Striking Back

At the palace Richard was in the meeting with the King and Canus.

He firstly spoke about the 3rd princess behavior earlier and his dissatisfaction of it. He also warned them that if his future wife found out, he won't blame her if she would take that disdained women's life.

The King swallowed and looked nervous, but Canus on the other hand laughed.

"What are you laughing for? This is serious!" The king said.

"Well… I was just thinking she would be a very proud and possessive women." Canus then said.

"Looks like your little friend on your shoulder is responsible for the 3rd princess scream earlier. Is he placed with you as a women repellent?"

"Yes he is, if any women even as much touches me my future wife will kill me and the women who touched me. I agreed with her because I like to live you know." Richard said as to lighten the mood.

"So when do we get to meet your future wife and queen?" The king asked.

"She will be attending the party in two days, the reason she is not with me right now is because she had a few matters to attend before coming here."

"Sounds like a diligent and capable women." The king then said.

Richard and Canus had the same thought" If only he knew how she was, he would retract those words."

After the meeting ended the king expresses his apologies and would make sure that nobody could enter the wing he was staying in. because he had no desire for future problems.

Just after the king left a soldier came to report. About what had happen in the district.

Canus read the message, and then passed it to Richard. "What do you think?"

He had no doubt about it, it was Marika who was responsible.

"My future wife is now a vigilantly…" Richard sighted.

"But thanks to her the Crime Lord was captured. And the district is safe again. We spend 5 years to try and find him and capture him, this vigilantly only spend half a day. We should reward this vigilantly for her hard work." Canus said with a smile.

As the evening started fall Marika went back to the inn. As she got there were a few people eating so before she went up she decided to have a meal first.

After she was done eating she when upstairs to her room. The took a hot bathe and closed her eyes. She felt a bit lonely, she missed Richard presence around her.

Then she heard Richards voice.

"Are you sleeping in the bath again?" he asked her.

Marika open her eyes, and looked around but she couldn't see him.

I really start to hear things she thought.

As she changed her clothe and wanted to head down stairs to have a few drinks to kill her loneliness and boredom.

But just as she was about to leave the room when a inn personnel told her there was a message for her and he gave it to her, she got a message from Richard to meet him outside at the squire of the district.

She walked down the stairs and left the inn again. Once she was outside she put on a cloak and ran to the meeting place. But when she arrived Richard wasn't there, but she saw a man who posed as him. Because the man had no baby dragon with him she instantly knew it wasn't him. Richard would come without Khai.

So she used the instant message spell to check if the man was Richard or not.

But there was no sign of a magic circle appearing in front of the man.

But at the other end Richard saw Marika was staring at something and heard her say, 'Sh*t it's not Richard.'

Richard was alone in his room he responded to Marika in a low voice as to not to alarm whoever she was looking at.

"Marika is everything alright?"

'Marika looked at the magic circle 'Well that depends on the person.'

'I got a message you wanted to meet me at the squire, but I was suspicious because you would never use an old fashion method as writing a message.'

Richard then said "I'll inform Canus that here is a possibility there is a dead body tomorrow morning, so do as you please but be safe."

'Richard!'

"What is it?" he said with a caring voice.

'I really miss you and I feel a bit lonely since you're not close to me. Tell our son I miss him and can't wait to see you both.'

Richard smiled "We miss you to."

Marika walked up to the man who pretended to be Richard. She knew he would try to take her out of the district so she played along, because her so called disadvantage could work as her advantage.

As they arrived at an open field with a beautiful tree who was shining in the light of the moon. She was admiring the scenery. The man try to sneak up on her and tried to stab her with a knife.

Marika turned around but couldn't fully dodge the attack and was graze by the knife.

She looked at her wound on her side and it was luckily a small cut and didn't bleed too much.

The man attack her again but this time head on, she now was batter prepared to intercept the attack on her. As she was able to unarmed the man from his knife she then attracted him and made him immobilize so she could ask him question. She also had a recording orb with her so she could record everything.

'Who send you?, how do you know where I was staying?'

The man didn't answer her, so she stabbed the man in his arm. The man screamed in pain, but since he took her out of the district nobody could hear him.

'WHO SEND YOU?' Marika was starting to get agitated due to pain and the men keeping his mouth shut.

"I tell… I tell you, please don't kill me!"

'That depends on you if you speak the truth or not.'

"I was send by the fist price of the Black Dragon Clan!"

Marika knew this was a lie and decided to kill him when she was done getting everything out him.

'Is that so? Way does he want me dead?'

