Chapter 56: Wedding Day

“Why are you nervous?” laughed Ren as she was walking out from the bathroom with only a towel on as Leinor was standing before the window, watching the night sky 

 

“Why are you not?” sighed, asking back with a smile 

 

“Because it will be fun! A few days ago you didn’t even flinch facing Yurik, now? You can’t sit properly. What, you don’t want to marry me?” 

 

“Of course I do!” turned around immediately only to be met with a Ren standing before him without anything to cover herself with. 

 

“Fufufu, at least your expression is honest~ Like what you see~?”

 

“Um…” nodded by instinct “Then think about this when you get anxious. Relax, tomorrow you will make me yours, I’m looking forward to it~” snuggled up to him, leaning at his chest.

 

It was not only Leinor who could not sleep, Ren’s parents, especially Anya, had a sleepless night, excited about tomorrow, while back in the palace Dermitos just arrived back, meeting with Carthus and Aerthus.

 

“You are back. How are you feeling?” patted his shoulder Aerthus

 

“I’m fine now. I had to air out my head a little.” smiled with reservation 

 

“I understand. You should rejoice, tomorrow you will marry off your son.”

 

“Why does it sound weird?” asked both Carthus and Dermitos at the same time

 

“What. It’s true, tell me if not. Do you think the girl will be the one to marry into your family?”

 

“No.” came the answer, once again, in sync. 

 

“See?” smiled “After tomorrow comes another big day. Because I will host a meeting where I’ll meet with everyone important, including the kids. So be ready. We will start on building my Sect.”

 

“Yes.” nodded both of them at the same time, clearly getting excited about the idea

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When morning came the city was once again swept away by a festive mood, almost in the same way when Feynor got crowned. Not a big surprise as a marriage in the Emperor’s family always ensured a good time. The last similar event was when Feynor married Anniel, yet it was a long time ago and even before that it was decades ago when his father married the then queen Meishan. 

 

The main oath taking would take place at noon, right before the palace, at the same place where Feynor was made into Aerthus X. Saynur and Frenir were already at their designated place, close to where the young pair are going to stand so Saynur can paint the best picture of his life.

 

While everyone was getting ready back home, including Ren and Leinor, the latter was called back to the palace. Meanwhile at the place of Reignar Orsi was almost having a panic attack.

 

“B-but Young Master… I have no clothes that I would be able to appear in! I…”

 

“Relax little one. I already went and ordered clothes that will fit you. I’ll take you there, but first we are going to have a bath, we need to look fresh, it’s my brother’s wedding. We need to be there.”

 

“B-but… I… I am… just…”

 

“We went through this a dozen times already. You are my maid now and you said you will follow me around all the time.”

 

“I did not know you were a prince!” said with panic in her voice as Reignar just placed his hand on her temple, gently massaging it “Easy. You are overthinking everything. Again, it will cause a headache. Just take it one at a time. We take a bath. You get dressed. Follow me out. Have a good time. Go home. Sleep. Got it?”

 

“Ah..U..um… y-yes…”

 

“Good. Now let's do the first step, okay?”

 

“Y-yes!”

 

After a small nod she followed him to the bathroom and enjoyed as her Young Master took care of her, and when she was cleaned up she got to be dressed in a silk, expensive, golden colored gown, just like Reignar as they posed in a similar outfit. 

 

When they arrived at the square, joining Dermitos and Feynor there, Orsi was once again overwhelmed and almost couldn’t keep her composure, she needed Reignar to stand behind her, gently massaging her head, making her relax once again.

 

“You look good.” chuckled Fenyor, accompanied by their father smiling, giving them a small nod 

 

“I know. This dress makes-” started to ramble but Feynor just cut in

 

“I did not mean that. I meant her.”

 

“Huh?” asked both of them at the same time, with the same tone and tilting their heads at the same time to the same side.

 

“He is right.” chuckled Dermitos “Maybe you only needed a child to make you grow up and start acting like an adult.”

 

“...” blinked Reignar but stayed silent, not commenting, taking a step back in his head, looking over his life so far

 

“Don’t think hard.” patted his shoulder his father “I love all of you the same.”

 

“Father…” answered both of them at the same time as they felt their father’s aura was different, they couldn’t place their finger on what or why, but clearly something happened that had a big impact on him. 

