Alin walked to the desert and began chanting a strange spell, immediately light began to flicker around us. An empty space appeared, which revealed the shadows of the girls.
Aria laid there without moving a inch.
Although the Deamon's ability never got to her, the trauma of seeing her brother getting injured might have opened up a wound.
I guess she will have to rely on her friends going from now.
With widened eyes Alin ran to his sister, Aria opened her eyes closely but embraced him as he approached.
"I guess Master Rial managed to save you before you got hit," Alin said.
"Yeah, he did."
I walked up to them then told then that, "They are willing to hear us out, but I guess you can't walk properly. Can you?"
"I can't tell!" Aria answered.
"Are you okay too Alphia?" I asked, with a quite concerning voice.
"To be precise, I don't really know but I guess you could carry me. I think that is a better to walk without strolling!"
Alphia's voice was filled with jokes, even though they were attacked by some outside men, she still managed to lightened up the mood. Feeling a little guilty about the whole thing, I accepted the punishment to carry both of them.
"Can you carry the both of us at the same time?" Aria asked.
"I am not that physically strong but you two are really light... like a feather of a bird," I exclaimed.
"How do you know our weight?" The both of them asked.
"I don't have a single clue."
"Can the six of you hurry up, we need to go. We don't have all day, you know," The boy announced.
"Alright we are coming!" I sighed as I said.
Shortly after, we began approaching the big gate that protected the Asteroid kingdom from intruders and enemy nations.
I carried Aria at my back, or in other words "Aria was piggy backing at my back." While I carried Alphia in my arms.
Surprisingly, the both of them had lost weight. "Why though?"
I guess during the day that Rui and the others showed up, I guess that was where they began to lose weight.
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Discussion of motherhood:
Max's perspective:
17/11/998:
It has been almost three months since Rui, Rio and Nanase left. At this point, we only have about six month and some days left until we graduate.
Eigi's and Ai's class are still in class S, and my class still remains class A. The reason for this is because there haven't been a special exam that could help the other classes get to their level, but there might be more chances than they think.
Most of the class points are extremely close, especially from class S to class C. With class S being: 1290 class points. While class A had: 1187 class points, for class B they remain a class point of 1110, class D also have 1005 class point, and lastly class E who has 1001 class points.
The graduation would be held at the Northern kingdom palace, the same place where the bouquet took place.
Suddenly, I heard someone knocking a my door. "Huh! Who could that be?" I asked myself.
I stood and walked to the door knob, I glanced through it and saw Kakashi along with Eigi and Rico.
"Why are you standing there?" Eigi asked.
Sighing deeply, I gathered up the courage to talk to opened the door.
"What are three doing here at this cold night," I asked them.
"Oh... you know... to have fun a little. You know it has been ages since we all had gathered around to laugh and make funny jokes!"
Eigi's voice contained a bit of sadness, while it has been a long time since we all gathered around to have fun.
"Sure. But please, with all the sanity left in you, do not destroy my room. I just spent five good hours cleaning it," I narrated to them.
"Wow! You sound like a mama's boy. Always keeping the room clean!" With a sincere tone, Rico narrated those lines to me.
Now that I think of it, I never saw my mother. Not even in the Black Asylum, it had a very limited information about a women who might be connected with that man. The only thing I knew was that she had brown and black hair that were mixed. Aside from that, I have no memories of my mother.
Now that I think of it, Rial and my mother might be connected. But, I can't be sure. They both have two inter colour hair, and have massive mana reverses.
Yeah, I am at lost. Those were the only information I managed to acquire from the black asylum before I left.
"No, I never saw my mother. After she gave birth to me, my father paid her and she never looked back." I said.
"Oh...I am sorry!" Rico apologized.
I turned sideways, curved my mouth slightly and preformed the act of smiling. "You have nothing to apologize for. It is not your fault anyway."
"Sure thing." He said as he also began to laugh.
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Meeting with family:
Shortly after crossing the gate, we were taken to the palace directly. The older boy had some connections that allowed us to get in contact on the same day we arrived.
Normally, it would have taken us about two to three weeks before getting an audience with the king and queen. Walking in the palace, somehow made me feel nostalgic. I somehow knew where each room led to. Everyone there somehow looked somewhat like me in a way. It was either in facial features, skin colour, charm, or charisma.
Most of them like me had blue eyes and black hair that is was mixed with a different colour at birth or turned into a different through the process of their special eye awaken.
In some instances, some special 'especially' the pure eye, change the colour of someone's hair when they use it. This is done to achieve master-hood in ones eyes.
The only different is, mine didn't change. I was born with two different colours, primarily black and silver.
The meeting would start in two hours, but for the time being. Aishia is using healing spirit art to alleviate Aria.
The group that escorted us departed to the royal chambers. Only Alphia and Aishia were mentally ready to meet the kingdom of the Asteroid kingdom.
"Can you wait here sis? We will come back as fast as we can," Alin said in a worry voice.
"Don't worry about me, I will be fine!" Aria replied back.
"If you say so, but at least let sir Rial hold you as you walk," Alin proposed.
