CHAPTER 902 ALYSSA'S SECRETS

"So that's how it began," Rocky exclaimed as he finally came to understand the ins and outs of Alyssa's

problem. But there was still one thing that was bothering him. "How did you and your younger brother

survive when the curse was clearly working against you? How did you escape it? Moreover, look at you

now. You have the power of a spirit manipulator and the spiritual race at the same time, while Woods is

another story, right?"

"There are exceptions in this world, no matter they are humans or of the spiritual race, and I am one of

them. Generally, kids born between the human race and the spiritual race are not supposed to survive.

For a time, the Wood Clan cooperated with the royal family of our Timber Deity Empire secretly to

cultivate more powerful spirit manipulators. They ordered members of the Wood Clan to mate with the

royal members, and that gave way to the birth of many babies. However, except for me and Woods,

none of them lived long, as they all died not long after their birth. Because of the failure of these

experiments, the Wood Clan soon called for its end. Thus, we're the only survivors. Although I was

cursed when I was born, I was endowed with a half-spirit body. Besides that, I also had a guardian

beast, Moon Fox, who followed me when I came into this world. Because of all these circumstances, I

was able to succeed. Since then, I am firmly believed to be a human who has inherited the blood power

from the spiritual race," Alyssa narrated.

"Maybe there are other reasons to explain it," Rocky suggested after a short pause in their

conversation.

"They also thought the same way. The Chief of the Wood Clan and several elders continued to conduct

studies afterward, and they concluded that it might be because of Moon Fox. After all, Moon Fox is a

reincarnation of a legendary guardian beast, and it may be the reason that I can live in this world and

possess the power of the spiritual race. You know what? As soon as Moon Fox showed up, a seal,

which can break the curse, appeared on my body. Logically speaking, it was impossible, but it indeed

happened," Alyssa continued to explain.

"It's a really long and complicated story!" Rocky cut in. "Is Woods aware of all these? It seems to me

that he knows nothing about it."

"He doesn't know. What he knows is that I was sent to the Wood Clan when I was a child. Both of us

were born in the spiritual race, but he was sent back to Timber Deity Empire while I stayed and grew up

there," Alyssa replied with a slight nod.

"I'm curious. Is there anyone like you who has the power of the spiritual race?" Rocky asked again.

"Yes, there is. As far as I know, there's a person similar to me, just one," Alyssa ascertained his guess

with a smile.

"Wow! Tell me more about it!" Rocky shouted in excitement. He didn't expect that there was someone

else besides Alyssa when her very existence was already quite rare.

"Actually, you are quite close to her. It's Marcia. People never suspected her, because the Witches in

the Holy Dragon Empire can control that kind of power like the spiritual race does. The truth is another

long and complicated story however, which can be traced back to a long time ago..." Alyssa's words

astonished him. How did he miss something that was this big?

"What? Marcia is the same as you? She has a half-spirit body?" Rocky couldn't help but ask questions

one after another.

"What do you think? If not, how could she have the ability to seal the evil power in your body?

Especially since it does not belong to humans at all!" Alyssa looked at him with an eyebrow raised that

seemed to call him stupid for not recognizing all these clues.

"However, we're not completely the same, as she was not made on purpose. According to the

information I gathered over the years, she was born because the previous chief of the Dragon Master

Clan fell in love with a human woman, but she survived like me. She was discovered by the Dragon

Master Clan when she was a little girl, and they were planning to kill her. After all, her existence

violated the rules of the spiritual race. But what happened later is beyond my knowledge. Anyway, she

grew up safe and sound. Her mother died not long after she gave birth to Marcia, and her father was

sentenced to live the rest of his life in the forbidden area of the Dragon Master Clan due to the huge

mistake he had made. She was adopted by the Dragon Master Clan and grew up there, and she only

returned to Holy Dragon Empire several years ago," Alyssa continued.

"You do know a lot! But this kind of thing should have been kept secret by the Dragon Master Clan, so

it would have been difficult to find this out. How did you do it?" Rocky asked eagerly, as his whole

attention was focused solely on her.

"Actually, I didn't know that she existed until I fought against her for the treasure box. Maybe it was

because she and I are of the same kind, so I recognized that something was off about her the moment

that I laid eyes on her. After that, I began to investigate her. And yes, it's a top-secret in the Dragon

Master Clan, but there isn't a wall in this world that could not be breached. Take me as an example.

The people in your country also learned of my background despite the secrecy that surrounded it,"

Alyssa responded indifferently.

"No wonder I feel that you two have similar tempers. It turns out that you two have similar experiences

in your childhood," Rocky murmured as suddenly the similarities that he noticed started to make sense.

Both Alyssa and Marcia were given to capricious moods, and once they were pissed off, they were

merciless to anything or anyone in their way. He had experienced it in both of these women, and now,

he understood why that was so.

"She has her personality and I have mine. Don't mix us up!" Alyssa contradicted, her face changing

cold.

"Okay, okay. I won't!" Rocky shrugged with a smile.

"You asked me why I came for you before, right? Now, I've told you all of my secrets, and I'm going to

tell you the reason, but you need to promise me that you'll take my side unconditionally. If not, I'll kill

you without even batting my eyelash. I have to, for the sake of my safety, for you know too much about

me now." As she spoke, her tone suddenly turned more somber as compared to earlier when she just

sounded indifferent. She looked at Rocky coldly, and he could not help but shiver as if her glances

pierced his body. He knew for sure at that moment that she was not joking.

"I don't have a choice, do I? It's not up to me now," Rocky replied with a bitter smile. He would not have

asked so much if he knew this beforehand, but then again, he should have expected that she would go

to these lengths just to keep her secrets.

"Smart choice. Okay, let me finish my story. According to the prophecy of Moon Fox, there is only one

person in this world that can remove the curse on me. I've been looking for this person for nearly thirty

years, but I've never found any clue." Alyssa's voice trailed off, as she raised her head and cast a

glance at Rocky before continuing, "Until I met you."

"You mean I'm the one you're looking for? And I can remove your curse?" Rocky asked immediately.

"I'm not sure yet, but Moon Fox has saved you twice. It told me that you're the one, and the curse has

given me a strong indication that it is indeed you. Every clue indicates that you have something to do

with it, and even if it's not you, at least you have some clues that may lead me to it. That's the reason

why I didn't kill you and allowed my younger brother to take you back to Timber Deity Empire. However,

I didn't expect what would take place later. You created such big trouble for me," Alyssa said as her

eyes darkened briefly.

"No wonder you were so agitated to see me back then, so much that you even took me away in front of

so many people." Now, Rocky finally understood another piece of the puzzle.

"Now, it's my turn to ask you. You need to be honest," Alyssa said lightly, and hesitation flashed across

her face but it disappeared in an instant.

"Well, I will do my best," Rocky answered with a mock bow. However, he frowned inwardly, as he

wondered where she got so many questions to ask.

"After we cultivated together for the first time, I found the power of spiritual soul inside your body, apart

from the evil power and the seal Marcia applied to suppress it. This power controls the evil power which

you're unable to command. It's not Marcia's though, and I know that she can't possess such a strong

and pure power. So, tell me honestly. Have you met anyone from the spiritual race, or have you been

saved by them before?" Alyssa continued. owns this text.

Rocky hesitated for a while, unsure whether to tell the truth.

But in the end, he nodded his head, not meeting her eyes.