Genesis, A New Creation

A Royal Party

-Chapter 5-

As Nocte began to walk into the forest he started to feel a familiar presence but as he felt it get stronger he closes his eyes and realizes it's Saara she was watching him he assumed. Though he didn't know why maybe she felt it too, perhaps Ata and Saara share the same abilities in some way but as he looked to where she would have been up in a tree he saw nothing, only green leaves. He sighed he had hoped he would be able to see what she had grown into personally but he guessed he would have to wait a bit longer.

Nocte walked a little further into the forest until he got to the small river, though he could still feel Saara's presence behind him, watching him but he did not mind after all he would have to "Role Play" a while before he could truly reveal his true self, sides after feeling what death is like Nocte could barely feel emotions some times and it had only gotten stronger when his mother had died. Even though she was not his "True" mother he still felt attached to her but he shoved aside those feelings and looked at the small river as it flowed down and he muttered "All water flows to a greater source, It never flows up only down…." He placed his hand in the water. It was cold compared to the warm air and the water itself was clearer than most water he had seen and he began to think "What will happen in the future….that's one thing that even I can't see, I guess that would mean fate does not exist and I'm in full control of my destiny. I had wanted to know everything but I still only know what I have seen and learned, Or Do I know everything but only subconsciously cause if I did know everything…..then that" he shook his head to dismiss his thoughts and he muttered to himself "No...my mind always does this, I guess it's the curse of being what I am."

He knew very well that Saara was still watching him and he cupped the water in his hand and placed a bit on his face and let it fall back down into the river and he stood up. Looking at his reflection he smiled a bit, "a young face and body " he thought "I will miss this young body once it's time comes to an end, though if I could learn how to use my essence in this body without destroying it completely then I could become immortal like my….children, yes...they're my children." he sighed and with a smile and began to walk back to his "Home" and as he exited the forest he saw three carriages marked with the Empire of Neoya symbol a roman golden bird on the side of it, with a shield for a heart that had a Iron cross on it and instantly his mind thought of Ata and he smiled and thought "I guess...he really did get my love for the Roman and German Empires from my world, though I wonder if he understands them as I do or does he even understand why?" Before Nocte could finish thinking his father came out of his home talking to a man in a blue robe with red lining and he was clearly a messenger and his father opened the door for the messenger letting him back inside his carriage and then looked at Nocte and yelled "Come here, You are gonna love this!" Nocte sighs and jogs over to his father then he shows him the papers and Nocte sees and reads that it's a invitation to a party at the capital for all the nobles to gather, His father quickly takes it away celebrating as he enters the home the messenger sitting in the carriage with a royal knight that is gladded in Silver armor and a helmet that has a T shaped visor but you can barely see into it as it has a glass structure to it, The armor is adorned with a blue cape but also curves along it of dates, names and even symbols of battles fought long ago, Each date, symbol had a golden trim along with a green ruby in the center of the chest plate and Nocte remembers this from a book his father gave to him. These knights were not just knights, They were hand picked and had been granted a name from Ata and were trained harshly by him for years at a time. Some even died during the training but the result was astounding these Royal Knights could take on any foe even Dragons in some occasions, Though even still for their great power they can not compare to even the Bestia Confederation's Warriors of Saisho these are nothing short of Demi-Gods but Nocte's thoughts are cut short as the Knight glances at him and turns back to the messenger and seems to ask a question which Nocte can barely hear but is close to "Was that boy really named by Ata?" The messenger shrugs not giving a clear answer and Nocte goes into his home and his father quickly hands him a outfit, His father is dressed in a Green outfit of what looks like an old military uniform and has a white puffy cloth in the neck piece. Though the outfit his father handed him looked more like a modern suit but with no tie or buttons and it was all black with blue trimmings and his father placed a hand on his shoulder "Get dressed, Nocte. That suit is tailored just for you."

-Hours Later-

As Nocte and his father exit the carriage it goes on it's way they were dropped off in front of two royal knights each having their own armor they looked the same but different engravings and rubie colors, The Left one had a dark blue rubie and the right one had a dark black one and they both showed the way inside. As Nocte entered the main room there were plenty of people. He found it quite annoying but his father was almost instantly in the crowd talking and trying to form connections with the other nobles, Nocte was on his own and he didn't mind it.

The room itself was large, a red carpet covered the floor and the room was covered in white paint and there were many sculptures of leaders and even military achievements,paintings,long forgotten weapons and much more was in the room but Nocte found little interest in most of it but then he felt the same presence, The presence of...two of "his kin" we'll not entirely they took on many attributes of him but they were not blood related which made his heart sear in pain but he shook his head dismissing the paint and began to walk around, Then he saw a few military generals playing a game he walked over and sure enough it was a war game. Plenty of pieces on both sides and all had their own markings some were royal knights others were magic casters and there was a single one that was the general marked by a star.

Nocte watched as the generals dueled it out in the game and soon enough they ended up in a tie, The one on the right just sighed and said "We'll do Oedipus, I think we call it here?" Oedipus "I'm not done yet! I have yet to even get your general Markus!" Markus laughs and sees Nocte staring intently at the board and says "Here, boy what's your name?" Nocte answers almost instantly but void of any emotion "Nocte…." Markus was confused for a moment but nodded and said "Here, try and play against my partner Oedipus, He's one of the best Generals of the Neoya Empire." Nocte is a little concerned but nonetheless decided to sit down and look at the situation. Markus watches with an intent glare clearly interested why this boy would find a game of war so interesting.

