***prologue:

...lady Sylvia had lived a very ambiguous life to the point she only remembers things before her penalty. Before dying, she encountered the crown prince of Bradford - Castillo Vos Bradford, who showed her kindness and last act of love but in the end, The crown prince lost his life trying to protect her....

...with regret clinging deep in her heart, she whispered, " oh! I...I .. wish to redo everything, I wish I can show him I loved him...I wish .."...

...Miraculously, waking up in the body of her past self, Sylvia decides to live without the death flag and also protect her loved ones....

Next chapter :

Before the death penalty (1)

I wonder when did things started to go wrong, oh, was it mother's neglect or father's indifference? I don't know; and knowing won't make a difference Because I, Sylvia Fitzgerald is sentenced to death.

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In the great empire of Torres- a land blessed by the goddess of light -Theia, married a descendant of Torres and thus, The royal bloodline rose to power and established the Torres Empire.

Originally, Kristoff Torres was the candidate for the crown prince of Torres Empire but due to the oracle that said, ' The child of goddess born with white hair shall marry the divine holy maiden to purify to the land of disease.' The white-haired boy - Kristoff Torres was given the title of Duke Fitzgerald, soon the Epidemic and a war declaration from the Bradford broke out; Along with the divine Holy Maiden - Milanelle, Duke set out to purify the lands and ended the war with Bradfords. The Divine holy maiden and the chosen child of the oracle fell in love along the journey and married to become the most loved duo of the Torres Empire.

I am the fourth born of Duke Fitzgerald, My name is Sylvia Fitzgerald.

Born with a silver spoon, life was expected to be well off but ...

IT WASN'T.

After giving birth to me, Duchess Milanelle fell ill and was taken back to the temple,

The priest said that they didn't know what was wrong with the holy maiden.

some said that she had a weak body,

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some said that she suffered from an incurable disease,

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Others said that IT WAS BECAUSE OF ME - A CURSED CHILD.

The holy maiden, who was beloved by her Empire and the dukedom fell into despair.

and I was abandoned.

The earliest memory I had was probably of crying - crying so loudly that I lost my voice.

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I lived at the detached Castle in the southern region of dukedom ever since childhood.

Not a single individual entered the castle except a pair of patrols, two maids, and a cook.

The surrounding was cold and lonely - yes, loneliness was the first feeling that I had felt.

Still, as young as I was, I hoped that my family would come for me soon. A NAIVE CHILD'S THOUGHTS.

The longer I waited, the more I resented my family and that was the second emotion I felt - Hate.

Life at the detached castle was miserable and cruel, sometimes I used to think why? why is it happening to me? what wrong have I done to deserve this?

And that was the third emotion I felt - Anger.

when I turned ten, I had finally given up on my family, who I thought would return.

The next two years went by, and finally, Duke Kristoff had come.

I don't know what I felt when I saw him but what he felt was clear as a day - Remorse!

Life took a turn for the worst when I went to the capital Ristaf with him to live along with my brothers and sister.

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Next chapter: Before death penalty (2***).

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***The firstborn of Duchess was named Lex, who became a genius in magic. later, he was also called the master of the arcane tower

Lex had those pair of shining pink eyes like the duchess.

The second born was named Alfred who was gifted at sword and became a swordmaster; later joined The Royal guards.

Alfred resembles Duke's white hair and radiant blue eyes.

Alfred and Lex, Both loved their sister - Clara - The third born and the first daughter of Duke and duchess.

She resembles a duchess, with long wavy blond hair and pink eyes, she shone brighter than a star.

In years to come by, Clara became the saintess and married the emperor- Vicente Torres, who was madly in love with her.

The fourth born was me- The cursed child.

I was never a beauty; My tangled rough long hair and dull skin can't be compared to Clara.

I was envious !!

Clara had everything, she was loved by the duke and Empire, and the emperor while I was detested.

Envious as I was, I wanted my father and brothers to love me naturally.

Did I expect too much?

" seeing your face, disgusts me '" Brother Alfred warned

" Don't try to come near me " said Brother Lex, " and stop calling me Brother. '"

I stopped treating them like my family.

I stopped loving them.

I never met the duchess, after she came back from the temple, Duke sent me the northern town dukedom.

And there I met him - Castillo Vos Bradford, The crown prince of Bradford.

