The dark space made it hard to see who it was but as soon as I had gotten close enough, I could see clearly and it was none other than my eldest brother Joaquin, he had been awaiting his battle against Xanthe before all this commotion had occurred. Just like the others, the ability had affected him as well, as he was kneeling all alone in that dark space. He was trying hard to stand but could not break free from the effect and his struggles were the reason, he ended up being noticed.
I knew what had to be done, I just had to kill him as well. The culprit between the three of them had to feel the very same pain that I had been feeling. If the culprit was Titus he was going to lose two sons in a single day, if Caitriona she had already lost her only son, she had paid the price for ever messing with mother, my eyes were now on Naveah, the first Queen and only she remained. "Ain't you overdoing it, I let you go rogue because you were going through a bereavement phase(grief) of losing Rhea, there are also things that made me question if you really are my son (earring's ability), things no Colossal could ever do and after thinking for a while I've come to a conclusion, Tiny from now on, you're no longer a Colossal nor any son of mine but a threat to us Colossals, I Titus also strip off the title of Candidate/prince and will personally eradicate you as their king!", said Titus, as he was ready to jump.
"How dare you say mother's name with that filthy mouth of yours!", I screamed my lungs out in anger while pointing at him. Xanthe ran and stood infront of me with both her arms spread out as if trying to protect me. "Why, just why father, what awful sin did Rhea commit to deserve such an awful death, what awful sin did she commit for you to hate her this much, the youngest is your own flesh and blood, not to mention that he's only 10 years old and you want to draw your weapon, as if ready to kill an enemy, unlike us he never knew a father's love, he never knew the luxury of living in a Castle, put yourself in his shoes just this once, he just lost a mother and I again lost my second mother but here you are ready to kill him for being angry, when one of you pushed Rhea to her death, again you protect your wives that killed both of our mothers, who did it father, atleast he deserves to know that much", said Xanthe with tears running down her face. Titus didn't say anything and I knew that if he jumped from up there, I stood no chance of winning, so I had to take one last son with me before joining mother.
An idea came to mind and I knew that I had to take advantage of the situation. "KILL THEM ALL!", I said while pointing at Titus. I sent my own Colossal army to do my dirty work, the spectators ran towards Titus without hesitation, I had caused an uprising that would definitely make its way down to the history books. I ran to where Joaquin was, I slashed the gate open with the the battle axe and just like Keane, he looked terrified. I cut his left eye vertically, "Rejoice dear brother, you know have the exact same scar as your father and you do look alike, if I may say". As I was about to finish him off, I could hear a high-pitched, prolonged like cry coming from behind. As I looked back to see what it was, I could see a orange like light coming, as it got closer, it was a bird that I had never seen or heard off. With its powerful talons, it held me as if carrying prey, it was the most majestic bird I had ever laid eyes on and it stood at around 9-ft. It had red and orange like feathers, as soon as it took off, it was engulfed in flames.
It took me straight to Xanthe, who was now standing, with mother in her arms, I now knew where the bird came from, it was one of the creatures from the weird treasure chest. The arena had become a bloodbath, with thousands of Colossals that had lost their lives to their very own king, Titus looked exhausted but that didn't stop him from slaying every Colossal, while protecting his precious wives, as if protecting a damsel in distress. As soon as Xanthe saw me, she put mother down, wiped off her tears and hugged me. "I'm really sorry, you don't deserve any of this, I will give Rhea a proper burial, a burial meant for a queen and please promise me that you'll never ever come back to this place", said Xanthe with a fake smile. "I'm not going anywhere without you and mother", I knew that Xanthe wouldn't try to escape but still I couldn't leave her behind, besides Titus had already seen us together, he might think Xanthe had also conspired against him."TAKE MOTHER AND LET'S GO, XANTHE!", I tried to use the ability, having forgotten that it didn't work on Xanthe. "Protect yourself and stay safe, please take good care of him, Torchia", she said while waving, as the bird took off. I couldn't control my eyes as they were slowly closing.