"What castle are you from?" Zach asked, descending gently to the ground.The people around Ansel immediately stepped backwards to allow the prince some space to keep his feet.Internally, most of them felt a sense of gratitude, knowing they wouldn't have to face off against Prince Zach.A confrontation with the prince was a death sentence, and they were beyond thankful to not be in Ansel's precarious position."I am from the Fashion Castle," Ansel replied quietly, deliberately keeping his voice down to avoid arousing the suspicion of any genuine Fashion Castle members who might be present.He then snorted in disgust when he saw Zach lick his lips."I want to tear you apart, shatter your bones, and devour your soul," Zach hissed, his voice dripping with malice. His red eyes burned with an unholy hunger as he continued speaking. "I'll rip you to shreds, reduce you to nothing but a mere memory, and savour every last drop of your pitiful existence."Ansel shook his head as he stared into

At this point, Ansel could feel his body lose vitality.He could hardly lift a finger, his body felt like it was weighed down by lead.Ansel had a murderous look in his eyes, he had no choice but to follow King Atris and Zach into the castle.Taking one last look, he turned around to look at the crowd.In his heart, he hoped to see Vinny or any of the leaders of the group but he was only met with happy faces of people who were dancing and chanting some strange words."Guess I have no choice but to do this on my own." Ansel muttered under his breath.He turned around and walked carefully, making sure to not trip. The blood strings had a way of sucking his energy and so he had no strength to move anymore.His eyes scanned the castle and noticed the brightly lit candles and strange paintings on the wall.The room had a scary theme, it was all painted red and black.Ansel looked up to see king Atris take a seat on a big King-sized chair.A guard handed a cup of wine to him and he accepte

"Let's see if this will work," Zach said, redirecting his aim to the wooden target. With a swift release, his arrow struck the wood, splitting it cleanly in two.His exceptional skill became apparent when he took control himself, surpassing even the impressive feats he had previously achieved with Ansel as his puppet."Time's running out, Ansel. You have only seconds to prepare yourself." Zach's voice dripped with amusement as he chuckled. "My fingers are itching for the release." He then pointed the bow directly at Ansel.The blood strings had already sucked the energy out of Ansel and he was now using his Qi to recover.His mind flashed back to his days at the Academy, where he had spent countless hours learning the ancient art of Qi cultivation. If not for the ancient knowledge,he would have been laying on the floor like a dead man.Ansel looked up to see Zach pointing the bow at him.The ache in his muscles subsided and was replaced by a gentle surge of energy. He took in a deep

Shivering slightly, Linda stepped into the room, her hands shaking nervously as she clutched the device she carried, afraid that her grip would loosen and cause the equipment to crash to the floor.Her gaze was on her feet and she dared not to look at Mona and the guests in the room.It was no secret that Mona was the prince’s most loved woman in the castle and also the daughter of the King's right hand man.Disrespecting her meant that she was disrespecting the prince.She could be locked up in the dungeon for a crime as little as that.Linda took a step forward, unaware of the broken glass on the floor. She was just about to step on the shards of glass when a big warm hand wrapped itself around her waist and pulled her closer.Scared, Linda gasped in shock upon recognizing the familiar foreign scent that she had perceived yesterday.She looked up, only to see Ansel staring at her with a straight face.Wondering what he was doing in the guest room, Linda tried pushing herself away fr

Zach's best guess was that Ansel had gone out of control.He immediately noticed that his cup was empty.Rogues were not meant to taste human blood, they had already been cursed by the King."You drank what's mine" Zach stood up slowly. Dark clouds began to form at the top of his head.He growled loudly and stared at Ansel.Even if Ansel was stronger than he thought, Zach couldn't afford to let a mere rogue get away with what he had done."Have you read the fifth commandment? Thou shalt not drink of what belongs to a royal blood. The punishment is death but you will die in my hands." Zach said before unleashing his blood strings.Ansel didn't say a word, he just stared at Zach and prepared himself for any attack.He couldn't keep his cover any longer.Ansel had already made up his mind, he couldn't stay in the mansion anymore.Zach was clearly angry because Ansel drank human blood.Ansel didn't know about the ten commandments that Zach mentioned but at this point, he didn't care about