In my thoughts, I ready knew Aria would be embarrassed being held by a man was too embarrassing even if her physical intimacy was alarming. It is as if, Aria's father deliberately ask Alin to get the two of us closer.
I sighed and accepted the offer.
"Alright, I would do it but just for today."
"F-fine. But please be careful with me okay!" She said that with a deep red face, it was as if she just accepted a marriage proposal.
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Finally, our turn came for us to meet the king. We walked there with the same people who attacked us in the desert. The palace was extremely large but filled with people, people with black my country's hair colour.
After a couple minutes, we arrived at the royal hall. The king sat in a golden chair which was fit for a person of his caliber. He also looked like me, but unlike the others, the resemblance was striking. We almost had the same facial features.
We walked up to the king and handed him the letter. We all bowed down, including all the nobles and guards around us. The strangest thing was thing was that the older boy Oscar sat at the king's right side.
"Hello, your majesty. By the blessing the bestowed upon me by the spirits that confide in us. I am honored to bring you the acceptance of the alliance you mentioned a year from now." With a calm and gentle voice, Alphia delivered the speech flawlessly.
It is really unbelievable how she manages to change the atmosphere around her with just her dialogue and intelligence.
For some reason the king sighed in relief, despite being of the strongest and smartest kings alive, he still seemed stressed out.
"Hey boy," Garmish spoke inside me.
"What is it, now not really a good idea to speak," I said within my subconscious.
"I know but there is a detail I must inform to you so that you won't crush out!" He said in this low pitch voice.
"What is it? And why would I break down?" I asked.
"It is probably best if you ask them about your parents," He said.
"Why though?"
"They know a lot about your parents. More than anyone in this world, the fact is that... when you hear... do not behave in a way that show disrespect to your ancestors."
His voice radiated a dangerous aura, for a moment. Something bright shone from the other room besides the one we were in currently. It is was a blinding light, the room didn't stop reflecting the light but it didn't blind me. It felt warm and peaceful, almost supernatural. I felt a calm voice calling me but as stood to walk the king held my hand and pulled me aside.
"What are you doing?" The king asked. He was not angry nor happy. It was almost concern for me but why?
Then a moment later, the light vanished. Everyone in the room stared at me and the king.
Listening to Garmish words, I gathered up the courage and asked, " Your majesty I am sorry to ask this out of no where but did you know anybody who names were Allen and Arisu Karasuki. They were my parents and I came in the hopes of finding more about them."
For a moment, Alphia paused. She was the only one who knew about my parents, well except Aishia who already know everything about me. Even the king, Oscar, and the queen displayed guilty faces along with deep disgust that wasn't directed towards me but someone else someone, who was not here.
"What did you say your relationship with them were?" The queen walked up to me. She seemed to be in her late fifty's but still pretty strong.
"It was a parents and child relationship," I exclaimed.
The queens face filled up with tears, her energy seemed drained. She hugged me tightly, her embrace was for some reason very warm. I couldn't denial it, I hugged her back wanting to absorb her over flowing joy yet emotional vulnerability.
The king and Oscar also embraced us as well. I mind went blank at that moment, I didn't understand a single reason why this was happening, not even the nobles nor the group knew anything.
"Good job, kid!" Garmish said proudly.
With tears of joy flowing over his face Oscar muttered the words, "Welcome home nephew!" He stretched the words longer than my mind could process in time.
At first, I suspected it was first. My mother didn't live as royalty, but her words, manners and work ethic displayed a woman who was well trained and defined.
"I am your family. Aren't I?" I said.
"You are!" The three of them said.
The king hugged me tightly more and more, but they gave permission for the nobles and guards to leave early today.
Even though they left, Aishia, Alphia, Aria, Alin, and Julia all stayed there along with Delta, Deamon and Akane who ever also confused by the situation happening.
After we separated from the embrace, I sat down calmly began explaining what had transpired through out life.
"My father died when I was four in the year 989 then a year my mother also died which 990 of the transcendence era."
I explained some events that happened in life but deliberately exclude some information that might too much.
"Oh God! You went through so much... And there we were not even knowing we had another family member..."
The queens voice was soft and sweet, from just hearing it, I could see that she hated violence.
"Well. Anyways, it is getting darker. I will have the slaves prepare a room for and your fiancées in our best motels," the king said he gave the orders.
I guess the king just assumed that Aishia, Alphia, and Aria are my fiancées, due to the situation which led to me carry them. Due to that, he had come to conclusion that I am their future to be husband, which for me I don't have any problems with it.
Without much thought, I accepted it. Perhaps, this is not the first time I have with in the same bed as woman. As a child Miharu and I did a lot with Miyu too all the time she was in the middle. Even in this world, Lily and Aishia also have shared a bed with me. So in short, it wasn't going to be hard for me, but I do wonder about them specially.
As I begun to follow Oscar, we saw a woman with beautiful woman with brown and black hair. Oscar even commented on her beauty, if I had to guess, she would be around thirty and mid forty in age but still her beauty rivaled against up models on earth. And for some reason, she had a strong resemblance to Max Tsukasa. Almost too strong.
I guess I have to investigate about something that might help Max escape from the clutches black asylum.