Lord Shadow

Chapter 1703: Safe Space

Chapter 1703: Safe Space

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The time and space around them distorted and cracks before it rebuilds itself and before Katarina notices it, she is already back in Moscow.

She is in front of her Ice Palace. She look around in bewilderment before she looks back at Azief. And she chuckles.

It takes her a long time to go to that peak. The distance is also far. She chose that place precisely because there is no one around that area and there is no settlements.

But Azief only took one step with her, and in a timespan of what felt like a second, she returns back to Moscow.

In the time, when one blinks an eye. She felt the mystery of time and space when Azief brought him travelling with her.

It was like Azief had warp the time and space between that mountain peak and the area of the Ice Palace.

That is how fast it was.

"if you want to talk, let's talk inside. I do not make it a habit to talk in open places"

Azief waves his hand and the palace door was open. Then he lift Katarina inside with a princess carry

"hey" Azief ignore her protest and bring her inside just like that, a smirk on the edge of his mouth

She chuckles and he laughs as he enters the Palace.

The door closed, shutting off the palace from the outside world

But by now, the whole world probably got the news.

Jean notices it. And he returns to his Room of Clocks.

He comes out from the room; his gaze look toward that palace on top of the hill and he waves his hand. Birds formed from snow and flew all over the world

The whole world will knows the news because he would be the one that would publicize it

"You finally returned" he said with a sigh of relief.

"The more people knows that you are back, the easier it would be. When the news of you returning echoes all over the world, only then those factions that is now unstable would reconsider their stance" he thought of this and nodded

"Now, I just needed to send message to Hikigaya and Raymond"

And just like Jean had planned, in just a couple of hours, the whole world knows that Death Monarch is now in Moscow.

And people wonder, what would Death Monarch do now that he has returned?

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Katarina comes out of the bath. Katarina is always beautiful.

And after she got stronger, that beauty become even more pronounced. Delicate mist clings to her skin, accentuating the smoothness of her complexion.

Beautiful like diamond

Her hair, the colour of dark black, cascades in loose waves down her back, imbued with a subtle scent of jasmine.

Sometimes, when she turns into her second form, her hair turns white.

Each movement she makes is beautiful, her lithe figure swathed in a silken robe that drapes elegantly over her curves.

Her eyes, like pools of sapphire, gleam with intelligence and depth, reflecting the world with a captivating clarity.

Though, if one have enough power, they could see that in those eyes, there is a certain coldness, a sword, a snow.

Long, dark lashes frame them, fluttering gracefully as she blinks, adding to the allure of her gaze.

Her lips, a soft rosebud pink, sometimes would curve into a serene smile, radiating warmth and kindness.

Though, only a few men in the world would see that smile.

The faintest hint of a blush graces her cheeks, like the first blush of dawn painting the sky, lending a natural glow to her already luminous complexion.

With each step, she moves with a grace that seems almost ethereal, as if she's floating on air rather than walking on solid ground.

there's an undeniable aura of strength and confidence that surrounds her, an inner fire that burns fiercely beneath her serene exterior.

She is the embodiment of grace, elegance, and timeless allure

This is Katarina, the most beautiful woman in the world.

Was it because people call her like that, that she becomes even more beautiful. Like a wish that morphs her

It did not take long for Katarina to clean herself.

Azief saw her. And he only smiles

"Beautiful as ever"

She only smiles

"Wait for a moment" It must take her only fifteen minutes to clean herself.

Most of her injuries has already been healed by Azief and the other dirtiness on her body could easily be erased by the water on her bath

She went out of her bath and when she goes to her bathroom, there is Azief, lying on her bed, his eyes closed.

She changes her clothes, taking it out from her wardrobe, and trying to wear it making it as normal as possible.

Usually if she is out in the wild she would simply sues magic to wash herself and changes her clothes.

Since Moscow is always cold and there is many times a year when it would snow, Katarina could easily morphs a new clothes

But when she is in her palace, she likes dong this mundane thing. Choosing clothes, mix

matching them and wearing it.

She then jumps on the bed.

Azief only smiles when he felt the bounce on the bed.

"Now, you want to talk?" Azief ask.

But Katarina shook her head.

For now, she simply just wanted to lie down.

And Azief also did not insist.

Are the question and all those matter is that important?

Azief doesn't think so.

She pulls him closer and then she snuggles towards him, her face is on his chest as kiss his

chest.

Azief look down from his position and kiss the top of her head.

She smiles and Azief laughed.

And for a moment, they just stay there like that.

Not many words was exchanged. Only kisses. Here and there, laughter, here and there.

Katarina did not say anything about his absence, and he did not ask any anything about the battle with Rosulka. It is not that they avoid talking about it, or forget about it.

The matter itself is not that sensitive.

They just...miss each other. And to them, all other things are unimportant to them right now

A lover who miss each other, what is more important to them at that moment, then to see each other, to touch each other and to confirm what they have been feeling all along.

So, they hold each other close, they hold each other tight, they kiss each other, and they laugh even when there is nothing funny

Because just being together makes them happy. For a moment they did not think about

reality, lost in their own dream world.

But....sooner or later, reality must creep in.

And after a few moments of this bliss, Katarina finally ask

"Where were you the past month?"

Azief hearing this sighed.

He expected that it did take him some time to come out of that state. But he did not expect it

to be a month.

But he was not that surprised.

After all, he expected that he takes a long time before

Azief did not even hide it for Katarina.

"I sat down, close my eyes, and a month passes" he said simply.

Katarina hearing this has a doubting expression on her face and Azief simply tell all that

happens in details.

"You see threads of cause and effect?"

Azief nodded

"Putting it simply"

Katarina was silent for a few moment, digesting on some of the words that Azief had said.

Azief say all of this because he wanted to make it easier for Katarina one day when she does decide to break through later.

Azief knows the sense of proportions. He did not mention it in detail. He fears that he would influence Katarina own grand path so he did not say more than necessary

"What about you Katarina? Why are you there, so far from Moscow? I could guess some of it.

But I like to know"

And Katarina tell him the story.

She meet with Rosulka there. Far away from Moscow. Rosulka threaten to bomb one of the

cities under the Republic if she did not meet her.

She sent her a message that she would bomb the cities of the Republic if Katarina did not meet

her.

Azief hearing this could only sigh.

There is a lot of history between Katarina and Rosulka and that is probably why Katarina

instead of deferring the matter to the Senate, she met her alone and fight with her. Katarina told her that there is someone in the black market that is developing new weapons.

Most of the world power has already been informed.

These weapons looks like it has been enhanced by extra-terrestrial technology.

Some of them is powerful enough to destroy warding and protection formation that is present

in the cities.

Azief did not have to know the whole story to understand what had happened.

And then they just lie down there. The stories are brief, like it should be. Azief always feel he

is alone. And Katarina feel the same way.

And now as they hugged each other, lying down on that bed, it felt like there is someone else

that alleviate that feeling of loneliness.

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