“You’re finally back, you giant mutt!” Raphael said as he looked at the large black dragon with a murderous glare.
Then, the black dragon leaned down as he looked at Raphael and said,
“I’m here because I felt that interesting things were going to happen.”
“Also, I would like to be able to admire the awakening ceremony this time.”
Then, Raphael continued to look at the dragon with contempt and grabbed the hilt of his sword as he said,
“You have courage, you dragon! Do you want me to cut off your wings so that you become a mere lizard?”
The dragon replied,
“At least grant me this favor, Raphael, especially for what I did for this family while you were weakened.”
The legendary black dragon, Valthor, son of the black dragon Syrs, whom the hero Raiden had managed to subdue before eliminating most of the dragons and sealing the world of darkness.
So Syrs, and all his descendants had the duty to protect Raiden's descendants.
Valthor inherited his mother's will and protected Raiden's descendants for more than 500 years, especially during a period when the royal family had lost most of its powers and even a large part of its influence.
The kingdom was attacked from all sides by other kingdoms who wanted to take advantage of the weakening of the royal family of Ingrissia to expand, which had led the kingdom to lose a good part of its initial territory.
But the Ingriss line did not know its end thanks to the protection granted by Valthor until the family's recovery.
Then, Raphael removed his hand from the hilt of his sword, crossed his arms and said:
“You have indeed protected our family for a long time, but…”
Then, he gave the dragon a deadly look while activating the power of his stigma, which changed the color of his red eyes to golden ones with lightning running through them.
A heavy aura emanated from him and he said:
“If you hadn’t lost your mind 15 years ago, maybe my mother would still be standing on her two legs, without those scars all over her body.”
“So, for now, don’t think about approaching my family until I allow it.”
Raphael turned and started to leave, then stopped abruptly, pursed his lips and added:
"You can attend the ceremony, but stay far away from us, or else I'll cut you up."
The dragon, who seemed a little disappointed, looked at Raphael in surprise and said:
"Thank you very much, Raphael."
Raphael left the secret room and returned to the castle. It was already evening.
Lost in thought, he stopped in front of a window and observed the moonlight with a thoughtful face. He murmured:
"I'm already so exhausted..."
"Don't worry, my children. I will do everything in my power to keep you smiling."
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"Even if I have to sacrifice myself."
After that, Raphael headed to Arianne's suite and entered in the middle of the night. When he arrived, he saw Arianne asleep. He sat on the edge of his bed, brushed the hair off his face to look at him, then kissed his forehead. Then, he went over to Lucas's crib and watched the baby sleep with a smile on his lips before leaving the queen's suite.
Then, he went over to Princess Layna's suite, approached her bed and looked at her tenderly, saying:
"I hope you always grow up with a smile, my daughter."
Then, Raphael left the princess's suite and headed to his own.
THE NEXT DAY:
Raphael and Hallan walked together to the throne room. On the way, Hallan stared at Raphael and said:
"What have you been doing all night to have such tired eyes?"
"You know, you're the king. If you're tired, we can postpone everything and you can rest. »
Raphael replied with a laugh:
"Don't worry, Hallan, everything is fine."
Then, looking towards the courtyard, he saw Arianne accompanied by Layna and Lucas having fun.
His face calmed down and he smiled before saying to Hallan:
"Admit that you want to take a day just for you, since you cut your beard and hair."
"Do you want to win back your wife with a new style?" he added with a provocative air.
Hallan, embarrassed, looked for another subject to escape Raphael's provocations and said:
"Your Majesty, young Prince Dayvon should be back at the castle in five days, and young Mistress Arya should arrive in four days with the patriarchs of the secondary families."
Raphael replied with a slight smile:
"Finally, my whole family will be reunited again. »
Then, he added,
“We have to hold Lucas’ awakening ceremony next week.”
Looking at Lucas through the window, he muttered,
“I wonder what kind of power Lucas will awaken.”
Then, Raphael said,
“I think we have to bring my mother to this awakening ceremony.”
Hallan looked at him, a little shocked, and asked,
“Are you sure, Your Majesty?”
“Yes,” Raphael replied with a smile.
“She will be able to see her grandchildren together, and it will give her a good breath of fresh air.”
Hallan didn’t argue any further and said,
“At your command, Your Majesty.”
“We will escort her to the sword field on the day of the awakening ceremony. »
Raphael grabbed Hallan by the shoulder and said with a smile,
"I was sure you would understand my whims."
Hallan pushed Raphael's arm away from his shoulder and said with a sigh,
"A little manners, we're almost at the throne room."
Raphael replied,
"Yes, yes, sir serious."
Then, they walked together to the throne room and began their day.
A WEEK LATER:
Sitting on a throne at the edge of a field filled with swords, Raphael stood up, planted his sword in front of him, and declared in an imposing voice,
"I declare this awakening ceremony open!"
At the same time, he activated the power of his stigmata. His eyes turned golden, and a large clear aura surrounded him.
Eight angel wings materialized from his aura in the middle of the sword field, under the eyes of his little sister Arya, who said with admiration:
"One day, I will succeed in facing you in a duel, my brother."
Meanwhile, the former matriarch of the Ingriss family, sitting on a wheelchair with a gouged eye, smiled proudly at the sight of her son's display of power.
She opened her mouth and said:
"... ."
TO BE CONTINUED.……