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41.41% The Eminence of a True Monarch of the Shadows / Chapter 110: Chapter 109

Chapter 110: Chapter 109

[Third Person's PoV]

Cid sat on his throne with his chin resting on the back of his hand, looking at Beatrix in amusement as she tried to wrap her head around the situation.

"How's that possible?" Beatrix couldn't help but mutter as she stared at Cid who was wearing Shadow's clothing.

Meanwhile, Alpha simply ignored her and started walking up the stairs to the throne. She sat around the armrest before wrapping her arms around Cid and kissing his cheek.

Cid snaked his arm around Alpha's waist while continuing to smirk in amusement. "What is there to not believe?"

"I clearly saw and felt the fight between the Shadow and Cid. Your magic power and his felt different. It didn't just feel different; it felt completely opposite. So how… how is it possible that the two of you are the same person!?" She asked while raising her voice.

Alpha glared at Beatrix to remind her of her place, but Beatrix wasn't paying attention to her. Her sole focus was on Cid.

Cid parted his hand from Alpha's waist and held them out in front of him. "It's honestly pretty simple to do. What you detect is my magic power frequency. So you know, no two frequencies are the same; each one is unique for each person. But for a being such as I, being able to change my magic's frequency comes pretty easily."

On one hand, Cid expelled the magic power Beatrix detected from Shadow, and on the other hand, she detected the one she felt from Cid.

Beatrix stared in awe at his skill and magic proficiency. Her expression went from one of disbelief to one of pure curiosity.

Since her long life, she has seen and experienced many wonders of the world, which included many people and different skills, but this is the first one where she was genuinely amazed at a person's skill.

"But then how were you able to be at two places at once? Can you please explain that to me?" She asked with humility, which caused Cid to raise a brow at that but decided to ignore it and answer her question.

"Tell me, do you remember during my spiel what I called myself?" he said, answering her question with a question of his own.

Beatrix was at first confused, unsure of what that had to do with anything, but went into thought to try and remember. After a few seconds, she nodded. "You called yourself 'The Shadow Monarch'."

Cid nodded. "Do you believe that title is merely for show? Everything that is related to the shadows is under my command. I have another inquiry for you: what are shadows?"

Cid didn't even let her get a chance to answer as he answered for her. "I'll tell you. Shadows are, after all, merely reflections of oneself, and as the Shadow Monarch, calling forth such reflections is as easy as a wave of my hand."

And Cid did just as he said; he waved his hand, which caused his shadow to expand, and from his shadow, black mass started to build up before taking form—his form to be exact. They were all seen wearing the same thing as his school uniform.

They all did the two-finger salute as they greeted Beatrix.

"Yo!" They said as their voices overlapped one after the other.

Beatrix had a look of amazement while Alpha smirked at the shadows.

"Don't even think about it," Cid said in a cold voice, which caused Alpha's cheeks to turn pink.

"Sorry," she muttered, while Cid just poked her waist with his finger.

"Yeah, you better. You're becoming a little too naughty; we might have to fix that," he said in a teasing way. Alpha just started to giggle, which only made Cid smile in return.

Beatrix watched their interaction with a smile, happy that her niece found happiness. Her expression then turned serious as she asked, "I have one last question, if you don't mind."

Alpha's expression then turned a little cold. "You're asking an awful lot of questions."

Cid stopped her. "It's okay, I'll allow it. Ask away."

"Why are you telling me all of this? Why entertain my questions?"

Cid's smile widened hearing that question and only said one word, "Guess."

Beatrix didn't say anything and continued looking at Cid before releasing a sigh of resignation. "You're not planning on letting me go, are you? You're making sure that I know too much, where I have no choice but to stay…"

Her next actions then surprised both Cid and Alpha, more Alpha than anyone else. She approached the throne and knelt down on one knee, stabbing her sword into the floor in front of her before lowering her head.

"I, Beatrix, known by many as the War Goddess, offer my blade to The Shadow Monarch."

"Why do you prostrate yourself before me?" Cid asked in a cold voice. "What is your reason?"

"There are four reasons," Beatrix began. "First, you have exposed yourself to me in order to keep me here, so I might as well offer my services, as I have no choice in the matter, really.

Second, if what… Alpha has said about you is to be correct, then you are a noble man. You are fighting against an organization that is targeting innocent women and children and using them for their selfish gains. I don't mind bowing my head towards a man with a noble cause.

