Chapter 61

The anguish of losing a mother was devastating, as was the pain of losing the pillar and source of strength. Balmond couldn't help but accept the fact that his mother was no longer with him.

Azure's dead body lay still as Balmond squeezed her until she stopped breathing altogether.

"She's no longer alive!" Balmond yelled in agony, 

"She's really dead!" as he sobbed hysterically.

Xirza amusedly chuckled at him.

"I warned you it wasn't going to be as easy as you thought," he giggled.

Balmond's shouts reverberated over the whole battlefield.

"Did you feel this way, Tigreal? Is this how losing one's mother feels like? Is this how seeing the blood of a loved one hurts? Balmond wailed, "I'm feeling this for the first time, didn't know it hurts like badly.

   "No, it's different; your mother is accountable for the death, and mine is innocent except for the fact that she gave birth to a