Chapter 3:

To The Royal Capital!

Prophet of A Destroyer!


(The next morning Reika woke up and brushed her teeth as she noticed it was a bit quieter than usual in the new home. Reika then walked to Aoki's room and noticed his room a lot tidier then she assumed.)
"Reika: Human! Human? Are you in here?"
(She then looked around the house and noticed Aoki was cooking in the kitchen.)
"Aoki: Oh, Reika! Good morning!"
"Reika: Good morning to you too.. Human!"
"Aoki: Again with that? You called me by my last name yesterday!"
"Reika: Must've been a dream."
"Aoki: To me, it wasn't. Anyway, how did you sleep?"
"Reika: Very well. I noticed you was up earlier than usual."
"Aoki: Couldn't go back to sleep last night."
"Reika: Oh."

(They both was silent as they had nothing else to say as Aoki then served them breakfast and they ate together before going out on another adventure. Aoki and Reika took another look around while in the distance, they was greeted by an incoming goddess who was the one Reika spoke with last night before going to sleep. Aoki then watched her zoom by then jumps and tries to hug Reika but fails as she skids across the ground.)

"Aoki: Uh- Who is..-"
"Reika: Hi Vuella."
"Vuella (Goddess of Dreams): No fair..! I wanted to give you a hug! How could you just step aside like that, Reikaaa?!"
"Reika: Overly affectionate living creatures are distasteful to my likings. Human, apologies for Vuella's actions. She's a bit too hyperactive when around me."
"Vuella: I'M NOT HYPERACTIVE! I have a desire to see your soft side!!"
"Reika: My soft side is never to be shown publicly. Got it?"
"Vuella: Fine... Oh! This must be your friend!"
"Reika: Yes. Human, please introduce yourself to Vuella."
"Aoki: Well, nice to m-meet you. I'm.. Aoki Toshiharu..."
"Vuella: Such a cute name! I'm Vuella Nurmir, Goddess of Dreams!"
"Aoki: Its so nice to meet you!"
"Reika: Now if we may, I want to do another quest."
"Aoki: Really? Um.. Vuella, are you comfortable with going adventuring with us?"
"Vuella: Of course! If I get to be around my best friend, why not?!"
(Reika sighed as she gave her consent. As the three then sent off to the Adventurers Guild and goes inside, Reika and Aoki runs into a familiar face from before but was accompanied by a younger individual and a royal guard. The young child then runs towards Aoki and shakes his hand out of excitement to meet him in person.)

"???: Its you, Mr. Chain Palm!"
"Reika & Aoki: Huh?"
"Roselyn: Please forgive my younger brother's excitement, it is nice to see you again Sir Toshiharu and Lady Reika."
"Reika: Its nice to see you too again, your majesty."
"Aoki: You're feeling a bit better now?"
"Roselyn: Much better! After I told the family of your bravery, my little brother has been wanting to meet you in person. Fenius, where are your manners?"
"Fenius: Oh! My name is Fenius "Farley" Pierceman the Third, it is very nice to meet you all!"
(Reika was completely frozen on the change of manners as she approved quickly and patted his head out of an act of kindness.)
"H-Hey!!"
"Reika: A child with manners means there are hope for all living beings. My name is Reika, its nice to meet you Sir Pierceman."
"Aoki: As you know I'm Aoki Toshiharu and this is-"
"Vuella: Goddess of Dreams, Vuella at your service!"
"Roselyn: I see you've added a new friend to your group, I'm glad you're making new friends! Oh, that reminds me! Mr. Toshiharu, I was actually about to offer you a commission! That is if you and your party would like to accept it of course!"
"Reika: It would be stupid of us to turn down a commission from the royal capital."
"Aoki: Of course! What's going on?"

"Roselyn: There has recently been a band of magic welding thieves in the royal capital and knowing how fast you've reacted with my kidnappers, I would like to request for you and your trio to act as the royal guards for the time being. There is a hefty reward for your accomplishment in catching the thieves, what do you say?"

"We accept!"
"Vuella: WAAHOO! WE'RE GOING TO THE ROYAL CAPITAL!"
"Fenius: Awesome!! Hey sis, can I please show Mr. Toshiharu around my room when we're back at the capital?"
"Roselyn: Are you okay with that, Sir Toshiharu?"
"Aoki: Of course! I wouldn't mind keeping your brother company, Miss Roselyn!"
"Royal Guard: Mind your manners! This is the princess of the capital herself, the next heir to the throne! Princess Roselyn "Korise" Musili!"
"Roselyn: It is fine! I do not wish to be so formally introduced when outside of the capital. I may be royal blood but I shouldn't let that affect my personality...!"
(Aoki was blushing at her words as Reika then cleared her throat to get back on topic.)
"Reika: So when should we leave for the capital?"
"Roselyn: We can actually escort you now, we were just about to leave if we didn't find you guys here anyway."
"Aoki: Well.. Vuella, Reika. Are you two ready?"
"Reika: Yeah, I wanna catch these bandits."
"Vuella: YEAH! LETS GO!!"
"Aoki: And I am ready too your highness!"
"Roselyn: Then let us proceed, guard!"
"Royal Guard: Yes princess!"
(As the party then makes their way to the royal capital out of Khotgow City, they've crossed the peaceful grasslands and went across villages. As Vuella was in awe at the peaceful scenery.)

