PROLOGUE 4

Episode 4:- New lives

As time passed, they four began to understand their world that they had step into, two years later. Lanmyth had enrolled in the royal academy and was excelling using his nano-bots, Myale had taken the King's assassian route and was personally trained by Royal guards to eliminate any threat to their father. Scyures had enrolled in hand-to-hand combat tution. Zarita had joined a Biology club in her school.

Lanmyth and Myale were sixteen years old and Scyures, Zarita were Thirteen.

One day a royal banquet was held on the advice of Elder wizard. The curse of "No children will be born alive." And it was indicated by a knot tied on the tummy of Queen. If the curse was already lifted then it would have broken but it didn't.

Hence, Queen was pregnant again, in the hope of breaking the curse. Every pregnancy gave them two children. They were expecting two or atleast one child but alive. Therefore, A royal banquet was going to held to gather prayers of Royalties for this child.

[Lanmyth's pov]

Lanmyth was walking through the corridor of his royal academy known as 'Verta academia" where he was in Third year of schooling. He hand passed three years of pre-schooling, and now was in Middle-school. He had made two friends who were close relatives of king or children of Royal swords who were retired after serving the crown.

He was walking in a Blue blazer with a white shirt. A platinum bow-tie was wore by him. A yellow belt and grey sweatpants but a fabric texture.

On one side was walking Rei weeden. A descendent of a Royal guard. Long blue hair tied with a single band to back flowing like aurora. Eyes were sapphire and was as high as Lanmyth's shoulder.

She is a water-based magician. It was easily identifiable due to a water Trinket wore on her thin metal necklace.

A book in hugged between her hand pressed on her medium-low sized chest. And a little below knees blue skirt.

She also wore the same uniform as Lanmyth, blue blazer and white shirt, with one top button open.

On the left side was a girl nearly as high as Lanmyth. The second daughter of Current royal sword. Naiza Laphrosa. Wood like brownish hair. Big wood-ish eyelashes. A redwood coloured eyes and a little tanned skin.

Short-medium hair and a blue silk cloth like a kimono or coat. Wore over white top and Sweatpants. A blue fabric tied around wait to keep the Silk ko-coat.

The bow/tie represented the leaders of that particular sect. There were six sects in the Academy.

The blue( cherryfall)

The red( sharptooth )

The purple ( wallwonder )

The green ( lushveins )

The yellow ( scales )

The white ( innoseeks )

Lanmyth, Rei and Nazia belonged to Cherryfall sect. Rei excelled in water magic and was also learning to communicate with sea creatures. Nazia excelled at hand-to-hand combat, sword plays and combined with her electricity was a gifted bless. Lanmyth initiated friendship with Nazia due to her electric capabilities, to charge his Nano-bots. As for Rei, she was a combo offer came with Nazia.

[ Nano reminder "Invitation of the ceremony" to Rei and Nazia.]

The system message popped up while they were heading towards the exit of Academy to return their estates. There were carriages ready. Lanmyth read the remembered something. He took three step forward faster than them and looked behind.

"Folas! I got a surprise for two beauties accompanying me for a very long time." He emitted joy towards them.

Folas was a New worldly term Lanmyth learned. It was equivalent of Hey and surprise in a mixed manner. Mostly used by Nobles or Close friends when addressing their joy or surprise.

"What is it?" Nazia leaned in. Rei took some steps closer and tilted her head.

"Here!" He stretched his both arms towards them holding Two letters.

"Invitation?" Asked Rei.

"Yes! Today's a celebration banquet at Castle. For my new coming sibling in sooner future." He joyfully handed them the invitation and left early.

He sat in the carriage and closed the door. The carriage was made of Royal wood similar to rose wood but golden carvings on them.

Lanmyth gritted his teeth.

"New sibling huh? Aren't we four enough? It will just increase the competition for the crown." He reckoned.

[Lina:- You're Overthinking master. You are the eldest, you will be crowned for sure]

The nano-bots/Ai-assistant was advanced thanks to the system. Lanmyth split it into three personalities for different purposes.

