Queen Without Crown

Chapter 170 The Foul Coalition

"Why look at me like I see a ghost?" asked Eldrige while walking closer.

"A, Eldrige. Good thing you came, catch them. They want to hurt Juwita," exclaimed Grandma Divya.

Mandala chuckled at hearing it. He did not expect such an old woman to still be adept at theatrics.

"Some, hurry up and save Juwita!" Eldrige's orders.

Miss Sekar immediately approached but before she managed to touch Princess Juwita, the girl's body had moved into the Mandala bopongan.

"Take him off!" shouted Eldrige while drawing out his sword.

"What can you do without your magic power? Your human body won't be able to face me. Just get out of my sight before I decide to eliminate you too" Mandala replied with a grin.

"That girl is useless to you. Release her!" Eldrige tried to suppress his emotions.

"You're wrong. This girl means a lot to me." Mandala smiled mockingly then she jumped while carrying the body of Princess Juwita.

Just a flash of Mandala's body was not seen and now hundreds of meters from the place.

"Urus they Sekar, I'll go after the man." Without waiting for an answer, Eldrige immediately chased after Mandala.

"Oh!" Miss Sekar snorted in annoyance. Eldrige could have just left it. To vent his frustration the woman attacked Jadukari Daalal Nath mercilessly.

The old man nimbly jumped up and down trying to dodge Miss Sekar's attack. Although her strength had already recovered yet she was not a match for the fairy woman. In his heart he cursed his master who could heartily feed him to the jealous woman.

"Stop! Stop that!" shrieked the old shaman as the tip of Miss Sekar's sword pressed against her thin chest. Sense of feeling ran across the surface of her skin that was scratched by the tip of the fairy sword.

"Don't add to my anger, old shaman!" hardik Miss Sekar.

"Patience, miss," said the shaman with a breath of ngosan. "I thought we could negotiate this thing with a cold head."

"I don't see any benefit in conferring with a crafty creature like you." Reject the woman.

"Not wrong, Miss. This old man was always trying to be useful to anyone close to him." Jadukari Daalal Nath straightened his arched back.

"Is that including Prince Awang you sacrificed to raise that man?"

Jadukari Daalal Nath's eyes almost jumped because he did not think that the beautiful woman in front of him could know his foul deeds.

"Ah, Miss must have misunderstood. My obligation to Prince Awang has been fulfilled. So it's not wrong if I demand reciprocity, is it?" The old man laughed.

"Just say that you are only a despicable creature that can bite its master at any time" scorned Miss Sekar. There was no reason for him to trust the old shaman ever since he found Prince Awang's corpse in the forest near the ruins of the ancient village.

Jadukari Daalal Nath sighed trying to calm down. He tried to string the right words together so that the beautiful woman before him would spare his life. The life that he had held for up to a hundred years he would not let fly away.

"Agod, Miss. Can you forgive me this time? I will support you and will not betray you. I actually understand a little about the relationship between the three of you." Jadukari Daalal Nath pulled out his bait.

"What do you mean?" Miss Sekar's voice rose because it began to be provoked by the old shaman's words.

"Miss loves that guy. But he loved the great god Murr."

Miss Sekar was stunned to hear the old shaman's words. There was a red tinge that slowly crawled his cheeks. There, in front of Grandma Divya and her retainers, the old shaman opened up the secret of her heart.

Jadukari Daalal Nath who noticed the change in look on the woman's face immediately cheered inwardly. Apparently the guess is right. The fairy woman harbors an unfulfilled love for Eldrige, and that can be explained.

"I can separate the two, Miss." The shaman spoke in a whispering voice.

"Omong empty! How dare that dirty mouth of yours so presumptuously put out such lowly words?" Miss Sekar tried to cover up her feelings even though she began to wonder if the old shaman could really make her wish come true.

"Don't be ashamed, Miss. None of us are innocent, including the king's mother." Jadukari Daalal Nath's index point is directed at Grandma Divya.

"You're not Daalal Nath!" rutuk Granny Divya.

"Now we are outspoken. We both want something. You, old lady. You want Mangal Arti to restore your youth and become the supreme ruler of this land, don't you?" Again the old shaman's speech made Grandma Divya snort furiously.

"You have taken pains to get rid of the original descendants of the Dewanatha nobility and still failed to become the supreme ruler." That shaman's ejek.

"That's because you're a traitor!" shouted Grandma Divya who was still ignited with anger.

