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45.86% The Eminence of a True Monarch of the Shadows / Chapter 121: Chapter 120

Chapter 121: Chapter 120

[Third Person's PoV]

Cid grabbed the hand that was grabbing his cheek and gave it a kiss, before wiping away her tears.

"Let's think about our future now…" Cid said with a calming smile.

Aurora nodded her head, smiling as well. "Speaking about the future, I honestly don't believe it will be long before I give birth."

"Just how fast has she been growing?" Cid asked curiously.

"Too fast, seriously. I have never been pregnant before, but even I can tell this is abnormal. Your blood is something special," Aurora said, shaking her head before looking at Cid with panic.

"She isn't going to rip open my stomach and crawl out, right?"

Cid looked at her in surprise, "Huh? Of course not," he said before chuckling.

He then waved his finger towards her belly and started wiggling it at her stomach and talking in a soft voice, "She's too smart for that, she knows she shouldn't hurt mommy, is that right?"

Just as Aurora was looking at Cid in amusement, she felt pain as a foot protruded from her stomach slightly.

"SHE KICKED!" Both Aurora and Cid exclaimed together before looking at her stomach and then back at each other with a look of surprise and excitement.

Upon realizing they were making the same expression, they started chuckling, causing Aurora to let out a satisfied sigh towards the end and lean back further into Cid.

"Like I said, she'll be smart," Cid said smugly.

"You know, I haven't thought of a name. I didn't even try to come up with one," Aurora revealed to Cid.

"Oh yeah? And why is that?"

"Since I had hoped you were the man you are, and would take responsibility, I wanted to try and come up with names together," she said with a proud expression.

"There are just so many names to choose from. It's going to be difficult to pick one… first, let's get this out of the way. Do you have anyone important to you, someone who you would want to name our child after?" Cid asked.

Aurora pondered the question for a bit before ultimately shaking her head, "I don't. What about you?"

To which Cid also shook his head. 'I would have said my master's name from my first life or a girl version of it, but that bastard didn't even tell me his name,' Cid inwardly mused.

"Hmm, let's try combining our names. Ciora… hmm no, Aurid, not it either. Even the first one was better than that," Aurora said with a dissatisfied look.

"What's wrong with Ciora? I think it's nice," Cid said in confusion.

"Thanks for letting me know you have no naming sense," Aurora said with a plain look, raising a hand to stop Cid from continuing further.

"What– I'll have you know I have one of the best naming senses around," Cid said, offended at her accusations. 'Although she isn't wrong, I still have my pride. There's just no way I could admit defeat.'

"Oh yeah? Then prove it, right here and now. Come up with a name that could satisfy me, oh mister naming wizard."

"Fine…" Cid said, narrowing his eyes at her. "But first let the baby council and me discuss among ourselves."

Aurora grew confused until she saw Cid cuff his hand over his mouth and lean in into his stomach, making whispering noises.

He then put a hand towards his ear and leaned towards his stomach to listen. Cid would occasionally nod his head in understanding before repeating the process.

"I see, I see, what a start lady you are," Cid muttered loudly enough for Aurora to hear. After using that time to brainstorm a name, Cid looked at Aurora with the utmost seriousness.

"The council of baby and me have come to a conclusion. She would like to be named Celeste."

"Celeste," Aurora softly muttered the name, intrigued. "How did you come up with such a name?"

Cid looked proud of himself. "Well, for starters, the name starts with a C, which adds a bit of me to it, and both Aurora and Celeste are things related to the sky or the space above.

Aurora means 'Dawn', while Celeste means 'Heavenly' or 'of the sky'. So, although the names and meaning are somewhat different, it all revolves around the same essences. Making a perfect combination of the two of us… so what do you think?"

Just then, the baby kicked again, almost in agreement with the name. Tears then streamed down her face as her lips quivered.

"Was my naming sense that bad? Or did the kick hurt more than it was supposed to?" Cid asked with worry towards the last part.

Aurora's lips continued to quiver and sniffle while shaking her head. "No, it's just… it's beautiful…" Aurora then started loudly crying. "Even the baby thought it was a beautiful name," she sobbed.

Cid just started patting her back as Aurora continued to cry before she suddenly stopped and rubbed her stomach. "You know, I'm suddenly craving something cold…" She said, standing up and wiping her tears.

She then started to walk down the steps carefully. "Come, lead me to the kitchen," she said while waddling ahead.

