15 - Fall Of Analeit

Chapter 15 - Fall Of Analeit

Written By Curiostyx

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~{Royal Palace, Ballroom}~

The 4th Royal Prince fell on his knees as he gave the King a genuine bow.

"...Appraise!" His Highness, King Meiges announced as the Stone embedded with Appraisal LV 10 glowed a soft hue of cyan.

The kneeling form of the 4th Prince shuddered as the stone revealed the very secrets of his Soul.

〈Human︱LV 1︱Schlain Zagan Analeit〉

HP - 20/20 ︱MP - 348/348 ︱ SP - 20/20 - 20/20

Offense: 13 ︱Defense: 13 ︱Magic: 314

Resistance: 299 ︱Speed: 13︱

~Titles~

Royalty

~Skills~

n%I=W • Divine Protection • Appraisal LV 10 • Running LV 2 • Concentration LV 2 • Evasion LV 1 • Magic Perception LV 1

~Affinities~

Light+++

Water++

Lightning

Wind

Earth

Dark+

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-GASP~!*

"Such high Stats..."

"What even are those Skills...?"

"How did he get Appraisal to level 10!?"

"Those Affinities are rather impressive too..."

Whispers resounded through the ballroom as the audience consumed the grand visage of the 4th Prince's Appraisal results.

"ORDER!" The King shouted as his Royal Scepter smashed against the floor, silencing the Aristocrats.

"Prince Shlain... Stand up." The King said calmly, yet the pride in his voice was as clear as day.

"Today you have proven yourself worthy of our lineage and bloodline. With such a Status, the title of Genius truly fits you... May God bless us with their Words!" The King announced as he lifted his son's arm to the sky.

~[The Prince]~

Shun had been the last one on the podium but he had definitely been the most impressive...

At least, that was what the audience thought. To him, he was still nothing more than a Cheater.

...Well, he only used his Skill Points for Appraisal and gained everything else with Royal Education, but his obviously more developed mind helped in this matter.

So he was still cheating, regardless.

The real winners were his Sister and the red-haired Duke Girl that constantly gave him a weird look... Did she have a crush on him or something? That'd be kinda funny.

Of course, he was only joking. They were just kids, after all... He didn't want to be branded as a degenerate.

The Duke Girl and Sue had a pretty impressive status, the Duke Girl more so than his Sister but that didn't diminish the Genius reputation that fell on her lap after her Appraisal.

Unlike him, they were actual kids so the Genius reputation was quite warranted.

"Your Highness... May we have your attention for a moment?" A distinctly masculine yet majestic voice called out.

Shun looked behind, seeing a pair of militaristic Noblemen approaching him.

"Brother, those guys look strange... I don't think you should give them any mind..." Sue whispered quietly in his ear.

"Hmm... Oh yes, what do you require, my Lords?" Shun stated with a calm tone, he completely ignored his Sister... Manners are there for a reason.

Sue produced a miserable expression as she witnessed her Brother who she looked up to since birth treating her like hot air.

Shun ignored her regardless.

"Oh, your Highness... No need for such honorifics, we're just-" One of the Noblemen said as the other one quickly entered the conversation and silenced him.

"Stefan is right, your Highness... No need for honorifics." The Nobleman said as he gave Stefan the stink eye, he was unbothered though.

"Yes, allow us to introduce ourselves, your Highness... I am Stefan of Melkinham, First of His Blood, and a Knight of House Rufus." Stefan stated.

"And I am Deezor Nutso Rufus, First Son and Heir to House Rufus." Deezor said with his arms crossed.

Shun could hear his Sister releasing a barely audible laugh that was heard only by him as she reacted to the silly name.

Children...

"It's an honor, my Sirs..." Shun greeted back.

"No, it's our honor, really..." Stefan responded almost immediately.

"Now, your Highness... We're actually here to offer our most sincere congratulations... In the form of a gift!" The Heir to House Rufus stated, finally catching Sue's interest as she joined the conversation.

