The wagon jolted against the street, and Kevin sat with his hands bound tightly behind his back, his heart throbbing against his chest ribs.The crowd lined both sides of the street, their faces twisted with pure hatred as they screamed at him. Rotten fruits and stones flew through the air, crashing against the wooden bars of his cage."Traitor!""Kill the bastard!" "He should rot in the deepest cell!"Kevin's teeth gnashed against each other and his jaw tightened. A rush of adrenaline poured throughout his body, but his eyes stayed cold as stared into every single face that wanted him dead.However, what caught his eyes and squeezed his chest wasn't the angry mob.It was her, the girl that claimed he loved him and would do anything for him, Chloe. The girl that he had given up everything for just to make sure that she was happy, even if it meant that his own happiness was trashed into a bin.Now, she stood at the edge of the crowd, wrapped tightly in someone else's arms, watching h

A rush of cold chills poured throughout Kevin's body. He didn't have time to waste. The sounds of screams echoed through the prison, and he could hear the assassins getting closer, killing everyone one by one.Kevin quickly moved to the corner of the cell where he had seen something earlier. A small herb was growing from the crack in the wall, right where water had been leaking for months. He pulled it out carefully, then grabbed some of the dust that had been sitting on the floor near the general's feet.Kevin crushed the herb in his hands, mixing it with the dust until it turned into a small, dark ball. His heart beat hard against his chest as he worked fast.When he was done, he turned and held it out to the general.However, the general looked at it like Kevin had just handed him garbage.A thick frown cut through his face and his eyes narrowed."Are you sure you're not just trying to kill me faster?" the general asked, his voice thick with anger. "What's really your plan here? Th

The general wiped the blood off his hands and turned to Kevin, with a bow.“Thank you!” The once looks of disdain that had been targeted towards Kevin was now filled with so much reverence. “Now that we are free, what exactly do you intend to do?" he asked. Images of Elias standing on platforms while crowds cheered his name, images of Chloe wrapped in someone else's arms with that satisfied smirk on her lips, flashed through his eyes almost in an instant.His hands clenched into fists not minding the pain that made his blood to boil."I intend to reveal the truth about who Elias actually is," Kevin said with his voice hardening into a dark and cold resolve. "And I am going to get back everything that rightfully belongs to me and beat him in his dirty game.”The general raised nodded."He isn't the maker of all those things that they think he did," Kevin continued, his jaw tightening. "The medicines, the cures, the war strategies, the defensive layouts, none of it belongs to him."H

Elias turned away from the doors where Kevin had been dragged through like a dog and looked at the crystal bed where the Princess lay, his heart beating steadily against his chest.The hall was still buzzing with whispers about the crazy traitor who had just barged in and gotten hauled away in handcuffs. People were still throwing curses at the doors, calling Kevin a disgusting liar, a jealous fool, a slum rat who deserved everything coming to him.Elias could not help the scoff that came off his lips.A broad smirk cut through Elias's face as he reached into his robes and pulled out a small, worn book.Kevin's book.The pages were filled with Kevin's handwriting, years of research that Kevin had poured his life into before Elias stole it all. Elias flipped through the book without shame, his eyes scanning the instructions like he was reading a recipe. He found the page he needed and started preparing the medicine exactly as Kevin had written it.His hands moved carefully, mixing her

CHAPTER NINEEverything was done just as the Emperor had instructed.While silence followed, and heads were raised just like the eyes fixed in them, Kelvin began his work, missing and grinding while everyone looked.“I think you are making a terrible mistake, Emperor…” Elias refused to give up, showcasing his disdain for Kelvin.“This nobody from the slum is only going to kill the Princess. He doesn’t even know what he is doing…”The Emperor’s silence was loud, yet there was every hint of uncertainty glittering in his eyes.He watched Kelvin do his thing with high expertise, still struggling with the pain and weakness that hit him.Slowly, Kelvin moved to the Princess, then he poured the herb into her mouth, holding her jerking body still until everything went down her throat.“Will that work?” The Emperor drew closer, eyes wide with apprehension.Kelvin was too weak to speak, so he gave a slight nod while he stepped aside.“There is no way that’s going to heal the princess…” Someone