Trouble at Mystic Mountain

After a few hour's Cinis arrived, Solis informed him on what had happened in less than a days' time.

He was shocked at what he heard from Solis and they both speed up their walking pace, because they both know how temperamental Marika was.

As they had arrived at the meeting hall and opened the door, they heard a men yelling after that they saw a man landing a slap on Marika's face.

Cinis saw the man who slapped Marika and was utter shocked. Dante drew his sword and stood before Marika and pointed at him.

Marika said in a very icy tone to Dante 'Cut his hand off!'

Cinis didn't hesitate and walked in to the room and bowed before Marika.

"Your Majesty it has been a while."

Marika looked very cold at Cinis 'Your Highness.'

Solis whispered and asked Cinis, "Why is she so cold towards you?"

But Cinis already knew she was acting because she told him that the moment he walked in and everybody was focused on him, he read her lip.

Cinis whispered back "Don't worry she is just a bit upset that's all."

"Your Majesty, I received a message that one of the Clan's that reside in my Kingdom is causing you problems?"

Marika kept looking cold towards Cinis but did not said a word. Cinis looked at the head of the Sky Cloud Clan head.

"Your son was at my engagement party, did he not inform you of the Alliance that was made between me and the Queen of Virtues et Caeruleus Viridi?"

"Your Highness with all due respect, but she is a treat to our clan."

"Oh and how is that so?" Cinis asked.

"She brainwashed the head of the Mystic Mountain Clan had by using two young-lings and she claimed the land by lies and deceit!"

"And what about the people of the village? Explain to me how she had win their favor then?"

"Because what I know is that they were and still are a self-sustainable village like before!" 

The clan head of the Sky Cloud Clan looked at Marika and smirked "She probably seduced him and slept with him."

Cinis was shocked at the word he dare to speak. He could feel that something in Marika had snapped. How was he going to defuse this situation.

Marika took the sword that Dante was holding and she changed to her almost complete new form.

Cinis was captivated by her beauty, but snapped back to reality because this situation was getting out of hand very fast.

"Your Majesty please! I do not wish for our bond to be broken by a mere stupid old man and his spiteful words, and ungrounded fear. Please let me take this insolent man and punish him and his entire clan on your behave."

Marika looked at Cinis, 'I'll grant you that request.'

The head of the Sky Cloud Clan looked at Cinis "Your Highness you can't be serious, are you also seduced by this witch?"

Cinis could no longer suppress his anger "Just shut that mouth of yours for once!"

"You are causing political problems for our kingdom! You think we are the only Kingdom that is allied with Her Majesty?"

"If you wish to get your whole clan get wiped out of existent by all means go ahead and keep insulting her, because we will turn a blind eye if she decides to attack you."

"But let me warn you, Her Majesty second ally isn't one you can afford to offend."

Marika smiled coldly and spoke " Head of the Sky Cloud Clan, If you wish to keep your alliance with the Mystic Mountain clan, that is fine but keep this engraved in your memory. You are not allowed to set a foot in this place on your own. If you wish to come her you need to send word in advanced to me and wait for my permission. If I see you come here without permission you will be treated as trespasser and will be executed.'

Marika then looked at the head of the Mountain River Clan and Raphael 'This goes for you too, I'm not a fool. So after you're are done with your business leave my lands.'

Raphael was somewhat shocked by her word, but then the warning Richard gave him was legit.

"Your Majesty, if I may speak but I have business with the Moon King in his mansion that resides in your land. How am I supposed to visit him if I'm not allowed to come in you kingdom."

"I'll just come and fetch you by that time!"

Marika looked cold at Richard and he walked over to her, he bowed to her and placed a kiss on her hand.

"Your Majesty, you look as beautiful as ever."

Marika looked at Richard 'Which wind brought His Majesty here?'

"The wind of friendship, and I also brought your brother of the battlefield with me."

Canus walked in to the room "Hey sister I heard you were going to war!"

Canus demure was happy go lucky like always, Marika smiled.

Canus walked over to Marika and placed a kiss on her hand, "My dear sister has become so beautiful in just less than a week."

