As the deafening sound of the explosion rang out. A fierce trimr erupted as the golden sun destroyed a wide area.
Elena's long ponytail swayed roughly by the intense wind of her attack. A thick cloud of dust rose up into the air as debris were sent flying!
"... Perhaps using that spell was unnecessary?" Elena muttered as she cocked her head slightly in doubt. Despite having a rough idea of the strength behind her spell, she didn't think they would be taken down in the first attack.
With the explosion that had just occurred, various cries of the commoners passing by resounded. It was impossible for an explosion of that magnitude to not caught the attention of the surroundings.
"Who's there?"
"Identify yourself!"
As she was absentmindedly gazing at the destroyed land Elena heard the sound of footsteps approaching her from behind, followed by two elderly voices.
Noticing that the situation was going to beco troubleso from here, Elena glared at the three unconscious elderly n lying on the ground and snorted coldly before leaving.
The entire area was destroyed and covered with pitch black smoke, making it difficult to clearly see the outline of the silhouette that was previously standing there re monts ago.
Soon, the royal knights patrolling the area appeared as they observed the destroyed area attentively. However, when they sense traces of magical energy distinctive to the sun clan, they all wore different expressions on their faces.
"Was there soone from the sun clan here monts ago?"
"Seems like it... But why would soone from the esteem sun clan be in a place like this?"
"Let's ask those three lying there."
The knights turned their gazes towards the three unconscious n lying around. Despite the heavy injuries they had sustained from Elena's attack they were still breathing albeit barely.
As one of the royal knights casted healing magic on the fallen n sowhere on a building, that towered high over the outer periter of the capital Alan observed the surroundings from a bird's-eye view.
While he was shopping with Trisa and Suzu, he had skilfully managed to slip away from them using the crowd that had gathered inside the store to his advantage.
'Hm, this presence... It's that woman.' He thought inwardly. The image of a beautiful young black-haired woman ca to his mind. His fiancée whom he was supposed to marry in the future.
"Why would she use such a destructive magic all the way out here?" He wondered, tilting his head. Judging by the destruction of the surroundings he judged the spell she had cast was a rather powerful one.
[Hard to say, why don't we go to her directly and find out. I can sense she is still close by.] Akane suddenly suggested, in a cheerful tone.
Hearing her sudden suggestion, Alan furrowed his brow as he hesitated. Even though it was decided he would wed her without his permission, she was still the woman he was going to marry in the future.
After contemplating for a mont, he seems to have co to a decision.
"Alright... let's go see her." Spiritual energy began to swirl around his figure as he vanished from the top of the building, where he stood re seconds ago.
anwhile, a few blocks away from the area of the explosion, Elena was currently making her way to the inner periter of the capital.
With brisk and elegant steps, she traverses through a park near a pond as the sound of various children could be heard running around. While she was one of the heirs of the renowned sun clan, who is rumoured to have the greatest magical prowess of the kingdom of Nahinil. She rarely left the mansion and is always under the protection of her family. This was one of the few tis she could actually move around without anyone constantly observing her.
"Sigh, it feels nice to get away from my botherso sister every once in a while." She mumbled to herself. As the youngest daughter of the sun clan, her older sister is naturally the true heir and the one first in line to inherent the position of the matriarch of the sun clan.
Raised as the family favourite. She got everything, this eventually led to her ever-growing arrogance as she saw herself as the superior one between them while they were growing up, and constantly looked down condescendingly on Elena since a very young age.
"The decision has already been made. The previous patriarch, your grandfather. Had already declared you will be marrying the youngest son of the dragon clan... It's impossible for to overturn the situation."
'Those were the words father had said back then but...' For a mont her gaze wavered as she stopped in her tracks.
As she stood before the clear crystal pond, with a circumference of approximately 50 diaters. Elena sat gracefully on a bench, as she observed the beauty of the surroundings.
The tranquil water rose and fell softly as the rays of the golden sun reflected off the surface of the water, painting a beautiful image to the already picturesque scene.
For a mont as she observed this scene she felt at ease as though all her troubles had been washed far, far away.
However, it was at that mont a familiar voice resounded next to her.
"For you to be so deep in thought... I can imagine you must have a lot on your mind."
"Eh, you, why are you here?"
Elena scread in surprised as she saw a young silver-haired youth with bright green, erald pupils dressed in white, the young silver-haired youth had a striking bearing to him as he sat next to her, in a calm and relaxed posture. It was the youngest son of the dragon clan, Alan dragon.
Seeing the surprise on her face, Alan chuckled slightly to himself as he shifted his gaze.
"Sorry for scaring you, but I couldn't help it when I saw you making that kind of expression."
"Expression, what expression are you talking about?" She inquired, narrowing her eyes. "There was a rather depressive air around you." He responded.
"Humph, I'm not depressed. I'm perfectly fine." She replied. "Are you really? A few monts ago, I heard a loud explosion and so of your presence lingered there. Can you tell what exactly happened at that place?"
"Humph, it's nothing I was just teaching so ruffians their place." A cold sneer appeared at the corners of her lips as she said that.
However, Alan shifted his gaze back to her as he observed her closely.
