Chapter 11: Lucky encounter

The reason why it is important is because, the only reason why Gods and Goddesses would go down to human realm, one of the Gods or goddesses wants to make a wedding for two different race.

This kind of occurrence could only happen once in thousands of years. They are lucky that the God feast will happen again in their generation.

"Sigh... Troublesome. Don't worry I won't be late." Lumiere said.

...

Night has come again . Moon have already set high.

Moonlit elves,dark Elves, witches, demi-humans, humans, exorcists. All of them have gathered on blood moon's empire ancestral shrine.

Mikos, priests and so the other blood moon's officials already prepared for their designated obligation.

The whole shrine from outside to inside is shining bright because of the rubies and golds decor. At the center of the shrine, there are 8 different Big statues. The 7 statues represent the 7 highest Gods. And the one and look more stunning than everyone is the Queen of celestial realm, The Sun goddess.

All of the statues are positioned in half circle. At the center, there is a ground that is designed for Miko to dance.

The whole shrine was full of different vendors and vending stalls. There are stall for kids to play. Stall that sells talismans and lucky charms and so on.

All of the people were scattered in different parts of shrine. Most of them are buying and playing, there are also others who are wandering to sight see and know more about blood moon's empire.

The moon was already at the epicenter of the shrine, shining the Miko ground.

With the Loud sound of horn, all of the people gathered. No people, witch, elves, demi-humans are scattered in different place. All of them are now in silence.

The first part of the God feast is now about to start. With a sound of a snap of a finger, the whole place changed into a colosseum. The people now have a seat to sit to.

At the highest peak of the colosseum, The royals and elders of the different empires were seated.

A beautiful young maiden then entered at the center of the Miko ground. She wears a red hakama and white top. The maiden was followed by 4 more maidens and priests.

The maidens then proceeds to dance elegantly.

All of the maiden wears the same. But among them all, the first maiden who entered is the eye catching. She has a dark inky hair, red as blood lips and snow white skin tone. She has a very beautiful face and a slim body. She was pretty tall and dances most elegantly among others.

Every move she made was mesmerizing. As if she was a deity came down from heavens dancing gracefully with her believers. All of the people couldn't help but to mesmerized by her.

"Woah... That Miko in the middle is really beautiful!"Aureus said.

"Indeed. "Azar said.

Aureus was caught off guard by that. He didn't know Lord Azar was behind them.

Seeing that, they immediately gave some respect by bowing to each other.

" Greetings Lord Azar. " All of them said.

" Greetings. "Said Azar.

"I don't see your Lord Eir here." Azar said.

"Ah... He said he wants to wander for a while but the horn blew immediately so we got separated. " Zara said.

" I see... " Azar said.

...

" Sigh... It's so crowded here!" Eir muttered to himself.

" Hey... Have you seen second Lord Cecil? Look, the blood moon's royals are complete except for the second Lord and the father. " A person from the witch empire said.

" The father was on a very important mission so he can't make it. But what about the second Lord? " He added.

Hearing that, Eir decided to listen to their conversation.

"Ah... This might seem crazy but the beautiful Miko down there is none other than the second Lord Cecil. " The person from the blood moon's empire said.

the person from the witch empire and Eir couldn't help but to choke.

"What?!" They yelled in unity.

Yelling "What?!" people looked at them coldly.

Eir then fixed his composure and continues to listen to them.

" Are you serious? "The person from witch empire said in a low voice.

" Yes I am. "The person from the blood moon's empire replied succinctly.

Hearing that the person from the witch empire couldn't help but to made a bewildered face.

"But... Second Lord Cecil is the son of the queen of the blood moon's empire, shouldn't he be up there along with other royals?" The person from the witch empire said.

The person from blood moon empire shook his head and let out a deep sigh.

"He is, but he have always been treated like this. We, people from the blood moon's empire specially from the imperial palace, are used to this sight. Second Lord Cecil have always been treated poorly. If there are occasions or rituals he'll always dance like a low servant like this. He should be up there along with other royals not dancing like a lowly peasant to worship Gods. "

Hearing that, the person from witch empire couldn't help but to be sad.

"Why is that though? I mean, it shouldn't be like that! Look, his siblings are up there and he was down here! " The person from the witch empire said.