"So when are you going to war take me with you, I feel a bit bored lately as he then looked at Raphael and the head of the Mountain River Clan."

'If you're bored you can always come and visit me if you want to eat dust.'

And the both started to laugh.

"I see sister is wearing the gift me and my brother have send you."

'Of course! How can I not? Since it was given by my friends.'

Marika whispered something to Canus, and his eyes stared to glow a bit.

"Sure sister you can count on me!"

Richard walked over to Kevin and asked what she had said to Canus.

"She said when your back in Ignis Kingdom with the head of the Sky Cloud Clan, please chop of his right arm piece by piece, because he had the audacity to slap me."

"That's so savage, she really likes to torture people and make them suffer." Richard said.

"Well is suffering not the worst thing? Killing them is instant relieve and best way out for your enemies."

"She is just giving them an eye for an eye." Kevin said calmly.

Richard chatted a bit more with Kevin, asking if she was eating properly and if she had found the assassin yet. Kevin responded she has been eating but still left half a plate of food last night but she did eat a full breakfast this morning. And that Raphael was the one who came to her room last night.

"She probably plays the dumb card and will take her revenge when he visits the mansion."

Richard then walked back to Marika, and stood next to her.

Now that Marika had played her hand sooner than she expected she looked at the heads of the three clans.

'So what is your decision?'

Sophos said "If they want to sever the alliance we won't object any way.

The head of the Mountain River Clan than spoke " We will keep our alliance with the Mystic Mountain Clan and sever our alliance with the Sky Cloud Clan. Of course we will obey the rules of Her Majesty and if we need to come to the mountain we will notify Your Majesty."

Marika looked at Sophos

"If The Mountain River clan has no objection for my clan to be a vassal of the Kingdom of Virtues et Caeruleus Viridi?"

The head of the Mountain River Clan shook his head.

"We of the Mystic Mountain Clan also sever our alliance with the Sky Cloud Clan!"

The head of the Sky Cloud Clan started to lose it, as everything started to fall apart, and all because of one young women. He started to get enraged and just wanted to kill Marika. He blamed her for seducing everybody.

Marika noticed and smiled, Canus saw her smile and looked at the head of the Sky Cloud Clan.

He was already charging at Marika holding a dagger in his hands.

But what the rest didn't notice was that Kevin was already aiming at the deranged man.

Marika just stood there and waited for the right time to dodge the arrow that Kevin was ready to fire.

She signals with her hand behind her back to Kevin to fire.

Kevin let go of the tension and Marika moved to the side and in Richards arm's

Everything went so fast the man rushing at Marika could not stop or evade the incoming arrow.

The arrow landed in his left shoulder and that made him drop the knife.

Richard looked at Marika and whispered, "I should punished you because the stunt you just pulled off could have taken your life."

Marika whispered back, 'If that is so why is that man still alive?'

"Your Majesty are you hurt?" Richard asked her.

'No I'm alright!, I have well trained guards with me so I would never get hurt. And even if they could not handle it I have very cable friends here.' She smiled.

Marika turned to the head of the Sky Cloud Clan.

'You really are the stupidest person that walks this world', she then knelt down and whispered a few word.

The man face turned in to utter horror and fear. Marika stood up again and said, 'Well since the problem has been solved I will leave here in two days.'

Marika changed back to her normal self and set down with Solis and Caelum.

'Now didn't I fix your problem fast or what?'

Caelum hugged Marika, "Mother you're the best!"

"But how could you do it in less than a day?" Solis asked.

Marika lowered her voice 'It's because I read up on the clan's in two hours and given the information I got, I just planed out everything. Because your mother is used to being targeted her whole life it's a piece of cake to come up with multiple possibility's and act accordingly.'

"Then how did you figure out who the assassin was?"

'Well remember the night in Mystic Cave? I got a little head's up from King Richard.'

Canus walked over to Marika and said " Sister I will have to take my leave now and fallow up on our agreement."

Marika signaled him to come close and whispered another thing in his ear and his eyes started to sparkle of enjoyment.

"I shall await for you word."

Marika gave him a pouch and said her goodbye.

Cinis also came over " You were truly magnificent , you had me scared a few times."

