It was already the evening, Brian finally drive the car toward his home. Ely had fallen asleep. After half an hour of drive, they finally reach their destination.
“Ely! Ely! We are home.” Brian wakes her up as he walks out of the car. He picks her up. Even though she was trying to wake up, her eyes were still partially closed.
Picking her up in his arms, he took her in front of the mansion. Then, he put her down which made her confused but he immediately opened the door.
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY”
Charlotte, Lena, Alexa, Adam, Wraith, and Lily shouted at the same time surprising her. Their surprise almost gave her a jump and a big smile.
“Happy Birthday, Ely!” Brian got to his knees and pulled her in his embrace.
“Thank you, daddy!” Ely smiled as she snuggled in his arms.
“Happy Birthday Ely!”
Charlotte also walked closer to her while holding a cake in her hand.
“Cake!” Ely jumped excitedly almost holding the knife in her hand.
“Wait, wait, first come in! We need to put the cake on the table and then you can cut it.” Charlotte stopped her excitement and took her inside.
But, when Ely entered the room, she saw a person she didn’t expect to see. Her eyes widened as she dashed toward that person.
“Mommy!”
Ely jumped into Lucy’s embrace and tightly hugged her.
“Happy Birthday, my daughter!” Lucy squeezed out a beautiful smile and patted Ely’s head.
“Mommy, I thought you couldn’t come here.” Ely looked at her with surprise and spoke.
“How can I miss my daughter’s birthday? Come on, let’s not make others wait. You still need to cut the cake, right?” Lucy smiled and lifted her daughter to the middle of the couch.
Lucy went to the side and stood up while Charlotte brought the cake and put it on the table in front of Ely.
After Ely cut the cake, everyone started giving her the birthday presents. Since everyone had their presents wrapped, nobody could find what others gave her.
But, Ely was so excited that as soon as she received the gifts from everyone, she started taking out the gifts. The first gift that she opened was from Brian.
It was a paper with a few codes written on it. Normally, others didn’t understand what it means but Ely did. Her mouth opened when she saw this code.
She looked at Brian with shock and shouted “Yes!”
Master Control!
Now, she can use Lily for anything she wanted. Basically, Brian gave her full authority over everything he has ever created.
Seeing her so happy, Brian smiled and said “Alright, you should open others’ gifts as well.”
One by one, she opened all of the gifts. Charlotte, Adam, and Lily’s gifts weren’t that interesting. They were extremely precious and good but not in her eyes.
Even so, every time she opened the gift, she showed great joy to make them happy.
Lena gave her a stick. It seemed normal but it wasn’t.
Great Magic Stick!
With this stick, she can easily manipulate and create elements fusing her mana with it. Whenever they cultivate using Zero Point Energy, they produce another form of energy called ‘Mana’.
This is why the game has Mana in the first place. Mana is the outcome of evolution granted by Zero-Point Energy. It was a powerful energy that can be used for battle.
After taking that gift, she opened Wraith’s gift. When she opened it, Lucy, Lena, and Brian looked at the red crystal necklace with wide eyes.
Lucy almost made a move but Lena stopped her. Although Lena can’t exert her full strength, it was still good enough to stop Lucy.
“Wraith, do you know what that necklace represents?” Brian looked at Wraith and spoke with a sharp tone.
“Wow! Such a beautiful necklace! Thank you very much, Wraith!” Ely didn’t even hear Brian and went to embrace Wraith.
Wraith who was just frightened a moment ago finally felt safe. But, he felt a powerful disturbance in his blood. His bloodline was asking him to go away from her but his willpower was fighting back.
“Humph!” Adam clenched his fist when he saw Ely hugging Wraith like that. He chose one of the best gifts he could find on the earth but Wraith chose one of the best gifts one could find in the entire galaxy.
There was no comparison at all.
At the same time, Charlotte walked closer to Brian and whispered “Don’t act like a child. We can discuss things later. For now, let her enjoy.”
Brian looked at her and sighed. He also understood Charlotte’s concern. It’s just that he didn’t expect Wraith to give her Eternal Red Crystal.
He knows the market value of this crystal. It is almost priceless because there is not another crystal within the nearby ten galaxies.
