The Permission; She's Mine!!

A day has passed, two days before heading back to the Imperial Palace. Lucian who's at the training hall, spar with his uncle, Alucard.

"Why are we suddenly here... isn't this the training hall?" he queried, as he felt uneasy about his uncle's sudden request.

Alucard who was two meters away from him pointed his sword at him as he asked him for a duel.

"Unsheathe your sword, Lucian." He commanded atrociously staring at him.

"You know. I once asked your mother what her ideal man was ....Do you know the first thing she said to me?"

" 'Someone stronger than you, brother.' "

" So that's why I almost killed your father, Lucian... No, I should've ended his life, if it weren't for your mother begging."

"Wait, did he find out?" He uttered eternally, anxiously thinking if his uncle already found out about his secret relationship with Celine.

Lucian, whose mind drifted elsewhere was surprised by his uncle's sudden attack.

"Do you think, I wouldn't know!"

*CLANG!!! CLANG!!!! *

"I wouldn't let Relliana's son become like his father, who's a bastard that I've been impatiently wanting to kill."

"If you want to protect someone you'll love forever."

*Swoosh!!! Clang!!2x*

"Fight me and win!" He stated powerfully.

" !.."

"To be her companion, I will never lose."

"I'm not the child, I used to be... Did you forget that I spent two years on the battlefield?!" He strikes back confidently.

"Let's see about that."

He charged, striking his sword at his uncle. Surpassing his uncle's defiance, but forgot that his uncle was his master.

"You're still inexperienced.n swordsmanship and emotion regulation."

Lucian who attacked his uncle with his domineering swordsmanship was stunned by his uncle's unpredictable move.

"Perhaps that's why you've been arrogantly thinking of bringing an innocent girl into that hellish place." He goaded, provoking his disciple to give his best shot.

"Tsk!" clenching his teeth, annoyed by his uncle's underestimation.

Striking his sword at his uncle, Alucard who's parrying with one hand and striking him back, repealed his valiant move.

"You're underestimating me, aren't you? what you said just now." *CLANG!!! CLANG!!!!* "It sounds like permission from you! For me to have her when she comes of age, right?"

"Tsk. That's ridiculous." He glared atrociously.

Seeing his uncle letting out its powerful aura, he flinched as he felt uneasy with his master.

"You're at this level? Yet still think you can protect her!" he strikes back powerfully.

*CLANG!!! CLANG!!!!*

" Ack! Shit!" he fends, strenuously struggling on surpassing his uncle's tactic counterattack.

As their duel continued, metallic clangs from their swords were heard all over the other dining hall. Exchanging rapier counterattack, Lucian was shocked to see his master letting out his aura for just a spar. As if there's much more meaning to his duel.

As his uncle strike a final blow, fortunately, Lucian was able to dodge his attack, but still got hit by his uncle's perilous blow of its counterattack. Lucian who's successfully escaped his death sighed in relief.

Successfully escaped his death, the tiled floor crumbled into pieces.

"....... Uncle, I think it's not me but you who can't control your emotions, right?" He guessed, as wondered what was wrong with his uncle." Sometimes I don't get you, master...and I don't know why." He uttered eternally.

"How dare you, talk to me like that!!" he exclaimed powerfully.

"Damn it..! Whether it was before or now, he never went easy on me. When I start living here, he trained me intensely." he uttered eternally.

" He was strict and ruthless when it comes to training. It was then, my master always made me a strong man to protect my loved ones." He thought while struggling on vitiating his uncle's counterattack.

*CLANG!!! CLANG!!!!*

"I will surpass you as you wish!!" He exclaimed confidently.

*Swoosh!!!*CLANG!!! CLANG!!!!*

"No! Damn it! The sword...I was trained to such an extent, but people call me the monster, but this is the real monster!!" He uttered eternally, as he finds himself in his uncle's powerful attack.

"Your defiance will demonstrate my power of admonition."

As his sword got pierced through the ground.his uncle's sword who'll surely end his life will all hit him certainly.

"Wait! Why take it seriously?!" He uttered eternally, as he thought of this duel as a one-on-one battle tournament.

Lucian's life was on the tip of his uncle's sword, as the climax of their duel reach its peak, standing in front of his obvious death. A glimpse of his uncle's memory made him cease his attack on Lucian. Recalling those memories, the iron sword fell to the ground as he gasped for air.

"I'm right, aren't I?" He guessed while looking at him melancholy.

"This duel ends here." He declared as he walked out to the training hall perplexed and uneasy.

While walking in the hallway, he halts. Placing his hand to his temple, He sighed.

"Your so cruel, Relliana...so cruel. If your last wish It's for me to be happy without you. then at least don't expect it to become true.." he thought, looking so dejected.

"Why do people stay longer in my heart.. than they do in my life? I badly want to escape this world right now..but remembering your last request is the one holding me back."

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Meanwhile, In the training hall, Lucian gasped for air as he sighed in relief. Exactly at that moment, his advisor came gazing at perplexed.

" Is something wrong your highness?" he asked, as he wondered why his highness looked like he had been in an arduous battle.

