Marika was almost standing next to the young doctor and she sniffed him a bit.
'Have we met before?' she asked him.
He shook his head.
'Are you perhaps a student of Genus Niveus?'
"Yes he is my teacher, but last couple of month's he is been summoned and dragged away a lot"
'Ahh I'm sorry about that, that was my fault.' She said with a smile.
"Then are you perhaps the author of this notebook?"
The young man gave Marika the note book and she recognize it instantly.
'Yes, every recipe that's in there is created by me.'
The young man was over joyed. " I'm so blessed, to meet the goddess of medicine!"
'Is that what your teacher calls me?'
The young man nodded.
"Can you teach me?"
Marika looked at the young man.
'What do you want to learn?'
"I want to learn more about herbs."
'Well I already have a student under me… but he is almost done with his herb training. He will be going over to your teacher in 2 or 3 months.'
'When my student is going to transfer to your teacher, you transfer to me on that same day? What do you think?
"Really? I can come and study under you?"
Marika smiled and nodded, 'I'll talk to your teacher about it.'
The young man stretched his hand to Marika, "Thank you so much I can't wait."
Marika ruffled his hear and she then took something from her pocked.
It was a new recipe, 'I want you to make this and record your process, even if you fail it doesn't matter. I'll still take you as my student, see it as an assessment test. But hide this recipe from your teacher.'
The young man nodded and told to guard to carry the women to the medicinal wing.
Marika gave the young man the notebook back.
"But it belongs to you, I can't keep it."
Marika smiled. 'Keep it, it can be very useful with the recipe I gave you if you know where to look. And you can return it on the day you start studying under me.'
Just as Marika turned around a rat was standing in-front of her with a few soldiers.
"You killed my daughter!"
Marika rolled her eyes and then yelled, 'HEY DOC! THAT WOMEN IS ALIVE RIGHT?'
The young man yelled back, "YES SHE IS STILL BREATHING!"
'THANK YOU!'
The young man waved and walked away!
'So tell me…Did I kill your daughter of just strangled her unconscious?'
Marika was starting to get agitated.
The man want to slap her but he was blocked by her.
'Let me tell you something you piece of sh*t, hit me and I'll hit back, attack me I'll attack back, try to kill me and your dead.'
'I always lived by one code of honor and that is an eye for an eye, my worst tendency ever is that I hold grudges… so you better keep it in mind. Because the last King who didn't know when to stop is now dead along with his trollop of a daughter of his.'
Marika turned around to walk away so she could cool her head. But the man didn't listen to her and he grabbed her by the arm. And slapped her in the face.
Marika changed all the way to her 7th stage and flung the man 5 meters away.
Marika then turned around and looked at the soldiers. And they back off from her.
Richard started to have a bad feeling about it and asked William to open a portal to his mansion and keep it open.
William did what he asked and kept an eye on Marika.
At the mansion Richard yelled for Luca to come down asap.
Luca came almost flying down the stairs and asked what was wrong.
"Get through the portal, I think your sister will go berserk any moment."
As they arrived back they saw Marika walking up to the group of soldiers.
'The last man who dared to slap me The Queen of Virtus et Caeruleus Viridi, lost his whole arm!'
'I never thought that The Moon Kingdom was this rude to a Royal.'
She then looked at Richard, 'It's probably for the best that I exterminate the vermin that currently occupying this castle.'
Marika the transformed in her full dragon form. She roared and looked down on the soldiers.
Half of the by standers started to run, the other half stood there and looked at the beautiful dragon that she was.
The soldiers were getting ready to attack her. Marika was standing in a defensive position and roared at the soldiers.
One man came from the crowd and yelled to the soldiers, "Are you blind!? She is a descendant of the Royal Azure Dragon Clan and Royal Green Dragon Clan."
Marika looked down at the man who stopped the soldiers from potentially attacking her.
"But our King is in danger!" The captain yelled.
"And how is His Majesty in danger? When she is standing in front of His Majesty as a shield?"
The soldiers started lower their attack stance.
Marika was curious about the man who defended her and she picked him up with her tail to have a better look at him.
"Your Excellency!" The captain panicked and was standing in an attack formation once again.