Third, you have bested me in combat and showed that no matter how hard I try, I wouldn't be able to defeat you, even if I had received help. There is a reason why I haven't served anyone before, and that reason is because no one has ever won against me. But you did, and it wasn't even close. Once again, I don't mind bowing my head in front of greater strength.

And the fourth and last reason, you make my niece happy." Beatrix then looked up and smiled happily towards Alpha. "You saved her life, protected her from further harm, and gave her a home and strength, and for that, I would be forever thankful.

And for those reasons, I'm prostrating myself before you and offering my sword. If anyone has any rights towards my strength, it would be none other than you."

Alpha nodded, proud that her aunt could see the things that made Cid awesome in her eyes. 'Not bad…'

Cid stood up from his throne and started to slowly walk towards Beatrix. He casually held his hand out to the side, causing Beatrix's sword to fly from the ground into his grasp before landing on Cid's hand.

He walked down the steps with her sword in hand and stopped in front of her, looking down at her. He lifted the sword up with a smirk before patting her shoulders with the sword.

"I, Cid Kaguno, The Monarch of Shadows, accept your sword. From here on out, The War Goddess Beatrix shall become a Knight of Shadow Garden."

As Cid knighted her, he transferred some of his magic power to her, empowering her, causing her to almost moan out loud.

'Such power… I can feel myself getting stronger… When was the last time I ever felt myself growing strong? I see… this power, this is the power of the man known as the Shadow Monarch. Fascinating,' Beatrix thought before offering her hands to Cid.

Cid put her sword back in her hands before walking back towards the throne. "You shall be placed under Alpha's command in the meantime. Do you have any complaints?"

Beatrix shook her head. "None, my lord," she said, a little surprised with herself at how smoothly those words came out of her mouth before smiling.

Cid nodded his head before looking at Alpha. "You know what to do. I don't need to give you any instructions."

Alpha nodded. She kissed him on the cheek once more, unable to contain her love as she found his actions cool before standing up from where she was sitting.

"You are both dismissed," he said, causing Beatrix to stand back up.

"Follow me, I'll give you a proper guide of the base now that you have properly joined," Alpha said, walking ahead of her.

Alpha then stopped and turned around. "Oh, and one more thing," she said before smiling at Beatrix. "I officially welcome you to Shadow Garden."

Beatrix smiled and nodded her head, happy that she was going to be spending time with her niece.


Chapter 111: Chapter 110

[Third Person's PoV]

Seeing Alpha and Beatrix walking away, Cid smiled, his hand on his chin, before sinking into his shadow, leaving the throne room empty.

Deleting his presence, Cid appeared behind Sherry, who was inside the lab tinkering with some objects, trying to create new artifacts. Meanwhile, Eta was seen sleeping on her desk with her head down and bags under her eyes.

As Cid appeared, he picked up Sherry in a princess carry, taking her by complete surprise, causing her to let out a yelp. She looked towards the person who picked her up and sighed with relief when she realized it was only Cid.

"You scared me," she said in his arms, a hand on her chest.

Cid just smiled while looking at her. "Sorry about that, I couldn't help it. You let out the cutest noise."

Sherry grew embarrassed upon hearing that and didn't know how to respond, so she wrapped her arms around his neck to secure herself, but then grew even more embarrassed by her own actions.

"W-Why are you here?" she asked, looking at him shyly.

Cid gave her a fake pout, teasingly. "Well, I've been waiting for someone to come and get me so we can spend time together, but that person hasn't even approached me since arriving here and spends most of her time locked up in a lab."

"Sorry, I got too enthralled in research," she muttered, blushing.

Cid just smiled. "That's alright. After all, I came here to kidnap you. We're going on a date."

Her arms around him unconsciously tightened when she heard that idea. "Really? Where are we going?"

"Can't say, sorry," Cid smirked, while Sherry happily pouted before giggling.

"Do I have to dress fancy?"

"If you want to."

Sherry nodded before jumping down from his arms. "Let me get ready," she said excitedly before jumping into her shadow.

Cid covered his mouth to stop himself from laughing when he saw her close her eyes before jumping in.

Cid shook his head in amusement before thinking, 'Did she already learn how to shadow travel that quickly? It hasn't been that long since she acquired these powers… as expected of her, I'm impressed.'

