Deep inside the castle, there exists a room, and in that room are several decorative items such as vases with flowers, beautiful paintings hung on the wall, and many other things that all enhance the room's beauty. However, currently sleeping in that room on a large bed is a small Elven girl of dark skin, with an adorably chubby face, short silver hair, long pointy ears, and most importantly, a golden emblem of a star on her forehead.
Time continued to pass while the young girl slept until the light of dawn emerged from her window, slowly lighting up the room.
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'Yay, it's finally morning! I can go and play with big brother now!' Thought Elaine excitedly as she quickly got out of bed while making sure not to fall.
Quickly changing my pajamas into more proper clothes that mother insisted on me wearing, saying that since I'm the crown princess, I need to at least show a certain level of decency, though I'd much rather wear my pajamas around the palace.
Once I was done, I ran out of my room and headed to the right, as big brother Elif's room was just farther down the hall; however, when I got close, I made sure to be careful and sneaky as the tall woman who always follows big brother around will constantly stand outside his room and stop me from entering. After looking around and not seeing her anywhere, I dashed to the door in case she came back, but when I was just before the door, that tall woman suddenly appeared, blocking me to the door.
"Princess Elaine, you should already know, but his highness is currently cultivating at this time; any interruptions could endanger him." Said Illumia as she looked down at the tiny Elaine before her, who looked angry.
"I've already told you I'll be quiet, so just let me in, or I'll tell father on you!" Replied Elaine with childish anger as she pointed at Illumina.
"You've done that before, as well as speaking to her Majesty." Said Illumia while looking down at an even angrier Elaine.
"Then-Then-Then I'll tell big brother on you so you can leave me alone!" Announced Elaine smugly, as Elif had never once said no to her requests; however, before Illumia could respond, another voice did instead.
"Illumia let Elaine in; I've finished cultivating." Said Elif, while Elaine poked her tongue out at Illumia as she thought Elif had come to her rescue.
'Hmph, that's what you get, women.'
Walking into the room, I spot big brother sitting on the edge of the bed, smiling; I run over to him and jump up at him; however, I wasn't nearly high enough to reach big brother, but I trusted that he would catch me like he always does.
"Big brother!!"
"Haa, dear sister, how many times have I told you doing that is dangerous? What if I didn't manage to catch you." Said Elif as he stuck out his hand, causing Elaine to float in the air before setting her down next to him.
"But you've always caught me before, so I don't see a problem. Anyways, what game are we playing today, tag or hide & seek!?" Replied Elaine as she sat on his lap while kicking her feet.
"Well, before we do anything, we should take a bath and eat breakfast, seeing as I'm sure you haven't bathed yet." Answered Elif as he carried Elaine to the bathroom before setting her down.
"Fine, but afterward, we're playing a game I want to play." Said Elaine with authority as she undressed before jumping into the large bathtub while splashing water everywhere.
While I was enjoying the warm water, I saw a naked Elif about to get into the bathtub, but I splashed water on his face before he did.
"Hahaha, your face looks funny." Said Elaine as she pointed at Elifs blank face while laughing in amusement, though that suddenly stopped when she got hit with a big water ball with enough force that caused her to fall backward.
"Haha, now I understand why you were laughing so hard, Elaine; it's quite funny." Replied Elif chuckling while getting into the bathtub.
"Hmph, that's not funny big brother! Stop laughing, and stop using your powers; it's cheating!" Stated Elaine, annoyed at Elifs blatant cheating since she doesn't have any powers.
"But dear sister, I never used my powers; you must be Imagining things." Responded Elif as he tried to hide the smirk on his face.
"Yes, you did; I saw you, so stop lying!" Said Elaine, who started getting angry, much to Elif's amusement.
"Sister, I'm not lying; I'm sure you must've been seeing things as I never used my power." Replied Elif while waving his hands in the air in an attempt to show his innocence, though all that did was anger Elaine, even further.
"Hmph, fine, if you want to lie, then I won't play with you anymore!" Declared Elaine as she sat down and ignored Elif.
I started cleaning myself while completely ignoring big brother, and even when he called out to me, I would pretend I didn't hear anything; after I had thoroughly cleaned myself, I got out of the bathtub, dried my body, and put my clothes back on before heading to the dining room.