" There has been rumors that the second Lord Cecil is not a legitimate Son of the Queen that's why he was treated poorly..."The person from the blood moon's empire said.

Hearing that, Eir got a mischievous smile on his face. The first part of the God feast also ended. He immediately left the place and went finding his companions.

"But don't just believe those rumors. Ignorance is a crime as they said. Let rumors as they be. Rumors will always be rumors at the end of the day. No one can prove unless you, yourself is the primary source." The person from the blood moon's empire said.

All of the people also already left the place.

Right after the ritual, Lumiere immediately left the center of the shrine to remove the cosmetics and hair decors on his head.

Lumiere has only managed to remove the hair decors and was about to find some place to wash off the cosmetics, when 10 young mistresses from elf empire Bumped into him.

"My apologies." Lumiere said as he bows down.

Lumiere acted dumb as if he was just some simple Miko and avoided to stir up more conversation. He fears that they might recognize him.

But these young mistresses aren't just some simple mistresses. They have a sharp eye specially because they are a huge fan of Lumiere.

Lumiere has a big fan base to different empires, because of his beauty and talent.

He would often go with other empires to ran around. No wonder his fan base keep increasing. But even if that's the case, he have never wandered on their own empire.

He knows the path on the other empires like the back of his hand, but when it comes to their own empire, he is just clueless as 5 year old child.

In fact, a five year old child is more knowledgeable than him when it comes to the geography of their own empire.

Lumiere just stays at the imperial palace then wander on the other empires.

With just a single glance, the fangirl young mistresses immediately managed to tell that it was Lumiere.

when Lumiere was about to leave, a pale and slim beautiful hands belongs to a beautiful woman grabbed his hand.

"Ah... Pardon our rudeness, but Second Lord Cecil, isn't it too early to leave without even saying a hi to us? We're your own visitors after all."

Long ears, yellow hair, fine body and beautiful skin tone like porcelain. Serene let go Lumiere's hand and bowed down as a show of respect.

The voice was beautiful, yet there was a faint hint of demeanor on her tone. It also sounded a little cold that made it sound like a threat even though it wasn't.

" Ah... Please forgive this person's behavior. I was very rude for me to not greet our personal visitors from other empire. "Lumiere said nonchalantly.

" If Second Lord Cecil really feel bad, why won't he join us here for a little bit? "Serene said.

Tch!

"Sure. " Lumiere said while smiling.

Suddenly, a voice shouted his name.

"What a sight... If it's not second Lord Cecil!"

Long ears black hair, flowery mark on cheeks and beautiful golden eyes. Eir walked towards Lumiere along with his friends and Lord Azar.

"Don't yell. The priest is still doing some ritual for the talismans." Lumiere said coldly.

Eir was sure embarrassed from Lumiere's words. His face turned red and couldn't look directly at the other mistress around them. Seeing Eir's reaction, his friends couldn't help but to laugh.

Zara and Hana immediately greets Lumiere. Their faces couldn't help but to blush intensely as they speaks to Lumiere.

"S..second Lord Cecil... It's... It's please meeting you!" Hana said nervously.

Zara on the other hand couldn't spout out a single word. her mouth remained frozen and so her face was. She was astonished by Lumiere's beauty in flesh. She have never seen Lumiere this close after all . And usually when Lumiere goes to other empires, he would wear masks to cover his face.

Aureus was just remaining silent which is odd,when suddenly...

"Kyaa! It's actually Second lord Cecil! I can't believe he's actually him infront of me! He's so close ahhhhhhh!"

Everyone was surprised from Aureus'reaction. His face is blushing so red. He was so excited to the point that ge's nose is producing some smoke while bleeding. You could also see the sparkles on his eyes.

"Ah... Please keep it down."Lumiere coaxed.

"Ahh his voice is so sexy! I could die!" Aureus said.

"Looks like Lords from the east capital is a big fan of yours second Lord Cecil. Well we can't blame them. Your beauty is incomparable to Gods after all. Your beauty is more superior than a deity."Serene said.

Hearing that, Eir couldn't help but to get more annoyed.

"Tch you guys are exaggerating! Just what's so special about him? He clearly looked like a girl!" Eir said with a grumpy tone.

I Look like what?! Tch at least I don't act like a young mistress!

"You're just jealous because lots of girls likes him!" Hana said succintly.

