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Chapter 5 - Maria's past

Maria: "Wow, I have never heard of such power. I think we need to reconsider leaving him at the church, He will be very useful to us." Leonard: "Why would he join us though? Even if he did could he be trusted?"

Maria: "Yes, That is what we need to figure out and about trusting him, he could barely hold himself back when he saw you fighting the demon alone so I don't think we need to worry about that." Leonard: "I don't think he can be bought with money we need to figure out something else"

Maria: "For now let's just return otherwise he will start being suspicious about us." Both of them head inside the cave towards Amar. Amar: "I will go with you I don't want to stay in the orphanage. I won't betray you or anything as long as you provide abundant food and shelter." Shocked Maria asks: "Why are you suddenly talking like this? Did... Did you hear us talking? But how the hell could you hear us we were more than 80 meters away and we were even whispering."

Dumbfounded Amar replies: "I just could, It isn't normal?". Leonard: "It's not! Nothing about you is! Ahhhhh! I have never seen so many abnormal things in a matter of hours. You are breaking my common sense damn it!"

Amar: "Sorry? I guess." Leonard: "It's alright, I lost my cool there. But why are you willing to join our cause without knowing what it is for some food and shelter?" Amar: "Because Maria is very pretty." Leonard: "Just because of that..." Amar: "Of course what other reason would I need to follow that beauty with her white eyes like the moon shining in her black hair like the night sky."

Blushing Maria says to herself: "He is complimenting me for my white eyes because of which my own family views me like garbage." Amar: "So if we aren't going to the village now where are we going?" Leonard replies: "To the great kingdom of Seacliffe." Amar: "I see, and mind explaining to me what that is?"

Both Leonard and Maria laugh wholeheartedly and they explain the system of kingdoms, villages, nobility, and royalty to Amar to which he replies: "So how do you belong to this Seacliffe kingdom?"

Leonard: "I am one of the imperial knights of the royal family of Seacliffe kingdom and milady here is the fourth heir and second princess of the royal family of Seacliffe." Amar: "Wow! So both of you are quite the big deal huh and your "cause" must be on the same level, so what exactly do you want Imperial Princess?"

Maria: "You don't need to call me with such etiquette you can continue to call me Maria. I was born by the second wife of his majesty including me each wife has now given birth to a girl and a boy. Since the moment I was born, I was discriminated against due to the color of my eyes. My mother hates me and calls me the devil in the form of a human blaming me for her losing the affection of the king. My brother continues to loathe and blame me saying I am the reason why the other sibling doesn't consider him equal to them. My step-sister and her mother both despise me for spitting upon seeing me. Even in my own family only my step-brother and my father's treatment toward me can be considered humane. My father cared a bit for me assigning Leonard as my bodyguard while not showing any affection toward me to not lose face in front of others and my step-brother showed me the most affection telling me he would help me escape from the family and help me live a normal life."

Maria: "But I won't be satisfied by a normal life while my family enjoys their life of luxury. I wish to exact revenge against my family. At first, I thought that I would ascend to the throne but as even my own mother is against me I have no chance at that and then an even better option appeared in front of me. At the age of 14, I began to feel mana and right now I can perform many spells that only 9-star mages could do at my age. Since I have the potential to be a 9-star mage who can turn entire cities to dust I can make my family bow in front of me. This is what I want I need your help to accomplish it. This is also the reason why I came to this area to gain experience in combat."