Later that night, Elira was staring at the ceiling. She was very tired and needed to rest, but she couldn't sleep.
She sighed deeply and thought to herself, I need to sleep... Elira thought about her problems. Just then, there was a knock on the door."It's me, Kael. Can I come in if you're not asleep yet?" Elira sighed when she heard Kael's annoyed tone.
She knew what Kael wanted to talk about. "Oh, Kael, you can come in," Elira said, sounding upset. The door opened, and Kael came in. "Why aren't you asleep yet, Elira?" Kael kept speaking in a voice that made him sound uncomfortable.
Elira looked at Kael and said, "I don't know. I can't sleep right now. I feel like I'm going to pass out from exhaustion right now, but I can't sleep." She replied. Kael heard her and sighed. He spoke calmly, "Elira, I want to talk to you about some things." Elira looked at Kael and asked calmly, "Is it about Lorian, or is it a family matter?" Kael narrowed his eyes as he looked at Elira."We need to talk about both. As soon as we found Lorian, I sent a message to the family leader about him, and I got a response faster than I expected. The message just arrived, and it concerns Lorian as well." Hearing this, Elira's relaxed expression disappeared.
She looked like a royal princess. Elira was from the Arcturian Family, one of the five largest families in the Aetherian Empire, the largest empire on the Eldoria Continent. Kael was also from the same family.
They had been trained for a long time to react and behave properly. This training wasn't just for them, but also for other members of the Arcturian Family who were blood relatives of the main family. However, the Arcturian Family never paid any attention to the members of the side family, so the side family members never received this training.
Elira felt nervous for a moment, but she quickly recovered and spoke. "What did the letter say, Kael?" Kael admired Elira because she had always been able to control herself.
Reading other people's thoughts was easy for her. Kael had worked hard to be close to Elira and finally succeeded.
The Family Leader chose Kael to be Elira's right-hand man, and Elira asked for this. An insult to Kael was seen as an insult to Elira. Insulting Elira was seen as a challenge to the Arcturian Family.
Elira had a special ability to control echoes and esensia that no one else her age had. When the Family Leader saw Elira's talent, he told her about ascendants, echoes, and esensia and made her work hard to become an ascendant.
The Family Leader helped Elira with everything related to her ancestors. He gave her supplies and had guards protect her during her rituals. Because of this, she was given the nickname "Arcturian Princess" among the Ascended. The Family Leader helped Elira become an Ascendant, and now she is a Stage 3 Therapist. But ever since Lorian arrived, Elira had been acting strangely. She spoke to him less and ran to Lorian whenever she could.
At first, Kael didn't mind because he knew that Elira was interested in new things. But as time went on, it started to bother him. "First of all, the message was written by the Family Leader himself. The Family Leader thinks Lorian may be dangerous and that he may have lied to us about his memory because someone is after him. The Family Leader wants Lorian removed immediately. If we don't remove him, our eldest brother will kill him when he gets here, and we will be punished for breaking the Family Leader's promise. Secondly, the Family Leader said in his message that the Main Bloodline Meeting is coming up. He asked us to prepare and return to the Capital Spirit City with Eldest Brother."
After a moment of silence, Elira spoke: "He sent a message to the Family Leader saying that we had saved Lorian's life and that if we killed the person we had saved, we would be psychologically affected and might lose control over my echoes and esensia, so he asked if the eldest brother could do it for us." Kael listened to Elira's words, and he felt angry.
He hadn't expected Elira to go against the Family Leader for Lorian, and after hearing Elira's last words, a smile appeared on his face. Why did I think that... She is Elira. She always approaches things differently and eliminates her enemies without bloodshed.
The next day at noon, in the Capital City of Souls, the main mansion of the Arcturian family, the head of the family is in the throne room.
Magnus Arcturian was sitting on his throne when a messenger asked if he could come in.
"Family Head, the Arcturian Princess has a message for you!" Magnus smiled, but his face remained serious as he told the messenger, "You may come in."
"Give me the letter." Magnus said as the messenger entered. The messenger gave Magnus the letter and took a few steps back. Magnus smiled as he read the message."Our Princess never disappoints me." He looked at the messenger and then at the servant, who was standing nearby.
"Bring me a pen and paper," he said to the servant. The servant nodded and left the room. As soon as the servant left, another messenger hurried in, saying, "I apologize for my inattention, Family Leader! But an urgent message has arrived from the Arcturian Princess!" Magnus thought about punishing the messenger for being rude, but he decided not to when he realized how important the message was.
Magnus's rules for his employees were clear: they were not allowed to enter the floor or the throne room without permission, unless it was truly urgent. "Give me the letter," Magnus said. The messenger immediately nodded and quickly handed the letter to Magnus.
He then took a few steps back and knelt on the floor, waiting for Magnus to judge him. Magnus opened the letter. The letter only had two words:
Magnus's eyebrows went up, and he took a deep breath. He held the letter more tightly in his hand and slowly opened it. The two words inside made the air in the throne room feel heavy.
"Lorian is dead."