In the quarter of my mother's room, my mother put me on her bed and then started a formation so that whatever we are talking about cannot be hear by anyone else. In the room, all of a sudden I sat up although I can't open my eyes for some reason of the poison but I can still move thanks to the training I have been doing in secret by my mother and the healer from the senior elf.
I got up and asked, "mother I didn't expect this from father."
"well there were two things that I didn't expect, one of them was your poison is too powerful which is very difficult to heal and the other one is that of your father's reaction." replied Diane.
"The higher elf did managed to clear some of the poison that you hired, thanks to her I can at least walk." replied Ray.
"I wanted to ask my friend from elf kingdom, she is even better healer than the one that I hired but she was in seclusion. I am sure she could have healed you 100%" said Diane.
Diane was talking with his son when a knock came. When Diane opened the door it was Tina one of the four maids. Tina used her storage ring to bring out something and then leave. It seems like a thing to see what type of skills one can have. Diane called her son to put his hand on it and he followed her instruction. Then a light came and it went. Diane was happy that his son got a skill. But she was confused to find that his son was acting weirdly. so she asked, "is something wrong?'
To which Ray replied, "everything is fine mother, but it seems in learning this skill it has 9 parts."
Mother smiled and said, " there are many skills that has several parts. it is normal to have several parts."
"But mother it is showing 9 elements beast skills. It means I will have to learn 9 elements to master it, mother"
This time Diane got shocked and asked, "Are you sure?"
"Yes." came the reply.
Diane stayed quiet for a while before warning Ray, "Do not ever let anyone know what type of skill you got to anyone my son."
Ray nodded and said something even more shocking to her, " mother, before my spirit was formed which turned into a seed said that I am too weak for it to form, so it said I will at least need to be stage 3 for it to form."
Diane got shocked again and said with teasing anger, " are you trying to shock me to death? can't you say it in one go and your spirit can talk??"
To which Ray gave a cheeky smile, and seeing that smile she knew that there is even bigger shock that is coming. And so she gave him an inquiry look. And to that Ray replied with a smile, " I save this for last since I wanted to see or hear all your reaction. The spirit said, my talent is indeed unranked since it hasn't been triggered or started yet. It means my talent can evolve. And to evolve it I need to gain something to trigger it. And yes my spirit can indeed talk with me but for a short while since again it says I am weak and we can talk for few minutes or so."
Diane took some time to get everything and then said, "At first I thought your talent was on soul and you will become soul mage but it seems you are a mage for something different. That is why I was making sure you learn soul technique like 'seeing with soul', 'using soul to fight' and many more. But it seems your soul power is just a bonus. You have something even more and you need to figure it out yourselves."
"I was planning on making you stay for another 4 years so that I can train you, but in here there are eyes and ears everywhere and they will do anything to kill you if they find out anything about your talent, skills or spirit. I was 12 when I was send to train by my father but in your case it has to be earlier the better. I can keep you at max for six months and within these six months I am going to train you how to fight personally. Of course I will make you learn all the soul technique. Your body gets stronger and help you even further to learn more about alchemy and forging techniques."
"Since in these last 3 years you have been learning basics about alchemy and forging techniques we will leave those for after you leave for travelling. I will give all the books related to the cultivation technique, alchemy, forging, about body, fighting styles and of course weapons in a storage ring. Since you have high soul power it will be easy for you to use it. Anyway those are for future. The next 2 weeks your assignments is to read and learn the body structure of people. Till then, mother has different business to do." Diane was speaking with a smile until in the end she gave a look that she is definitely going to deal a business which definitely means business. For a second it gave a shiver to Ray who was using his soul seeing technique looking at his mother. Diane left the room and in a second 4 ladies came together at once behind her. These 4 ladies are Tina, Mina, Rina and Lina.
Diane asked, " Is everything ready?"
The 4 replied together, " yes."
In these 2 week while Ray was learning about every details about the body of a human, Diane made her move.
