Chapter 56- Yuna!
It has been around four and a half thousand years since the Great war between the Dragon God Emperor Astroth and the eminence of true evil, Darkness.
In this period, the lineage of the Dragon Emperor was carried on through generations, and the unshakable resolve to protect the Eternal Prince was absolute for each ruler.
When the recent descendant named Anastasia Astroth came into her ruling period, she fell into a weak state because of the unplanned child she had with her lover.
Since the throne's duty held priority in all rights, Anastasia became the first descendent of the Astroth lineage to delegate the role to her spouse.
People believed that this addition would hamper the will they had been carrying but Ashwath along with time proved all of them wrong.
Not only did he accept the Curse at the time of the Coronation Ceremony, but Ashwath always gave his utmost priority to keep the Eternal Prince's existence a secret.
(A/N: - Curse= The one which every ruler takes so that if they ever dare to betray the Eternal prince(Kei), they will die on the spot.)
After the first child of the Queen was born, Ashwath was the first person to suggest that the firstborn should have the title of her mother.
That led to the First Princess being named Yuna Astroth.
At the age of five to ten when every dragon child should start opening their eyes after their birth, Yuna was still living in darkness since she was having trouble lifting her lids and greet the world with her new senses.
Despite being ten years old at that time, which is regarded as an infant by Dragon's standards, Yuna quite understands from the people around her that she was abnormal and she might die at this rate.
Her growth was also not quite promising since her limbs weren't growing as a normal dragon child should have.
Her parents were getting worried and despite not being able to talk to or even take a glimpse of them, Yuna felt sad for her parents.
Days went by and there seemed no chance of her cure. Yuna started to feel alone even though she was receiving her parents' love all the time.
But what everyone wanted was a miracle and by the grace of God, one day someone appeared…
Yuna could still remember the first time he came near her and told her mother…
'How adorable our little Yuna is. Can I hold her for some time? '
Yuna generally shows reluctance to be held by anyone other than her parents by wiggling her body. But this person was strange and weird in every way.
He clearly didn't have the manner to hold a baby that's for sure but what made Yuna baffled was this unknown source of warmth fermenting from this person.
Like she was getting truly accepted by someone for the first time.
Yuna knew, her mother and father cared for her but with this man, she felt something strange that the immature Yuna quite couldn't define.
All of a sudden, a certain heat ran across Yuna's body and the strength she always sought. The might she always seemed greedy for, filled each of her veins.
And like that, Yuna finally for the first time, opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was a comical mask.
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[Time Skip]
It's been around fifty years since Yuna received her vision and soon attained her dragon core and also was able to change her form and adapt to the humanoid body.
The Royal Family along with the whole Realm celebrated but soon the hustle died down since nothing stops working just because the firstborn achieved something slightly impressive in her life.
Her parents also got busy since her brother also came into existence some years ago.
Yuna understood it all and had no complaints whatsoever. She was a growing child and she needed to train to be worthy of being the next successor.
However, all the challenges presented at her age bored Yuna to the core and eventually, she found herself lazily sitting near a lake inside the castle boundaries.
It was her favorite spot to pass time. She always comes down here whenever Yuna feels lonely or misses a certain someone.
"I think you're already over the age to sulk in a corner right?"
Yuna's eyes lit up instantly as she heard the voice of the person whom she can identify even from a whole world crowd.
Turning her gaze expectantly she found what her eyes were seeking.
Same appearance but there was no mask on his face anymore. Last time Yuna requested with all her might and got to see his face albeit she knew it wasn't his real self.
Despite that fact, Yuna loves Kei unconditionally.
During her childhood, he was there as a guardian and now in her teenage, Kei was extending his arm as a true friend…
Yuna can give up on anything. Her parents' love for her. The attention from her elders. Being separated from her sibling. Everything…
….but not Kei.
Without an ounce of doubt, he had become an irreplaceable part of her life.
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[Time Skip]
It's been three hundred years since Yuna first encountered her benefactor in the face of a weird-looking mask.
Currently, she was a full-grown adult beauty with a charm that could allure even old-timers and make young ones blush in her presence. Not to talk about the healthy Dragons of her age.
In all rights, Yuna was the epitome of her race. She had the beauty of her mother and prowess like her father.
She learned every Weapon Technique by herself and sometimes only Kei was allowed to guide her. Her administration skills were also top-notch. Not to talk about Divine Energy which no one in the Chaos Realm could even stand up to.
If pointed out her flaw then it would be her anger issue which generally every entity having a Draconic bloodline carries. But Yuna only gets worked up when the name of a certain someone gets involved.
Just like now…
Currently, Yuna was standing in the middle of a court that previously was dyed with golden lightning and the casual chattering of courtsmen could be heard loud and clear.
But now, only pools of blood and darkness of the abyss shout indiscriminately to devour the corpse which Yuna decapitated in fit of her anger.
And the people she killed were all high nobles along with their king as well.
Their crime…
"You thought you could badmouth him and I will keep a deaf ear to it eh? Why aren't you saying anything now? Why don't you laugh and say my Kei is just a pest nothing else?! Tell me now when I am here! Yes? No? I can't hear you..! I still can't hear you laughing! Laugh! Laugh! Laugh at this instance…!!!"
Yuna kept on stomping the already shapeless head of the King who was the ruler of the Southern Nation. He was no measly Dragon and a very hectic ordeal for the Emperor would follow by. But Yuna cared about none.
The anger in Yuna's eyes along with her killing intent which was yet to subdue made the ground underneath tremble in horror. The sky was also rumbling in the fret of the enraged Princess.
In her current temperament, even the Dragon Emperor and her father wouldn't have been able to restrain her.
All of the other possibilities to quell her anger seemed impossible except for one person…
"Shh…You can stop now."
The only pair of long arms which can dare to touch her without her permission, wrapped Yuna in a hug and brought a halt to her killing spree.
All her previous agitation and annoyance with these bastards immediately steamed out just upon being hugged by this man.
It goes without saying who this man was.
If she found a guardian and a friend in him at a young age then this maiden Yuna has long started regarding this man as her better half.
The person she loves and admires. The person whom Yuna wants to live for the rest of her life. The man she wants to give her body, heart, and soul. And the existence with whom she wants to cross the other side and be with his soul for eternity.
Her darling husband, Kei.
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A/N: - Oof… This one was long.
There is more to Yuna and I will be adding character detail to others as well. Might be increasing the chapter length from this point. No promise tho…
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