 

“Only second brother did not come back.” sighed after a bit of silence Reignar as they sat down at their place, still having time before the ceremony, while Orsi took a seat right next to him, silently grabbing onto her dress’ edges, lowering her red face, feeling out of place and nervous.

 

“Don’t worry, Lil’ Bro won’t take it to heart. We all know how he is.” chuckled Feynor 

 

“Your Second Brother is at the edge of breaking through. I understand his decision.” nodded Dermitos “The kids will do so too.”

 

“Oh?” smiled Feynor “It’s good to hear. Heh, You were the youngest among us to start training until Fourth Brother.” looked at Reignar “Now you are almost last. You need to pick up pace, you wasted too many years going around having just fun.”

 

“Hey, it was not just fun but also cultivation!”

 

“Relax. I know. I also had a talk with father, I know the higher you climb the slower it will be for you, balancing that much affinity. Maybe you should have a long session with Lil’ Sis.”

 

“No thanks. That girl is dangerous.” rolled his eyes, while Orsi took note of his words, wondering why his Young Master speaks always like this, mentioning the soon to be princess. 

 

“It wouldn’t hurt. Don’t be a chicken.” smirked Feynor

 

“There will be other options. Tomorrow evening you two shall accompany me.”

 

“What for?” looked at him both of them with questions in their eyes

 

“You will know.” smiled Dermitos mysteriously but said no more.

 

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When noon came, the decorated square was filled with white, lilac and golden colored flowers as Leinor stood beside his father, wearing a white, formal suit, decorated with golden edges and a dragon symbol  on his shoulders, representing the imperial family’s crest. The crowd quickly quieted down as Ren appeared with her parents, smiling from far away at Leinor.

 

She was dressed in a long, orchid colored dress, outlining her petite body, leaving her fair shoulders free while her long, silver hair was flowing behind her like a beautiful veil, acting like a cape as she took her steps proudly, towards him.

 

“Heh, look at her, Leinor has a wild night before him.” giggled Isha, standing near Saynur who was painting, giving his all while only focusing on the pair and his work

 

“You never thought about dressing up the same?” asked suddenly Zern, looking at her master still 

 

“Mmm… when I was little I dreamt about it, but now? No. It lost its meaning for me.” sighed with a somewhat sad voice 

 

“A red dress would look good on you.” added as he softly grabbed her hand 

 

“Maybe. I can dress up for you if it excites you~”

 

“Do that.”

 

“Ahahaha~ Okay~” giggled, leaning on him 

“This ceremony is… interesting.” commented Emi, who was standing on one of the palace’s balcony, next to Poli and Niji

 

“It’s customary here. It shows the highest show of affection by promising yourself to your partner for life.”

 

“Most of the demons also choose partners for life.” added Niji who was used to similar events while living in the kingdom, enjoying the view with a cup of wine in his hand 

 

“It depends on the tribe.” 

 

“What about yours?” asked Poli with interest

 

“Our tribe is 80% female. We share the males because too few are born compared to females.” explained Emi

 

“Woah.” blinked Poli with surprise 

 

“Stop your thoughts or I’ll castrate you.” snorted, looking at him with slanted eyes

 

“Ahaha, go easy on the kid Emi.” laughed Niji, patting Poli’s back who was still immersed in his own little fantasy of being a male fox at the tribe

 

“Those idiots.” smiled Ren, looking at her friends, reading their lips, while walking up to Leinor

 

“You look beautiful.” whispered Leinor while she just smiled more happily, radiating warmth all around her. 

 

“I know~”

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“Hah.” chuckled both Dermitos and Xendar at the same time while everyone took their place and the youngsters stood side by side, facing Feynor, the current emperor, Aerthus X.

 

“This would be the time I would hold a long speech about how beautiful the young pair are.” spoke up Feynor as everyone could hear his voice, no matter where he or she was. “But I know my little sister’s temperament.” smiled at her while Ren just stuck out her tongue “I only have one question for both of you.” looked into their eyes, holding a small pause before continuing “Will you love the other until death, never abandoning each other, forming a family from now until the end of time?”

 

“Yes.” came the answer at the same time from both of them. 

 

“Then from now on let it be known you are not a pair anymore, but One.” held their hands, placing them on eachother “Never to be separated again.”