'What the hell is happening…' Cid inwardly pondered, 'Do hormones really affect her this much? She was literally crying her eyes out, and now this little penguin just wants to waddle to the kitchen all of a sudden?'

"Oi, don't keep me waiting," Aurora called out, snapping out of his thoughts.

"Coming, coming," Cid said with amusement.

Aurora then started to cry all of a sudden.

"What's wrong?"

"You're sick and tired of me already, aren't you?" she cried out.

"What gave you that idea!?" Cid asked in shock.

"People repeat the words they say two times when they're tired of someone. I'm sorry!" she apologized while crying.

"I'm sorry *sniff* for being *sniff* such a fat pig," she apologized once more.

'I'm so thankful you're growing fast, Celeste,' Cid inwardly praised as he started reassuring Aurora that he didn't think of her in any negative light she painted herself in.

"You do know we could just shadow travel us there, right?"

Aurora shook her head. "I need the exercise," she said calmly.

'And she's calm again… that's nice.'

As they made their way towards the kitchen, Cid saw many of the girls running around carrying party objects with a frantic look on their faces.

They would stop and bow towards Cid before they all started running again.

"So are you going to impregnate all the girls in your organization?" Aurora asked curiously.

"Huh!?" Cid's head snapped to look at her in bewilderment.

Aurora then gained a perverted smile as she looked at Cid. "Just imagine, every girl that passed, each with a bloated stomach just like mine, each carrying your DNA inside of them creating a new life."

'Is this the perverted personality of Aurora? Personality no.25?' Cid inwardly sighed.

They soon arrived at the kitchen where people were zooming back and forth with a determined expression.

A girl with black pigtails and glasses appeared before Cid with a bow. "Is the boss in need of anything?"

"She wants to eat something cold, Kuala," Cid replied.

"Hay! It shall be done, My lord!" she said before rushing around and bringing a big bowl of ice cream.

"Hope you enjoy," Kuala said with a smile. "Would you be needing anything else, my lord?"

Cid shook his head. "No need, thanks for the help," he said, patting her head, which caused her to beam before joining the others.

As Aurora was stuffing her mouth, she then asked with a blissful expression, "Do you know the name of everyone here?"

To which Cid nodded with a serious expression, "Everyone that joins and becomes part of Shadow Garden joins for a cause and pays with their servitude. The least I could do for them is remember all of their names."

Aurora looked at Cid in surprise and then respect, while the others who heard him smiled widely, happy to have him as their leader, which caused them to work harder and more efficiently.


Chapter 122: Chapter 121

[Third Person's PoV]

'My lord, everything is ready,' Alpha announced through their connection.

'We'll be right over in a few minutes. She'll probably want to walk there,' Cid answered.

Although Cid couldn't see it, Alpha nodded in response.

Cid watched as she finished eating the last bit of her ice cream with a blissful expression. He almost laughed seeing her messy face but held it together and grabbed a napkin.

"Come here," he said, amused, taking hold of her chin and softly starting to clean her up.

Seeing how gentle he was being while cleaning her up, and how serious he looked while doing so, Aurora couldn't look away. She watched his serious expression, entranced.

When he was done, Cid nodded with a smile. Seeing his smile, Aurora knew right then and there that she had completely fallen in love with him. She knew it wasn't just hormones talking; she could tell deep within her.

Silent tears rolled down her face. Cid sighed as he cleaned up her face as well. "What's wrong now?"

"Why are you so good to me?" she cried, looking up and shedding more tears.

Cid sighed and rolled his eyes playfully before pulling her head down by her chin and kissing her forehead. "Come on, the others are waiting."

"They're done already?" she asked curiously, happy to be kissed on the forehead as she found it much more endearing than on the lips.

Cid smiled confidently and proudly. "Something you should know about my girls is that they're efficient and will quickly complete any task you give them."

Cid and Aurora then walked towards the large ballroom. When they arrived, it was filled with multiple women wearing dresses. Cid even spotted Zeto wearing a little suit with a comically big bowtie.

As soon as Cid entered, they all bowed their heads. Cid just raised a hand while lowering his head slightly, basically saying 'at ease'.

Epsilon was seen on the piano and immediately started playing "ICARUS" by Tony Ann.

Alpha then came up towards them with a smile. "I hope you enjoy yourself."

Aurora nodded with a smile. "I hope to get to know you all after this celebration… well, the ones that are most important."

Alpha reached out her hand. "The name's Alpha, The Sin of Pride, the leader of the Seven Deadly Sins, and the one who rules Shadow Garden after our great lord, so you can come to me if you're ever in need and master isn't available."