Our first meeting was a coincidence, I was 14 back then, my carriage got attacked by my mother's disciples. They wanted to execute me but I ran off.

Running, I found a boy at the edge of the forest, glancing at him I realized, he was a nobleman- Blonde shining hair, Deep dignified Blue eyes - No, he seems far beyond a nobleman, he seemed to be of Royal Bloodline.

" My lady, Are you in trouble ? " he asked upon seeing me.

I was desperate and nodded, ' if he doesn't help me, I am going to die .'

I was afraid !!

" I see, well let me help you ? " he said warmly,

That voice reached my heart.

He took me to his carriage and rode to the town.

It was the first time in a while, I felt comfortable. He wasn't showing any kind of negative emotion towards me.

occasionally, I glanced at him and he would just smile. He was the only person to smile at me with such warmth. when we reached the town, we parted.

I wanted to thank him but I was afraid. upon sensing my discomfort, he smiled and asked, " My lady, will you tell me your name ? "

My name?

I wanted to say but - I am labeled as a cursed child, My name is a curse but he smiled. This person smiled at me so warmly, how can I refuse?

" sly.Sylvia.."

He kissed my hand, " Nice to meet you, lady Sylvia, hope we met again. May the moon bless you "

That's when I understood, he was not from this empire. The empire of Torres greeted their guests as, " May the sun bless you " sun represented the goddess of light.

Seeing my expression, he said, " I am from Bradford, my lady. My name is Castillo Vos Bradford "

at that moment, a guard came, " Your Highness crown prince, we are ready to leave ."

That was my first meeting with the crown prince of the Bradford Empire.

I thought I would never see him again, I regretted it the very next day because he had come to meet me although I was surprised but thankful, ' If it's just for one day, can I be happy? '

But his visit didn't end, He came again and again and every time. he came he would bring - sweets, toys, dress, books and many more, The castle where I lived was mostly empty, monthly few people would come and do the chores and thanks to that, my days were less miserable.

I had not known back then, but that was the first time when I had fallen in love.

"Your Highness, what is a spirit?" I asked, Today was one of those days, where we could be together and relax.

" spirits are unknown creatures, The Elves says that a spirit is God's energy that separated and became individuals "

" Wow! There are Elves in this world! "

" In the south lies the land of Heaven called the Elven land, most people believe, Elves are the descendant of gods "

" I see.."

" Does our little lady wants to visit Elven land ?"

"that.." that's not possible; How can I a cursed child ever make such a wish?

" My lady, if you wish, I won't mind accompanying you. " he smiled warmly,

I flushed and changed the topic, " As..as I was saying, can I make a contract with a spirit ?"

" you can but it depends on your spiritual power."

" spiritual power? "

" hmm... okay, my lady please do as I say, close your eyes and concentrate at the center of your body.."

I did as he said, While concentrating, I saw a glimpse of silver shining, it's getting hard to concentrate.

" my lady, what did you see?"

" a ..a sliver core .."

He looked surprised, " My lady, congratulation!! you are blessed with high spiritual power."

He then explained that spiritual powers had been given to us by god's blessings at the time of our birth; There are levels of spiritual power-

•Green core - Basic Everyday spirit.

• orange core - low ranking spirit.

• Red core - mid-ranking spirit

• Blue core - High ranking spirit.

•sliver core - spirit king level spirit.

" Has anyone ever contacted a spirit king before?? " I asked, honestly, I was pretty surprised when I found out that silver core is a spirit king level but the proud look on his face tells me that it was worth it!!

" It's uncommon for folks in Bradford and I haven't about anyone other than the goddess of light having a spirit king, The Elves could provide some help, They are said to have aided the goddess locating her spirit king."

"Ohh!! "

" For now, let's contract any spirit you like. "

After a discussion, We decided to contract the spirit of the wind.

" Wind spirits are good at spying." he added, " we can also exchange letters now."

yes, that was the main purpose of choosing wind spirit, Castillo had to return to his kingdom soon, I was afraid to be all by myself, Even if it's just letters, I want to be connected to you.

That was when I realized my emotion for him was LOVE.

Two years passed by since we both met, I am 16 now, In those two years, I had contracted two spirits- spirit of wind-( High ranking) Peter and spirit of water - ( mid-ranking) Undine.

Castillo also had a high-ranking spirit of shadow- Arnold.

