Beauty in the beast world
Chapter 157: Right thing to do

Chapter 157: Right thing to do

Xavier slowly started to realize everything after the mention of the gem.

"Is that how father was trying to bring uncle Henrick back to life?" He asked with uncertainty, "By using the ’Sapphire of wish’?"

Michael felt confused by his question, "Didn’t your father say that to you?"

He wasn’t able to understand the fox king. Lexi knew about the gem but his successor didn’t know? Xavier is the only son the fox king has sired and the prince of this tribe but Michael noticed how ignorant Xavier is about so many important things.

"What do you know about the gem?" Michael asked curiously. He wanted to know about Xavier’s knowledge regarding this matter before explaining everything.

Xavier could understand Michael’s skeptical gaze. The fox king didn’t even recognize him as a living being much less train him as a successor. The things he learned were either from tribe elders or by himself.

"I know that gem belonged to the eagle tribe and grandfather tried to seize it from them" that’s it, he didn’t know anything more about the gem or how it was related to his grandfather and uncle’s death.

Michael stared at Xavier in disbelief. He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry after hearing the prince’s words.

"Your highness....you really don’t know anything do you?"

It was a mocking tone but Xavier chose to remain silent. He wanted information before dealing with this jerk. Xavier never got rid of something useful but something that had no value deserved to perish didn’t it?

Not knowing about his impending doom, Michael continued to talk, "There are so many things you are unaware of your highness. And to answer your previous question, yes the gem is required to bring your uncle back to life. To do that, firstly we have to take hold of the gem’s master and force her to ask a wish for us in exchange for her life"

Xavier frowned upon hearing his explanation, "Did grandfather try to harm a female in past?"

"Yes," Michael affirmed his doubt and added, "And the female your grandfather tried to harm was your uncle’s mate"

Xavier’s eyes went wide hearing an unexpected truth. Forget about gem he didn’t even know that his uncle had someone he loved and to think that grandfather tried to harm that female.

"Then the one to kill uncle...." Xavier closed his eyes and clenched his jaw. He felt his anger rise as moments passed and the temperature inside the room started to drop making Michael shiver.

"Control yourself, Your highness" Michael started to step out of the room. The ice magic started to fluctuate and Michael felt like he could freeze to death if he stayed there any longer.

Only now did he realize the power held by Xavier and started to regret talking so casually to him.

"Did father know about this?" Xavier said and Michael had a hard time listening to him but he still answered to not anger the prince any more than now.

"He was the one to inform me about this truth" Michael knew that the fox king too hated his father for killing his brother but that hatred was then directed towards Iria because his father was dead.

"Is she still alive?" Xavier asked opening his eyes.

"Who?" Michael asked stupidly. He was trying his hardest to maintain his body warmth and only after seeing Xavier’s cold gaze did he reply, "I think she is dead"

After Garrison’s disappearance, they weren’t able to investigate anything about Iria or her daughter. That rose castle was very hard to break in. Many witch masters from their tribe tried to break the barrier surrounding that castle but failed.

So as a last resort, his father-in-law asked a witch master to hurt Iria’s daughter when she was in the lion tribe but until now, Michael didn’t hear anything from that witch master, and here his father-in-law was dead.

"Those wretched bastards!" Xavier exclaimed. Everyone was weird in one or another way. A grandfather who preached about not harming a female killed a female himself and even murdered his son without mercy. Then his ever unbelievable father tried to cover up his father’s mistakes by blaming others.

Michael raised his brows at the crude remark Xavier made about his own grandfather and father.

Meanwhile, Xavier tried his hardest to not lose control of his powers. Then he glanced at his uncle’s body and said, "Prepare a funeral for uncle and Derrick"

Michael frowned, "What do you mean by that, your majesty?" He couldn’t care less about being killed and asked sharply. He could comprise by abandoning the idea of bringing Henrick back to life but he could never give up his only chance in becoming a normal beastman.

His beloved’s face came into his mind and that made Michael even more adamant about facing Xavier.

"Please...your highness. You might not need that gem but it is not the same for me. I want it to return to my old self"

He had enough of being a stray beast. As days passed, it became very hard for him to not loathe his beloved. The stray beasts had the nature to hate every female because of their abandonment. But Michael tried every day to keep his restraint. He killed other females to alleviate his bloodlust. Did he regret it? No, he didn’t. Michael was ready to sacrifice thousands or even more females to finally reach Lexi.

Xavier looked at Michael calmly before parting his lips, "Past can never be changed and it is better if we leave it at that" Bringing someone back to life or erasing our past mistakes was not how things worked in nature. If everyone started to stubbornly bring their loved ones back to life, then isn’t it like breaking the natural course of life?

"And don’t you dare tell something like that when you don’t have someone precious to you, your highness" Michael retorted. He knew that Xavier’s words are right but had Xavier even experienced losing someone precious to him? People can advise too many things daily but all of that rightful ideologies will crumble when they face the same situation.

Would Xavier sit quietly if his beloved went to the verge of death in the future? Maybe not. So Michael felt that Xavier didn’t have any say about his sentiments.

"Uncle Henrick is someone precious to me," Xavier said, "But I’m trying to do the right thing instead of being stubborn like you"

And Michael scoffed at that, "Your highness, I can attest that you will become the most selfish person ever if the opportunity arises" then he smiled calmly as he continued, "I will be there to see that with my own two eyes but I will not question you then. Because you will not even remember this conversation at that time. Only that person will be filled within you to think anything rational"

Xavier furrowed his brows, "Are you cursing me or something?"

"I wouldn’t dare" Michael quickly said while waving his hands but soon his face morphed into anger, "Yes I’m cursing you!"