Chapter 30: Katana
Harrison and Aria were in the living room and were both reading a book.
While Harrison crossed legs Aria leaned closer to him and was gazing at this book. This book was the Silver Family tree .
In their own generation, Harrison's dad gave birth to 3 kids with each with their own kids. This was the family tree they were looking at.
Atop the tree was Harrison's father who had a black raven hair and a muscular build followed by his mom who had a blonde hair and emerald eyes, she looked to be in her fourties.
At the bottom was Harrison and his two siblings with him being the only one with raven black hair. He had two sisters each with a significant display of talent, however he showed more that overshadowed theirs, this was why he became the patriarch of the Silver family.
He had almost forgotten how it happened. it was when he defeated his elder sister in a duel two decades ago.
He had two sisters, The elder one was Kaida Silver and his younger one was Bridget Silver.
For some reason, while his younger sister looked up to him,Kaida hated his guts . Maybe because of him being praised by his sister, or maybe because of him being praised by his dad or she wasn't really given attention. She just hated him.
It wasn't until she couldn't take it anymore that she challenged him to a duel during the magical festival.
*20 years ago*
"Ugh that's it ! Harrison I challenge you to a duel" ! A blonde haired girl said while looking at a particular boy with hatred. This boy had a raven dark hair and with aqua blue eyes and had a sword beside his waist .
However this boy was confused.
"Huh why" ?
"What do you mean why, After all you've done, you still dare to ask me"?
"We're settling this right here, right now" she said with spite.
Suddenly the once confused boy's tone turned cold . "And what if I don't agree" ?
Outraged by his words she drew her sword "I don't care" aaaah ! she roared as she swung it but her sword was stopped by a Raven haired man .
"Dad why are you stopping me" ? she spat
"I don't know what grudge you have against Harrison and I don't care, however I can't permit you having an unofficial duel without his consent".
"Which is why I'm stating before the match that whoever wins will receive a gift from me and my acknowledgement. He said emotionlessly".
"So I now announce that this match will now begin".
After saying this both of them drawed their swords
Few minutes later
Harrison won
Even though Kaida was strong Harrison managed to win the fight effortlessly earning his father's acknowledgement and the Silver Family Legacy as the next patriarch.
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Harrison gazed at the wall where a beautiful katana lay, the blue katana was endowed with some complex patterns and had some kind of chilling aura.
That was the gift his father gave him , this katana was also the symbol of being the head of the family. "I wonder how my old man felt back then"
While Harrison was still in his thoughts two guards rushed to the mansion, their faces pale with worry..
"Sir! Ma'am!" one of the guards exclaimed, out of breath. "Captain Orion sent us to report...there's a horde of monsters approaching the mansion!"
Harrison's eyes widened in surprise. Aria's expression turned serious.
"How far are they?" she asked the guard.
The guard hesitated. "I-I'm not sure, ma'am. Captain Orion said they were still far, but approaching quickly."
Aria nodded, her mind racing." Something doesn't feel right. why will monsters approach us in the first place, and in groups?"
The Silver Mansion was built in a secluded area in the forest far away from the Kingdom. However even then, The place was safe from monsters and even people.
"There's supposed to be a veil covering the mansion from ordinary eyes and not only that, Anti monster magic circles surrounded the mansion preventing all form of invasion.
Aria bit her lip, she felt like she was missing something but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
"Alright, here's what we'll do. One of you, go gather all our mages and guards. We need to prepare our defenses." Aria commanded
She turned to the second guard. "And you, ring the alarm bell at the tower. We need to alert everyone in the mansion."
The guards nodded and rushed off to complete their tasks. To Aria's surprise, Harrison rose up immediately and grabbed the katana sliding it into its sheat and ran outside.
"Harrison, wait!" Aria called out, but he was already gone.
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A/N
Okay so I want you guys to know that I may not be posting chapters for a week/two , why? Cuz I'm planning on a mass release on Christmas so pls Bear with me .
A big thanks to BreZzy19 for the power stone and also to my loyal readers