Chapter 7 - 07 - History Time

Chapter 7: Chapter 07 - History Time

"After the previous ordeal, several months passed. I was as reserved as I could be, making little noise except when necessary—like crying for attention when I needed to relieve myself. My mother or a housemaid would soon come to help me with those factors.

Strangely, I never cried for food, though it tasted surprisingly good compared to my previous world. Instead, I would initially resist, only giving in after a brief struggle. I lost track of how many months passed before I accepted it as inevitable.

As time went on, I gleaned details. My mother, Amanda Gray, was often referred to as Miss by the housemaids. When she wasn't present, one or two maids usually stayed with me, avid gossipers whose chatter resembled a soap opera. Fịndd new updates at novelhall.com

They hinted at intriguing facts, such as my mother and I residing in a branch house rather than the main estate. I discovered I was born in Escana, a futuristic era, and shockingly, my mother was not a wife but more akin to a lover—a title she earned after a one-night stand with the house master AKA my father.

My father, who had four wives, apparently believed in polygamy. 'Damn those bastards'—I cursed silently, not the leaders of this world but those of my previous one—believing in the strength of mixed royal bloodlines.

But his greatest achievement was introducing cultivation, teaching humans to harness incredible strength, manipulate the elements, and bring forth calamity.

With his followers, he waged the Hundred Year War against the demons, causing staggering casualties on both sides. The demons, weakened by fear, were eventually sealed in the underworld for eternity.

The True Ancestor proclaimed himself as the new ruler and he ruled for two millennia, shaping a new era and calendar. In time he had four children who were brilliant in their own way.

His four children—Samara, Wiseburn, Evernight, and Tudor—fought for supremacy after his departure, ultimately dividing the continent into four realms to rule independently.

As the tale concluded, a thought nagged at me—was the True Ancestor somehow familiar?"