Chapter 131 - Albion (2/2)

Suzaku and Shuri frowned, hearing her. Since they were sure that they did not feel anyone's presence there. But they still took her words seriously.

Though Lavinia may look clueless most of the time, she was still stronger than both of them. There was no way that she had mistaken someone's presence.

Just then, the bushes rustled, bring the attention of the trio. After some time, a small boy -- looked to be of 12-13 years old -- came out of them.

The young boy had dark silver and ice blue eyes that are often shown to be rimmed with the light ultramarine. He had a small white dragon plushie on his shoulder.

The boy looked at the trio before his eyes landed on Wang Lei, that was sitting some distance away from them, under a tree with Kuro sleeping on his head.

'Is that the person you were talking about Albion?' the boy asked someone inside his head.

'Um! I can feel his energy in him! He has to be him!' an excited voice came inside the young boy's head.

Ignoring the curious trio, he wanted to walk towards Wang Lei before he saw something blur in front of his vision before his head was drowned into softness.

”Apletely shocked by the fact that the voice called him father.

While rubbing his chin, Wang Lei made a thinking face, ”Well... kind off... yeah?” he, himself, did not know since, in a sense, he was the father of Dragon, Youkai, and Vampires; since they had his essence in them.

”So, what brought you here Albion? Though I have to say I am disappointed, for my kin to became a mere tool for others to wield,” Wang Lei's voice felt as if he was disappointed, seeing his fellow race reduced to nothing but a tool.

[I-it is not my fault! It's all that red bastard's fault! If not for him, I wouldn't have been sealed in this Sacred Gear!]

Albion seems to be afraid of making Wang Lei angry, so he put all the blame on Ddraig.

Wang Lei shook his head. He or his past self has killed himself at the start of the Great War, so he did not know how they were sealed in Sacred Gears. Though if he remembers correctly, then it was God of the Bible who sealed them.

”Does that justify that you, my kin, has lost to some random God?”

Albion wanted to retort by saying that it was not some random God, but Biblical God, one of the strongest existences of the past, but he kept quiet. Since he knew, in Wang Lei's eyes, he indeed was just a random God that could be killed anytime he wanted.

”Enough of this. Now tell me, why have you come to me?” waving his hand, Wang Lei asked as he takes Kuro in his hands, gently stroking her fur.

[I want you to take this child under your protection. Or, at least, give him your name.]

Hearing the seriousness in his voice, Wang Lei raised his brow, ”You do realize what you are asking of me, right Albion? Giving him my name is the same as announcing to the world that he is my child. Does he have what it takes to bear my name?”

Hearing displeasure in Wang Lei's voice, Albion hurriedly explained, [O-of course! He is the first child that I, the Welshing Dragon Albion, think is worthy of your name! I can guaranty of you that he would never tarnish your name, father!]

Wang Lei's eyes narrowed at Vali, who proudly stood in front of him, without flinching, ”Is that so? But you should know little kid, there is no such thing as a free meal in this world. What are you offering me in exchange for making you strong?”

”You can have my life!” without batting an eye, Vali spoke, ”I don't have anything more precious than my life on me. Once I take my revenge, I'll let you decide what you want with me.”

[Vali...]

Seeing the determination in his eyes, Wang Lei smiled as he licked his lips.

Suzaku, Shuri, and Lavinia did not interfere in the talk since they can see that Vali had great determination in his eyes.

”Amusing... you are very amusing, little boy. But I don't need your life. Since I can take it whenever I want,” Wang Lei said as he lowered himself to Vali's level, looking into his eyes, ”But how about Albion? I'll be taking my daughter back from you.”

Not even Vali, but Suzaku, Shuri, and Lavinia's eyes widen. Not because Wang Lei was going to take Albion, but because he called him his daughter!

”Albion is a girl!” it was Vali who was the most astonished. His partner that he has been talking about for such a long time was a girl?

”What? You did not know that? Just because she speaks in a manly voice does not make her man. You cannot judge people based on their voice, after all,” Wang Lei, looking at the surprised face of Vali, said.

