The 8 Royal Families.

Nothing had happened the past few days, Allen was spending all his time coped up in the library while the Duke rushed to get everything prepared for the ball in 2 days, it was tiring, nevertheless, he had managed to successfully finished it.

When Allen was not spending time reading, he is often found near the knights headquarters, burning down trees and drowing them in water. He practiced his mana core hoping to get to the solid gray level in a few months.

Other than mana core training, he had also been working on his non-existent physical strength with the help of Atlas, he was able to improve his stamina drastically..?

The days had been going well until the day Allen dreaded had came, the ball for his official debut as Drakos fifth prince.

He had to wake up early in order to get ready, he wad carefully groomed by the maids as if he was a fragile glass that could break in an instant. The item he wore was noticeably much more fancier tham the previous ones he wore.

The black shirt he wore was decorated with gold, that had elaborate patterns on them. He was provided with an overcoat that was red in color that matched his candy red eyes perfectly. The shoes he had was polished till it shone.

Ths most impressive item was the brooch that was given to him by his father..the king of Drakos. He has thought that his previous brooch was impressive, but it could never compare to whatever he was looking at right now.

It was made of a red like jewel that seemed addicting to look at as it sparkled marvelously. The design was suprisingly not of a dragon or rose, like the symbol of Drakos.

It was instead angel like wings, however the color was raven black. He felt a little flustered to see how much effort was put in into making such an enchanting jewel.

Pleased with how it looked, he glanced at his three new maids that were still grooming his hair. He had gotten used to them, they didn't interact much but they were friendly and nice.

When he was finally finished after an hour, he left his bedroom and walked through the hallways, he suddenly felt a new presence.

Although it might not look like it, Allen was paying close attention to his surrondings as he walked through the eerie hallways. Until, the glass pane broke and there came a silver metal coming right for Allen's head.

He was staisfied knowing that he was right, there was someone watching him. However not with the intent to harm as he could feel the silver object that was thrown was not dense enough to hurt him, so he gave a look at the direction the item came from and showed a bright smile.

Making his way to Octavian's room, he knocked a few times before he was given permission to enter. "So what did you need me here for?" he asked.

"Well, I didn't want you to embarass yourself at the ball with your horrible fashion sense but luckily.." he said, eyeing his brother up and down. "You look nice." giving a thumbs up as he tied his long hair with a ribbon.

"It's often rare a kingdom like us who is located close to the depths of hell to recieve new royalty such as prince and princesses. The family of other kingdoms are most likely to be present in the ball to witness your debut. In order to stay on those families good side, you should stay rather respectful and polite but never lower your head down."

Allen had a few objectives for today's ball. He was targeting the Art noble family, one of the 12 royalties jn the underworld.

The art family is reknowned for their family of genius architectures, engineers, inventors and artists. They were one of the more important family Allen needed to be on friendly terms to be able to finish one of his tasks, finishing his invention of the magic gun.

There were 12 kings and queens in the whole underworld. 12 Kingdoms in total, but they were all under controled by Satan himself. The royal families here view him as the emperor himself.

The 12 Main Royal families were all well known for certain charcteristics that they ought to develop when they enter the family. They weren't aggressive with each other but that doesn't mean all of them were on friendly terms.

The Drakos family was most well known for the dragons that were the companions of their main royalty. However, they were also highly admired and feared for their unwavering dominating presence that made people's blood run cold. They were one of the more stronger families that could annihilate a battlefield in an instant. It had always been concluded that they were in the top 3 strongest families. Their symbol was obviously dragons along with a touch of roses in the symbol to honor their queen.

The Art family, was known for their dedication and talent in architecture, engineering and the arts. They have created plenty of impressive works that have accidentally leaked into the upperworld. They remained in neutral terms with everyone, as they avoided hostility. They weren't considered weak as they were armed with dangerous weapons that could cause mass destruction. Their symbol was of a cube that consists of many different elements.

The Sylvis family, they were recongnised as the family of swordsmanship. Each and everyone person in the kingdom weilds a sword of their own. The knights that protect the royalty are top tiered with their swords in hand, able to kill in a blink of an eye, that's how impressive they were. However, the royalties are much more impressive. They had a mark on their body just like Drakos however it is shaped like a sword. These symbols allow the royalties to summon a sword of their own anytime they wished. The sword was specifically made for them and resembled them. Even death cannot tear away the sword from it's owner. They were the best and most feared in battles as you cannot ever react fast enough to escape death from them. Their symbol was of a dark red sword that was surronded with black mist.

The Verlice family consists of geniuses that could change the world and shaped it in their hands if they ever desired too. The knowledge they know was vast and astronomical, every family wanted to be on good terms with them due to the knowledge they know. The decisions they made were often supported by many people as they believed that the Verlice's were always right due to their high intelligence. They use their brains in battle and rely more on techniques and strategies. Their symbol was of a book that was gold in color with intricate designs that couldn't be explained with mere words.

Octavian admitted to himself that Allen would've fit right in with the Verlice family due to his capability to take in a vast amount of knowledge and apply it instantly.

The Collymore family owns a wealthy kingdom that are built on riches that were immeasurable. The family was known for their bountiful resources that are often being sold and traded with other kingdoms. All of the royalties are on excellent terms wthe the Collymore as they were useful and essential to all the families to mantain their kingdoms well-being. Their symbol was a chest full of riches, befitting for them.

The Monroe family does well in everything, they were basically the jack of all trades. They were the most normal kingdom out of all the others. One thing that makes them special was their territory. It was huge as their population was always growing due to many people dropping near the kingdom when they die. It was the easiest kingdom people could find and the most normal. Their symbol was of two axes crossing against one another.

The Wisteria familiy was known for their assassins. Even their royalty was well trained in the arts of assassination. They were quiet and snakelike. If you ever lose sight of them, it'll result in an immediate lost. All their family members are trained from young to hide and conceal their presence well, all of them were watchful but rather quiet. They work well with the Drakos Family as both greatly benefit from each other, making both of the royalties to be on fantastic terms. The kings and queens of both family were well acquantied with each other and enjoy their presences. Their symbol was of a snake enterwined with a dark violet flower.

Allen had a gut feeling that the guy who was watching him earlier was from the Wisteria family, that member was rather inexperienced or were making it easy for them to be spotted by Allen. Nevertheless, he was planning to stay close and friendly with the Wisteria family to not sabotage the relationshio they had so far. So he took the earlier interaction as a friendly one.

The Phoenix family, well known for their mastery in fire affinity and the companions they own, the phoenix. Members of the royal family were given eggs to raise and hatch into marvelous eye-catching creatures that could burn you without making contact. The Phoenix's were second best in swordsmanship as they utillize their mastery in fire and harmonised it with their swords creating a deadly ring of fire. Their symbol was of Phoenixes standing across each other with fire surronding them.

The other 4 families were not attending the ball so it was unnecessary to elaborate on them for the time being. Allen closed his notebook and headed to the ballroom where his family members were waiting for him to make an appearance.