Liam had finally opened the portal going back to their world. The guardian warriors were now getting ready to leave.
Riyu, Shino, and Shiba bade their goodbye to Liam. But Caleb ignored him until the end. The three men were the first guardian warriors who passed through the portal.
Riyu decided to go last as she was still contemplating something. When it was her turn to leave, she finally decided to tell Liam what she knew.
"Guardian lord…" she called him out.
"I'm no longer your guardian lord," Liam said, correcting Riyu's words.
But Riyu shook her head. "For me, you are still our guardian leader. Again, I want to apologize for my action and for breaking your command. I didn't consider the consequence of our actions as I blindly followed the head Shaman."
Riyu slightly bowed her head. "Now, I realized my mistake, thanks to you, Liam. So I am here apologizing to you. I don't know if this will be the last time we are seeing each other. But I just want you to know that I admire your leadership. I respect you. I'm so sorry for upsetting you and letting you down."
"You don't have to apologize to me… you should apologize to her… her father and to those innocent people you involved…"
Riyu knew that Liam was referring to Zhen-Zhen, the demon god, Ella and Titania.
"Sigh. Sorry Liam. It seems I can't do that anymore as I am going back to our world now." Riyu felt guilty for what she had done.
"It's alright. It's enough knowing you already realized your mistakes and you felt sorry for them," Liam patted Riyu's shoulder.
"Go now, the portal will not last too long. It is slowly disappearing…"
But Riyu had something to tell him first before leaving.
"Liam… about Mheera," Riyu glanced at him worriedly. "I think you have to know this."
"What is it?" Liam suddenly frowned at the mention of Mheera. He could sense trouble by just looking at Riyu's expression.
"She hasn't given up on killing the demon god's daughter. Liam, I think he will use her husband to target her. Mheera planted a spell on her husband… I don't know what exactly her plan is… but I am certain that she is already making her move."
Liam's eyes widened when he heard that. His heart was filled with worry and concern for Zhen-Zhen and Tristan.
He held and shook her shoulders as he further asked her, "Why did you just tell me this? You should have warned me beforehand!"
Riyu looked down feeling so guilty. "I'm sorry. I hesitated."
Without further ado, Liam prepared the dimension-hopping spell. He needed to warn Zhen-Zhen and Tristan. He had to find Mheera as well to lift the spell she cast on Tristan.
"I need to go!" Liam said to Riyu.
Riyu just nodded her head before she passed through the portal. She just hoped that Liam could stop Mheera so that no one would get hurt. She wished that they were not yet too late.
After 15 minutes, Liam completed the dimension-hopping spell as he arrived at the Davis Family Mansion. He tried calling Tristan's and Zhen-Zhen's phone numbers but they were not answering. Their phones were left in the car which was parked on the hilltop.
Upon arrival, he dashed into the house only to meet Tristan's parents. They were the ones who welcomed Liam at the front door.
"Liam, why are you here? Looking for Tristan and Lillie?" Isabelle asked him, feeling surprised to see him.
"Good evening, Mrs. Davis, May I see them? Are they here?" Liam said. There was an urgency in his voice.
Puzzled by his reaction, Isabelle just shook her head and answered him, "I'm afraid but I guess you can't see them tonight. They are not here. They were in Mt. Calypso as our son had prepared a surprise proposal to his wife, Lillie."
Isabelle's tone was insinuating that the husband and wife couldn't be disturbed tonight as they were having a special moment at Mt. Calypso.
"You can go back tomorrow to see them, Liam," Isabelle added, flashing a faint smile.
Liam had complicated emotions on his face. He had a nagging feeling about this. He didn't know what Mheera was planning.
He wanted to warn Tristan and Zhen-Zhen but it seemed that tonight was not the best time to interrupt them. So he chose to look for Mheera. He would ask her to remove the spell she planted on Tristan.
"Thank you, Mrs. Davis."
