Chapter 4: ANNA INGRISS
With a bright sky and a small breeze.
All the adults of the Ingriss family as well as the entire main Ingriss family had gathered in a place called the Shrine of the Blades.
The Sanctuary of the Blades and a sword field where all the heads of the families of the past left their blades that they used during their reign and of course the Ingriss who the most powerful having made a name for themselves on the continent had the right to let their blades rest there.
While the breeze blew through the Sanctuary, Raphael sitting on the throne of the Patriarch who was right on the edge of the sanctuary then stood up and began to give off an aura of elegance.
And then Raphael, standing up, planted his sword on the ground near the sanctuary and holding only the sleeve of his sword and loudly while having the wind passing through his hair he says:
"I declare the beginning of this awakening ceremony"
And after his words he activated the power of his divine stigma and his eyes turned golden and a breeze of wind rose behind him and 8 angel wings surrounded by a golden aura materialized above his head.
While Arya with an amazed face exposed by the wind breeze began to have an enthusiastic smile and said:
"One day I manage to stand up to you in a duel my brother"
And meanwhile, Raphaël's mother and the former head of the family let out a little smile and said:
"You have grown well my son"
Anna Ingriss, the former matriarch of the Ingriss family was a woman who was of great beauty and had white hair and rich eyes.
It is thanks to her that the Ingriss family began to reveal itself by being the only woman and the only person to have reached the stage of SeenFtera (7wings) within the Ingriss for several generations and she began the project of reconquest of the lost territories being accompanied by Valthor who had recognized him worthy of being his mistress.
She spent most of her life on the battlefield and having reached the stage of SeenFtera her offspring could have the ability to inherit the power of the family stigma so her place as head of the family was little claimed and all who sought to claim it she eliminated them all without remorse.
During her reign she did everything possible to restore the power of the kingdom of Ingrissia within the continent and the domination of the Ingriss within the kingdom and was known as the QUEEN OF DEATH, because everything that wanted to go against her was eliminated without remorse.
But 15 years ago when Raphael had just turned 20 years old, Valthor who was until then a black dragon having only a horn with black eyes and long legs and wings with red borders began to evolve thanks to all the battles he had with Anna but was a young dragon who had never grown up with his peers and not really knowing what to do during his draconian evolution he ended up losing his mind and suddenly headed towards the kingdom.
While Rapahël who had just reached the stadium of QuaFtera (4 wings) accompanied by his big brother and Hallan walked in a small forest not far from the castle to empty their heads but they all found themselves in front of Valthor who did not have all his head and then Valthor began to attack them, then Raphaël and his brother accompanied by Hallan then began to defend themselves as best they could but they did not have the necessary abilities to stop Valthor so Raphael's older brother decided to sacrifice himself by cashing a Attack of the dragon in full force to protect Raphael ended up dying and while Raphael was going to end up being killed in turn, he heard the voice of a person screaming in the air:
"VALTHOR!!!!!!! "
So she landed on Valthor's back by putting a powerful kick on his scales and began to cut him from all sides by destroying his scales and all this to succeed in making him come back to his senses and she went so far as to cut a wing of Valthor.
After slitting her wings she noticed Raphael's presence and immediately went to him.
Raphael as for him they had suffered several injuries and lost a lot of his so Anna told him:
"Hold on my son I'll take care of him so take Hallan and ..... "
When she saw Hallan who had lost consciousness and told Raphael to take him and evacuate but suddenly she saw the corpse of her eldest son lying even on the ground and then with an empty face and filled with anger she said:
"Is he the one who did that? She said, looking at Valthor who was regenerating and while unconsciously releasing a murderous aura that suffocated all the surrounding air
Then Raphael in a trembling voice and almost tears in his eyes said:
"He wanted to protect me mother"
So after her words she stood up and filled with anger she took her sword and with a threatening look and a threatening voice she said while pointing her sword at the dragon:
"I'm going to kill you you giant lizard"
After she activated her personal power and her eyes turned golden and a red aura surrounded her.
Then suddenly the wind began to blow and his hair had moved towards the direction of the wind.
So Anna will be his sword in her hand and will cover it with a fiery red aura and a quick movement Anna launched a vertical attack and suddenly found herself in front of Valthor's face who had just finished regenerating himself
And she was about to cut him in 2 but Valthor reacted immediately and against Anna's attack with her claws and a dazzling explosion took place in contact with Anna's blade and the explosion had set fire to all the vegetation near them and in an excess of madness Valthor began to chain spells but Anna reached the slices easily and while Valthor was distrayed Anna rushed towards Valthor and with a gentle movement and cut her left wing and she also took the opportunity to cut off Valthor's eye.
Meanwhile, Raphael observes his mother from afar and says:
"I better understand her nickname as a battlefield dancer"
Because Raphaël witnessed the way Valthor the legendary black dragon was helpless in the face of his mother who chained the attacks with great speed and great fluidity by cutting Valthor from everywhere
While Anna had just cut Valthor's second wings.
Under a breeze of wind accompanied by leaves and under a very red sunset she stopped her assaults and looked at Valthor on the edge of death without her wings she said:
"Prepare to die you clebard"
But wanting to take the final blow, suddenly powerful lightnings surrounded Valthor's body which meant that he had entered his evolution.
But Anna ignorant it began to rush towards Valthor but suddenly Valthor's tail having become longer and pointed pierced Anna towards the trunk and broke her 2 side.
