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Chapter 31

"I will only give the antidote in one condition." Zariyah trailed off and everyone's attention were now focus on the silver haired female.

The king slightly gasped from what he heard and instantly composed his surprise expression. The crown prince was darkened as he looked at Zariyah. He was cursing as he looked at the silve haired female. He could feel that something in her change, that she was more stronger than before.

"And what is it, Lady Zariyah?" the king asked.

Zariyah's lips curved into an elegant cold smile and looked at the crown prince.

"Because I can see that the crown prince is already cheating on me with my half sister while I was away looking for the materials for the antidote, the condition I want for the exchange of the antidote is that your majesty the king, would break the royal decree and nullify my engagement with the crown Prince, Arthur Pendragon."

No one made a single noise when they all heard what Zariyah said. The condition she was asking triggered the silent bomb that exploded in everybody's system, it made everyone looked at the young mistress of the Silverglaze with bewilderment in aghast.

The king was taken aback and even though his face was stoic and masked with serious façade, the silver haired mistress of the Silverglaze household noticed the glint of anger in the king's eyes.

Zariyah's condition was too much for the king, he already planned everything for her and his son, the crown prince's future. He wanted Zariyah's intellectual ability and the support of the Silverglaze family which was known in their entire kingdom to have the most powerful military force.

The greed of the royal king and his plan were obliterated because of the single condition Zariyah was asking in exchange for the antidote. The royal decree which was protected by the laws of the kingdom of Klearione was going to be nullify because of the request of a certain twelve years old silver haired female.

"What did you say again? Can you clearly say it, lady Zariyah of the Silverglaze family?" the king squinted his eyes and looked at the twelve year old silver haired female with scrutiny.

Behind Zariyah's calm façade upon facing the king, she was rolling her eyes because she already get why the king asked her that. It was meant for her to take back the condition she was asking.

"I want the royal decree about my engagement with the crown prince to be null and void." Zariyah said in a firm and calm voice.

The crown prince looked at the silver haired lass with hate, even though he was happy to hear it, that Zariyah was breaking off their engagement and he can't digest the thought of having a demon summoner as his wife. But still the blame would befall on him because Zariyah kept on implying that he was a cheater.

Just like what Zariyah stated, that the prince was cheating, Arthur's honor and ego were attacked by an imaginary force. During the absence of the silver haired female, the crown prince un-explainable feelings for Veronica has somehow elevated and blossomed.

"How could she do that? Everyone will die just to marry the crown prince. She's lucky to be the crown prince's fiancée and yet she wants to nullify the royal decree." Veronica said in a fake sad voice, which earned the attention of the prince.

Arthur ruffled the hair of the second daughter of the Silverglaze household. He looked at the young miss with affection in his eyes. the teary eyes of Veronica fooled once again the clueless crown prince. Within the innocent façade, lies the rotten spoiled attitude of Veronica.

Veronica was more than happy because finally she has her chance to steal the crown prince away from that ugly, fool, ill manner, bratty daughter of Duchess, Lady Anastasia. The half sister of the silver haired female was cussing deep inside her as she glanced at Zariyah.

"You can ask anything aside from that Lady Zariyah. You know too well that our laws are protecting the royal decree about your marriage with my son, the crown prince, Arthur Pendragon." The king tried to reason out because he was expecting for Zariyah to take back her condition.

Instead of backing down, the fierce young mistress of Silverglaze remained calm and her demeanor was cold. She already faced a lot of dangerous people that were far stronger than the king; standing up to her beliefs was nothing but a walk in the park.

There was a heavy tension surrounding the banquet hall. It made some of them breath hard because of the pressure coming from the silver haired young miss and the royal highness, the king.

"That I cannot do your highness. The laws of Klearione kingdom won't save your wife, her majesty, the queen. And all of these nobles and aristocrats who are victims of the poison."

