Kian woke up. He rubbed his head as he blankly stared at his room. Kaede was next to him still sleeping. May was over his legs. Selene was in another room with Arthur. Khione was also next to Arthur on his right side, Kaede was on his left.
Kian sighed "Were not even married and yet you three won't stop sleeping near me." He said with a low voice.
He tried to move May to get out of bed, but when he did, she gripped him with her claws. He covered his mouth to try and stop his screaming.
He tried to pry her off, but she only dug deeper. He looked around and found a stuff bear. Lucky him. He put it near her arms and she gripped it.
Once he was free he slipped out of bed going over Kaede. Then he walked through the hallway until he saw a maid.
"AH!"
"OH MASTER KIAN!"
Kian calmed himself down "You scared me..." He looked up at her hands, which were occupied with clothes. "Thanks for helping GranGran by the way"
"It's my duty... As a maid."
Kian rubbed his neck feeling bad because the way she said it made it sound like she was a slave.
He walked past her and downstairs He saw a person he had grown to be friends with. Dane a young man of honor and many words.
"Your up early, prodigy."
Kian looked at Dane."Says the man who hates Kazuya for beating him 4 times already."
"It's not my fault he just so happens to know martial arts!"
"I really didn't know they were a thing." Kian chuckled.
Dane looked at Kian "It's been 2 years since you guys came... You've grown Kian. Plus... In 2 more years. Ahem you can marry those 5..."
"It'll be a lot on my plate... But it's like I'm already married to them. I sleep with them" Kain looked at Dane who was smirking.
"Don't say anything you horn dog!"
"Your the one with multiple wives, or should I say future wives"
"SPEAR OF KING!"
"FIRE BARRIER"
The attack was stopped by someone. An 18 year old Arthur. "Could you two call the hell down?"
"Says the ladies man" Dane teased
Arthur and Princess Seraphina had become a couple which was bound to happen anyway.
***
Kian walked through the village it was pretty active. It was a festival happening soon.
"Anything interesting happen?" Kazuya asked Kian
"No... Kazuya I'm just 14."
"Just in time for those thoughts to arrive"
Kian sighed "2 years and you don't even look like a girl anymore." Kian said trying to change the subject.
"Of course... I look more like an extremely attractive elf. The ladies say so too" He winked at a group of girls and they gasped.
Kian chuckled as his now longer hair fell over his face. He'd also gained muscles and better magic control.
Arcadia was taken by another Kingdom. The King responsibile was never found.
Then they heard the cries of none other than Goddess Alya.
"Wait! It's that week?!" Kian screamed
"Oh yeah it is..." Kazuya said
The gods made a deal that Alya could only spend a week with Kian then a week as a Goddess. The present week was the Week she could stay with her future husband.
"KIAN!"
She tackled him to the ground.
"Goddess!!!"
***
At dinner Kian tried to take a break from the ladies, so he decided to sit in-between Arthur and Kazuya, but it was unsuccessful as Arthur chose to sit near Seraphina who was further away and Kazuya was trying to find Mimi which allowed The ladies to come forth.
Kaede got there first sitting closest. Khione and Selene sat together in the middle of the table. May sat with Dane. Goddess Alya sat right next to Kian.
Lucky for him, there was no fighting.
Arthur and Selene's mother, a very beautiful woman despite her age sat next to her husband and children.
Her husband, Selene's father and Arthur's stepfather was a old man with graying hair.
As they ate and chatted Kian heard something or someone. He excused himself from the table and walked outside. There he saw it.
The skeleton man in a cloak. "Long time no see, Gifted Child." The skeleton has a cracky voice. It's eyes shared nothing except darkness.
"What's going on?" Kian asked
"You act as if I can't visit."
Kian looked at him with a serious look
The skeleton chuckled with an echo. "The Royal of Undead wishes to speak with you..."
Kian gripped his shirt. The Royal of Undead, rumored to have an undead army bigger than the army of Esfaria. Yet he lived a ways away. It'd be journey for sure.
