacked him and his army when they were resting.

During the battle, Tristan revealed his true nature which greatly shocked Avery. Knowing his goals, Avery was furious and wanted to kill him.

After a tough fight, Avery and his army defeated Tristan and his army. Though, Tristan escaped with the help of the [Purple] grade item that was given to him. Even if he had escaped, Kaden's goal of delaying and dealing damage to Avery's army was successful.

After the fight, Avery got a message from Yue that the city was breached and the enemies were already heading to the palace. She also said that the strongest enemy was at the late stages of [Tier 4], he was also accompanied by two low leveled [Tier 4].

Avery knew that it would be impossible for Yue to survive this without his help since he and Yue were only at the mid-stages of [Tier 4].

And so he rushed along with whatever remained of his army, towards Yue. With a tired body and a minuscule amount of mana left, Avery sped towards Yue's capital city.

He can't imagine her disappearing from the world. Even if some friction had occurred between the two of them lately, she was still meant the world to him.

Yue who heard Avery's thoughts felt touched when she heard what she meant to him. However, the second line regarding some friction forming between them worried her.

She doesn't exactly know what happened to the other Yue and Avery, but she had some sort of idea what the root of that friction was. She knows because she had experienced it when they were young and thinking of what had happened at that time brought some painful memories.

After recalling those memories, she quickly shook her head to not think of it. She can't dwell on the past, since it was something she cannot change. She decided to focus on the memory presented to her, she can't let this chance to learn more about her big brother go to waste.

And so Yue listened to Avery's thoughts as he sped towards the palace with his horse.

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