At that moment, Zariyah held power over the king. If his highness, would still stand firm about not breaking the engagement of the silver haired mistress of the Silverglaze family and his son, the crown prince, he could kiss goodbye to the antidote.

The king glared at the young mistress, but Zariyah just gave her own of her sweetest and priceless smile.  That nerve wrecking smile was such a dangerous gesture that made the king felt a shiver ran down to his spine. The king felt like Zariyah was a demon under a human skin. Able to manipulate anyone according to her will.

And she was indeed able to do such act, she even did it to Machi and Shalnark. Her brilliant and intellect saved their group from the two members of the scorpions and she was able to asked for their cooperation.

The king doesn't know why he felt such fear just by watching Zariyah curved her lips into a calm and domineering smile. The family members of those who fell victim of the poison looked at the king with their pleading eyes. Asking the king to abide with Zariyah's condition. The eyes of the crowd that were focused on the king of Klearione kingdom held desire for their family members who were victim to be cured.

The priests and priestesses along with a lot of healers looked at the young lady with silver locks. Such figure was boldly laid her condition to the king. Arwin was amazed by the courage his sister was showing. She was not the helpless girl seven yeas ago, she grow into a powerful young miss.

What lies in front of them was a lioness. Zariyah has the aura of a supreme ruler, a true queen. Just by looking at her, all of them wanted to kneel and bow down to her.

The king was fuming mad deep inside of him, because Zariyah has such audacity to ask for condition. And it was not an ordinary condition the silver haired young miss was asking for. He wanted to shout at Zariyah but he wouldn't, because he knew that composure was the first thing every nobles and aristocrats learned on how a high status person would act. But it doesn't apply to the silver haired miss.

The king was very against of abiding the silver haired miss of the Silverglaze household's condition, but he has no other choice but to agree with the young miss of the Silverglaze household. What Zariyah did, was a big stepped down on the king's ego because of what she was asking. In this battle of wits it was the king, his majesty's defeat.

What Zariyah's condition will bring forth embarrassment to the royal family. It was a big hit to the ego of the royal family to be rejected their offer for marriage towards one of the daughters of the arch duke, Lucas Silverglaze III.

The king immediately fixed his gaze towards the scribes who were also in the banquet hall. They all flinched when they noticed that the king was looking at them. Some of the crowd followed the king's gaze, while other remained looking at Zariyah.

"Scribes! Record this announcement! From today onwards, I, King Julius Pendragon, would now break and nullify the engagement of Lady Zariyah Silverglaze of the Silverglaze Family and my son, the crown prince, Arthur Pendragon." He announced and everyone heard him loud and clear.

There were gasped and some were very shock, mouth open in aghast, some kitchen wares dropped on the floor, and there was a little commotion happened inside the banquet hall because of what the king announced. They just saw the king lowered himself to abide the young miss of the Silverglaze household's condition.

"Okay! because the poison within their the victims' bodies are amplified by dark magic which disintegrates the soul, I would perform a skill to purify their bodies." Zariyah announced and with just that, all eyes and ears were on her. 

The priests and priestesses who have light attribute couldn't even managed to purify the evil aura and dark magic in the poison. The only thing they can even do was to preserve the souls and made a holy barrier for the poison to not disintegrate and deteriorate the souls of the victims. They couldn't even purify it because of the power evil magic engraved to the poison. How much more was this twelve years old young miss. 

The priests and priestesses doubted the silver haired female because of what she said. And just always, people from Klearione kingdom belittled her.

Zariyah noticed it, even though she wanted to tell the people from the church that she can do it, Zariyah knew it was all futile if she acts without thinking. so she just let them be. She was all bite and not all barks. And she believes in the saying that 'actions speak louder than words'.

Zariyah walked towards where the victims were laid on the mats, all prying eyes followed Zariyah's fluid and graceful movement. Every stepped she made was like a stream of gentle water that flows through the river.

She held power and elegance and it was her best arsenal. When she reached the victims, she closed her eyes and concentrated the Haki within her body. By combining her magic essence and reiatsu she was able to manifest a surge of power surround her figure.

