CHAPTER 108
THE TIGER CLAN
The library was silent.
Only Penny voice echoed.
"Your mother, Reyna, was as beautiful as the heavens. A princess, a warrior from the neighboring Ice kingdom in the Icelands.
Rayland and of course, Draco, fell in love at first sight. But Reyna only had eyes for Rayland.
She was also a Tiger making them a perfect match.
Draco's jealousy evolved into hatred and malice.
Rayland and Reyna got married sometime later. That was when your cousin, Prince Lyon was born. It was out of wedlock but it was kept a secret of course.
Draco never once considered Lyon as his son even though the boy was talented."
Penny rolled his eyes.
"Draco hatred for Rayland grew. It became worse when a particular news reached his ears"
Penny looked at Roman again.
"Rayland was about to evolve into a Celestial"
The eyes of everyone in the space widened.
A Celestial Beast Master.
A god.
"It was a ground breaking feat that could shock the whole continent of Bronzeland .
But of course the evolution process wasn't going to be easy.
It would still take some weeks for the cores to merge.
Draco wasn't idle during those short times. He seeked out of other Demigods and High Sages in the neighboring kingdoms to band together and kill your father during his evolution.
A Beast Master, no matter how powerful is at his weakest during evolution.
And the night your father evolved was also the night you were born. And all hell broke lose.
That night the whole Tiger clan was caught unawares. The royal knights ambushed and killed many of the Tiger Clan members. Some where able to flee, some weren't.
That night your father was in the middle of evolving, he wasn't in the Clan manor so he had no idea what was going on.
Draco and his companions struck him while his bones were breaking and restructuring.
But Rayland, still stubborn even at his weakest, put on a fight.
He fought back against Draco and five other Demigods and two High Sages.
The High Sages were able to cast a powerful rune that suppressed Rayland's power to that of a Transcendent"
Penny paused and exhaled.
Roman's body and emotions were spiking.
Fury had to jump from his laps to Anya.
Sylver placed a hand on his shoulder.
"No need getting worked up over something that happened fifteen years ago "
Penny shook his head.
"What happened next?"
Roman asked with gritted teeth.
"Rayland knew he couldn't win. He was able to escape them somehow.
Together with Reyna he escaped Avalon with you in her arms.
They were both chased through the forest for days. The chase was led by a Transcendent name Barron. He was even trained by your father."
Penny paused.
Sylver couldn't help but frown.
"I remember him"
Roman let out a growl.
Penny continued
"In order for your mother to escape with you, Rayland had to fight another round. Even with a broken body and low spirit energy, he still pushed.
In the end Rayland blew himself up along with his assailants. He rather died by his own hands and to be killed by a lowly Transcendent.
But somehow Barron survived "
Penny let out a breath
"I need some tea"
Sir Apollo pour a cup of warm tea and passed it over.
Roman stared into space for a while then looked at Penny.
"Wait, how'd you know the event that occurred in details?"
He asked.
"That's because I was there"
Penny took a sip of his tea.
"I was always there. During the fight and everything. I saw it all"
"Then why didn't you help out "
Roman sprang up to his feet.
"You're powerful like you claimed, why didn't you help out. Why watch everything from above and do nothing.
My father was like a son to you. You brought him and you raised him. Why watch him die!!"
Red lightening was already surging through his body.
"Roman... please..."
Sylver tried to calm him down.
Even with his outburst, Penny still sipped his tea without a care in the world.
"I loved Rayland yes, but there was no need interfering.
Boy I've been around before the walls surrounding Avalon was built . I've lived my Fair share of life and adventures.
I've been almost around the world. I've watched great Kingdoms rise and fall.
I wrote almost everybody in the the royal library using different names.
I've fulfilled my purpose. My only role is to be a watcher, an observer.
I can't meddle in the affairs of the recent generation. It will be selfish of me."
He took another sip.
Roman let his words sink.
"When a beast master becomes a Celestial, they don't stay in this world anymore. They ascend to a different plane"
"Wait really!!"
Lunar couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Yes of course. Their time in this world becomes short, and if they don't let their celestial body ascend, the world will practically spit them out."
He took another sip as he let his words sink in.
"I can become a Celestial on this spot if I want to, but I still have a thing or two to do in this world"
He took another sip.
"But you're a Transcendent "
Anya spoke up. They were visibly confused.
"Child you'd be surprised what I am"
Penny chuckled.
TBC