Diane waited for all the men to come from north and then made her move. She actually poisoned at least half of the kings and minister's grandson's and granddaughter's to illness with poison which means more than half of the children of emperor is getting poisoned. These have given the emperor a headache and he has no idea what to do since in some cases it was he himself to blame but this madness need to be stopped so he went to his father for help.
Everything was going according to Rex's plan when he heard that his eldest son got poisoned and is going to live for 3 days at most. This had definitely scared the heck out of his soul and went running towards his father for help as well.
Diane was sipping tea with her son when the maid Mina came in and said "your highness the emperor and ex emperor has summoned you."
Diane smiled "is that so? Tell them I am enjoying tea with my son, I will be there in 2 hours."
Mina also smiled and left what she was ordered to do.
Mina said the same thing to the messenger and the messenger said the same thing to the emperor. He nodded and send him away.
Rex asked brother, "what did she say?"
"In two hours she is coming" he replied.
Rex wanted to say something but the emperor said only one word, "wait."
In the conference hall 30 to 50 kings and ministers waiting with Rex and Steve being there as well. One more person is there sitting beside Steve, Rocky who is laughing and teasing Steve by saying, "not to interfere, remember." And Steve was so embarrassed and getting irritated that he had to fixed this mess up when it was his children and their age that needed to fix it. He is getting a headache and keep on saying to "shut up" to his friend with (💢) on his face.
Finally after two hours the empress came and sit down beside her father instead of her husband. To which her father started laughing again.
Finally it was Steve who started the conversation and said that, "these childish behavior of both sides need to be stopped or else a lot of my grand children will die. And that will not be a joke."
"But father I don't know who poisoned him and without any evidence sister in law did all these" said Rex.
" No one has any evidence that I did it either and without any evidence brother in law is blaming on me." Showing an emotional crying face and replying mockingly.
Steve can't take this anymore and said this by looking at his son, kings and ministers, " I don't care who started it or did when, where or what but I know one thing if you don't trade the antidote with each other then you can say good bye to your son and grand children bye bye."
Finally reluctantly both sides agreed to do it but it didn't stopped there because Diane made sure just in case that her son get fully healed after taking the antidote in front of everyone or else she will not give any antidote to anyone. After seeing that her son opened his eyes and looked at her. A tear came down and checked everywhere using her sense and found nothing wrong. So she left with his son and only giving her father a nod. Rocky gave the antidotes to the emperor then left with Steve to tease him more.
The emperor got the antidotes to all the children and managed to heal them but he didn't gave the antidote to his brother Rex for free. Rex had to pay a hefty price to get the antidote and left grudgingly.
In the empress quarter Diane was sitting with her son on the bed and check, double checked and kept on checking until Ray said to her that he is fine. He also said that his spirit said that he is fine. And only then did Diane let him go lovingly.
Diane said to his son that this is all she can do for Ray before he leaves in six months but first thing he needs to do is prepared. She also said that she will manage the emperor fort with her other two children and that she will not allow anyone to do anything to him. Or else they already got the hint what could happen in return. For these six months she has prepared all kinds of medicines to increase the strength of Ray and gave her all the training equipment he needs to get stronger.
Diane gave his son an important advice that, " you have to train hard outside, you need to remember there will be beasts and rare chances waiting for you. There are hundreds of things that are dangerous but the most dangerous is human. Never ever trust anyone because who knows when or where they backstabbed you. Always be aware and eat properly. Oh no you don't know how to cook. I will have to teach you how to cook and pack seasonings too." She brought out a note book and making list again. If anyone sees how big the list is in the note book people will go crazy because she is preparing everything just incase for him. Treasures, protective talisman, weapons, medicines, stones, money and what not."
Also she said to her son that, "By the age on 12 or the time you reach level 9 of stage 1 try to go to one of the academy school there is in the east of our emperor fort. I will let you know more about it before you leave, till then train hard."
To which Ray only nodded innocently.