EMPEROR: The Untold Story
Strategizing

"Who has access to the safe?" ask Emperor.

"Me and Xavier" replied Valent

"Madinda?"

"No, just the two of us should. But if I ask Xavier, he'll probably suspect me why he's suddenly asking for a book when all this time I don't seem interested,"

"He said abroad, right? Where and what is the purpose?"

"Precious stone business. Our mines in brazil found rare black jade,"

The Emperor and Orion immediately looked on tensely.

Valent who noticed the change of atmosphere was instantly stunned. "What's? Why is your reaction so,"

"Olena,"

"Olena? The black eagle? Why her?"

"He's not an eagle, he's a phoenix,"

"What difference?"

"Phoenix is a creature of legend, and cannot die. If it's the age limit, he'll come back as an egg and hatch, and repeat the cycle again" explained the Emperor

"And what does that have to do with black jade?"

"It's not jade, it's a phoenix egg,"

Valent was instantly stunned, "So…"

"Yes, he turned into jade, that's the sign that he was actually dead when he was shot by an arrow. Don't let her hatch when Xavier's around,"

"Why?!"

"Because if he hatches and what he sees first is Xavier, the bond between them will be established. Automatic Olena will consider Xavier her parents. If Xavier had ordered him to kill us, he would have to die even if it went against his heart,"

"If he doesn't do what?"

"He will burn and return to being an egg,"

"Well, is it okay, dong? It's just gonna hatch again,"

"If the egg is destroyed, it will automatically go to hell. Fire is the power of the Phoenix. And the shape of the egg is its weakness," said the Emperor.

"Oh my goodness, Tuhaaan! Why did you create such a complicated creature!!" lamented Valent. "You imagine if he hatched and saw Xavier for the first time in his life! How can I destroy Velladurai, huh?! Crazy one!!"

"Yes, Olena will forget us and serve Xavier completely. I can't fight my own brother. I won't have the heart," hissed the Emperor began to worry.

"It's possible that the book was in Xavier" said Valent. "He must have understood right away when our men found the black jade. I haven't read the book until it's over so I don't know! I just read up on Orion's history!" Valent was starting to panic.

"Should we take Xavier to Brazil?" orion asked confusedly.

"We need to calm down first" said the Emperor, "Valentino, when is Xavier scheduled to return?"

"Next week, at 15,"

"The Phoenix eggs will hatch a week after they've been dripped with fresh blood,"

"Why do you like blood, anyway?"

"That's the same as the question of 'why humans love sugar', because on our tongues, the blood tastes sweet. It's even more delicious than sugar" Orion said

"If Xavier is smart, he will delay his return here until the phoenix egg hatches" the Emperor said, standing up unhappily.

"He's obsessed with you and must know about this.  Maybe he'll extend his vacation to Brazil, unless…"

"Except?" the Emperor and Orion asked.

"Unless there's something very urgent going on here, that requires it to come back sooner,"

"What could make it so?"

"It could be that something happened to Adinda, or a very big loss occurred,"

"You got a proposal?"

"If it's a loss problem, I could get fired. I hope it's not that one. Because it has to do with my credibility," said Valent while.dropping himself on the sofa and looking up at the ceiling.

Then they all fell silent for thinking.

After 15 minutes, their position changed. Valent fiddled with his phone. Orion read while playing with the fire at the end of his fingers, and the Emperor frowned when he found a lot of heirlooms scattered in the room.

"This is the stuff of our tribe, how did you guys get it?!" the Emperor asked suspiciously.

Valent and Orion glanced at each other. Of course there are many things from Zafiry. The Velladurai were descendants of the Agha, and the humans who attacked the Zafiry were allies of the Agha. There must be a lot of booty that became the relics of the Zafiry Tribe seized by Agha.

"You can ask Xavier that, I don't know exactly," sizzled Valent at last, trying to distract the Emperor.

"I don't want to interact with him. You just ask him," said the Emperor.

Valent rolled his eyes in annoyance. "Orion, don't play with fire, a lot of flammable things here. If the fire loss is very big," siss Valent.

"Hoo, I see," muttered Orion, "You said Xavier would come home if there was a big loss?"

"Yes, that's my experience" said Valent.

"How about we just burn down Mansion Quon after we find my mom and dad?" orion. "You won't be blamed, and it's definitely a big super duper loss,"

Valent's eyes immediately sparkled, "and I won't be blamed for the place being guarded by the police! You're a genius!" the man was happy.

“Prepare everything tomorrow, we attack there,” said the Emperor as he walked out of the library and transformed into a Black Tiger.

Valent grunts annoyed, “Geez, he's so bossy, hell!” grumble the man.

Orion just chuckles amusedly.

**

The emperor walked slowly along the corridor while thinking about tomorrow's plan. He was happy because one of his sisters met.

At least they can regroup.

But his steps stopped because he smelled a distinctive flower.

Adinda.

It was at the end of the hallway with wine in his hands.

A rare thing to see Adinda with a crystal glass filled with red liquid from wine fermentation. As the Emperor recalled, Adinda did not particularly like Alcohol.

The emperor approached the girl.

And greeted.

“What are you doing here?” ask Emperor.

“Hai, Kai...” Adinda thrust glass containing wine, “Mau?”

“Of course,”

“I'm waiting for you, actually. Because I do not know where you are, I decided to wait in the most strategic area and must have passed by many people,” explained Adinda while pouring wine into a kind of ceramic bowl.

“Why are you waiting for me?”

“I want to ask you about something that is very confidential,”

“Ya?” The emperor licked his wine.

“You are a demon, so you can turn into a human, no?” ask Adinda.

The emperor stopped his drinking, and fell silent.

Again the difficult question he answered, was thrown from the lips of Adinda.

"Why are you asking that?" the Emperor tried to remain calm.

"Lately, I've felt like I was being bullied by someone. And my instinct says, that guy has something to do with you. Because his voice is so similar to yours. And it smells like wine, typical of you," She smiled softly.

A suspicious smile.

"Maybe it's just your imagination," the Emperor sizzled still trying to dodge.

"Jawab Kai, can you turn into a human or not?"

The emperor let out a long breath, then exhaled. He knew there was no point in lying. My sister suspected him.

"Can" the Emperor replied.