Chapter-113. The holy rain [Asher]

"The crown prince is here!"

A celestial guard's voice rang across the Virgo army, silencing the murmurs as a masked figure strode forward.

The emblem of the Solvaris pack was engraved into his golden chest armor, adorned with the complete nine stars of the Swan constellation. The celestials were notoriously selective about who could bear the full constellation.

Undoubtedly, this was him - Caelum's son.

Usually, nature announced the arrival of the immortals by adjusting itself to accommodate our auras. So, even though the mouse prince chose stealth- suppressing his aura, minimizing his presence - he couldn't stop the shift in the elements of nature around him.

I had already registered how his presence softened the disturbance my aura had created in nature. His determination to conceal his identity was commendable, but in his attempt to do so, he had exposed his power potential.

Even for high-ranking celestials, hiding their presence so effortlessly wasn't easy because their souls constantly resonated at a higher vibration, often in harmony with nature.

Manipulating one's aura in a way that could even deceive nature was something even high-ranking celestials failed to master.

Growing up in the Infernal realm must have wired the mouse prince differently from the other celestials. Even though Cadence pulled him out of the Forced Activation before things worsened, he'd spent months within those walls - surviving, just like Ezra and the others.

Naturally, I expected the unexpected from him, but something that badgered me the most about him was, I sensed no danger from him. Either he wasn't a threat... or he was dangerous beyond the scope of my danger sense.

All heads turned to him in unison. The mortal soldiers bowed their heads, while the celestial guards dropped to one knee in a knight's bow, their armors clicking as they hit the ground.

His black hooded cloak billowed behind him as he strode towards the shadow barrier, revealing a physique that instantly reminded me of Ezra.

Though the hood concealed most of his golden and black masquerade mask, his glowing hazel eyes stood out as they peered at my shadows.

It seemed as if he was trying to see past my shadows to confirm Xanthea's presence.

"Do you see her?" Nikolai asked, standing beside him. "My sister?"

"I hear her," the mouse prince said in a resonating, morphed voice. "It's faint... but she's here."

I frowned, narrowing my eyes.

Hear her?

What does that mean?

I glanced at Xanthea, still resting silently in my embrace.

Even if she were screaming at the top of her voice, no one would hear her through my barrier. So what exactly was he hearing?

The mouse prince's eyes widened, glowing bright golden before they darkened into the shadows.

"This is bad," he said grimly.

"What's wrong?" Nikolai asked, his voice hinted with subtle panic as he skimmed his

eyes from the barrier to the mouse prince.

"He is here," he said, clenching his fists. "Alpha Asher is here with her."

I cocked a brow.

So he can hear me as well, and I am not even uttering a word.

"I've heard Alpha Ezra was the worst of the triplets," the guards discussed among themselves.

"Yeah. Alpha Raven has got a sharp tongue, but he isn't as unhinged as Alpha Ezra." "As for Alpha Asher... aside from attending meetings and handling political negotiations, he never does anything. So this shouldn't be bad, right?"

"So... why does the crown prince look so wary of him?"

"Like your guards said, Asher being here can't be as bad of news as Ezra, right?" Nikolai asked the mouse prince.

"Alpha Asher himself is bad news," the mouse prince said. "And the worst thing about him is that he does nothing. Which means I don't have enough information on him or what he's truly capable of."

We were both wary of each other, and I wouldn't be foolish enough to underestimate him just because he looked afraid right now.

"Whatever. He's just a demon," Nikolai scoffed as he continued in an obnoxious tone. "With you and all these celestials here, he's clearly outnumbered. He might be a lord in his own realm, but here?"

He chuckled, glaring at the barrier with a sneer.

And demons don't stand a chance against celestials. You and your people can easily slay him and bring the great demon lord to his knees - to his fucking doom," Nikolai

I tilted my head.

at Nikolai's words was knocked right off their faces as soon as the

and the celestial guards, Nikolai, and the mortal army retreated

between the mouse prince and

as they stared at the barrier, bracing themselves for an attack. Some celestials shifted in their divine wolf forms, while the mortal army had over a hundred

guards to lower their weapons. "But history proves... infernals have destroyed more celestials than the cold pages of any book could ever record." Then he turned his glare to Nikolai, allowing a fraction of his searing aura to press down; just enough to humble

shut your mouth and stay out of this. I don't want a war - and neither does Alpha Asher. Because if he did... do you think any of us would still be standing here, in

but he gritted back his teeth and stepped

mouse prince and his guards took the frontline. He peered at the barrier and

"Begin!"

walking out of thin air, holding golden

The suns atop their staffs flared to life, radiating with a

absorbing all the mana radiating from the light. However, their actual goal wasn't to break through

sky, their staffs clutched in their jaws,

below. Their combined mana condensed to form a halo

ritual to suppress demons. They weakened demons with a shower of holy rain, and once they

mouse prince chose to use the CSS against me only proved he knew me far less

hate this!' Icifer grumbled in my head,

holy rain mostly irritated Icifer, but one at this scale could

secure him deep within me, but he resisted, snarling in defiance as he refused

rain? I don't care what the rain does to me,' Icifer took over my eyes, glaring at the clouds. 'But it will certainly disturb Xanthea's

rain's good for Xanthea,' I said. 'It will rejuvenate

houseflies hovering in the sky like they own

rain will

badly it hurts,' Icifer grunted. 'I'm

'But-'

This isn't the first time, anyway. I've endured celestial banes far worse than this, and I'd

exactly why I wanted to

pushed too hard, he might

I shut my eyes.

just have to

But before that...

My shadows weaved through the fabric of her nightgown. Slowly, the soft white dress transformed, shifting and reforming against her skin into

in her clothes, Xanthea

making a sweet metallic chime as they brushed against the onyx gemstones embedded into the intricate embroidery of black gold and

this was the signature royal attire of

encrusted with black jewels and chains, but before I could relish the way it hugged her figure, a raindrop slithered

suppressed his groans, not allowing his

one after another, countless raindrops scorched my skin like acid, sizzling on contact before they melted deep

saw how the rain plumped Xanthea's parched lips, how it soothed the swelling on her ring finger where I had

lighting up with a divine radiance, but as soon as she took me in, the serenity in her eyes was replaced with terror and panic. Her eyes widened as she stared at my face, tarnished by the searing scars left

holy rain.

"A-Asher?"

my face

for how unsightly

head thudded against her chest as she wrapped her arms around my head,

up to her knees.

blank for a few seconds. Icifer was just

her actions. And when I finally

to

she trying to...

the divine burns felt like the most beautiful pain heaven could bestow

hurt this good in her embrace, I never wanted

Icifer awkwardly shifted within

being protected, but for

shut my eyes, leaning

her fatigue, soothed her tattered soul - she was hurting. I felt it in her restless heart pounding wildly in her chest, in the panicked grip of her fingers clutching my clothes, in her breaking breath as she desperately chanted my name, as if she feared I'd dissolve into the rain and disappear, slip right through her

merged with the rain as they bled on

out a trembling

burning you. I-is this... the holy

Xanthea hadn't just inherited her knowledge, but her experience and skills as well. No wonder she figured it out so

her chest as it heaved

hugged me closer, trying

raindrop.

panted,

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