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The next morning, Lucie lands at her family's house groaning and yawning. "Man, Artemis wore me out last night. I feel drained." She thought. She, then, opened the door, to find her mother and father waiting for her. She sighed. "Time to rip off the band-aid." She thought.
"Do you have any idea how worried we were? Where did you run off to?" her mother said angrily as she and her husband bombarded Lucie.
"Mom, Dad, I'm fine. There's no need for the third degree. I went flying last night, and decided to stay at a friend's house when I noticed it got too late to fly back." Lucie explained.
"That's no excuse! You could've easily called us and told us. We live in a world of magic and advancing technology! Either using a cell phone or telepathic message, that's absolutely not an acceptable excuse, young lady." Her mother continued.
Biting her tongue, Lucie took a deep breath. "You're right. I should've called. I was just too tired." She said yawning. "The Ball was annoyingly long."
"Is that the reason why you left early? You embarrassed the Tachibana family name when you didn't accept your award personally." Her father said.
"I didn't join the WAA for awards and stupid titles. I joined to protect the innocent people from the corrupted. Just like the Warrior Queen, Freya." Lucie said.
"Really, you do realize that she is the mother of the Demon Swordsman. The man you just fought. I wouldn't call her or her partner the best of role models."
"There it goes again. Did I really fight Reo? That's not possible. According to everyone, Reo was last seen on Edn." Lucie thought. "Well, father, I doubt his mother is anything like him." She said, forcefully. Pinching herself, Lucie tried to calm herself and to keep from sparking a flame. "Excuse me, please." Lucie said, walking to her room. Entering her room, Lucie found herself in a large field. "What the…
"Glad to see you're safe, Lucie." Sol said, who was sitting at a table with Kaiser.
"Grandfather, Grandmother…Where are we?" Lucie said.
"This is Dragonia's family room in the castle on Edn.
"What? How is all this fitting inside the… never mind, I forgot who I'm dealing with. But, this is a bit too much for two people. Don't you think?" Lucie said.
"There's more than just the two of us. Our entire bloodline is here including those who are connected to us. Speaking of you and Anko need to meet the Dragonia bloodline. I'm sure my mother would love to meet you."
"Okay, but how did I get here? What happened to my room?"
"Well, I brought you here to continue your training. Since we were interrupted in Demoria. And I thought here would be more secure." Sol explained.
"Yeah, but what about my family on Earth? They'll go crazy if I suddenly disappear.
"Hmph, I didn't think about that." Sol thought.
"Well, how about your capital's headquarters. That has a space empty separated from time and space, right. Use that," Kaiser said.
"That could work. Especially if you do some tweaks to the place."
"Tweaks?" Lucie asked.
"Nothing to be worried about. It'll be a simple upgrade to alter the speed of time that flows through it. Well, your perception of time at least." Sol explained.
"Okay… how fast are you talking about?"
"Well, depending on your growth rate, I'd say it needs to be I:365 ratio between hours and days."
"What?" Lucie asked, confused.
"One hour outside the room is a year inside it." Kaiser said.
"Oh, like before but more intense." Lucie said.
"Except that one had special qualities that I'll replace with some more specific qualities." Kaiser said, smiling.
"Uh," Lucie said, nervously.
"Now, Kaiser, remember nothing too dangerous. We have to be wary of this little one." Sol said as she touched her stomach.
"What! Seriously? You're pregnant! How long has it been since I've seen you last?"
"Well, technically I was already pregnant when we in Demo…
"Demoria! I forgot all about the demon realms. How is everything"
"Well, besides the gates of purgatory being flung open and a lot of traitors being found. Envy unlocked demonic powers that was thought to be sealed by Vlad, Melina, and Satania after stripping them from certain gods I can't name." Sol said
"What? What do you mean by you can't name them?" Lucie asked.
"Apparently, every time we say those gods' names, it comes out as gibberish."
"Actually, that only happens when a person with a weaker mental fortitude hears their names. Their names cause a regular person to go insane." Kaiser said.
"You mean like in those Elder Gods like in old stories from the 21st century."
Kaiser and Sol looked at Lucie shocked.
"Wait! Are they real?" Lucie asked.
"Yes. They're some of the oldest versions of Gods, created as the prototypes of the current gods. "
"So, Envy has the powers of the Elder Gods." Lucie said.
Kaiser nodded. "Luckily, her being a Nephilim, is keeping those powers at bay. And Satania will be training her to control it better. Speaking of, your training. Put these on your ankles and wrist." Kaiser said. Summoning bracelets and anklets to his hands.
"What are these? They don't look like weights." Lucie said as she picked up one easily.
"Hm," Kaiser thought.
Suddenly, Lucie dropped down under the weight of the bracelet. "What is this? Why is it so heavy?"
Meanwhile at the royal castle, Akatsuki walks down a hall worriedly. Arriving at a slightly open door, she overhears Sora.
"What do you mean the mega-spell is breaking down!"