Marika roared at the soldiers as a warning.
The man told them to stand down.
Marika looked at the man, and found his appearance looked like Dante her brother and she thought it was her brother Dante.
Marika was calm and brought the man to her face so he could pet her.
He started to stroke her head and Marika enjoyed it.
Luca and Richard both were stupefied by what they just saw.
Marika then put the man on her back and she turned to Richard and Luca, she nuzzled him and her brother.
They both patted her head and she was totally calm.
She then picked them up and put her on her back and she took off in to the sky.
Marika flew for an hour in the sky above Richard Kingdom. She the spotted something interesting and landed at the top of the mountain.
Marika looked around and found what she saw from the sky. It was an entrench to a cave.
And she walked in to the cave, 3 man fallowed her. As the entered a chamber of the cave it look like the cave of Mystic Mountain the only difference was instead of that there was a tree in the middle of the lake, there was a statue of a dragon.
Marika walked over to the statue and laid down.
Luca and Richard looked at each other, "What is she thinking?"
Luca then turned to the man who was along for the ride.
"Do you by chance have a son named Dante?"
The man looked a bit dejected and nodded. "Yes but he was kidnapped 25 years ago a month after he was born. I have been looking for him ever since."
Luca then said "Brother now I know why she acted so calmly and why she picked him up. she let him pet her is because this man looks so much like Dante. She probably thought he was her brother Dante."
Suddenly the 3 man's attention were drawn to Marika and the statue.
As they looked, they saw Marika's memories with Dante. She couldn't show much but it was enough for the man to start to chock up. And was so grateful the he saw that his son was alive and happy.
Marika walked back over and pulled the man towards her, trying to console him.
Marika noticed a presence coming from behind the statue and she roared out loud and took on a shielding position for the 3 man.
With her head she pushed the 3 man, telling them to get out of the cave. She again took a defensive position.
Then a roar was heard, and a dragon appeared from behind the statue. It started to charge at Marika and bit her in the neck. Marika used her tail as a whip and whipped her opponent in the eye. This made the dragon let go of her and her wounds stated to heal.
Richard told Luca to take the man out of the cave and he would stay behind to help Marika.
The enemy dragon was so focused on Marika that he didn't see Richard slip by and ended up behind him. He transformed in a full dragon form and attacked the dragon from behind.
This redirected the enemies attention and Marika charged at her opponent pushed him out of balance. She then whipped him again with her tail and mad it fall to the ground.
Marika didn't hesitate and bit down the throat of her enemies. She cursed it's wind pipe what resulted in its death.
Marika the spotted Richard in his dragon form and thought he was also an enemy. She roared at him but did not yet charge at him .
He knew that staying in this form would be dangerous so he changed back to his human form and tried to calm her down.
But it didn't seem to work so he ran for his life.
Luca saw Richard running out of the cave and told them to hide. Richard ran to the edge of the cliff and he stopped a meter for the edge of the cliff.
Marika was also running at full speed noticed the edge almost too late, she spread her wings and took off to the sky.
Richard ran to Luca and hid with him.
"What happened in there?"
Richard was panting heavily and explained what happened.
"It could be she was confused, and since she was enclosed in a space and agitate she thought of you as a potential threat?" Luca asked.
"Well I could be she still needs to adjust to her dragon form so…"
"Did she just recently awakened?" Dantis asked them.
"Yes, it was 3 days ago she had her awakening." Luca said
"And it the 3rd time in that form." Richard said.
"So what do we do now? Wait for her to calm down?" Luca asked.
"I don't think we need to wait long for that." Dantis said as he was pointing at Marika.
Marika was coming down from the sky and landed at where the 3 were hiding.
Dantis was the first coming out of hiding and walked slowly over to her.
Marika looked up but then she laid her head back down on the ground.
Dantis started to pet Marika and asked her "Was the situation in the cave that bad that you wanted to hurt the Moon King?"
Marika whimpered a bit.
"So you didn't want to hurt him?"
Marika blinked only ones.
"Do you want to see him?"
Marika blinked again only ones.
Dantis signaled to Richard and Luca to come out.