The eyes of the crowd went wide as they saw the silver haired young miss, surrounded by such fearsome power. the people from the church, the ordeals of light were bewildered with the sight they were seeing.

Zariyah's hair turned black and the red reiatsu and her gold color magic essence were fighting for dominance. There was snapping of electricity that they overheard, and the wind picked up as well.

The ground trembled because of what Zariyah's doing. They looked at her with fear and amazement.

"Devour: <<Phantom Eater>>" Zariyah's robotic voice said emotionless as she clasped her fingers and held it in a prayer's gesture.

All at the same time, the bodies of the victims of the poison glowed in golden auras, the crowd were flabbergasted and Zariyah kept on showing a lot for surprise for the night. The crowd eyes widened and small dropped their jaw on the floor, when they saw black energy leaking out from the victims' bodies.

"What's going on?" the king asked the priest who was near him.

"A huge mass of dark energy is forcibly seeping out from the victims' bodies because of the unusual skill, Lady Zariyah is performing, your highness." The priest said and was still shaken because of what he was witnessing.

This was not cleansing, it was purifying! 

Only the high pope and the two high ranked arch bishops can use purification spells, and those lower ranked priests and priestesses can only do cleansing and exorcism. Purification was a more delicate and intricate way of handling demonic energy by restoring the deteriorating soul. It's a complex and more advanced technique that only chosen people can perform.

Watching Zariyah performing purification, was mind blowing for the people of the church. They never knew that the girl who was deemed as a trash was hiding such talent. The pope would definitely try to recruit her to join the church, the ordeal of Light. And make her as a saintess.

The dark miasma and evil energy instantly vacuumed by Zariyah's body. The thick and powerful evil aura continued to course through the silver haired young mistress' body. Arwin was concerned when he saw what his sister was doing. But his trust was stronger and she truly believed in her.

Even though Arwin was born with magic prowess and deemed as genius in the art of magic, he still believes that Zariyah was far stronger than him in any aspect.

The intensity of the energies surging and instilled to the silver haired female were causing the air to whistle and the ground to crack. Zariyah groaned in pain as she continued to suck out all of the dark energy until she the trace of evil would be gone.

"Now that is over, I will personally give the antidote. So let's do this." She smiled at them as if the heavy tension that was drifting in the atmosphere earlier didn't happen.

Zariyah opened her <<Dimensional Box>> and personally hand out the antidotes that she made in the Aokigahara forest. Every time she gave the antidote to the family member of the victim, they always thanked her for her kindness.

"Sis! You're amazing!" Arwin stated happily with a hint of proud in his golden set of orbs.

"I miss you, Onii-chan!" Zariyah said in a soft longing voice.

The silver haired young mistress of the Silverglaze immediately imprisoned Arwin by her bear hug, she missed his elder brother very much. The three days outside the outskirt of Klearione kingdom was like three years for the silver haired miss. She was very happy because she was now under the arms of her onii-chan. Zariyah handed over the antidote to her brother, and helped him feed it to their mom.

Relief graced their eyes, when the twins saw their mother's stable breathing. They hugged each other because the normal complexion of their mother was coming back. Zariyah indeed made the antidote for such poison.

Some were really amazed by her, the moment she handed it to the family members of the victim, they immediately helped the victim drink it. Theyvictims who fell under the effect of the poison were slowly regaining their health and complexion. After  that, the silver haired miss, Zariyah continued to give the antidote.

When she reached a familiar face, one of Zariyah's perfectly arched brows raise in annoyance. The man who has ticked off the silver haired female, notice the entense glare Zariyah was giving him, and when realization hit's him, he instantly lowered his head.

The series of memory flashed in Zariyah's mind. It was the fateful day; when she met Shouto, the nekomata yokai  for the first time, who was tortured by this guy and his fellow rotten noble friends.

