THIRD PERSON POV
Izaak carried Valentiara inside Moon Palace. Maids bowed to greet Izaak. He looked at the butler also his one of the most trusted persons, Mark.
'' Arrange some comfortable clothes for her.'' He ordered. Mark nodded and glanced at Valentiara who was sleeping peacefully. A small smile appeared on his lips seeing Izaak caring for someone other than his closest aids for the first time.
'' I will prepare it instantly,'' Mark said. Izaak carried Valentiara to his room and put her on the bed softly. Valentiara's lip curved a little and she looked peaceful for the first time to Izaak. He sat down next to her and covered her with the blanket. Watching her sleeping so peacefully Izaak felt his heart at ease but at the same time watching the dried tears on their cheeks made him furious. Knocking the door Aiden walked inside the room. Izaak sat with his leg crossed and without taking his eyes off Valentiara he asked, '' What happened among the Casvoner siblings?'' Aiden gulped down looking at the murderous aura of Izaak, never in his life he saw Izaak like that as if he would destroy everything in front of him. Aiden glanced at Valentiara who was sleeping peacefully without a single idea of what was happening around her.
Aiden started reporting about the talk among those three, how Valentiara said to Vivian that they aren't family, how Waren said those hurtful words and said it's for the greater good. Izaak clenched his fist so hard that it started bleeding but he didn't even care about that. Only one thing was roaming in his head and that was Valentiara's vulnerable state. The girl who remained unfazed even after seeing his darkness, the girl who gave him her trust and support, the girl who looked so fragile that she can break anytime but the wielder of the most powerful golden aura was crying and trembling. The sadness in her eyes ripped open his heart and he couldn't do anything about that. But his anger had reached beyond his control.
Izaak stood up and looked at Aiden with dead eyes, '' Take care of her until I come back.'' Aiden's eyes widen, '' Where are you going?'' Izaak opened the magic portal and before stepping inside said, '' Casvoners dared to hurt something that's mine, I deserve to ask a little.''
Aiden blinked a few times, trying to adjust his thoughts. He glanced at Valentiara then at the vanished portal and ran out of the room, '' MARK, PREPARE THE FASTEST HORSE. I AM GOING TO CASVONER.'' He shouted. Mark's eyes widen hearing Aiden, '' Don't tell me, Master-''
GRAND DUCY OF CASVONER
Valentine was sitting on the couch reading a book when he suddenly felt his room getting darker and he looked outside the window,'' It was clean just a while ago, why is the sky is getting clouded like this?''
'' Maybe it's representing your life, Grand Duke.''
Valentine's eyes widen hearing the dreadful voice. He turned around and saw Izaak standing in his room. The black fog surrounding Izaak was different than the one he saw in the ballroom, more manicous and thicker. Valentine who fought against various dangerous beasts never felt fear but in front of Izaak, he felt so small and weak at the same time fearful. Yet he maintained a calm front.
'' Invading into my room in the middle of the night isn't respectful at all, Your Highness,'' Valentine spoke. '' Do you think you are in a position to tell me what's respectful and what's not when you don't even know if your damn daughter is at home or not?'' Izaak replied to him sarcastically. Valentine frowned and replied, '' Vivian is sleeping in her room. What do you mean by that?''
Izaak's anger reached the max level after seeing Valentine's reaction. To think he doesn't even acknowledge Valentiara as his daughter made him think his father is better than Valentine at least he never hydrides fact that Izaak was his son and was always honest about his thought about how fearful of Izaak's power which makes him go crazy sometimes that he can't kill him. But what about Valentine's? What was he scared of? Nothing, just because of his selfishness, he chooses to destroy the brightest star out there.
'' You have another daughter who didn't come back even though it's past midnight, Grand Duke Valentine.'' Izaak sounded calm but his eyes showed what was going on inside his mind. Valentine's eyes widen and he stumbled back. Izaak took slow steps while glaring at Valentine, '' Grand Duke, Why was it? Why did you say she isn't part of your family?'' Valentine felt his throat getting dry in fear, he was unable to move from his spot as if someone was dragging him from below and when he looked down he saw five shadowy hands grabbing his leg and dragging him down.
'' WHAT ARE YOU DOING?'' He panicked, Izaak's maniac self looked at him and said, '' I haven't started yet.'' Valentine felt something squeezing his chest and he had a hard time breathing. The power of darkness was too overwhelming to bear, no sound came out of his mouth except for some whispering pleads for sparing him.
'' Why should I spare you? My princess cried because of you, Grand Duke.'' Valentine knew that Izaak has lost his mind and what was shocking the reason is his daughter whom he never hugged even once. Valentine fall on his knees trying his best not to pass out, it was the worst kind of torture he ever faced in his life. Even hellfires didn't make him feel like it and at the moment when he thought he would lose his breath, something stopped Izaak's darkness. Izaak's eyes widen watching golden mana smiliar to yet different than Valentiara's start covering Valentine cutting off the shadowy hands, a bright light that was radiating from the ring Valentine was wearing destroyed Izaak's power suddenly. Valentine grasped the air and coughed. The dark cloud surrounding Izaak was gone. Silence fall all over, Valentine looked at his ring which had lost its golden light and tears started falling from his eyes as he kissed the ring, '' How can you be so cruel! I finally lost the last piece of yours, Tiara.''
Izaak's eyes widen upon hearing the name. Tiara? A familiar name. Valentine looked at Izaak and said, '' You asked me why that child can never be my family right?'' Izaak remained cold but couldn't stay expressionless when he heard the next thing,
'' That child is cursed to be lonely for her whole life and whoever loves her and whoever she loves,'' Valentine's eyes darken as he continued, '' They will have the most painful death and she will carry the burden of their death, even if she tries to die because of regret she won't be able to do that.''
'' This curse, It's the curse of the'' Izaak's eyes widened when he realized the secret. His face turned pale and he realized what Valentine's action meant.
Valentine stood up with shakey legs and glared at Izaak, '' I have lost someone precious due to it, I can't lose someone else in my family.''
'' So you just outcasted her?'' Izaak asked him in shock. Valentine seemed emotionless stone to Izaak for a moment,
'' I hate her existence, I am kind enough to hide her real self from the world asking me to make that monster part of my family is too much.''
Izaak punched Valentine and he fell to the ground.
'' THAT MONSTER IS YOUR DAMN DAUGHTER, IS YOUR OWN LIFE MORE IMPORTANT ?'' Izaak shouted.
Valentine scoffed and said, '' She just carries my blood without that, she is nothing but a monster to me. If it wasn't for her mother, I would've burnt her by own hand.''
Izaak's heart clenched. Thinking of Valentiara he realized how both of them were similar and different at the same time. A curse that made her life a living hell and a power that made him live in the fire of revenge.
'' No one will be by her side, she is destained like that,'' Valentine said. Izaak shook his head and laughed like a maniac, '' You are wrong. My princess isn't alone, she has me and I promise you, I will show you how she shines brightly with the people by her side.''
Valentine's eyes widen. A thunder lighten up the sky and made Izaak look powerful and intimidating.
'' Curse? My foot! Under the sky, if god wills even the dead can come back to life. And no way God will let a kind person like her suffer from a damn curse.''