On another part of the city, a red haired beauty burst into flames just like Leo. Unlike him, she became an azure blue flame. It felt hot to the touch, but her surroundings weren't catching fire at all.
When she screamed, a maid with a worried expression hurriedly entered her room.
The maid looked very pretty herself. Her eyes were as deep as the abyss, her skin as smooth and flawless as a doll. While her ink-like silky hair was tied into a bun, leaving out the tips to look like bangs. Her hands, unlike anywhere else on her body, were somewhat rough due to her work.
In an age like this, people may think that jobs like hers' should have long vanished yet it did not. Reasons such as they cost much higher, and that they may get sick did not matter.
Having a personal maid was a sign of wealth, having beautiful ones meant that they were more luxurious than other rich families. Having a personal butler was similar, but a woman who had one was frowned upon. Same went for men who had personal maids.
Once she noticed the "fire" in the room, she hastily activated the fire extinguishing function of the room. Which of course didn't help at all, and she panicked.
She thought, 'What do I do! What do I do? what do I do?' before she left the room and walked towards another wooden double door. She raised her right arm and knocked on the door with her knuckles.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A husky voice entered her ears, "Come in!"
After getting her permission, she slammed the doors open and rushed into the room. She immediately noticed a handsome man sitting behind a desk, his eyes were black like ink while his hair was curly and red like a pale rose.
Currently his ink-like eyes were staring deep into her soul, well, that is what she felt at the very least. As the maid blankly gazed at him, a flicker of confusion shone in his eyes.
When the handsome man sensed her bewildered gaze he asked with a hint of displeasure, "What is it?"
When she noticed his displeasure, she returned to reality and composed herself. She then hastily said, "Sir Xander, something happened to the Young Lady…"
The handsome man furrowed his eyebrows and interrupted, "What happened?"
The maid thought, 'I was getting to that' but did not dare say it out loud and only continued to explain. Once she finished, the handsome man's expression shifted from worry to a smile.
Xander felt that his actions could cause some misunderstandings so he explained, "Her situation is no cause for concern, however what color was the flame?"
The maid answered, "Sir, it was an azure blue".
Once she finished, Xander immediately stood up and walked past her. When he did, he pat her head and whispered into her ears.
"I know that you and my daughter have a good relationship and is worried for her safety, but there is nothing to worry about."
Once Xander was out of the room, he gestured for the maid to exit it as well. After which, the doors of the room beeped and locked themselves. He left the maid who stood still by the doors, and when he was gone, she released a breathe of relief.
She thought, 'I hope Liz is okay'.
Xander walked towards another pair of doors, but this was neither the entrance to his office nor was it for his daughter's bedroom. He knocked on the door before entering through it, there he saw a beautiful lady who gave off a mature demeanor.
The lady had eyes as blue as the sea, hair as red as roses, and a flawlessly white skin. Her body was shaped like a model, but her height was only 5'6.
A silvery voice entered his ears, "What is it hun?"
Xander answered, "Liz seems to have achieved 'Bloodline Awakening', and her elemental affinity is similar to yours."
The lady's mature demeanor instantly vanished and revealed her true self. She gasped in surprise, "Already?"
"Yes, do you want to come with me? I want to make sure that she really is awakening her bloodline".
The beautiful lady nodded and stood up, "Let's go then" she answered.
After leaving their bedroom, they went straight for Liz's room. Once they entered her room, their expectant expression morphed into a stunned gaze.
The lady stuttered as she said, "Ha-ha-ha-how? How can her flames be purple?"
In front of their very eyes were flames as tall as a human, but it was quite unique and emitted an aura of majesty as if a king, no! A queen was being born. Along with this feeling, they also had a sense of foreboding. It felt as if death was lingering around them, prepared to collect their souls.
Xander who was about to leave and get the maid to explain herself, saw something that made him think that he was dreaming. Unlike his wife though, he kept his cool and composed attitude.
Belle stuttered yet again, "I-i-it turned into a red flame".
Not too different from Leo's flame, the purple flame morphed into a scarlet red flame. It was not to be confused with the pale rose flame however, as this one did not lower the temperature. The flames this time made them feel like something inside of them was getting hotter and hotter. They could not grasp what it was exactly due to their low cultivation but they knew it was something more important than their physical bodies.
While his wife was still talking about the obvious, he was already thinking of why this could have happened. A moment later, his eyes lit up as if he understood why all of this happened in the first place.
'This is the Fire Dragon God's Blessing…'
Xander knew that the god their clan worships would occasionally give blessings, which will grant a person an extra elemental affinity. It sounds powerful, but it will always be a fire related element.
Xander asked himself, 'If what Raven said was true, then she gained two extra fire affinities… but how? I have never heard of anyone getting more than one extra'.
While he was still thinking, the scarlet flames burning in a circular area steamed away. It was as if the blazing flames were doused by a large amount of water.
The silhouette of a female teen was revealed amidst the hot steam, she fell to the ground before the hot steam completely vanished.
The teen had straight and silky hair, not unlike Leo's they were similar to pale roses in color. Her skin was flawlessly smooth and white like jade. Her face was beautiful and fine, resembling her mother. Her eyelids twitched a bit, waving her beautifully long eyelashes. Like her hair, they were rosy red.
Xander finally lost his composure when he noticed something different about his daughter. He exclaimed, "Why is her tattoo different‽"
While Xander examined his daughter from afar, completely devoid of lust, he noticed a red tattoo on her back. The tattoo was depicting a dreadful red dragon who wore a silver necklace on its neck. In the middle of the necklace, a purple gem laid which had a stark resemblance to amethyst.
While he was examining her, he subconsciously walked towards her body but stopped right after snapping back to reality. He glanced at his wife and said, "Help me get Liz to her bed. I think I know what happened but I am not sure if I got it right, so can you stay here?"
When he noticed the worry in her eyes, he continued, "Don't worry, if I got it correctly, she should be just fine. This might also mean that our fallen clan has some hope."
Her eyes let out a trace of joy when she heard his last sentence, but her worry increased even more. She didn't want Liz to live a dangerous life, but she also knew that it was impossible. As long as she was related to them, Liz was bound to have a harsh and dangerous life.
She thought, 'At the very least, she won't be a sitting duck when that happens'.
While she was thinking, Xander already left and was on his way back to his office. However, when he was back at the entrance of his office, he stopped. He noticed Raven, Liz's personal maid, standing beside the door.
After noticing her worried gaze, he reassured her.
"You don't have to worry, Liz is safe and you won't lose your job. It isn't something you could've stopped anyway".
Once he finished talking to her, he entered his room and stepped towards the bookshelves on the right of his desk.
With their world's technology most did not own a real book. Their worth was only in vanity nowadays, but influential families still owned them for important documents.
Xander had books for the same reason, they were books that were written by his ancestors and passed down within the family. They contained knowledge that most did not know of, such as a state above the fourth cultivation state.
After thirty minutes of skimming through different books, he released a breath of relief and smirked.
"…Once a person is engaged to the current clan heir, they too will receive the true blessing of the Fire Dragon God. Which means, rather than one extra fire affinity, they will get two extra fire affinities…
Just like a normal Bloodline Awakening, they too will get the Clan Emblem engraved on their back. Just like how the clan heir has a unique emblem, they too will have a different emblem. We do not know what this unique emblem can do, but we do know that it is not a simple decoration…"
As if he was on cloud nine, Xander's smile grew wider and creepier with every word. He closed the book before tapping on a black bracelet.
A panel was conjured like magic, before he tapped on the call icon.