Kira thought for a moment, then nodded:
"Ok, Princess. But it won't be easy, the guards at the castle are all Saint and Heavenly-Saint realms."
"Don't worry about that, All you need to do is lead us to the treasury." Lilly said.
"Ok, When are we moving?"
"When the army have gone to war."
"That's next weak."
"I know, with all this taken care of."
She brought out her crystal and transfer 1,000,000 Gold Coins to Kira.
"There's more if we succeed in this plan."
"You don't need to worry about that, it'll be taken care of!" Kira bowed at her.
Lilly nodded and with a snapped of her Finger, the space behind her distorted, forming a portal.
"We'll get going now." She turned around and walked inside, followed by Vince, and Elizabeth.
Kira looked at the place the portal once stood, then at her crystal in mild shock.
"I just earn millions of gold coins without doing anything, But... If these people are this wealthy, why Rob the king? Or is she telling the truth when she said the Money is for the poor?" She sighed.
"Well... I'll help her and gain more gold coins to live a luxurious life." She smiled and walked out of the basement.
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[Emperor Aaron's Territory.]
[Dark Castle.]
"What are you going to do with that egg you stored?" Protean asked, taking the appearance of the dark elf.
"I don't know yet."
Aaron waved his hand in front of him... All the ingredients appeared on the ground, and with a thought; a rune appeared beneath them.
"Time to create my father's ring."
Dark and red smoke rose from the rune, covering the ingredients. The energy slowly rose Into the air, as red light shot out from the rune, which was getting absorbed by the energy.
"Good." Aaron nodded, and clenched his fist.
The energy instantly vanished, and a red ring appeared in front of the two.
Aaron then opened his palm, while the ring flew towards him and landed on it.
"Let's go." He walked towards the exit, followed by the confused Protean.
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[Outside The Dark Castle.]
"Calamity!!" He yelled.
Whoosh!!!
The six-headed Hydra flew towards them, landing in front of the two.
"You called, Master." The Heads bowed.
"I'm going on a mission tomorrow, and I need you to come with me, and to achieve that, you'll have to stay in this ring."
Calamity stared at the ring in Aaron's hand, and nodded: "I'll go with whatever you say, Master."
Aaron nodded in satisfaction, he cut his finger with his energy, drawing blood and made sure his blood fell on the ring, which he then wore on his right hand middle finger.
"Get In." He Commanded.
Calamity turned into red light and flew towards him, entering the ring.
"Finally." He then turned to Protean.
"Don't even think about it, I won't draw attention to you."
"Really, You do know you are a dark elf, right?"
"Yes... But, I can take the Raven's appearance."
Aaron thought for a moment, and nodded. "We can go with that, ok then, we need to go back to tell Mom about our coming mission."
"Yes, I missed her already." Protean said.
"My Kings."
The two turned their heads, seeing Henry walking towards them... He stopped and bowed, while looking around in confusion.
"My kings, sorry for this question. But what about the Luna?" He asked.
"You left her here to conquer more territory, and you are here asking for her."
"I'm sorry for that, My King, But..."
"--She's gone, Your princess, my sister took her away."
"Uh?" Henry was stunned.
"Do you have a problem with that?"
Hearing Protean's question, Henry quickly shook his head:
"No, it's good she's with the princess, I'll get going now."
Aaron and Protean nodded, while he walked away.
Modena: "That was surprising."
Aaron looked up at a tree, ten meters away: "I thought you won't say anything."
"You know I'm here all along?" She leaped into the air, landing in front of the two.
"Why are you here, Modena?" Aaron asked.
The Hybrid observed the castle and nodded in approval. "I'm your Ally, and... You successfully made all this forest your territory, so I'm just taking a look." Modena smiled Sweetly, and walked towards the Castle, only to be stopped by two Skeletons, armed with spears.
"Oh? What loyal dogs." She smirked and turned to Aaron.
"What news did you bring?" Aaron asked, with a slight change of expression.
Seeing his look, Modena quickly stopped playing and said what she knew: "If you want to conquer this whole world, you need to close the Abyssal gates; the energies in these gates are unstable, and it seems they'll be opened any time soon... I'm just saying you should be on guard."
