Part 15 - Benson

"Are you sure you don't want to stay at my house? I mean, even this shop is not big, it still fit for the two of us."

The old man asked Aurora who was smiling at him with a slow nod, and looked at Benson.

"We'll be fine, Grandpa Ryo. We'll come again soon and take care of yourself."

The old man simply nod before watching Aurora and her dog walk away from the village until they disappeared around a corner, making Ryo take a deep breath. He is very worried about Aurora's safety since Jae Min is looking for her all over the kingdom, and she's just a small girl.

Where is her parents?

Just thinking about that girl making him uneasy, but he believed that she will take good care of herself.

Well, she just beat the first prince of this kingdom.

"She's just like you, Daewin."

When Aurora got over the high wall by climbing it with Benson, she covered her head with a piece of cloth to hide from the soldiers guarding the area, and managed to enter the thick forest without them noticing.

Without wasting any more time, Aurora managed to find a place for them to shelter and lit a lamp from magic flowers to be used as a light.

"Why not light a bonfire? Isn't it easier and can keep the heat to our body?"

"If I do that, they'll be able to spot us because of the smoke coming from the campfire. If you're feeling cold, I can warm you up."

Aurora said as she closed her eyes and released her power aura after she had closed them for so long. He took a deep breath and exhaled before sitting on the ground, joined by Benson who sat next to him because the heat emitted by Aurora was very comfortable.

"I wonder, what other powers do I have besides all this?"

"Who knows? You're special, maybe there's a power you don't know is in your body."

Aurora looked at her necklace thoughtfully, then looked at the lying Benson before closing her eyes. Aurora bit her lip before she grabbed her necklace, and pointed her hand at Benson without the dog noticing.

What is she doing?

She tries to gather her powers, to turn Benson into something she's never done in her life.

BOOM!

Smoke enveloped Benson who didn't even notice what was happening to him, then Aurora opened her eyes in shock at what she just saw.

"B-Benson?"

"Why, Aurora? Don't disturb me, will you? I want to sleep-"

Benson's eyes widened as he realized something and stood up immediately while looked around nervously.

"Whose voice is that?!"

He looked at Aurora who was looking at him in disbelief at what he had just witnessed.

"B-Benson... You-... Take a look at yourself!"

Aurora smiled then giggled, not expecting the miracle she had seen with her own eyes.

"What happened?! Why can I hear my own voice?! Why do I see you lower than me? Why are you laughing?!"

"Look at yourself, Benson..."

"How- Ouh God!"

He screamed after he looked down and saw a pair of hands connected to his body, then screamed again when he saw a pair of feet that were stepping on the ground.

"What happened?!"

"I didn't mean to... Turn you into a human."

Humans...

Benson choked at the sentence that came out of Aurora's mouth, as the girl smiled innocently at him.

"What?"

"You listened me. I didn't turn you into a human on purpose."

"How long have you had this kind of power?"

"I just found out about this too... Besides you look tolerable, Benson. You could find a mate in no time if you had a face like this."

Aurora said as she covered her mouth, holding back the laughter that was about to escape from her throat.

"This is amazing... You can turn me into a human. You are amazing, Aurora."

"However, this power takes a lot of energy from my body, and to be honest I feel tired after using it. Before that, look at your face in that puddle."

Without wasting time, Benson immediately walked towards the puddle near him and shouted when he saw the face of a handsome man.

"I'm like a teenager! But, can you turn me back into a dog?"

"I don't know. Maybe we'll find out if we try, but i need some rest and I'm very tired."

"Let's go to bed and we'll think about tomorrow."

Aurora nodded and put her hands into the air, making some magic coming out from her hand and a large barrier appear arounds them. It is just in case for an emergency if something happen.

She lay down on the ground and closed her eyes immediately, while Benson sat leaning against a tree and saw that Aurora was starting to fall asleep. He just smiled and looked back at his hands before looking back at Aurora.

Who's know that this girl is really special?

Just by her appearance, they could tell that she's such an intelligent person.

"Good night, Princess Aurora."

AT THE SAME TIME

[ Diamond's Castle ]

Oliver was walking quickly down the castle path towards somewhere in a hurry with his face sweaty and his heart beating fast due to what had just happened.

"Oliver!"

Arthur called him from behind making him stop and look at his brother who was walking towards him.

"Do you feel something strange too?"

Oliver nod quickly as he also felt something pop up. He saw his brother who was also sweating, and the nervousness on his face clearly showed that he was terrified.

"Arthur, where are the others?"

"I think they're gathered in the hall. Let's go..."

The two of them headed to the main hall and saw that the other brothers were already there. Their faces are also the same as Arthur and Oliver who are confused and scared at the same time.

"Arthur! Oliver! You okay?"

They both answered after Eric asked a question, and joined them at the large table that had been set up.

"Rafael, where is father?"

"He has important business in the Ruby Kingdom and will return tomorrow."

"You're all feeling what I'm feeling, aren't you?"

They all answered after Luke asked, stating they too felt something strange suddenly appear.

"What is going on? Why can we feel such a strong aura like this? While father has gone to the Ruby Kingdom."

"Edwin, father does not have this kind of aura. We have often felt how father's aura appears."

"Then, whose aura is this, Rafael? This aura is different from the others. It's like, there is someone more powerful than all of us, and even more than father."

They all responded in agreement with what Edwin said.

"I have never felt an aura like this, it must be close to us. It's just that the person is very clever because they can maintain their existence, so that no one can detect it."

Rafael added as he held his chin in worry, wondering where this aura came from all of a sudden.

"You're right, Rafael. It seems that person managed to confuse us by spreading their aura throughout the area, and not giving any power to track them easily. This is no ordinary person..."

Eric said as he bit his lip seeing the obvious nervousness on his siblings face.

"If a knowledgeable like Eric also says so, then this is very complicated. We can't do nothing that is going on today."

They agreed with Alex's words. If Eric didn't know what was going on either, then what they were dealing with now was very complicated.

"But, why are they appearing now? What is their purpose?"

Everyone was silent as Luke asked the question, as no one knew why.

"Alright, you can all go back to your room now. I'm going to have our soldiers to look around the Kingdom grounds."

They quickly moved to their respective rooms, leaving Rafael alone in the hall. His mind is very complicated when thinking about this.

At first, he has to think about the girl who has defamed his name, then this problem appear?

He let out a breath as he leaned back in his chair, annoyed clearly showing on his face as he looked towards the large window, looking at the quiet atmosphere of Diamond's Village from the top of the palace.

"Whoever owns this powerful aura, they are a big problem to this Kingdom... Or would i say to us?"