Married To The Last Ice Dragon-Chapter 133: Suspicious Draco

Ashton stood in the center of the empty throne room, his eyes scanning it constantly, his arms crossed across his chest, fists clenched tightly.

Was he concerned about the battle that would take place that night?

He didn’t bother looking for Cyrus, knowing that he was most likely in the castle’s abandoned wing.

He sighed deeply and let go of his arms, revealing their claws. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Mirabella entered the throne room, her steps elegant and careful as she approached him.

When Ashton noticed her, he turned to face her and smirked.

"What are you concerned about?" Mirabella inquired, intrigued.

"This is the first time you have expressed concern about me, Mira," Ashton joked.

Mirabella rolled her eyes and stopped in front of him. "Tell me." She muttered.

"I am pretty sure Draco has a plan." Ashton called the name Cyrus’ dark state because it was catchy.

Mirabella noticed his tense expression.

"What plan?" She inquired, aware of the impending battle that night.

She didn’t want to get involved, but it was beginning to look like she should. Ashton grabbed her shoulder and her eyes widened.

"You must keep an eye on the fire mage. Mirabella, make me a promise!" Mirabella jumped in surprise as Ashton raised his voice.

As Ashton’s eyes went completely black in their demon, she blinked quickly and swallowed. "I promise." He immediately released her shoulders after she let out a long sigh.

"I am not going to thank you." He muttered and turned away from Mirabella, who was staring at him in perplexity.

"Do you have any concerns about him?" Mirabella had to inquire.

"I am worried he is going to do something stupid. Draco has taken over his tactical thinking, but not yet his entire personality. He is behaving strangely, which indicates that he has a large and dangerous plan." Mirabella sighed as Ashton responded quickly.

"Both states are at odds, but one must triumph, and that is his dark state." She whispered, and Ashton stared at her for a moment, her eyes widened.

"By the way, why are you here?" Ashton inquired, his arms crossed across his chest.

"Um... to see you." Mirabella responded hesitantly.

"For what?" Ashton inquired and approached her. "This is the first time you have wanted to talk to me without yelling like a maniac." He teased her while leaning in close.

"Do not believe you are unique." Mirabella mumbled and rolled her eyes, attempting to ignore the strange sensation that had taken over her.

Demons were professional tempters, which meant they were born with the attribute.

Mirabella took a step back, but Ashton grabbed her arm and pulled her closer to him.

Her heart was racing, and strangely, a memory of Ashton kissing Stefan on the cheek flashed through her mind, shattering her confidence, but she picked some pieces and inhaled deeply.

"Is there something between you and the Lord of Ellisum?" She inquired, closing her eyes.

Ashton’s lips were curled in a smile, revealing that he had expected her to ask that question.

"Are you envious of me, Mirabella?" Ashton inquired, his smile broadening.

Mirabella’s eyes widened and her lips parted as if she wanted to scream, but Ashton remembered that Stefan was supposed to be in his room.

He immediately released Mirabella and dashed out of the throne room without returning her gaze.

Mirabella raised her brows in surprise, then scoffed in disbelief. "What is wrong with me? What is wrong with that demon?!" She was completely taken aback.

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Ashton arrived at the entrance of his room, and met Stefan who was staring at the door, which had a skull carving on it.

Ashton’s room was in an underground part of the castle, with fire torches as the light source, and seeing the lord staring at the door with what appeared to be fear, Ashton almost burst out laughing but restrained himself.

Stefan turned to face the demon after noticing Ashton’s presence. "What?" With a frustrated sigh, he inquired.

"Do not die in battle." Ashton approached the lord, whispering to him.

Stefan raised his brows in perplexity. "What?"

"You heard me loud and clear, righteous lord Stefan," Ashton sighed. "You are not hard of hearing."

Stefan took a deep breath and swallowed.

"Do not die, I am serious." Ashton said it again, and Stefan became agitated and ran away.

Ashton laughed and shook his head, amused. "I rendered him speechless once more." He muttered.

...

The sky was dark and angry with snow clouds, the wind was cold and almost harsh as usual, and the castle stood proud and mighty.

An army could be seen in a vast land within the castle, all dressed in battle-ready armour.

They all wore stern expressions as they held their swords, while others held axes and other powerful weapons.

General Samuel stood on a small platform in front of the army, also wearing armour and a stern expression.

"We will rid our kingdom of those creatures!" General Samuel roared, and the dragons all raised their weapons in response.

"Hail Antica! Hail Anitca!" They were all chanting.

General Samuel smiled proudly as Arthur approached, dressed in armour and gripping his sword handle tightly with a smile on his face.

A light snowfall began to fall from the sky at that time.

Cyrus sat on the roof of the castle’s east tower, a blank expression on his face. His hair was completely black, with only a few white strands on his face, indicating that some of his normal state remained.

His hair was blowing in the wind, and his ice blue eyes had turned completely black, resembling those of a demon.

He let out a low, lazy groan and slowly shook his head, closing his eyes.

"Sage." He called out in hushed tones, and his eyes returned to their original ice blue hue.

He put his hand on his chest and felt his heart tighten, as if it was literally freezing up, which it was.

Cyrus was about to enter his dark state for an extended period of time, which meant that his heart would be completely frozen with eternal frost.

He had a secret fear that if he returned to his normal state, his heart would still be frozen.

In frustration, he bit his lower lip and shook his head. "I am messing up. Except for me, no one is allowed to kill her." He hissed, and his eyes flashed with blue slits.