Richard came out and walked over to Marika and gave her a hug.
She whimpered again.
"I'm not mad at you, but you did scare the crap out if me like that."
Marika whimpered again.
"It's alright sweetie, the more you transform the more you'll get used to it." Richard told her.
"Shall we had back to the palace sis? Luca asked her.
Marika sighed a sigh.
"Sis did you just sigh at my question?"
Marika turned her head away from Luca.
"Don't ignore me sister! You know we can't stay up here forever."
"Or do you want all of the palace guard think you are a kidnapper?"
Marika yawned at Luca's words.
"Sister I know you don't want to go back there and deal with those stupid and ignorant people. But we need to at least bring him back." As he pointed at Dantis.
Marika shook her head.
Marika then picked up Dantis and took off again.
"Sister!! Where do you think you're going with him?"
"Uhm, don't worry, she will fly directly to the mansion with him."
"Let's fallow her" Richard said.
Richard and Luca both transformed and took off to the sky to fallow Marika.
[Moon Castle]
William sighed after Marika took off with Richard, Luca and Dantis.
He was thinking how he was going to explain all of this. She declared that she was the Queen of Virtus et Caeruleus Viridi and on top of that she showed her full form.
The two man that were dragged by Marika earlier walked over to William and told him not to worry, they would protect him, because they did promised Marika that they would.
William didn't understand.
"Didn't you guys tried to kill her earlier?"
"We can't denial that, but we never attracted her so she didn't hurt us. Plus if we told her who was behind the attack she would guarantee our life's." One of the man said.
"Yes and before all the mess started she told us that if we saw her true form and if she were to leave the grounds we should protect you." The other man said.
William nodded at the two man and said. "Since she put her faith in you guy's I will too. But I do recommend you don't betray her trust in you ever, because you will not end up well."
The man nodded "Understood sir."
The captain of the guard and a minister walked over to William.
The captain asked William "Was what his Excellency said true? Is she a descendant of the Royal Azure and Royal Green Dragon Clans?"
William sighted "Are you blind or something? Didn't you see her color?"
"No I'm not blind sir. But most double color dragons don't live long enough to their final form."
William was annoyed and rolled his eyes, "Well then be thankful that you are alive, because she is the only dragon in the recorded history of the 5 dragon clans who was success full in surviving to her final stage. And when I see her again I'll ask her if she can heal your eyes and teach you so you can replace your stupidity for intelligent ."
The minister laughed out loud. "Calm down Master William, people do have an hart time grasping a miracle right in front of their eyes."
"What can I do for you Minister?" William asked him politely.
"Well we discussed and came to an agreement. We don't find the girl a danger to His Majesty or the kingdom, more the opposite. We would like to propose an alliance with Virtus et Caeruleus Viridi."
"Don't you think those idiot, have already made sure that will probably not happen because how she was greeted just now."
"Well to be honest His Majesty likes Her Majesty very much, so much that he is in love and wants to marry her." William said.
William did this on purpose to feel out the left over people, and see in how far they were willing to support her.
"Marriage!?" The minister said in a load voice.
William nodded.
The other people came running over because of the minister's sudden shock.
"Is His Majesty truly in love with her and wants to marry her?" someone else asked William.
William nodded.
"The group of people didn't need the time to think nor consider, "We will support His Majesty and Her Majesty if they decide to get married." They all said to William.
William was relieved after hearing those words.
"But we still need to convince the others." One said.
"The minister started to laugh again, why should we? If they disagree with His Majesty we could always ask Her Majesty to exterminate the vermin."
After hearing this William didn't know if he should laugh or cry about it.
"Oh yeh His Majesty asked me to give you this and have a look and check's if it's feasible and executable."
The group look over Marika's note she wrote on how to enhance the trade, improve trade routes and logistics.
Then the they almost dropped their jaws of amazement.
"Who wrote this?" The minister asked.
It was Her Majesty herself who came up with it." William answered.
"She is not only strong, but also intelligent. What else can she do?"
"That not for me to tell you, you have to ask her yourself."
"Fair enough, We should think of a way to appease Her Majesty and show her that not everybody is against her."
"Why don't you guy's ask His Majesty, he knows her better."