Marika smiled ' I'm grateful you came, but just like this bracelet we declared that our bond could never been broken. And it never will because I have fate and trust in you two.'

"You honor me with your word Your Majesty."

The brother left the hall and Richard was the last to bid his goodbye to Marika.

'Your Majesty, thank you for coming to aid me, and preventing political issues that could have risen from this problem. I grand you the freedom to walk freely within my Kingdom wherever and whenever. You shall also be rewarded after I return to my mansion.'

Richard smiled " Your Majesty, I will await your word."

He placed a kiss on Marika's hand and then also left.

Marika was sitting and observing the rest of the meeting between the head of the Mountain River Clan and Sophos. She also kept a close eye on Raphael who was just standing next to clan head.

When the meeting was over Raphael and the head of the Mountain River Clan left the room.

While they were walking back the clan head spoke, "This is troublesome, the small country Queen has already established relation with Ignis Kingdom and The Moon Kingdom, we can't do anything to her now."

Raphael said "We can still get rid of her, we just need to get her to meet us in our territory."

"Well I don't know if you have noticed it but she is quiet warry of you! So It wouldn't be easy to let her guard down. And from what I have observed is that her two guards are also trained very well and will not go down easily."

"But one of her guards is Dante, and he shouldn't be too hard to handle." Raphael said.

"Plus she is not a fully awakened Dragon, so she is pretty weak for now."

Just after Raphael said that Richard came from a corner. "It's best you don't underestimate Her Majesty. She already beat me in a sparring match. And she had not yet awakened her fist stage. She is now at her 6th stage so….. I advise you to get a few coffins ready if you decided to challenge her now.

Raphael snorted, "That is impossible."

"You saw her, she is a dragon descendant she is equal to me and the Ater family. You better mind your step. It's best not to wake a sleeping dragon." And Richard turned around and left.

The head of the Mountain River Clan said to Raphael, "Let's just wait and prepare, we are not in a hurry."

Raphael nodded, and the resumed there walk.

After the commotion that day everybody was thankful to Marika and they decided to throw her a banquet. They all called to Marika to open the celebration.

Marika raised her glass 'To my new family and friends, may you all live long and healthy life's! And never hesitate to call for me in times of need. And thank you for taking in my two adorable adoptive children. I am forever grateful to you all. Now let us drink to a bright future.

Everybody cheered as the party was in full swing the cook and the two apprentices came with a few plate's "These are dishes that exists in this clan for generation and can only be found here.

Marika's eyes sparkled, 'It look delicious.'

She than asked, 'What is so special about the food?'

"Well… If you eat this you will extend your vitality and your youth looks. If you would eat this once every weak you can extend your life for hundreds of years."

Marika took a bite and sheer delight was on her face, 'mmm it taste so good.'

After she was don eating her plates were all empty.

Marika then looked at the 3 of them with a sharp look 'Do you also have a signature desert?'

The three nodded "We will bring it over right away!"

After a few minutes the came back with two deserts, The first one had a rose shape cake and was made from strawberry's and mint. As she was eating it she noticed a hint of ginger and rose prattles.

'Ohh my, it taste nice a not overly sweet, the aroma of roses come's through very nice. And the ginger gives me a warm feeling. Uhm how to describe it.'

Marika then smiled 'Like the love you receive from family.'

After she finished her first desert she looked at the two apprentices 'Is that the second desert?'

The two nodded 'We are not on the same level as out teacher' "When Your Majesty let us taste your cooking the other day we wanted to repay you for inspire ring us."

The chef smiled at his two students and gestured to go ahead.

Marika looked at the plate and there was a marzipan cake that looked like a water lily and in the middle of the flower there was a phoenix and a dragon figure made out of glassed sugar.

It looked so life like, like a beautiful painting.

'It's a real peace of art, I feel bad for eating this it's so beautiful.'

Three crafts man that were standing to the side looked at the desert of the 2 apprentices and nodded to each other. One was a painter and the other a black smith and the third was a clothing designer. They were also preparing a gift and for her and plan to give it to her tomorrow when she would leave.

The three man started to speak.