The time spent with Castillo was warm and beautiful. He was the first person to shower me with such kindness and I am very much grateful.

But it hurts so much more to see him go. He said he will come back for me after two years.

" Aren't you leaving today?" I asked as he greeted me.

"Cold as usual, Slv", he sighed, " Must you be like this today? why don't you sent me off with a smile ?"

" As you wish your Highness." I smiled, " shall we proceed to your carriage?"

"Sylvia, I love you."

"...."

These words are the most comforting yet hurting my heart. I, who never received any affection from this world was blessed to hear this from the man I yearned for but Castillo, how can you love a cursed girl?

I remained silent perhaps, I should have revealed my true feelings to you at that time.

We exchanged letters for a few months. Suddenly, an epidemic had begun to spread and a lot of people were dying - Castillo's mother was one of them.

Rumors spread that I was the reason why the epidemic had begun and because of that, I was confined in a northern castle owned by the duke Fitzgerald. The duchess health was degrading rapidly. No medicine or holy power was able to cure her.

she was going to die soon.

I met Clara again when she came to investigate my curse.

Deep down I knew, I hated Clara, when we first met, She came to meet me without telling anyone but the maids found her before she could arrive; later the maids circulated that I had bewitched the young lady Clara.

Clara was probably the first person who smiled at me but unlike Castillo, her smile was filled with pity.

For me, it was Castillo's smile that was genuine and that's why he was the first person to truly accept and smile at me.

" Sister, Do..do you resent me ?" She asked, upon her arrival, she was followed By priests and a knight.

'Do I resent her? '

" I ...I bear no such feeling," I said after concluding.

Maybe I hated you that time when I hoped for my family to cherish me and they only cherished you and so that feeling died when I gave up on them.

I was taken to the temple and locked up in a cell. I could no longer write to Castillo. No one knew when the duchess will draw her last breath, According to peter, The people of the empire want me to die as I was the seed of the curse, The council of nobles is yet decided. Either way, it's lifetime imprisonment or Death - clack! clack!

I heard the noise of boots; someone is visiting me.

' How rare? '

it was none other than Duke Kristoff, Cold as always but he seemed a little worn off. Behind him, was Alfred and lex.

" your mother...pay a visit to you mother," Duke stated.

'Mother? I am unfamiliar with that word you speak of it's not that I hate my mother for giving birth to me; I simply don't want to meet her.

Though Peter has been visiting and checking her conditions.'

" I can't comply with such a request. " I politely refused.

" WHAT ?" Alfred shouted

" Why do you refuse ? " asked the Duke

" Is there any reason for someone like me to visit the duchess? " I simply stated.

" SHE IS YOUR MOTHER," Alfred remarked

" calm down, Brother !!" lex warned.

for the longest time, I know one thing for sure, I never had a family. I do not know such a thing.

" Must I give you a reason to pay your mother a visit ?" the duke stated sharply.

I remained silent; The duke sighed and left. That night, peter brought me terrible news Duchess had died, and simultaneously, dreadful black lines formed on my body.

These lines? They can't be what I think they are but I never used black magic so why this can't be -

" Call the saintess! " The guard shouted upon seeing my black marks.

Without a second thought, Clara declared that I had used black magic and was indeed a cursed child, soon the public had strongly voted for the death penalty.

The trial of a nobleman would be held in the weekend my fate.

During that week, Castillo had appeared during night hours; upon seeing him, I was stunned.

" Your highness!"

He looked exasperated, " Why didn't you tell them you didn't do it ?"

Though I am gifted in spirit arts, I scarcely any magical power other than everyday magic, I can't use magic at all.

Black magic is high-level magic so there is no way I could use it but if I said it, would anyone believe it?

"why did those black lines appear? " I asked instead of answering

" The most reasonable answer would be a devil." he stated, " Devils can channel curses from the host to another person."

" Who ..who in the world would be contracted to a devil? "

" The queen Diana is the only person I know is in contract with a devil," he mumbled

'The queen? But why?'

as if reading my thoughts, Castillo said something I couldn't believe.

" Don't worry, I won't let her away with this..." he touched my cheek affectionately, " I love you, Sylvia ...I love you very much."

At that moment, I didn't know that this was the last time I'd get to see him.

If I knew, I would have not let him go.

In the year x68, The crown prince of Bradford died due to an unknown reason.

