Chapter 27

The next day, Sera, Naja, Kenna, Cloud, Sylvester, and Caious were all gathered in Sera's house.

Sera was leisurely sitting on the couch, behind her were the three men standing tall and stiff like pillars.

Across them were Kenna and Naja, Naja was staring intently at Sera who had her eyes closed. Sera had changed, Naja could see it. The usual Sera would hug and ask her if she was okay, but the current Sera was just chilling out in front of her as if nothing serious had happened yesterday.

Sylvester cleared his throat before speaking.

"Please let me have the honor of explaining my lady."

"Go on,"

Sylvester inhaled before continuing his words.

"Let me start at the very beginning when two strongest beings created their world, Isiah who created the Earth and humans and had bestowed them with his powers that are now being called magique, and Ezekiel who created Ardor and the Aranians,"

"Ardor?"

"Ardor is a world similar to Earth, but the beings there are called Aranians as no humans could withstand the scorching temperatures of Ardor. Ardor  has 10 continents, Narci island, Lustic land, Gluttonous, Avarice, Land of Igneous, Dogma continent, White heat peninsula, Deceit isle, Treachery isle, and the place where we came from Tristain."

"Wait? Are you telling us that Ardor is the literal definition of hell? What the heck?" Naja retorted, Kenna held her arm to stop her from talking.

Sylvester continued again.

"Narci island is a place where narcissist lives, almost a lot of Aranians died because of their selfishness. Lustic land, where succubus and incubus stay, and they are increasing in number, which the Gluttonious and Avarice loved because they eat them and sell them as slaves around Ardor. Land of igneous, the center of Ardor where the volcanoes erupted every day, and the place where Naraka stay, Naraka are uncontrolled beings that are fed with strong emotions of humans, it is said that once a Naraka touches a human that has strong ardency and has the urge the purge could turn into one." Naja's face wrinkled and Sera opened her eyes at the mention of Naraka's.

"So that's why Megan turned to one, she might have felt the urge of killing me and she felt envious of me."

"My lady is such a lascivious woman after all."

Sera got up from the couch and leaned her body toward Sylvester.

"I like that sweet tongue of yours Sylvy, mind if I taste it?" Sera's voice was sultry that Cloud and Caious felt their throat dry.

Sylvester smiled disregarding the fast beating of his heart inside his chest.

"The pleasure is mine, my lady, I would never refuse such a sweet offer." Sera flashed a seductive smile before leaning in to kiss Sylvester, but before she could even do so, Kenna and Naja both cleared their throats to catch their attention.

Naja pouted at Sera, and Sera just smiled at her back.

"Ahem! As I was saying, the sixth continent is the Dogma Continent. It is where Aranians are being executed for having will full and persistent adherence to an error in matters of faith towards our creator, next is the White heat peninsula where all of the vicious Aranians live this is where they throw away monsters of all monsters and is called Rogue, they are attracted to strong energy especially fire. Deceit isle, this is where synthetic Aranian's live, even the houses and other things here are fake just like its people, Deceit isle and Avarice are competitors in regards towards business here in Ardor. Although Aranians from Deceit isle create synthetic items it was still better than what Avarice could offer them, Aranians from Avarice are greedy that's why their products are all second-hand and can barely even be used. Treachery isle, this whole island is a prison cell for every Aranians and is said that they burn sinful Aranians there with blue flames since Aranians are used to the scorching heat. And then Tristain, where the normal Aranians live, such as the three of us."

"Deceit isle? Hey Naja, don't you think our classmates originally lived there? Such plastics walking all over the earth." Naja didn't stop herself to laugh, she even slapped her mom's shoulder.

"Maybe they are,"

"There is quite a possibility that they are from Deceit isle, after all not all of us here are pure humans since Earth and Ardor we're united a lot of humans had settled down with Aranians," Cloud mumbled still standing straight up behind the couch.

"So you guys came from Ardor?"

"Yes," they said in unison.

"We are Aranians with red skin and have the appearance of a human but with a complexion of animals, we can also shapeshift as an animal."

"Well, that explains a lot." Sera grinned at them, making them blush.

"So, can you explain to me now why I am not human? Is my father an Aranian? Or is it my mother?"

"I am so sorry my lady, but all we know is that your father is no ordinary man and your mother is purely human with magique that is."

"How can a human wield magique? Does that mean every human has the ability to use magique?" Sera asked perplexed.

"Does that mean I can use magique too?" Naja said excitedly.

"No, only the royal families had the ability to wield magique, which has been passed down through centuries ago," Caious explained.

"Then, does that mean I'm of royal blood? That still doesn't explain anything at all." Sera crossed her legs same as her arms.

"Then let me explain." Sera's attention was diverted to Kenna who was silently listening to their debate.

