Chapter 12 - Royalties

"Venedette!!" I was so relieved to have been released from that scary enclosed space of a vehicle!

"Why are you crying? Did something happen?" she said, looking back at me and Fily who just got out of the vehicle after me.

"Nothing. That was just scary." I said, wiping my small drops of tears, and was quickly mesmerized by the scenery in front of me when I looked up!

It's a tall castle!!

"Welcome to Castle Frida." My eyes sparkled when Venedette said that.

We're finally here!!

Outside the four walls, was a river that reflected the lights from the lanterns that were hanging from above them. I didn't even notice that the night was already nearing when we got out of that vehicle!

The three of us walked onto the wide bridge that was made from smooth stone bricks and has decorations such as lamp posts and benches on the sides with a small wall that separates it from the beautiful river across.

I have never seen a place so clean and sparkly before!

I looked around and saw the village that is surrounding the caste from the front, The castle is situated in a higher elevation than the village below it.

This is a different village from the one where the Manor was located. The village here has more lights, houses, and roads that are more developed than the previous one.

So this is the village around the castle.

"Come on inside, you might not notice but here is where the protective bubble begins." she used her shoes to point out a line in the middle of the bridge between the land and the castle.

"I don't see anything there."

"You won't see anything because forcefields are made of electromagnetic waves and its primary purpose for this bubble is to collect data from the waves passing through it and send it to the control tower inside to look for your data so you could pass if you have one but get blocked when you don't." Surprisingly, Fily was able to walk despite still sleeping.

Is she sleepwalking-- and sleep talking at the same time? That's a super nice skill right there!

"Come along." Venedette was the first one to pass flawlessly through the invisible bubble like it wasn't there.

Fily followed and so I did too.

I noticed that the faint glow of my necklace was blocked by the bubble which gave me an idea of how the bubble looked like from the inside and the outside.

From the outside, it had a slightly convex curve and from the inside, a slightly concave curve. And to my surprise, the bubble is very thin! How does this prevent the intruders from coming in and out--?

As if fate heard my question, a random bird was suddenly blocked by the bubble several times after trying to headbutt his way in.

"Ouch," I sympathized with it after seeing it give up and changed its direction of flight.

"How did that happ-"

"Force field," Fily said immediately.

Oh, okay. Poor bird.

Inside the castle walls was another wall that looks more like a building but still a wall, and beyond that wall was a very huge building with a very huge entrance and spikey roofs.

I'm not exactly sure what the colors of the buildings are but I do know that the spikey roofs have the color red, from being able to see it from above during the day.

When we entered the palace, it's like a Manor 2.0! Bigger, better, and more maids were waiting for us inside!

"We're going to have dinner first and then I'll take you to your rooms," Venedette told us, grabbing our hands and ignoring the maids who were waiting for us.

It was a lot of walk, more paintings of different handsome and pretty girls were plastered on the hallways and then we arrived at the restaurant- I mean the dining room.

The dining room felt so warm and elegant with a lot of sophisticated crystal chandeliers hanging from up above the long wooden table that is covered with a tablecloth that screams royalty with its gold decorations. The chair did not disappoint with its quirky metallic patterns for the long rail that has pillows attached to where you'll seat, lean your back, and armrests.

"Where are Von and Lei? Tell them to eat with us."

"Yes, madame."

It felt like the three of us didn't fit this place at all with our different styles of clothing. But Venedette doesn't seem to care, even Fily who's still sleeping doesn't seem to care much, so I decided to not give a care about it too and just enjoyed being in this castle with Venedette.

"I'm so glad to have you all here," she said with a sad smile that made me sad too.

"If you're glad to have us here then why are you sad?"

Suddenly, she became happy again, is this some kind of thing with her and Von? One second they're sad and then the next they're happy...

"It's nothing," she reassured me with a smile and continued eating.

I'm so stuffed!! Again!!

Whenever I see delicious food I just can't help but devour them all!

"Come on, Fily's already sleeping in her room." Venedette pulled me closer to her.

It's not like Fily stopped sleeping for her to continue sleeping... right?

"When will I start training?" I haven't forgotten about our promise yet and I want to help her as much as I can and as soon as possible.

"You can start tomorrow if you're really excited about it. That's also great because I can help you while I stay here for a few more days."

"You're going somewhere far again?" she chuckled upon hearing my question.

"You sound just like Von! But yes, I will be going away again for a few more days."

"Where will you go?"

"Well, I've got my duties as a princess and I've still got a lot to look into about my little Demi."

"Who's that?"

"She's my daughter, and here is your room." we stopped walking three doors away from Fily's room.

"So where is she? Can I see her?" I didn't know she has another child than Von.

"She's in a better place now. Goodnight!" she said, ending the conversation by closing the door, leaving me inside my new room.

I didn't move for a few seconds, still thinking about Venedette and how my life had changed drastically because of her.

How I wish time will go faster so Fily would be able to read us the Salamandite book already!

I slept soundly again that night, this bed is even more comfortable than the previous one in the Manor!

When I woke up, the scenery didn't really change that much. The style of the room was basically the same as the room in the Manor, only the view outside changed where I can see a lot more things now than in the small village before.

My room is probably on the third floor guessing from its distance to the floor, and I didn't get to inspect my room completely because of the sudden interruption from my door.

"Goodmorning!! I have just found the first few things that I need to educate you with!" Venedette barged into my room, carrying a bunch of books in her arms that she dropped on the empty floor with a loud bang.

"A guide to Superhuman powers." I read the title of one of the books that she dropped on my floor.

"Don't bother about that, I just brought them here in case you want to read them all in-depth."

"But I don't know how to read that well--"

"No worries! I can teach you that in a flash!"

And she did assist me through reading all those books in a flash.

"You're actually a pretty fast learner!" she said and gave me a thumbs up.

'The basics of superhuman powers' was the next lesson that she read for me today.

I already knew some of these kinds of stuff but I also realized that I still have a lot to learn.

Including the history of this world which is very important and all the levels of superhuman powers which I might encounter in the future.

As it turned out, flight was really only for the royalties. Unlike the first four powers of superhumans, flight was the only one that they cannot buy in supermarkets.

Here's the list of common superhuman powers that can be bought with money back in the day.

Vial 1 - Contains enhanced hearing

Vial 2 - Contains enhanced vision

Vial 3 - Contains super speed

Vial 4 - Contains super strength

Some of them, although taken, might have no effect depending on their compatibility with your body. Some might even disappear when not used for a long time like Fily's.

Apparently, the vial could be taken once and you can pass them on to your children forever because, unlike medications, this is evolution.