 

Ren just gently held onto his hands before tiptoeing and when they shared a kiss the crowd burst out into loud cheering. 

 

“Don’t cry.” whispered Anya, with a happy smile, tears in her eyes.

 

“Who does?” snorted Xendar but his voice was cracking, clearly trying to hold back his tears.

 

“Ahaha, we can share a drink tonight!” patted his shoulders Dermitos “I told you once. We will be one family!”

 

“Bastard…” murmured, sniffing back his tears while Anya just leaned on him 

 

“At least watch your tongue at your daughter’s wedding. Stupid.” whispered with a happy voice

 

Saynur meanwhile finished his painting, capturing the moment of the kiss in a way no other would be capable of as his painting gave off an otherworldly feeling, radiating in light and not just because the sun’s rays fell on the still wet paint.

 

“My best work…” choked as he took a step back, almost falling to his knees while his hands were trembling, just holding onto the brush 

 

“Woha, big brother! This looks lifelike! I also feel weird watching it…” furrowed his small eyebrows Frenir 

 

“W-weird?”

 

“Um! Like feeling warm and calm as I watch it! It’s a good feeling!”

 

“It’s probably just your imagination.” shook his head, looking proudly at his work “I hope Lady Anya will also like it!”

 

“Sure she will! But come now brother!”

 

“What? Where? Why?”

 

“It’s going to be a party! There are a lot of delicacies! If we do not hurry it will be gone!”

 

“Ahaha… you! Okay, okay, let me get my bearings for a moment and we can go. I can’t believe we are invited to the palace directly…” sighed, still overwhelmed as he was standing on the palace’s ground, never before allowed here as a commoner. 

 

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The party after the wedding both outside and inside the palace went on until the evening. By the time Ren held onto Leinor’s arm, leading him away to the bedchamber inside the palace, it was near midnight. Ren was wet from top to bottom, gasping for air as her dress stuck to her body, same with Leinor.

 

“I told you I can dance for hours!” laughed Leinor, closing the door behind him 

 

“Yeah, yeah, be proud, you beat me!” giggled, kicking off her shoes before tearing her dress at her legs

 

“What are you doing?”

 

“I can’t wait anymore!” jumped on him, pushing Leinor onto the bed, mounting him at the top, sharing a wild, deep kiss, overwhelming her completely with her powers “You may won the dance competition but now it’s time for an encore… be ready my dear husband…” licked his lips while grabbing onto his clothes, tearing it off of him “I can also do it for hours!” 

 

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“How high would you put her on the list?” 

 

The calm, measured voice that echoed in the library was of King Rudrick’s, who put down the book he was reading, looking up at Sentios, who stood beside his table with hands crossed behind his back. He tried to keep his calm, but deep inside nervousness started to rise quickly just as outside a storm was brewing the same way. The sky was dark with clouds as blue lightning flashed high up like if a battle was going on. The King’s outward appearance resembled someone in their mid 30s, having short, silvery hair, combed backwards and deep, violet colored eyes. He was wearing a black robe with purple trims and a short goatee with the same color as his hair. His aura was calm, but Sentios knew the King before him was at the second level of the Harmony Realm, a rare feat in the lineage of the family. 

 

“In the top 5.”

 

“Oh? That high? Elaborate.” 

 

“She is 16. At the first level of Harmony. That alone warrants her place in the top 10.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“She is a wild card, clearly has influence in the royal family’s decision making even though she is an outsider. Created her own cultivation method and is strong, I never felt something like that from anyone in the same realm as me. Also, as I concluded before, she may be the one behind their cooperation with the demonfolk. She is a dangerous element.”

 

“Going by your reasoning she even should replace Aerthus at the first level?” joked Rudrick “The cooperation with the demons can be slowed down, until we come up with something new as now we lost the first opportunity to intervene with an assassination.”

 

“Placing at first? Mmm… Not yet. But we can consider that. About the new approach… What should we do?”

 

“Start spreading rumors, hersays, saying the Aerthus royal family is betraying humanity, they are becoming willing slaves of demons. They are nothing more than puppets for demons.”

 

“Will it work? That…”

 

“It doesn’t matter. It’s only a rumor. But it always gets its followers. First, the stupids, they love something like this. Then come those who live far away from the capital or were subject of demonic attacks before. Third will be the group who doesn’t care, it just gives them an opportunity to use it to their advantage against the royal family. It’s for causing trouble for them, even if it’s a small nuisance only. Let it fester for a long time and it will grow in size.”

