She wiped her tears then looked at the prince. They were fixing each other, as if talking with their eyes.
It wasn't the first time that they fixed each other , either when they fixed each other , eyes to eyes , they was challenge in the air, anger and even threats but this time it was different.
They was something soft, seductive and warm in the air.
Amber-ruby never paid attention to the beauty of Ace because he was arrogant, cold, indifferent, egocentric against her. Even though she knew he was handsome and sexy but she wasn't interested in his beauty and also in him but tonight it was different.
His red disheveled hairs matches perfectly with his light brown skin. This time he had only one earring , place in his left ear, his pink lips perfectly trace. His masculine face, His mars-brown eyes fixing her with intensity as if scanning her, scanning her soul . Each time she looked inside his eyes, it was as if she found herself in dunes embarking in the violent winds of the desert but at the same time they was something soft that she couldn't explain.
'He's really handsome' she thought 'I don't even want to talk about his..body'.
Ace on his way, felt it weird. The atmosphere in the room was seducing yes but it was awkward for him because the girl in front of him looked exactly as his sister but wasn't her sister.
Suddenly a knocked brought them back to reality.
"Who's that?" Ace asked
"It's me , your highness"
Owen walker entered and walked to their direction. He greeted amber-ruby with a nod.
"Are you feeling good, my lady?" Owen asked with concern
"Yes, I'm feeling better" she said with a faint smile.
"You couldn't return to the castle if not they will ask what happened" .
It was the second time that she saw Owen Walker, the General. He was wearing his General green dark uniform with 10stars, the uniform had a black cape like heroes.
The young man was a Tall black man, his hairs perfectly shave with contour, having gray thin eyes with lower pink lip. He was effectively a handsome build body soldier.
"My prince, she was right. Sir Garyl is effectively having a deal with the YEMET kingdom and they are already far" Owen said his voice neutral but with concern too
"He gave them some mineral to fabricate those special bombes" he added
"Special bombes ?" She lowered her eyebrows
"Yes, with the use of magic" Ace replied.
"Magic? You mean Abracadabra or??" She laughed but seeing non of them laughing she knew they were serious.
"You guys are serious?"
"Yemet uses magic, superpowers. Half Of the kingdom uses it. That's what make YEMET one of the most influential kingdom." Owen explained.
"Magic doesn't exist, what are you saying?" She said septically
"Maybe here and where you come but in YEMET yes" Owen retorted calmly.
"How many quantities have he given?" Ace asked.
Owen stayed silent for a moment due to that they could imagine that it was a large quantity.
"A large quantity, your highness. He had emptied the land mine of the little village called Estariot and he will not stop there." He finally spoke.
"The jerk! The jerk!" Ace lowered his voice.
"Which mineral are we talking about?" She asked
"A rare one called Ethysr. Found in small quantities in others countries and kingdoms but in large quantities in Irischester. It is that mineral the last ingredient to create their bombes" Owen explained
"We know that he's given Ethysr in exchange of an army" she said
"Yes, the larger the Ethysr the larger the army. He had already 200,000 men"
"That much?" Amber-ruby wondered.
"He had been doing it ever since, how didn't I noticed it before!" Ace cursed himself " I'm stupid"
"You couldn't your highness, remember he's from the royal family so he can do whatever he wants"
"That's it!" Amber-ruby exclaimed as if an idea came inside her head. The two men looked at her. "We have to stop him from collecting the Ethysr by issuing a decree that will say that without the autorisation of the crown prince nobody can collect certain minerals including Ethysr" she explained .
"It's a good idea my prince" Owen enthusiastically said.
"Yes but…" Ace hesitated
"But what?"
"I'm not yet the king and it's the king that have to sign it"
"I know you can convince your father, my prince. This is a question of life or dead" Amber-ruby said .
"Okay then. Tomorrow morning I will go to Orlie-gham, it have to be done as fast as possible" Ace said.
They nodded in respond.
Owen took back à worried expression, he moved toward the window.
"It's not all, your highness" he said while looking through the window.
"It's not just in exchange of an army…" he paused turning back to them.
"He wants to have supernatural powers" he continued.
Ace and Amber-ruby were stunned.
"What are you saying?" Ace questioned he was shocked.
"You know life is a question of equilibrium" he moved toward them again "In exchange of something you must give something of almost the same value" he stopped in front of them.
"He's not born with superpowers, with no mana , so to acquire it he has to pass by dark magic and with the dark magic of YEMET there's a ritual" he continued
"The blood of 20 virgins, 1 goat, one organ of his body, a rare flower found at the peak of the earth and lastly…." He paused looked at Ace
"The last breath of a member of his family" he added.
They were shocked. Amber-ruby's mouth opened as she tried to assimilate what Owen just said.
Ace knew his uncle was capable of everything to have powers on Irischester but going far there was too much even for him.
"I don't know yet in which stage he's but what I can say is that he had already started the procedure"
"Be careful my prince, I'm very certain you are the member of the family that he will take the last breath" he added.
Amber-ruby looked at Ace then turned to Owen, intrigued by something.
"How do you know all that, I mean all things related with YEMET." She asked to Owen
"Because he is from YEMET" Ace replied.