Chapter 7
Three days had passed since we have been exiled. It would have been a lot easier for us if our food supply and power stone wasn't stolen.
"Mother? Are we doing this right?" Aiden asked while looking at our garden. We decided to plant our own crops at our backyard.
I looked at the potato laying flat on the ground. "I think we need to water the potato." I said to Aiden, "Ah."
"I got the water!" Asher yelled from the inside of the house, "Asher how many times do I have to tell not to run?" I said in a high firm scolding voice. He quickly freeze in his position, he scratches the back of his head.
"Sorry, Mom." He stated apologetically while handing me the bucket of water. I patted his head before grabbing the water from him. "As long as you don't do it again, now. Go help Arlo in the kitchen. I believe he's making lemon juice for us."
Asher nodded in response, he went back inside the house to help Arlo prepare our drinks while Aiden and I get to the bottom of this forsaken crop.
"Ready Aiden?" I turned my head towards him he nodded. I poured the bucket of water to the potato on the ground.
"Now we wait." I said to him. When I was young my father brought me our farm field were I saw different kinds of plants, fruits and flowers, one in particular is a potato. I saw one growing on the ground so I just followed what I saw.
I told you farming and other house-hold chores is not something they taught us as a noble, we have maids for that.
But right now I'm really regretting that my father didn't hired someone to teach me the basic of household chores.
"Mother! The juice are ready!"
Arlo and Asher came to us with juices in their hands. "That looks delicious." I said to them, they both giggled and smiled heavenly at me.
Arlo gave me the glass of lemon juice on his hand, I took one sip of it and it was delightful, the fresh cold acidic taste of lemon going through my mouth was heaven on earth.
"It's really delicious!" Aiden yelled after drinking his glass. Even made this relief sound of ''aahhh' after drinking his lemon juice.
Asher and Arlo followed suite. Both of them did what their older brother did. I couldn't help but chuckled at their cuteness, if you don't know them you would have probably thought that they were just normal kids innocent and kind.
But my kids are far from normal, they aren't innocent either. Blood of the goddess is running in their veins. Ever since they were old enough to speak I knew they weren't normal. The way they learn everything so fast is terrifying. It didn't even took them a month to get the hang of swordsmanship, although they could only do short swords because of their size it won't take long for them to transfer to long swords.
But daggers are a different things. They learned how to maneuver a dagger like its an additional limb to their body last year when they were four. Their father gifted them a set of daggers for their birthday and everyday they would play with those until their hands were sore.
As their Mother I need to find a way to carefully grow their talent while not letting it get to their heads. I want them to be strong but kind, humble and wise. I want them to rule over their people with dignity and integrity attach to their back.
"Mother!"
I jumped out of my reverie when Arlo shouted. I turned my head towards him, "Are you ok mother?"
I smiled. "I was just thinking of something. Sorry."
The way they killed that store owner is not something I'm shock about, they killed multiple animals before from dear to lion to ox, they love to go hunting with the knights when we were still in the palace, but that incident was the first time they killed a human being.
I need to keep an eye on this three piglets. I don't want them to become a rage murderer, just murdering everyone that blocks their way.
"Boys." I called out for their attention, they all turned their head towards me "I love you." I continued. They smiled widely at me and hugged me.
"We love you too Mother!" Aiden stated while clinging to my legs.
"Should we finish our juice inside?" I asked them. They nodded in response. "Last one inside, cleans the dishes!" I yelled, they laughed and ran inside the house.
As I ran back inside the house, I didn't notice the veins of our large tree sticking out of the ground, without me even realizing my foot got stock in it, I could feel my whole body slowly falling then my head hitting a nearby rock.
"Mother!" I heard the boys screamed in terror before blacking out of consciousness.
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[Third Person's POV]
"ARLO GO GET A BUCKET OF WATER!" Aiden shouted to his younger brother, Arlo didn't waste anymore time he immediately ran towards the kitchen to get a bucket of water, while waiting for the bucket to be filled tears began to fall from his eyes.
