08.1- Venhorst's point of view part 1- this is an extra chapter.
Catarina Venhorst.
Tears stream down my face. I don't know how long it's been since I started crying. My eyes, as black as night, are now red from crying so much. It's not that I'm a feisty woman, it's just that the pain in my chest keeps growing every time I think about what happened. I've been refusing to see anyone for days now. I'm so sad, and all I want to do is stay locked in this damn room.
I was so happy. I felt like the most loved, luckiest woman in the world. When we're in love and someone loves us back, it's the best thing in the world. Fernando and I loved each other so much, and we were so happy. This lasted until that damn year. In fact, it's why I'm crying now.
2010 this was the worst year of my life.
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December 2004.
I am a strong-willed, proud, charismatic, and fair-faced girl, very beautiful. Even in the entire kingdom, few are more beautiful than me. This fills me with pride and satisfaction, but I have been concentrating on not becoming arrogant. I am Catherine, I am from an aristocratic family. Although we are noble, my family does not hold a title of nobility, so we do not have a territory.
Years ago, before I was born, my family made a contract with the Evans family. In this contract, it was agreed that the Evans family would help my family obtain a title and resolve my family's financial situation. At the time, my family was on the verge of losing its nobility. My family demanded that they send a woman to marry into the Evans family. But in reality, what they wanted was a legacy for our race. How beneficial it would be for my family. I wasn't even born yet, so I didn't know it would be my nightmare.
In 2004 I was already 15 years old at the time I was fighting to become a wizard, thanks to the contract above with the Evans family now my family has in its possession the evolution path of the elemental wizard, with the help of my family's resources I became a wizard years ago, now I just need to increase my power, now I am a seventh level primary being, I am very happy with that.
Because we have a small town in the Venhorst territory, there is a need to pay an annual tribute. Today is the day to go and present the annual tribute to the Venhorst family. My father decided to take me with him to pay respects to you. The last few days have been very boring, training all day, so I agreed to go to the castle in the city of Novo Redondo.
TOK TOK TOK .
Someone knocked on my bedroom door, I think it was Dad.
— Daughter, are you ready?
My father said, from his voice he seemed to be in a hurry, I better go now.
— Dad, I'm coming right now.
I fixed my hair and put on a blue dress with white stripes, now I look like a princess from the stories, when I left the room my father was outside as expected, I know I look beautiful but I want to hear my father say it.
— Dad, how am I?
— You look beautiful, my little princess.
I smiled charmingly revealing my white teeth and a perfect smile, this combined with my beautiful face that has not yet fully blossomed is a fatal weapon to stab any man's heart.
We left our mansion, and were led to the carriage by the guards, although I don't need the guards, my father insisted on taking them, I a wizard being escorted by mere guards, how laughable, I want to see who will protect who. The coachman was already waiting in the carriage ready for us to leave.
Besides our carriage, there were three others. One of them carried the tribute, the rest were the guards who supposedly protect us. The carriages moved along smoothly. The sky was beautiful, with no sign of rain. The sun shone brightly, radiating some warmth. It was a beautiful day.
The carriage was traveling on a flat dirt road, so it rocked a few times. For a few hours we walked without incident, but halfway through, some thieves tried their luck with us. The guards were very slow to deal with them. I released a little of my aura and they ran away like the rats they are.
Since then, no thief has attempted the same. After four long hours, we finally reached Novo Redondo and went to the castle in the city center. It's not my first time here, but I still find everything very impressive—the great wall, the buildings, the large square, the church, and the castle—everything is very beautiful. I would love to live here; it would be amazing to live in the castle.
It wasn't long before we reached the castle and were led to Lord Venhorst. Along the way, some guards discreetly glanced in my direction. I pretended not to notice. I'd long since gotten used to it. I, a beautiful and cute girl, naturally attracted some glances.
— Stay here, I will announce your presence to the lord.
The guard, who seemed to be in charge , let us into a spacious room and announced our presence. The castle is truly beautiful; the walls look like a work of art. White and gold curtains adorned the room. The carpet beneath our feet was golden and soft. I wouldn't mind taking a nap on the castle floor.