Aaron thought for a moment, and nodded: "I'll look into this, and thanks."
"My pleasure." She licked her lips and vanished from view.
"It seems she wants to swallow you whole with her eyes." Protean muttered.
"Not me, But you."
"Huh?" He was stunned.
Aaron frowned slightly and turned to the spot Modena was standing on.
"Why are you still here?" He asked.
"Aww!" She groaned in frustration, and walked away.
"Is she gone?" Protean asked, looking around the place.
"She's gone... And it seems she's Impress with you."
Protean just rolled his eyes: "We'll see about it."
Dark smoke covered the two, and they vanished from the forest.
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[Emperor Aaron's second territory.]
[Demon Village.]
"How are they doing?" Chief Egon walked towards John, who stood in front of the soldiers with hands crossed on his chest.
"The training is going smoothly... And thanks to the cores given to us by the prince, they are all in the Saint-Realm.
Chief Egon stopped beside him, observing the soldiers. " Thank goodness." He nodded.
"I am meaning to ask."
John turned to him.
"Yes."
"What about Emily? Have you heard from her?" John asked.
Chief Egon sighed sadly: "I haven't heard from her for a year now, I just hope she is ok--"
"--She will be."
The two turned around, seeing Aaron and Protean appearing out of thin air.
"Huh?" The two and all the soldiers were stunned.
"She will be ok." He repeated his word.
"How are you so sure, My Prince?" Chief Egon asked.
"Because my Son is going to rescue her." Aurora, who was in a green long dress walked towards them.
"I miss you, Mum!" Protean ran up to her, giving her a tight hug.
"How Is my boy doing?" Aurora smiled, hugging him back.
"Good, the whole Fresh Eater's forest, and the North Sea are now under us." He said, separating from the hug.
"Wow! I'm proud of my boys." Aurora moved her gaze to Aaron, who smiled at her.
"Going to rescue Emily?" John turned to Aaron. "We don't know her current situation, whether she's a captive to be rescue or her cover is still on, we have no idea--"
"--She is in the academy, Protean and I, will be leaving tomorrow morning... I don't know how long it'll take, but I'll bring Emily back before my adopted Uncle attacks." He cut John off.
"Come on, boys. Let's get you something to eat, it's already late." Aurora walked towards him and held his hand, then walked back to their house, with Protean.
"Did you see that ring on his finger?" John whispered to Chief Egon.
"I saw it, that's the Prince's Ring. That ring could hold a Beast-Ruler stage." Egon stated in shock.
"Only the young prince is Worthy of it." John smiled, staring at the departing figures of Aaron, and his family.
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[8:00 Pm.]
[Aaron's Home.]
Aaron, Protean, Lilly, Snow, Elizabeth, Diamond, and Aurora sat on the long dining table, eating dinner.
"So brother, Is a Beast-Ruler in that ring?" Lilly asked, observed the red ring on Aaron's finger.
"Yes."
"..."
"..."
This simple answer stunned Lilly and Aurora.
"You aren't joking? There is really a Beast-Ruler in that ring?" Lilly asked again, staring at her brother in Awe.
"Do you want to see them?" Aaron raised his head from his food, staring at her.
"Them...? Yes!!!" Lilly yelled with anticipation.
"No!"
Aurora shook her head, you three should eat your dinner and go to bed, same with you Protean, You aren't staying up late today." She said in a stern tone.
The three looked at each other and nodded, then focused on their foods.
"Oh, I have something for you, Aaron." Aurora stood up, and walked out of the dining room.
The three looked at each other, and waited for her, after a minute; Aurora returned with a sheathed sword.
"This?" Aaron was stunned.
"This is your father's sword, t belongs to you now." She handed him the sword.
Aaron took the sword. 'This is an Odachi, and... It's as tall as me!' He exclaimed inwardly.
'How can I use a sword taller than me?'
Seeing his confused look, Aurora laughed lightly.
"This is the way I prefer it, but after bonding with it, You can adjust the size as you like, even making it as small as a dagger." She explained.
"Wow!" Aaron looked up at her. "Thank you, Mom." He smiled, then asked an important question:
"How can I bond with it?"