After a few minutes of waiting for her, Cid changed his outfit to an all black three-piece suit. As he waited, he approached the sleeping Eta and conjured a blanket using magic, draping it over her body while moving her hair from her face. He then kissed the top of her head which caused her to smile in her sleep.

After a few more minutes, Sherry appeared wearing a white button-up blouse with a small ribbon, tucked into a long black skirt raised up to just underneath her breast. She also wore black leggings and a pink long cardigan, which rested loosely on her forearms.

As she arrived, she did a small spin before looking down shyly and asking, "What do you think?" while looking slightly up to see his expression.

Cid just smiled and lifted her chin before kissing her pink lips. "I think you look very beautiful."

She turned red before covering her eyes and swaying side to side. "I think you look very handsome as well."

Cid chuckled before grabbing her hands from her face and holding them onto his. "So tell me, do you want me to simply teleport us there or do you want to enjoy our journey to our destination?"

Sherry puckered her lips to the side as she pondered before answering, "I want the journey," she said with a smile.

Cid smiled and nodded his head before teleporting them just outside the base. "Kaisel."

From underneath them, Kaisel took both of them to the skies, surprising as everything was happening too fast. She almost fell off Kaisel, but Cid managed to take hold of her and bring her close to his chest.

She once again grew embarrassed as she hugged him tightly, afraid to fall off. Cid just smiled as he softly patted her hair. "It's alright. Look."

Sherry took a deep breath to calm herself down before taking a peek away from Cid's chest and looking ahead. The scene almost left her breathless.

They were over the clouds, with the skies growing orange and just above them the stars would sparkle. Sherry grew entranced watching the setting sun as the sound of the wind stained her ears.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Cid asked in her mind, using the connection between them so he wouldn't have to raise his voice and disturb the scenery.

Sherry was speechless as she nodded her head in agreement, unconsciously reaching over and taking hold of Cid's hand before softly smiling.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, feeling the wind crash against her softly.

Cid then sat on top of Kaisel before softly pulling Sherry to sit in between his legs. Cid wrapped his arms around her waist while Sherry leaned back and rested her head against his chest, staring at the sun.

Cid used his ability and made them undetectable before kissing Sherry on the cheeks, which caused her to start giggling.

After a few more minutes, Kaisel swooped down, surprising Sherry as they landed in front of the gates to the capital.

As they landed, Sherry was a bit confused as to why they didn't react, but when she looked at Cid, who just smiled at her, she understood that it was his doing.

So holding hands, Cid and Sherry walked right past the guards that were monitoring the gates and entered the city.

As they walked a few meters ahead, Cid undid his ability, and the two of them started their date as they walked through the city with their fingers interlocked.

As Cid guided Sherry to their destination, they would pass by some stores, where they would stop and admire the displays before continuing onwards.

Cid noticed that Sherry admired one piece of jewelry more than the others before walking away with a smile and a skip in her steps.

Cid smirked before disconnecting his hands from Sherry, before taking both his hands and pressing them tightly against each other.

Sherry was at first confused, and she expressed as such, "What are you doing?"

Cid didn't say anything and just smirked before opening a tiny space around his thumbs, which he presented to her.

"Blow on it?"

"What?" She asked in pure confusion.

"Just trust me," Cid said confidently.

Although confused, she did as he said, she took a deep breath before blowing air in between the gaps of his thumbs.

As she did, Cid started shaking his joint hands before opening his hands and presenting her with a gift, the necklace with a small pink diamond she was admiring in the window.

"Tada! Magic!" Cid exaggeratedly said with amusement.

"Here let me put it on you," he said as he repositioned her hair before draping the necklace on her neck and tying it behind her.

Tears streamed down her eyes slightly as she held the gem in her hand and covered her mouth in shock.

She wrapped her arms around Cid tightly before looking up to him and giving the brightest smile she ever made. "Thank you."

Cid was stunned seeing her smile, his cheeks reddened ever so slightly before looking away and covering his mouth with his fist. "Don't worry about it, it's nothing," he said, gathering his composure before wiping away her tears from her face.

After a few seconds, Sherry backed away before leaning forward, which emphasized her chest. "So, what do you think?"

Cid just kissed her forehead. "Absolutely adorable."

Sherry just started chuckling before intertwining her hand with Cid's and pressing her chest against his arm while holding him lovingly.

Cid then started leading her to their destination, a high-end restaurant owned by Mitsugoshi, thus owned by Shadow Garden.…


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