Commander, stop staring at me!

Chapter 7: Spiritual Space

After the family tucked their only daughter/sister to bed, all of them went straight to the conference room. Here they talk about all things that require the highest level of security including military, political, medical advances as well as the welfare of their most precious daughter/sister. This is not being over dramatic, but due to the rarity of Tiara’s existence as the first daughter of a genetic orc warrior who is still alive 7 years past the year that a daughter of a genetic orc warrior is believed to die, she became a miracle and it’s not an exaggeration to say that all scientists who wants to advance in the field of medicine and genetics would want to capture and study her body.

“Now, all of you, explain to me when and where you found Rara?”

The four hurriedly explained how they found Tiara as to not further anger the queen of their house

“-and he took the bracelet that Rara made for 3 years!” Arthur didn’t forget to add this part as until now, his heart is bleeding knowing that his greatest rival actually has that bracelet! That bracelet was actually made of knots and because crafting handmade thing are no longer popular in this era, that bracelet is unique and his sister made that for three years, that’s the first time he understood how perseverant his sister was, if she sees that the knot is not good, she will do it all over again. For three years, she didn’t stop until she finished that bracelet, and now that lizard actually has it!

“WHAT?!” Gerard, George, and Gavin shouted. They didn’t know this story since this ice block actually cut their communication after he said that he already has Tiara with him

“I will go to the emperor, this can’t be! That’s the first thing my precious daughter did and it should be given to her beloved father!”

“Father, of all of us here, it should be me who is most worthy to get that bracelet, I was the one who cut the spider lily thread according to her wish and besides, I was the one who’s always with her when she’s making that!” Gavin proudly said

“If I didn’t find that thread, you won’t have anything to cut so I think I deserve it more!” Arthur retorted

“Where is he now? I will go and take that back; I already gave him a knight’s oath and he still think of taking that bracelet? Who does he think he is?” George already stood up and ready to find Theodore

“What knight’s oath? Are you crazy?” This time Ayessa who was silently watching how her family’s men fight for a bracelet suddenly burst, how can her idiotic son gave a knight’s promise that easily? It’s not that she will stop her son from doing it if it’s needed, but her son gave the promise to a royal! This alone makes the whole thing complicated.

“Don’t worry about that mom, Paxley didn’t accept it because it’s against the rule of the first emperor”

“That’s right, I just remembered, a royal who is a candidate to the throne cannot accept a knight’s oath coming from the knights of the five houses, as it would give an imbalance of power, unless the current monarch is deemed unworthy to the throne by its people” Gerard explained to his wife

Ayessa’s anger didn’t subsided so she threw the first thing she held to her unruly son “Giving the oath is not the point! The point here is you gave an oath in exchange for your sister! If the receiver asks you to do something dangerous, it’s not you that will be implicated the most, it’s your sister who will think that because of her, her brother’s life will be in danger! Have you thought of that?!”

The four men became quiet, honestly, they haven’t thought of that direction. When they learned that George will give a knight’s oath, they also wanted to give one but since their current status will not allow it as one is the patriarch of a house, the other one is an heir, and the youngest hasn’t been knighted yet, they’ve just let George bear it. They knew the severity of giving a knight’s oath and they are ready to face the consequences of giving it, but they never thought that Tiara would also be affected in some ways.

"I'm wrong" the four men simultaneously said

"What have you done wrong?"

"I shouldn't have let Rara know that I gave a Knight's oath" the three men were nodding as if confirming that they agree to what George has said

"The four of you, go in the gravity room in your prototype! don't dare to touch the silver ball! What have I done wrong in this life? I have many admirers before, why did I choose a stupid man, now even my sons are stupid, good thing I still have a daughter"

The four men quietly stood as they listened to their queen's rambling

Tiara, who doesn't know that her family is having a meeting because of her, is now in the dream land.

But this dreamland is not like her usual dreams. This place is like a picture of paradise. Picture because there are noticeable dark areas on the three sides that makes an abrupt cut to this place.

What caught her attention was the spring in front of her, but she doesn't have the hobby of drinking something she's not sure of, even if it's just a dream.