"You are a threat to his bride to be and…"

'Ahahaha how ridicules, how am I a treat to his bride hmm? I never heard of something so stupid!'

'Firstly I was invited by the first prince of the Black Dragon Clan to attend his engagement, secondly I never met his bride or seen her. So how am I a treat to her?'

"You wrote her a letter!"

'Ohh now that you mansion it, I indeed did.'

'Shall I recite what I have written to. Or do you want to see the copy of the letter?'

She then showed the copy of the letter to the man.

To the 3rd princess of the Red Dragon Clan,

I Marika have received your invitation and are happily to replay that I shall attend

you're engagement part of you and the first prince of the Black Dragon clan.

Let me wish you happiness in advance and let meet on the festive day to make our formal introduction.

Marika.

As the man saw the letter he started to panic.

'Did the first prince even show you this letter or the 3rd princess for that matter as proof I was a treat?'

"No they did not."

'So was it really the first prince sending you to try and kill me?'

The man nodded.

'Well do you have any last word? Because you have been lying to me do…'

The man then said " I don't have anything to say."

She then slight his throat and the man was dead in mere seconds.

Meanwhile Richard was with Canus telling him there is a corps to be expected tomorrow, when Richard got a message from Dante. That Marika was hurt or at least in some form of pain.

One second after that Marika was sending him a call.

'Richard I need help! I'm hurt!'

"Can you shown me where you are?"

She showed him the big tree that was glowing under the light of the moon.

But then she collapsed.

"I know where she is!" Canus said.

Both man rushed out and went to the place. But someone was fallowing them.

But because it was dark and grass was high they didn't' see her. But the soon found where they left the road and went down in to the field.

They both rand down the path they made and found Marika lying on the ground.

Marika came to her senses, she saw Richard 'This is bad… but I didn't break my seal as promised.'

Then suddenly Khai's head popped out of Richards coat. And saw his mother was in bad shape.

'Ohh so you have been guarding your daddy around the clock? Good boy' as she petted his head.

"What happened?"

'Ahh the first attack came from behind and I was able to barley dodge it but is got graze by the knife.'

'But the wound got bigger because I had to fight of the second attack and…'

"Where is the man that attacked you? Canus asked.

She pointed in the direction where the corps was.

Khai looked sad 'I'm sorry baby, mommy got hurt and now I made you sad.'

'Richard I need someone who has healing magic because normal treatment won't work and after that I need to relocate my staying.'

Canus then said "But we don't have anybody who has healing magic in this Kingdom."

'Yes you have… Khai has it in him.'

Richard looked at Khai "Can you heal mommy?"

Khai understood and jumped out of Richard coat and started to heal her. Marika put her hand on Khai and transferred some of her inner energy so Khai would not faint while he was healing her.

'You're doing great baby, someday you have enough energy that you can do this on you own.'

As her wound finally was closed Marika was exhausted from transferring her energy. And Khai looked fine he was his happy and energetic self.

'Just give me a few minutes and I'll be fine.'

Marika closed her eyes for a moment and then went in do a state of deep sleep for 5 minutes. When she woke up she was sitting on a horse that was slowly walking.

And they had arrived at the inn she was staying. Canus was walking in side and got Marika's suitcase and bag from her room.

'Where are we going?'

"To a safe place and very near to me. Where I can see you from my room."

'But I still need to… do things in town tomorrow.'

"That's not a problem, I won't lock you up or anything. You'll be by yourself and I won't bother you because I don't want to impair your safety."

Marika looked puzzled at Richard. But she trusted his words.

As they arrived ad a small cottage at the edge of town. The 3 of them went inside.

"I'm sorry that it isn't bigger but this is what I could think of as a safe place." Canus said.

'I really like it, it has a homey vibe to it.'

'As long as it has bed and a bath then I'm fine.'

Then Marika started to talk about what happened.

'Canus I have no clue what's going on in the palaces but your brother is getting short end of the stick. Because now they trying to frame him.'

Marika showed the recordings.

'If they can target me again they will put the blame on him.'

'Please warn him and show him this, because knowing is half the battle.'

'Now it's already late and I don't need…..'

Marika flew out the door and caught a maid. And dragged her inside.

'We don't need any more problems' she threw the maid in front of the two men.

'Is she one of yours?' Marika asked Canus.

"No and she is not one of my brother or father either"

'So this b*tch is a maid from the stupid princess.'

"Most likely."

Marika then demanded 'Your Majesty please hand me your sword!'

