New Sibling?

With the decision of Arthur, apart from the empire of light, various secret organizations, cults, and the like all began making their moves as news of the oracle had reached their side either through their spies or similar messages from the various gods they served.

However, Arthur the main culprit of all this was completely unaware of what was going on all through Elias, and even if he knew Arthur wouldn't think too much about it

After all, right now he didn't have the luxury to be worrying about others much less people he had nothing to do with

Closing in inner vision and going back to the outside world, the familiar scene before him couldn't help but make him twitch his eyes and give his parents a black stare

Looking at the meeting room which was filled with more cracks than before and Sylas who was once again wrapped in vines, Arthur knew his parents had once again gone overboard and dealt with Sylas after seeing him go silent for a while

Thinking of this, although he felt warm but because he didn't want there to be any trouble between the royal capital and his family, Arthur quickly spoke up trying to diffuse the situation

"Mum! Dad! I did it, I awakened aura!"

Summoning the aura in his body, Arthur quickly spoke trying to gain their attention

Unfortunately, after channeling all the aura in his body, perhaps it was because he had just awakened but Arthur could barely cover his fist with it making the dark aura flicker from time to time as if it was about to go out

Seeing this, Elias and Sephrina who were just about to end Sylas for a second time couldn't help but recall all their magic as they looked at Arthur's palm with disbelief

"..."

Silence….

Looking at Arthur's palm, everyone in the room became silent as various thoughts ran through their minds

Maybe it was disappointment? Happiness? Relief? Or even just maybe pure surprise as the son of a renowned mage house managed to awaken aura?

Although Arthur didn't know what their silence meant, but every second of it made him feel like ten years had passed as a sudden pressure seemed to mount on his shoulders

Thinking that he might have disappointed his parent, Arthur couldn't help but begin to wonder if he had made the best correct choice by choosing aura

After all, there was no reason he couldn't become the demon king by wielding aura

However, after thinking about this for a bit, Arthur quickly shook his head trying to get himself together

*Calm down Arthur, look no one has said anything yet so it doesn't have to be the worst-case scenario*

*And even if it is, so what? Don't you want to become the first demon king just like in the "Demon Kings symphony? *

*Then to do that, you must have at least the resolve to get through something like this unfazed no matter the outcome*

Talking to himself, Arthur began to calm down as he waited for either his mother or father to speak

 Luckily, he didn't have to wait long as the haughty laugh of his father soon sounded throughout the room

"Haha honey, do you see this? Who would have thought that the child born from the prestigious Thorneheart mage house would be an aura user"

Saying this, what Elias said was similar to what Arthur had expected. However, it was what he said next that truly shocked Arthur

"Honey just think of it, if we have another child and he or she turns out to be a mage, just think of it, a pair of swordsmen and mage brothers or brother and sister"

"With both of them together, wouldn't they be an invincible duo?" Saying this, the smile on Elias's face could not be concealed as he looked toward Sephrina as if to say 'Let's have another child right now!'

*Bang! *

Not giving him a chance to continue talking, with a blush on her face after hearing her husband talk so uncouthly Sephrina couldn't help but summon a giant vine to hit him in the head

"You, you, you-!"

"Don't talk about things like this in public!" stuttered Sephrina

However, Elias seeing that she didn't directly reject him couldn't help but have a smug smile on his face.

As for Arthur and Sylas, watching Sephrina and Elias behave all lovey-dovey in front of them, both had different thoughts in their minds

Sylas on one hand was whether or not they were both bipolar or had something wrong in their heads if not how could they so easily switch from attempting to kill him to blushing and smiling at each other

And as for Arthur, after realizing that they weren't disappointed with his awaking aura, breathed a sigh of relief as he felt a great weight be lifted off his chest

In fact, don't look at the fact that he had already decided to go through with aura no matter what happened, but knowing that his parents were disappointed in him Arthur would have inevitably felt bad

So, hearing the case was actually the opposite, Arthur breathed a sigh of relief

And as if just to make sure he knew they were okay with his awakening of Aura, the soft voice of his mother Sephrina suddenly sounded in his ears as she picked him up from the ground

"Little Arthur don't mind your father, congratulations on awakening your aura!"

"After this, your mother would invite your uncle Amos to teach you swordsmanship, and don't worry he's an Elder sword sage which is equivalent to a fifth circle mage"

Speaking of this Uncle Amos, Arthur could see his mother's eyebrows wrinkle as she said his name while his father giggled at the back, obviously the relationship between the three of them was very close

"Thank you, Mom, don't worry when I become stronger I'll protect you and Dad while also leading the Thorneheart family to greater heights!"

Waving his small fists, Arthur spoke in all seriousness as he looked deep into Sephrina's eyes

Remembering his abusive uncle in his former life and feeling the warmth from his parents in this one, Arthur once again made a promise to himself

In this life, apart from becoming the almighty demon king, Arthur vowed to protect his new family with all he had

And Sephrina, seeing Arthur like this, rather than looking serious he just looked cute making her want to squeeze his cheeks

As for Elias, hearing his sons' words he just smiled satisfied with his words just now before turning to look at Sylas with a plain expression on his face

"Mr. Sylas, as you can see the awakening just now was successful, if you have nothing else you may take your leave now"

Completely devoid of the earlier enthusiasm he used to welcome him, Elias issued him an eviction order after confirming that Arthur had successfully awakened

Even Sephrina after hearing Elias say this turned to give Sylas a death glare as she thought back to the moments when Arthur had just fainted

Seeing this Sylas who had long wanted to leave this madhouse didn't hesitate to agree giving them one last greeting before taking out a somewhat brown parchment from underneath his robe

"Sir Elias, Madam Sephrina, the Young Master Arthur, I congratulate you on your successful awakening"

"And just like Sir Sylas over there just said, I must leave to report what happened here and its success back to the royal empire"

"So goodbye and may we meet in a better situation"

"For the empire!"

Seeing this, Arthur, Sephrina, and Elias had no choice but to put their hands on their chest and reply as per the laws of the empire

"For the empire!" They shouted

Hearing this, Sylas knew his work here was completely done so he tore the parchment which had been in his arm which in turn burst into a bright white light teleporting him out of there in a flash

However, Elias watching this happen couldn't help but sneer sarcastically

"7th circle item teleportation symbol; it seems like mages in the royal capital"

And Sephrina watching her husband like this couldn't help but let out a chuckle leaving Arthur confused, why did his dad seem to have an issue with the royal capital?

Not only that but when he thought of everything his parents had done to Sylas a mage from the royal capital such as hurling fireballs at him and strangling him with giant vines

Arthur couldn't help but feel that not only his life but the Thorne heart family as a whole after today would be very eventful.