 

“I’ll see to it. I don’t know how effective it will be, especially if she gets wind of it.” 

 

“As I see my great-granddaughter left a big impression on you, mm?”

 

“...” thought silently a little before just nodding 

 

“Good. Now I’m interested. The problem is her mother was exiled. That was a mistake.”

 

“Y-yes…”

 

“Speak freely, it was I who gave a nod to the decision to be finalized. I’m not afraid of facing mistakes. The only thing we did not anticipate was such a child to be born from a bloodless nobody and our bloodline’s mixture. It proves our blood’s dominance and purity, she inherited the looks of her ancestors and is more talented than anybody around her.” smiled arrogantly “We need to devise a new way to acquire her back, it won’t go by diplomacy now.”

 

“It won’t. I relayed her message, my King.”

 

“I heard it.” chuckled “Fiesty little girl. Then we will use force and break her.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“Did I stutter?” stopped his tapping finger, and the sudden pause in the rhythmic knocking was like a battering ram hit Sentios’ nerves, almost making him dizzy

 

“No.”

 

“I thought so.” said, still with the same calm voice, continuing the tapping on the wooden table “We will sabotage her life, break her down, her mentality, drag her from the clouds onto the ground.” explained, as his fingers hitting the hardwood surface resonated through the library and through Sentios, ewoking primal dread inside him “First her friends must die. Make her angry. Then her family. One by one. Make her not just enraged but let her thinking crumble, as she slowly loses everyone around her making her commit mistake after mistake. We will break her in, and after she can’t think straight we will catch her. If necessary she can do without legs or arms, I don’t care.”

 

“But…” said Sentios with a dry mouth and parched lips but as Rudrick looked at him he even forgot to gulp down his remaining saliva inside his mouth.

 

“I don’t care about her talent. I want her bloodline. As long as she can breed the rest doesn’t matter. I’ll make her bear children and rais new talents. She can be blessed to be a mother, it’s more than what she deserves.”

 

“Y-yes…”

 

“Good. Go now, gather a group who can infiltrate the Empire and I want to know everything about her and her companions. I don’t care how many years it will take. Gather up every information you can down to the color she likes and how many times she turns in the bed while sleeping. Then we will move onto the next phase.”

 

“Wouldn’t it start a war?”

 

“War?” laughed loudly “No, it won’t. Do you think any of your family is willing to start a war for someone who is not part of their bloodline directly? Even more… What if one of the princes dies? I know Carthus is still well, he and some other old veterans wouldn’t let a war break out.”

 

“And if Aerthus comes back one day?”

 

“Our forefather would face him, you met him, he has been in the third realm for hundreds of years now, even if the old menace comes back, it means nothing. Also… he wouldn’t give two thoughts or more about it. He is generations apart and knowing him from the forefather’s tales, he wouldn’t care, letting destiny take its course, that is his style.”

 

“Understood. What about Yurik and the rest?”

 

“Nothing. They are probably dead or captured. If you are here it means they stayed back because Yurik is an idiot. His line always was filled with disappointments, first his sister now him, the rest of those siblings are talentless dregs.” continued stopping the knocking on the table “Make it public, the line of Yurik is stripped of everything related to the throne. He is now a wanted person for betraying my orders, kill on sight. Same with the rest of his family line. Execute them.”

 

“A-all of them?” 

 

“You are asking me a lot of questions today, Sentios.” raised his voice a little, that made him back up a few steps “I said kill. All. Of. Them. I have multiple lines of successors, if one branch falls off the tree it helps the growth of the rest.”

 

“Understood.”

 

“Good. Now go. You are starting to annoy me.”

 

Sentios only bowed before quickly hurrying out while Rudrick just opened up the book once again, continuing the reading in a happy mood with a relaxed smile on his face.

 

“Oh. Maybe I should make her mine for the first few dozen years. Some new, strong children of mine would make our family strong. The rest can have their turn after that. Mmm… yeah, I should do that.” murmured with a wide smile, flipping the pages in the book as the storm started to rage outside, washing away the screaming and flowing blood that soon followed after his orders started to be carried out.

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