The Heart Crystal!

The carriage soon arrived in front of the elder's hall. The massive walls didn't amaze Dion too much, but the sheer number of soldiers on them and the number of weapons did. There were a lot of weapons he couldn't recognize. The large gate opened after the inspection on the carriage finished. Inside the wall, there was a lake that separated the outer wall and the inner wall. The inner wall seemed to be tougher compared to the outer wall.

Dion looked at all of this with amazement. He felt fortunate to be able to rule an Empire like this. But was well aware of the fact that there might be some catch about all this. Otherwise, why the Emperor wasn't selected for the past ten years, but he decided not to care much. If he were still on earth now, he would be wasting time watching tv or playing video games. At least now he can enjoy life and can have a purpose, whatever it might be.

Inside the inner wall, there was a small keep. The keep was built entirely out of metal. Even the legendary fire dragons could not leave so much as a scratch if they attacked. Dion already heard about them while on the way. He got a brief introduction about the world he is in now.

The gate of the keep opened, and there were guards at the gate who were armed to the teeth.

Dion felt all this slightly less necessary. Although he heard about the Dark Fey of the southern lands attacked the Empire before. Their goal was the Heart Crystal. It took several empires to combine forces to repel them. Repel them, not defeat or destroy them.

The Dark Fey are evil to the core. At least that is what Dion heard so far about them. He had a feeling that he could trust Cilia's words.

Ennet opened the door of the carriage and stepped down. Dion didn't wait for anyone to tell him to step out so, he followed and Cilia behind him. Cilia's gaze stayed fifty percent of the time on Dion and the other fifty percent of the time on everything else. This girl is mine, Dion thought.

Ennet took the lead. There were a few guards who followed behind the trio until they reached a bronze gate. The gate looked ancient, much older than the keep. Dion suddenly felt a deep calling from something behind those doors. He could guess that the Heart Crystal might be inside here.

Ennet went forward and pushed the gate. Her hands started to glow red when she touched the door. This wasn't an effect of the door, but the battle magic Ennet practiced. The door would not budge even if ten ordinary people pushed together. Ennet is one of the very few people in the capital who can open the door by themselves.

Inside the gate, there was darkness.

"Your majesty, please follow me," Ennet said politely.

Dion nodded his head and followed behind her. As soon as he entered the room, he felt it. A deep connection from his heart towards the massive red crystal that was situated in the middle of the room. The roof had some mechanism to let the sunlight enter and fall on the crystal. The sunlight made the crystal look as if it was made from blood. The reflecting light through crystal created the illusion of blood flowing inside the crystal. There was also pressure in the air. Dion can feel the heavy air in here. It was difficult to breathe here for him.

Excusing the pressure and the massive crystal which should be the Heart Crystal, four more purple colored crystals were surrounding the Heart Crystal. These four also received sunlight but far less compared to the Heart Crystal. The purple glow inside the crystals was too beautiful to process by Dion's unfamiliar mind.

"Elders, I have brought the new emperor as you wished?" Ennet bowed with knees on the ground towards the crystals.

"Elders?" Dion was startled, "I cannot see anyone else here."

"Can you not see us?" One of the purple crystals started to glow brighter the voice came from the crystal, and the light danced inside the crystal at the same rhythm of the sound. Even if one cannot hear it, they can feel it.

"You are the elders? Crystals that can talk?" Dion's eyes were almost popped out. He expected many things but not this.

"We are not crystals. Many years ago, we were just like you. An Emperor of the Cafeld Empire." Another crystal said.

"I am the twenty-seventh emperor, after you die, your soul will occupy this crystal and I will be free." Another one of the crystal said.

"What?" Dion almost shouted. "Isn't that same as being a slave?"

"Slave? No child. We are willingly staying here to help our Empire to prosper with knowledge and guidance. As for the reward for being stuck in a crystal for four generations is that our souls are much stronger than before, and we can reincarnate and live again with completely intact memories."

"How is that possible?" Dion asked.

"Impossible? Aren't you also brought here by the Heart Crystal to be the Emperor? There is no denying the power of this crystal. Even gods are envious of us."

"There are billions of people in this world, why did the Heart Crystal bring me from another world to here?"

"There is, of course, something special about you that even we do not know. The decisions made by the Heart Crystal is not random. There is always a reason behind it."

"What do I have to do after becoming the emperor?" Dion sighed and then asked. He was frustrated and, at the same time, slightly hopeful. The temptation of being an emperor was massive, and the responsibilities came with it is scary.

"There are many things that need to be done. First of which is to increase your strength. The dark elves were quiet for far too long. Who knows when they might start to act again, maybe tomorrow or maybe never in the time of your reign. They are not from this continent, and they do not have any ties with it. They can destroy as much as they like. But this is our home. We need to protect what belongs to us."

