Capítulo 21: Secrets and the Stormy Night
"Yes, I know. I'll tell you the whole story when we get home. Let's go."
Two toddlers, a middle-aged man, and a wolf pup were travelling at a fast rate towards their home. They had reached there destination before it gets dark.
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At this time, the four had already finished dinner. Rae had woken up in the middle of their travelling. Though a little weak, she still had the energy to eat. Because of the battle that had just happened, the two kids had their appetite doubled.
"Aunt May and Uncle Cain, can you please tell us things that we don't know?" Asked Yan with curiosity while holding Snow in his arms. Snow was still licking a glass of cow's milk in the table.
Aunt May sighted while Rae was looking around on everyone wondering what was going on.
"Well, were should I start. Hmm. This story is our family's deepest secret. Well, let's start with our history. Our bloodline is actually of Royalty."
Yan was shocked by the sudden bombshell of a secret. While listening, Yan can sorrow in Aunt May's beautiful eyes. He continued to listen in every detail of her story.
"Our family's ancestors were actually the Kingdom of Stormrein's Royal Family - 500 years ago. Our family name was Mercury. We were the vanguards of humanity of the continent. Our family were proficient in Ice Magic. But 500 years ago, a rebellion had erupted and was initiated by the current Royal Family, the Tudors. The Tudors was proficient in Fire Magic. When they had successfully won the rebellion, they have captured all of the women in our family to make them their cultivation slaves while they killed all of the men in our family."
"15 years ago, I was still a maid in the royal palace. Cain was a butler with a common background. We were both assigned to be the maidservant and butler for the kingdom's youngest princess, Princess Lilia Tudor. The current royal family were secretly notorious by their cruelty. It was our luck that the Princess Lilia was very kind to me and everyone of her servants." She then raise her hand and caressed Yan's face. "She was your Mother, little man."
Yan was shocked. Her mother was a princess. The princess of the strongest human kingdom in the whole world!
Noticing the shock on his face, Aunt May just smiled and continued to tell her story. "The Princess was different from the other members of the royal family. She was the daughter of my Aunt and the former King. At first, she was made to be a maid. But her talents exceeded everyone else for she was able to use the Fire Magic of the Tudors and the Ice Magic of the Mercury. She was the first person to have mastered two elements known to men. She was promoted into a princess because the former King appreciated her talents. But not everyone liked her. The other children of the former King were jealous of her talents. She was often harassed in the castle. Because of this, she often went out of the castle in disguise to pose as an adventurer. During her adventures outside the palace, she met the love of her life. His name was Ryan Norton, your father"
"They formed a party with a rank Class SS - 'The Admirals', the strongest and greatest Adventurer Party in the recent history. They've conquered dungeons and raid bosses in every part of the continent."
Aunt May's face then turned from admiration into sorrow.
"But everything changed 9 years ago. There were two major news that rocked the continent that year. First, the former King of Stormrein succumbed to an illness and died. He was succeeded by the current King, the former Crown Prince. Second, a portal leading to an other world had opened."
"The current King hated your mother. When he ascended to the throne, she was isolated by the Royal Family. When the former King died, almost all that had supported her before were gone. We were harassed in every corner of the palace. Many of us tried to escape but only small count of us escaped. Cain and I were one of those people. We were secretly helped by the princess and your father. We had to travel thousands of miles just to escape their grasps. We settled here."
"7 years ago, on a stormy night, someone had knocked on to our door. When Cain opened to see who they were, we were shocked. It was your mother and father. In her arms, she was carrying a beautiful baby boy, you."
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"Sir Ryan?!" Cain was shocked by their sudden visitor. "Please, enter. Though my abode is simple and a little crude to your taste but please, let me serve you and my wife." Cain hurriedly added.
"Cain, what's wrong with you? Do you think I'm the same with the people in the capital? And here I thought you didn't think of me this lowly. You really hurt my feelings, My Friend." Ryan showed a fake sad face while wrapping his arm on Cain's shoulders.
Cain had forgotten the easygoing personality of Ryan.
"Of course, not! You're the best person I know!"
"Good. Good. You still think of me as a good friend. Hehe." While Ryan patting Cain's shoulders.
The person behind Ryan took of her cloak and showed her beautiful face.
"Princess!" As Cain and May exclaimed then hurriedly kneeled on the ground.
"Stop. It's okay. Please rise.". The princess's voice were melodious and as beautiful as her face.
Cain and May then stood up. They both admired her so much because of her kindness and righteousness.
But in her beautiful eyes, both of them can see sorrow and reluctance.
Then they looked towards the thing she was holding. It was a baby!
"Princess, whose baby is that?"
"Of course it's ours! Do you not see that he looks like me? Hahaha!". Ryan proudly proclaimed loudly.
"Yes. He is the result of my love with Ryan. His name is Yan." Added Lilia softly while looking at her child with full of love.
"Congratulations, Princess and Sir Ryan! Your child is so beautiful. I know he will be as talented as you both when he grows up! Yan Tudor. What a wonderful name!"
It was practiced that anyone who was born with the blood of Tudors' will have to use the name when they are born.
"No. No. No. You're wrong, Cain. His name is Yan Norton. He follows my name! Those people in the palace can suck it!"
Lilia was the caressing the sleeping face of Yan. She then turned towards Cain and May.
"May, Cain, we have a favour to ask for both of you."
"What is it, Princess? We will do our best to fulfil it."
"...."
Stream of tears then fell out of Lilia's eyes. Ryan sighted and hugged her. Ryan turned serious and then continued.
"When that bastard ascended to the throne, he had successfully cut all of Lilia's power in the palace. They've successfully isolated her. Two weeks ago, our party were one of a small number of other parties, that were hired to explore the portal leading to other world. Other races had also commissioned their own exploration team to join us. The palace had made a situation that made the request that our party can't decline. Both Lilia and I are going to the other side of the portal to lead everyone. You know how dangerous the journey is and also the danger of the unknown in the other side. We can't carry Yan there for even we can't secure our own safety. Also, we can't leave Yan in the palace. Our request is that, can you take care of Yan for both of us?"
Both Cain and May were shocked. The Crown Price had successfully cut off the Princess in the palace and now they are bound to go that dangerous place. They were both sad of the situation.
"Can't you just run away?"
"No. You both don't forget that we are also adventurers! It's in our pledge to explore the unexplored, conquer the unconquered, and uncover all the secrets of the universe. It's our duty to go to the portal."
The eyes of Ryan were filled with determination.
Lilia hugged Yan deeply. She kissed his cheeks and then handed him over to May.
"If he grew up an ordinary boy, let him be ordinary and afar from dangers. But if he shows potential greater that us, please tell him about our story. Maybe he can even follow us in the other side of the portal."
"Yes, Princess. We will take care of him. I'm also pregnant with our child. He will not be alone in the future and I will love him with all of my heart."
"Thank you, May."
Tears again fell from Lilia's eyes. Ryan then hold her hands.
"Then we should get going. Cain, May, thank you."
Ryan and Lilia walked out of the door. They both gave Yan one last look then vanished from sight.
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