Richard gave her his sword. And Marika swung the sword but stopped millimeters away from her neck. Marika was fed-up with everything that had happen tonight. She could hardly contain her rage anymore. Canus and Richard understood perfectly that her patients were wearing very thin.

'Are you a maid of the Red Dragon b*tch princess?'

"You better tell the truth because she is more cruel than then the Moon King here."

'Yes… I'm a maid of the princess.'

Marika then asked 'WTF are you doing here? Where you fallowing me?'

'Yes I was… because her ladyship wanted to know if you finally died tonight.'

Marika could have roughly guessed this mad was also spying on Canus and overheard about her being a vigilantly and asked the soldiers where she was staying. And informed the princess.

'What do you guys think? Should I kill her and send her corps to the princess?'

'Or do we make her disappear, or better yet charge her with a crime of attempted murder on a honor guest of the royal family?'

The maid turning as white as a sheet. She knew that all 3 option meant she would die.

As she wanted to reach out to Richard and beg him to make her spare her life, Marika pushed the head down with a good amount of force and thrusted the sword in the stretched out hand.

'Don't think of touching the man that belongs to me.' She said with malice in her voice.

Then Canus said to the maid "I told you she is more cruel than the Moon King."

Both Richard and Canus thought she really is possessive.

'So what do you think you guys think we should do with her?'

Richard and Canus were thinking, that all 3 options were pretty good. But the one that left the best impression was the 3rd. The two man nodded and said in a cold voice.

"Let's charge her with the attempted murder of an honored guest of the royal family."

Marika smiled 'Alright you guys take her with you.' And she pulled out the sword that pinned the maids hand to the ground.

She then cleaned the sword and gave it back to Richard.

And she then gave another recording orb to Canus.

"Did you record this as well? How many recording orb do you have? " Canus asked her.

'A lot.'

"Do you even need so many?"

'Well excuse me, as for being targeted every day.'

'But at least I'm smart enough, capture all the people and drag out the information that can help my case.'

Canus sighted.

'Now it's getting late, and I don't want you guy's to attract the attention of unwanted people.'

Canus went out first with maid. But Richard stay a little longer.

"So my future wife is a vigilantly now!?"

'Well… That's because 3 thief's try to steel from me and 2 others harassed me. I brought them all to the guard. And I predicted that they would come for me anyway so I asked the a few guards to keep an eye on me and planned everything with them so I didn't do it all alone.'

"Be more careful next time when you do something on your own at night."

'I will.' Marika nodded.

Richard gave her a kiss and the left. But Marika then hugged Richard and stopped him in his tracks.

'Can we please spend the night together at the night of the party? I really miss you when I wake up in the morning.' She said with a lonely voice.

Richard turned around in her arms and hugged her "I wasn't planning on lettering you go on that night anyway." And he gave her another kiss.

Marika felt reassured, and said 'Could you tell Canus to send the soldiers and their captain I met today to come and pick me up here on the eve of the party!'

'It's my reward for helping them, they will escorted me to the palace.'

Richard smiled, she choose to have bodyguard as a reward and secure her own safety to the party.

Richard then patted her head "I'll relay the message."

After that Richard left with Khai and went back to the palace.

As he just entered his room there was a knock on the door. Khai didn't react so it was either Canus or Cinis. He opened the door and it was indeed Cinis standing there.

"Can we have a word?"

Richard invited him in and both set down.

"How is she doing?" Cinis asked.

Richard reassured Cinis and said she was doing fine, her wound was healed.

"But she is concerned about your state in the palace, she figures that if there is another attack on her the blame would be pushed on you."

Cinis nodded "My brother showed me the recordings."

"But I can't just sit here and do nothing."

"As Marika would say, sometimes the best thing you can do is to do nothing at all."

Cinis looked at Richard. And then Richard said "If you're worried that all of this will affect your alliance with her, then don't be! Because this can also strengthen a bond between people."

Cinis felt relieved and wished him a good night. Richard looked out of his window and saw a faint light coming from the cottage where Marika was staying.

He felt more at ease now she was in his range of sight. He saw that Marika turned off the light and he also went to bed. Because he had another meeting tomorrow. But this meeting was one he redder not attended because the meeting consisted of all 5 Dragon Clans.

[ Next day ]

Marika went in to town and she visited the 3 women she met at the in on her fist night.

She asked if the 3 women if they could come by her cottage and help her prepare for the party in the palace she was invited to. The 3 women agreed to come to her place in the late afternoon.

Later she went to the inn she stayed previously and told the owner he could keep the rest of the money for the two night she would have spent there but the owner wanted to refuse.

