Chapter 4 Magical Growth Spurt (1)

'Lamento Drakos?' Cecilia thought as she stood there quietly and watch Rainier talk. 'The Nation of Dragons?'

The crowd whispered amongst their selves in shock.

"I saw the state she was in, it was horrific the same way you see her now! She was poisoned by the maids that took care of her!"

The court murmured and buzzed with excitement. Tila was looking paler every second and she tapped her fingers on the table.

"What?!"

"Oh my and those unruly maids who do they think they are?!"

"Are those the royal maids sold at the market for slave prices?"

"Oh yes they are."

"That one looks like the headmaid that accompanies the Empress."

The Court was silenced and looked over at Tila who was in a cold sweat. Xander cleared his throat to ease the tension.

"We should continue this trail at the end of the year, my verdict is the Empress to be grounded in her family home until further notice. All her maids are choosen by me once she returned. Princess Clair will be unable to see her mother for the time being. That is final!" Xander said as he walked away from the court followed by Cecilia who looked back at Clair getting dragged away a glare hit her in the eyes.

"Mother!!" Clair was dragged away as she looked back at her mother. She was pushed to follow Cecilia and Xander.

Rainier followed along and looked back at the malicious house. He was not happy about what he just witness. A group of glares.

...

The year past, trainings with Thalus became rigorous those were slowing down and the palace bustle there was Cecilia in her room quietly working on kingdom affairs again.

"Ok I'm done."

Cecilia got up and walked around as she looked in the mirror her dresses fit her better and her dresses that were given to Clair were not returned but her father took her to get even better dresses. She is waiting for her growth spurt as she heard magical growth spurts happen at the peak of mastering powers to compensate for more room for mastery.

'I should be almost done mastering the Seraphim technique, Father told me he had a surprise for me after my Growth Spurt ceremony.'

"Cecilia, are you finished?" Xander called as he knocked on Cecilia door.

"Yes, father I am!" Cecilia called out as she opened the door greeted by a cake and a bunch of maids with her father.

"Happy Birthday, Cecilia!" Everyone congratulations her as she looked dumbfounded. She never knew when was the original owner of this body birthday was but, she was thankful.

"It is your coming of age! You are now 14 years old and have mastered one of your gifted powers! We will host a ball tomorrow in your honor!"

"I sent a tailor to the palace to make you a dress. Rainier just came back from his coming of age ceremony. He doesn't look the same but he is still the same Rainier you know."

Cecilia smiled she thought to herself that the original Cecilia is missing so much in life. She felt guilty a bit that she took over her life.

"After your coming of age I want you to go to school." Xander said with a smile as he imagined his daughter in the Royal Prep School uniform.

"What about Princess Clair?" Cecilia questioned as her mentioning Clair got Xander.

"What about your sister?" Xander answered back blankly. Clearly, Xander have favoritism to Cecilia more than Clair but it seems he has gone too far with it.

"Clair cannot have a coming of age ceremony and go to school as of yet for two reasons. One she is younger than you and two she hasn't mastered House Ophelia inheritance of power! But you my dear child meet that criteria!"

"But...House Ophelia's specialty is...?"

"Deciptive as always Mindcontrol Charisma, Clairvoyent and Hells Fury."

.....

Clair was pacing around the room when she was interrupted by a maid running into the room.

"So?" Clair asked bluntly.

"My lady, Princess Cecilia is having a coming of age party and she is going to be enrolled into Royal Prep school!"

"What?! How could that bitch who stole my thunder be so advance!"

"My lady you must go to House of Ophelia and claim your rightful power."

"I'll do just that, quick run to House Ophelia and tell them I'm on my way to start the trail!"

"I'll show that bitch who's boss in the royal court!"

As the room was empty, Clair started throwing everything around in anger. She looked disheveled and enraged. As a knock come through a youth who was taller than before who resembled Rainier came in.

"Wow, for a princess you let yourself get worked up over nothing, such a spoil brat. Your sister is even better than you." The youth mocked as he came close to Clair.

"Who are you- Prince Rainier is that you?" Clair questioned as she quickly fixed her hair and smiled as she looked up at him with a blush.

"Why yes but..." Quickly Rainier grabbed Clair's face in a death grip and scowled. "Call her bitch again and I'll rip out your tongue!" Rainier proceed to let Clair go and walked out the room. Clair laughed to herself as her sanity dipped.

'I will get father's love and attention again. I will be Crown Princess and rule the Heavens instead with Rainier. This is my destiny!!'

....

Rainier walked down the hall and noticed Cecilia crying out in the distance.

"Ow! Ow! That hurts! Stop!!"

"Cecilia!?! Cecilia!!"

As the door slammed open it showed Cecilia getting her dress tailored and Rainier stood at the doorway with a blush and meet with a counter blush from Cecilia.

"Rainier?!"

"I thought you were hurt."

Cecilia throw a needle cushion at Rainier causing him to run from the sharp pins.

"GET OUT!"

A few minutes passed as Cecilia sat in a robe while the dress is set aside.

"Can I come in now?"

"Sure, I'm surprised you look older than before. Just a bit taller."

"I'll be growing faster throughout the years, it's just to compensate my saturated power."

"What is your power, Rainier?"

"For now, it said half of my power came from an unkown God that was omnipresent in the world. That God was so powerful he formed his own domains. He even impressed the Heavenly Emperor and forge an alliance. He can control Heaven's Fury to judge and to keep the rules in check. He also healed, was quick, skilled fighter and could do many things. His name was Parvath. The one of mysterious origins. It is stated that Parvath was the First Emperor's brother but was cast from the Heavenly world as a child by a jealous concubine."

"Parvath...how about the other half of your power? Was from the dragon?"

"Yes, the dragon part is from my mother's side, the primordial dragon of our world Dalinda Drakos. Dalinda Drakos was a servant of the first Heavenly Emperor. She was a beautiful woman with narrowed snake like eyes. She was well-spoken and wise. She can shape-shift to her form as she pleased. Dalinda is still alive and never ascended to Heaven yet like the others. She is the eldest out of the house and Dragons age differently once they fully grow. She is my great ancestral grandmother."

"This is so informative. I wish I can learn more about the Houses and the costum of their territories." Cecilia sighed as she looked over to Rainier who was smiling. "Hold on, why do you not bare your father's name, Rainier?"

"Because my mother is the only female Emperor. The country my family come from normally have males take the throne but my mother was an only wild child and conceived me, she never knew the father of her child until she figured out he came from the House of Parveth. So she named me and appointed me as Crown Prince anyways."

"What?! Is that such a thing?!"

Rainier shrugged annoyed and Cecilia and him talked for the time being. As the night carried on with their conversation.