บท 13: Meeting People

POV Julian Kingscrown

After that we entered the house, they bombarded me with questions, about what I had done, so I showed them, the handling of the elements that I had hidden until now, I did not show the deviated ones that I know of other races yet, besides some of my new physical abilities, they also asked me about my change of image, to which I just replied that it was because of something I received from the wise

Tessia was devastated, since the hair color we shared disappeared, and said that I should change it back with tears in her eyes

"Elder Virion, after training with the wise I realized, that I lack a lot of experience, I would like to know if I could request your help, to request some elves to train with me" I said to Elder Virion while taking the tea prepared by Grandma

"It is possible, I even think you have one in front of you, Arthur could be a good partner for you and they are quite close in age range" Virion said giving a look at Arthur to see his reaction

"I would be delighted to practice with someone like him, who awakened before me, although my body is not fully assimilated yet, I hope that does not bother you" Arthur said returning the look

"Not at all, but I'm curious, since everyone says that you also woke up young like me" I said giving him a smile

"It's nothing compared to yours that was faster" he replied returning the smile

"Well, if that's the case I think it would be better if you moved in with them Julian" Grandma Rinia spoke

"I couldn't leave you alone, Grandma .." Before I finished speaking, she interrupted me

"I know you want to stay with me longer, but for your goals you need to sacrifice more than this and I know you understand" she said giving me a decided look

"I understand, I will come to visit you often, but I think we should talk to Elder Virion first" I said giving her a smile and looking in the direction of the old king of Elenoir

We can't make decisions when they haven't even invited me, it was the only thing I could think of

"No problem Arthur is living with us, one more won't hurt, besides I want to know how much you grew" Elder Virion said with a smile on his face

Later Virion, Tessia and Arthur left again for the castle, I decided to stay to spend with Grandma Rinia some more time and go in a few days

"So, now that we are finally alone, you met them or rather you met a dying Asura, didn't you?" Grandma Rinia asked while I washed the dirty dishes

"If you already know why ask me, besides am I not the only one who has seen Asuras or yes?" I said in a cheeky tone

"I've always been curious Julian, you seem to know a lot about everything, but I know that within your abilities is not divination, then how did you know how to find that Asura, how do you know that I know others of his class and why do you try so hard to change the fate that I see" Grandma Rinia said in a suffocatingly serious tone

"I thought you would keep your distance on this topic grandma" I said in a worried tone

"Normally, I would have, but not now, the body you have is not something you can go unnoticed and I think you know it" she said speaking in a tone of reprimand

"I know that's why, I plan to start doing many things in preparation for the future" I said looking at her for the first time since we started talking

"Be very careful, there are many eyes and ears here" she said returning the look

"I know that too, there are several groups that must already be starting to infect beasts in the clearings, besides I know there are spies in Xyrus and maybe a scythe in Darv, that's just from the Alacryans, not to mention your master and the Asura's dog that is in Dicathen" I said in a tired tone

"You know much more than I do, tell me how you do it" she said with a smile full of pure curiosity

"Maybe in the future I'll tell you everything" I said giving him a cheeky smile as I headed to my room

"I pray that you can achieve what you want Julian"

So I spent several days with Grandma Rinia until I left for the royal castle of Elenoir

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POV Arthur Leywin

After being reborn in this world, being separated from my family, finding a savior and being helped by the elves, I realized that I appreciate my family and the people I have met in this world more than I would have done before

I have been doing what Silvia asked me, living my life again in a way that I can enjoy all its joys, besides strengthening myself

After three years here in Elenoir I found someone who could be as peculiar as me, he woke up as a mage early and seems to know about Silvia, besides Silvie formed a bond with him, which is strange

Silvie seemed very alert with us, but with him she seemed very docile as if she was with her family, which was surprising, she seemed very comfortable in his hands

To the point that Tessia tried to approach to touch her, but she hid from her in this boy's jacket named Julian

Also Silvia's will was reacting to him minimally, almost imperceptibly, but it seems that she was glad to find him

That makes me wonder if Silvia wanted to give her will to him and not to me, was it okay that I had it?

From what I could see of his demonstrations he was someone incredible to have our age, according to Grandpa Virion, his control, understanding and physical abilities were very superior, even to some high-ranking mages in Sapin, Darv or Elenoir

After separating from him, I have been waiting for him for a whole week, since I wanted to know how much he knows about Silvia and if he knows what that horned being was, that I saw before she sent me to the forest of Elshire

When I saw him arrive, at night a week later, I saw him greet Queen Merial and King Alduin; they seemed somewhat uncomfortable because they did not deal too much with him

Finally, everyone went to their rooms to rest, but I went to his room, to check on Silvie's status and ask him if he knew anything else about Silvia

Knock knock knock, "who is it" sounded Julian's voice on the other side of the door

"It's Arthur, can I come in and talk to you a little bit" I replied from the other side of the door