She then said 'Your really don't like the idea than give me the money back.'

He gave it back and then Marika gave it back to him again. The owner looked confused

' I'm paying for everybody's food and drinks tonight.'

The owner laughed "You really are a stubborn one aren't you?"

'No I really like the atmosphere here every looked happy and very friendly.'

'Alright then, now I still have a little time before I have to prepare for a stiff party, that I will turn in to coach . Mister take good care of your place and keep it happy and lively oké?'

The man nodded and wished her best of luck.

After she had left she went over the marked one last time and bought a few more souvenir's for everybody back at home and some more herbs for aunty Lia.

At the same time Richard was in the meeting of the 5 clan's but was bored of the common political chit chat, so he asked Marika throw telepathy if he could ask if they heard of the rumors regarding the descendant of the Green and Azure clan and to see if there was an reaction of the Red and Yellow clan.

Marika giggle and agreed to it because it could also stir up some commotion when she arrives at the party and would be announced as a descendant of the Green and Azure clan.

As the political chit chat ended Richard who was silent the whole time suddenly spoke.

"Have any of you heard the rumor of the descendant of the Green and Azure Clan living in this world?"

As every head of every clan was surprised, accept for the head of the Red clan.

Richard then said, "But they are mere rumors so here is a hypothetical question for the head of the Green Clan. If the rumor turned to be true, what will you do?"

The head of the Green clan said. "There is no possible way that there is an offspring of our two clans. Because we never had any political marriage with your Azure Clan."

"But if there is one we would acknowledge him or her if he or she can prove they are from our blood."

Richard laughed "Who is to say you need a political marriage to have a child, You remember my grandfather's brother, He went missing in the last war. Who's to say he didn't survived and married on of your clan daughters and had a child."

"But that is only speculation, and a rumor is a rumor." Richard said.

"Now let's stop here and prepare for the big day tomorrow and rest well" The king of the Black clan said.

Richard let Marika know the reaction of all the clans, everybody was surprised accept for the Red.

The stage was set for tomorrow night.

Marika was smiling cunningly, as she finally could start her show.

Richard asked Marika if she needed people to come and help her get dressed, but she told Richard that she had already covered that.

"I'll see you tomorrow night my princess"

' I love you my prince, see you tomorrow and don't try to drop your jaw.'

[ The day of the Party ]

The 3 women arrived at Marika, cottage while they were helping her get dressed and doing her hair they were chatting happily. They were stunned by how she looked, they put om some light make-up and said 'You look like a forest fairy!'

Marika hugged the 3 women and thanked them for their help.

'Girl you did our town a big favor, this is the least we could do for you.'

Marika smiled and said goodbye to the 3 women.'

After two hours she heard a knock on the door of the cottage, The captain then announced they had arrived to pick her up. At the same time Richard told her all the clans had arrived.

Marika thought to herself, 'It's show time!'

As she opened the door and came out the captain and the soldiers were silent by Marika's beauty. And they all knelt down.

"My Lady, we came to escort you to the palace, we will protect you on our way and inside the palace."

'I'll put my life in your hand' she smiled and put on her hood on off her cloak.

As they reached the palace they were stopped for a moment by the door man, but Canus arrived.

"She is a special guest of my brother and a friend of mine, I invited her personally."

The door man bowed his head and said " Yes your highness"

The man then turned to Marika "I apologize for my rudeness."

Marika didn't speak a word and made a gesture that it was fine.

As they were inside Canus told the soldier he was going ahead and they should go to the big banquet hall.

The captain nodded.

Canus had returned and let Richard know that she had arrived. The King of the Black Dragon Clan walked over to Richard and asked him "Has your future bride already arrived, I would like to meet her!"

Then the announcer, announced Marika.

"We like to announce that the representative of the Green and Azure clan has arrived."

Marika walked in slowly but she was still wearing her cloak with the hood over her head. She walked over to the throne where Cinis was sitting and next to him was the 3rd princess.

She knelt down and next to her was a soldier standing with a box that bare a gift for the prince.

Marika the spoke 'I wish for His Highness to have success and peace in the future. May you have a happy life.'

Cinis opened the box and saw a beautiful crystal feathers in side, a black, white and a yellow one.

Cinis then asked "Can you tell me the meaning of the colors?"

'Yes Your Highness,'

'Black stands for; Your spirit is starting to awaken from a deep sleep. You feel new meaning to life.

White stands for; Even when you feel alone you are not, someone is watching over you.