[Father... you didn't need to tell them that...]

Albion seemed to be distress that his secret was no longer a secret anymore.

”But leaving that aside, are you willing to give her back?” Wang Lei asked as he observed Vali's expression changing.

”Never! Albion is my partner! I will never give him... her to anyone!” taking a battle stance, Vali shouted.

”Heheheahaha! Kid! Do you think I care about your choices?” Wang Lei said as he vanished from his place and appeared behind Vali, who was still trying to process what just happened.

But before he could say anything, he felt something piercing his ċhėst. With difficulty, he looked back at the smirking Wang Lei, who had his hand pierced his ċhėst.

”I'll be taking my daughter back,” says Wang Lei as his eyes turned to golden slit, petrifying Vali at his place. He, not even from his grandfather, has ever felt this much fear and hopelessness -- as if everything he would do will be useless since there is nothing that can be hidden from those eyes, nothing can go against it.

<Revert; Reborn>

A magic circle bloomed as the surroundings magic started to get suċkėd into it at a tremendously fast pace.

Taking his hand out, Wang Lei saw with apathetic eyes as Vali's body fell on the ground.

Above him, a cocoon was created. A moment later, the cocoon cracked, revealing a nȧkėd girl that looked to be 13-14, silver platinum hair -- she had two backward dragon horns and a tail behind her.

Opening her eyes, she looked towards Vali and hurriedly picked him up, ”Vali! Are you alright!?”

Seeing his hollow eyes, she glared at Wang Lei, ”You! Why did you do that, daddy! He is just a child!”

Shrugging his shoulders, as if he did not care about her words, Wang Lei spoke, ”You are the one who asked me of it; I am just testing whether he is worthy of taking my name or not. A person, who is blinded by revenge, would never be able to see the world with clear eyes. His obsession with his grandfather will end up in his doom. Revenge is good, but blind revenge is not. That's an obsession.”

Albion becomes quiet, ”... what does it have to do with you bringing me back to life?”

”...” Wang Lei became quiet as he seriously looked towards Vali, as if examining him, ”He will be back soon.”

”... you did not answer my question...” Albion asked again, this time pushing towards him slightly.

”I have trapped him in an illusion where he will have to choose two things, I wonder what he will choose,” said Wang Lei, ignoring Albion, ”Also, I have left an alternate Albion inside his Divine Divide. It's like your copy as you, and she shares the same thought. And she is connected with you, so you can see what is happening with Vali. In short, you have just gained your body, but Vali still has a part of your intent with him. It will dissipate with his death.”

Albion sighed, hearing him. Though she did not mind coming back to life, she, at the same time, did not want to leave Vali alone. Now knowing that he has her intent still left in Sacred Gear, she could sigh in relief.

She tried to connect herself with the intent and found out that she can indeed connect with it.

”Anyway, now that you are back, come here and let me cuddle you,” Wang Lei said with a straight face, without any form of ulterior motive.

”Wha-what? No!” Albion faced turned red, hearing him. She still remembered how Wang Lei always had her sit in his ŀȧp while he kept rubbing his cheeks with her. Though she did not hate it, she also felt quite embarrassed. She was Dragon King, and her pride did not allow her to be treated as a cute plushie.

”Why embarrassed? Now, come to daddy~,” smiling gently, Wang Lei picked her up and placed her in his ŀȧp before patting her head as both of them waited for Vali to awake.

One man, who was happily patting the little girl's head, and the girl, who had her face completely red, kept watching Vali. Both of them completely ignored the trio, who was looking at him with astonished eyes, still not over the fact that he was already a father.

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'Well, that's how I met my ”daughter”.'

”I have put the stuff, daddy! Now, where are my chocolates?!”

'Just... what the hell happened when I did not meet her? When did she become a sweet tooth person?' Wang Lei thought before shaking his head and going back to Albion, giving her the chocolates that she took happily.

'Now I wonder what Ddraig is doing? The canon is about to start already. I should give the protagonist a visit, then. But before that, lemme take a warm bath~,'

Though he did not know that he would have a certain blond delivered to him in the bath.