"Wh-What's with that look?" Elena inquired with squinted eyes.
"Oh, nothing much... I just felt like seeing you all flustered like this is kind of cute."
"..."
[... I'm amazed how you can utter such things with a straight face.] Akane felt exasperated by his out of place remark.
Even back in his past life, he had a really bad habit of suddenly making flirtatious comnts unthinkingly. However, Akane couldn't bring herself to get angry at him, as his words were all his genuine feelings without any pretence or scorn at all.
Despite his coldness, Ellard at heart, was soone very honest who spoke his mind no matter the situations or circumstances.
[... Really, it's not fair.] Akane mumbled, while glaring at Alan. Alan's face twitches as he felt her piercing gaze despite the fact that she wasn't in her materialize form.
"Do you want to scratch your eyes out?!" Like a stray cat, Elena exclaid, as blood rushes to her cheeks. However, with a slightly bitter smile, Alan decided to change the topic as his expression stiffen slightly.
"About our marriage... We're you able to get them to call it off?" He asked, curiosity laced in his voice.
"... As I thought, you don't actually want to go along with the engagent either, do you?"
"Of course not, I've never been interested in sothing like marriage at all. There is sothing else that I must do." He replied to her inquiry. "Sothing else that you must do, which is?"
"My apologies, but may I ask that you refrain from prying into that matter?" Alan asked with a sowhat awkward smile on his face. With a dubious look on her face, she gently nodded her head in understanding.
She was prudent enough to understand that everyone had things they would rather keep to themselves after all.
"... Very well. But I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I was unable to get them to prematurely cancel the engagent between us." She responded, her head drooping.
"I see... So, it's as I thought." Alan responded, sighing to himself. But soon his tone beca serious as he spoke.
"But let ask you this, lady Elena. Do you really want to marry soone you do not like?" He inquired as he attentively peered at her beautiful face.
Although he understood the importance of political marriage and creating stronger relations between two houses. Alan, no Ellard, couldn't accept the idea of being wed to soone he didn't personally like not to ntion.
'I haven't even gotten the chance to actually experience the feeling of falling in love before.' Indeed, despite his many long years of life and experience, he had not been able to find true love as his focus was more inclined to becoming stronger and serving the goddess.
Alan was soone who believed marriage should be between those who truly loves each other.
Neither Alan, nor Elena had reached that level in their relationship, at best they could only rely be considered as acquaintance.
Elena fell silent when she had heard this and went into deep thought. Her father could not cancel the engagent between them, so she would most likely have to accept the fact that she would be marrying into the dragon clan in the future.
And when she thought of her aunt who had also been in a political marriage with her fiancé, her expression beca rather complicated.
Her aunt once told her she was also against the political engagent initially, but eventually, she genuinely fell in love with her fiancé in the end.
Slowly, Elena raised her head and peered at Alan's face closely, as though she wanted to discern sothing from their exchange of eye contact.
Elena was currently 16 years of age while Alan was 13. The gap in their age wasn't large as once Alan reaches 15 years of age, he is considered an adult.
By then the two would officially be legal to be married. 'I still have two years to go.' She thought to herself. There was no need for them to force things.
The future held an endless number of possibilities.
Fate was one law mortals had no control over as its impossible to predict it, who knows what will happen in the future.
The chances of them developing feelings for each other is low but, at the sa ti it's not impossible.
"Let's wait and see what happens, whether we do end up becoming weds or not is no longer sothing we have the power to decide." She responded in an eloquent tone.
'Let fate takes its course.' She rembered a certain quote she had once heard in the past.
While on the contrary, Alan furrowed his brow as his keen senses seem to have detected a change in her attitude.
[Hehe... Not bad, this little girl's way of thinking is very astute.] Akane's lodious voice resounded.
At that, Alan could only heave a sigh of resignation. Many thoughts were running through his head as he observed the fishes swimming within the pond.
...
anwhile, back inside the store...
"Where is the young master?!" Trisa was panicking as she gazes around restlessly at the crowd. It wasn't that long ago she was holding Alan's hands as they followed after Suzu's figure and got separated.
"Stay calm, I'll try using detection magic to find his traces." Suzu said in a slightly stern voice. Though she specialized in spirit magic, Suzu could use basic detection magic. As they move away from the sea of crowd, Suzu closed her eyes and uttered the aria to activate her spell.
"Detect." A geotric magic formation appeared around her as her senses sharpened and expanded, covering a vast area around her. "Sister... Did you find him?" Trisa asked anxiously.
However, Suzu shook her head with a sigh.
"... I'll try expanding the range of my senses." As she said that, the range of her senses expanded and covered a great distance.
It easily passed through all obstruction and covered the capital.
Soon, as she was searching for his presence from the outside, she spotted the magical energy she was searching for. "Found him." She said in her usual detached tone. "You did, where is he?"
"In the park." Suzu replied.
"... The park. The only park nearby is the central park." Trisa furrowed her brow slightly.
"You should go and find him. I'll stay here and take care of the shopping." Suzu suggested.
"Right. I'll be back." With a wave of her hand, she had left.
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