Arran greeted the council members using his full name. Before, when he first came to the royal council, Arran had only introduced himself by his first name and middle name. Now he was boldly declaring his full name, which was the same as announcing his real identity as a prince of the Aeth and heir to the air ruler's seat of authority to the entire council.With this gesture, something shifted in the eyes of all the council members and various thoughts went through their minds. But none of them said anything.Smiling at Arran, councilman Floyd said to him, “Yes, young prince, it is a good day indeed. I am very happy to see you return to us safe and sound. I apologize for being able to protect you properly, therefore allowing you to go through so much trouble.”“Once again, I apologize.”Councilman Floyd expressed his sincere apology to Arran, causing him to be embarrassed.It would be a lie if Arran said he wasn’t disgruntled about what happened on the day of the invasion.Seeing as h
With the council members seated before him having acknowledged his royal identity, Arran was gratified. With this, things could move forward smoothly.Looking at councilman Floyd, Arran said, “Since you’ve heard from councilman Taylor, then he must have also told you everything regarding my parents, right?”“Indeed,” Councilman Floyd answered.“Do not worry Prince Arran. I know what you want to ask and we are going to get to that. But before then, we want to know...”“What do you plan to do next?”Huh!“What do you mean by that?” Arran was confused, so he asked.Councilman Floyd elaborated.“I mean, now that your identity has been verified, what do you plan to do?”“Do you want to announce yourself to the universe and our civilization, or do you want things to remain the way they are right now?”“If you want to announce your identity, Prince Arran, then we will immediately make the necessary preparations. Once the announcement is made, then everything will change. You can no longer at
Arran panicked. The sudden way this old man had appeared in front of him had been so abrupt that Arran wasn’t given any chance to react at all. The thing that shocked him the most was that he hadn’t been able to sense this old man's appearance at all.It was like he suddenly came into existence like a ghost!No. Even if it was a ghost, Arran would be able to sense it. Ghosts were nothing more than spirit bodies, just like how sprites were elemental beings.Arran could even sense and see an air sprite that had turned invisible and could blend in with the environment not to talk of a ghost.Indeed, this old man was more like a mirage, appearing in one moment and disappearing in the next.Forcing himself to calm down, Arran tried to think as he observed the old man who was observing him. But the more Arran looked at him, the more terrified he became.The reason for this was because, as Arran observed the man, he found that he could not sense him at all.In Arran’s senses, this old man wa
When Arran heard the words of the enlightened old man clearing the doubts that he had for a while now, strangely, there was not much joy or excitement that came from this knowledge. Instead, it brought more doubts and confusion.Right now, Arran’s mood seemed to weaken. His gaze faded into the distance as his thoughts wandered off into the void somewhere. He was not aware of the commotion that was happening in the council hall following the shocking revelation.Among the council members, councilwoman Henrietta was the first to speak up, giving voice to the doubts that everybody had no doubts shared.“Stinky old man, what nonsense are you spouting this time? Do you understand what you just said? If you’re here to cause trouble, just leave. This is not a place for you to be gallivanting around as you please.”Councilwoman Henrietta’s words and manner of speech towards the enlightened old immortal were as harsh and totally lacking respect for the other party as always. She made it clear
“Hey old man, what the hell are you muttering? Speak up so we can hear you. If not, then get lost. You’re not helping at all.”As the enlightened old immortal remained silent without saying anything, only muttering to himself, councilwoman Henrietta quickly spoke up to dismiss the old man.For the first time, the old immortal did not say anything to retort back to the councilwoman.Taking a deep breath, the enlightened old immortal released his breath before finally turning to face everybody.At this moment, the wretched and slovenly appearance of the old immortal disappeared completely and was replaced instead with a solemn and stifling countenance that portrayed his seriousness.The sudden change in the old immortal’s countenance surprised the Councilman members. Affected by this change, they all sat up in their seats and looked over at him very seriously.Even councilwoman Henrietta, who looked like she was ready for a fight, suddenly deflated like a balloon. An oppressive air seem
Shortly after the end of the exploration era in the universe, the Aeth had become plagued by a new round of fighting. This time, the fighting took place within their borders. It was between the new powers that had risen up during the exploration era and the old powers that had existed ever since the hegemon war.Lachlan Nimbus Von Stratenoff and his fellow rulers at the time had to deal with the internal fighting of the Aeth while having to look out for enemies on the outside who eyed them with revenue eyes.In those times, the Aeth were not yet the overlords of the Ether. But they had proven the be the strongest power among all advanced civilizations present in the Ether. Every other civilization was wary of this immensely powerful force, but they could not do anything about them. Because of this, these external enemies were more than willing to see the Aeth right amongst themselves and weaken their power. This way, when the Aeth were severely weakened, they could swoop in to enjoy w
“Old man, explain yourself. What is the meaning of this? What do you mean, the one responsible for sealing Eldencraid was Lachlan Nimbus Von Stratenoff, the former ruler of the Aeolus kingdom?”“What rubbish are you spouting?!”In the council hall, the council members were in a clamor as gasps of surprise and shock escaped their lips.All this was because of a sudden revelation made by the enlightened old immortal in their midst.Along with the shock, there was doubt and disbelief, but most especially, all the council members shot accusatory glances at the enlightened old immortal.As always, councilwoman Henrietta was the first to gripe at the old immortal.“Little lass, as a young lady, you shouldn’t be feisty. It isn’t good for you. You wouldn’t be able to find a partner if you are always like this.”“Shut up, old man. My personality has nothing to do with whether I find a partner or not. Instead of worrying about that, you’d better explain yourself, old man. What do you mean by wh
The topic of the conversation was finally pulled back to Arran by Councilman Homer. His words reminded the others that the case about Arran's birth had yet to be resolved.As for the matter regarding Lachlan Nimbus Von Stratenoff sealing Eldencraid, the council members could deal with it later. Right now, it was more important to understand this mystery.All the council members stared at the enlightened old immortal as he looked forward to his answer.The person in question, Arran, also paid attention to him.“In order to answer your question, I would first have to talk about an experiment that Lachlan was involved in.”The council members were surprised to hear this. Instead of answering the question directly, the old immortal was bringing up another topic.Were all old people like this? Instead of going straight to the point, they liked to talk in circles, mystifying things unnecessarily.Oh! It seems like that’s how we do things too... in that case, it’s fine.When the council memb