"Your Majesty, We know how you feel, but these young-lings put there hard and soul in to it."

"Just have a taste and see how much they have learned."

"All they want is some acknowledgement and words of improvement."

The two looked at the others, at the 3 man. And the three man smiled at the youngsters.

Marika tasted the desert. Although it smelled very sweet the sweetness was not domineering.

After she finished eating the desert she gestured for the two to come over.

She gave them a hug, 'Don't change anything to this desert, it's fine as it is now.'

'It trigger a lot of happy memories, of the past and the present.'

'The two gave Marika a big hug, 'Thank you Your Majesty.'

"We will continues our training and grow even more."

Marika looked at the Chef, 'You're a great teacher, please inform me when these two are done with their training ship and I will invite you to my place and celebrate. Every body of the clan is welcome to come and join the celebration.'

Everybody cheered, "To the future!"

As the night went on and celebrating was in full swing, Marika left the banquet to get some fresh air.

Marika sighed a sigh, 'What? You want to try and kill me again?'

Dante heard her because he was close by and Kevin was hiding in the shadows.

"Your Majesty, how are you so sure it was me?" And Raphael appeared in front of her.

'Well you hold a grudge against me, although I have no idea why, because I never did anything against you and your clan.'

"But that is where you are wrong, Your Highness! Your very existence is a thorn in our eyes the vampire clan."

'Ohh please do elaborate, how a dragon decanted like me is a problem.'

'Ahh never mind, I don't like to hear the ridicules insinuation you have.'

Raphael looked agitated and said " You seduced the Moon King and formed an alliance and you took over the land he resided in."

Marika started to laugh and she couldn't stop for a while 'Seriously… I seduced him?'

'If anything he seduced me fist, he showed his affection for me first.'

'But have you heard yourself even now! you sound like a love stricken girl.'

'Are you in love with him or something?'

Raphael got angered by Marika's words, he charged at Marika, but was stopped by Dante.

"Sir Raphael, please mind your conduct to Her Majesty. I doubted that your father will be pleased if we inform him of your actions."

"Dante… Does she knows about you and your past? And what you really are?"

"I doubted that if she knows she would keep you around."

Marika looked with sharp eyes to Raphael, 'Sorry to inform you but I already know. Why do you think I trained him myself and keep him around!?'

Raphael was speechless and looked at Marika in surprise.

"You know he is half human and killed a lot of humans."

Marika's look turned cold, 'So what… I killed a lot of dragon descendants of the Red and Yellow Dragon Clan. And I'm still standing and nobody seems to be bothered by it, Not the Azure clan or the Black Dragon clan seem to mind what I have done in the past to survive.'

Marika pulled Dante to her side, 'Even if he did kill a lot of human, he either did it out of self-defense or he was ORDERED TO DO SO!'

'But that's in the past, it has nothing to do with me or our current time.' She said with a smile.

"Aren't you afraid of his vampire side, what if he betrays you one day and try to drink you blood."

Marika turned to Dante and smiled, 'Say Dante shall I give you some blood and let you kill this trash that is in front of us?'

"Your Majesty although it's a great honor to receive your blood I don't want you to waste it on something like that."

Marika smiled and ruffled his hair. 'Your right, trash should be burned not to be cut in pieces.'

'Let's go Dante the air is getting fouler with the minute, and I can't stand this stench.'

"As you wish Your Majesty."

Kevin informed Richard that his sister had an encounter with Raphael and a summary of their conversation.

Richard laughed at what he had just heard. "It's fine… She knew of Dante past from the very beginning , because of the bonding spell. It also gave her access to your memories. So she know everything there is about you two."

"It works both ways, you guys can do the same. Access her memories of her past life."

After Marika went inside she was drinking and enjoying the atmosphere. After a few hours she was drunk and Kevin and Dante took her back to let her sleep it off.

In her Drunk state she whispered something to Dante and then drifted off to sleep. Dante covered her up with a blanked and left the room with mixed emotions.

Kevin asked if she was asleep and Dante nodded.

"You know sister wouldn't do anything against our will unless it's a matter of life or death."

"Brother, if the time comes for it let her do it, because she can't stand it if she loses either one of us you know that."

