The Eternal Family



The palace was filled with hubbub and chatter with fast-moving maids all around. Everyone at the moment was talking about the 'Null Prince' who suddenly unlocked a Gift.

Everyone, from the lowliest of prisoners in the underground prison to the highest, The King, had heard of today's duel. In fact, the king was the one the most intrigued about it.

As the time trickled past, the Royal Battlefield, the arena where the battles of young geniuses of Lust royalty occur started to have more and more people. One by one, the insiders of the royal family started to congregate inside.

It was not an official event, but something as major as a Null awakening a Gift was always a topic of intrigue.

The Royal battlefield, unlike what its name might sound, was just a very big room that had a stage for its audience to sit on and watch. Had Harry been here, he would have surely chuckled, calling it a volleyball stadium.

And among the chairs, one by one, people started to join. First, each of the royalty's personal maids would come and check around a bit before the Royalty themselves would come and get seated.

And among the major ranks of these people were two unknown kids with Sky blue hair. Some people threw them nasty gazes, some didn't even acknowledge they existed and some just considered them as just anyone would a random person.

But still, for some, they were also topics of great attention. It was said that these kids came out of nowhere 2 days ago and the prince had accepted them as his adopted children.

It was a very surprising detail.

Especially since almost everyone here knew who these kids were. of course, they were very uncomfortable under these gazes but they had Harry's orders to take count of the people here and especially keep an eye on the concubines.

But as of yet, No other prince or concubine had come. Only some old grandmothers who had nothing to do and some ministers were here at the moment.

"When do you think the other princes would come?" Rome asked with a hushed tone.

Raina replied in a similar tone, "The battle is supposed to be 30 minutes later, and... Father should be arriving soon. I think the others would also arrive at near the same time."

They had reached here two days ago on a deep night and saw Harry, their new father as he promised they would. But he seemed particularly busy at this point and they couldn't get much time with him.

But it was enough for many things to happen. For one, due to trust reasons, Harry had already bound them with a thread. And they could no longer easily get his secrets out.

For a close second, Harry had also got them settled with the help of his personal Maid Anna. But they still couldn't see their step-father after that and only got an order to come here early and keep an eye on the concubines and princes.

Anna had brought them here in the morning, dressing them up in the Royal Outfits of Harry's and Lilly's younger time.

But still, even now, they were quite stunned. The Null prince who everyone in the castle seemed to be talking about had a Clone in the outside world!

And their mother was with him.

Of course, that had made them slightly nervous too, did Harry bring their mother with his clone for some shady reason?

It was still quite hard to trust a stranger.

Seeing a slight chatter from the side with some old men speaking around, Rome's ears perked up.

But they were a bit far, he couldn't hear them!

Raina whispered, "The maid, Anna is coming."

Rome's eyes briefly flickered and both of them turned around and glanced to the side. A woman, with dark hair floating on her back, a white, silent, and calm face, and pure black eyes added on top as if completing a beautiful sculpture that seemed to emanate a silent aura.

Some men's gazes naturally moved towards her and she silently frowned in disgust. Unlike most others who remembered her, she didn't wear maid clothes but instead wore the clothes of true royalty.

Golden ornaments on her neck and hands and a pure white comfortable royal wear contrasting her black hair. She smiled at the talking ministers, the ones who Rome couldn't hear, and said, "The prince had told you to consider this as an official event and that all the cost will be taken care of by him."

The 4 ministers, 4 old men, looked at her and nodded. "Yes, Mistress," they replied, not respectful nor disrespectful.

Had she been a maid, it would have been nothing. But using their means, they had all come to know that she was more than just a made and was considered Harry's wife.

But they were not sure about it.

Nevertheless, they were sure about one thing. Harry was not a Null Prince anymore.

Hearing them call her a mistress, Anna briefly rose an eyebrow and then nodded, silently moving and seating herself beside Raina.

"Hello kids," said Anna with a smile.

"Hello..." both of them greeted, a bit awkward.

Anna shushed them with a hand on her lip and murmured, "Do what the prince said." And started using her [Enhanced Senses] gift. No matter how small, she needed everything happening here and put them all into a list for Harry to take note of later.

He seemed pretty serious when he had told her that.

She had been absent from the scene when Harry woke up and was spending her time by her lonesome in a quiet room. Trying to make her senses sharper.

She had wanted to try and evolve her gift to try and help Harry be healed somehow. She had believed that since her Gift improved all senses. It should allow her to see souls at a point.

If so, can't she help heal souls?

But in the end, even though she reached Stage 2, her senses all grew focused, sharp, and sensitive to certain things. But it didn't make her see souls.

But luckily, Harry had woken up and she had reunited with him. Even though he was busy at the moment, he had promised her to have a night together after today's battle. She also had some questions.

After all, he had fallen into a coma right infront of her.

For now, her senses spread around, each word out of everybody's mouth was heard by her.