Kingdom: Another World

Chapter 35: Phillix

"How long should we walk?" I heard him asked. I didn't answer. He sighed.

In the end, I didn't leave. Instead, I'll watch him. He might kill the princess. He insisted on seeing the princess. I'm not the king to forbid him. I thought and sighed.

"Oh? Chris?" I heard Emil called.

We turned. "Emil." I spoke.

Emil smiled. "How was the prince? Is he having fun in the forest?" he asked.

I nodded. "Mm." I said. "Perfect timing." I said and motioned the man insisting to see Yelena. "He's requesting to see Yelena. I was just about to bring him to the castle – Emil?" I asked, surprised to see him looked shocked. "What's the matter?" I asked, my forehead knotted.

"H… His Highness!" he exclaimed and suddenly knelt.

"Huh? I asked, confused.

"Perfect timing, Emil." The man said, smiling happily. "Can you tell me where Yelena is?" he asked.

My jaw dropped. How can he talk to him in a very friendly tone? I thought. And I noticed this earlier, but why is he saying the princess's name so casually?

Emil stood up and nodded. "Yes, Your Highness." He answered. "I'll escort you – " he said.

"Wait a minute, Emil." I said. "What's going on here?" I asked. "Who is this man – " I said and pointed at him.

"Chris. Don't point to His Highness like that or I had to cut your finger." Emil said so seriously.

I took my hand back.

"Hey, hey…" the man said. "No need to be serious here." He said.

"But Your Highness – " Emil protested.

The man smiled. "Come on. I just forgot to introduce myself to him – " he told him.

"You don't need to do that, Your Highness." Emil said. "I'm really sorry to be rude. Chris." he said and looked at me. "I forgot to introduce him. His Highness is the Sage." He told me.

My mouth fell open. "What?!" I said. "He – " I said and looked at the man, shocked.

He smiled widely. "Hi! I'm Phillix, the great sage, Yulo's son." He said and waved.

What the heck is happening here?! I thought, way beyond shocked.

Yelena's POV

"What the heck's happening, Phoebe?" I asked, my face serious. I looked at the others who are also looking at us, waiting to be informed so they are silently watching the scenes unfold.

Phillix smiled. "Surprise - !" he said as he laughed.

I grabbed his collar. "Hey. How the heck did you get in here?" I asked. "And what the heck's about this Sage and stuff? Huh?" I asked.

He sighed, then his face went serious. "I'm really sorry about this, Yelena, but – " he took a deep breath and looked straight in my eyes. "- they're telling the truth. I'm the Sage – well, more like the Sage's son." He said.

"Huh?!" I said, shocked. I looked at them, their expressions confused. Can't blame them. I'm confused, too. I thought. Who wouldn't when you saw your best friend from the other world is also here in this world? I took a deep breath to calm myself. "Phoebe. Explain this to me from the very beginning." I said. "Ah. Wait. No. The summary first. We'll talk about more of this later. They're waiting." I said and pointed at the others.

He chuckled. "Okay." He said. "So the sage, Yulo – I was born from her subconscious mind – " he started.

I cut him off. "Who are you? Athena?" I asked.

He laughed. "No. Seriously. I was created… well… she's dying. She's worried no one will be left to guide the kingdom, so she created me." he explained. My mouth fell open. "Oh. And how the others knew me… I'm travelling back and forth from our country to here." He offhandedly said.

"Ah…" I said, can't believe what I just heard. "So you knew this world exists?!" I asked when it finally dawned on me.

He nodded. "Well, I'm created to protect this world." He said.

"Then why the heck are you in the country?!" I asked.

"I went there the same time you were sent there by the evil king." He answered.

My jaw dropped. "What the heck… so you knew who I was?!" I asked, shocked.

He nodded. "Yeah. I'm there to guard… err, guide you" he said and scratched his head.

"I can't believe this – " I muttered.

"Princess." Chris called. "Is something the matter?" he asked and eyed Phillix suspiciously.

"Ah, no…" I said and sighed. "You have a long explanation to do later." I said and glared at him.

He grinned. "Oooh… scary…" he said and acted shivering.

"Ugh!" I groaned and went back to others.

"What's wrong?" Vice asked, worried.

"Oh." I said, surprised she talked to me. She's ignoring me earlier. "Ah. I'm just surprised to see the Sage." I answered.

"Oh. That's right." Rio said. "I forgot to tell you about him." she said. "Emil must have forgotten, too, and so are your parents." She said and looked at Phillix. "He's the one helping the kingdom and the king and queen get back up their feet after the evil king attacked." She explained.

"Huh?" I am confused.

Phillix leaned close to me. "I told you, didn't I? I'm traveling back and forth from our country to here." He said. I glared at him. He just laughed.

"Are you sure he's the Sage?" Chris asked. We all looked at him.

"What do you mean?" Rio asked.

Chris shrugged. "Well… where's his proof as the Sage?" he asked.

We all looked at Phillix. He smiled. "What proof do you want for me to satisfy your suspicion?" he asked.

Chris stared at him. "Anything that's related to the sage, Yulo." She answered.

"Hmm…" he said and looked around. He raised his hand.

"Uh, Phoebe? What are you – hii!" I gasped.

We're all shocked when Chris' ears turned the same as ours.

"Hmm? What? Why are you looking at me - ?" Chris asked.

"Ch – Chris!!" we cried, pointing at her. "Your…. Your ears!" we said.

"Hmm?" she said as she tilted her head.

Phillix chuckled. "That suits you." He told her.

"Huh?" Chris said and examined her ears. Her face went red and angry when she noticed her ears. "My… my ears…" she said, then glared at Phoebe. "You…!".

"What? You told me to show you proof." Phillix said defensively.

"How the heck did it – " Chris gnashed her teeth.

Phillix's face turned serious. "Foolish beings." He said, his voice grave.

"Pho… Phoebe?" I called, confused. I've never seen him this serious. I thought.

We were shocked when his eyes went blank. "Foolish beings…" he repeated. "Seems like you don't know entirely about the one who you called 'sage', and the creator of the kingdom you reside." He said. "Stupid. Fools. You're all so naïve." He said. Suddenly, his eyes went back to normal. "Oh? Why are you all looking so gloomy and – " he asked.

"Pho… Phoebe? You're… back." I said.

"Hmm?" he muttered. "Oh! Right! You're asking what is the power of a Sage, right?" he said. "Well, aside from infinite wisdom, we can create something out of nothing, and make something to nothing. Or recreate some things." He explained. "Well, that's the gist of it." He shrugged. .

"So… her ears earlier…" Vice said. "You recreated them?" she said.

"Bingo!" Phillix said. "That's what the great sage, Yulo's power is. She created a kingdom from nothing. Well, her home went to nothing after the evil king destroyed it, though." He said. "We're sort of alchemists, if that's how you'll put it." he told us.

"Oooh…" we said, amazed.

"How about spells?" Vice asked.

I looked at her. She looked… enthusiastic in this stuff. I thought. I smiled. Good thing she looked lively now.

"Yelena…" Phillix whispered to me.

"Hmm?" I said.

"That girl… you're just thankful she looked lively now, aren't you – mmph!" he said when I covered his mouth.

"You two… seemed close." Rio said.

"Huh?" I said, then laughed awkwardly. "Ah… must be because I'm relieved there's someone to guide me – " I said, laughing.

"Hmmm…" they said and stared at me suspiciously.

"What?" I asked.

They sighed and shook their heads. "Nothing." They said.