The group of people were thinking and had a great idea.
"How about we invite her to the Moon Festival that will be held in 2 weeks?"
"We let His Majesty guide her around and it's also a great way for them to spend some quality time together."
William listened to the idea and thought it was good for the both of them. They haven't really had the time to relax just the two of them, and consider Marika's personality she would love to go to a festival to unwind her stress.
"Alright I'll talk to His Majesty about it and let you know if she accepted the invitation."
The Minister and the rest bid their goodbyes and left.
William told the two man to fallow him so they can discuss who was after Marika and he would assign them a room in the castle.
[Mansion]
Marika almost reached the mansion and let out a loud roar, to notify she was coming.
Dante and Kevin knew it was their sister.
"Sister is back! Kevin jumped up and told Derick to come with him.
Derick, Dante and Kevin all ran out site to welcome Marika back.
Marika saw them standing outside and roared again, and readied herself for landing.
When she landed she laid down so the guest could slide of her back.
Derick walked over to Marika.
"My daughter really is beautiful"
Marika set up and spread her wings.
Richard and Luca also arrived at the mansion and changed back to their human form.
"See I told you she would be coming here."
Marika hurdled everybody closer to her and she folded her wings around them.
'I hate to be the rain on your parade but we don't have much time.'
"You can talk now sis?" Luca asked surprised.
'Yeh, because I had a nice conversation on my way here.'
"Who taught you?"
Marika turned her head to Dantis. 'He helped me and taught me.'
'Everybody let me introduce you, this man is Dantis Caedis, uncle of King Ray Caedis, and your father Dante.'
Dante stood in total shock, he was planning on finding his father. But the one who found him and brought him over to meet was his sister.
Dantis walked over to his son and pulled him in his embrace. The man let out a few tears and started to apologize to Dante.
"I'm so sorry it took me so long to find you!"
Dante was overwhelm with emotions
"It's alright dad, I was told you never gave up searching for me."
"And better late than never… Right sister?" Dante smiled at Marika while there were a few tears running from his eyes.
'Yeh… Now hop on my back and I fly your father back to Moon Castle before I get accused for kidnapping. You can talk on the way for a bit. You know it's currently not safe with that trash Raphael around.'
Both wiped away there tears and climbed on her back. As Marika was turning around and about to leave she stopped.
'Oh I almost forgot something', she picked Kevin up and put him on her back.
"Sister!? Aren't you forgetting something else?"
'No, I have everybody on my back, I'll be back in a few hours.'
"That's not what I meant…open wide."
Marika opened her jaws and Luca gave her some medicine that would help her energize and her stamina was also increased.
"You have been flying around a lot and you even fought another dragon. I can't have you fall out of the sky mid-way."
Marika nuzzled Luca 'Thank you brother."
'See you all in a few hours!'
Marika took off to the sky once again.
As Marika was soaring through the sky, Dante told him about his life before he met Marika and ever since Marika came to this world and took him in as her brother. Dantis listened to his son Dante and felt relieved when he heard that he was enjoying his life with Marika and Richard.
Then Marika asked Dantis 'Oh yeh I have question because I couldn't really explain about his 4 missing years of his life.' Do you perhaps know of a way to stop somebody's time and growth? I could think of two possible way's but I don't know much about vampires.'
Dantis asked Marika "What do you mean by 4 years of his life are missing?"
'Well your son should be around 25 years old right? But he is currently 21 years old.'
"Well there is a way to do that, either you drain a vampire most of his blood and that puts them in a form of staces , or seal him a way."
'Well I don't think they did the first, since it could kill him because he is half vampire. Than that means he was sealed a way.'
'Are you satisfied with the answer brother?'
"Yes sister."
'So I can trust you won't go aimlessly attacking in your sparring matches anymore.'
"No… I won't and I don't want that punishment again."
'Well we are almost there, but I still have something to say. Kevin, Dante you are my precious brothers and you know that will never change right?
"Yes sister."
'I just want you two to know that there is a very high possibility that after my beat up day with Raphael he and his father will try to do something to me, and the people around me. I want you two to be on high alert until I take the whole Sanguis family down with the exception of Arthur.'