"Aoki: Uh.. Roselyn, I've always wondered something."
"Roselyn: Hm? What's up?"
"Aoki: Well, I know that we was in Khotgow City but I wondered, what are the five nations of this country so far?"
"Roselyn: Hm.. Well, there isn't a lot that I can and can't say but all I know is the nation we're going to is the Nation of Magic. All kinds of wizards and magicians comes to the Magic Region to learn from masters across all over the world for our nation has knowledge on all kinds of magic."
"Reika: The neighboring regions is the Nation of Spirits and Nation of Elements. The Spirit Region is about learning different kinds of necromancy and sorcery types of magic. The kind of magic that involves soul manipulation to put it in shorter words."

"Vuella: And the Nation of Elements is a very powerful region with magic welders who possesses the ability to weld a type of energy that is gifted to them by their personal desire. Say for instance, a hero wishes to save the world from a demon king. That hero would be gifted an elemental power that suits the hero's desire."

"Aoki: Whoa. So if the Nation of Magic has all knowledge of any and all types of magic in this world, does that include forbidden magic too?"
"Roselyn: Yes it does. But forbidden magic users are forever to be banished from all five regions for they are deemed too dangerous."
"Aoki: There are forbidden magic carriers?!"
"Reika: Yes human, there are approximately forty seven forbidden magic users as we speak. But they are locked away, imprisoned in a realm far beyond this one."
"Roselyn: I'm quite surprised you're familiar with the imprisonment realm."
"Reika: There is a lot about me that no one knows, I have been in this world before."
"Roselyn: That explains a lot."
(She chuckled with a smile as Reika slightly smiled. After a long carriage ride to the capital, Reika, Aoki and Vuella noticed different kinds of merchants, salesmen, saleswomen and different kinds of shops you could not see in Khotgow City. As they arrived at the royal capital, Roselyn and Fenius's white-bearded father welcomed Aoki, Reika and Vuella to their region.)
"Venali Musili (Emperor of Magic): My dear children, welcome home! Ah, you two must be that duo my daughter has mentioned, come come!"
(As the trio was introduced inside the royal home to the Magic Region, Aoki was in awe at the luxury of the royal family.)

"Roselyn: Welcome to the Musili family home!"
"Reika: We are delighted to be here."
"Vuella: Whoaa...!!"
"Fenius: Mr. Toshiharu, come on! I wanna play!"
"Aoki: W-Well okay! I'll catch up with you guys in a bit!"
"Reika: Poor human."
"Vuella: Finally.. I can drop the act. Reika, he seems normal so I don't understand the issue."
"Reika: Vuella... This is his official Adventures Guild stats sheet. Everything except his magic power is off the charts."
(Vuella took one look at the chart and looked right at Aoki who was now entering Fenius's room.)
"Vuella: That's.. impossible.. He's a D-Rank along with the fact every other stat is horrible yet his magic levels are that large..?!"
"Reika: Now do you see why I contacted you last night?"
"Roselyn: Lady Vuella and Reika, I've prepared your guest rooms."
"Vuella: Yayyy!!!!"
(Vuella then went back to her happy self as she followed Roselyn as Reika followed them both to their guest rooms. As Roselyn lead them into their guest rooms, she slid on the wall and sighed.)
"Reika: Princess, are you okay?"
"Roselyn: Can.. I not hear princess for the rest of the day, please..? My own royal name bothers me and I really need a break from hearing that word... Excuse me.."
(Reika and Vuella turned around as Roselyn changed from her dress to normal clothing underneath which was a precaution if her dress were to be ruined.)

"You're good."
"Reika: I see that being a Princess isn't easy for you."
"Roselyn: Not at all.. Its very tiring, I wanted my little brother to take over the royal capital. I'm done being a princess to be honest, I want to go and travel..."
"Vuella: Well.. Did you speak with your father about it?"
"Roselyn: I did, he and my mother is deciding on it so it will take sometime.."
"Reika: Well, just be yourself around us. I have no judgement against one's true personality."
"Roselyn: You are a kind soul, Lady Reika, you too Lady Vuella."
(As the three chuckled, Roselyn was now curious on something.)
"Also, may I ask a question?"
"Reika: Which is?"
"Roselyn: I've overheard your situation with Sir Toshiharu, is there something the matter?"
"Reika: Hm... Since you are part of the royal family, it's best to share this with you for the future."
(Reika and Vuella explained everything they could to Roselyn about Aoki's magic mystery.)
"Roselyn: I see.. A cursed magician within Aoki's body?"
"Vuella: I really decided to join to evaluate this for myself. But so far, his presence is normal."
"Roselyn: You mentioned that when Toshiharu changed, his hair and eye color changed?"
"Reika: Yes, his eyes was a cosmic dark color as his hair was silvery. We'll have to get Aoki into combat... Only way we can is if its something he cannot handle himself."
"Roselyn: I heard that these the thieves has a leader capable of becoming an S-Class threat.. I may have an idea that will prove Reika's case."
(As they listened into Roselyn's idea, Reika and Vuella was both nodding in agreement.)