"Yes, it as I said. The mass mind alteration is breaking down since the spell's foundation is gone."
"What?" Sora said. "Damnit… That could only mean one thing. Lucie found out and got free somehow."
"Does that mean I failed to stop her?" Akatsuki said thought as she hid.
"What do you want, Akatsuki?" Sora asked, noticing Akatsuki outside his door.
"I wanted to let you know that this appeared in Lucie's room. I'm assuming Reo or Anko are somewhere in the capital."
Sora sighs with a disappointed tone and expression. "Okay, we need to mobilize the troops and set in those protocols." He said, annoyed.
"Yes, but that protocol hasn't been properly tested. I'm not even sure if they'll work. Let alone the ri…
"I KNOW THE RISK! JUST DO, BAFOON!" Sora yelled.
"Yes, your majesty," the scientist said as he bowed. Rushing out of the room, he started to ramble to himself.
"Poor guy," Akatsuki thought.
"Akatsuki, we need to move up our plans up. I was thinking three months from today."
"What?! You want me to convince my sister to marry you in three months. Impossible… Especially with the possibility of Reo and Anko is here in the capital."
"Hence the reason why we need to move up the date." Sora said.
Akatsuki sighed. "Fine, I'll come up with something." Akatsuki said.
"Thanks. Oh right… Here. Give this to your sister… Along with her award." Sora said as he tossed a bag at her.
Catching the bag, Akatsuki thought to look inside of it, but decided not to, knowing him. "Alright, I'm leaving." She said before disappearing.
"I need to hurry." Sora said, worriedly.
Back in the Dragonia's Room, Lucie sat at the table, struggling to lift her arms.
"What!? You've seen your future children!" Kaiser and Sol said.
Lucie nodded. "Yes, but you can't tell Reo and Anko. They said the two of them can't know about their time travel ability. I didn't think a Jan-gu could do that."
"Well, yes. We can travel through time. But only the strongest of us can. Meaning the eldest leaders of the Bloodline leaders are the only ones capable of doing it. Not even Vlad and I can do it. It's not something you can just teach."
"So, sometime in the future Reo and Anko will be powerful enough to time travel. And even our kids. Speaking of, they didn't feel like regular Jan-gu. It felt like they were something else… more powerful. Is something like that possible?" Lucie said, curiously.
"Right, you don't know yet." Sol said.
"Know what? That Reo and Anko somehow gotten so strong that I can't feel their Ki nowhere throughout the universe. Speaking of, where are they? I can't even feel them here on Edn." Lucie said.
"Well, yes and no. They evolved into a new race. I believed they called themselves, Primordials. And their powers have for surpasses any Jan-gu I know. And something tells me there's no limit to them now." Kaiser said before
"So, while I was under a hypnosis spell, they got even more powerful. The gap between us is just further. I didn't think that was possible. But, I should've known… Reo and Anko never really seem like the type to submit to the impossible." Lucie said.
"But, that just means you need to catch up." Sol said. Kaiser and Lucie looked at Sol, shocked. "What?"
"Sol, dear, you just told our granddaughter-in-law she wasn't good enough for our granddaughter. Not the best advice for her right now." Kaiser said.
"Oh no! I didn't mean it like that. I promise. You know I love you and Anko like my own daughters." Sol said.
"Oh, don't worry, Grandma Sol. I know what you meant, and you're right. I do need to get stronger." Lucie said as she struggled to lift her arms.
"This is going to take a while."
A week later… Lucie's parents knock on her door and open it slightly.
"Lucie, we're coming in." her mother said, slowly sneaking in.
"Couldn't you have waited until I said, 'Come in'. What if I was changing?" Lucie complains.
"Good, you're awake. And dressed for the day. Come on, family day at the amusement park." Lucie's mother, Mitsuki, said excitedly.
"Right… Yaaaay." Lucie said, unenthusiastically.
Four days ago, Mitsuki wanted to have a family day with all of her kids. And Shawn, being the husband he is, was determined to make her wish a reality.
In the world's largest amusement park, Pantheon, Miko excitedly runs through the crowd, dragging along Akatsuki.
"Come on, everyone. Hurry," Miko said, excitedly happy.
"Alright, Miki. I'm excited too. But, can you stop pulling my arm?" Akatsuki said as the others followed.
Lucie sighs while looking up into the sun, thinking about her training sessions with Kaiser and Sol. Flashing back, she remembers the conversation she had with Kaiser and Sol during their break.
"You probably realized this by now. But you aren't like other humans. It's like your life force is completely different from theirs." Kaiser said, drinking from his glass.
"Not to mention, it's completely different from what we've seen or created. Plus, there's different energies in your body. They're not blending into stronger kind of energy like normal. They're portioning off into their own pools. And, even we don't know ho that'll affect you or your powers." Sol said, extracting and manipulating a small portion of the energies inside Lucie.
"But, truthfully, I don't think that's a bad thing." Kasier said.