Dante smiled at Kevin, "Your right little brother, I also couldn't stand it if I was to loos you or sister."

[ Next day ]

Marika woke up, but surprisingly she had no hangover. She took a bath and dressed herself in a new set of cloth that Kevin had left her.

When she left the bedroom she was greeted by her brothers and two son's.

Caelum ran over and hugged Marika "Mother can't you stay a little longer?"

"Don't be so selfish and clingy! She didn't have a decent rest ever since she came from Ignis Kingdom!" Solis said to Caelum.

'Well there is a saying, The wicked will not rest. I doubted I will get a decent rest.'

Solis hugged Marika and suddenly noticed that her seal was broken again.

"Mother… Did you break your seal again?"

Marika shook her head. 'No, because I don't like to be scolded by my eldest son.'

Solis asked Caelum to so see what would happen to the seal once he placed a new one.

Caelum then said "Her body is absorbing it, in other words even if you place a new one it will disappear."

Marika smiled at Solis. 'Then I better not to get hurt and avoid those situations as much as possible.'

"Like that is even possible with you mother" Solis said teasingly.

'Your right, it's almost impossible for me' she laughed.

"Mother this is serious, at this rate you…"

'It's fine… I know what you want to say… But really its fine!'

Marika smiled but, she wasn't really smiling. And then she left the room to pack up her belongings.

Dante and Kevin asked what was going on with their sister. Solis explained that even thought her 7th stage is blocked, but ones that is lifted she doesn't have the support from the seal so her healing ability's will try to heal her during the awakening of the 7th stage.

"Even if she makes it through, the 8th stage will likely cause her a lot of damage, and at best slip her in a coma."

"But didn't you say she would live a long life?" Dante asked.

"Well yes, but if she gets in a coma it doesn't mean she is dead."

"Is there a way to help her?" Kevin asked.

"Well there is one but, we need father and someone from The Green Dragon Clan, who went through the 4th stage. And to find someone from the green clan that matches that is nearly impossible."

"I need to talk to father about this, or he will get sick of anxiety about mother."

Kevin contacted Richard who was in the human world, Solis explained everything to him.

Richard understood her situation and told them he would go to The Green Dragon Clan.

There was no way he would let her suffer like this. Because there was so much she still wanted to do and he would make sure she could do all the thing she want so she would be happy.

Kevin and Dante both decided to research the awakening process of all the clans. And would ask Cinis and Canus, if they could temporarily could take over the governing of Virtues et Caeruleus Viridi.

Marika stood outside the room and heard the conversation. After she heard everything a tear fell from her eye. She was so grateful to everybody thanks to them the past two months were an absolute bliss.

Marika walked in to the room and hugged her brothers.

'I'm so blessed with the four of you, but I won't let this little setback take me down. Because I have all of you to keep me standing on my feet.' She said with a smile.

[ Human World ]

Richard was done with his hunt for the people who claimed Marika's elder brother life.

He did what Marika asked him to do, he made sure they would suffer by killing at least 1 sibling of each man who was involve. It was just an eye for an eye.

Richard wanted to make one more stop before he went to the Green Dragon Clan. But was stopped by a familiar voice.

"Your Majesty the Moon King! We received reports that you were killing people of the Yellow and Red Dragon Clan. What's the meaning of this?"

Richard turned around and saw the first son of the late head of the Red Dragon Clan.

"I'm only on an errant of the Queen Virtues et Caeruleus Viridi."

The young man look at him "What do you mean?"

"She asked me to make the people who were involved in her elder brother murder to suffer since she herself can't do it due to a political problem in her Kingdom."

"I see." The young man knew that Marika was a person who hold grudges and was always up hold the code an eye for an eye.

"We will turn a blind eye on this case, I report to the Sun King what this was all about. I do hope this will help her find closure to her grieve."

"I doubted that…. Her grieve, that was put on her by your people left her scarred for life."

The new Red Dragon Clan head then said "Before I go I have a message for

the Queen Virtues et Caeruleus Viridi, my sister's would like to meet her and here by invite her to come and visit them at our clan."

