A sudden arrival of a messenger halted the proceedings of the court giving slight respite to Antariskh from his immediate headache.

Antariskh: "Speak messenger, what news have you brought us?"

The person spoke in a kneeling position, "Your Majesty, an encrypted message arrived from Aonia, it is meant for your eyes only."

Antariskh raised one of her eyebrows curiously, "Bring it to us."

One of the guards went near the messenger who gave a jade slip, which the guard then presented to Antariskh who lazily picked the jade slip up, as she went through it, her face suddenly became blank.

Her sisters looked curiously at her before everyone felt a terrible killing intent, from her so potent that the entire place reeked of blood l.u.s.t followed by her KI, the entire planet shook because of her untamed fury, the sea churned up to touch the sky as the mountains started collapsing, it seemed as if the end of the world had arrived.

Inside the throne room everyone except her sisters had turned white, even her Royal Guards were shaking out of fear.

Anatrishk suddenly ordered, "Shamiran, Sylvana we are returning to Aonia immediately."

As she left the room hastily followed by her sisters closely, her guards shook off the effects of the killing intent and the KI they felt and left hastily after her.

The room was quite for a few more seconds but soon sounds of people falling came to some of the people's ears, as the room itself was filled with rather amorous scent causing some of the people to gag as they jolted out from their fear induced state.

As one of the person spoke shakily to the other beside him, "Wh-whwhat w-was ththat about her M-mmajesty see-seemed to be angry.", when he got no answer he turned to see the person beside him sitting with his mouth open wide his eyes reflecting terror, the person beside tried to feel his pulse but there was none, it seemed that Antariskh's killing intent had claimed some victims.

Shamiran and Sylvana raced after Antarikh who had already boarded the Royal Flying Vessel as she ordered it to move.

One of the maids came running towards her as she kneeled in front of her, "Your Majesty, some of our people are left behin…."

Only to be blasted by killing intent causing her to s.h.i.+ver out of fright, 'I am going to die.'

Sylvana quickly put her hand on Antariskh's shoulder as she spoke, "Sister please calm down what has happened to you?"

Antariskh turned her head towards her she could feel the anguish that was threatening to burst through her eyes, Sylvana turned towards the maid as she ordered, "Leave us alone."

The maid fled from the place fast.

Shamiran: "Please tell us what has happened sister."

Antariskh choked a sob as she spoke, "Ryuu…."

The others heart skipped a bit as it shook upon hearing their beloved little brother's name being spoken in such a morbid fas.h.i.+on.

Antariskh: "Ryuu is dying."

At that her two others sister's gasped loudly as Shamiran wordlessly fell on her knees, as tears fell from her eyes.

Sylvana was stunned into silence before she held Antariskh's elegant shoulder with a strong grip as she spoke with a snarl, "I do not find your joke to be amusing sister."

Antariskh eyes blazed with fury as she spoke, "You think I am joking, how dare you, how dare you accuse me of such.", he aura erupted as they glared at each other.

Shamiran closed her eyes as she shouted at them, "Shut up! Both of you shut up! We have to return to Aonia as fast as possible we cannot let him die, he is still alive right the message said right then we can save him, so please make it move fast."

Anatariskh nodded at her as she looked at her with misty eyes as her flying vessel began to move forward in an incredible speed.

As they moved forward the time they spend with Ryuu began play in their mind, from the small child with whom they only spoke because they were ordered to the boy who wormed his way into their hearts, as they accepted him into their family as their younger brother, all the time they laughed together, the time they consoled him while he suffered from nightmare the time when the hugged him and spoiled him.

It had been few hours since Veena had entered the operating room, Nuwa was sitting on a chair while Celestia held her trying to console her, and she had steadied her heart for her family as she readied herself for the news. Maheswara was a small distance away from them leaning on the wall as his eyes locked on to the door.

Meanwhile inside the operating room Veena was facing the toughest battle in her life and she knew she was losing.

"Your Holiness blood formation pills will not work anymore we have feed him too many, if we feed him anymore his blood vessels might rupture, moreover all this toxins present inside of him is making it incredibly difficult."

Veena growled as she spoke, "I know, I know plug heal all the internal injuries, I will try to work on his damaged organs and try to stop there bleeding. d.a.m.n them they used some form of anti-coagulation poison on him."

"His blood pressure is declining! We are losing him!", one of her a.s.sistants shouted. But Veena did not have time for fear to grip her heart, and if she was one of the best healers, if she losses her nerve her child will die.

Her heart shook as someone spoke, "His pulse is gone.", 'No no this cannot happen I will not allow you to die. Please please Ryuu do not give please somebody anybody a miracle.'

One of the people present cursed loudly as he spoke, "If only his soul was not damaged it would have been so much easier to save him"

Veena cursed loudly as she spoke, "d.a.m.n it! Shut up and focus I will try restarting his heart.", as she literally grabbed Ryuu's heart pumping her KI to it trying to start it, Ryuu's body twitched violently, causing Veena to form a lump in her throat.

"No change", one of the people present reported.

"I am turning it up.", Veena spoke stoically, but inside she was breaking apart, as Ryuu's body went through a violent twitch again.

"Still no change!"

"Again!"

This time Ryuu did not even move anymore.

Veena's eyes started to get misty, as she looked at Ryuu's p.r.o.ne form.

The entire operating room was deathly silent as Veena tried to jump start Ryuu's heart for the tenth and final time.

There was no response.

Everyone present inside the operating room stood in silence as they a.s.sembled around the pale and still body of Ryuu slowly bowing their head with dejection.

Veena's eyes looked dead as she gently caressed Ryuu's signed face which looked as if he would wake up any second, as she spoke it in a hoa.r.s.e voice, "Call it."

Only for a soft gasp to escape from Ryuu's throat as if somebody had imbued life into him, by forcibly pulling his soul back from afterlife, with renewed vigor they began working on saving his life.

A few minutes later the sisters arrived with anxious face as they looked at the worried look on their parent's faces.

Antariskh: "How is he? What is his condition?"

Maheswara raised his eyes to meet them before he shook his head negatively as he let out a tired sigh.

Shamiran: "I am going in, I will be able to help mother out."

No sooner did she say those words the door of the operating room opened as a tired looking ashen faced Veena stepped out still wearing the doctor's gown covered in blood.

The world stood still for them for a few minutes as she relayed the news, "He made it, Ryuu made it."

The others gave a cheer of joy as Maheswara went near to her, upon seeing her husband she collapsed on his arm as she starting crying letting her pent up emotions loose as she spoke shakily in a whisper low enough for only Maheswara to hear it, "It was close it was so close that I thought he would die, I was so scared."