Beauty in the beast world
Chapter 156: Bitter past

Chapter 156: Bitter past

"I have returned uncle," he said while stepping towards the ice boulder.

The room he was currently standing in was induced with ice magic. And the one who created this space was Xavier himself.

Xavier was merely five years when his father forced him to create this place. His powers were not yet manifested then due to his young age, but that didn’t stop his father from pushing him over his limits. Well, Xavier owed his father because....he forced himself to stop thinking about his wretched past.

He took a deep breath and went back to see his uncle’s lifeless body. Due to the magic, his uncle looked like he was merely sleeping and would wake up the next moment.

"Is this the life you wish for uncle?" Xavier couldn’t help but ask this question. He knew very little about Henrick’s death. He just recalled the huge commotion breaking out in the tribe and suddenly his uncle and grandfather returned dead. His father said that someone from the eagle tribe killed his grandfather but said nothing about Henrick.

His father would get into a raging fit if someone asked him about how his uncle died.

The late fox king was strangely obsessed with bringing his uncle back to life but Xavier could attest that his uncle would not appreciate this. It was a disrespect shown towards a warrior like his uncle to not let him rest in peace.

Xavier was close to his uncle when he was younger. Henrick was the only person he talked to and shared his worries with because even his own mother left him in this tribe after giving birth to him and his father loathed the mere fact of him being born.

Yes, his birth mother was not his father’s mate and Lexi’s mother but someone else. This truth was buried to not let other tribes find out. In the beast world, a male is supposed to have only one mate and their mark appeared on only one female’s body. They are loyal and devoted to only her. This was also the case with his father until his mother.....forced herself on him.

His mother was someone who had always loved and admired his father even when his father made it clear that he didn’t like her. The late fox king thought that she would stop when he finally mated with another female but that did not stop her.

She drugged and slept with him and Xavier was the result of that unfortunate event. His grandfather stopped his father from killing his mother because harming females would have smeared his reputation. He heard from people when he was young about how his father punished himself by kneeling in front of Lexi’s mother’s room for weeks without water and food. The late fox king was ready to dig his heart to escape from that misery until Lexi’s mother stopped him.

Xavier could almost guess the thoughts that a woman must have had when her mate slept with another female. She must have felt betrayed but she wouldn’t be able to stay angry at his father for too long because they both genuinely loved each other.

After that, his mother was kicked out of the tribe and Xavier suspected that his father must have killed her off secretly. Xavier was not complaining, that woman deserved it.

And when something similar almost occurred to Xavier, he was not able to stop himself from killing the said female.

He was banished for that reason but Xavier didn’t regret it even a little bit. He still remembered the torment his father went through when he was young and Xavier never wanted that life for himself.

In fact, he was used to being hated by people around him. Lexi’s mother was a gentle and calm female, she always tried to talk to and take care of him but Xavier constantly pushed her away. He couldn’t bear to look at her eyes which showed genuine affection even when something like that happend to her because of his birth mother.

Even now, the only one he worried about was that woman. She must have been so sad after his father’s death. When Lexi asked him to meet her, for a minute he thought about doing that. But his resolution didn’t stay for too long and he once again felt sacred to face her.

"Come out before I drag you out of there" Xavier’s cold voice rang inside the ice room.

Following that, a shadow behind a pillar slowly stepped out from his hiding.

"What are you doing here Michael?" Xavier could sense someone else’s aura as soon as he entered the room. Someone stealthily came inside after him and hid. Xavier wanted to ignore it at the beginning but he realized that the one hiding was a stray beast.

He is the king of this tribe now whether he liked it or not and he couldn’t ignore a stray beast entering his tribe so easily. But he was in for a shock when he saw a familiar face.

"Why....?" Xavier was not able to understand why Michael has become a stray beast. It was only the case when a female removed the spousal mark given by the male....but the one in question here is Lexi.

That girl was haughty and arrogant but not cruel enough to remove a spousal mark or he must have not known better about her all these years. Then another possibility came to his mind, the fox king.

"Did father?" He hesitantly asked and Michael nodded.

"He threatened her with Derrick’s life" Michael still felt his anger rise remembering that moment, "He asked her to choose between me and Derrick"

And obviously, she chose Derrick. Xavier understood it now. There was another body far from his uncle and he cast a glance at it. The eagle king that his sister couldn’t stop talking about.

There was a large gash on his chest and Xavier could guess how he must have died. Someone powerful enough to kill a king dug his heart out.

As Xavier got lost in his thoughts, Michael gazed at the late fox king’s brother. The fox king tried so hard to bring this beastman to life but he met his end before accomplishing it. But Michael was glad about that bastard’s death. He was finally free from his manipulation and the only thing remaining now was getting hold of the gem.

He would be able to return to being a normal beastman and stay beside his Lexi. Derrick is also dead so she only had him now!

"What is happening in the beast city?" Xavier asked looking at Michael. Two kings were dead just like that? Did nobody conduct an investigation or were they scared to even do that?

"Nothing much" answered Michael, "Sapphire of wish has returned to the beast world and everyone is going crazy about getting hold of it"