Goddess choice

Joseph's golden Magia gleam ushers the 8 Kings to the second land in their quest, Nereida. They arrived at a building with shades of white and blue and decorated with flowers of various kinds in every corner. Orchids, roses, lavender to various cacti refresh the view. Large windows with stained glass paintings refract the afternoon sun into colors. Yes, they arrived at Blumengarte, the palace where Cyrus lived as Prince of Pixies.

"Huh? Why here?" Cyrus was confused because the guided magic from Broken compass led him to the place he had been living all this time.

"Really? you're not hiding anything from us?" Adryan confirmed Cyrus' testimony once again.

"I swear.. I don't know anything. 5 years Pixies I lived here I didn't realize anything" While drawing a cross on his chest as a sign of swearing, Cyrus reassured his friends.

Andrew took back his Broken compass. The arrow is pointing backwards. Right at a Cyrus’ escort who had been standing stiffly looking at the 9 Kings who suddenly appeared in front of him. An old guard with long white hair and a beard that is also white, carries a wooden staff which is his magic wand. A pair of folded yellow wings has a pattern no less beautiful than Cyrus' wings. Un fortunately he is no longer able to fly because his wings are already fragile as an old age.

"Ah, Alfredo, how long have you been there?" Cyrus greeted his escort.

"..mm.. Yes.. Mm.. I'm sorry, I.." because he was unfamiliar with 8 other clans, the escort's tongue was numb. His legs were shaking too.

"Oh, you're confused, aren't you?" Cyrus approached so that he would be calmer near someone he knew.

"Well Alfredo is the escort I told you about earlier. Actually he is my personal advisor, we have been very close since I was crowned as Prince of Pixies" smiling sweetly the young Pixy introduced Alfredo.

"...You guys, looking for that thing right?" now that Alfredo's gaze softened, he realized something.

"If you mean the Gate of South key, yes..." Joseph spontaneously answered.

"Okay.. follow me...." while turning around Alfredo invited the 9 Kings to come with him.

"Wait Alfredo, so all this time you know?" Cyrus' steps followed. He didn't think his advisor knew anything.

".. I'll explain it later .." without turning to Cyrus He answered. His frail hand then grasped the young King's hand. Something he rarely did but, just this time..

The personal advisor was named Alfredo, the consort to the king of the Pixies who has guarded several generations for 2000 years. The light blue robe that Alfredo was wearing was long enough that the ends dragged across the floor. Just like Cyrus he also wears a neck robe to cover his back where the base of his wings is. He wears a simple headdress of gold which adds to his prestige as the closest escort to the King of the Pixy. It has been 5 years Pixy or 40 years he and Cyrus have known each other. In his eyes Cyrus was a very good boy. It was his purity of heart that made the sacred Moon Flower bloom in front of him which made Cyrus the new leader of the Pixy clan.

In the past, he also witnessed when Cyrus was chosen as Prince of Pixies by Moon Flower, the sacred flower of the Pixy nation who chose the leader of Nereida whose fallen petals would be placed on the King's crown. Meanwhile, the drops of water that fall from the pistil are drunk on the new leader so that his wings are spread out with a more beautiful pattern than the usual Pixy.

Alfredo witnessed the flower blooming in front of Cyrus who at that time was just an ordinary young man who accidentally confronted himself in front of the Moon Flower. At that time Cyrus was still very innocent who did not even have the desire to become King. Even though there are many tough male Pixies or their elegant women who present themselves in front of Moon Flower, running for the new leader to replace the old Princess who stepped down from the throne but the flower never bloomed in front of them..

"Come on.. kick it again..!!!" wuusshh a ball bounced high.

"hoops!!" another child receives the ball and dribbles it towards the opponent.

"I won't let it go..!!!" A group of Pixy children playing soccer in a park in downtown Stadcentra, the capital of Nereida. A garden where anyone could visit because the sacred Moon Flower protected by the immortal magic shield was there. At that time the Flower was budding because a few months ago the Princess of Pixies had just stepped down from her throne. So far, no one has succeeded in making the flower bloom again.