"And If I say no?" Kian asked
"Then I'll take care of it... Myself."
Kian glared at the skeleton. "Say that again."
The skeleton pulled out his greatsword. "Choose"
"I was really hoping to never see your face again. Messenger of the Undead Army, Eleos." Kian readied his magic.
Eleos swung his sword and Kian used barrier magic which slightly held up. "Spears!" A ton of spears rained down. "BLASTOS!"
Eleos was blocking more than Kian thought. Eleos grabbed Kian and threw him into a tree and slammed his greatsword against Kian like a baseball bat. Making Kian spit out blood.
Then they both heard someone "Spirit magic: Tempest of Spirits!"
Kian smiled when Eleos got distracted "Blastos!" He struck Eleos from behind the. He used another spell which made a huge golden ball of energy that shot multiple blasts at Eleos.
Selene stepped in and threw Kian his sword. Then Eleos and Kian's swords clanged. "Your outnumbered Eleos"
"I'd accept if I were you Kian... The Royal of Undead is nothing like Echidna. He will make your allies into his."
"I won't let that happen. He can try, but.. I'll kill him before he can lay a finger on them."
Eleos jumped back "If that is true... Then let us meet again-" As he spoke his body fell in half.
"Always wondered what cutting a skeleton would look like... Well kinda." It was Arthur. "Couldn't let him leave like that right."
Everyone laughed. Kian walked up to Eleos "If your Ruler ever comes to me, I'll show him your head first. Then I'll take his." He then grabbed Eleos's head and everyone walked off.
***
As everyone got ready for bed, May sluggishly laid down first having done a lot the whole day. Kaede was taking a bath (In a wooden tub)
Kian was in the library reading. He wanted to find out about the Kings, he had begun his research a few months ago and found out about one of the past King of Divine being a female.
He wanted to find her if she was still alive that is. It was 20 years after her ruthless reign. As he read he slowly began to become sleeping. Khione came in "Kian?"
"Huh?..."
"Your going to sleep in here again?" She walked and took a seat next to him.
"No... I'm." He yawned and rubbed his eyes "I'm... coming...."
She put his arm over her shoulder "Come on"
She lead him to the room. As they walked, Kian tripped over her and they landed in an awkward way.
Khione was on top of Kian. She lifted her head and once she saw the situation she screamed "I'm so sorry! Are you hurt?" She checked him everywhere until he put his hand on her cheek "I'm okay Khione."
Khione's Embarrassment level:
(20%) ---> (100%)
Khione fell on the floor groaning. "Khione!"
Kian grabbed her and put her on his shoulder. He lifted her up and carried her bridal style. She looked at him even more embarrassed, but she still felt strangely calm in his arms. The warmth she loved around her. She nuzzled her face into his neck.
***
"Men in Armor, Men in regular clothing, no matter what they are men. Yet they're not. Because the Man in armor is fighting for a purpose bigger than himself. The man in clothing shall only fight for himself. What's the difference between a Beggar and a Rich man? The beggar knows survival, the rich man knows pride." A man rambled on about. He had a fur cloth around his neck and jewelry all around him.
A woman across from him with a dress made of the best material. The dress was black yet she herself was very beautiful. Her eyes were purple her hair black. She was no older than 19 yet she looked so beautiful. The men around were captivated by her appearance. She wore black gloves. "Is that so? What if the Man in clothing decides to fight for a bigger purpose? What if the beggar once knew pride?... You seem spout out whatever comes to mind no?"
The man gripped his cup of beer. "You still haven't told me your name..." He moved a strand of her hair. "You gonna tell me?"
She looked at him "And why should I tell you?" She leaned over closer to him.
The man trying to seduce her grabbed her hand "Because I wanna know the name of the woman I'm taking tonight."
She chuckled "I'll tell you if you are really worth my time."
He chuckled and took her outside in his mind he was thinking of every thing he could do to her.
