Within the confines of the sleek flying vessel..
The interior gleamed with a futuristic technological wonder…
The brainchild of dwarven craftsmanship and human ingenuity…
The Sky raptor..
And not just any sky raptor..
But the Imperial sky raptor, a vessel no amount of money could ever get you without the necessary influence…
Raiden sat splayed across a plush cushion he pulled out of his spatial ring..
"Why'd you bring such an unnecessary thing" Aaron, his grandfather, couldn't help his mouth twitching at the ridiculous sight..
You're in a one of a kind flying vessel and you had the effrontery to pull out a couch? Isn't this tantamount to dessicratiom?
"Old man, those seats are too uncomfortable" came Raiden's slow slur of a reply..
"You're talking about chairs made from the hairs of tier 4 silverback titan" Aaron chastised…
"Monkey seats aren't fancy, this thing is just an overpriced pile of metal junk" Raiden was disdainful of the raptor..
The thing didn't impress him at all..
Not after all the hype poured into it…
"You don't know what's good for you, I'm not talking about the essentials with a child" Aaron snorted..
"Heh..whatever floats your boat old man" Raiden snorted..
"By the way, where are we headed" he asked..
"To Lionel Duchy" came his grandfather's reply..
"Huh? Why would we be going to uncle Justin's place?" Raiden couldn't help asking..
"It's to pick up our next passenger" was Aaron's reply..
"Uncle is coming with us?" He asked
"What? No.. it's your cousin—
"Nooooooooo!!!!!!!!" Raiden screamed, jolting upwards immediately, glaring at his grandfather..
"What??? Why's that ogre coming with us?" He asked angrily..
"Stop calling your cousin an ogre" Aaron chided..
"Humph, if he isn't an ogre then I don't know what he is" Raiden snorted..
"Sigh~~, well to answer your question, your cousin is joining us so he can train as well" Aaron replied, no longer bothering himself..
"He can just train with uncle Justin"Raiden grumbled,
"The same way staying home would yield minimal results for you, is the same thing it'll do for him, now stop complaining, you two were thick as thieves when you were toddlers" Aaron added..
"Humph, that ogre dared to compare my incomparable visage with his, such blasphemy is one I'll never forget" he humphed then sat back down with a pout…
A pout on that big body looked so out of place that Aaron almost shivered…
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The Lionel Duchy's mansion sprawled like a beast on land, it occupied a massive piece of land, looking more like an estate than a single building, and at a massive field within this sprawling estate, a procession, not unlike the one Raiden just experienced was taking place..
A blond young man separated himself from his mother, his dull-golden eyes, a sign of his agares lineage albeit diluted glowed faintly, a happy expression on his still young, yet breathtakingly charming face, he stood at 5'5 tall, despite being only 10 years old..
The golden white shirt and pants he wore, simple clothes that brought out the allure of his eyes gave him the otherworldly appearance of someone not of this world, he was that beautiful…
Leon Lionel..
Son of the current lion Duke, Justin Lionel, and his wife, Catherine Agares Lionel, younger sister of the current demon Duke, Raiden's Aunt…
The young man, after parting from his mother, could barely contain his excitement as he stared at the sky waiting..
"You know, if you keep looking jittery like that , it'll look like you can't wait to get away from home" his father, Justin Lionel, a man with golden blond hair, beautiful blue eyes, a lean and compact 6'2 frame, wearing a sophisticated white suit that gave him the appearance of an elegant gentleman, spoke up..
"Humph, old man, wouldn't you know.." the young man spoke up, a distinct mischievous and disdainful tone his voice..
His demeanor eerily similar to someone we're all familiar with..
"See, this is what I'm saying, agares blood is just breeding ground for rudeness" Justin grumbled, certain that his son's contemptuous attitude came from his mother's side of the family,
"And yet, my little nephew is still his full self despite your oh so sophisticated Lionel blood in his veins" came his wife, Catherine's reply..
"Good one mom" Leon gave a thumbs up, only for his mother to twist his ear mercilessly,"and you, stop antagonizing your father, you little brat" she added..
"Yes..yes… moooom!!!!" The young boy cried out, holding his ear with glistening eyes…
Eyes that dried up the moment he heard the swooshing sound of the air…
Following which, a sleek, jet black, flying vessel appeared above the estate..
'Unidentified aircraft detected, scanning…
Scanning complete..
Aircraft registered to the Agares family name..
Deactivating security protocol'
With the mechanical voice came various clicks and sounds of weapons Being deactivated…
The aircraft landed soon after, it's doors opening with a soft hissss…
Aaron stepped out, only to have his chest collide with a golden missile, "Grandpa!!!!!", little Leon launched himself into his grandfather's arms, who softly embraced his grandson with a proud laugh, "hahahahaha.. that's my boy"..
"Father" came Catherine and Justin's greetings..
"You two, how are you" he asked..
"As good as taking care of that troublesome brat can make us" came Justin's grumble..
Aaron just laughed, wild and free…
"Grandpa are we leaving now" Leon asked…
"So anxious are we?" His grandfather teased..
"But you're right, we should get going, I want to arrive at the stronghold and settle you two in before anything else" Aaron added..
"Two?" Came Leon's confused question..
Ignoring the boy, Aaron turned towards his son-in-law and daughter, "you two, we'll be leaving now" he informed, already walking towards the vessel..
"Take care father" came the couple's reply..
With an offhanded wave, Aaron and Leon got into the vessel..
And as the vessel took to the skies, they heard their son's disbelieving shout..
"WHAT!!! YOU NARCISSISTIC BASTARD, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE"
Before they could make sense of it all, another young, equally irritated voice yelled back,
"DAMNED OGRE, I SHOULD BE ASKING YOU THE SAME THING"
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING AN OGRE?????"
"WHO ELSE LOOKS LIKE HORROR INCARNATE HERE???"
RAIDEN!!!!!!
LEON!!!!!!!!
Ahh this was going to be some fun times…
Thanks for reading….