Then Anna surprised by this began to spit blood from her mouth and at the moment Valthor removed his tail from her and then Valthor slapped Anna with one of her hands propelled her through the trees around and Anna crossed several trees and had received several injuries.
Then unconscious Valthor gradually approached her, passing through the trees.
And Raphael seeing this scene began to run as fast as he could towards his mother shouting:
"Stop that, not that!!!!!!!! » several times and out loud
Then Anna with her face covered in blood and no longer having the strength to get up because of her injuries began to say with a sad face:
"So here's your real form Valthor"
While looking at Valthor who had become bigger and having 2 large horns that grew on his forehead with red eyes and thicker and sharper scales all over his body with longer wings and sharper claws.
"If only I had been able to become stronger by focusing on my growth rather than the kingdom, I think it could have been the best fight of my life"
"I don't regret anything" she said with a smile on the tip of her lips, before losing consciousness
So Valthor began to approach Anna but he suddenly lost consciousness because he had just finished his evolution
Then Raphael came running next to his mother and began to stop the bleeding of his mother's wounds with his aura before carrying it and said:
"Here well mother I will take us back immediately to the castle" he said with tears in his eyes, then Anna said in a weak voice:
"Don't worry my son doesn't forget who I am"
Then Raphael with tears in his eyes said:
"Don't talk mother, you must keep your strength and activate your stigma to slow down the bleeding"
So Anna said:
"Yes my son", Then she activated her stigma and said again in a weak voice:
"Don't blame Valthor for today he wasn't himself, don't forget everything he did for our family for centuries"
So Raphael closed his face and pinched his lips and said:
"Don't say anything anymore mother"
At the same time Raphael hurried to run towards the royal palace and upon his arrival he shouted:
"Quicitly immediately gather all the magicians and healers of the capital and even the kingdom if necessary", while carrying his mother on his back.
Then he brought Anna dying into his suite and then all the magicians, priests and high-ranking healers arrived and began directly to treat her.
After Raphael's arrival, the whole castle was in a mess following the queen's state of health.
So while the queen was in a coma all the noble parasites of the kingdom began to increase their profit and power in the absence of the queen and the announcement of the death of the crown prince.
2 MONTHS AFTER:
While the queen still did not wake up Raphael to try to protect what her mother devoted her life to building, little sister and her 2 little brothers Raphael decided to ascend the throne because Queen Anna was no longer in a position to lead and also because the previous queen had eliminated all the members of the Ingriss lineage whether from near or far before taking power to ensure that only her lineage ascend the throne.
The nobles thought that Raphael would be easy to manipulate but the opposite happened:
-Raphael destroyed all the old orders of knights outside the royal guard and created 5 new specific knight orders
-He asked at every moment to account all the nobles that it was their finances and their way of leading
-He always kept an eye on all the nobles by deploying knights on their territory
-He did not abandon the project to reconquer the kingdom's original lands
Maybe they couldn't kill or execute the noble parasites yet because they didn't have much influence yet
But Raphael did not forget the idea of one day getting rid of his nobles and hopes that his future offspring will do so.
4 MONTHS LATER:
During an evening when the stars illuminated the sky by giving the view of a magnificent sky Raphael went to his mother's room and arrived in front of the door Raphael then felt the presence of a second person behind the room near his mother's bed.
Then Raphaël abruptly drew his sword and entered the room at a speed and when they got to the room they saw a boy looking like a teenager with white hair and 2 horns on his head sharing his mana with his mother and staying at the bedside of his bed.
Then Raphael approached and placed his sword under the boy's neck and said with a suspicious look:
"Who are you? "
Then the young boy raised his head and looked at Raphael and said:
"Forgive me Raphaël," he said with a disappointed look and tears in his eyes
Raphael looked at the boy and noticed the purple eyes of the young man with a dragon tattoo on his neck and said with a threatening look:
"Is it you Valthor? "
So the young boy lowered his head
After that Raphael wanted to cut him on the spot but having barely reached the FivFtera stadium (5 wings) he knew he was no size so he said:
"Get out of here now"
So Valthor left without saying anything with an air of guilt and jumped through the window before turning into a dragon and leaving the palace
Then Raphael knelt down at the bed of his mother's bed and said:
"You will see mother I will become strong and protect everyone"
"So get well soon please," he said while holding back from crying but ended up shedding a few tears.
BACK TO THE PRESENT
Anna Ingriss had become one-eyed having lost the vision of her right eye and also she had lost the ability to walk she moved mostly in a wheelchair and her aura core seriously damaged because of the hole that Valthor had made she could only activate her stigma but only for a few moments.
So while attending Raphael's performance she was proud to see how powerful he became and also she was happy and proud to see her 2 cadets having already reached the FivFtera stadium which was rare at the time where Valthor protected the kingdom and looking at Arya she said with a smile:
"Even my only daughter has reached the SixFtera stage"
Then she looked in front of her and said with a small smile:
"I can't wait to see what capacity my grandson will awaken"
So at the same time Ariane entered the Sanctuary of the Blades carrying Lucas and with the sun that is illuminating them she says:
"Don't worry my son mom is here"
But Lucas brought his attention to the sword field that he began to look at with an air of amazement and said:
"Gougougahhhh" with a smile
TO BE CONTINUED......