2 Chapter 1: Daughter of the King?

The sun shining in my eyes as a new day begins.

I open my eyes as I see the old and broken down ceiling. Tilting my head at the side, I see the curtains that were old and dirty enough to be thrown away. I sat up and winced at the pain on my back, letting me know that the bed I was lying on, was too old. It was too old that it creaked with every little movement and it with nothing but the hard wood, it didn't stop the cold from reaching my back.

I stood up and walked closer to the mirror, treading slowly as I once more do the things I always did. Stare at my reflection and curse at how pathetic it is. A petite and malnourished body, red hair, that reached to my waist, and eyes that are brown as the earth's soil.

Eiaou Yvytt Denacen, a 15-year old princess. Her mother, Sarah Lehn Octavia, was a duchess who came from a powerful bloodline, and she was bestowed the title of "the Eltrazen Kingdom's Rose" on top of that. She married the current king of Eltrazen for political and magic supremacy. Alvon Trive Denacen, the king, was Yvytt's father. He made the situation of the kingdom, worse. The previous king was Alvon's father, and as a kingdom that holds a tournament for the throne, he had to work hard to attain the crown.

The Denacen family has been sitting at the throne for 3 generations, pressuring Yvytt and her siblings, as the 4th generation, to surpass expectations.

Yvytt has an older sister, Stylyn Denise Denacen, currently aged 19. Her Magnus include controlling water and wind with her hands. She has a great amount of mana however, she lacks its manipulation and control. Her beauty also stands out from others. With her red hair and grayish blue eyes. She also has a younger brother, Avin Oieu Denacen, which she absolutely dotes on. He is 13, he may be young but he already excels in controlling sword aura, however, he lacks resolve and determination. If he doesn't wanna do it, he would never do it. EVER. Just like Stylyn, he had the looks that came with his power. He had red hair and blue eyes. Both of her siblings have been considered "the greatest talents of the generation". And that is because, Stylyn, who is a double elemental holder, is one of the rarely born talents in the kingdom, and the fact that she has a great amount of mana is also a contributor to that title. Her brother was also considered a genius because, sword aura can only be mastered in your 30s or 40s. Evytt's parents were also born from families that had great reputations and had great affinity with strong magical and physical magnus.

However, out of all these standards raised, Yvytt felt that she wasn't reaching any.

She was the type of person that would try to be nice in front of other people but would be harsh to herself.

She takes other people's opinions at heart and it fuels her self-hate.

Yvytt's POV

Today is the day that I will take the test. I sigh as I wiped the tears that were on my face from a while ago. I looked back at my reflection once more before going for a bath, "Pathetic."

I undressed myself and went inside the bathtub that my one and only maid, Patricia, has prepared for me. I may have been treated as an outsider by this family, however, I'm still thankful that they care about me and even gave me my own maid. No matter how they treat me, they are still the reason why I am here and the only way I can repay their efforts, is to pass their expectations of me.

Today I'll be taking a test in order to find if I have talent in either magical or physical aspects.

The way they conduct the test, as I was told, goes like this. MAGNUS is the term referred to when you possess either physical or magical prowess. There two types of Magnus, first is Adlaw, which pertains to the physically related magnus, and the Gabi-i, which refers to magic related proweds. In order to find out if you have either, they must first measure if you have mana or not, and if you do, then you proceed to the next test wherein, a few magic items will be placed in front of you. And those items react if you have an affinity for them.

I have finished taking a bath and Patricia prepares my dress. It wasn't really a hard choice since the number of my clothes is lesser than the number of high priests there are.

"My lady, here is your dress." I turned around from the window I was throwing my thoughts at and almost collapsed out of happiness.

"What is that?" I asked.

"It's a dress given by His Majesty for you, My Lady."

Tears almost streamed out of my eyes. I felt that after all this time they have finally accepted me. 15 years of my existence and they finally accepted me! But... I didn't do anything worthy of a present. They would only send me things like this when It's my birthday or when I do something they're proud of. And neither of those things have been accomplished by me. And the fact that they sent me a dress that was probably more expensive than my monthly allowance from the kingdom, and apart from the fact that they never sent me anything, except fake jewelry, is making me so happy. However, I couldn't stop thinking and I couldn't stop feeling anxious.

I wore the dress that surprisingly went well with my hair and eyes. A black dress with red lace and gold accents. It was quite on the loose side, however, I couldn't contain the happiness that I haven't experienced in a long, long time.

After getting over it, I went out of the almost run-down abandoned building and started walking towards the church which was 2 miles away from the home I resided in. I walked towards the church, since my parents never let me borrow the royal carriages and since I can't afford to ride those commercial ones. But it's fine! I understand, it's because I am way too worthless to be using them! Anyways, today, I'll make sure that they'll love me. I'm gonna prove myself as the King's daughter today!