In the Realm of Spiritual Energy and where the strong is respected, there is a continent that births an immortal. In Benevolent Central Mainland, there are three continents. With twelve ruling families, the Supreme Deity enforced the rules of each family to instill peace. He placed four families on each continent, hoping they could prosper and maintain order, he left the Leon family in charge.
The Aires were too ambitious and stole the head position of the families. To suppress the Leon's, the Aires threaten them. For every generation of the Leon family, one born will marry into the Aires. If not, the Aires would launch a full-on war with the Leon. This kept the Leon family obedient until this day.
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'Smack!' The young girl standing fell to the ground. Her petite stature could not withstand the impact of the powerful strike. "Why? Why do I have to marry some snobby, arrogant boy?? I will decide my own fate!!" the young girl yelled, slowly standing up, raising her small chin in the air.
"Ungrateful brat!! Such importance to the family and yet you dare defy? To have raised you for 14 years, feeding and clothing you, wasting our rations. You'll be marrying the young master of the Aires family, consider that your luck to marry a significant figure instead of a servant !!" the man said turning to leave. With a flick of his hands, the guards carried the girl away.
The face blacker than onyx combined with a menacing aura was enough to scare off anyone. The young girl that the guards carried away was Vivienne Leone, and the man was the head of the Leon family, Dietrich Leone, her father. Now Vivienne was taken to a black tower. The black was sinister as if one step in and it would eat you alive yet she stood there unafraid of the tower's aura.
Her arrogant face would seem like everything was unworthy of her. Soon after she entered, the guards placed her into one of the cages. "I'm sorry young mistress, but Master's orders are absolute." the guard who pushed her in said locking the cage.
Despite her small stature, her martial arts were superb. She was renowned for being the genius of Vermillion Phoenix continent. Resistance was futile, and she could only go with the flow. Her small cherry-like blossom lip let out a small sigh.
The punishment room was always busy. Screams of others still scared her and yet when someone screamed a terrifying shrill for help, she would only blink an eye and continue on like normal. With no fluctuations, she continued with a steady cold heartbeat.
Her monotonous face lit up when a figure slowly walked down the hall. "How come every time I see you, you're in trouble?" the figure asked jokingly followed by melodic laughter. Vivienne stood up and dusted her pants, commanding" Stop wasting time Zen! Open the door." Zen laughed but immediately opened the door with a skeleton key.
"So bossy! Ah, who just helped you?" his words were striking, but his face had a warm smile, offering a hand to Vivienne. "Let's go! I don't want to stay in this sick place no more. Meet up at Prosperous Square. I've got some stuff to handle." As soon as she tossed those words, she used her light stepping techniques to head towards the main manor inside the Leon territory.
"Dietrich. Leone. Do you think I'm stupid? There's Reana, Saene, and Fanva! Three gems of the Leon family that you could not part with so you'll send the ugly duckling? Sorry but I refused!" Her freckles coupled along with her velvet cheeks overall added a certain allure to her. She was not beautiful and charming like Reana, she was not ladylike and elegant like Saene, and most definitely she was not gentle like Fanva! She, who's only talent was in military tactics and martial arts, was an ambitious person!!
"To marry for the good of my Leon family is an honor. Since a waste like you have no desire for the family, should we keep such disgrace? To have such an ugly thing as a daughter is not only shameful but embarrassing." Dietrich Leon hollered back at the girl who was standing tall in front of the manor.
"Good! Remember what you've said!! From today onwards, my name is not Vivienne Leone no more!! You have no such daughter. I thank the family for raising me and now is the time for me to bid farewell!!" She declared loudly. Dietrich looked at her in contempt.
"Leave, then! Guards take this homeless woman away! Don't come running back when you suffer. From now on there is no relationship between the two of us. Even if you begged and knocked at our doors, it shall remain shut for outsiders!!!" His eyes squinted mercilessly, daring to provoke her.
"No need! I swear to the Earth and Heavens, our blood ties end here. In the future, your affairs are of no concerns to me. I hope you keep your end of the promise." Without a need to say anymore, she left using her technique again. Dietrich face twisted from white to black in small amounts of seconds before he walked away.
As she headed to Prosperous Square, she took this chance to survey the city in which she grew up. Tear Blossom City, the capital of the southern country in Vermillion Phoenix continent, resided the 3 Great families, the Leon, Aires, and Gemini families. The Gemini family influence was quite huge, after all, they were merchants. They owned 75% of the businesses in Benevolent Central Mainland. They could be considered the richest amongst the families.
On the other hand, the Aires owned production shops. These shops included forgeries, blacksmiths, and workshops. Their weapons were known to be of one of the best qualities in the world. Although not wealthy, their military prowess was not lacking.
'The Leon family might be the most pitiful one of them all' thought Vivienne who sped up when she saw familiar figures in the teahouse.