"Yeah unlike you, he can do both! He can be handsome and beautiful at the same time! Anyone can fall for him regardless of their gender!"Fana, one of the ten maidens of elf empire added.

"That's right!"Aureus agreed.

Hearing that, Eir was embarrassed even more so he was enraged.

Eir then walked closer towards Lumiere and paced around him. He looked at Lumiere from head to toe as if examining him. Then he said,

"Ah yes that's right he's pretty and handsome, but second lord Cecil, why do you dressed up like that?!"

Hearing that, Lumiere already know where is this going.

" If I didn't heard from random people earlier gossiping, I wouldn't know that it was you. I was like 'oh who's that beautiful miko there?', but then I heard them saying,"

Words continued to fly all over Lumiere's ears. He was very aware that servants was gossiping about him everytime so he couldn't careless anymore.

" 'hey isn't that the second lord?why is he dancing along with those miko?' 'shouldn't the second lord be up in there along with the queen? Why does the second lord dancing down here entertaining Gods like a servant?' Sigh hearing that really made me laugh and leave the hall immediately."

As Eir spout out those words, they were just sliding from Lumiere's right ears to another.

"What's so funny about that?!" Zara said furuiously.

Seeing that, Lumiere just smiled warmly at them as if saying that, "please don't fight." without spouting out a single word.

Eir became even more furious upon seeing Lumiere's nonchalant reaction.

He fixed his composure and said,

" Ah sorry, it's just that to think that the most praised and liked of all the girls in elf empire and also by the other empires, is just treated like a servant in their own empire when he was the second son of the queen of their empire."

"We're you jealous?" Lumiere finally spoked.

"Wh.. what?" Eir's face turned red and felt embarrassed.

"If you're not, then stop barking. You almost sound like a Chihuahua. I'll see you again ladies, I have to go somewhere else." Lumiere said as he bows down and left.

Lumiere walked away from them, that As if nothing happened.

" Ah sorry, it's just that to think that the most praised and liked of all the girls in elf empire and also by the other empires, is just treated like a servant in their own empire when he was the second son of the queen of their empire."

Sigh that Rowdy elf sucks!

"Hey have you heard? They said that secomd Lord cecil wasn't a legitimate son."

Bullshits...

Walking in daze in the middle of the festival, Lumiere accidentally bumped into something small. There was voice but Lumiere don't see any person.

He looked around left and right yet saw nothing on his way. Only different race of people minding their own business.

Suddenly, a cry voice came on the lower part in front of Lumiere.

It was a child laying on the ground wearing a kitsune mask and holding a fan. It seemed that Lumiere bumped into him without noticing since he was in daze. The child was crying with a wound on his knee probably because of the bump. He was small and was about to 5-6 years old.

The child dressed up elegantly with a fine and colorful kimono. From it, you could clearly tell tht he's a noble blood.

Seeing that, Lumiere immediately sats down to coax the child.

"Ah... I'm sorry," Lumiere said.

The child didn't say a word for a while. He looked at Lumiere as if he was mesmerized. It was not surprising because Lumiere's beauty is incredible after all. After freezing for a while, the child wiped his tears under his mask.

"Mm, it's okay oni-sama! I should be the one who's apologizing! This child doesn't look where he was going." The child replied politely while snorting.

Seeing that, Lumiere's lips curved up a little. He reached out his hand to the child.

"Can you walk?" Lumiere said.

The child then nods.

Kitsune mask... Hmm... Clothes were nice. Skin were also delicate .This child looks like a noble but I don't think he's from this empire. Magic power Is also immense. Is he from elf empire? Ah... no he must have an immense magic power and mana but he doesn't have long ears. Perhaps he's from witch empire.

"What a nice child, were you alone? Where are your parents" Lumiere asked with a gentle tone.

"Ah wait let's sit on that bench over there."

Before Lumiere could even finish his word, the bench he point out were suddenly occupied by other person.

What the heck?!

"Ah what do you say if we just go over there? There's no bench but at least we can't bother people there." Lumiere said.

The child then obediently followed Lumiere.

With a cheerful tone the child said,

"My parents... They're gone!"

Hearing that, Lumiere's eyes shifted. His eyelashes went down and said,

"I'm sorry to hear that... then do you have any guardian?" Lumiere said.