When Peter told me about his death; I was silent- I couldn't proceed with it, Castillo can't die: we promised to go to The Elven land together. He said he would wait for me, then why?

The pain I felt was anguishing my heart-The Castillo, whom I loved had died protecting me.

if I was stronger; if only I tried to Change my fate this won't have happened.

The Emperor of Bradford had declared war with Torres. My death penalty was shifted because of that.

During that time, I did everything to find the killer of Castillo - The only clue I found was the vibrating black magic similar to the lines in my body.

The devil was the one who killed Castillo?

The guilt only grew; Even when I was being taken to the guillotine, The only thing I felt was deep anguish.

Duke, Alfred, lex, and saintess- all of them looked at me with cold expressions.

'huh? so you all came to see me miserably die ?'

I could hear people cursing at me, calling me a cursed child, a witch, Devil, and whatnot.

my neck was secured at the bottom of the frame directly below the blade.

The emperor began saying something about how I was a condemned person and how I used black magic to curse the divine maiden.

I don't care what you say; I don't care being a cursed child- no I am not cursed just like Castillo said.

oh! Castillo, how I wish I had at least told you my true feeling?

That you are the first person whom I had loved and I was thankful that you came into my life. I was thankful that I ran into you that day. I was thankful for the memories we made all those two years and the letter we exchanged afterward.

Dear Castillo, I wish I could tell you that you were my strength.

"KILL THAT WITCH " the emperor shouted.

I closed my eyes, ' Castillo !! I wish to see you again...I wish to redo everything...I wish to reach to you..please ...'

*Clack *

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Next Chapter: Back to the southern tower (1)

My Body was shivering; It was so cold-wasn't the afterlife supposed to be warm ?

I could smell wood burning; Birds were chirping nearby- I opened my eyes !!

you have got to be kidding me !!

I looked at my rusty blanket- wait my hands are small; I touched my face- WAIT, WASN'T I SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD ?

"Master !! Master !! " called Peter.

"Master Sylvia, are you awake ?" said Undine

They both hugged me; Peter is High ranking wind spirit and Undine is Mid-ranking water spirit whom I contacted in my previous time.

wait ? previous life - that means

" I clearly died...so how am here ? and why are you two still with me ? "

The spirit contact is a lifetime contact but once the person who contacted dies; The spirits that were contacted are free.

" Master, It's most likely because you have silver core. " stated Peter, " Though I am not sure but when you died, It felt like..."

" A near death experience" I sensed Undine's fear.

But that can't be possible - To reverse time !!

" Undine, Peter, are you guys alright? " I asked,

Contacted spirit feel what the person who contacted them feel and vice-versa.To think they experience death with me.

Most contacted spirits connection break as the person's death looms over; thus contacted spirit are freed from their connection with their contactor few days before their contactor dies and once the contactor dies; The spirit reunites with Nature .

Undine and Peter both sensed my death, so their connection with me should have been broken; so why ? what could have happened?

" we are alright master !!" replied Peter

" If I died, you should have been freed !!"

They looked as shocked as me- Even if time was reversed; The spirit contact should have been broken.

" Even we don't know" Undine said, " but maybe its because master is silver core candidate."

*Is s***il***ver core that special* ?

" By the way, where are we ? And why am I so small?" I asked,

I looked around, the room had a rusty wooden door, a big faulty window, a small cupboard and a cracked mirror.

I picked the cracked mirror and looked at my reflection- I had the same tangled dirty blonde hair, my face looked young and small - it's as if I had returned to my life at the Southern tower.

" Peter, go and find out which imperial year it is ?"

" yes master " He disappeared

Judging from my surrounding, I am sure I have returned to the time when I was at the Southern tower, when I turned 12, Duke came to pick me up.

I looked around the tower; Trash has been taken out, The rooms have been cleared and food supplies had left ;that means the maids have gone through their monthly visit.

Once in a month, The maids, chef and along with knights come to Southern tower and leave the necessities for my survival.

Good!! then I will be alone for quite sometime.

" Undine, you can change to your animal form, Nobody is here in the tower for the time being "

Mid- ranking spirits cans change their forms depending on their power; undine's animal form is phoenix- Blue phoenix.

" I am back master," Peter said, turning to an handsome green haired boy.