Kenna took a deep breath before opening her mouth again to speak.

"There was once a kingdom here, the kingdom Palacios. And the king had three daughters, princess Akane Hreghen was a beautiful, strict, and fierce woman, but she cannot refuse her father's words as she was afraid of the king, the second Daughter Natalia Rori," Kenna took a glance at Sera and saw the shock on her face.

"Yes Sera, your mom. Natalia was a gentle and elegant woman, she always adored the Aranians shifting forms from human to animals, I can say that you took that gentle side of her."

"How are you able to say that? As far as I can remember you and mom had never talked to each other, you were not even close to her. So how is Aunt Kenna? How do you know this? All of this?" Sera stood up from the couch and walked toward Kenna who was calmly sitting on the single sofa.

"Because I am Kenna Fajra," Kenna looked at Sera straight in the eye and said.

"The third princess of the Palacios kingdom, your mother's little sister, and your biological Aunt."

"Eeeh?" Naja was fast to react. Even the three men from behind were shocked but they hid their reaction as fast as they could.

"You knew all about this, yet you never cared to tell me?" Sera spoke her voice so gentle.

"Because I was not the right person to tell you anything Sera, your father is the one who should be explaining these things to you."

"How could a dead man explain anything to me? What should I do? Dig up his grave and ask him why did everyone keep this from me?"

"Sera, your father is alive. He was never dead, you talked to him, right? It was at your birthday," Sera's body became stiff and her body began to shake.

"After the king noticed that your mom was attracted to an Aranian, he quickly arranged a marriage for her, Since polygamy is a natural nature in the Kingdom of Palacios, our father the king arranged three grooms for Rori, Rori wanted to decline but our father threatened her of killing Aranians that she adore."

"The Aranian never showed himself for 7 years, so we thought that it had to get over with Rori, but after Rori gave birth to her third child, the Aranian showed himself and abducted Rori. Our father the king was in a rage and had sent his people to search for your mother, but we never found her. The Aranian must have brought her somewhere, and since Ardor is known for its scorching hot weather that no human can withstand, our father gave up and just focused on the three children her daughter have left them." Kenna looked at Sera whose eyes were teary.

"I-i I have- how could you keep this from me! You know how I felt when mom died! You knew how I longed for a complete family! How could you!" Sera didn't care if she was human or not, that doesn't concern her but to be left in the dark and be taken the right to know that you have a family was out of the line. She had three older siblings and she didn't even know!

"D-does that m-mean I also have siblings mom?" Naja was also emotional, if Aunt Nat was married to three men how much could her mom have married then?

"Yes, you also have three older siblings. They lived by their fathers, I was planning to tell you about them when you turned 20 but it seems that I just have to tell you today."

"Tell me how you found my mom," Sera was controlling herself not to burst into anger, she knew Kenna had her reasons for not telling her and it include Naja her boyfriend, which turned out to be her Cousin too.

"After centuries, a letter arrived at the palace which is now a mansion, and it is said that Rori was living here with a child. It was weird that you were only 4 years old back then, Rori was missing for centuries and you were only 4. So we thought that you know, maybe they only did it 5 years before we found you. Your eldest sibling Aiden was already 224 years old at that time, while your elder sister Adamina was 222 and Silas was 220."

"What the fuck? Are they dead now?" Sera felt like her heart was being stabbed by a hundred knives.

"No, of course not. You see your mothers' power had something to do with time, plus humans that possess magique can live up to 900 years, so if we convert their ages today Aiden should be 28, Adamina is 26 and Silas is 24. I myself am already 446 years old." Naja and Sera's mouths hung open as they both discovered the amazing age range they had.

"You might didn't feel the time flowing around you Sera but you might be already a 220-year-old woman, it's just that time flows very slowly in your eyes."

"Oh, my gods! Should I call you grandma?!" Kenna was quick to smack Naja on the head.

"Shut your mouth! You yourself are the same!" Sera laughed so loud, totally forgotten about the fact that they keep those to her.

"So if I am also a pure human with magique flowing through my veins does that mean I could never get old? And can use magique?!" Naja jumped off the sofa in excitement.

"Yes," Kenna answered her with a smile.

"What's my power mommy? Can you tell me?" Naja pouted her lips like a child asking for candy from its mother.

"No, you will know it when you turned 20," Kenna said while shaking her head. Naja stomped on her feet again.

"By the way? Can I meet my sibling's mommy?" Kenna was quick to answer.

"Sure, we could arrange a meeting for your siblings and your cousins." Kenna was delighted that Sera and Naja had taken things lightly than she thought.

What should she expect? Sera took after her mother, so gentle and innocent, but with a mixture of haughtiness and naughtiness. While Naja was just simply childish.

Well, it was good that they had clear things somehow, and Kenna could not wait for the siblings and cousin reunion.