This child is so cheerful even in saying that kind of stuffs. I wonder which empire is he from...

The child then replied Succintly.

"I ran away."

"Eh why?!" Lumiere said.

"I'm unwanted," the child replied.

Hearing that, Lumiere suddenly felt burden. He knelt down and patted the child's head. He felt that they have the same situation. The feeling of being unwanted.

"Ah... no, perhaps you guys just had a misunderstanding but I'm sure you are not unwanted." Lumiere coaxed.

"I heard that the second lord might not be the queen's real child that's why he is being treat like that."

"Yeah you are not unwanted... that's why-" Before Lumiere could finish his words,the child suddenly patted his head.

"Pretty Onisama don't be sad. A pretty face will look prettier when it's smiling."

Lumiere was surprised, because this whole time he has been smiling.

Am I not smiling? Lumiere thought. Nevertheless...

"That's right we still don't know each other's name. My name is Lumiere. This little kid in front of me could call me Lumi."

"Lumi..." The child chuckled.

Seeing that, Lumiere's face turned red. Although he can't see the face of the child while laughing, he sure have a beautiful laugh.

"Eh? Is my name funny?" Lumiere asked with a confusing face.

"Mm" the child shakes his head." oni-sama has a nice name!"

"Then why are you laughing?" Lumiere said while trying to prevent his brows from meeting each other.

"I'm laughing because how ironic your name was." the child said.

Lumiere became even more confused."How is that so?" said Lumiere.

"Onisama's name means light,yet he was so gloomy as darkness."

Hearing that,Lumiere was like struck by lightning. He have been smiling this whole time but this child in front of him told him that he was gloomy.

His mask have been been see through by a mere child. In front of others, he always smiles and even now he still smiles. Lumiere was so good at hiding his emotions and wearing a mask. He have been doing it for his lifetime yet it just took a six year old child to broke his perfect poker face.

Lumiere tried to remain his poker face and said,

"Little brother is so funny. Can I ask your name?"

The child tilted his head.

"Onisama can call me whatever he wants to."

" Ah... That's impossible little brother. Please tell me your name so I can know which empire you're from." Lumiere said.

" No. If I say it, you'll bring me back to them."

Kid, you're pretty wise huh? But don't think I'll give up.

"hmm... Since you laugh my name, I should also give you a 'suitable' name. " Lumiere said.

The child looked at Lumiere and waits for Lumiere's next word.He seems to be really interested.

"Since my name means light, then I should call you Kurayami." Lumiere said.

The child was just silent and remained staring at Lumiere. Lumiere has no idea on what's going on on the child's mind since he wears a mask. He doesn't know if the child was angry or offended by the name that he gave him.

" Kid do you not like it? " Lumiere said.

The child then shook his head and said,

" Kurayami liked it. "

Hearing that, Lumiere laughed.

" Good! Good then!. "

Lumiere then looked around to find a sit because it's hard to talk to a small child while standing. Their height difference is so much. Luckily, The bench earlier was no longer occupied.

"Kurayami-kun let's sit there." Lumiere said.

The child held his hand and they proceeds to go towards the bench.

Both of them sat down. Lumiere helped the child to sit up because he could barely reach the bench with his height.

"Ne, Kurayami-kun." Lumiere said.

"Oni-sama can drop the honorific." Kurayami said.

Lumiere then smiled warmly.

"Hmmm Kurayami is the kind of friendly huh?" Lumiere said.

The child immediately replied, "Mm," he shakes his head" only with pretty Oni-sama."

Lumiere chuckled, " you're so funny, you know that I'm not that pretty." Lumiere said.

"No, Lumi is so pretty." Kurayami murmured.

"Eh? Did you said something?" Lumiere asked.

"Mm, it's nothing." The child replied.

"Ah is that so... Then Kurayami, what do you say if we find your guardian and you go home?" Lumiere said while smiling.

Lumiere haven't given up on finding the guardian of the child.

"No." The child also replied while smiling.

And so the child didn't give up to be stubborn.

Ah... this kid is so stubborn!

"Then um.. then can you just tell me what empire are you from?"

"I refuse. if I said that, Lumi-Onisama will bring me back to my guardian." The child replied.

Stubborn! Really... But don't think that I'll give up just like that. You're not the only one who's wise!