High- ranking spirits can change to human form . "Master, It's imperial year xx60 "

" That means, we have gone eight year back in time before I died and that means I am currently 10 years old."

Undine sat on lap and started rubbing the back of my hand with her beak.

" yes, master !! " Peter sat opposite to me, " what are you going to do now ?"

'Castillo !! I wish to see you again...I wish to redo everything!! '

" I am going to change my miserable life." I rubbed Undine's feather, " I don't know how or why I came back but when I was about to die; I desperately wanted to redo my past life- I wanted to rewrite my fate...I don't want to be cursed child anymore...No- I am not a cursed child...so, Peter and Undine, will you help me change my destiny?"

Back, when Castillo used to say I had given up on myself and my fate - I used say that I am a cursed child and this is my fate... But now, things are different- Because if I let things go on like this: Castillo will die because of me !!

I don't want to give up on myself now .

" As my master wishes" Peter said

Undine changed back to her spirit form, " we have waited for you to rely now us like this ..master we will change the future together.."

We know the future events to some extent; So, to change the future, we have to make a pathway.

" I need to get as strong as possible before Duke comes " I concluded, " If I am going to change my destiny, I have to at least protect myself."

"Master, If I may suggest, why don't you contact another High-ranking spirit ? " Peter suggested,"Both Undine and I, are offensive spirit; so we won't be able to protect master but if master contacts a defensive spirit then the problem will be solved."

That's right!! Undine and Peter are my offensive attack cards. They work together perfectly and that's why when we are to be surrounded; I would be defenseless.

"Spirit of Darkness is specialized in defensive magic; I, once had a fight with a dark spirit and could not break through it's defense " said Undine recalling.

spirit of darkness?

" Alright; then let's contract a spirit of darkness"

" I will make the preparation right away, " said peter.

" Peter, I have a task for you..." I need to find information on elves . " Look for any elves nearby or any news related to them."

" yes, master" peter disappeared

" Right undine, let's make preparation"

The spirit contact ceremony is prepared by drawing spirit circle with a chalk and poured my spiritual power into it ; Fundamentally, there are seven spirit that originates from gods and goddesses-

• Wind

• Water

• Fire

• Earth

• Darkness

• Light

• non- attribution spirits

The age of spirit differentiate their ranking. undine is 429 years old while peter is 890 years old. Castillo's spirit- Arnold was 907 years old.

Castillo ? If we go back in time; that means you are still alive.

I stepped in the spiritual circle, I spoke the incarnation," O, The great spirit of Darkness, I call upon thee to answer my voice, To become one with me, and swear life time fealty to me- Answer my call! "

*The spiritual circle glowed and erupted smoke of black, In front of me stood, a cloud of endless darkness.

" you were the one who called me; human !" spoke the deep resonating voice*.

" yes, Great spirit of darkness- form a contact with me. "

The spirit remained silent; There are cases when the spirit declines to form a contact with the contactor. It's just as said, Spirits chooses their master according to it's contactor's spiritual core.

While I may have a silver core, I can't help but feel nervous. Judging from clouds voice, it is either a mid or high-ranking spirit .

" Name ? "

To uphold, The ceremony of contact, The contactor must give the spirit a name that will serve as a connection between the core of the contactor and power of the spirit.

" Nyx "

The cloud of darkness swirled around me; pulling my spiritual core and adjusting its power- i felt exhausted. and spiritual circle evaporated- This ceremony was completed . l could feel its energy- Nyx is a high- ranking spirit, higher than peter.

" Master " a handsome black haired boy enveloped in black called, " I shall serve you with devotion from this day onwards." his eyes sparkled under the moon.

" welcome Nyx" I smiled

" I have never heard a human or a spirit reverse time. " said Nyx pouring me tomato soup, " only god or goddess are able to reverse time... "

Nyx is a high- ranking spirit who is 967 years old. Oddly, he says that this is the first time he has heard of time reverse.

" You mean to say that unless I am a god or some god helped me; I can't reverse time "

" Yes, Nature follows the rules of god but god is the creator- The power to change the flow is that of the creator ." he said while sitting down, " But if you ask me, you are the first human with silver core that I have met in 967 years. strangely I feel as if I am connected to your soul rather than your core..."

" Even you " undine called, " Peter and I had that same feeling...maybe the silver core is special."

