The Adventures of Rose Hood

Chapter 56: The Comarose

I slowed down my movements and looked at this fool.

"Please... don't absorb me..."

I smiled.

"Why would I do that? You are worth much more to me alive."

I placed my hand on the side of his face, and he began to screech in pain.

"Celios, King of the Skies. You are declared less than the dirt we stand on. As repentance to your crimes, you now serve me and only me. I declare this as the queen of gods. You will lament for the rest of eternity and aid me in my goal of returning to my rightful throne. Do you understand?"

He was screaming as his mind was bending.

"No... Yes. AHHH. Please no. Mistress...."

Then his screaming stopped.

"Mistress, I will serve you to the end of time."

I smiled. I had dominated the will of Celios. Now I cou-

"ROSE!!!"

The world was spinning before I fell back to familiar darkness.

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"Do you think Rose is still present in the body?"

"What do you mean?"

"All 10 shards took over then, even her stubborn self wouldn't be able to outlast that."

I realized that they didn't quite realize that Rose was Purity.

"I'm sure, Purity found a way to preserve her."

"I hope so..."

Dalis was mourning the only casualty of the battle, Royce. As a captain in the Kingsguard, he was one of the most liked and well-known people in the kingdom. His death sent ripples of hate to Celios, who now had declared loyalty to Rose, who he kept referring to as Mistress Kala.

"What should we do with Celios?"

I looked at Jalad, who's knuckles were white due to being clenched too much.

"I agree with Purity's judgement, even though he did kill Royce, he can still be of use. Also, I think that he received quite the torture session."

"He deserves more pain."

Jalad was childhood friends with Royce, both children of minor lords, they quickly grew attached, that was why, despite being lower ranked then him, he was still able to threaten him and joke around.

Me and Royce weren't particularly close until meeting Rose, then we saw each other as rivals, but I knew that it was a losing game from the get-go. I understood that she had loved Royce, and that she only saw me as a friend.

Rose's rage was pure and terrifying. Even Celios didn't generate that much fear when he threw around both Wrath and Rose.

"Hey Celios, what's Rose's condition?"

"The Mistress's condition is decent. She has begun full recovery; she should be awake in about 2 months."

"You call that decent?!"

Jalad was about to punch Celios again, but I stopped him.

"Celios has been alive for a long time, he doesn't see 2 months as long like we do, so he considers that as a fast recovery."

Then the Drummel king entered the room and looked at Celios.

"Celios, what are the other gods planning?"