31 Chapter 29: Meet The Royal Grandparents (2/2)
”Hm..?” A man with shoulder-length gray hair turned around and looked at her
Her eyes looked closely into his...he had red eyes...cold red eyes..
”Who is this?” A middle-aged woman with light gray hair asked, her hazel eyes looked at Ivery as if she was of great insignificance
”Our daughter” Cassandra responded
”Daughter? Which one?” The woman asked, sounding as if she wasn't really interested
”Crown Princess Inanna Sibylla Lestria Argient Castiell” Julian answered
”I thought she was older...” The man looked at Julian
”The Emperor of Fresia informed us that Inanna made contact with the flower of youth in the Forest of Everlight, and it reverted her into a younger version of herself,” Julian told him
”Everyone knows you cannot make contact with the flower of youth, such stupidity” The man scoffed
”No..one told me that I couldn't” Ivery added into the conversation
”Who allowed you to speak, girl?” The woman coldly asked her
”Who said I couldn't speak?” Ivery asked
”How dare you speak back to me!” The woman raised her voice
”Inanna..” Cassandra held her finger up to her lips, silently requesting that she not speak any further
”Inanna...this is my father and mother” Julian sighed
”.....” Ivery covered her mouth....she didn't know these people were her grandparents....they were so rude just now
”Julian, we know you gave her a higher status just because she's some infinite attribute holder, and she has the Castiell cursed blood, but how could you think that a woman can sit on the throne and act as if it's hers, Liam is the rightful successor, and it's worse that you engaged her to the great Crown Prince of Fresia!” Julian's father yelled at Julian
”The Emperor of Fresia and I felt that it was best that she and Crown Prince Luther be married rather than Xia marry him, they're both infinite attribute holders afterall” Julian plugged his ears with his fingers
”You really think she's better suited for Crown Prince Luther!? What was wrong with Princess Xia!?” Julian's father shouted
Ivery felt extremely disregarded by them, she was standing right there! And they had a lot of audacity to speak about her like this in front of her! If they weren't her grandparents...she would've had plenty of harsh words to say.
”Xia wasn't even my biological daughter, but she was the better option out of the rest at the time, which is why we chose her to be engaged to Luther” Julian was growing tired of his parent's constant shouting
”You! You let a bastard child into the castle!? You were going to let a child of unknown origins marry the Crown Prince of Fresia! Do you understand how much of an offense that was to the Fresia Kingdom!?” A vein was popping out of his forehead
”Dear...don't get too worked up, it's not good for you” Julian's mother tried to calm him down
”A moment ago you were just asking why isn't she still engaged to Crown Prince Luther..” Julian hated speaking with his father
”Julian, what is wrong with Princess Elsia? She has healing magic, it's a forgotten and difficult practice, you could've wedded her to Crown Prince Luther instead of this girl” His mother asked
”Elsia can barely heal a small cut, her prowess core is weak, if she uses too much of the little power she has, she can die” Julian never considered Elsia as an option
”Still, it's better than some girl that you sent to the Hollow's Castle” His mother looked at Ivery
”Her being sent to the Hollow's Castle was my mistake, she had a magical prowess when she was born...it was just weakened so she wouldn't die as an infant, if she had the full power of her infinite attribute, she would've died in utero” Cassandra wanted to yell and scream at the two of them for openly disrespecting her daughter
”What's so good about an infinite attribute?” Julian's father asked
”Only Inanna and Luther possess it, it is a power gifted from the two great Gods of this world, they hold power that could match an average God, Inanna has the infinite attribute of Golden Infinity, she is favored by one of the two great gods, we've already met the God that favors her so Cassandra, Luther and I can prove that it is true that a God personally looks over Inanna” Julian said, he was feeling highly vexed that his parents were continuing to denigrate his daughter
”A God favors this girl? What was so special about her that a God gave her such a godly ability and decides to personally look after her?” His mother found it hard to believe
”Grace is right, you can just be saying that, you have no proof of such an accusation” His father wasn't persuaded
”Inanna...is it possible for you to...call the God?” Cassandra looked at Ivery
”I don't think she'd come for something like this...” Ivery didn't know if Hecate would really come just to be proof for her grandparents
”Try for mother?” Cassandra bent down and ran her fingers through Ivery's hair
”I'll try it...but I don't think she'd come for this” Ivery took a deep breath
”Hecate?” Ivery looked up and asked out
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”Yes?” An omnipresent voice sounded out
”Can you..perhaps come down?” Ivery asked
”Is that all?” Hecate's voice asked
”Yes” Ivery nodded
”Very well” Hecate's figure appeared with a purple glow
A beautiful woman surrounded by a purple glow floated in front of them, dressed in pure white, her white dress flowing back as if there was a wind blowing it..her eyes glowed white, and her light purple hair flowed behind her, acting as if wind was hitting her.
