Rise of the Malactric Heir

"It's cold but feels nice," Adora mumbled before opening her hair and entering the water, where she laid back, balanced herself, and sighed as she gazed up at the night sky.

"Kingdoms rise and fall, it's not a false saying, the storm that is coming can devour all of us if we run away, we don't have a choice but to face it head-on, you are the one that made me realize that but my ways are different," Alix said as he came out on the beach, and she turned to look at him as he sighed and sat down on the sand.

"You are correct once more, and even if your ways of doing things are different, it doesn't matter in any way, that is not a problem; no matter what happens, you are still Alix, but just so you know, I have no intention of letting mine fall; I will probably claim the throne," she replied.

"Thank you, I guess, and probably? Aren't you certain, or is it something you don't want?" he asked, and her eyes shook as he did so.

"Perhaps not," she replied with a sigh, and he looked up at the stars, which both of them have a habit of admiring.

"Adora, I am not a normal person, am I?" he asked, and she looked at him. He smirked, and she realized how different Alix was, and that he didn't care.

"Would you like to tell me why you think that, and then I'll respond?" she asked, and he looked at her with piercing eyes, and she swallowed.

'Talk about intimidating,' she thought.

"I saw a monster's shadow that was mine several times," he responded, and she smiled.

"Do you detest that?" she asked, and he scoffed.

"I don't see why I should," he responded.

"Good, yes, you're not like the others, Alix, but that's who you are, it's a part of you, you already accepted it, that I know from the look in your eyes, you sure have changed," she said, and he sighed.

"Is that bad?" he asked.

"I don't think you care what other people think about it, well that's my opinion, of course, but no, it's not, and that's a good thing, whether you believe it or not, Alix," she replied, before diving down into the water, and he smiled.

"You are right about me not caring but it's amazing how acceptable you are; not many people are like that, but sometimes I sense a different thing within you, coming from yourself as well; maybe we aren't that different, in many ways," Alix mumbled as his eyes glowed red and a red glow mixed with black formed around his body when he thought about the one that's making their lives miserable.

A few minutes had passed and Alix noticed Adora had not come back up and his eyes narrowed, looking at the water.

'What is she doing? Is she even alright under there?' Alix wondered then sighed.

"Adora," he said, and she raised her head up from underneath the water and smiled at him.

"You are fine," he said.

"Yeah, I am fine, got worried?" she asked as she raised up from the water, he stared at her as the wet clothes imprinted on her body and she grinned and then sat beside him.

"You couldn't take your eyes off," she teased, and he scoffed.

"You are shameless," he said, and she chuckled before turning to face him.

"Do you have a problem with that?" she inquired, and he looked at her.

"I don't think I do, you are not usually like that so," he responded and she sighed.

"That's good," she said and he smiled.

"You're right, I'm not like this in front of anyone," she replied, and he looked at her.

"I see, Adora, are you ready for this? A fight in which you have to risk almost everything?" he asked.

"I guess none of us really wants to do that, but my answer to that is yes, Alix, that or lose for good," she replied with a smirk as her eyes began glowing purple, increasing the pressure around her and Alix smiled.

"Well, that's a good enough answer; they're all doing that, to save the ones they care about and some have other reasons but whatever reason it may be, I believe it's good," he said.

"Yes, they all have good reasons, Alix soon enough you will all be coming together, that's a day I am looking forward to seeing, you wall work together to help each other," she replied as he stared at her.

"I would like for all of us to meet soon too, but I take it you already knew that," he said and she nodded before he stood up and looked at her.

"If we stay out here much longer it might not end well, come on, you're going to catch a cold, can't risk it right now," he said, extending his right hand, which she grabbed and he helped her up.

"Thank you, Alix," she replied.

"You're welcome, let's go," he said as they both went inside and noticed that the others had already gone to bed, and they smiled before making sure everything in the villa, including the doors, had been properly locked.

"One minute," Adora said as she brought her index fingers together, releasing a red energy field around her, and Alix looked at her before her body returned to normal.

"That should do it," she concluded.

"A barrier?" he asked.

"Yeah, let's go," she replied, and they went to their room, where Adora locked the door and grabbed her clothes.

"I am going to freshen up or do you want to go first?" she asked.

"It's fine, go on," he responded, and she smiled at him before leaving to freshen up while he sat on the couch, turned on the television, and chose an anime to watch in the meantime because his mind was filled with things that he didn't have an answer to but the enemy kept crossing his mind, he knew that he hated him but couldn't find many reasons to the extent of his hatred for the enemies even without meeting their boss.