Phantasia: The Princess Knight

Chapter 213: A Strange Family Meeting

Alicia's vision was already dark. But the familiar aura, scent, and gentle words were something she would never forget no matter which life she was in. This was undoubtedly her mother. Her mother had come to see her! All her worry and desperation vanished as she gave in to the tiredness of her body and drifted off to sleep. 

The woman floating in the air looked down warmly at the little girl in her arms. "I finally got to hear your voice." Tears rolled down the woman's cheeks as she gently hugged Alicia. The warm and kind expression on her face showed how deeply she cared for the girl in her arms. She looked up to see two figures appearing in front of her. Her eyes narrowed at the two old men. The space around them suddenly seemed to be blocked off from any outside interference.

"Young Miss, it seems you have been tampering with this world a lot recently." One of the old men said. He had a long white beard that he stroked as he spoke.

"I am only making sure my daughter has a good life. Is there something wrong with that? Did I interfere during the war?" The women asked. She showed no fear towards the two old men.

"Hoho! So this little girl is yours then? Hmmm? Her soul shows she is not of pure blood but the other mix is also very ancient, maybe even more ancient than your own..." The old man's eyes showed a bit of surprise. He then turned his gaze back to the woman. "The family would like you to return. You can also bring your daughter. Her strength alone, at her age, is enough to be at the top of the younger generation." 

"I can not return and neither will she unless she so chooses to when she gets older. For now, she will grow in this world. Although her soul may be of the celestial race it still takes time for a mortal body to change. But this girl keeps overexerting her powers making the fusions too fast. Which will cause complications later..." The woman's eyes showed a hint of worry.

"Young Miss, If you would like I will stay in this world and watch over her. You should rest. Sending a projection of yourself through time and space will shorten your lifespan by millions of years! At this rate, you will not be able to ascend!" The old man was truly worried about the woman in front of him. She was the young miss of their clan. She was to inherit the entire clan in the future.

"I know I will take you up on your offer, but you must promise me to not force her to go anywhere unless she is willing." The woman said seriously.

"This old man gives his word. I will watch over her and help her if she runs into a situation like this again. Old Fen, give some power back to the Young Miss. It will help offset this time's projection." The old man said to the old man standing at his side.

Old Fen nodded his head and placed his hand on the woman's head sending a burst of power into her body. "Young Miss, please try to make it back within a few million years."

"Mmm It won't even take that long. I plan to be back within a thousand years. At that time I will bring Akari with me. Tell the clan head my father, I will visit soon. But he must remember us Celestials are nomads." The woman replied.

"We may be nomads at a young age but as we grow older we need to settle down as well. Otherwise, we will never reach the higher realms." The old man with a white beard smiled and said.

"Humph! Is becoming a true god truly that important? Though I say this, to strive to reach such a realm is part of us Cesltials as well. But won't father be mad at me for having a daughter that is not full celestial? I was told from young that it was taboo." The woman asked.

"It is supposed to be, but your daughter has become an exception in the clan. Her abilities are so high that the elders have decided to make her the only exception. But you will be reprimanded for giving blood to an outsider. Luckily he is to be the little girl's husband in the future, which in order to not make your daughter not resent us, we have decided to allow him to marry into the family and not kill him. But if he ever breaks off the engagement with her, I will kill him myself." The old man said with a smile at the start but turned sinister at the end.

"Then It seems my daughter will be in good hands. Old Mu, although I should be the one to do it, I hope you can protect my daughter. This world has a lot of things going on. If she is about to die, please save her. If this world is on the brink of being destroyed take her and her little husband away by force if you have to. No matter what she is my pride and joy. I had to kill her once with my own hands just to protect her. I do not want her to experience death ever again." The woman pleaded as she stroked Alicia's cheek.

Old Mu, smiled at the woman. "Young Miss has grown up so much since the last time I saw you all those millions of years ago. You have truly become an excellent mother. I will make sure your daughter lives millions of years. But I will only assist when she is not able to handle it and is on the brink of death. Otherwise, she will not grow. Luckily it seems she will at least have a bit of peace for a while now."

"I thank you then." The woman bowed towards Old Mu before floating forward and placing Alicia into his arms. "My time is up, I will not appear again until her father has passed. Only then will I come to this planet in my physical form."

The woman reached out and caressed Alicia's cheek before leaning forward and kissing Alicia's forehead. "Akari, Mother will go now. She will not be back again for a few hundreds of years but this time will pass by in a blink of an eye. At that time we will be reunited." After saying her words her body disappeared. Vanishing from the world.

Old Mu looked at the girl in his arms and then turned to see the boy waiting outside waiting for the barrier to be dropped. He then turned his gaze to Old Fen who was next to him. "Report back to the Clan I will stay in this world as I have promised."

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