"I just want to save my neck, Your Majesty." Jadukari Daalal Nath. "But this time we have to work together to achieve our goals. No cornering at the back."

"How come? While Mangal Arti alone has been taken by Mandala." Divya's grandmother said with great annoyance because of her attempt to lure Princess Juwita to bring her Mangal Arti failed just like that due to the arrival of Mandala and the old shaman.

Miss Sekar who initially did not believe the strange-looking man was now starting to be interested. There was no harm if he gave Jadukari Daalal Nath a chance to prove his point. He drew back his sword and made the old shaman exhale a sigh of relief.

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Meanwhile, Eldrige who ran after Mandala is now very far behind. The shadow of the Mandala's body that darted so fast was now not even visible anymore. Eldrige felt extremely annoyed at his mortal body being so weak. If only she still had the power of fairies, it would not be difficult for her to catch up with Mandala.

It's free that she sacrifices herself to give up her life as a fairy if she can't save the woman she loves. In his despair suddenly a soft touch landed on his shoulder.

"Eldrige, I don't think we can take that guy for granted." Miss Sekar who was now standing before her spoke with a concerned look.

"I know, Sekar. And I feel helpless."

"Just calm down, Eldrige. I'll always be ready to help you."

"How is it, Sekar? My brain feels like it's dead end."

"There's only one way." Miss Sekar looked at Eldrige fixedly. "You must see Queen Malea."

Eldrige's legs feel shaky. He knew the risk of asking the ruler of the fairy nation for help. But was he able to save Princess Juwita with her human body? While the opponent he had to face was Mandala who had strength above the average normal human. Plus, in the man's grasp there was Mangal Arti who made his power equivalent to a god.

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Princess Juwita's body was shaken in the embrace of a pair of Mandala arms. The man skipped around lightly like a grasshopper with super-fast movements. Now they are in the abandoned village area where Mandala was resurrected.

The dark atmosphere of the village looked haunted and creepy. But Mandala's steps were undaunted because there was nothing she feared. Any ghosts or creepy creatures that normal humans usually imagine do not stop by in his mind at all. He died and now he is back again. So what else is she afraid of?

When she began to feel Princess Juwita's body twitching, Mandala decided to go inside one of the houses. Although the roof was hollow and some of the walls had collapsed yet he felt that the place was better than outside.

He then placed Princess Juwita's body on the floor which he covered with his robe. After that he picked up a piece of broken table that was lying in the corner of the room. With a slight thump, the table instantly shattered. After collecting it in the middle of the room, Mandala snapped her fingers and immediately the wood from the table was burned.

Mandala smiled with satisfaction, then she went back to Princess Juwita.

"Uma. I can't believe after all this time we can meet again." Mandala fingers rubbed the cheeks of Princess Juwita who had lost consciousness earlier.

Princess Juwita squirmed as she felt a touch on her face. As soon as his eyes opened, he was directly faced with the face of Mandala who was observing him.

"Ah, who are you?" The girl is backing away. He did not not not recognize the face of Mandala, just the fact that the person he often saw in his dream was now in front of him made him afraid.

"Don't be afraid, sweet boy," said Mandala softly. "I'm Mandala. The spirit that now lives in your body used to be my wife."

Princess Juwita remembered her dreams. He also recalled how Mandala slaughtered Uma but the man's life ended in Uma's hands.

"But you killed your wife" he argued.

"Hahaha ..he's the one who killed me, remember?" Mandala laughed heartily.

"So you want to pay it back now? You want to .. kill me?" Fear gripped the girl even more.

"You think?" Mandala drew her face closer.

Princess Juwita gulped as a pair of Mandala's eyes stared at her sharply.

"Hahaha .. It feels so good to tease you little girl." Suddenly Mandala laughed out loud at the pias Princess Juwita's face.

Princess Juwita looked at the man's behavior. He didn't even know what made the man laugh.

"Don't worry, I don't intend to kill you." The man spoke again. "Or at least, right now I haven't thought of doing it."

Again Princess Juwita gulped. Mandala's words hinted that there was no guarantee that the man would let her live.

"What do you want from me?"

Hearing the girl's question Mandala again observed Princess Juwita.

"You have something I really want." Mandala's eyes look shiny. His hands stretched forward and made Princess Juwita back backwards.

"That thing around your neck, leave it to me!" The sound of the Mandala turned cold.

Princess Juwita spontaneously touched her neck and realized there was a necklace around. His gaze dropped and his eyes widened as soon as he realized what it was.

"Mangal Meaning?" he almost whispered.