"LUCIE!!! Come On! Let's go ride that one!" Miko yells, bringing her out of her trance-like state. Lucie looks at the ride Miko's pointing at and drops her jaws. It was a large roller coaster that peaked the cloud and spanned the entire park, Pantheon.
"What the-
"Come on, Luz. The line is going to get longer." Akatsuki said, pushing her toward the roller coaster.
"Wait! Girls!" Mitsuki shouted, chasing after them.
Shawn sighs and smiles, looking at his happy wife. "Come on, Adam. We need to catch up."
"Dad, I need to ask again. Are you sure about making Lucie the next family head?" Adam replies, trying to keep calm.
"Yes. And I rather not have this conversation again." Shawn answered, before walking away.
"Damnnit!" Adam thought, clenching his fist tight enough to draw blood.
Getting on the coaster, Lucie looked nervously. "Lucie, don't tell me… you're scared?" Akatsuki said, sitting beside her and Miko.
"No! Of course not. I did worst ri… nevermind."
"Worst, huh. Then, let's go." Their mother said, sitting right behind them. While they were preparing themselves, the seatbelts strapped themselves into places.
"Okay, Lucie. You gone faster riding on top of Ryuu and Shiro. Not to mention, flying around with Reo and Anko." Lucie thought to herself.
"Tell me again… how is the queen of Jan-gu is afraid of roller coasters? Especially when said queen rode on top of an actual Dragon." She heard Anko's voice in her head.
"Anko?! Where are you?" Lucie asked, telepathically, looking around.
"Still in the Youkai dimension. I should be done here soon. And Kasai and I will head there to pick you and others up. Oh, and I met this person you're going to love. She's a divine beast named Shiruki." Anko answered.
"Kasai!? Is she alright?" Lucie asked worriedly.
"Don't worry about it. Leave this to me. In the meantime, do me a favor and a rescue party. Kana's maid… or former maid is being imprisoned by the royal family. She and her little girl needs help." Anko said.
"Okay, I'll do that as soon as I can." Lucie said.
"What? Do what?" Miko asked.
"What? Oh, uhm, nothing. I hope it's not too dangerous." Lucie said, trying to change the conversation.
"Luz, It's fine. They had rollercoasters since the old times. They're completely safe." Miko said.
"Oh, when did you get so smart, Miki?" Lucie said, hugging Miko.
"Please sit still before we start?" The rollercoaster operator said. Immediately, Lucie stopped and fixed herself in the seat. "Please keep your hands, feet, and all personal objects inside the car at all times. Please enjoy the ride." He said as he activated the rollercoaster, sending them off at supersonic speed.
Twenty minutes later, Lucie is sitting on a bench taking a deep breath.
"Oh, come on Lucie, are you serious? You still get motion sickness."
"No… it's not motion-sickness. I haven't been feeling good for a while. I think I should sit the next one out. Go ahead without me." Lucie said, taking a deep breath.
"Oh no, I'll wait with you. Akatsuki, watch over your sister. Miko, be good for your sister." Their mother said, sitting beside Lucie on the bench.
"Alright," they both said.
"Feel better, Luz." Miko said.
"Of Course, I'll recover quickly. Don't worry." Lucie said, smiling.
Miko smiled before walking away with Akatsuki said.
Mitsuki smiled. "I'm so happy that you get along with your siblings."
Lucie's expression suddenly gotten serious. "Mom, you know don't have to wait with me. You can go have fun with your kids." She said.
"Now, how I could I do that when one of my children is here feeling sick? I wouldn't be a good mother if I did that. This is where I need to be… beside my daughter."
"Suit yourself," Lucie said, stretching upward.
Suddenly, an explosion sounds in the near distance. An alarm echoes throughout Pantheon. "Alert! Alert! A corrupted legion has appeared. Please evacuate the park." a voice said over the intercoms.
"Uh Oh," Lucie thought. "Got to go!" she said, flying off before her mother could respond.
Arriving at the location, Lucie sees a man with three faces and black markings across its body like a demon. Roaring loudly, the Legion struck fear into everyone left in his surroundings. Except for Lucie.
"Huh, that's new. I'll have to finish you quickly." She said as her eyes glow a divine radiance. Moving quickly, Lucie appears in front of the legion and focused her Ki and flames into her fists. She suddenly felt something familiar about the Legion. "No way, That's not possible. An angel?" she said as she leapt backward.
Suddenly, the Legion launched itself at Lucie. However, it suddenly disappeared. "What the h…
"Are you okay? Lady Lucie." Ryuu said as he and Shiro landed beside Lucie.
Almost immediately, Lucie hugged the two of them. "Ryuu… Shiro… What are you doing here?" Lucie said, happily.
"Of course, to check on you. You really worried us." Ryuu said.
"Yeah… besides we don't really have anything to do while Lord Reo and Lady Anko are away."
"Away?" Lucie said, confused. Ryuu and Shiro looked at each other, nervously. "What?" Lucie asked.