"Oh my! Aren't you the son of the earl, Lord Felix Carthon? If I remembered correctly, you are Sebastian Xeville Carthon, right? Remember me? And remember what you did to that poor stray cat?" the arrogant smug on Zariyah's lips made the Sebas stomach curled to fear.

The silver haired female then noticed the other noble teens who tortured Shouto together with the rotten to the core, Sebas. She promised to them, that she will visit their household when the engagement was over. But who would have thought that she will met these bunch of losers here in the castle.

While the rotten nobles were just in their early teens, Zariyah would love to cut off their demon horns. If these rotten nobles were able to torture a poor cat on the street, how much more the people under their names and territories.

Sebas didn't speak up because he realized that Zariyah was not bluffing the last time they had met. Zariyah grow impatient because it was like she was talking to a mute.

"Speak!" her demanding and authoritative voice was overheard by many.

"Y-Yes! I remember you, Lady Zariyah. I'm sorry!" the voice of Sebas was very submissive, unlike their previous encounter.

The other nobles who were on cohort with the son of the earl, Sebastian Xeville Carthon were now panicking as they looked at their ring leader who was cold sweating under Zariyah intense gaze.

"Do you want me to give you an antidote?" Zariyah showed the vial of antidote in front of Sebastian, the son of an earl.

The noble man instantly nodded his head as he looked at the vial in the silver haired young miss' hand. Zariyah laughed behind her calm demeanor. She just come up with a very brilliant idea.

"I will not give the antidote to you and your fellow noble friends, because of the disrespect you've showed to me." Zariyah stated in a very cold voice.

The people who heard Zariyah were surprised, not only that, Sebas and his noble friends flinched in aghast and were all bewildered because of what they have heard. Zariyah wanted to laugh because of the expression she was seeing from the group of rotten noble teens.

"Oh... because I am so king and generous, I change my mind." Zariyah trailed off and relief were evident in the faces of the rotten nobles.

"For those you've hurt the cat and belittled my title as a daughter of the duchess, I will not give the antidote for free. You need to buy it from me for a thousand of gold coins." Zariyah stated and smiled at them.

All eyes widened with what they heard. Those who insulted her needs to pay her a thousand of gold coins.

"Are you kidding us?! If you don't give us the antidotes our parents would die!" Sebas voice boomed loudly, making the prying eyes gazed at him, which were fixed on Zariyah earlier.

Zariyah heaved a deep sigh before her expression darkened. The silence was evident of the intimidation Zariyah was manifesting. She chuckled like a mad scientist as she looked at Sebas and his rotten friends with disgust.

For once she wanted to vent out all of her disappointment to these horrible and corrupt nobles and aristocrats. For once she wants to be not the lady of the Silverglaze, but just as Zariyah. There was this mysterious voice in her heart that kept on fueling her hatred towards the people of Klearione.

"As if I care! You people of the Klearione kingdom only deemed me as a useless and called me with many ill names, and look now! This worthless, useless, trash, F rank magic user is the only one who is able to produce the antidote for the poison! You didn't care for me and continued to spread ill gossips about me destroying my image as a lady of the Silverglaze! So answer me, nobles and aristocrats of the kingdom of Klearione, do you all think that all of you deserves my help? No! All of you should be frigging be thankful because my mother was poisoned as well, and I have that frigging engagement with the cheating crown prince! If not, I won't even care if all of rotten skunks would die!"

The wave of strong powerful Haki burst out from her body, all those accumulated hatred towards the hypocrites of the high society was overflowing and Zariyah wanted to vent out her anger towards the people. She was triggered!

Everyone gasped and felt ashamed of what they have heard. That was true, they really weren't worthy for Zariyah's help. If her mother wasn't poisoned, she wouldn't dare to use her unique skill to analyze the poison and go on a conquest to the most dangerous forest in Greffania. They were the reason why Zariyah was baring her fangs to her own kingdom. The society turned her into the beast she was now. And all of the Klearione kingdom would taste her wrath.