33. Aileen Everheart

Noah Orion's POV

"What do you want from me, Ms Seraphina?", I asked as I entered the guest room.

She was a beautiful Eleven woman who wore a white dress.

"Take a seat.", She said.

I then proceeded to sit down and activated Heavenly wave to protect my brain from any mental attacks.

"So, what is the reason for calling me here?", I asked her again.

"What an elder can't simply chat with a prospective Successor of the family?", she said as she feigned ignorance.

"Sure, I will try to believe that but why do ask me to come here then.", I asked her again.

She then looked at me.

"Hah!", She sighed.

"Alright! Let's talk about what I really called you about.", she said.

"Come Aileen.", she said as a red-haired elf just came out.

"I want you to take Aileen to the upcoming joint dungeon expedition and to the academy.", she said.

I then looked at her and she radiated weird energy.

"Nice to meet you miss Aileen.", I said as I then tried to raise my hand to shake hers

She did not shake my hand.

'I see. It's an ignorance of a royal.', I thought.

I then went back to my seat and looked at Seraphina.

"She is Shy.", Seraphina tried to cover up but I already knew.

"What will I get for helping, miss princess, right here?", I said.

"What?!"

"What?!"

As I said it they both looked at me surprised.

"How?", Seraphina asked.

"That's a trade secret.", I said as I looked at her.

"Hah!", Aileen sighed.

"You are correct. I belong to the Everheart royal family. Let me reintroduce myself", Aileen said as she bowed suddenly.

"My name is Aileen Everheart, the illegitimate daughter of king Roy Everheart.", she said.

"Well, if you are introducing let me introduce myself, my name is Noah Orion. I am the guy my brother tried to kill and failed miserably.", I said.

"Good to meet you.", I said

"Me too.", Aileen said and we both start laughing.

"So, what do I get from accepting this?", I asked Aileen.

"Um", Seraphina tried to answer but Aileen interrupted.

"I will help you choose a spirit and you will have my support.", Aileen said.

"Only this much?", I asked.

"No. I will also help you and provide alchemical products. Is that fair?", Aileen said.

I then started to think.

At that point, Seraphina suddenly said, "I will also join you and support you."

"Really?", I asked her.

"Yea, Juliene is way to scheming.", Seraphina said.

"Cool! But how strong are you?", I asked.

"I like to think I am strong enough.", Aileen said.

"Do you want to spar?", I asked.

"Sure, why not? Let's go.", I said.

Seraphina at this point was panicking but we went ahead to the sparring ground immediately.

"So, are we using real swords or wooden swords?", I asked her.

"I would prefer using real swords.", Aileen said.

"Ok.", I then summon Dark Cathedral's Edge from my tattoo.

Lyra and Seraphina who were standing were both surprised.

"You have got a good sword there, young master?", Aileen said.

"No, can I just call you Noah?", Aileen asked.

"Yeah, I don't mind.", I said.

I then saw her take out a green coloured rapier.

We both then took stance

"Are you ready, Noah?", Aileen asked me.

"Yeah.", I said.

Lyra then announced the start of the fight.

"Fight."

Upon hearing the last character of the word; we both immediately rushed towards each other.

We then clashed swords.

"CLING!"

"CLANG!"

"TING!"

"TANG!"

We both continuously clashed sword and then she conjured a spell.

Plant Blind.

Suddenly plants started to grow and bind me.

I immediately saw her rushing towards me.

I then used my raw strength and broke the plant binds and just used aura to cut down the remaining plant binds.

"How?", she was confused but she didn't let it shake her.

She then went back to make some distance.

We both were now waiting for each other.

She then suddenly disappeared.

I was trying to find her but suddenly felt a little bit of bloodlust directing towards my back and immediately used the blunt face side and blocked her.

"You could block it?", she asked.

"TING!"

"CLANG!"

"I could do more than that.", I then immediately used Ice Wave and disappeared from that area.

"WOOSH!"

"Shit!", Aileen cursed as she tried to run she saw her legs were now stuck in the ice.

Next thing she knows, I immediately used Icicle shots and shot towards her.

"Not so fast.", she said as she broke the ice on her legs and started to skate on the ice while trying to destroy the Icicle shots with her sword.

"CLING!"

"CLANG!"

"TING!"

"TANG!"

"CLING!"

"CLANG!"

"TING!"

"TANG!"

I then immediately directed my intense blood lust towards her feet.

She then was forced to defend her feet but then I changed the trajectory of my sword and stopped it at her neck.

"Surrender?", I asked.

"Yea, surrender.", she replied.

"Good.", I said as I then returned he sword into being a tattoo.

"Sick tattoo.", Aileen said.

"Thanks.", I then looked at Lyra and Seraphina and both had a shocked face.

"Young master, how are you so strong it has only been 6 months", Seraphina asked.

"Don't know just tried hard.", I said.

"So will you accept me in your team?", Aillen asked.

"Hell yeah.", I replied.

"So, the spirt selecting process?", she asked.

"We will do that after the dungeon.", I said.

"Good.", Aileen said.

"And send the alchemical products to my brother. He will be ecstatic.", I said.

"Yeah for sure.", Aileen said.

"Let's go, I think it's time for me to go meet my other guest.", I said.

"Is it Ollin?", Seraphina asked.

"Yeah, how do you know?", I asked her.

"I just know", I then looked at her face. It was like a maiden in love.

'Ahhh! You love him.', I thought.

"Don't worry, I will tell him that you have joined our side.", I said.

"Yes, for sure.", Seraphina said excitedly.

"It's time for me to go now.", I said as I started to make my way to the other guest.

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