”You really came..?” Ivery looked up at her
”It is only a simple request, you're here because of me after all” Hecate smiled
”This is the God that favors Inanna” Julian said to his parents
”You're a God?” Julian's mom asked
”I am Hecate, the Goddess of magic, I am the reason the humans of this world are able to use magic” Hecate answered her question
”And you favor this girl? For what reason?” Julian's father asked
”She is destined for greatness, she will aid Prince Luther in the prosperity of the country of Fresia and the country of Lilith, with a destiny as such, why not gift her with a power that could aid her two countries and the future descendants of the Lilith Kingdom and Fresia Kingdom, as for I took great pity for this girl...she was bound to the hands of death, hindered from doing what she was supposed to do” Hecate said
”I shall ask...why do you not approve of her? What has she done?” Hecate asked them
”My wife and I just think...someone else should be suited to take the throne and lead this country to greater heights..and I believe that Crown Prince Liam...should be an infinite attribute holder instead of this girl” Julian's father said...his voice cracking, his nervousness was obvious in front of the Goddess
”Crown Prince Liam?” Hecate closed her eyes and looked at that possible future
”That will not do...” Hecate shook her head
”W-Why my Great Goddess?” Julian's father asked
”Crown Prince Liam will lead this country to great destruction if he succeeds the throne...he will be the cause of several wars that will completely erase this country and its history from existence...if things continued the way they were and Inanna was executed, Xia would've married Luther and became Empress of Fresia, Crown Prince Liam caused a war to break between Fresia and the Lilith Kingdom, and the Luther as the Emperor, executed Xia, as for the marriage that was a peace treaty between the two countries was annulled” Hecate explained the possible future she saw
”The Fresia Kingdom won the war and with Luther as the main reason, the Lilith country and all of its royals and citizens were killed, including you four” Hecate pointed her finger at Julian, his mother, and father and Cassandra
”And Liam was the cause of such a calamity!?” Julian was enraged
”...Liam...Liam...he could be the fall of this country...?” Grace covered her mouth and her eyes displayed immense shock
”I thought that boy would do great things...” Julian's father's eyes were bulging with great anger
”What about Carviel! What if he became Emperor!?” Grace asked Hecate desperately
”Hm..” Hecate closed her eyes again and looked into that possible future
She shook her head ”If Prince Carviel became Emperor, he is soon murdered by one of his power-seeking wives in four years after he is crowned Emperor, and she eventually becomes the Empress in charge, she spreads around that Carviel was killed by an assassin and gets away with the murder, the son that she had with Carviel would eventually get the throne and he'd bring the Lilith country into great poverty, leaving future descendants of the Lilith Kingdom to live and be demoted to commoners” Hecate explained that possibility to them
”As for Princess Xia, she was killed by Crown Prince Luther after she was caught trying to poison one of his pregnant consorts” Hecate added
”Pregnant...consort..?” Ivery's heart skipped a beat...and it hurt her right to her bones to just hear that, it never really came to mind...that Luther one day might have concubines and consorts...and have children with them too
”Oh god..” Grace covered her face
”I never had much hope for them anyways” Cassandra wasn't surprised
”Then tell us...what is this girls future if she becomes the Empress of the Lilith country and the Fresia country...?” Julian's father asks
Hecate closes her eyes again.
”She will greatly manage the Lilith Kingdom as the Empress and it's country until she bears a child to succeed the throne, and she equally manages the Fresia Kingdom and its country as it's Empress, she is the only way for this country to prosper and leave her and Fresia's future descendants with great power at their disposal,” Hecate said
”If it's like that then...we have no choice but to accept it” Julian's father sighed
”As long as this country survives...” Grace agreed with her husband
”I'm glad the situation is cleared...” Hecate smiled
”Please, take care of her...” Hecate requested before she faded away
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”We're sorry...” Julian's father and mother apologized to Ivery
”Can you forgive your grandparents?” Grace asked Ivery
Ivery looked at the two of them...they changed their attitudes fast once they learned she was this country's only salvation.
She didn't know how to answer...after they held no respect for her before Hecate appeared and straightened them out. It's sad that a literal God had to convince them that she was worth all that she was given.
And as grandparents...they sucked at being good ones.
She sighed.
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