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"My king! Are you alright?!" The queen is quick to stand up from her dining chair and worriedly rubs her husband's back. "I've always reminded you to slow down when eating.""That's- ehem." The Earth Immortal's eyes are teary as he tried to clear his throat. He accidentally swallowed his food that's not well-chewed yet. "That's not it. It's your son. Did you just hear what he said?"Apparently, the king and queen of the Earth Kingdom are having their lunch at the king's hall together with Prince Ling and their special guest Princess Aloisa.Just like any other usual day, the table is full of freshly picked fruits, a few dishes of newly harvested vegetables from the imperial garden, a glazed pheasant with sweet and mild chili taste, and a crispy fried chicken with caramelized honey and spice.As a refreshment, they are having pure orange juice and spring water. If they only have known that they are having a visitor, they could have preparedHello, dear readers! Your thoughts about the story matters. Let me know through comments! And if you don't mind, kindly leave me a review. A few words from you will be greatly appreciated. :)
The lunch lasted longer than usual since the prince's parents, especially her majesty, are quite interested in their guest.According to what Aloisa has learned in the Tower of Wisdom and Knowledge, Earth Elemental Shapeshifters are quite the friendly people next to the Air Elementals. And on this day, Aloisa has proven that. Her majesty is very welcoming to her despite meeting her for the first time. And although the king seems to be anxious for some reason, he is still friendly towards her.They've long finished their food and couldn't take any more bite but Prince Ling's parents don't look like they're letting them away any time soon. And so, Ling made a way for them to escape the dining hall."Mother, father. Her highness, Princess Aloisa, actually came here for one thing." Hearing him use her name, Aloisa's face becomes complicated. She doesn't even know what he's talking about! And then the prince added, "She wants to see what kinds of plants grow
Clang! The sound of metal clashing against each other echoed in the entirety of the garden. Prince Ling and Prince Jin's iron swords collided. The sharp blades tremble as both parties apply force on it. No one wants to give in, no one wants to admit defeat. Unfortunately, Ling seems to be at the disadvantage here. He barely keeps up with Jin's overwhelming strength.This isn't something that would surprise the citizens of the Earth Kingdom though. They all know that Prince Jin works hard and does his best in every training he has. May it be in swordsmanship, developing his prowess, even in literature and music. He's the type of typical prince who keeps up with society's expectations. A lot of women dream of him too but he doesn't entertain anyone of them. He's too focused on developing himself to do so. Prince Jin is basically the total opposite of his cousin. On the other hand, Prince Ling, as we all know, is just fooling around. He doesn't bother traini
Prince Ling is running as fast as he could. The crack approaches him wherever he goes.This is bad. He may be able to run fast but his stamina isn't unlimited. And speaking of stamina, he feels like his energy is slowly draining and his agility decreases. He can't just keep running but what else can he do? The crack that's after him won't stop chasing him until Prince Jin commands to. "Geez. This jerk doesn't fight fair and square." He mumbled to himself. As he is trying to get away from Jin's tricks, the next thing he knew is that his feet can't touch the ground anymore. It happened so fast that when he realized it, he was already falling. "What the hell?!"Good thing, Ling is quick to react and made a hand seal to command the vines to come and catch him.And when he sees the vines fast approaching to him, he realized that the vines are quite thorny! He didn't think beforehand and forgot that the type of vines that are currently under his commands a
While Prince Ling barged into his parents' hall to have a word with his father; and her majesty locked herself up in their room; also Prince Jin walking away from the scene, Yang and Aloisa remained in the garden.Her highness feels like Ling needs privacy with his father so she didn't come with him and stayed with his subordinate instead.Yang is helping the other servants clean and restore the garden as close as what it used to look like as possible.Looking at the damage caused by the duel of the two princes, Aloisa recalled the root cause of their fighting. It has something to do with the throne."Yang..." Princess Aloisa called out. "If it's not too personal, who is the gentleman that Ling fought?"Truth to be told, Aloisa is putting herself into Prince Ling's shoes. If ever she's a titled crown prince and then turns out she won't be able to inherit the position, she would be upset too. Just who is this man
Thirteen years ago, his highness Prince Ling always plays in the garden within the palace's courtyard. His mother accompanies him in the morning whenever she doesn't have something urgent to do.As the prince chases a little butterfly, she noticed that one of the hands of the prince is showing its real form again. Prince Ling is still a child and so he still can't fully control his prowess. Whenever he's getting too hyped up, his transformation fails."Ling..." The queen called to her son in a low yet stern voice. She looks around and only sees Ling's eight-year-old subordinate, Yang, beside her. At that time, Yang is one of the few people who knows this secret. After confirming it's just the three of them, she continued, "Your hand!"The seven-year-old crown prince looks at his hands and lets out an "Oh."He didn't realize that his left hand is already turning webbed, similar to that of a duck's feet.Her majesty walks closer to him and kneeled to mee
It's been two days since Princess Aloisa left the Earth Kingdom. After the crown prince asked her to come with him for a mission, she immediately head back home to ask for her mother's permission to go with Prince Ling's Journey that's bound to the Fire Kingdom.Once again, she headed straight to her mother who's most probably in the king's hall again. She knocked thrice on the huge door before her. Not too hard but enough for the person inside to hear."Your majesty." She called behind the door. "I have returned. And I have something to tell you."It didn't take too long for her to hear the queen's voice. "Come in, my child. I have been waiting for you."Princess Aloisa pushed the door open and sees her mother sitting at the same place where she last saw her. Leisurely crossing her slender legs on the throne with a long-stemmed churchwarden pipe on her long and delicate fingers. She's smoking again. The queen only smokes when there's something that is maki
Clip clop clip clopThe sounds of horse footsteps and the rolling wooden wheels attached to the vehicle seemed to be very loud. Prince Ling, Yang, Princess Aloisa, and Master Lian; Four people inside the carriage, each one of them stayed in their own corner. No one speaks, no unnecessary movements are made. It's like the four of them are just mere motionless stone statues.And the unusual thing here is that the noisy Prince Ling who doesn't seem to be the type who ran out of topic is not uttering a single word. The prince also keeps on looking outside from a small window beside him, refusing to look at any of his companion's ways... especially Master Ling's direction. He's been acting like this ever since they started their journey to the Northern Lands.Aloisa can't take it anymore and dared to make the move first. Her curiosity and eagerness to learn about other cultures make her unable to stay still. She c
"Are we still far from their Capital?" Prince Ling stretches his body upwards as soon as he set his foot on the grassy ground.Apparently, Prince Ling, Aloisa, Yang, and Master Lian successfully entered the Fire Kingdom without any problems. The guards that are stationed in their borders were well-informed and are expecting their arrival. Even though they are technically in the northern lands, they are still far from the capital where the palace of the Fire Immortal is located. "Yes, your highness." The coachman answered politely. "If there would be no obstruction in our way, we will get there before the sun sets." "Alright. Let's get going then." Aloisa, who just got out of the horse carriage, steps her foot back to the vehicle. Her highness was the last one to get out of the carriage. All of them are enjoying the gentle breeze but Princess Aloisa seemed to be the only one who is not appreciating it. She's about to get inside but stopped halfway when the prince c