But, it also represents something else. Since only one family in ten galaxies has this crystal, it represented the future Empress of the three galaxies. This is what made Brian so mad.
His daughter has just come into his life and this brat was taking her away from him. How could it not make him mad?
Lucy was also angry but Lena was surprised. Knowing the value of this crystal, it was so surprising that the Empress let her son give it to someone else when her son is just a child.
Is it because she doted him or does she have another intention?
Lena couldn’t come to any conclusion no matter how much she thought.
After separating from Wraith, she opened Lucy’s gift at last. She was very excited about this and when she opened the gift, she found a book.
Blood Domain!
Two words were written on top of the book. When she saw it, her eyes widened. She looked at Lucy with those same eyes.
Lucy smiled and nodded her head.
It was finally the time to let her daughter inherit the Blood Domain.
The final, most powerful skills created by the Vampire Progenitor. Ely had seen her mother use this skill twice and each time, no one from her enemy side survives.
It was the ultimate skill of vampires.
Ely didn’t expect her mother to give this skill to her so soon. Lena and Brian also looked at Lucy with surprise. This skill was truly famous and they knew only the top-ranking vampires can learn it.
“Wow! Is that Blood Domain?” Wraith cried out in surprise when he saw the name of the book.
Adam touched him with his elbow and whispered “What’s Blood Domain?”
“I heard it is one of the strongest skills among vampires. But normally, only the high-ranking vampires can train this skill and every high-ranking vampire is on Night Blood Planet.” Wraith whispered trying to keep his voice as low as possible.
?(O)??? But, all of them still heard him. Lucy narrowed her eyes when she heard her planet’s name. She knew this boy was the prince of three galaxies. Even she didn’t dare to reckless make a move.
Otherwise, even if Lena wanted to stop, it would be too late.
“Ahem! Since the gift ceremony is finished, how about we eat something? I bet everyone is hungry here. We will get the food ready.” Charlotte cleared her throat and distracted everyone as she signaled Lena to come with her.
While everyone dispersed, Brian walked in front of Lucy and asked “Can you come outside?”
Charlotte and Lena noticed it but didn’t say anything. Lucy nodded her head and followed him outside.
After they walked out, Brian spoke “I guess this is the second time we have officially met.”
Lucy didn’t say anything and nodded her head.
“I have already proposed to Charlotte.” Brian continued.
This time Lucy didn’t move and clenched her fist.
“There are many things that I still don’t understand. But, after getting my memories back, I found that you didn’t come to me because of prophecy or something.”
“I don’t know what to say since now, I am engaged to someone else. And, that person might not accept you. As the mother of my daughter, I have no problem with but.”
Brian turned and his face turned serious.
“If you want to live in this house in the future, you better listen to her. I will make one thing clear right now. I do not like you. The only reason I am even considering you to be someone related to me is because of Ely.”
Brian walked straight and passed by her.
At this moment, Lucy turned around and tears fell down her cheeks.
“Why? Why do I have to bear all the pain? I was the one who fell in love with you fifteen years ago. I was the one who bear your child. I am the one who had to stay away from you for eight years. I am the princess, the only person worthy to be your bride.”
“So, why? Why does she get to be your wife? Why not me?”
Slap!
Suddenly, Charlotte appeared in front of her and slapped her cheek.
“That’s the reason. You said it yourself. Leaving him alone for eight years. Leaving him alone when he needed someone closer the most. Leaving him when he had no one to rely on.”
“Prophecies? Destiny? Do you know why I hate you and Lena even though I don’t reject the idea of him getting anyone he loves in his life? You came to him because of prophecies and destiny. You didn’t come to him because you truly loved me.”
“If you want to know why I get to be his wife? Because destiny supports someone who truly makes an effort. I stayed with him when he was at his worst. I supported him when he was alone. I was there with him and I am still with him.”
“I did all that despite being a werewolf, despite knowing the fact that he hated us, despite knowing that he might even try to stab me as he did to you. I didn’t shed tears and hide in my room.”
“I gathered my courage, cooked him food, picked up extra jobs, and supported him while you were weeping in your high-class mansion. And, you still dare to say why.”