Liam bade farewell to Isabelle. Now, he needed to find Mheera but he didn't know where to start. Fortunately, Riyu mentioned some of the places where he could possibly find Mheera.
*****
Meanwhile, in a certain cave, Mheera already started casting the forbidden spell. She was hell-bent to kill Zhen-Zhen tonight using Tristan.
This forbidden spell was called Soul Possession. Mheera would use Tristan's body and transfuse her soul to him to control his movement.
With that, she could easily harm and attack Zhen-Zhen because she knew that Zhen-Zhen could not harm Tristan. Once she fought back, Tristan's body was the one who would get hurt severely.
Transferring and fusing her soul to Tristan's body was also risky for her as she didn't know if she would be able to go back to her own body after the fight.
She didn't know either if her physical body would be affected once Tristan's body would get hurt while her soul was inside him.
She was gambling her life with this plan. This was the only way she could get near Zhen-Zhen. Even if the demon god interfered, Zhen-Zhen would not let her husband get hurt.
Mheera continued chanting the forbidden spell. The symbols that were engraved on the ground where she was seated were now illuminating in that dark cave.
A white fog was formed around Mheera's body. She was currently in a sitting position, with her eyes closed. Her chants echoed in the cave. A chilling effect could be felt inside.
Even the bats living in the cave were disturbed by the magical force forming inside. They had to flee and leave the cave in an instant. They could even feel the dark aura emanating from Mheera. The bats were frightened.
It did not take long when Mheera's soul came out of her body.
*****
~ At Mt. Calypso ~
Tristan and Zhen-Zhen stayed hugging each other, just savoring the moment. They watched the fireflies. They took their time enjoying each other's company.
Zu Wan was watching them from a distance. He was so glad to see how happy Zhen-Zhen was because of Tristan's surprise.
Miho and FaMo continued to entertain them with another fire dragon dance. The husband and wife could only smile as they were fascinated by Miho's and FaMo's performance.
"Wifey, tomorrow… We will start preparing for our wedding. I will ask the help of grandpa and our parents," Tristan said excitedly while hugging Zhen-Zhen from behind.
"Sure, hubby. But will I look fat on my wedding gown?"
Tristan chuckled after hearing that. "Of course not. Hmm, you are not fat. Your tummy is just round because you are carrying our two little babies. Besides, I don't care if you are fat or not. You still look pretty."
Zhen-Zhen also giggled. "I'm glad you said that. I don't need to feel insecure and conscious."
"You have no reason to feel that way. You are still the most beautiful bride in the world!" Tristan said proudly.
"I will hire the most famous and talented designer. You can design your own wedding gown!"
Zhen-Zhen's eyes sparkled in delight upon hearing that. She would love to do that! Designing her own wedding gown!
She bobbed her head frantically as she responded to Tristan. "Hubby, you really know how to make me happy. You pamper me so much. I would really love to do it."
"What do you want wifey? Beach wedding or Church wedding?" Tristan consulted her.
"But you know… we can do both. If you want we can do the wedding on the mountain peak as well," he added, smiling cheekily at her.
"I want all of them. But let's prioritize our church wedding, Tris!" Zhen-Zhen responded.
Tristan tightened his grip on her body, kissing her on her cheek. "Okay wifey! Church wedding first. In our second year, we will have a Beach wedding. Third-year anniversary, we will have a wedding at the mountain peak!"
Zhen-Zhen nodded her head in agreement. "But hubby, wedding every year? Isn't it too much?"
"Of course not! Your hubby is now the Chairman of the Richest Company here in the City of Empire. I can spend my money to do our dream wedding every year!"
Zhen-Zhen just shook her head helplessly, but there was a cheerful and bright smile glowing on her face.
Tristan was about to say another thing when suddenly he froze in his spot. He felt like something heavy entered his body and he was immobilized. Before he knew it, Tristan blacked out while still hugging Zhen-Zhen from behind.
This 𝓬ontent is taken from fre𝒆webnove(l).𝐜𝐨𝗺