"I will relay the message, but don't get your hopes up, and if this is a trap… keep in mind she has two powerful allies and will be merciless if it comes to Her Majesty and her life. " Richard looked at him threatening.

"I'll be taking my leave now!" the young man said.

As he left Richard sighed a bit. "Will she ever get the peace she wanted?"

Richard then went to the outskirt of the city, he arrived at a small house in the woods.

It was the house of Marika's grandmother. She had lived there for a better part of her childhood.

Richard knock on the door and a man in his late 30th early 40th opened the door.

"Can I help you?"

Richard looked at the man and asked "Do you have a sister who disappeared suddenly?"

The man looked wary at Richard. "Yes, what about it?"

"I have something to show you, that regard's your sister, can we talk inside?"

The man let Richard in and brought him some coffee. "I hope you don't mind coffee, I'm not a tea drinker."

"Not at all."

"So what did you want to talk about?"

Richard then said " Well redder then talk, I'll show it to you. But I just want you to know that your sister is still alive and lives in another word. She hasn't age since the day of her disappearing."

The man looked surprised and shocked. "How is that possible?"

"The time flow between this world and where I'm from is different, you can say that one day there equals to one year here."

Then Richard showed him the how Marika was living and what she had achieve in a short spend of time living there.

After watching it all he cried, he couldn't believe his sister was still alive. he also saw how devastated and angry she was when she heard the news of their older brother.

Richard then said "I already took care of the people who were responsible for your brother's death."

The man thanked Richard and asked "Is my sister happy?"

"She is getting there, but what would make her really happy is… if she could meet and see you at least once more."

The man looked at Richard "Well, that would be hard. Because by the time she can finally see me I'm either very old or even dead. By your explanation you gave me."

"Not necessarily, I can take you to our world or just bring her here right now."

"But wouldn't that be dangerous? What if they found out she is here in the human world?"

Richard then said, "Your sister has already taken down the treat. So would you like to meet her once again?"

[ At the Mansion ]

Marika arrived back at the mansion. She was tired of everything that had happened the past few days. But it worked out better than she had expected. Now the only headache she was facing was The Vampire Clan.

As she was unpacking she looked at the gift's she received from the people of The Mystic Mountain Clan. The all looked like the desert she got to eat. A painting and a pair of swords with the design of the desert and also two dresses with the design embroider on it.

After she was don unpacking and putting the gift's on display she took a hot bath.

But her bath time was cut short, because there was a knock on the door.

"Marika, Master William is here and has an urgent message for you. He is waiting in Master's study."

'Alright, give me 10 minutes and I'll be there.'

Marika, dressed herself and went to the study room where William was waiting for her.

As she entered the room she saw William with a smile on his face

"There you are My Queen, How was your trip to Mystic Mountain?"

'Ohh please stop it with the title, you know very well I don't care for that so just call me by my name.' she said with a smile

"Although I'm a man of etiquette and it's against my nature, I'll make an exception for you." William laughed.

'So what's the urgent message?'

William took Marika's hand and opened a portal to the edge of the forest in the human world.

'What are you doing?'

"You'll see, when your get there."

Marika arrived at the edge of a forest, and she instantly knew where she was.

She fell through her knees and asked William why he brought her here?

"There is somebody who wants to see you."

William grabbed Marika by her arm and dragged her deep in to the forest until they arrived at the home she spent 7 years of her of life.

At the porch of the house there were two man standing and waiting for Marika.

Richard turned around and saw Marika "Your sister is here."

The man turned around and smiled at Marika "Hey sister, how have you been?"

Marika was overwhelmed by emotions, she broke free from Williams grip and ran up to the man that was standing next to Richard.

She gave him a hug and started to cry.

'Luca! I'm so sorry! Because of me…'

Luca smiled at his sister and hugged her back "I don't blame you for anything and elder brother didn't either."

He tried to soothe his sister, "I'm still here and alive, and I always missed my strong and beautiful elder sister. So stop crying now."

Marika looked at Luca 'Luca.. you're not human either?'

Richard and William looked at the man that stood in front of Marika. What was going on here? He was not a human.

Luca changed his appearance to a young man around 20 years old.