--Ata--

As he talked with Saara he noticed a few nobles were beginning to walk towards where his two favorite Generals were dueling each other in a game of war, Then he noticed Markus was standing and he himself began to walk and his sister followed closely.

The nobles moved out of the way of the two and Ata and Saara were speechless, The boy he named was dueling Oedipus and had encircled his army with a smaller force. Oedipus had his hands in his face clearly not knowing how to play his turn or how to even break out but then he saw a gap and he pushed his spear infantry out in a hope to break in encirclement and cause a draw. Then Nocte spoke almost emotionlessly  "Lets end this." and he moved Heavy Cavalry from the forest and charged into the spear infantry causing a mass rout with a dice roll that got a 24.

Ata heard Saara take in a large breath and hold a small gasp of surprise at his tactics and Nocte spoke yet again "Oedipus, the key to beating an opponent with a smaller force is by baiting his desire for Glory and Honor. This can allow you to win even in the most dire situations, such as what I have just done." Nocte wipes the board with his hand knocking down all the pieces practically resetting the game and holds his hand out as if to shake Oedipus's hand but he stands up walking away and Nocte lowers his hand and sighs and lowers his head as if in shame but he cleans the board and reset the pieces as whispers grow among the Nobles.

Then music begins to play and all the nobles turn their heads to the staircase and the Emperor comes and begins to walk down the staircase. He is wearing a golden crown on his head but it's only that gold not lined with emeralds or jewels, just gold. The Emperor walks with a seemingly young man clothed in a white robe with many jewels on his necklace that is clearly made out of gold, Ata knows the man is not young and rather a few hundred years old as he used magic to delay his aging. The name of the young man was Valimire, The Emperor was not as young as he used to be but he still had the fear factor to the generals as the Generals all got on both sides of the staircase and bow their heads in respect, almost in perfect unison. Clearly they understood why he was the Emperor as he took power when he was only in his teens by blood and iron.

Ata turned his head to find Nocte but he had vanished within the crowd and Ata looked to Saara who was also clearly glancing around for him as she was moving through the crowd to try and find him, Ata had noticed her slight obsession with him a year ago but he never questioned his sister. She was much smarter than he was, she had laid the groundwork for most nations they had today except for the Bestia Confederation, Founded upon a groundwork of a God that Ata did not know and yet at the same time he did think it was the source of the power he could feel if he focused hard enough. They had an "Alpha" this "Alpha" would rule with absolute power and the military would fight with a ferocity of that of a feral dragon and serve the "Alpha" with absolute obedience, At least this is what he thought that nation was as much a mystery to him as Nocte was.

-Nocte-

Nocte managed to squirm his way out of the party mostly and get onto a balcony alone, "Finally some peace and quiet…" he mutters to himself, Nocte looks up at the clear sky and the band of the galaxy is clearly visible, stars are visible for what seems like miles. "Like specks of white and blue paint sprayed onto a black canvas" he thinks smiling and thinking back to when he was back in school and learning how to use paint. He was planning on becoming a police officer or even a swat member but his mind drifts to the accident and he feels a pang in his heart as he realizes he left his grandfather and grandmother behind. Then he feels a tear go down his cheek as Nocte thinks of his six year old sister and he slams his fist on the railing made of stone and it cracks, his hand starts to bleed but he barely takes notice as he tries to hold back the tears as he realizes he left his sister behind with no mother, no big brother to comfort her or to teach her why those things happened.

After a few minutes of crying he calms himself and looks up at the stairs and finds himself smiling and he mutters "she will end up like how I did….and maybe, She will get a second chance like I did." he begins to reach his hand out to the sky and he gets interrupted by a voice "Oh? Do you not like parties, boy?" Nocte looks and see a man in a red robe lined with golden threads and he has a golden crown on his head but no jewels in it whatsoever and a young man follows his, He wears a white robe with many jewels on his necklace that is made out of gold and his fingers are lined with rings.

Nocte merely says "Not really…" The man takes note of his bleeding hand and his broken railing and asks "Did you hit the railing with your hand and break it by chance?" Nocte eyes widen as he looks at his hand and it's dripping with blood on his palm and he nods his head and the man laughs and says "Valimire...if you please." Valimire nods his head and reaches his hand out and a green symbol comes out of the palm of his hand and Nocte watches as the blood retracts into his body and the wound closes up and he says "Healing magic of the seventh tier?" Valimire smiles and says "You must study we'll….can you tell me what spell I used?" Nocte responds almost instantly looking back up at the stars and says "Cure Wounds, It's a hard spell to master but once it is mastered it can cure almost any physical damage." Valimire nods his head and looks at the man and whispers "I can sense he has power within magic, if he was trained he would be able to surpass me most likely…" The man looks at Valimire shocked but before he can do anything a scream is heard from the main room.

Nocte feels goose bumps go up his arms and back instantly he feels his father presence almost fade and he rushes into the room and his father is on the ground convulsing and foaming at the mouth, Nocte looks around and sees a wine glass broken on the floor and instantly he thinks "Poison…" and by the time Valimire gets over and places his hand on his chest and says "Cure wounds…." a green glow accord but it sons fades into a grey glow then nothing and he says "I was to late...he's gone.." Nocte feels emotions almost explode as his mind races "I couldn't protect him….I couldn't protect my mother…..My real father left me and my real mother died from….I couldn't protect them….I couldn't help…"