Lina (female) was optimistic supportive assistant.

"Coolen! Show me today's tasks." Coolen was the Task manager for Lanmyth.

[Today's tasks.

-Invite Rei and Nazia.

-Feed "Lavel" The royal dog.

-Sleep for three hours.

-get ready for the banquet

-Impress Rei and Nazia.

-Impress their parents

-Show your connection skills to king.

-Prove your worth

-Aim for The crown as always.

-Look out for other sibling's moves.

]

"Hmm..? What the dog doing here?" He asked and swiped it out of the list.

Then the carriage reached the Castle. He walks upstairs in his private room, throws his cloths on the laundry basket and lays down on the bed.

"Lina start body massage!" Soon multiple nano-bots jumped out of his cells and formed electric sparks. Small enough to loosen muscles and started the massage.

.....

[ Myale's pov]

Myale was sitting in her personal garden near a fountain. She was meditating and absorbing and shaping her qi energy. Wearing a white dress.

[ Your understanding of Nature has increased slightly ]

[ Your Qi has condensed in your heart ]

[ You have completed daily cultivation task. Reward is being calculated based on your overwork ]

[ You have received 120 QI points ]

[ would you like to unlock an skill? ]

She slowly opened her eyes yellow eyes shining in the sun. Stood up and started punching in air while juggling a knife over and over.

Practicing slashes and punches.

"Tell me any skill which can fasten my movements." She ordered.

[ Searching skills based on user's request ]

[ Searching skills based on Qi collection ]

[ Several skills has been found. One of them is "Qi strings." ]

"Elaborate!" She asked while dicing slashes through air as Qi sparks were making it look like a dance of beauty.

[ This skill allows user to spread it's Qi like strings. The Qi strings grabs on any 'Living' or 'Non-living' being. The stress on user's body is distributed as user dosen't feel total fatigue and can maintain fast momentum for a long period of time ]

"Accept!" The ability was purchased with 1,400 Qi.

"Activate Qi strings!"

[ Exclusive skill Qi strings has been activated ]

The Qi strings were shot out of her body parts like an invisible thread. Appearing as white glowing strings to Myale. Soon, her body started to feel light as her movements fastened and she was able to use two daggers slicing at a high speed like a killing machine.

Time passed practicing as she saw Lanmyth had returned it was about the time. She returned to her Room. Removing her cloths and wiping her pear like figure with a woolen silk towel. Her body was shining in the hour of Noon.

She then covered the windows with curtains and slept on bed strip naked. Releasing her condensed Qi in her heart into her body. Relaxing her sore muscles taking a nap.

...

[SCYURES'S POV]

Scyures was practicing close combat. Charismatic, confident and a little egoistic nature made him famous among girls. He was dominating anyone who came infront of him. Then an opponent gives him a challenge.

Yugo orahara. Previous year leading figure. Two years older than Scyures.

They both stands in the ground while other students watch them. Rules are simple.

-knockdown the enemy.

Then Yugo goes for first strike with enhancing his palm with a golden chant and strikes it at scyures's chin.

I forgot to mention that That's what others around him thought but in reality ws different. He was hardworking but a smart person too.

He muttered in his mind. Activate Precognition! Pressure! Low wind! And Fatigue smell!

[ The skill 'Precognition' ( Lv 4 ) is activated ]

Precognition. A mid level skill that allows user to predict and dodge any attack done on them. Scyures slides a leg back and tilts his head to dodge the palm attack.

[ The skill 'Pressure' ( Lv 3 ) is activated ]

Pressure skill creates an atmosphere around the user which makes other people around him feel the pressure which hinders their confidence or movement. The next attack of Yugo was a roundabout kick which was slower than usual.

[ The skill 'low wind' ( Lv 2 ) low-settings is activated ]

The skill is another barrier. When the attack of opponent is about to hit a low wind moves the trajectory of that attack to another direction. Low-setting means less force.