"Your right sister, I'm not human."

"Since you left us at the age of 16 you never got to know about our family linage. We are descendant of the Azure Dragon Clan and the founding Green Dragon Clan."

"The current Green Dragon Clan that resides here in the human world is a branch clan.

They go through 3 transformations but our family has the founding 4 transformation."

'But I was adopted by mom and dad, so… who are my birth parents then?'

"First let's go inside and I'll tell you everything I know."

Luca invited Richard and William to come inside to.

He brought some coffee and started to tell what he learned over the years by the story's his grandmother told him and the books that their grandmother kept about their family history.

"Well sister as you know by now you are part Azure and part Green dragon. And there is a reason for that. Because only women who are born in our family can become both. All the man will either turn out to be of Azure decent or Green descent."

'So who are my parent's then?'

"Dad had a brother and uncle married a human women. They were a very happy and loving couple.

Your mother knew that uncle and dad were not human but that didn't matter to her."

"After a few years in their marriage they were blessed with a baby. But 6 months in the pregnancy your mother's health slowly declined. Grandmother was worried for the both of you. And at the same time our mother was mascaraing a pregnancy, so our mother told grandma to save you and said to give the soul of her child to you so you could survive."

"Your mother knew that she wouldn't survive giving birth to you so she asked our mother to raise you. Since our mothers were very close she accepted her request and our fathers agreed to it that no matter what they would all raise you together."

'Then what happened to my father? Is he still alive?'

Luca had a sad look on his face shook his head "He died 6 months after you were born, he died protecting you."

'I can guess as much who were responsible for that.' Marika was crying in anger.

"Sister I know this is a lot for you at the moment, but just know this. Mom and dad loved you like you were their own child. And we never saw you as cousin, to us you were and are our sister."

Marika stood up 'Thank you for telling me Luca.'

She then walked out the door and ran up to the mountain to a place where she always went when she needed to cry and vent.

Luca looked at the door and he had a look of despair on his face, he felt he just lost his sister by telling her the whole story from before she was born and that she lost everything right after she came to world.

Richard started to speak, "Don't worry, she just needs some time alone. She will come back once she calmed down."

Richard then asked Luca "You said your family linage that has the 4 transformation stages?, So do you have any ability's next to your transformation stages like to be able to cast magic or excel in weapon skills?"

Luca answered Richard "Yes we do, most of us can use magic, but it's more element base like wind, water, ice and so on. Why?"

You're sister holds the ability of healing magic, and…."

"What? She has healing ability!! That's problematic for her transformation stages!"

"We know that, every time a stage is ready to break through her healing ability would stop it from happening and would put her through an agonizing pain."

"Solis had put a seal on her healing ability so she could go through all the stages without a problem. But it seems her body absorbs the seal when it's placed on her."

"Doctor Genus already blocked her 7th stage from breaking through but it's only a temporary solution."

"Marika told Genus that once she went through the 7th stage the 8th would fallow right after. Solis told us we needed to find someone of the green clan to help her go through the 7th and 8th stage in one go."

"So what is your 4th stage?"

Luca then said. "Fallow me we need to be outside for me to show you."

Once outside Luca transformed into a Dragon.

"This is what we can transform into after completing our 4th stage."

'I can look like that too?'

Everybody looked in the direction from where they heard Marika's voice was coming from.

As she walked over to Luca and reached out her arm to touch his head.

Luca downed his head and Marika placed her forehead against his.

'But that will never happen, because I won't be able to achieve that.'

Marika let go of Luca, 'I'm grateful to be able to see what I could look like if I were able to get through my last two stages.'

Luca changed back, "Sister, how many stages did you achieve already?"

'I'm already at the 6 stages.'

Luca looked at Richard, "I'm coming with you guys. There is nothing left for me here and since my sister is alive and well I would like to spend some time with her. And if possible I like to meet my two brothers and my nephews and nieces."

Luca then pulled Marika by the arm and placed her hand in Richard as he smiled at the both of them.

"I will give you both my blessing in advance."

Marika hugged her younger brother, 'Thank you little brother.'

"You deserve to be happy, after what you been through all these years sister."