Chapter 99: Dining Like Royalty
Chapter 99: Dining Like Royalty
After her first class Sera had a bit of free time, so she decided to eat breakfast. The cafeteria was pretty empty since most people were currently having classes. She ate herself full and in the meantime looked around the monster archive.
Slowly but surly she gathered every monster that their group could hunt to evolve. The others had a fair amount of options to choose from, Sera on the other hand had maybe two.
One was an angel with black wings, it was a Corrupted of the 1st Tier named Azriel, and just as the name's predecessor it's ability seems to be related to death.
'This I feel like isn't the kind of angelic being I'm looking for. It's relation to death has nothing to do with my light which is the main deciding factor in this case.'
She opened the second one, is a bird with fiery wings burning with white flames. The bird itself is pretty big about 15 meters. It is also pure white in color with red spots all over its magnificent body. The scouts account said the flames felt a bit holy in a way, pure. Only problem is that the bird is a Corrupted of the 3rd Tier named Holy Phoenix.
'This would be perfect, only one issue how do we defeat a Corrupted of the 3rd Tier? Also it is quite far away, it is actually quite close to an outpost that guards one of the open Realm Gates.'
It didn't matter now anyway, she still had to speak with the others and also they will do nothing until everyone has their Heritage fully unlocked. With a contemplative look Sera stood from her seat and went to another class.
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The day passed quickly and soon enough both Sera and Bea was in their room getting ready for the dinner. At some point, probably when they were cleaning the room a package arrived for the three of them.
Just as they suspected it contained three dresses. And for their utter bewilderment they weren't just made from synthetic material like everyone's. They were some monsters skin.
Sera even tried to cut it with her knife at a spot where no one would see, but it didn't even leave a mark, which meant only one thing...
This was made of at least a Horror's skin.
They didn't know how to feel about wearing such clothing, and not even as armor. They were supposed to wear it for dinner for gods sake!
Without options they put them on. Sera wore a dress the showed a little cleavage and shoulder, it had a flowing part that connected her arm to her chest, the skirt was so light it felt like she wasn't wearing anything which made her a bit uncomfortable. The color was a tasteful connection between white and gold, very similar to her armor actually.
For her feet the gave a pair of high heels with 5 centimeter heels. The whole outfit was perfectly fitting her body.
'How did they know my whole bodies measurements perfectly. Do they have someone that can judge body sizes or maybe someone with divining ability?'
Sera looked at Bea, she looked amazing in her dress. It was a blend of green and brown, it also had a bunch of leaves and flowers sew into the skirt which made her look like a fairy. She also noticed that Bea's dress showed a lot more cleavage then hers, which is understandable. She had a lot more to show. She also noticed that Bea's high heels were taller than hers.
They actually looked to be the same height like this.
Vicky's outfit of course was very modest. She wore a pure white dress that covered all of her skin and it reached right above her ankle, for her feet they gave a pair of very nice slippers. The dress was also decorated with shining white crystals, that may or may not be actual white diamonds.
They put on some make up, just enough to accentuate their best features, then they were ready. Walking through the dorm dressed as goddesses was very much amusing, seeing the reaction of the other students was a special kind of entertainment.
They went to the main entrance where a full black car waited for them. The car for some reason was really long, it was something neither of them ever seen. When they sat down inside they were also surprised by the luxury.
The floor was made of some kind of wood, while the seats were covered with leather. There was also a minibar, with a big choice of drinks. Neither of them drank though, they didn't know what to expect from the royal siblings, but getting drunk was definitely a bad idea.
Soon the car began moving, they hardly felt the movement though, it had an amazing suspension. Through the tinted windows they watched the lights pass them by in silence. About fifteen minutes later they arrived at a restaurant, but for some reason there was no one on these streets, like the traffic were blocked further away.
Sera and Bea looked at each other, then realized probably what happened. The royals didn't want to know that they will meet the two of them, so they made sure the public wouldn't find out. Typical.
They got out of the car and went into the very high grade restaurant. The inside looked way more luxurious, than the outside. Many objects looked like relics from a long past time, but even the new ones were either made from some monster or had gold finish with a bunch of expensive crystals shining in them.
In the middle of the main room was a pretty big table, it was full of all kinds of food and there were 5 places prepared for guests. While they were looking around a man and a woman approached them.
The man had deep black hair and bright gray eyes, he wore a suit of utmost elegance. When he reached the three of them he bowed from the waist, not far enough to show obedience, but it was too low for someone not even close to his level, both in society and evolution.
The woman was somewhere around the same age as Sera, probably a bit older. She was a real divine beauty nearly rivaling Bea, but of course Sera was in her own league when speaking of looks. Her blue hair was braided with amazing sapphires shining in it. Her eyes where blue as well, same as her dress and lipstick. She seemed to really like the color blue. Read additional content at m-vl-em|p-yr
She only bowed from her head. And Sera quickly noticed something weird about her. That expressionless face, that taciturn behavior, it reminded her to someone else.
'Maybe her power has to do with water as well. Could this be a common thing for anyone who evolves killing a sea monster?'
Prince Otto introduced her sister to the three of them, "Good night, Lady Seraphine, Lady Bea and Lady Victoria. You haven't met my sister yet, this is Princess Sarah or how most people know her Typhoon."
'So it does relate to sea, how peculiar!'
"Nice to meet you Princess Sarah."
"You too." As Sarah answered something weird happened Seraphine, Bea and even Victoria began laughing loudly. She looked towards her brother to see if he knows what this is about, but he seemed to know just as little as she.
"Uhm... Did I say something funny?" Her voice sounded bored, but inside she was replaying the interaction a thousands of times trying to figure out her mistake. Soon the laughter died down and Bea answered.
"We are so sorry. It has to do nothing with what you said, well that actually not true, but lets gloss over that. I'm kind of curious is this silent behavior because of your evolution?"
Sarah looked relieved and concerned at the same time, but of course only in her mind. Her expression stayed the usual slightly bored one.
"Yes, kind of. Why do you ask?" Seraphine answered this time with a smile.
"In our group there is actually a person with a similar condition, he became like that after evolution as well and his power has to do with water as well."
That picked up her interest. 'Another person like me and has an ability with water. It must be that Will, he is the only one in their group who fits that description!' Before she could ask about him some more, her brother cleared his throat indicating that they should move on from this subject.
"That is interesting I would like to meet him at some point, but lets move on to the actual reason we asked you to come here. But since there is all this nice food lets eat while we talk."
With that she turned around and sat down in one of the seats. The table was rectangular in shape, with two seats on one side and three on the other. Otto sat down next to her sister, while Seraphine sat on the right and Bea on the left with Victoria in between them.
They began gathering food on their plate and started to eat. It wasn't anything special for Sarah, but judging the faces of the trio they never really tasted food like this.
'It must have been hell wandering through the wild without even good food to enjoy.'
They ate for a couple of minutes before someone spoke again, it was her brother. He looked a bit nervous for obvious reasons, they were about to make a gamble with these three. It will either help them achieve their goal or end their lives. He cleared his throat took a deep breath and began.
"The reason we asked you two here tonight is pretty simple... I and my sister ask for your help... We want you to help us kill our father."