"Why do you exclude Arthur?" Kevin asked.
"That's because, sister knows just like I do, even though he acts like a bad guy, he is a much better person than the rest of the Sanguis family." Dante said.
'My brother Dante is getting brighter by the day.'
'Oh and I currently send Arthur back to spy on his father and brother. So if you find his behavior is falling back to the way he was before, it's all to act not suspicious towards his brother and father.'
"Our sister really is smart" Kevin said.
'Oh and one more thing you 3! Reinel Sanguis called me on the day Faber Village was attacked he is planning to murder King Ray Caedis, so Raphael can take over the thorn.'
'So I pretty much can conclude that your kidnapping was all Reinel Sanguis doing.'
'Don't worry about King Caedis, he and the King Richard and Cillus heard the whole conversation. Because I made sure King Caedis can prepare himself for potential assassination attacks and if they would succeed there are two more kings who know the truth and could do something to get rid of Reinel and Raphael and you 2 could take back what belongs to you.'
Dantis was amazed she had thought up such a strategy.
Marika roared to let the people of the castle know she was coming.
She landed in the garden and William and the captain of the guard came running over.
Marika growled at the captain.
He bowed deep down on the ground "Your Highness please forgive this ignorant fool and being blind for not recognizing a royal descendant."
Marika changed back to her human form 'apology accepted.'
William whispered something to her 'I knew it!'
'Where are those two now?'
I offered them a room, but the wanted to stay in the dungeon because they would feel more safe and it was only the right thing for them because of what they did."
Marika looked surprised, 'Well it's currently for the better anyway. We will take them out when things have calmed a bit.'
William nodded.
When Marika was finished talking to William she was suddenly hugged by Dantis.
"Thank you Your Majesty for reuniting me and my son. How can I ever repay you?"
'I don't want anything in return.'
"But…."
'Seeing the both of you reunite and happy, is more than enough of a reward for me.' Marika smiled.
'Let's go home, Dante, Kevin.'
Marika changed in a dragon again and took off with her brothers on her back. And roared as to say goodbye.
William then told Dantis. "She did this because she wants to, and that go's for everything she does. She saved the people of Faber Village because she think of them as friends and some as family. And if anything bad happens to them she won't hesitate and eliminate what is threatening what's most precious to her."
"If you still feel like you want to repay her… Why not lend her a hand or support when she really needs it."
Dantis nodded, "I will do that for her." And he smiled.
[Mansion]
It was already past midnight and Luca was getting worried.
"She is late"
Richard looked at Luca "What are you? Her father?"
"No but…"
"She'll be fine Dante and Kevin are with her."
Richard got a message from Dante and told Luca "They will be home in an hour. Apparently she got tired and landed safely and they are walking the rest of the way.
"I knew it, she should have just asked William to make them a portal to get back."
"You know your sister when she can do stuff on her on terms and convenient she does it instead of asking other for help."
After an hour Dante and Kevin arrived at the mansion carrying Marika in her 5 year old form.
Richard smiled. "Welcome home."
"What happened on the way back? Why was she so tired out."
"On our way back we came across a big eagle." Kevin said.
"It started to attack a chase us for 15 minutes, but sister sped up and the eagle stop chasing us 5 minutes after that."
"She told us she was getting tired and that we should walk the rest of the way, but notify you about the time we would be home just in case something else may happen on our way." Dante fallowed up.
"We noticed that sister was getting sleepy after walking for half an hour we told her to change in to a child so we could carry her the rest of the way."
Richard patted both of them and told them they did a good job.
Marika woke. 'Are we home?' She asked half a sleep.
"We just arrived sister." Dante said.
'Oke', She slight from Dante's back and walked half a sleep up the stairs.
Half way climbing she stopped, 'Good night Richard, Luca, Kevin and Dante.'
She then resumed up the stairs and went to Richards room thinking she went to her own.
She let herself fall on to the bed and resumed her sleep.
After an hour Richard arrived in his room and saw Marika was out cold. Richard joined her and pulled her in his embrace and fell asleep peacefully .
[Next day]
Marika woke up in Richard arms she smiled at him and gave him a kiss. As she was getting out of bed a pair of arms pulled her back to bed.