For the next few months , we had a strict routine- I woke up early and ran around the outskirts of the nearby forest to increase my stamina, so that I can run as fast as possible if my opponent is strong. Nyx teaches me self -defense, sword swinging and crossbowing . I practiced in the afternoon with undine and peter creating and perfecting our offensive attacks and practiced spiritual power concentration .At evening, I practiced with Nyx to improve my defense. By nightfall, peter taught me history, medicine, mathematics,theology and etiquettes.

The maids came by as usual and never suspected a thing; according to peter, They report to Duke about my lifestyle and how I am faring. Half of what they say is lie but I have no intentions for Duke to know that.

I need to get a lot stronger; before I enter the Dukedom- Before the real struggle begins.

Today is one of few sunny days, The southern region where only one can see clouds and snow. This view of sun is a blessing .

Nyx, peter and undine planned to celebrate new year with meat of boar. Boars are common animals found in the forest but hunting them is

tenacious, though with my current ability I am capable of killing it but it also makes my body tired. I dodged it's claw, aimed my arrow to hit it's forehead but the wildboar jumped at me. I rolled over, " undine, water slash !! "

Undine shot water slash from behind and diverted boar's attention. I refocused the arrow and shot it to the boar's head- Thaack!!

" peter, now seize it's air supply." The boar is injured but not dead, if its air supply is cut, then it will die in seconds.

The angry boar threw a tree which was double my height at me. I froze - even if I moved: I won't be able to dodge it. In the moment of spur, I close my eyes. " Master, 30 lapses from tomorrow." Nyx said holding the tree .

" WHAT?" I yelled, " Do you want me to die ?"

" Nyx, I think it should be 50 lapse, master's stamina is still poor. " said peter, lifting the dead boar. " To think, you made such a small mistake. "

It's true, I should I have ran or at least called Nyx but all I did was freeze at that moment. If it were enemy, I could have died.

" seriously!! you guys are worst !!" I said sitting down.

" master, don't worry!! after you eat, Boar's meat you can run 100 lapses " undine was trying to encourage me but it didn't help.

Since then, one year had passed peaceful. My training had been fruitful lately, Now I don't get tired even if ran 60 lapse. My bow and sword technique are nearly accurate.

" 121 " I was swinging my sword, " 122, 123, 124, 125, 126"

" master, why don't you contact a weapon spirit ? "

"127.." I stopped swinging, " weapon spirit? I have never heard of one ? "

" One of my previous master had contacted a weapon spirit. Is it uncommon ? " questioned Nyx, " Never mind that master, a weapon spirit is a type of non- attributed spirit- like the name of the spirit- weapon spirit materializes itself into a weapon like sword, crossbow, spear etc."

"It would be quiet helpful! " If i contact such a spirit; I will never be weaponless.

" prepare for the ceremony " And because I have the silver core; there is no limit to the number of spirits I can contact- It's said that the goddess, who had silver core had contracted three spirit king and twelve high- ranking spirits.

The ceremony was the same, I drew the spiritual circle and poured my spiritual power into it and began the incarnation, " O, The great spirit of weapon, I call upon thee to answer my voice , To become one with me, and swear life time fealty to me- Answer my call! "

*Crystalized smoke formed around me and begun shaking violently.

" Finally, a human called!! its been 790 years since I made a contact with a human- was it 800 or 790 years?... anyways human, you should feel blessed, for I, the great spirit of weapon will accompany you till the death and for life ...Now give me a name* ?"

good lords, This spirit is a little lively than the rest .

" Livia " The smoke pacified and spirit changed to it's human form- By the pressure on the core- I knew it was high- ranking one.

Now, I have three high- ranking spirit and one mid- ranking spirit .

" Wow!! Humans have civilized; The last time I saw, They wore clothes of tree leaves.." said the beautiful purple- haired girl, whose skin was white as snow," Your name, master ? " She smiled like an angel.

" Sylvia " I smiled, " welcome to my family, Livia"

" Was this weasel the one who told you about me ? " frowned Livia

" It still looks like you haven't civilized, Livia " commented Nyx, " I heard you haven't been in contact for the last 600 years, you should be happy to be contacted again... "

" Shut up, you poophead!! " scowled Livia

and soon, The southern tower became lively; Livia and Nyx though kept arguing from time to time but I can sense no hostility for each other.

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Next chapter : Back at southern tower (2)