In the royal courtyard of a certain empire, in the heavenly realm. Under the moon, there stood a boy who looked no more than 16 or 17 years old and around 5'8 feet (172.592cm) tall.
The surrounding was filled with unique flowers and decorations. The green grass on the boy's feet was well trimmed. The high grey walls were etched with weird markings. A table and 4 chairs were situated near a tree at the corner.
Sitting on one of the chairs was a woman who looked no older than 30 sipping tea, or so it's what it looked like.
She has silky reddish-orange hair that goes down to her shoulders, sharp brows, a bit pointy but small nose, and vermillion round eyes that looked at the boy in front of her with care.
She wore a vermillion-colored dress that had a slit on the left side that ran up to her upper thigh, showing more of her snow white skin.
She placed the teacup down, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and asked, "have you read all the books? are you wearing the necklace? and have you prepared everything?"
The boy only nodded, his eyes, misty. He had dozens of things that he wanted to say. But he held himself back, for he knew that those things were just going to burden his mother a lot more.
This boy is Marcus Kauffman, has vermillion hair which was cut short on the side, and his hair on top wasn't that long but enough to make a quiff. He has round sharp eyes, sharp brows, square jaws, a slightly pointy nose, and a lean build. Not so skinny not so buff. one could say that he'd grown up to be a pretty handsome lad.
Marcus knew that their empire in the heavenly realm is in a pinch. He knew that if he stayed here he'll be a liability. He is too weak, too fragile to even go on a battlefield in this realm.
There were herbs to make his strength rise up to new heights, but that doesn't change the fact that he is only 17. Too much of those herbs will only be detrimental to his future.
He looked to the side. There, a clear blue pond could be seen. Beside the little pond, a chubby girl was playing. Vermillion hair that ran down to her waist, a small pointy nose, sharp brows, and round eyes, and those cute chubby cheeks you just want to pinch. The classic Kauffman trademark. This was Marcus' sister which he will be bringing with him to the mortal realms.
Carmen Kauffman was a girl around 11, her hair tied into a ponytail and she was throwing stones at the pond.
Marcus turned back to his mother. He looked at her and said, which sounded like a strong declaration "Mom wait for me. Wait for me and when I'll get stronger, I'll raze their empires to the ground! Hell, I'll raze all the empires and make ours the only one standing!"
Leia Kauffman, his mother looked at him and smiled "Baby don't let your asura bloodline control your temper, always remember to be calm and collected no matter what, or else whatever plans you made will crumble."
she didn't forget to lecture him. she continued "Besides, you don't want to make all the worlds and their empires in the heavenly realm your enemies do you?" Leia was amused by what his son said, but was worried that without her guiding him, he might make some horrible decisions.
Marcus calmed his thoughts. Being an asura didn't only give you a lot of powers, but it also gives you a massive side effect which is an erratic temper and prideful nature, especially when you're below Asura Commander. This is one thing all Asuras have and even the royal family isn't exempted. This is probably one of the reasons why other empires in other worlds are wary of them.
They are labeled as sinners. Called out as one of the demons of the Heavenly Realm alongside the Empire of Darkness.
This was because they once destroyed a middle-class empire. The said reason was that the prince of the asura at that time wanted the princess of the empire, but they refused. Hearing the refusal made the prince angry. He rallied an army and decimated the said empire. It was of course unproven how it really happened.
In the heavenly realm, each world is ruled by an empire, this particular one is ruled by the Asuras. One of the most feared out all the worlds for their abilities. Asuras are blessed with both physical strength and magic.
The Asura Royal Family is currently composed of Empress Leia, Marcus, Carmen, Leia's sister, and 3 ancestors. As for the other members? They died. The only reason the Asura Empire is still standing is that it still has allies who are pretty powerful. But you cant always depend on other people. God knows when they might bite you.
This is why Leia decided to let Marcus go to the mortal realms. At least if things get a lot worse, she could be at peace knowing her children are safe. The mortal realm is huge with dozens of different races and worlds.
"It's time" Leia looked at Marcus, stood up, and embraced him. Marcus hugged her back as if he didn't want to let go.
Carmen saw this and ran towards them, she saw tears falling down his brother and mothers face. She used her illusion magic and made two copies of herself using the illusion technique 'basic mirage', which can create a copy of the user but can't use magic, skills, and can easily be destroyed.
She hugged both of them together with two of her illusions. This made the mother and son laugh. Knowing that she cant hug both of them properly at the same time because of her short arms.
Leia picked the little girl up, rubbed her back while embracing her "You and your brother will have to go on a vacation for a long while. Mommy has to stay here and work, okay?"
Carmen hugged her mom back, nodded her head, and made a little "mmm". She too was crying. Her brother explained everything to her last night. He said all they could do right now was go to a faraway place.
Leia gave Carmen to Marcus and said "I won't see you off, the spies in the palace might notice. Gary is waiting for you at the spot. Since you're already prepared, directly go to that place. And one last thing, never let that necklace leave your body."
"Yes, this will be my edge in the mortal world." Marcus said. 'with this, I'll be able to rapidly increase my strength and make it back here."
Leia hugged them one last time and watched them go. When they were a dozen or so meters far, she turned her back, went through the door, and straight to her room. The palace is something you could never see in the mortal realm. From the red carpets which were made from high-level beasts, expert guards that could decimate a human country in the lower realm singlehandedly. And every corner was damn clean.
Leia was close to the door of her room when a woman who looked quite similar to her appeared. She looked to be around 40 years old, with the classic Kauffman looks, but her eyes shone wisdom that could not be attained even after 100 years of living.
The woman looked at Leia, patted her head, and said "It's for the best. We don't know what the future holds. The further they are from here, the safer they will be. And if things go bad, the Kauffman blood will continue"
With a lifeless nod, Leia continued to her room.
In front of people, she always had the bearings of an empress. But that's not the case when she's with her children, she always has the care of a mother in front of them. And in front of this ancestor, she seemed like a child.
Now that they have gone off, she can only pray, pray to whoever gods are listening that they'll be safe.
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In a certain part of the forest. In a wooden house.
"Tell our men to prepare. The signal has been sent." said a man with a scar on his left cheek and a sunken face. He had a bald head, holding two beautiful naked women. His hands were roaming around their bodies while a third girl is kneeling in front of him.
The man he ordered had lust on his face upon seeing the girls but made sure to listen and follow the orders first, or else he might never get to experience the touch of a woman again.
He went out of the room, down the stairs, and shouted at the men to prepare, there were over 30 of them, which, from the aura alone were experts.
Each of them were Asuras. Though they looked human right now, that is only because they haven't transformed.