Aurora shook Alpha's hand and introduced herself, and as she did, Beta appeared peeking from Alpha's side.

"Name's Beta, the Sin of Lust." Even though Beta introduced herself, one could feel the envy coming from her gaze when looking at Aurora.

Gamma then casually walked in and introduced herself. "Gamma, Sin of Greed. It's a pleasure to get to know the infamous Witch of Calamity and the mother who will bear our Lord's child."

Delta then peeked out from the other side of Alpha. "Delta is Delta, Sin of Wrath… Delta isn't sure if I should be angry or glad. The pack is expanding, but it isn't with Delta… Bossu, breed with me!" she demanded while looking towards Cid.

Cid just started patting her head. "Later…"

"Promise?"

"I promise," Cid said, amused.

Cid then pointed towards Epsilon and introduced her. "The one on the piano is Epsilon, Sin of Envy."

"Zeta, Sin of Gluttony…" Zeta announced her presence as she undid her concealment, appearing next to Aurora.

Cid then felt a pair of arms wrap around his back before climbing up and laying her head on his shoulder before she began to lightly snore.

"Eta, as you can tell, is the Sin of Sloth…" Cid said as he pointed towards his shoulders.

Zeta let out a sigh as she went behind Cid and pulled Eta away from him.

Cid then started introducing her to everyone else, like his sister who had already met her, Sherry, Rose, even Alexia was present.

There were some members walking around with appetizers, which Aurora took, mostly all of them.

Cid then felt a pull on his shirt. He looked at Claire in confusion until she whispered, "What are you going to tell Mom and Dad?"

"Do we even have to tell them?" Cid said with a weary expression.

Claire looked at Cid with a deadpan expression. "Mom would literally kill you if she found out she had a grandkid and didn't find out, or found out about it way later than she was supposed to."

"Oh, I want to meet your parents!" Aurora exclaimed excitedly from her seat, hearing their conversation.

"And why would you want to do that?" Cid asked with an awkward smile.

"Isn't it obvious?" she said, rolling her eyes and rubbing her belly. "They're going to be Celeste's grandparents. They have a right to meet their grandbaby... well, unless you really, really don't want to…"

Cid honestly didn't know how to respond to the question. "This needs some careful thinking, so I can't give you an answer right away."

Aurora nodded in understanding and didn't push it further.

Afterward, Cid started to dance with all the girls one by one.

As Cid danced with Alpha, he asked, "Answer me honestly, how do you feel about the whole pregnancy thing?"

Alpha sighed and held his face with a hand. "Honestly, my lord, I'm just a little sad... I have been your first for many things. When we do things together, I've always been the first one since you always do it in the order when you first met us and named us to make it seem fair and to make it seem like you weren't choosing favorites.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm not used to not being the first this time. I thought out of all of us... I would be the one that would have gotten the blessing of bearing your child, seeing someone else, someone we have barely any knowledge of, getting that privilege..." Alpha couldn't finish her sentence.

Cid pulled Alpha closer and had her rest her head on his shoulder while putting a hand on his chest.

Cid pressed his lips against Alpha's forehead for a while. "I'm truly sorry for making you feel that way, Alpha. You girls are very important to me, and the last thing I ever want to do is hurt you–"

"My lord!" Alpha exclaimed in surprise. "This isn't something you should be apologizing for."

Cid shook his head. "It is. I may be your lord and master and all of that, but I'm still your husband, and when a husband does something wrong that upsets his wife, the thing he must do is apologize... Do I regret what I did? No, no I do not. It would be the same as saying I regret the creation of my daughter, which is something I would never do. The thing I do regret is making you feel this way."

Alpha looked toward Cid with a bit of tears in her eyes. She softly kissed Cid as she looked into his eyes with love and smiled brightly toward him. "I'm forever thankful you are the one I can call my husband."

Cid then danced and made sure that every single one of them was alright and expressed their feelings on the matter, even if it resulted in toe stomps from Gamma. A few hours later, Aurora and Cid were seen slow dancing together.

"How did you get along with the others?" Cid asked, looking at Aurora with a smile.

"They're great. I can see why you care deeply for them; they're all very talented girls," Aurora expressed with a smile.

Just as Epsilon was about to play her last song, Aurora's face went completely pale, and a big splash of water dropped down from her.

Cid and Aurora looked at each other with widening eyes and a look of horror and astonishment...

"My water just broke."


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