“Father,” Queseon greeted his father as he entered the room. The tournament was put on hold so that the cultivators could rethink their strategies, take a break and, in some cases, eat.
Emperor Cyraeneus was inside a pool in his merman form when he looked over. He could immediately tell that something was wrong. He turned around, folding his arms over the edge of the pool, and asked, “Is everything okay? Did something happen to Igris?”
Queseon smiled and shook his head. He looked at his brothers that were soaking their feet in the water, then looked back at his father and said, “I need to speak with you.”
“Aren’t you already?” He asked, amused.
Queseon rolled his eyes and said, “So I just learnt that you have a
“We’re here,” Algin said with a smile. Igris was sitting crossed legged in the centre of the pavilion with his legs crossed. He slowly opened his eyes saying, “Welcome everyone.”Sgoth, Volk, Prince Sidon and Prince Quaddrintin stepped in and looked around, they had to enter through a spiritual array in order to get here. Where here was? They didn’t know.Igris smiled at them and turned around. There were pink and lavender pillows scattered in a circle around him, pointing at them with his eyes he said, “Have a seat, we are waiting for the others.”“Others?” Quaddrintin asked as he sat down.Igris nodded, “Yes, the ones I recruited before you all.”Algin
Igris was sitting in a restaurant wearing a crimson red robe with a dragon on the back that has a mermaid tail and rose thorns as scales. Beside him sat Algin with a smile on his face, strumming his fingers against the table.In the different logging pavilions, the robes of each of the members of his clan took their old robes off and folded them neatly, placing them on the bed. Around them, the people were sleeping thanks to an enchantment.They slipped on the crimson robes identical to Igris’s and Algin’s. A portal opened behind them once it sensed that they were complete with their tasks. Stepping into the portal, they looked back for one last time at the life they were leaving behind.As the portal closed, everyone started waking up feeling hazy.They took five steps, then another portal opened in front of them. Stepping out, they were in front of the restaurant, and they could sense that Igris and Algin were inside.Prince Sidon looked at the others and smiled. “Well, let’s go in.
The Crimson Thorn Clan members entered a portal together, but out of the fourteen members, only eleven stepped out.Prince Quaddrintin looked around and saw that trees surrounded them. Those trees were joined together by shining black spider webs they hadn’t seen before. In fact, it was an odd colour for a web.Above, the sky didn’t have a sun, instead, there was a green orb-like moon. The sky was covered by fog that the green orb produced so this place; it had no sky.Suddenly, there was a hiss. Looking behind them, there were huge black scorpion spiders glaring at the people that were in their territory.Mordiana scanned the group with her and said, “There are three missing.”When they looked, the members frowned. What were Igris and Algin planning by sending them here?Dao came fluttering past them and landed on Mordiana’s head, but shivered from her ice aura, then went to Athena and settled on her shoulder.Facing the scorpion spiders, she said, “This is your first task as a group
As the sun rose, signal to a new day, there were gasps and yells all throughout the lodgings of the competition.Queseon was sitting on his bed smelling Igris’s robe with a broken heart and tears in his eyes.Prince Murrissey barged into his room with his son and daughter’s robes in his hands and saw the robe in Queseon’s hands. He frowned, then asked, “What is happening?”Soon Qykerth appeared from the shadows, giving the brothers a fright. He looked at the robes, asking, “Did they… too?”Queseon nodded his head regretfully, “Yes, he has been planning it for years, and his cousins are no exception. Igris somehow pulled all of this together under my nose.”Qykerth frowned. He had just met his son, but now he wasn’t even given time to get to know him. “You knew of this and still let him go?” Queseon nodded his head with a sigh, “He is our son. Didn’t we both go exploring?”“But he is too young,” he argued.“Not at all, my dear husband,” Queseon said with a smile.“What about my childr
Queseon had a smirk on his face as he gazed at his husband, who was undressing.“What?” Qykerth asked.Queseon shook his head and patted the space behind him, telling him to come to bed.“I have to cultivate. We are leaving tomorrow,” he said.Queseon nodded his head but continued patting the space behind him.Qykerth rolled his eyes and walked over. He climbed onto the bed and hugged him from behind. He placed a kiss on his neck and asked, “What seems to bother you?”“I miss my son,” Queseon said and let his tears fall as he looked ahead of him.Qykerth reached his hand over and wiped his tears. Kissing him on the cheek, he said, “I wish I knew how you feel. The only feelings I know are my longing for you and the rage my father left within me.”Queseon sniffed and turned to face him. Cupping his face, he said,
(This story takes place before Qykerth and Queseon get together)Prince Licht was busy summoning a water dragon when a servant walked up behind him asking, “Your highness, are you sure about this?”He didn’t spare her a glance as he continued. Any distraction now would cause a problem.The water dragon formed before them, growing stronger and longer and bigger. Two hours passed, and he was exhausted, ‘This should be enough,’ he thought.Stopping the summoning, he turned to his servant, who wiped the sweat off his forehead. She was worried. By doing this, it would cause so much trouble beyond the king’s control.“Your highness, please don’t do this. I know you have a big heart, but the dark elves are of a different kingdom. This will cause a rift,” she begged.“A rift has already been there and no matter what ot
“Gather the soldiers, we’re going to the light kingdom,” was the order given to everyone.The troops of soldiers flew to the border. The soldiers at the border of the light kingdom alerted the kingdom that they were under attack, but there were no movements from the dark elves.The king sent out a mediator to speak to the Prince.Prince Lumiere was eating a bowl of grapes as he stared at the nervous elf.“Your highness, the king has sent me,” he said.The prince smirked. “Where is he?”“Who? The king,” he asked.“The one who sent the attack on our villagers,” he said.The mediator was confused. “What do you mean?”“Did you not see the water dragon that descended on my kingdom?” He asked, placing the bowl down in the palms of a servant at his side. He stood up and stared a
The king ordered the Prince Licht to be stripped of his regal clothes, blessed at the temple for his mother’s sake, then escorted to the border where the prince was waiting for him.“I told you that wasn’t a good idea,” his servant said to him.Prince Licht looked at her, then sighed, “No one told you to come with.”She glared at him. “I am with you, for your mother’s sake.”*“Licht,” his mother called to him with tears in her eyes.He smiled gently and hugged her. Helga looked at the king over his shoulder conflicted, she couldn’t believe that he was handing their son over.Breaking their hug, Prince Licht cupped her face and wiped her cheeks. She smiled at him and asked, “Why do you have such a big heart?”“Because I have you as my mother,” he answered.She laughed and gave him another hug. “I wish I could go with you, but the king has forbidden me. Be brave, my boy. I don’t think there is anything the dark elves can do to you that will stop you.”Prince Licht nodded his head. He l