In the sky, high above somewhere in the western continent, a fiery crimson bird was flying. The bird suddenly vanished into the sky as if it was never there to begin with.
A young male with fiery red hairs and dark blue eyes appeared in place of the fiery creature, he motioned his right arm and a space cracked open in the sky, the man entered the crack and disappeared.
Inside an empty castle hall, a young woman walking back and forth in front of the entrance with anxious expression. Her long hairs were flowing behind, her dark blue eyes, the same colour as her hair, exposed the worries that were concealed by her calm face.
The palace door opened and the red haired man entered,
"My lord!" Blue haired woman exclaimed,
"He won't be moving anytime soon" the man stated, his white armour showed signs of extreme battle.
The woman started inspecting the man's body with her hands, a faint blue light flashed from her palms.
At that moment, an archaic pentagram symbol appeared on man's right forearm and a black serpent emerged from the pentagram, it attacked the man and bit on the back on his hand.
The woman was too shocked to react as she was pushed away , then with a flick of his forefinger he severed the right arm at the elbow, with another flick both his severed right arm and the serpent burst into flames turning into ashes.
"Loki!!" The man gritted his teeth and fell on his knees,
"My beloved daughter, your son will not be harmed",
' that damned serpent enchanted my daughter leading her to cross realms, I won't let anything happen to him, now that I got him back into this world'
"Elijah…" the man fainted.
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Luxurious dinner was served at the dining table, Arthur Fenice sat at the head of the table, to his left sat Alina and to the right was a young woman with dark crimson hairs and blue-green eyes, wearing a royal blue dress having intricate silver embroidery.
Elijah was sitting next to Alina and was continuously taking peeks at the woman in front of him, without showing it on his face while simultaneously stuffing his face with stake.
'Damn God, my heart again skipped a beat, she's so beautiful. This is what happens when you put a virgin man's soul in a baby. She's my Aunt, hell with the reason I want her to always stay with me.' Elijah's thoughts were all over the place,
'Is there something wrong with my head?' He asked himself,
Artoria was observing Elijah taking peeks at her, she had graduated from the Cassiopeia Academy in the capital last year. Later, She joined her brother at the border following royal decree. It was a long time since she came back home, she was enjoying the behaviour of her nephew, who was trying so hard not to expose himself.
After finishing his dinner, Arthur took a sip of wine, he was informed about his son's condition shortly after arriving.
"Arthur, you don't have to worry about magic. Your mother was in too much of a hurry."
'Oya? You have to say something more,right?, or was that all?.' Elijah looked towards Arthur with questioning gaze while stopping his hand in mid air which was headed for another steak.
"I see you have a great appetite." Artoria broke the awkward silence, she had a mischievous smile on her face.
"Umm, ah, the steak tastes good after all the training today" Elijah's face turned red as he came up with an excuse for his extreme gluttony.
' yeah, totally that's the only reason, it's not like I'm eating because I think it might be my last day here' Elijah convinced himself.
"Training, what kind of training ?" Artoria looked at Arthur then at Alina.
"Strength training" Elijah answered her while showing his poker face.
It was common knowledge in Fenice House that Artoria was a battle maniac. Artoria, the younger sister of Count Arthur and the current captain of Magic knights.
However, all Elijah saw right now was the most beautiful and elegant woman he ever saw in both of his life, exhibiting excellent grace and beauty. Her pale skin was standing out in contrast with her dark blue dress and crimson hairs tied around her head in a ponytail. She seemed like the most kind and pristine noble lady.
"Is that so ?" Her smile grew bigger and her blue eyes started shine mischievously.
"Yes, Sebastian personally guides me every morning." ' yeah, today was the first day but that's not important is it?' Elijah glanced towards Sebastian who was Standing behind Arthur, serving his drink.
Sebastian sighed when he made contact with Elijah's gaze and avoided looking toward Artoria who started staring at him.
"So, Elijah I heard from your mother that you can already read and write" Arthur tried to change the subject.
"Yes, father and today, I completed ten laps around the training area, did one hundred pushups and forty-seven crunches." Elijah was feeling very confident about his new found physical strength, also he was subconsciously trying to impress Artoria.
Elijah maintained his poker face and mimicked his father, drinking apple juice in his hand, he maintained eye contact with Artoria.
"Haaaaa" Arthur let out a long sigh, "His soul seems to be unstable as his body is too weak, his body rejects all mana" Arthur gave a short explanation to Artoria.
' Hey, are you trying to ruin all the efforts I just put here?' Elijah started staring at Arthur while maintaining his poker face and started cursing him in his head.
"You don't say" Artoria showed a hint of surprise, observing Elijah once more.
"Dinner was truly delicious, but, I must leave now for I have to wake up early", Elijah slid back his chair and started to stand up. Alina was smiling while enjoying her wine, quietly watching everyone around her after such long time.
"Wait a moment" Artoria stood up from her chair, Elijah gave her a shy smile.
Smiling in response, Artoria removed one of the the ring she was wearing then passed it to Elijah.
'Is this what I think it is, yup , there's definitely something wrong with my head' Elijah observed the silver ring with intricate runes engraved upon it.
"Wear it during tomorrow's training" Artoria said in an excited tone.
Elijah accepted the ring, wearing it on his right forefinger right there,
'Oh, this is magically adjustable, cool. I'll definitely collect more'
Elijah thanked Artoria, then left for his bedroom, after bidding good night to his parents.
Elijah was feeling content after having such a luxurious dinner surrounded by beautiful people. He slept with a smile on his face while caressing the ring.