"Were are you going my sweet wife?"
'To my nagging brother… I promised I would spill everything to him today.' Marika sighed.
Richard hugged her "If you feel frustrated and need to blow of some steam come and find me."
Marika hugged Richard back and nodded.
There was a knock on the door and Richard replayed "come in."
Derick came in "Genus just send a message for Marika. He was wondering if she could come by to his place later today."
Marika sighed 'What is this? A national nag day or something?'
Richard chuckled a bit. "He probably heard a few things from William about yesterday."
'Dad tell that white coat I'll be there later today.'
Marika got up from the bed. Washed up and changed her clothe.
When she was heading down when she heard Dante and Kevin discus something and looking worried. She snugged up behind them and took the letter's from Dante's hand.
"Sister!"
As she read the first letter inviting her to a festival in Moon Kingdom. And started to giggle a bit.
'Were you two worried about this?'
"No, we toughed the context was a bit strange but we conclude that the people of the castle just don't know anything so…"
'Well your correct, they don't know anything but… this is a good thing.'
"What do you mean sister?" Dante asked her.
'It means that not everybody at Richard palace is stupid.'
She then read the second letter, It was from Duke Sanguis.
'Ohh, well, well, well, dare to accuse me from something that I have no control over, it's not my piece of land.'
'Don't worry, just give this to Richard, this is his responsibility not mine.' And she gave letter to Kevin.
'As for the invitation just send a letter that I accept the invitation. But do inform Richard about this.'
And gave the letter to Dante.
Marika continued her way down the stairs to the kitchen.
When she arrived at the kitchen she saw Lenis standing at the counter looking at different ingredients. To her he looked like he was having difficulty to pick some.
Marika was looking over from the doorway, she felt she had seen him before.
'Do you need any help?' she asked him in a friendly and warm voice.
This made Lenis almost jump through the ceiling.
He turned around and saw Marika standing, suddenly he felt nervous and scared.
"I…I…"
Derick knew Lenis was in the kitchen and he saw Marika standing in the door way suddenly heard her say 'Have we met before? I feel like I have seen you somewhere before.'
Derick felt unease because he knew his daughter didn't know about how he helped Khai and Regina. He thought he would observe for now and if it would get out of hand he would call for Richard.
Marika walked in to the kitchen and up to Lenis. 'Don't worry I'm not going to hurt you or eat you.' She smiled.
She then stretched out her hand 'Hi my name is Marika! What is your name?' She acted as her normal friendly and exited self.'
Lenis who still felt anxious slowly stretched his hand but Marika just grabbed it with both her hand. This made Lenis flinch out of fear.
"I'm…Lenis."
'Lenis? That fits you very well. What about your last name?'
"I…don't have one" he said in a low voice and looked down.
'Uhm… How about I give you one?' She smiled.
"I can't accept that…I…."
Marika looked at him questioningly. But she also noticed he was very anxious and that there was something he wanted to tell her, but was afraid of telling her.
Marika than told him to sit down at the table and wait for a bit.
She looked at the ingredients on the counter and asked. 'Do you have a special diet for a liver infection?'
Lenis nodded.
Marika then started to cook something for him and brewed a special tea for him as well.
After she was done with everything she placed it on the table.
She then set down with her own breakfast 'Lenis you said you couldn't accept me giving you a last name. Why is that?'
Outside of the kitchen Richard had also arrived and stood with Derick listening to Marika.
"Honestly I'm worried that she might do something to him because she doesn't know what he did." Derick said to Richard.
"Well this day would have come sooner or later…We can't avoid it. You and I know very well how frustrated she will get if we don't tell her anything or hid it from her. If it's really necessary I will interfere and stop her."
"It's because…I did something that made you angry."
Marika then knew he was the survivor who was send to the mansion by Richard that day. As she looked at him she knew there was no way for him to hurt even a fly. He was no threat to her or her children, because he was so timid.
Marika smiled at him 'I know for a fact you didn't anger me, because it's not in you nature let alone in your character.'
'So why not tell me why you think you made me angry… I can decide afterward if you are right or wrong.'