Yellow stands for; You have direction and determination. All your effort and focus are leading you down the right path.'

Cinis thanked Marika for her meaningful gift. As Marika stood up and turned around the princess told her to stop.

'Show your face!' as she said with a demanding voice.

Marika took of her cloak and gave it to the soldier. Everybody in the hall that was looking at Marika was dropping their jaws. There stood a young woman… or a fairy? She looked absolutely stunning in her dress.

Richard smiled to himself, "that's what she meant by don't drool and you'll have to fight of a lot of men."

The Black Dragon King asked Richard "Do you know her?"

"Of course I do, she is my future wife" he said with a loving smile while looking at her.

The princess than started to point at Marika 'You… you!'

Marika bowed in respect 'What about me Your Highness?'

'You said you're a representative of the Green and Azure clan, proof it!'

'Sure Your Highness how do you want me to prove my heritage?'

Canus and Cinis knew the show was starting so Cinis ordered his brother to get the orb of recognition.

Marika place her hand on it and both Green and Azure color appeared the she proofed to a very high inner energy that was blinding bright, and then a dragon appeared.

She then took her hand of the orb.

'Are you satisfied Your Highness?'

Everybody was bewildered by what the witnessed accept for Richard.

The princess the yelled 'Its fake the orb must be tampered with.'

Marika started to get pretty annoyed so she did what she wasn't on planning doing.

She the transformed and showed her horns and her claws as well.

'Is this better then?'

Richard noticed she got annoyed, but he did promise to not aid her, because she could handle this on her own.

The princess than said, 'You shouldn't be alive, a monster like you should not exist. You will bring the 3 world to there down fall!'

Marika smiled 'I'm not a monster and I would never bring any harm to the 3 world. And Your Highness is right I shouldn't be alive, after all it's a miracle that I survived over 16 assassination attacks in the human word, and 3 or 4 since I came to this world, so in all its roughly 20 assassination attempts, But look I'm still alive as you can see.'

The head of the Green Dragon Clan, couldn't believe what he just witnessed and was hearing, There was indeed a descendant of the Green and Azure clan. And her life was target so many times.

Then Marika asked ' Does anybody want to know what my life looked like in the human word?'

The head of the Green clan said he would like to know, and so did everybody else.

Marika showed her memories that she put in the memories orb and everybody got to see her life, was constantly being targeted and even her family. Their hearts were breaking when she had to leave her family so they could be safe.

'They are fake!' The princess yelled.

'Ohh then why is every member of your clan so adamant on killing me? Didn't you say it yourself I shouldn't exist. Do you even know how many times I have already heard those words?'

'Well that is fine! It's all in the past, but I should tell you this, you little white lotus b*tch, I'm a person who tents to hold grudges.' And Marika had a sharp look on her face.

'But if Her Highness still think I'm lying that's fine, I have more proof if you like.'

'Show me!'

'Alright… as you wish.'

She showed the what happened in Faber Village, it was shown clearly that soldiers of the Black and Azure clan were raiding the village.

The Black dragon king was shocked and looked at Richard.

Marika notice the man standing next to Richard who had a shocked look on his face.

She walked over to them 'I greet His Majesty the Moon King and His Majesty The king of Ignis.

"My child I would never send soldiers to a small and defenseless village that is under our allied Kingdom."

'You Majesty, please your son's and the Moon King have already lend me aid and explained that it was neither of the two kingdoms who ordered there soldiers to do something like this. And I'm well aware that your Kingdom didn't know of my heritage thus have no reason to kill me or hurt me.'

Then Richard started to speak

"The area was originally an area where my father and mother resided a lot before I was born. The servants of the mansion that is standing there made their way down stream and stated a settlement after my mother died because my father never returned there. So officially the village is a self-sustained and self-governed by the people who live there."

"Because she protected the village the people appointed her to be there as the ruling lord of the village. And there is nothing I can do against it. So Virtues et Caeruleus Viridi is official a kingdom of its own, it may be small but it has been recognized by me and your two son's."

'Ohh and I should mention this as well, I already formed an Alliance with the Moon King and Prince Cinis. But Prince Cinis and I were also going to make it official according to the Black Dragon Clan's tradition.'

Then the head of the Green Dragon clan walked over together with the Crown Prince of the their clan.

The Crown Prince started to speak "The King and I the Crown Price of the Green Dragon clan acknowledge you as a descendant of our clan, and we also want to form an alliance with our lost sister."

Marika looked at the princess and the other members of the Red Dragon clan 'So please don't come and try to kill me again. Because if you do I will see it as an act of war.'

