In Time And Memories

Chapter Sixty-Six

Urus has been anxious for the past few days and he haven't seen his father. That is why he decided to visit Ytrius. As he walk towards Ytrius' own palace, every step he makes have a heavy feeling.

He feels uneasy. 

There is something wrong here.

Ytrius' palace should have guards at every corner but there is none. Even though the sun has risen up, the hallways looks dark. It has an eerie feeling that keeps on piercing Urus through his skin. 

He doesn't like that feeling at all. 

When he arrived at Ytrius' chambers, there are no knights guarding the door. At first, he thought that maybe his father discharged them since it is possible too. He wants to think that he is only deluding himself but his guts never betrayed him.

Urus kicked the door open without knocking on the door and immediately glanced at the bedside. 

His eyes widened. Instead of seeing his father there, it was Frizella who sits on the chair beside the bed. 

"No need to bust the door open, Your imperial highness."

"Where's father?" 

Frizella slowly turned her head to him. Urus became agitated after seeing Frizella's smile. He felt like his blood was drained and even if he wants to attack Frizella, he can't move at all. Not because he is afraid... it is more like he knows that Frizella is holding him on his neck.

He can't do anything mindlessly. He has to be careful too since he still don't where his father is. Even though Frizella hates them, he knows that she will not kill his father. 

At this point, he realized that Frizella has started her plans. 

Who knows, she might really do a catastrophe any time now. And that is what Urus doesn't want to happen. He wants to fight Frizella without sacrificing the life of others.

"Why don't you sit first, Your imperial highness?" A set of tea cups appeared on the table and Frizella poured a drink on the two cups.

He did what she told him. Urus is wary of what might happen, he is strong and confident he can take on any enemies but he still can't predict whether he can fight Frizella. He have no idea what Frizella have on her sleeves.

While Frizella is aware of what he is capable of. 

"What do you want?" He asked. Frizella offered her the tea cup but he only glanced at it. She smirks after watching his rejection.

Frizella leaned on the chair comfortably and sipped on her cup. "I think you already know it."

Of course, he knows it. 

"Hand me down the throne peacefully and no one will get hurt," she said mischievously. Urus' head hangs low and after a minute, his shoulders starts to shake. Frizella's eyebrows furrowed as she watch Urus confusingly. 

She heard a faint laugh coming from him which made her more confused. That faint laugh started to get louder and louder until she heard Urus laughs clearly. Frizella's eyes widened as she was taken aback.

Urus' laugh sounds like a maniac. She never heard him laugh like that before. All of Urus expression whenever he sees Frizella is anger or agitation that is why she was shocked to hear his laugh. 

"Ah... forgive me for laughing, Queen Frizella. That was so hilarious of you." Urus grinned.

It was like a snap to Frizella. She suddenly became irritated after Urus talks like her words are only a joke to him. 

This kid... 

Frizella starts to think that Urus will play with her and will eventually fight her but something inside her tells that Urus can't defeat her. She knows that Urus is aware that she is holding him on his neck. 

Meanwhile, Urus is watching Frizella's every expression. From a single twitch of her eyes and lips, from how her reaction changes every second, and from how she looks confused at the same time. 

That's right. Think everything you want since that will lower your guard.

No one knows what is happening inside these walls aside from him and Frizella. Urus can't do anything and he can't send a warning to everyone outside these walls. He is helplessly alone. 

This is a fight between him and Frizella. 

No one has to get involve in this especially Azelaine. For a second, his face softened as he thought of Azelaine. He can't possibly put her in danger.

Azelaine...

He sighs. From then on, he has to act crazier that Frizella in order to defeat her. A crazy side where no one else have seen before. "You know that I can't hand you down the throne that easily, Queen Frizella." He looks down at her coldly. 

"Have you forgotten what I can do, Urus?" She gritted her teeth.

Urus scoffs. "I have not forgotten anything. I am fully aware every schemes you can do." He claps his hand together and leaned towards Frizella as he looks at her like an insect. "Do you know what I can do?" His lips went upward to a smirk. 

Frizella's eyes started to shake. "Your mother's death was all in vain! Do you really think you can stop me?!" She abruptly stood up and pulled Urus' collar. She is hissing at him like a snake. But her hand loosen after seeing Urus' cold eyes.

"Do you think I care?" 

Her mouth gaped. "Ha..." She was about to say something went Urus suddenly attacked her. It was so fast that she was already thrown back after realizing Urus' attack. 

The walls has been destroyed and Urus continued to attack her. He's too fast that she couldn't even use her magic properly. Frizella was too dumbfounded to see how much strong Urus is. From what she knows, Urus is only as strong as Ytrius and his grandfather. 

So, how?

How can he overwhelm me that I couldn't even think properly?

Frizella almost got slammed on the wall only if it is not for her black arcane magic. She looks at Urus and that is when it hits her.

The look on Urus' face is something she have never seen before. That is not his magic nor his black magic and certainly, it is not his anger alone. An anger can't enhance a person's power nor give a magic. 

It is something else. 

Urus attacked her again. She barely managed to block it and once again, she got thrown away. Frizella might used her black arcane magic to protect herself from Urus' attack but it is still draining her.

Her eyes are shaking frantically.

What is this? Why is he so strong?

There is no way he have another magic. It can't be!

He's overpowering me... 

Why? How? What is it?!

Frizella's mind is being flooded by her own thoughts that she didn't even realized Urus rushing towards her. It was too late when she saw him. 

His scythe is already on her neck, ready to cut it off any second now. 

When she met his eyes, her knees weakened. 

The look on his eyes is not normal. It looks like a devil consumed Urus' soul.

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