West Blue

Not too long had passed ever since Alyssia had begun her secluded training and had sent out many messages to those closest to her so that they could begin preparing for the future.

All those that were close to Alyssia and believed in her had bet most of their berries on her winning at some larger gambling establishments.

Each person that was a part of the main group that was directly under Alyssia had their own duties to carry out as they had been tasked to do so but others had more personal things that they needed to solve for themselves.

Ashwin had followed along on the Ark Maxim and took the other space ship along with him to join Medea after Alyssia had given him some things to research.

Two large ships were flying above the clouds unnoticed by those below until they had flown off into the distance until they would reappear in another location.

It was not until later that a location within the West Blue had suddenly experienced a sudden event that happened without any kind of warning and had shook up the power structure of one island and following that, many others had suffered the same fate.

A large kingdom was full of life as it was busy even through the night which was due to a large part of it being occupied by lively pirates that held a large amount of territory by the ports.

Nearby residents of the island were very timid towards the pirates and tried their best to keep themselves out of harms way.

The nobles remained behind the protection of their armed guards and their thick walls while the common people suffered.

The common people had given up hope of receiving help so they either gave in to the demands of the pirates each time and suffered greatly or they had chosen to ally themselves with the pirates so they could live a better life.

It had been shown that everything had been going on for some time and if there had been some attempts to help people, they had ended in failure so the people living there had lost their hope in being saved for a long time.

The partying pirates were partying and were even getting into some drunken brawls while others were harassing anyone near them that they saw as a good target that they could take advantage of.

The lively atmosphere suddenly shifted in a single moment when there was a very loud and overpowering rumbling noise that came from above them.

Lightning flashed in the clouds above but they had just mistaken it as being thunder and lightning that had been a natural weather phenomenon.

They would soon find out that it was not the case and when their eyes were drawn upward, there was a cloaked woman that was dressed in noble clothing with a cravat tied around her neck that had appeared on the island then walked among the people.

She inspected the island and took in just about every piece of information that she could gather before she headed towards a familiar mansion.

The gates were unable to stop her from entering once she had stepped forward and passed through, her body had turned into energy before passing onto the other side.

A familiar mansion and other places were in front of her but they seemed so strange at the same time.

Medea had let out a sigh. "Has the Belmonte family really fallen so low?"

Medea had lost her own mother to the pirates that were invading and she had been sold off as a slave to be abused before she was finally bought by Alyssia.

She had experienced all kinds of growth during the time that had passed since then but she did feel that she had the freedom to return to where she was born.

Her own personal problems and wishes could have caused Alyssia some trouble so she had never asked to have Alyssia solve anything for her or to have permission to visit there.

There were some things that she had heard about the island that she had lived on but that information was too out of date.

When she had finally got the opportunity to do so, Medea paid the island a visit and saw how it had deteriorated ever since their protector had fallen.

Without the hero of the kingdom that was the mother of Medea, there was no one else powerful or brave enough to stand against the invading forces of the pirates.

Some had tried to make a stand but they had been killed or came back in failure while others may have chosen to side with the pirates for their own benefit.

Most of the righteous people had died and what was left were either cowards or the corrupt.

The halls and rooms that Medea had walked through had been empty and quiet with a lot of open space while there was dust and old blood stains in some places.

The mansion seemed to have suffered an attack in the past and was left to gather dust and dirt while many things were removed or broken.

There was some damage to some areas of the mansion that came from some weapons or from a blunt force.

Any kind of valuables that were there before were gone and the dried blood had confirmed to Medea that her remaining family had been killed. "Haah.."

Her mood was a little complicated due to her dislike of her other family members that looked down on her and that had used her mother along with a long list of reasons why she had a reason to hate them but they were still a part of her own bloodline.

It was just another confirmation that the Belmonte name was gone and the only person that could keep it going was her. 'I have no real reason to avenge you all but I still have things to do here and things that I must find out.'

Even if she did not wish to take revenge for them, her own goals on the island could just as easily result in a similar outcome. 'I need to confirm if they are really dead or not then I can proceed with the next parts. Who should I see about that? Oh, of course.'

A small smile appeared on her face. "I have only been there a couple of times when mother took me with her but it seems that place is the best to seek answers."

It did not take long for her to leave the Belmonte mansion and then had appeared inside of the biggest building beyond the largest walls protecting it that was a large castle.

She was stood outside of the window up high on the upper tower of the castle then pushed the window open.

There was someone sleeping in a large and luxurious bed that she had found very familiar from her visits with her mother. 'The second prince.. but this should be the crown princes room. So where is the crown prince?'

As she was thinking about the possibilities that would result in the second prince being there, the most obvious reason that she had thought of was that the crown prince position had been turned over to the second prince or the crown prince was already dead.

The fight for the throne was always messy and siblings were just those that were a threat to the position of crown prince then to become the king.

Some kings would choose to spare their siblings and give them some kind of position that suited them so they could be of use to the kingdom while others would choose to remove their own siblings to prevent a future uprising.

Some kinder kings had been betrayed by their ambitious siblings while others may have killed their siblings that lacked ambition.

The crown prince position was usually given to the first born or to those that had been personally selected to become the heir to the king so that could not change unless there was a death of the crown prince or the king had changed their mind.

Medea had placed her hand over the mouth of the second prince then shook his body with her other hand. "Wake up."