Heya 2nd chapter/prologue chapter here and you can learn a tad more about rank but don't worry! I'll add a post in the next few days explaining the ranking xianxia system. Anyhow the plot DEEPENS!? So enjoy and post any critism or suggestions in either the comments or in a
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4 months later
Murdock Darklight POV:
4 months.. difficult for me to believe it's only been that little since I fell in love with Rosa,feels like it's been years, probably because of our relationship in the academy and as children with our own heightend crushes on each other.
It's possible that without this forced marriage we might never have discussed our feelings for each other thinking about it now, reminded I turn to my scarlet bride now giving her a cheeky smile with a "I love you"
...I just can't thank her father enough for this chance regardless of his ulterior desperate motives.
In the beginning, sure I thought I saw signs that she didn't like the forced political marriage but I wholeheartedly believed from the start that she would grow to understand I loved her deeply, that I didn't just marry her for politics or lands or survival.
As it turns out Rosa did, just harboring feelings due to shyness probably quietly blaming my lack of love-like wisdom, see, despite being a strong demon , A 9th rank warrior, I'm deeply inexperienced in love,so I mistook her shyness for dislike originally.
Rosa took me heavily by surprise soon after our wedding,which now knowing my love experience, will not be hard to see why. It was exactly one week after we were married, during which, I with my misguided thoughts waited for her patiently to accept me, before claiming her as mine hoho!
Makes you wonder how lucky I am to have someone like Rosa, Such beauty yet such mischievousness. As it turns out she was probably waiting for me to take the lead! Naughty vampire!
During that unawares historic day for us I went to go wish her goodnight before getting ready to start supplying her with anything she might have needed due to her recent trouble adapting her lifelong vampiric habits to our night-time sleeping schedule.
Rosa tilted her head down hiding crimson eyes from my gaze, she beckoned me closer with a wave of her hesitating hand...I still remember silently standing like an idiotic coward which is ironic considering my reputation yet definingly understandable for many young inexperienced men like me.
As I approached her,Rosa,turning scarlet red like her jewels in the process,whispered in my ear "Would you... like to get away from this just.. you and me?" in the unexpected situation where she invited me to spend a exciting night away, I immediately pushed out of my chest brimmed myself with fake confidence in preparation and responded "My lady I know just the place...". I still.. I still wonder how I didn't faint.
As we exited her bedroom via a gleaming lined window we utilized a racial stealth skill of both clans to be one with twilight, blending into darkness like the shadows, helpful too when avoiding a sudden incoming lady-in-waiting who was just exiting my uncles quarters with an aroused expression.
I quickly took Rosa behind the pillar then carried her in the perfect, fitting princess style life (causing no small amount of blushing) then darting to the edge of the courtyard, currently devoid of guards,leaping over a 5 meter wall and reappearing beneath the foolish
guard tower on the other-side,the side of freedom.
Before running I, while laughing as thoughts that should be banished entered my mind,questioned my flower if "this coveted princess will keep up appearances in the dangerous exciting night ahead?" Receiving a fireball to the chest I continued to travel along the wind, blinking between trees in the forest to the north of our proud castle to our destination.
A unique cove with a shallow entrance through a cave leading to a natural mana well and waterfall all beneath either the sun or moon depending on the time, the cove was but one of many places I discovered in my childish adventures, so many that you could ponder a whole book displaying my discovery's of treacherous treasures or luring dungeons (both of which heavily impacted the current me,a warrior built 9th rank powerhouse 3rd rank magus with finally having a family heritage 3rd rank shadow demon transformation.
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Lying around the cove's waterfall Under the moonlight in that little open cave was the most beautiful moment of my life till that point, we sat there for awhile drinking fine wines that could run a country with their cost, discussing our dreams our yearns overall enjoying our time each other.
Hiding from all our tiresome troubles, our responsibilities.
After the moon hung in the air looking down impatiently at us as almost to hurry as along in our relationship, we kissed and kindled our relationship between a High Darklight demon and
a vampire princess.
Both of us 'monsters' which neither of us have trouble cleaving and shattering a body's bones with one palm instantly, jellying their corpse or even exploding their veins and vessels bloating their body before filling up and exploding through blood magic.
Yet despite that,We both whispered to each other "I love you". That night we became one , became a real Husband and wife. A loving couple.
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1 year later
Murdock Darklight POV:
Rosa is pregnant with a child between us, The leading physician declared that the child will be expected within the week! A strict father I shall be, or.. well try knowing me... ;_;(A.N. #TooDoting). Other than the possible problems and
solutions that plague my mind of all the baby's needs and things we recently hired a new dark mage called Sarius Mers from the human continent unexpectedly, half human that one which leads to no end of disrespect or rumors towards him from my castles residents.
He seems quite calm, collected even telling me "I will be at the young masters beck and call always and teach him what he needs to know" after telling him the child would be male. I asked "Why do you, a stranger to these parts wish to be in contact with my soon to be son?"
to which he seemed startled, his eyes turning unfocused vaguely replied "to redeem myself for my mistakes not to let it happen twice", I asked a few questions about his past the main of which solidified him in my mind as he and his family had nearly died for our clan. Assured of his loyalty and feeling sorry for him I, while considering the benefits,agreed.
Our son is to be called Ralos Darklight named after a demonic beast I battled with in my youth.
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15 years later
Ralos Darklight POV:
"Mother why!" I cry line sof crimson tear fleeing from my eyes down my cheeks, my father speedily takes my shoulders in his claws yelling "Ral run outback and get on Silec, my demon mount,we will delay them here then follow you afterwards , head to the human continent and take this cosmic bag(it's a superior version of a magic bag that as long as you can fit it in the open neck you can store items in there but you have the full weight, cosmic bag is 1/10 weight), it has enough money for you to establish yourself plus all our martial & racial techniques from the vault, change your surname let none know your origins" "YOU HEAR ME!!?"
It scared the shit out of me as I've never heard father like this before it takes all of my mind just to furiously nod, "we'll send someone for you, now go! we lo-"*explosion* I dreadfully turn slowly around to see the collective alliance of those lesser races smash through to the throne room, my father
not wasting any time immediately shatters the wall behind the solid gold throne and violently throws me speeding to the stables.
I look up at my home for the last 15 years, where I lazily relaxed happily, where my mother shielding me from responsibilities that she had as a vampire, I only cared little about politics and feuds even neglecting training I only even reached the 2nd rank of a warrior. I look at that home once again speedily mounting Silec, moving further away but just as I turn my head I see my mother with an elven sword stuck into the area where her heart resides and my father self destructing himself, wiping the Darklight and Fireheart castle and all those within, off the face of the friendly Fireheart & Darklight clans territory.
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