"What kind of gift?" The Princess asked earnestly.

"An Egg, your Highness!" Stefan excitedly announced.

Sue deadpanned at this, seriously? an Egg?

"Not just any Egg... A Wyrm Egg-" He was abruptly cut off as the gates of the ballroom were swung open, causing everyone to pause in surprise.

-BAM~!*

The sound of the gates being swung open resounded through the ballroom as a few Guards entered the room with hasty steps, searching for the King.

"What is the meaning of this!?" King Meiges asked in outrage as he faced the Guards.

"My King! We... We're under attack!" One of the Guards shouted with alarm.

This single statement spread to everyone's ears, immediately causing panic to drown the room.

"What!?"

"Demons? No, it must be the Empire!"

"What are you talking about?! No way the Empire would-"

"ORDER!" His Majesty shouted as he used a voice-enhancing Skill to add more weight to his voice.

Various thoughts drowned Shun's head as he analyzed the situation. Sue had a less calm reaction though, as she grasped her Brother's hand in fear.

"Don't worry... It'd be fine." He would have said something else if he could rewind time in this situation... Who would have thought?

"Yeah... You're probably right..." Sue's soft voice entered his ears.

Shun looked back at the scene.

"...What? Speak clearly! Who is attacking us!? The Empire, Sariella, or the Demons?" King Meiges said as his hands grasped one of the Guards' shoulders.

They looked upon each other with varying reactions, finally one decided to speak up.

"Your Majesty... We're being attacked by... M-Monsters." He said.

"W-What-"

-ROOOAAR!~*

A loud and rumbling roar reverberated, immediately causing a riot as the Nobles tried to run out of the ballroom like a wave of people.

Shun grasped his Sister's hand tightly as he searched the crowd for Leston, Julius was on an adventure so he could only rely on him.

-RIIIP~!*

A sound of concrete and metal tearing could be heard as the very ceiling had been removed.

"𝐎𝐡, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞..." A haunting voice assaulted his ears as he and the others looked up.

A Dragon.

〈Chaos Dragon Sirius︱LV ?〉

﹤Status Appraisal Failed﹥

"SHIT!" He couldn't help but cursed as the Dragon snapped his attention towards him.

"𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬... 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐦." The Dragon stated as he jumped to the floor, crushing the King and his Guards to mush with a hard stomp, painting the floor a bright red and giving the distinc scent of iron to the air.

Screams filled the ballroom as people pushed over themselves to escape, some even jumped out of the roof, while others weren't so lucky and were reduced to bloodstains as the Dragon stomped around.

Rufus tried to fight off the Dragon, the Beast simply flicked him away with its tail, splattering the wall with the Knight's remains.

Deezor despertelt ran for his life, only to be crushed under the fallen ceiling.

The Dragon didn't even give the Earth Wyrm Egg they were about to give the Prince a glance as his attention was focused solely on the blue-haired Boy.

"Brother, we have to get out of here!" Sue shouted urgently as she tried to drag her Brother by the arm.

Shun did not respond, his whole body had froze in terror as the Beast's malignant eyes stared directly into his Soul.

"...Brother, BROTHE-" She was interrupted as the Dragon's hands grasped her form tightly, picking her up as if she was a Barbie doll.

"Wait... No, NO! PUT HER DOWN!" Schlain was finally awoken from his stupor as the Princess screamed for her life, the Dragon's tight grip crushing her very bones.

The Dragon gave a malicious grin as he looked down upon the Prince.

The Dragon spread his wings, knocking the Prince into the wall with the air as the Dragon climbed up back to the ceiling with the Princess in hand.

"...Schlain! Schlain! Please!" The Princess shouted with tears streaming down her cheeks.

"𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐭... 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭." He said before flying away.

The Prince fell to his knees.

Tears deafened the silent scene as they painted his face a darker color.

On that day, Analeit had fallen.

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"=)" -Remark

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