He didn't even realize how much he's crying until he saw a continuous tear drop on the bucket of water.
"Mother….." He mumbled crying.
"Asher help me get mom inside!" Aiden and Asher both work together to drag their Mother inside as careful as possible since they were too small to carry her.
"Mother--please…wake up." Asher said his voice trembling in fear to the unconscious Nova laying on the floor of their house.
When Arlo came back with the bucket of water, they immediately wiped their Mother's bloody head.
"M-mother…please, don't leave us." Arlo said crying. The three of them were trembling in fear of losing their Mother.
Since they're no longer in the palace there were no physician for them to call and they couldn't go back to the palace to call for one.
For the first time in the young princes life they felt hopeless. They burst into tears not knowing what to do.
"M-mom…." Aiden yelled shaking her Mother attempting to wake her up. "A-aiden w-what do we do?" Arlo asked crying his voice trembling due to excessive crying.
"We need to find help." Aiden said wiping his tears from his eyes.
"Asher stay with Mother, Arlo and I will go to the Village to ask for help." Aiden stated, he ran towards their room to get their cloak.
"Asher." Aiden called out for his brother's name. Asher turned his head to his brother and with one look he knew what his brother is thinking.
"If someone comes in. Do not hesistate to kill." Aiden said to his brother, handing his daggers that their Mother bought to them.
Asher looked at the daggers, his eyes immediately lit up in anger, his red cat like pupil was shaking. "I'll kill them all without mercy." Asher said before taking his daggers from his brother.
"Arlo, let's go."
Arlo nodded and followed Aiden, the two of them turned their heads to their brother one last time, the three of them nod at each other, as if knowing what the other one is thinking.
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"HIS HIGHNESS ACE RINOX SYZYGY EMPEROR OF THE MOON EMPIRE!"
Travis's was sweating from his collar when the carriage of the Emperor of the Moon Empire stopped infront of his castle. "They're here." Travis mumbled, he sigh deeply to get himself ready for a full day of explanation.
"Your highness. Forgive me" lady Veronica who was standing beside him to welcome the moon empire whispered. Travis didn't answer her which made Lady Veronica angry.
When the carriage door opened everyone was anxious to see what the Emperor of the largest kingdom looks like, even Veronica was curious at what the Emperor looks like.
So when a young god like handsome man walks out the carriage they all gasp in surprised and shock. [I thought Travis was handsome but compared to the Emperor of the Moon kingdom Travis's face is nothing.] Veronica thought blushing at the sight of the Emperor of the Moon kingdom.
The guy had white silver like hair, green eyes, pointed nose, pinkish lips a strong jawline and when it comes to his body Woman would drool over his nakedness, he was broad, tall he has muscles but he was not the super bulky kind.
His demeanor and the way he carry himself is enough to tell you that you're no match for him.
"Greeting to the Emperor of the Moon Kingdom." Travis said bowing in respect to Emperor Ace, others followed, even Veronica bowed in respect to the Emperor of the Moon kingdom.
"Emperor Travis it disappoint me to see how this empire welcome me, are you perhaps looking down on my Empire?" Emperor Ace asked in a firm voice.
"No! please forgive me your grace! I hope you let me explain." Travis said in a panic to Ace, Veronica flinched at what was happening, knowing that it was her fault.
Ace sigh in frustration. "I'm tired from a long journey, let's get down to business so I could go back to my kingdom."
Travis clenches his fist in anger "I bet you are all hungry, please let us serve you a delicious meal." Travis said with a smile that didn't even reached his ear.
"Richus, please guide our honorable guess to the dinning hall."
Richus nodded in response, he then bowed infront of the Moon Empire's Emperor. "This way your grace." He said, Ace along with his vassals followed Richus.
"Your highness. I think that's her." Yile, Ace's trusted body guard and friend whispered in his ear while pointing at the woman who was walking beside Travis.
Ace looked at the woman and coincidentally Veronica was looking at him too. When Veronica saw that he was looking at her she blushes and hurriedly turned her head away.
