Chapter 368 - A Final Goodbye (2) (unedited) (2/2)
”I-I am not just used to someone so beautiful staring at me.” Dimitri replied, hiding his blushing face with his hand.
”How cute.” Leticia giggled. ”I am sorry, it is just that you look so much like someone. Someone I know so well.” She then had a sad face.
”Is my face letting you remember sad things, madam?” Dimitri asked.
”It is just… you look like my at father, except with your black hair and eyes.” Leticia said with a thoughtful look. ”Tell me, how old were you when the war ended in the past?”
”I believe I was five years old or younger, madam.” Dimitri replied courtly. ”I do not remember that clearly because I was still so young.”
”Do you remember your parents?” Leticia asked.
”I do not know about my father, but my mother was a maid in a noble house back then in Atlantia.” Dimitri replied. ”My mother and I were able to escape the purge of the country, but my mother succ.u.mbed to illness not long after.”
”Tell me, was your mother's employer a duke of Atlantia?” Leticia asked with such curiosity.
”…I think so.” Dimitri replied with a curious look. ”I do not remember that clearly of what family was it, but I think it was a duke's family.”
”Oh my…” Leticia was shocked hearing Dimitri's words. ”Then you could be my half brother.” She chimed and smiled wholeheartedly.
”W-What?” Dimitri said in surprise and disbelief. ”That is impossible. My mother was just a maid, and my father…” he trailed off.
”You do not know anything about your father, correct?” Leticia chimed. ”My father, the mad king as he as dubbed, had spent nights with a beautiful palace maid. Because of those nights, she got pregnant. When she gave birth, it is said that the baby was a boy with black hair and eyes. A complete opposite with the royal's silver hair and eyes. My father tagged him as a taboo and said that the baby was a curse to him, planned to dispose of the mother and son. My mother the queen knew that the maid was being forced against her will, but she was powerless to stop her own husband. When she knew of my father's plans to dispose of the maid and child, she helped them to escape out of her guilt. She had placed the mother and son under the care of the duke of Wintermoon, a close friend of hers that she knew can hide the mother and child. Duke Wintermoon's daughter is no other than Regaleon's mother, the one that took you in.”
Dimitri could not believe such coincidences could have happened. He was still doubtful that what Leticia had said could be true.
”I am sorry madam. I am finding it hard to believe that I have royal blood running thru my veins.” Dimitri said with a respectful bow. ”I am sorry, but I believe I am not your half brother as you have thought.”
”I cannot convince you if that is what you think. But I cannot deny the bond I am feeling right now with you.” Leticia said. ”I can feel that you are my dear little brother.” Leticia smiled sweetly.
Dimitri's heart skipped a beat after seeing such a sweet smile coming from Leticia. But he was still doubtful of her words. He cannot believe that he also had royal blood running thru his veins and being a b*stard son of the mad king himself.
**FLASHBACK END**
”As I believe, familiars only select Atlantians with royal blood running in their veins.” Leticia said to Dimitri. ”You really are my little brother.” She smiled at him.
”What? Who is your little brother?” Edward asked his wife.
”I will tell you the whole story when we get back.” Leticia told her husband and he replied in a frown. ”Dimitri, I believe this one can help us with that huge tidal wave coming.”
”I understand.” Dimitri replied with a nod.
”Let me take care of my twin sister.” Leticia added.
'So, are you going to form a contract with me?' The black tortoise asked.
”I will.” Dimitri replied firmly. ”My name is Dimitri. I will name you Carrick.” And with this simple naming, the contract has been made.
'Thank you, my master. I now have a name once again.' Carrick said.
Carrick walked towards the receding water line of the sea. He plunged into water and disappeared. Not long a huge thing came out of the water. When the water that splashed out subsided, a huge black tortoise emerged.
”Because you have high magical strength, I can use my full potential without any problems.” Carrick said. He used his snake like tail and wrapped it around Dimitri's body. He hoisted him up into the air and landed him on his shelled back. ”Now let us stop that huge wave from getting to shore.”
Carrick conjured a huge wall made of rock just a few meters out from the sea shore. It slowly materialized from the ground up. It was towering to at least fifty feet in height and the length cannot be measured. It stretches as far as the eye can see.
”The wave is also huge, so I have made the wall to be double in height and length.” Carrick replied.
Dimitri was in awe seeing that his own familiar conjured such a huge rock wall with the help of his own magic.
”You are amazing.” Dimitri said with astonishment.
”Of course I cannot do this by myself.” Carrick replied. ”It is also thanks to you that I can use such powerful magic. I can also feel that you have dark magic attribute that you are afraid to use. Do not worry because I can help you with controlling that. In the future and with practice, you can use dark magic without worry.”
Dimitri was happy to hear Carrick's words. Now he was starting to believe Leticia's words. He really might be the half brother she was talking about. He looked at the shore where Leticia and the others were and saw that Leticia was able to cross the river that Patricia made with magic.
”Well look who is here.” Patricia said sarcastically. ”My little weak twin sister has arrived all well. Are you to join me or stop me?”
”Sister, stop this madness.” Leticia pleaded.
And with that, the confrontation between the twin sisters started.