Annoyed Yugo joins his hands and creates smoke and instantly comes behind Scyures to go for his neck but low wind changes his aim to shoulder which Scyures dodges with precognition.

[ The skill 'Fatigue smell' ( Lv 1 ) is activated ]

As the name suggests it releases a smell from user that makes other's mind less focused and gives a fatigue effect. However, it was level 1 so nit much effect was shown and as Scyures slacks off a bit. He gets hit on stomach by Yugo with a chanted palm.

Scyures grits his teeth in anger and recites.

"I will get you down in a single blow. Your playtime is over." He declares as Yugo's expression turns into anger and he dashes forward.

[ THE EXCLUSIVE SKILL "CHARGE PUNCH" ( LEVEL 7 ) IS IN EFFECT ]

Scyures's palm starts to emit white electrical energy as he dodges Yugo's attack with precognition and gets behind him.

Scyures grabs his neck from behind and large shock straight hits the nervous system of Yugo from his neck causing him to black out.

He drops yugo there and goes towards his carriage for Castle.

"Regen me!"

[ Skill 'Stamina regeneration' is activated ]

[ Your body is healing ]

He sleeps in the carriage as the carriage drops him to the castle where several butlers picks him up carefully and drops him to his room without waking him up.

....

[ ZARITA'S POV ]

Zarita was leading a guild in a low-rank dungeon. She was accompanied by three boys. Zarita with a giant blade on her shoulder entered it. Bunking her Biology classes.

She chose biology to mask hee secret raids for her own money vault.

She walked with wearing a top and baggy jeans covered wit woolen lases and a scarf made from a mammoth's wool.

She walked in and saw a giant praying mantis walking around a treasure chest.

The three boys formed around Zarita and yelled at the mantis. Ran towards it. Small minions came and threw the, away out of the dungeon.

Zarita when the minions closed distance to her used her hidden skill.

[ HIDDEN SKILL "SELF-IGNITION" IS STRONLY ACTIVATED ]

SELF-IGNITION was like flames of phoenix which burnt whoever came closer to her and gave her a 10% stat boost in every aspect.

[ Your agility has been increased by 10% ]

[ Your strength has been increased by 10%]

[ Your Reflexes has been increased by 10% ]

[ Your Durability has been increased by 10% ]

[ Your Endurance has been increased by 10% ]

[ Your Senses sharpening has been increased by 10% ]

....

She froze her giant blade as the giant praying mantis's eyeballs rotated and then locked on her. Her blade became crystal frozen but then a blue flame ignited on it's sharp edge. They both dashed towards each other like hunters.

As the blades of praying mantis clashed with Zarita's frost-fire blade. Sparks filled the cave. The three boys were stunned by that ridiculous raw strength.

Then slowly Praying matis's blade like hands started to freeze and get numb.

The praying mantis jumped back the smoke of dust covered their feet.

Beyond the dust, two yellow eyes glowed like sun. The mantis rubbed it's blades together as Zarita's smile changed and a demonic smile grew over her face.

"This is getting fun!" She proclaimed.

The mantis raised it's hand like praying and roared. The cave trembled as the mantis swung it's blade that broke the giant blade of Zarita.

Just this moment. The Giant praying mantis felt true fear for the first time.

[ The ability "Reign over hands of blood" has fulfilled it's required conditions ]

[ You can use the ability "Reign over hands of blood" for a minute today ]

Zarita grabbed the giant hand-like-blades of Mantis and looked at it with bloodlust eyes.

[ The ability "Reign over hands of blood is activated" Make sure to use it wisely ]

The system message popped up as several blood red hands came out from the spine of Zarita and grabbed the one hand blade of The mantis.

They all folded it too hard that the hand broke and Zarita grabbed the falling broken hand of praying mantis and jumped over the broken hand of mantis and slashed the neck of Grieving Mantis.

[ You have completed the daily task. Rewards are being calculated ]

Just like others she complete her task. Took the treasure alone and carriage left her to the castle. She went inside her room and slept.