'Maybe if I tell mother, she'll punish big brother?' Pondered Elaine as she left Elif's room and headed down the hallway.
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'Hmm, maybe I went a little overboard messing with Elaine, but it was worth seeing her get angry; she looks adorable when she's mad.' Thought Elif as he got out of the bathtub and dried himself with his Qi before putting on some clothes.
Leaving the bathroom, I made my way out of my room and started walking in the direction of the dining room while thinking about the progress I'd made since the heavenly tribulation roughly two years ago.
'Everything is going smoothly; I've gotten better at performing all of my techniques, especially Heavenly Scar; I've gotten quite proficient in that technique. My cultivation has been improving at a steady pace; only two years have passed since I advanced to the Saint realm, and I'm already at the peak of the Saint King realm, quite fast but not that fast, though I do have to absorb much more Qi than anyone else, so I'd say my progress is amazing, although if I didn't have to, I would already be a Peak Half-step divine, which is one realm higher than a Saint Emperor. I have managed to find the intent I used during the final lighting tribulation, but I can't manipulate it at all right now, and I don't know why; nonetheless, every day, I'll take some time to try and understand the intent in hopes of being able to manipulate one day.' Pondered Elif as he opened the door to the dining room and saw how he was the last one to arrive amongst his family.
As I get to my seat, I notice Elaine sitting next to mother instead of usually sitting next to me.
"Ahh, Elaine, why did you leave so quickly, couldn't even wait for your big brother?" Asked Elif with a smile as he sat down and began eating.
I could tell she was still angry at me cause she didn't respond to my question and continued eating while ignoring my presence.
"Elif, stop bullying your sister." Said Maria as she lightly scolded Elif, causing Elaine to stick her tongue out at Elif from behind Maria.
"Alright, mother, but you can't blame me; Elaine just looks too adorable when she's angry." Replied Elif in defense, though his words angered Elaine.
"No, I don't!" Shouted Elaine angrily as she unknowingly caused her cheeks to puff out, making her look even more adorable than usual.
"Stop shouting at the table; you guys are right next to each other, and Elaine, Elif is correct; you look super adorable when angry, but that doesn't mean you can just anger her, Elif; she is still your sister, alright." Reprimanded Marcus with a shake of his head.
"Hmph." Pouted Elaine as she didn't like Elif being correct
I just nodded in response to father and continued eating lighting cherries. Yep, your thinking is correct; when I went through the heavenly tribulation, I made sure to have crates of berries surrounding the altar so that they could get baptized by the residue tribulation lighting. Although thinking back, it still gives me nightmares to this day; not the heavenly tribulation, that was scary, but it wasn't that big of a deal, no the horrifying thing was after I healed as that's when mother punished me, no doubt one of the most embarrassing things I'll ever experience.
'Ugh, let's think about something else; I still haven't recovered from the punishment.' Thought Elif as he got shivers thinking back to that day.
Anyways, I started talking with my family to get my mind away from those dark memories, though time seemed to have flown by as we had quickly finished our food.
"Alright, we have some stuff to do, so we will be leaving, and Elif, stop bullying Elaine." Stated Maria as she stood up from her seat and left the dining room along with Marcus following her.
Since It was just Elaine and me, I figured we could play together, but when I looked over in her direction, she just pouted before looking away. Seeing how she was still angry at me, I figured it would be best to apologize; otherwise, she would stay mad at me for who knows how long.
Manipulating my Qi to cover Elaine's body, I picked her up, and while she did try struggling, her efforts her obviously in vain as it'll be another two years before she starts cultivating; setting her down on my lap, I grab hold of her, so she doesn't escape.
"I apologize, Elaine, ok; I did indeed use my powers to throw water at you, and I lied; I'm sorry." Said Elif as his words calmed down the struggling Elaine in his arms.
"Hmph, It's too late; I don't accept your apology." Responded Elaine, who was noticeably not as angry but still mad.
"So what must I do for you to accept my apology?"
"If you want me to accept your apology, then you must listen to me for the whole day!" Said Elaine.
"Ok, I promise to listen to you the whole day, so do you accept my apology now?" Asked Elif as he looked at the now joyful Elaine.
"Yes, now let's go and play." Answered Elaine as she quickly hopped off Elifs lap and started running away while holding his hand, forcing Elif to follow right behind her.
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