"Sure, come in" Julian came over and opened the door giving me space to pass

"So you finally came, I had many questions and few answers since we met" I said starting the conversation

"Well, it's true that we have a conversation pending, although I have a slight impression of what your questions will be" he said in a complicated tone

"Well, first I would like to know if Silvia is really dead" I said with a tone full of expectations

"Silvia is dead, I couldn't even find her body" Julian said in an uncomfortable tone

"Do you know who the bastard who killed her was" I replied in a cold tone

"Silvia wouldn't like the look you have right now, so don't seek revenge, you couldn't yet, we are nothing but a breeze of air for those who hurt her" he also said in a cold tone

"Do you know what Silvia was?" He asked me

"What do you mean wasn't she a dragon?" I asked somewhat confused

"Yes, but you are not taking the full dimension, of what it means to be a dragon" he said and then took a breath and continued

"The most accurate comparison would be to call them gods, that's how they are known to them and that's how we see them in our culture here in Dicathen; although for me they are no different from the other intelligent beings of this world, they can be selfish, destructive, arrogant and full of pride for being the strongest race, but they are not omnipotent, nor omniscient, they are pathetic beings playing at being gods, that was Silvia's race and just like her race there are others like that; they call themselves Asuras, what you saw that attacked Silvia was most likely a servant of these Asuras, but I'm not sure, Silvia's last message was that I take care of Silvie that's all" Julian said finishing his explanation

"Wouldn't it be better to tell them, this to the others?" I replied

"And will they believe us?, more important than that, will they be safe knowing this?, the only thing we can do is become very strong, to the point where those bastards don't think about attacking us, that's the best course of action and I think you understand it" he said to me while he looked at me and scrutinized with his penetrating eyes what I was thinking

"I understand, I will just do that, when the time comes we will talk again, with everyone else" I replied

After that I left his room and was thinking during the long night everything he told me and choosing the best course of action from now on

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POV Alea Triscan

I have always thought that I don't need anyone to depend on, I think the best way to get what you want is to work hard, I don't like the idea of depending on someone

In fact I prefer that people depend on me like my brother, but he is very stubborn, that added to the fact that I am a guard who protects the royal family from the shadows, has complicated my relationship with him a little, but it doesn't matter

A few years ago a little boy came from time to time who reminded me of my brother, with silver hair, with a very high mana affinity, I as a white core mage could see him clearly, he was an impressive boy, but he never showed his magical abilities with Elder Virion, only physical combat, reinforcement and sword handling, he was talented for someone his age and could be a powerhouse in the future but nothing more

The only thing that caught my attention were the four mana beasts that followed him as if he were the boss, they seemed unique, but I never approached him or those mana beasts, since my duty was to remain in the dark taking care of the royal family

A few years later that boy disappeared and another human arrived who had saved Princess Tessia

This time it was a redhead boy, he didn't have such a high affinity as the silver-haired boy, but he was very good and his combat skills were much better than the other human who had been in the castle

So almost four years passed until the silver-haired boy returned, but now he looked very different, if his affinity before was high, now it was huge, to the point that he seemed to be able to hide from me if he tried, his control was at my level as a white core mage, besides his appearance the hazel eyes were gone, now there was a fierce and penetrating look of crimson color and his hair was completely white

As if it were another person he seemed even more mature, and the mana beasts I couldn't say for sure, but they had grown a lot, to the point that I wanted one of them as a bond, but it was something embarrassing to ask a child if he was willing to try to give me one, especially because they seemed close

For some time the boy named Julian and Arthur trained, they both grew very fast too much, the white-haired boy taught him how to improve and imbue his body with mana of different elements, while the redhead boy taught him better ways to execute sword techniques and movements that surprised me a little, since until now it had been only assimilation training because Arthur was a beast tamer

They would undoubtedly be powers in the future, was it really a coincidence that they came here to Zestier?, besides, was it okay to train humans?; I don't particularly discriminate against them, more after finding out that Julian had been hunting slavers and freeing elves in the past, but, there were many unknowns around them two

A few days ago, Julian asked Mr. Virion to introduce him to a mage who handled the plant deviant, I thought he would introduce some random elf with enough skill

But Elder Virion asked me to do it, apparently he specifically requested me for his practice, which surprised me and Elder Virion was the same, he didn't expect him to notice me, I wondered if he had noticed Aya too

And here I was in front of the boy, I would lie if I said I wasn't curious about why he specifically requested me, besides experiencing his abilities first hand, since I've never seen him use his magical abilities, seriously

"At the count of three the sparring will start" said Elder Virion "One, two, three"

As soon as I thought of taking it easy he disappeared from my sight and when I felt a chill on my back, there was a sword dangerously close to my neck

"Miss Alea, I would love to fight with you and have you take me a little more seriously" I heard Julian's voice behind me