CHAPTER 40
Two weeks had past and Leonna still has no progress in controlling her powers. She spends most of her day with Riri in the north mansion of the dukedom and by this point the north side is unrecognizable its destroyed beyond belief. Not even a speck of green grass could be seen only cold white crystal, covered the entire north.
"How many times do I have to tell that you have to slowly release your powers?!" Riri shouted in anger. Leonna was catching her breathe while wiping the cold sweat at her forehead.
"If it was easy I would have done it two weeks ago!" Leonna yelled back, if Riri was angry due to lack of progress in training, Leonna was frustrated because she only have two months to train!
Riri blew a deep breathe before slumping down to the cold crystalized ground. "We haven't even gone through the sub properties of your powers yet." He said in defeat almost hopeless that Leonna would be able to control her powers before the tournament.
"Sub properties?" Leonna asked.
"Yes, every power has its own sub properties for example if a normal magus has fire element his sub properties would be smoke something that comes with fire, if you have water that would be ice. In my case I have earth with a sub property of healing." Riri explained.
"What about dad's power?" Leonna asked in curiosity.
"For the Grand Duke his real powers is his black flame, unlike normal flame his can only be extinguish by him. That means no water can extinguish his flames if it touches you even just a little you would burn until you die or until the Grand Duke extinguish it for you and his sub property is his black mist or black smoke which could suffocate you to death it also function as an extra limb of the Duke. The Grand Duke uses his black mist often because it is the least dangerous between the two."
Leonna was amazed at her father's powers. "Dad is really powerful!" she said with pride.
"What about my power Riri? How can I know my sub property?"
"I don't know. I told you, you're the only one of your kind as of today so we don't have any information about your powers. But for now we have to focused on what we have and that is controlling your main power."
Leonna nodded in response. "Ok! Back to training then!" Leonna said, with her arms stretch wide to the air, she took a deep breathe and just like the past few days she concentrated on concealing the hot and cold feeling she has and putting in one part of her body which is her stomach.
She pointed her arms vertically. "Now, carefully let out that power. Control the force and speed." Riri said.
Leonna nodded. "Release!" Riri yelled and Leonna from her hand release her powers.
"AHHH!"
But just like the past few tries, she failed in controlling her powers which led her to fly a few miles away because of the force.
Riri sigh in disappointment.
"One more time!" Leonna shouted. Riri just looked at her with disinterest, "Go. Do it. I'm just going to sleep, wake me up if you made some progress." Riri said, he then lay on his back and with his cloak he covered his eyes.
Leonna seing how disinterested Riri is, was annoyed. "Fine!" she then turned her back at Riri and trained on her own.
"What am I doing wrong?" Leonna mumbled to herself as she stared at her hands.
[A normal magus would gathered all his powers at the pit of their stomach and slowly release it to their hand. But I'm not a normal magus….] Leonna thought.
"My lady!" Leonna turned her head to see who called her.
"Martha? Why are you here? Is something wrong?" Leonna asked to the frantic Martha. "Yes, the Empress and the crown prince has come to visit. They're with the Grand Duke right now." Martha stated in a worried tone.
[The Empress and the crown prince? What is their purpose for coming here? Hmm…. Maybe I should go back to the main mansion, I'm kind of curious as to why they're here]
"Riri! Wake up! Were going back to the main mansion, the Empress and the crown prince has come to visit." Leonna said to Riri, she pulled the cloak covering his eyes but only to be greeted with a clump of dirt covering his eyes…
[This is how he uses his earth element?] Leonna asked in disbelief.
"I don't want to. I'll stay here, I'm sure that witch and his brat of a son wouldn't even notice my presence." Riri answered still with his eyes covered.
"Fine. Suite yourself. Let's go Martha." Leonna left Riri and hurriedly went back to the main mansion.
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When Leonna and Martha arrived at the mansion, Leonna went to Leon's office. She didn't even bothered to knock she just went straight inside.
"Dad?" Leonna called out for Leon. She saw Leon sitting at his office chair and infront of him was the crown prince and the Empress.
"Greetings to the Empress and the crown prince." Leonna said as she curtsy to the Empress and Crown Prince.
Immediately the Empress looked at her with hostility, "little girl, don't you know how to knock? Haven't anyone told you to knock before you enter a room?" The Empress stated in hatred, clearly wanting Leonna to feel embarrassed.
Leonna stood firm in her ground, she looked at the Empress with emotionless face.
The Empress flinched looking at Leonna, she almost thought she was looking at the Grand Duke. Their expression and the way they looked with such dominance was enough to make the Empress be weary of her.
Leonna was not about to take anymore disrespect from the Empress and the Crown prince, she already saw their true colors and they didn't even tried to hide their hostility towards her so why would she show kindness to them?
"Her majesty must have forgotten who I'am. I'am Leonna Viosta the lady of the Viosta dukedom. Everything in this dukedom is mine, every room, chair, table from its dust to its finest jewels. Why should I knock at a room that I own? Do you knock when you go to your bedroom in the palace?" Leonna said in cold toneless voice, she looked at the Empress with her bright red like ruby eyes with power and dominance.
Leon was shock for a second at Leonna's action but it was immediately replaced by happiness and pride.
[The little beast is slowly taking reign. And I'm not even dead yet.] Leon chuckled at his own thought.
"You insolent child!!" The Empress shouted as she got up from her seat, from the veins popping out of her neck to her clenched jaw and baring teeth, it was no hiding that the Empress was fuming mad.
"Empress." This time Leon spoke. The Empress quickly turned her head to the Duke, she thought the duke would take her side and punish Leonna, but when she saw Leon's reaction she froze in her seat.
Leon was looking at her with murderous stare. His eyes glowed brightly as black mist started to covered his office.
"You're g-grace. My mother didn't mean---" The crown prince who was sitting silently tried to go between them but he too was frozen at his feet.
Leonna on the other hand, walked straight through the black mist and went to Leon. She reached her hand to Leon, Leon smiled at he, he carried her and placed her on his lap before caressing her hair.
The Father daughter duo then stared at the Empress and the Crown prince with their bright red eyes. "Now. Your highness, what brings you here to my house?" Leonna asked with a smirk in her face.
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[End of Chapter]