MORNING CAME and Alesteria returned to the palace, many staff of the palace rejoiced as the youngest princess was back safe and sound. The whole castle was celebrating as they spread the news within the premise. Meanwhile, Klaus was in his room, debating whether or not he would tell his majesty what he had just witnessed last night. Of course, among the things that he has seen, the most shocking was when a pixie appeared and helped the princess to get back home safely. 'A pixie... A mystical creature...' Klaus was definitely shocked, more so than he witnessed how the princess casually talked to the pixie as they went through a passage made by the pixie. A mystical being like the pixie was a rare sight for him, who only knew they existed through books and lore from different villages. Though, there is one lore from a faraway village that was once blessed by the gods but soon abandoned by them. It is said that this village was the home of a witch, who helped all kinds of mystical
TRISTAN LEFT the two after ensuring that Alesteria is comfortable and situated in her seat, serving her tea and pastries for her to snack on later. However, Alesteria doesn't have the stomach to eat at the moment as Xerxes' piercing gaze settled on her. She didn't dare to look at his eyes nor does she even try, she just kept her eyes somewhere; anywhere but Xerxes. 'I have never been this scared in my entire lifetime.' Alesteria was never scared, even when she faced all those adventurer's inspecting the mountains nor when they pointed their weapons at her, she never drops a sweat at them. However, being in front of Xerxes is a different matter. 'Sh-t. How am I supposed to leave without a heavy punishment? Should I use my secret weapon?' She nervously thought as she bit her lower lip. Alesteria knew that she had done something wrong, of course. She knew that leaving, escaping, the palace while she was still weak will ultimately cause the three overprotective people, mainly Xerxes
AIMILIOS IS now walking away from Alesteria's room after spending the day with Alesteria, he almost wanted to stay until midnight but Alesteria told him that she was sleepy, so he tucked her in and after bidding her a goodnight, he left. He went straight to his room, having had dinner with Alesteria so she wouldn't feel lonely, and entered with a huge smile plastered on his face. When he entered the room, he saw Aldrich waiting for him there with a huge grin on his face, looking at Aimilios as if he had just won something grand. "You look stupid." Was what Aimilios greeted him the moment he entered the room. Although Aimilios just insulted him, he couldn't care less and still grinned at his brother. "Your insults doesn't affect me today, Theo."Aldrich laughed and leaned on the chair he is sitting on, the night sky behind him was bright and enough to luminate the room. "I just received the greatest gift from Alesteria, so nothing could ruin this day for me." Instead of being ang
"YOU CWAN see Pawie?" Alesteria was still surprised that Klaus can see Parie without her permission or when she has her guard down, which is what happened to Nadia accidentally seeing her. This time, Parie has her guard up and was using her mana, yet still, Klaus managed to see him through that. Parie stared at Klaus and squinted her eyes, looking at him to see if there are any traces of mana on him but she couldn't see one. It was all just transparent to her making her think that he is just a normal mortal. 'But how could he see me?!' "Yes, your highness. I can see her." Klaus responded as he looked utterly confused at the two was. "Was I... Not supposed to?" Alesteria slowly nodded, her eyes still on Klaus. "Ywes. Pawie shwould be... invwisible to you." Klaus doesn't know this as he was still kneeling, looking at Alesteria visibly bewildered by this fact "How can this be?!" Parie muttered as she looked at Klaus with a horrified expression. 'Is my mana... depleting?!' She
SEASONS CHANGED and passed so easily that the flowers that were once closed and wilted were now in full bloom, along with the sounds of people cheering as the new season greeted them in bright colors. A flock of people passed one another as the streets became busier, some are preparing their stalls while others are searching for what they came for. Along with the new season, the crowd was boisterous as multiple street decorations are put up with a color scheme of pastel pink, violet, and blue all around. Aside from the common folks, multiple people from different parts of the continent visited and squeezed themselves in for the upcoming festival of the Gods; where they would all thank the Gods for a peaceful and bountiful year once again. Flowers of the same color are put up and funny enough, many merchandises are out in an abnormally large quantity than they did last year. It would normally be composed of harpins and brooches, but now, there were pens and jewelry laid out as the
ON THE other side of the continent, where the place is full of life and many people who still believe in the Gods visited the sacred grounds. The temple is a place where instead of priests, there are prophets who conveys the words of the Gods to the people and are a different religion than the others. A place where one can directly come in contact with the Gods if they give the right price and donation. Even though such a thing should be given priority and importance, many speculate that the temple is nothing but a scam, a sham that robs people out of their money and give false prophecy and orders from above. Not many people know this, but they are right. The Gods have long abandoned the temple and none of the prophets actually receives divine news nor were they even coming into contact with the Gods, but if they were to be found out, they will try to play this off as defamatory claims. Although it is true that the Gods no longer communicate with them, divine powers still exist be
THE PALACE is busy this time of year as the festival is soon to commence, as well as the celebration for the empire's 150th founding ceremony wherein many people will come from different parts of the continent to participate. That is why the empire is lively and full of life, their cheers and pre-celebration emotions scattered in the air as everyone enjoyed the atmosphere. In contrast, not everyone was in a festive mood as a certain individual having a small meeting in his office was frowning, his eyes were dead cold. "Is this from a legitimate source?" Tristan asked as his eyes tore away from the paper in his hands. Peane, who has been away for quite a while, stared at him blankly and nodded. He has been sent to other places after Bastian returned to the palace, never leaving after the whole incident with Alesteria seven years ago when she disappeared in Xerxes' presence. Bastian swore he would never leave the palace again and made Peane, who was sent to the entrance and exits o
"THE CROWDS are quite cheery, don't ya think?" A blonde-haired girl with a cloak covering her head turned her gaze to her little companion who spoke, as they stroll down the bustling crowds’ side by side, a cotton candy on one hand and a book on the other. "Parie, it is festival season." She said as she deadpanned at Parie. "Wow, I wouldn't have thought of that. Thanks, Alesteria." Alesteria chuckled at Parie's monotone and sarcastic response. Not letting the little pixie ruin such a happy atmosphere, she replied playfully to her. "No problem, Parie." Parie rolled her eyes at Alesteria and picked on her hood, which allowed a strand of her hair to escape but she quickly pulled it over her face. "Hey! That's not funny!" "It isn't, but many people would easily do that if you don't change your appearance." Alesteria clicked her tongue and waved her hand over her head, her hair instantly changing into a brown color as her eyes turned purple. She then turned to Parie and raises an