After waiting for what seemed like 40 minutes, the guard returned and with him was an elegant man. He appeared to be young, even younger than my father, who was 48 years old. The man appeared to be 30 years old, but of course, that was just his appearance, he was certainly older than that. The most impressive thing was the elemental fluctuation around him. Even though I can't discern his level with my senses, he must be at least a medium to intermediate being.
I was so impressed with the man that I didn't pay attention to my surroundings. Suddenly, I felt a gaze assessing my body and my level of evolution. I looked for where that assessing gaze was coming from, and when I found it, my heart skipped a beat. The one looking at me was a drop-dead gorgeous young man. His eyes were piercing, his eyes telling me to trust him. Unintentionally, my cheeks turned slightly red. How embarrassing.
— Greetings, Lord Venhorst.
— Greetings young lord.
My father pulled me out of my thoughts and signaled for me to bow. As a nobleman, there was no need for me to bow. But nervously, I bowed like a servant instead of using noble etiquette. When I realized I was bowing, I nearly fainted from embarrassment. That had never happened to me before. But the beauty of this bastard and the elemental pressure emanating from him completely confused me.
— Greetings, Lord Venhorst.
— Greetings young lord.
I copied my father and length as it should be.
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Days passed
Later I learned the name of the young lord, Fernando Venhorst. He is a shameless young man, but I like him. Since the day we met, he has been chasing me all the time. When I refused to see him, he abused his father's authority to summon my father and me just to see me.
He did everything to court me, sending me flowers every month, writing me a poem but saying no, telling me the most beautiful songs in the world but still saying no, even convincing his ex- girlfriend to come talk to me, saying they were over for good. One time he went crazy and yelled at my bedroom window.
— With millions of girls in the world, my heart chose you.
— Just tell me what I should do to convince you to stay in my life.
— My world without you has no meaning anymore.
— I love you, you are the woman of my life.
Finally I couldn't leave him like that anymore, after all he had already tried everything.
- Yes.
- Yes.
— Yes, I accept being the woman of your life.
Since then Fernando and I became lovers, I was the happiest girl in the world,
he was a great man, caring, respectful, strong and the least important was the
Young Lord, with your position, my family couldn't oppose our relationship. But unfortunately, all of that would soon disappear.
*****
years passed
Year 2007.
On that day, Fernando proposed to me. I said yes. I was so happy I went to tell my father, but I found him drunk from head to toe that day. The next day, my father called me to talk.
— daughter you must escape.
I was confused, because my father is saying something like that, as far as I remember I didn't commit any crime.
— Dad, what are you talking about? Why do I have to escape?
My father took out a contract and showed it to me, I took it and read it and realized why he told me to escape, my father explained everything to me about the Evans family, the day before they sent a representative to inform me that they would come to get me in a few days to marry the young lord of the Evans family, my heart sank at my father's words.
That same day I looked for Fernando and explained the situation. At first I wanted to run away with Fernando, but after thinking about it for a while I discarded that idea. My family would be destroyed if they unilaterally violated the contract. Fernando couldn't run away either, he was the future lord of the Venhorst family.
For a long time, the matter became a political battle between the Evans family and the Venhorst family, their respective heirs wanted my hand in marriage, this would be a beautiful dream of the naive girls I was in the past, but now I was on edge.
As it was a dispute between the nobles, a decree from the royal family was issued to avoid internal conflict in the kingdom, in the royal decree it was stipulated that the heirs of the Evans family and the Venhorst Family dueled for my hand, in 3 years.
*****
Years have passed, now it's 2010
In these three years Fernando and I trained like crazy, Lord Venhorst poured all the resources into our training, after three years passed Fernando became a level 1 medium being and I became a level 2 base being. Fernando was an entire kingdom stronger than me, but his opponent was even stronger, a level 4 medium being, he is already at the peak of the medium kingdom.
When the day of the duel arrived, Fernando Venhorst and Gonhein Evans engaged in a fierce battle. Fernando was slightly weaker, but he had the strongest arts. He could use gravity as a binding force, he used the earth element for his defense, and for the attack he used his sea-splitting sword, a very strong art that did not even belong to the kingdom. The art of gravity and the art of the sea-splitting sword were arts that Fernando acquired by pure luck on his travels. He almost died to acquire this set of arts.
