I regressed and became the Sword Ice King

ONE WEEK LATER.

Raph's POV.

The Rankings Battle had ended with a lot of memories, to say the least. Firstly, the number of People that had come to watch the battle had been halved, with a lot of families lost that day, and thus it was given the name, The Day of the Bloody Colosseum. It was no surprise there, after all, in order to summon a 7th tier Great Demon, you needed the blood of at least ten to twenty Masters.

Their burials took place after two days, just after the cleaning and rebuilding of the Colosseum had taken place.

Secondly, the King had declared a State of Growth. Now, everyone is going to be focused on quickly building their strength for the upcoming confrontation against the Demonic Realm. It was surprising enough that he would declare such, but after losing so much in his absence, he must have found it only right to do so. Well, I guess it was a good thing he left before the whole incident occurred.

It would have been trouble if the King had passed away during the whole incident. Much worse than a Patriarch dying in fact.

Thirdly, the Great Families accounted no loss after the whole ordeal…well except one and the Rankings had been adjusted four days later. We had to remain in the Capital City for a while as a result. Now the Rankings were as such. The First- Jun. The Second- Kang Lin. The Third- Merlin.

The Fourth- Silvan. The Fifth- Lucia. The Sixth- Teras. The Seventh- Son Goku. The Eighth- Aquarius. The Ninth- La Teur.
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The Tenth- Techa. The Eleventh- Vinci. The Twelfth- Arcanus. Well, not just the win, but the battle prowess was taken into account, as well as their demeanor. Since Louis, who should have clearly won against Mariam, was put below her. It must mean they took his demeanor as unacceptable, probably.

The Rankings were the last of my worries.

Fourthly, The Greater Sins escaped. They used the explosion as a means to cast a long distance teleportation spell and escaped from Kira Merlin's grasp…and there was a good chance that both could have been captured. After all, My father had dealt a heavy blow to them.

My fist clenched and I bit my lips unconsciously, my gaze focused on the widow's reflection on my pathetic self. It was funny. After all, I was finally given a chance to right the wrong that I did in my past life, only to be slapped in the face with another variable.

'I can see why The Merlin's hated them…unexpected events most times lead to disaster'. But then again, disasters build strong people. Was this truly a butterfly effect? For all the things that I had changed within the course of fifteen years I had spent in my second life. Was this retribution for messing up with fate? Well Fuck Fate.

I will slice everything in my part and ascend the thrones of greatness. I shall become my own King, and gain everything that I was robbed off in my past life. And in this life as well.

The days of mourning were over for me, though the same couldn't be said about the household. My mother had locked herself in the room, reluctant to show her face, unless it was urgent. She had proclaimed so many times that she was fine, but we could tell. It affected her much more than it affected us, but it affected us nonetheless.

My father had left it up to us, He must have been confident that we would do fine. And we will do just that.

Strengthening my resolve, I jumped down from the window sill and walked across my room to open the door. There were many things I needed to investigate first. Ever since my past life, I had wondered about these traits. Our traits are gifted to us from past generations, who originally possessed them as a sort of miracle.

The history of it was unknown - the pros, the cons, the effects of overusing it with the might of our abilities. Many questions remained unanswered in my past life, and I needed information on my father's traits. His disappearance after using the 13th Chapter didn't necessarily mean he overused his aura, and it didn't mean he was dead. There had to be something we missed.

I quickly walked across the hallway, passing by the white walls, black carpets, and enchanting purple curtains as I increased my pace, ignoring the maids who bowed in reverence as they continued with their tasks. Time seemed to slow for us, as everyone was still mourning my father's absence.

I was currently in my father's mansion, and I made my way through the snowy field pathway to the Main Jun Mansion, with a single thought in mind: 'The Jun Library'. Information was what I needed, and I suppressed my raging emotions to be as logical as possible in these trying times.

After a few minutes, I arrived at the mansion and walked up the series of stairs leading to the second floor. I then proceeded down a hallway adorned with red carpets, blue velvet curtains, and black and white wallpaper, making my way to the library. The sun's rays attempted to permeate through the curtains, casting an ethereal velvet glow across the hallway.

The maids weren't stationed here; only people like Gilda and the new butler had access.

As I approached the library, I felt a presence behind me.

"Is that you, Gloria?" I muttered, closing the door behind me as it made a loud, hushed thud. I walked in, my feet echoing on the hard old mahogany wood floor as my gaze swept through the library. It was lined with five large shelves that reached the ceiling, each filled with texts, books, and novels.

Some were interesting stories I once read as a child in my past life, while others were about sword kills, sword arts, and sword movements. Although the Exclusive Jun Sword Arts weren't available here, there should be some interesting ones that my father had collected over the years.

The shelves were arranged on either side of the room, two on one side and three on the opposite side, leaving the middle for two long tables and chairs. The tables and chairs were made from bright oakwood, with intricate designs rivaling those of the Royal Library, evident to the craftsmanship.

Seated across from the door, on one of the cushioned chairs, was Gloria, her gaze fixed on some texts before lifting up towards her brother, a small smile escaping her tired face.

'Well, she is our acting Duchess', I thought to myself with a sigh as I approached her.

After my father's absence, my mother had quickly taken position as the Family's Patriarch, but sadly, she wasn't as strong as my father, so her presence was hardly recognized. My sister, on the other hand, who had the most potential of becoming an eleventh and even above that, was here, taking the position as Assistant in name but performing the tasks in my mother's stead.

'It wasn't that Mother left it to her, more like she's too saddened by the loss to perform her tasks properly…of course, unless it was urgent.' I walked over to one of the shelves, scanning through and picked up two interesting books. One was "The History of the Jun" and the other was titled "Abbreviated Version of the Dark Age".

The Dark Age was similar to the current crisis, with demons and devils contacting humans and a time of plague and suffering descending upon them, until the appearance of the goddess Mayura. I sat down on a chair next to Gloria, picking up one of the cut pieces of apple and ate it. "You seem busy," I said, meeting her gaze with a narrow smile.

She shrugged in response. "One of us has to be busy."

I stared at her for a while, then turned to look away. My sisters were all grown up now. Fiona, 23, had her own thing going on and had to return to her Tower soon, after all the Jun Tower was still in its developing stages. She couldn't leave it for too long.

Thalia, 18, still had two years left in the Academy. Rebecca, 20, was in her last year. Both had to return three days after the end of the Rankings Battle. I would be joining them in a month's time as well. Morganna, 17, was currently staying in my mother's mansion, likely trying to appease her. And Gloria, 24, was in charge of our army and handling state matters.

'Life is tough once you're a grownup, huh,' I thought with a sigh.

"Never mind that, what are you reading?" Gloria asked, her gaze on the two dark books on the table.

"Oh, this? Just thought I might look into some history now," I replied with a shrug of my own.