"I knew I'd find you here James" The King's thoughts were interrupted by the appearance of a new figure. The newcomer was a pretty lady who looked to be in her early twenties. She had beautiful black hair and rare green eyes. She held a picnic basket in one hand and a scroll in the other.
"Mom" the King mumbled softly. "That's strange. Mom didn't have green eyes." She continued.
"Hehe. Oh you brought food. That's great. I'm starving." James licked hips lips as he stared hungrily at the picnic basket.
"Yeah. I know a bloke like you wouldn't think of bringing food. All you think about is training." The pretty lady smiled at James, her comment causing the equally pretty man to blush slightly.
"Oh no!" she exclaimed. Her shout startled James who proceeded to ask, "What is it?"
"I forgot to pack a mat", she stated while rubbing her forehead in frustration.
"That isn't an issue", he orated. "We can just sit on the grass", he continued.
"You can. I can't. It's filled with insect poop." Her reply caused his eyebrows to twitch erratically. "How was that even a thing?" he wondered. "You can sit on my cloak then", he relented. "Thank you", she smiled as she lightly pressed her lips against his, much to the delight of the young man. His reaction revealed that interactions like these were rare. Luckily there was no one else here. For he knew that if there was, she wouldn't be so bold. Unfortunately, there was someone here. Fortunately, she was hidden from their eyes. Unfortunately for the observer, they weren't.
The King had a disturbed look on her face. No one liked to see their parents all lovey dovey- only if their marriage was a strained one. "Can you sensor these things out?" she questioned her only companion in this zone. Reiki glowed softly, "No", much to the discontent of the King.
James took off his cloak, revealing the strong arms that were previously hidden. Now without his cloak, he looked much more masculine. It was a weird mix- pretty face with well sculpted muscles. Yet these opposing features blended together wonderfully to produce a handsome man.
James carefully laid the cloak on the grass. "Milady", he invited jokingly. His words elicited a giggle from the beautiful lady, who proceeded to sit on the cloak after offering her thanks.
"Geez relax. I'm taking out the stuff already", she rolled her eyes at James who was drooling from the sumptuous smell wafting out of the basket.
"Can't help it Morgana. It smells way too good." James wiped away the saliva that was threatening to fall unto the unfortunate grass below. Luckily for the grass, it never did.
"Mmmmmm…it's so good" James exclaimed in awe when he finally sank his teeth into the sandwich. His eyes glittered in exaggerated glee as he moaned in delight. Morgana blushed deeply at his antics. It was a wonder that the culprit felt no shame, rather passing that duty to his fiancée. She watched in embarrassment as the love of her life devoured an entire sandwich amidst those disgraceful sounds.
"What's in this?" James asked while munching on his third sandwich. It was amazing how his small mouth was able to take in so much in as little as two minutes.
"Roast beef, grilled chicken with some chopped up tomatoes and spinach. Are you even listening to me?" she questioned, upon noticing that the bloke who asked the question was paying no heed to her words, only focusing on the task ahead- devouring his fourth sandwich.
"Slow down. No one's competing with you." She rubbed her forehead in exhaustion as she watched him literally swallow a sandwich whole. She wondered what he used his teeth for if he wasn't using them to eat.
"Oh I'm sorry. Do you want any?" James finally stopped to ask. All his question did was to draw a smack from Morgana, whose small hand caught him right on the shoulder. It wasn't that James didn't want to get out of the way- rather, he couldn't. The blow was too quick. A blink. That was all it took to miss it. At such close proximity, there was no way James could get away.
*Bam*
James sorry figure was sent crashing into the ground about ten metres away.
"Such terrifying power" the King thought when she saw her mother's blow. That attack contained power at the peak of the earth realm! "How was that even possible?" she wondered. She herself was only in the mid stages of the earth realm. Yet she had complete control over the Usurper when she returned. Her power was enough to dominate and retake her empire. Although she had an army by her side, they weren't the deciding factor- she was. And yet her mother seemed stronger than she was. Even more terrifying was her father. The man got back on his feet almost immediately without any injuries- only dirty clothes and a wry smile adorning his handsome face.
When she had witnessed the earlier technique- Nature's Cross- she was so shocked that her father could use it that she wasn't able to accurately determine the power behind it. Added to the fact that she had only heard stories about the technique and hadn't really seen or experienced it, she wasn't able to determine the level of the caster. Now she realised what she had ignored. For her father to be unharmed after being hit by such an attack, he was clearly just as strong as or stronger than her mother.
"I get it now. That is why father looked so dissatisfied upon seeing the strength of his Nature's Cross. It wasn't because of his high standards. It was due to the saddening truth that it was too weak for an attack delivered by a peak earth realm expert." The King calmly analysed.
It wasn't that the attack was weak. It was mighty powerful. She was sure that if that struck her, she would die without any doubt. But it had to hit for that damage to occur. Initially she had based her analysis on an opponent who was at the above-mortal realm- the realm she had always assumed her father had attained- but it wasn't so for a foe at the earth realm. Even early earth realm experts would be able to dodge that attack without much effort. It wasn't because her father's comprehension was poor. He was a peak earth realm expert in his early twenties. It was obvious that the problem was the skill's level of difficulty.
"Well, I would get to find out when I awaken it. Is it truly the most difficult glow to master on Planet Kelan? I would know soon." She orated.