As the man left Marika and went to their respective places there was a sudden order.

'Kill her!'

As the soldiers charged at her, she hear Canus and Richard call out to her and both threw her sword's to her.

She told the soldier who was with her to back down and go to the side.

The Black Dragon King yelled "Wat insolence is this?"

Richard then said "Just watch the show, she isn't a weak girl, but a true warrior queen!"

Richard signaled the Green clan not to interfere.

Marika took her stance with her two swords. And the soldiers started to laugh.

"What kind of sword skill is that?"

"Can she even handle two swords?"

Marika was now laughing 'Bro where you even watching the footage of the village earlier? I can take out two full squad on my own!'

'If you don't believe me just you all come at me at once. Ohh but fair warning you can aspect to lose a limb or your life if you do!'

'But I'll try not to make a mess tonight.'

The soldiers started to attack her all at once but once they reached her she let out her full killing intend. And it was already too late to turn around and flee from her.

It was yet again an army against a one man army, Richard didn't see her fight in the village so he took a good look on how she fought, to understand how she had fought against two squads.

As everybody was looking at her they were mesmerized by her moves, the all thought she was dancing instead of fighting. Not one single soldier could lend a hit or a strike on her, but she instead took them down one after another in mere seconds. Her moves were quick and decisive there was no hesitation, and there was no room for them to strike nor find an opening to strike.

After a few minutes she took them all down without bloodshed, only a few of them had a few broken bones but most of them were hit unconscious.

She then rushed over to the princess of the Red Dragon Clan and had the point of her sword against her trough.

'Can I kill her? Because she wanted to kill me.'

The way Marika sounded was cruel and cold and Richard knew she wasn't joking.

Cinis was standing next to the princess and could tell Marika wasn't joking and could strike any moment even if nobody said anything.

"If you do my clothe will get dirty, and I do not wish to have her filthy blood on me."

'So I cannot?'

"Don't you think death is too easy on her?"

'You're right, so can I at least hurt her?'

"Yes you can, but fist let me step away so I don't get dirty."

Marika smiled at Cinis and let him step away. She then lifted her sword ready to strike. But then the princess fell to her knees in fear.

Marika started to smile again and the whole clan feared Marika to their core she was cruel and cold and above that she was not someone they could beat.

She then lowered her sword and said 'Remember this Red Clan you're the ones who made me this way. Your own action had made me in a weapon of your own destruction!'

Marika left the thrown and walked over to Richard

"Good girl, you did everything I told you, you showed them your strength and made them fear you to their core." He petted her head.

Marika then said with a smile 'You still own me a dance.'

Canus and Cinis went over, and Marika said 'Let's celebrate your single life Prince Cinis!'

The King of the Black Dragon Clan was confused.

Canus then said "Let me explain, when I went over to Richard to invite him, is when I met her. I had a short sparring match with her and lost. So when I told Richard about the engagement and that brother wasn't happy about it she offered her help because she had figured everything out by only a few word. And because she had a personal grudge against the Red Dragon Clan she pulled her plan and showed everybody they only wanted more power. Because the Red and Yellow Clan are allied and we are allied with the Azure, what do you think would happen if they started a war against the Green clan? It would mean that it would be 4 clans against one."

'And they say I was able to destroy the balance of 3 world….pfft so stupid, they should have killed them self's because they are the ones who are dead set on that plan.'

All the king's and their respective son's looked at Marika, 'You figured that all out?'

Well yeh, because they know I'm a hinders to their plan. Because I EXIST to keep the peace and balance, not to destroy it. That is what I learn from Richard.' And she hugged him.

'But if your enemies keeps attacking you start to learn their moves and motives.'

'Now let's celebrate!!!'

All the guest relaxed and the celebration started.

As promised Richard danced with Marika and everybody accept for a few kings thought they looked perfect together.

After her dance with Richard, she held the ceremony of Alliance with Cinis and they also had a dance according to the tradition.

During their dance Cinis jokingly said to Marika, "Now that I'm single I'm going to pursue you."

Marika laughed, 'You may try, but my heart wont waver.'

After their dance Cinis receive his gift, the Blue Agate broche shaped in in the form of a stare and pinned it on to his cloths

'Let us build a deep trust and strong bond's, and let our wisdom guide one another.'

Marika also received a broche it were 2 swords that crossed each other and in each was a stone in it.

One sword held a Azurite and the other a Fire Crystal.

"Let our sword stand together and fight together to up hold the peace for the people."

Marika and Cinis bowed to each other