He pulled her into a house and she sat down. "Is this yours?"
"Oh shut it." He smirked wickedly looking at her with greedy eyes. He reached for her shoulders and only looked at one thing. She lifted his chin and looked deep into his soul "Kiss me"
Without hesitation he did after they broke the kiss he smiled and laughed "I'll have some fun with you." But something was off, his skin felt weird, he touched his face and scratched it and when he pulled his hand down he saw blood he stepped back his eyes dilating as a piece of his skin fell. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME!?"
She laughed "You know there's one thing you forgot to mention. The Rich not only know Pride, they know greed as well. And that's what happened." She walked up to him and put a finger on his decaying flesh "Your greed brought you your end. Not me... If you weren't so greedy you wouldn't be in this situation."
The man breathed heavily as his skin started to peel "Help! HELP!"
She giggled and grabbed a needle and string. The man looked at her pure fear shaking his head as she grabbed his lips. He franticly shook his head as tears fell. Then screams came.
***
The same woman walked to the same bar where the people inside now were no longer alive, they were rotting corpses. "Rise up everyone"
No one moved and she rolled her eyes "I SAID, Rise and Shiiiine!"
Still they didn't move. She walked to the center of the bar and stomped her foot "I SAID AWAKEN! NOW!"
All of the corpses moaned and groaned as they got up.
"Good, now follow me"
She let them outside and stepped in the middle of the town and her purple eyes glowed "Everyone in this town... Come to me as my undead army!"
Doors were just open and so we're windows as multiple undead came towards her. "Hm... How much is this now? 200,000? Hmm maybe more now." One undead tugged her. "Hm? Oh did everyone not get turned?"
She walked towards a little boy and a little girl. "Oh... I'm sorry you had to see such things" She knelt down and held their cheeks as they cried "Don't worry I won't hurt you." She looked at her army "Take them with us. Don't hurt them though..." She stood up with an innocent look "They're spell."
As she walked she looked at the 2 "Don't worry these people won't hurt you, if they do I'll beat em up."
She giggled, yet the kids did the exact opposite. They looked at the undead before them it was a ton of them.
"Miss, Who are you?" The little girl asked
"I am Anami, The Royal of Undead. But most call me The Mistress of Death. Don't be alarmed though as I said before I won't harm you little bits."
As she walked multiple hands came from the ground and bodies crawled to the surface. The only sounds were moans of the undead and the sound the ground being breached. The Undead followed their Master like puppets.
She took off her glove and touched a rose bush and it died. "My favorite withered roses" Crows began to come down and land on the Undead and the Royal herself. "Oh my beautiful birds."
She was surrounded by death as her only love was death. A natural thing that aided her in multiple ways.
***
Kian woke up, yet this time the girls were gone. He looked around calling their names until he ran into Kazuya who was looking for Mimi.
"Did they disappear?" Kian asked
"Don't tell me that Skeleton guy did something... Wait... GIVE ME THAT DAMN SKULL!"
Kazuya held Kazuya back. "Stop it! I need it!"
"FOR WHAT IT DID SOMETHING TO THEM LET ME AT IT!"
Arthur walked upstairs with a smug grin"You guys are really clueless huh..."
Both boys looked at him still in their fighting poses.
"The girls went on a girl trip, to chat and grow. Especially yours Kian, they need some... Time to get to know each other before they become one with you."
Kazuya looked at the Skull then Arthur "So Mimi too? Or no?"
"Yes Kazuya, Mimi too. So did Seraphina. My mom's out with My stepfather. Dane is somewhere, maybe out trading. So it's only us!"
The maid chimed in from downstairs "Me too!"
"But your a girl!" Arthur yelled back
"Aww....."
"So... If they're gone on a girl time. Why don't we have a Boy time" Kazuya suggested
Both boys looked at him. "Yeaaah"
Then all of them shouted Yeah!
"WOOOHOOO!"
Next chapter: Girls Bonding
Vol. 3 as well!