After speaking after fast and sending shooting one of the glowing liquids to the south and the other to Sora, who Valverno didn’t know where she was, Valverno was ready to take off.
“Wait, if you go, you may end up dying. Just what is a fish to you?” asked Orinù.
Valverno turned to see the clan leaders. “Marina is more than just a fish; she is a Siren I’d fell in love with. I’d die for her. People live only once and death goes to everyone, but I’m a demigod. I’m an embodiment of humanity and divinity. If I die, then I may, just may in theory, become a god like the Three Gods: a minor god born from the Three Gods. And I am willing to great lengths to protect the people I love, even if I die trying.
“Lastly, while I have your attention, do whatever you to start moving your soldiers south. I’m going to the capital city. And tell the rulers of the Dragons, Unicorns, and the other creatures: under the orders of Demigod Valverno: we are going to war! And I am going to have my love.”
Then Valverno took off and into the direction of where the capital city and his true love being held captive.
SAVING A CAPTIVE
Valverno landed in the courtyard of the capital city. His speed made him jump-fly fast to the capital city, out the frustration and anxiety he has for Marina. She still calls him by the name “Vaeludar”, which he still hated and will forever hate. But he is her husband and he made a wedding vow to protect her. He wasn’t going to stand by and wait for Marina to be killed in a dreadful manner; he was going to right in, pull her out, and get out of the capital city, if it meant fighting his way through King Uragiru’s army.
As he went landing in center of the courtyard, there were about five hundred soldiers waiting on the top. The demigod was surrounded by the king’s personal bodyguards and their spears were pointing at him.
He was considering trying to go for the Crystal Sword. However, with his brute strength and his high speed, he could fight all the human soldiers in his way. He knew the soldiers have been trained to fight giant lizard beasts and other humans, but he just knew they weren’t trained to take on a specimen that is an embodiment of both.
With his speed and strength stamina, there was no chance they could easily take down the hybrid. And there was a chance the soldiers could be carrying the same metal the Piper used to place a scar on his right eye.
But Valverno wasn’t going to find out; he flapped his wings and jumped from bent knees to the tall castle-like tower where the throne room lingers. He jammed open the door wide open and whipped the two doors with his tail close melted the liquid between the central door line and connecting the two doors into one.
Valverno turned to see the throne room in perfect shape. The ground floor was still a shining marble and the ceiling was covered in black tapestries painted with white colors: displaying a man’s head in a helmet.
When he looked in the central point of the throne room, he saw Marina lying on the ground. He sniffed around to pick up any scent by the Piper, the king, or the witch; he couldn’t pick up the scent of anyone else but Marina’s fish scent. He instantly knew there was a trap set up somewhere and someone would spring in nearby and Valverno would get stabbed again, which he didn’t want to experience again.
“Marina!” Valverno called out to his fishy wife.
Marina weakly pushed on her arms to give a small look at Valverno. She gave a weak smile at his sight before collapsing.
“Away with traps if there are any set up!” grunted Valverno. He dashed to her and came to her without anything falling upon him or any knives being thrown at him from the shadows. He wasn’t going to let Marina become a hostage for King Uragiru to use against him. “Let’s get out of here.”
Valverno lifted from the ground in both his arms. He let her head rest on the dullness of his spikes on his shoulder. Flapping his wings, Valverno would fly out the stained glass window, which have been repaired with King Uragiru’s and Belverda’s images. The window would soon break again as Valverno plowed through the window. What was broken the first time was broken a second time, and Valverno wasn’t going to pay for breaking something that isn’t his.
But as Valverno went out of the window, there was a suddenly chill going up his spine. His eyes blinked from a sudden flashing light and he stopped his flying of speed. When he reopened his eyes, he found an empty place of darkness. Little sparks of stars sparkled everywhere.
Suddenly, Valverno felt a powerful force pulling him down. This caused him to let go Marina and lose his ability of his flight. He and Marina stopped after falling for several seconds and landed on something solid but couldn’t tell what it was he landed on.
Valverno felt a solid floor with his hands but he could see through it, if it was a see-through window. He saw an endless space of darkness with a few glowing lights sparking from a distance. He wondered if he was all of a sudden traveled through a magic portal and came to the night sky above the world.
But he wouldn’t want to get curious as to where he was right now; he wanted out of the castle, not transported somewhere else. He slowly could stand up, but he felt something like he never has felt before. He felt weaker than he