The fierce battle enlightened several people who watched, in the end Fernando came out on top he fought with his life as a bet and his superior arts ensured victory, but even so his victory was not easy, he was seriously injured, he was almost dead when the battle ended.
Fernando was cured by the best healer in the kingdom and took the best healing potions in the kingdom, quickly in a few weeks he recovered completely.
With Fernando's victory I was finally safe, at least that's what we all thought at the time.
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A few months later.
A message was sent from Evans territory to Venhorst Castle. As it turned out, Gonhein Evans had become a superior being. He would personally come for me , fulfilling the contract between our families. They would duel again for the Evans family's rematch. Fernando could do nothing but accept the rematch. Of course, when the day arrived, Fernando was cruelly crushed with just one blow, and he fell into a coma. It was already a miracle he hadn't died.
Under threat I had no choice, Gonhein threatened Fernando's life, and his father could do nothing either, after all in the Venhorst family the strongest, Fernando's father, the current lord, was just an average peak being.
I didn't even have a chance to say goodbye to Fernando, who was fighting for his life at the time. 2010 was the year that marked my life. In that year, I became cold to be able to bear the feelings that burned in my chest: humiliation, frustration, impotence, bitterness, helplessness, and hatred. All of this turned me into a cold being. I decided to forget the past and leave everything behind. Maybe by forgetting, I will stop suffering.
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2012
This year, the cold gradually began to disappear, because I found a new lease on life, a reason to smile. This year, I gave birth to twins. I was both happy and sad. I'd always dreamed of having Fernando's children, but they were still my children, my flesh and blood.
Beautiful children who looked like me, which was a good thing: the eldest , Natalie Evans, and the youngest, Natasha Evans. Thank the goddess, the children were born of my race, not their father's. They had an affinity for the water and fire elements, and their spiritual energy affinity is high. In the future, they may become elemental mages.
Even so, my suffering would only increase.
Catarina Venhorst 2013.
In the year 2013, the blow that shattered my heart finally arrived.
I was taken to the Evans family some time ago but even so the purpose was not fulfilled, according to the contract I would marry Gonhein Evans, but to make their decisions clear, they were only concerned with heirs, not me, although I am beautiful my origins were quite humble, I was not qualified to marry the great Gonhein Evans.
At the end of 2013 I was cruelly expelled from the Evans family, they ripped my children from my arms, I felt like total trash, that was when I really realized the cruelty of the world, in this world one thing is Sertã the strong reign and the weak are trampled on, treated like trash and nobody cares.
To cut the connection of future heirs with their mother of humble origins, the Evans family intended to end my life, and fake an accident or some kind of illness, but because of my connection with the Venhorst family, they decided to just tear my children away and expelled me from the family.
My hatred for the Evans family soared to the heavens, I swore revenge, but for that I needed power and status, I was just a base being , I was insignificant, my status was even lower, there was no way to take revenge at the time, I had to return with my chaotic feelings, I never hated so much in my life, one day the entire Evans family will pay, I only fear for my children.
I returned to my family in the Venhorst territory, in our small town with my father, at the time Fernando was away on training, he only returned half a year later, when he returned he came to see me.
Fernando was furious, he almost did something crazy, Lord Venhorst and I stopped him from taking action without thinking about the consequences.
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2015
On this day, Fernando and I realized our little-remained dream. I finally became Fernando Venhorst's wife, becoming Mrs. Venhorst . It was a moment of great joy. The wedding soothed my hateful and wounded heart like never before. Our wedding vow was a vow never before seen. We swore before the goddess, our parents, and heaven and earth that when we both became superior beings, together we would destroy the Evans family.
Time passed and we became stronger but it still wasn't enough, Fernando became my anchor to keep me from sinking into despair, his love saved me and gave me peace of mind, he is the best man in the world.
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note : In this world, different races do not conceive mixed races. For example, if a human and an elf have a child, they will not have a half-elf, half-human child. The dominant chromosomes dictate the child's race, but the parents can still pass on their genes to the elemental and spiritual layers, even if only in certain cases. Throughout the work, I made this clear and will explain where mixed races come from.
— Note 2: This is an extra chapter full of time jumps. Everything will become clear in part 2 of this chapter.