Chapter 49
"Mighty!!!" Leonna scream in excitement seeing her horse all cleaned and shinny. The golden rein, saddle, saddle pad and even his horse shoes was made out of gold it made Mighty even more beautiful.
"He's going to be your horse for the parade and also throughout the whole tournament." Leon said handing over Mighty's reins to Leonna.
Leonna nodded while patting Mighty's hair. "Did you miss me Mighty? You look amazing."
Then while Leonna was petting Mighty she remembered her bet with the twins and decided to tell Leon about it.
"Dad, I have something to tell you."
Leon with furrowed eyebrow looked at Leonna confuesedly. "Yes? What is it?"
Leonna then told her father everything that happened outside, she left no information behind.
When Leonna was finished explaining everythin, Leon's face darken and his aura intensify. "They dare to bully my daughter?"
His black mist radiating throughout his entire body. Everyone inside the tent became tense.
Leonna could see Martha and Rose trembling and almost in the verge of tears.
Jace and Brion could do nothing but step back.
Leonna seeing this held Leon's hand.
"Dad...."
Leon squeeze his eyes shut and tries to calm down.
"Leonna, get on the horse. Lets show those bastards what the Viosta is all about." Leon stated with a murderous smirk on his face.
Like father like daughter, because upon hearing this Leonna also smirk.
[She really is his daughter.] Riri thought seeing the father daughter duo.
When all the participants were called in to their position for the parade Leonna was excited.
"Ready?" Leon asked and Leonna nodded.
Leonna then hop on Mighty's back and with his reins Leonna grabbed tightly.
Leon was on her side, wearing his full black matted knight armor.
Because Leon is wearing a knight's helmet you couldn't really see his face.
The two of them nodded then got out of their tent and went to their respective position.
All of the participants are ordered to fall in line at the gate of the palace.
And one by one they will go out according to their number on the list and since Leonna was the last one to list her name she was last on the line.
She could see Prince Kaleb and Prince Jaljiz at the far front of the line and the two of them were waving at her.
"Dont wave back Leonna." Leon stated firmly seeing the two prince waving at her.
And of course Leonna being the obedient daughter that she is. She didnt wave back.
There were atleast over thirty participants on the hunting tournament this year. Among those thirty is the crown princesses and princes of the seven kingdom.
When the other participants saw the Viosta flag being held by only one knight. Leonna could hear their mocking laughter.
'That's the famous Viosta house?'
'Tsk. Such a disappointment.'
'They couldn't provide at least ten knights?'
'I guess rumors about them being the most powerful Noble house in the entire continent are just rumors'
Instantly the other participants were looking down at Leonna.
Leonna held her head high looking at the other contestants.
"Thats right little cub, keep your head held high. I'll make sure they never look down on you again." Leon said while gritting his teeth in anger.
Then a loud horning sound echoed throughout the entire palace.
"Its starting. Get ready." Leon stated.
The palace gate then opened, and one by one the participants went out of the gate.
Each one riding on their horse with their flag raised high and thousands of knights behind them.
And when its Leonna's turn everyone outside the palace were in complete shock seeing her with only one knight.
Leonna could clearly hear the mumbling and insults that were being said about her and her father but despite all of this she kept a stoic face ignoring the people's opinions.
"A little more Leonna." Leon whispered and out of all the people there who was shouting and yelling. Leon's voice was the only one she heard.
When they arrive at the center of the kingdom, where millions of people are gathered to see the parade thats when Leon showed everyone who they're messing with.
Suddenly a massive amount of black mist came out from Leon's arms.
"AHHHH!!!"
"Black smoke?!"
"Its the Grand Duke's power!"
"What?! But I dont see him?!"
People started panicking, and screaming.
Leon's black mist then reaches far and wide. The people who were watching were in complete shock as they watch the ground be covered in black mist.
The participants who went before Leonna couldn't help but look back at what was happening.
Shock and terror could be seen on their faces. As if the whole parade was on stand still no one could move they were all glued to their places.
While Leonna kept on moving, she passes the other participants with ease and they could do nothing but give way to Leonna.
Then Leon who was beside Leonna removed his helmet only then did everyone see who was Leonna's one and only knight.
The people around her gasp as they see who was the knight.
As Leonna kept on moving forward she reaches the very front of the line where Prince Trex and Princess Tria were. The two siblings flinched as they saw with their own eyes the power of the Viosta blood.
Leonna also saw Prince Lionel also at the front of the line, she could see the anger in his eyes seeing Leon be Leonna's knight.
Lionel's face got even more darker when Leonna passed him, he gritted his teeth and clenched his fist to suppress his anger.
'That's supposed to be mine' It was a low whisper from the prince but Leonna was able to hear it loud and clear.
But Leon is not satisfied with just this, he stretches his hand to the air and from his hand releases a massive amount of his black fire to the sky.
Now not only is the ground cover in black mist, the clouds of the sky was on fire, causing it to block the sun.
Leon's plan is to inflict fear on the other participants and emperor, If they even dare to ask for Leonna's life as a prize he would turn the world up side down.
[This should be enough to warn them.] Leon thought.
Although Leon knew his power is about to be sealed but there's a loophole to that. Leon agreed to seal his power a week after the tournament. So he has one week to destroy the kingdom of whoever dare to lay a hand on his daughter.
When Leon saw how the other participants made way for Leonna, he knew that his plan was a success.
The parade ended with Leonna being at the front of the line while the other participants followed silently with their head down.
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"That bitch!" Tria shouted as she threw the vase on their room the wall.
"I didn't think that the Grand Duke himself would escort her!" Trex yelled in anger remembering the bet they made with her.
"Brother what are we supposed to do?! I refuse to apologize to that bitch! NO! I rather die than apologize to her!"
Princess Tria paces back and fort in their room as she anxiously bite her thumb.
"Tsk. I don't want to apologize to her either--"
Before Trex could finish his sentence the door of their room opened with Prince Lionel coming inside the room.
"Then Don't, Let me handle this." He said finishing Trex sentence.
The two siblings looked at each other before smiling viciously.
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"That bitch is really testing me!!! Now people will see how Leon favor that bitch! Leon should have escorted Lionel not her! Lionel is the rightful Viosta!!" Empress Vivian shouted in anger, she threw everything she could threw on her room.
Her maids was the only one to suffer from her delusional rampage.
"Call the high priest! Now!" She ordered her head maid. The head maid could only obey her orders.
The head maid bowed her head in respect, before leaving the room to call for the high priest.
When The Empress was left alone she went to a secret room on her bedroom, the room was behind a bookshelf and inside the room is a large protrait of Leon.
"Ahhh my love, when are you going to wake up? Love me, only me, look at me and only me." She said in ectasy as she kiss the large portrait of Leon Viosta.
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[End of Chapter]