She then roamed her eyes again and saw the pavilion connected to a small house. This reminds her of the historical dramas that she watched when she was still in the blue star. She walked slowly towards the small house just to take a look. She was a little vigilant when she pushed the door and it just opened on it's own.

"Ah, finally, you came here, what took you so long? Those imps are probably dying while laughing at my misfortunes"

Tiara stopped in her tracks as she heard a male voice. Years of practicing to suppress her feelings made her calmly look around to find where the voice is coming from. Finally, her eyes settled in a white boulder, wait, this boulder is familiar...

"Yes, yes, this boulder is familiar as this is the boulder that killed you in the blue star"

"Talking stone?"

"You are stone! your whole family is a stone!"

"Then how come-"

"Shut up! It's all because of my imp friends! huhuhu, I lost in the draw lot that day so I was assigned to stay in the blue Star while they are having fun exploring the universe! Who would have thought that they will be stranded as well to another galaxy so we lost communication. I cultivated on your planet for thousands of years so I can just send my spirit to my home galaxy , then suddenly, you died because of me! huhuhu, a higher civilization cannot kill people from lower civilization with no good reason or we will die as well so the cultivation I painstakingly cultivated was used to fulfill your last wish and I also found a place where there is a rich energy, but man, why did it take you so long to cultivate me?!"

"Uhm, this, I'm also not sure. I was bedridden since I was sent here and I don't have any means to cultivate" Tiara guiltily answered. Now she knows that everything she has right now is in exchange for this stone's cultivation. But hey, it's not her fault that this stone chose a body that has a lot of deficiency

"you are still quibbling?!"

"I didn't say anything"

"In my own space, do you think I won't be able to hear what's in your heart?"

"Fine, it's my fault, thank you for arranging a beautiful family for me and I apologize for my late cultivation, although I'm not really cultivating I will try my best to help you" Tiara sincerely said

"Huh, no need, I already have enough energy to go back to my galaxy" the stone said, since it sees that Tiara is grateful and knows that she's wrong it didn't make it too hard for her Anyway, it was with her since the day she was born in this time and space so how come it doesn't know what Tiara have been through? It was also regretful that time but what can it do? The family where it put Tiara is guaranteed to love her but it forgot that there was a constraint in this space, well, it would not admit that it is wrong.

"Good thing that you where sent to a planet with a lot of untapped energy so I was able to cultivate, anyway, I only called you here to tell you that I need to go back but I can't bring this space with me, so I will just give it as a gift for you" the stone proudly said, it will not admit that this is a compensation for the faulty choice it made back then

"Are you sure?" Tiara surprisedly ask

"I am not a liar who goes back to their promise, hmp" it knows that Tiara is not like the other crooked people on her planet so even though it can just leave without saying goodbye or giving away this space, it still took time to talk to her. It still waited until she united with her family.

"Then, thank you! thank you very much, you already gave me a lot but I will not turn down this gift because I really like it" Tiara's eyes are shining as she looks at the stone which she nows regard as her dear ancestor

"Hmp, of course! Who can turn down the space that I made myself? Let me tell you the basics of this space. I made this 3 years after I stayed on your planet, then cultivated it for the next 4 thousand years but because my energy is not enough to send the both of us here, I borrowed the cultivation of this space. Although it is no longer the same as the previous space it is still powerful. You can send living and nonliving things here, grow spiritual plants in the soil and heal spiritual and physical fatigue in spring outside. You can cultivate here if you find a place with a lot of spiritual energy as it amplifies the energy that you can get. I will also leave you the books and seeds that I kept from my exploration on your planet.This space can also grow as you grow stronger. I won't give anymore information, exploring is more fun than listening. Take care of yourself, goodbye"

"Wait, what's your name?!"

"My name? I already forgot since it's been a long time since somebody call me using my name, just call me Shitou"

"And you still don't want me to call you stone"

"Shut up" Shitou said but the voice seemed to be lesser, then the white boulder turned to dark then it crumbled, turned to dust then disappeared.

"Thank you, Shitou"