Ace just shook his head in disappointment. "He's stupider than I thought. Any word from Art?" Ace asked.
"No. He said to wait until sun down." Yile answered.
When they arrived at the dinning hall, everyone took their seat. On the left is everyone in the Estalle Kingdom while on the right is everyone on the Moon Kingdom.
"I hope the food is to your liking your highness. " Travis said.
"Let's get right into business, So about the Power stone…" Ace didn't want to waste anymore time with anything so he bluntly went straight to the point of this visit.
"Ah y-yes. " Travis answered wearily. He didn't know why the moon Empire's Emperor would show such hostility towards him.
[Tsk. Its all Veronica's fault! If she hadn't forgot at today is the day of their visit I would have never feel this embarrass. That stupid bitch.]
"We would like to offer a partnership with your kingdom your grace, we would like you to supply our kingdom atleast 1.2Million power stone a month---"
"That's not a problem for us, 1.2Million power stone is nothing, what would we get in return?" Ace asked as he sip his tea.
Travis was a little taken back at Ace's straightforwardness, [Is he mocking our kingdom? 1.2 Million power stone is nothing to them?! Our kingdom could barely create half of the 1.2Million and he's saying its nothing for them?! Ha! Egotistic jerk.]
"Well of course we would pay for them, but please show us benevolence your grace our kingdom could not pay you in one go, we would like to ask if its ok to pay you within a year."
Ace putted his cup of tea down the table, he looked at Travis, he crossed his hands across his chest and smiled innocently.
"I'll give you an even better option, your highness. I'll give you one of our Magic stone mine, you can even pick which one you like but I want something in return."
Travis's eyes widen in shock "You'll give us one of your stone mine?"
[If he give us one stone mine that would atleast increase twenty five percent of our magic stone production.] Travis thought.
"What would you like in return?"
Ace smiled at him, and everyone on the left side flinched out of uneasiness. Everyone became tense waiting for Ace's answer.
"A blank golden document, signed and stamp with your signature and fingerprint of course."
"WHAT?! THAT'S ABSURB!" One of the vassals of Emperor Travis's shouted in anger.
"Your highness! You're an Emperor too! You must know how much power a blank document with signature and stamp on it holds!" Count Vilion one of Travis's vassals stated.
Ace didn't even flinched. He took a sip of his tea before answering the blabbering vassals.
"You could practically write anything you want in that blank piece of paper and with our Emperor's Signature and stamp it would automatically serve as a decree." Duke Gilian stated, unlike the other vassals he was calm and collected he didn't say anything up until now.
[hmm. Maybe not all of Travis's vassals are stupid.] Ace thought looking at the calm Gilian.
"Of course I know, that's why I would like you to make another contract, state there what you don't want me to have or aquire you can put as much as you want I won't complain. That contract would practically serve as a restraint on the blank paper that I want."
"So you want one blank contract with my signature and stamp and another one that states as a restraint on the first contract?" Travis asked in confusion. [This is a double edge sword.]
"Yes." Ace answered.
The room was silent, now everyone is waiting on Travis response will he accept the offer?
"Your highness, with all due respect could you please give us some time to think about it?" This time Count Gray chimed in the conversation, seeing Travis conflicted he though giving him more time is the best Idea.
Ace smiled at Count Gray which surprised him. "Of course, but my offer only stands until tomorrow."
"We will make sure to value the time you give us your highness." Count Gray stated.
After that tense dinner, Richus escorted the guess to their respective room.
"Any word from Art?" Ace asked while seating on his bed, he was getting ready to sleep. "No Not--"
A sudden knock on the balcony window caught Yile and Ace's attention, Yile immediately took his sword out. "Who's there?! State your identity!" Yile yelled from the inside.
"Its me."
Upon hearing the man's voice Ace stood up from his bed and ran toward the balcony room. "What have you found out?! Where are they?!"
"Yes, I'm fine your majesty. Thank you for worrying." Art said sarcastically rolling his eyes.
"Anyway, the locals said that they were exiled."
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[End of Chapter]