" Wait, don't tell me ....."

" Your highness, I apologize for what your uncle has done... He just needs some time to..." He pardoned, looking at him in dismay.

"I understand, I guess he still needs some time. *Sigh* Now we'll arrange everything before the sun sets!" He ordered.

" Yes, your highness .. I'll arrange everything before we depart."

While walking to the east hallway as he heads to his office, he halts. Suddenly remembered something he would want to ask.

"By the way, Did you receive any letters from her by any chance ?"

" Ohh, you mean from Celine?"

"Well, I haven't received any letters from her, the last letter that I received from her was almost three months ago..." He replied nonchalantly while gazing at Lucian whose face was covered with uneasiness and fervent.

"Is something wrong your highness?"

"I want you to send our spy Kiara to her immediately!"

" But your highness, If I send her another message right now, it will take three weeks before she receives it !" He repined, as he sigh in Lucian's sudden edict.

" Then we'll head to the imperial Palace as soon as possible, we'll be departing tonight!" He declared, swiftly walking towards his office as his advisor followed him and shuts the door carefully.

"Your highness, calm down... Your dignity as a crown prince of this empire must remain firm !.. If you do something so reckless again his grace will make sure that you won't see her again!!"

"I know!!!" He exclaimed, as his tranquil expression berserk in rage. Cocking his sharp eyes at Eugene, making his advisor hold his tongue.

"Your highness, as your advisor I'm trying to help you the best way I could !...but, you shouldn't jump onto your assumptions!"

Hearing his advisor's statement, he frowned in dismay. "I guess there's nothing we can do for now, but to wait and hope nothing bad happened to her. "

Lucian sat behind the desk exhausted, as he placed his hands on his temple, wincing in dismay. Eugene cocked his eyes at him as he sigh and frowned, looking around at his untidy office. But his gaze lingered longer on the desk, as he picked up a particular document that caught his eye.

"I guess you've gathered enough evidence to trample her down." He commented, trying to change the topic as he praised him for his accomplishments.

" Since when did you know about her Majesty's secret allegiance?"

"I found it when we ambushed the main encampment of the Avandor three months ago."

" I guess she's desperate and eagerly wants to take you down and make sure you won't survive.."He mumbled derisively.

"Well, she failed in doing so...Now how many days it takes for us to reach the capital, Kartazen?" He queries, cocking his sharp eyes at his advisor who's busy tidying his messy office.

Eugene then raised his head to Lucian as the latter strutted around the desk. "In my calculations, I think we'll reach the capital in two weeks if the empress is not that desperate enough to send a group of assassins to assassinate us." He mumbled helplessly as he glanced at the documents.

Lucian whose mind is restless, sighed as he stood up and walked towards the door." I need some rest." he mumbled nonchalantly, making his advisor twitch in his sudden remark.

" Your highness, you still have many things too...."

Lucian frowned, making his advisor hold its tongue." It's already finished." He cocked his head as his sharp eyes gaze at the stack of documents on the floor near the desk."If it's too troublesome for you to organize it, then call some servants to organize this office..After all, that's what they're used for isn't it?"

" That is very efficient of you, your highness but you know that we can't allow any servants to organize your office ......"

*Shuts the door*

"!......"

*Sigh*

"Your highness, I don't understand you sometimes...why to bother come to the office, if you're going to leave right away?" he uttered eternally while organizing Lucian's untidy office." He uttered eternally, as he take a seat and checked the documents one by one." If something happens to that girl, I'm sure his highness will change his plans and recklessly head to check on her. Just like a tamed beast and its master."

Leaning at his seat, closing his eyes, taking a short break from his troublesome masters."I guess I short break would be fine." He thought, relaxing his mind as he take a rest.

*KNOCK!! KNOCK!!!*

"Master Eugene, It's the head butler."

"I guess it's a no then." He thought, as he take a deep breath and frowned in dismay.

"I have brought commander Vermont as you."

"Come in." He remarked, cocking his head as his sharp eyes gaze at the commandant. The latter stopped several feet away as the head butler carefully closed the door and leave.

"Commander Vermont, have you already finished everything that I've asked?" He inquires while gazing at the political documents in his right hand.

"Yes, everything is now set as you ordered." He informed.

"Well you've done a great job...now tell them that we'll be departing tonight..." he announced, as his sharp eyes gaze at the commandant solemnly. Hearing Eugene's edict, Vermont's eyes suddenly dilated, yet still maintain his mien as a commander.

"We must protect the Crown Prince until he becomes the new emperor of this Empire..." he remarked,

" I understand, then I'll take my leave and inform them immediately," he replied as he paid obeisance to him and leave.

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Meanwhile, In Lucian's room. Lying on his bed, he retreads all the letters that were sent from her. The uneasy feeling he felt was uncertain, as his mind think only of her, he mumbled."What the hell is wrong with me?...even though Eugene was right, I just want to make sure she's okay..If only I could become the emperor in an instant...I can't wait to see you, Celine.." he mumbled, closing his eyes as he fell asleep, holding Celine's amulet. In a brief moment in his repose, darkness prevails in his dream.