“Beaasstt kick..!!!!” DDUK..!! The ball bounced high up and out of the arena.

"aaahh... where are you kicking??"

"Hehe, sorry.. I'll take it back, wait for me.." A child in shorts and a blue beret walked away from the playground, chasing the ball he kicked far away.

After passing through the trees and bushes, he saw the ball lying in front of the Moon Flower altar. The stone altar supporting the magic shield protecting the flower with spells engraved from the ancient language of the Pixy. Some of the roses left by Pixy's offerings adorn the first level of the altar. The boy stepped to pick up the ball, as soon as he turned around to return to his friends' place.

SWWOOSSHH.... srriiigg.. with blue Magia scattered the sacred flower bloomed, right in front of a boy who just wanted to pick up his soccer ball. The boy was stunned to see the Moon Flower bloom. There was no one else around, just him and his soccer ball.

Syuusshh.... Blarr.. a flash of light like a firefly came there and transformed into an old man. Yes, that old man is Alfredo the consort of the Pixy King.

"Who are... managed the sacred flower to bloom?" The boy in shorts was silent. He was still confused about the situation. He clearly understood that whoever was in front of the blooming Moon Flower, was the new leader of his clan. But she is still very young, only 15 years old Pixy. Isn't the responsibility for the country and its people a very big responsibility?

Smiling, Alfredo said to the boy..

"Son.. you are the newest leader of the Pixies.. you are the chosen one..."

“But.. but.. I didn't mean to, really.. I didn't mean to… please forgive me…” Cyrus was really confused and felt guilty and didn't deserve to be King.

"Why apologizing? Moonflower is never wrong.. it sees your heart, your soul.. that's why you were chosen..” Alfredo patted the boy's shoulder. He did not have the slightest doubt in the universe, in the Moon Spirit.

Cyrus Xaviersky, an ordinary Pixy boy. Still sitting in the first grade of high school. He is a cheerful boy who has quite a lot of friends at school and is also quite popular because of his sweet face. He often comes home from school with his friends to just snack on the roadside to his house. Cold iced coffee and fried chicken are his favorites. His good ability in the field of sports made him aspire to become an athlete.

Indeed, at first many were against the election of Cyrus as the new leader. Especially those who were not chosen by the magic flower. They accused Cyrus of performing forbidden magic, pretending to be innocent, and various other accusations that made him feel even more guilty.

“Mr. Alfredo, I am the student with the highest magic value in all of Nereida.. you want me to show you high-level magic? Extreme level? God level? I can do it… but can that boy do it?” a woman who graduated from Nereida's best university grumbled at Alfredo. She had often visited the Moon Flower altar and prayed to Diandra, the moon spirit who overshadowed Nereida. But year after year passed the flower never bloomed in front of her.

In an old church where the coronation ceremony will be held, those who were not chosen after preparing to become the next Prince or Princess of Pixy, gathered around Alfredo. Young Cyrus just hid behind the Church's ornate flowers, feeling even more guilty seeing Alfredo being scolded by the adults.

“Is my weaponry still in doubt? Come on, I want an archery fight with that boy. I'm sure his arrows missed a lot unlike mine which would have hit the target” this time a tall and burly man challenged. Those who come there come from all over Nereida, trying fate and luck to become the most respected Pixy in all the land.

Yes, they compared themselves to the ignorant Cyrus. Tears started to fall from the boy's eyes. His gaze then turned to the crown that was about to be put on him. A gold crown designed as vines with the main shape of a crescent moon and several attached Moon Flower petals. Some of the moon stones that complement the crown are sparkling charmingly. The more Cyrus looked at the crown that stored in the glass box, the more his chest tightened thinking about the future that was beyond his expectation. Two hours before the coronation, he and Alfredo were still being pressured by another Pixy. Ahh, It feel like he just wants to run away from there and fly away.