"Increasing my strength? But males cannot use battle magic?" Dion was amazed at what the elders said.

"The Heart Crystal can do wonders. Every one of us had a unique power that never existed before. Don't delay, our strengths are limited, and we can't talk much at once. Come up and touch the Heart Crystal, and all of your questions will be answered."

Dion nodded and went forward towards the Heart Crystal. The pressure increased each step. He arrived right before the Heart Crystal and raised his hand to touch it.

"Put both of your hands." Voice came from one of the purple crystals.

Dion nodded and raised both of his hands and touched the Heart Crystal. He felt a surge of heat travel through his hands into his body. He started to feel pain in his head, which slowly began to grow as time went by.

"Aaahhh," Dion screamed in pain. He had an urge to hold his head with his hands but couldn't do it. The Heart Crystal was glowing more and more with time. The screaming started to end after about ten minutes. Dion's hands fell from the Heart Crystal, and his eyes were closed. His hands touched his head again, and he fell to the ground. He started screaming again while holding his head, and this continued for a while. Ennet stood there, nervously. She wanted to help the Emperor but couldn't ignore the presence of the elders and the Heart Crystal.

Soon Dion stopped his struggles and screaming. He laid in the ground for a while. He looked as if he is dead.

"Berserker girl, take your Emperor to his chambers and accompany him in his bed tonight. He will need both of your sisters to help to ignite his magic." A sweet and passionate voice of a woman came into Ennet's mind.

"Are you the Heart Crystal?" Ennet replied in her mind with a shaky voice.

"Yes, I am the residing will of the Heart Crystal." The voice replied.

"Okay! I will do what you asked." She gulped, and her face started to turn red in embarrassment.

"Also, don't forget to protect him. He is a lot more special than he looks." The voice of the Heart Crystal replied.

"I will, even at the cost of my life," Ennet replied with a determined voice.

"Go, take the new Emperor, child. You know what to do." One of the purple crystals said towards Ennet. They guessed about her communicating with the Heart Crystal.

"I will be leaving, Elders." She quickly carried the unconscious Dion and promptly left the chamber.

"What happened to him?" Cilia came running the moment Ennet went out of the gate.

"Nothing happened to him. Let's take him to the palace." Ennet said with a smile towards her sister. From tonight both of the sisters will accompany the same male. Maybe this was fate. Both of them grew up together and now forever will be holding the same hand.

The girls took Dion into the carriage, and the carriage started to go towards the Royal Palace. Dion lay there in the carriage keeping his head on Cilia's lap.

"System Boot Successful"

Analyzing the bearer.

Name: Dion Calles.

Age: twenty-one.

Height: six feet.

Weight: One hundred and thirty pounds.

Occupation: Emperor.

Analysis completed.

Initializing core functions.

Quests: enabled.

Magic: disabled.

Bloodline: disabled.

Protection: Normal.

Attack: Below average.

Weakness: Sex."

A mechanic voice sounded in Dion's head while he was still unconscious.

"What is this?"

"This is the Magic system, the power of gods which you received from the Heart Crystal."

"Who are you?"

"I am the system AI. The system is booted into your soul. You will have access to it even if you die and reincarnate."

"What kind of power is this?" Dion was confused about the whole system thing.

"The Magic system is the power of the gods. You can gain power and even change the world as long as you fulfill certain demands."

"What demands?"

"Nothing major! You can start me up by saying, 'System!' There are many amazing skills and powers you can gain from this system, but you have to exchange them with God points. God points can be achieved by doing quests for this world and doing mysterious tasks."

"Wow!" Dion said, "How can I become stronger?"

"You can start with things you don't have. For example, Magic and Bloodline."

"Magic and Bloodline?" Dion was surprised, "How can I get those?"

"The system will grant you this as long as you complete the quests related to them."

"My weakness is 'Sex'? How do I fix that?" Dion heard about it before. He couldn't help but ask now.

"You cannot fix this. This is embedded in your nature. But you can use it for your advantage with the help of this system."

"Ohh!"

"You will wake up in ten seconds. Say the command when you are awake to browse the quests."

"Okay!"

"Ummh!" Dion slowly opened his eyes. He can feel himself lying in a very comfortable bed. The pillow under his head was as soft as water. He looked at the ceiling and then started to sit up when he noticed that he didn't have any clothes on him.

"What?" Dion panicked and wanted to jump off the bed, but he saw two beautiful body was laying there in a deep sleep.

He suddenly remembered the thing about the system and his weakness.

"System!" Dion said, "Tell me about the available quests."

"Quest 1: Have sex with both Ennet and Cilia twenty times to obtain Ennets Berserker bloodline and Cilia's magic abilities. There are no other quests available right now."

"Okay, then, I will get started," Dion said as his hands started to move towards the naked bodies beside him.