Child from the Dungeon

Chapter 256: The Princess' Eyes

Princess Alexandria Ithuriel Avalon I.

The sole daughter of the King House of Avalon.

She was born with a 'Magic Eye', an eye gifted to her thanks to the Mana itself that runs strong in the Avalons, an Eye that enables her to perceive things unlike no other, unlike her predecessors even.

The 'Eye of Clarion', a Magic Eye rumored to enable her to see and perceive things that others don't, one might say she could see everything with that, thus enabling her to plan her steps in life unlike no other.

That is the greatest thing about her ever to be shown in public, her magic however, for whatever its name or how it works was never revealed to the public, as the Avalon House had a rule to keep the truest nature of their members' Magic in secrecy from the public's eye, even to the other Houses.

As the House that rules Elysium Haven, they need to look invincible in front of the other houses, thus, resulting in them trying their best to hide any leak of their power as much as they can, or even, hiding themselves from the public at best.

But, things will change.

Princess Alexandria, the sole Princess, and Heir to the throne, decides things have to change. With her success in assuring her father, King Alexander Elysio Avalon XIII, about her decision to make some changes, the King approved it and decided to let her do her thing by making her attend the 'Arc Magus Academy'.

Slowly but surely, making people aware of how powerful the Avalon House is even more thanks to the princess' prestige there, increasing the people's curiosity even more on what the Avalon House' Magic is.

Wondering even, how strong the Princess will be in the future.

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" So, it is true... " Draven says as he goes inside the Princess' room, a room worthy of a Princess, filled with gold and goods, so large even.

" The 'Eye of Clarion', your Magic Eye enables you to see almost everything within Elysium Haven," he asks, wanting to have clarification from the Magic Eye owner herself as she offers some drink, pouring it into a golden glass.

" Is that what they say about me, cheers? "

" I don't care what they say, that's why I want you to answer it yourself. " Draven tells her.

" Why should I? Draven? "

" Why should a Princess from the 'Arc Magus' tell you, oops-! " the Princess covers her mouth, preventing herself from spoiling.

" Ah, I see someone not taking chances. " Princess Alexandria sees Draven already equipping his weapon, the Aether Blade.

< Aether Blade, Ascalon (S) >

" You think I will let you? " Draven asks her.

" I'm sure I could easily kill you now, Princess. " Draven tells her.

" Even if you scream, I could immediately use the Shadows to destroy even the greatest of Knights who were meant to guard you... " Draven threatens.

" You will never. " Princess Alexandria smirks, waving her head.

" Why so? " Draven asks, suddenly feels himself dizzy. As if a force is currently affecting his head.

"( What's this, I- )" Draven's view is distorted, his balance is wavering, and now, he tries to look for the System's interface, wondering if it has something to say about his current phenomenon.

"( Impossible, no ... Notifications...? )" he wonders, as the System is just silent unlike it used to be, while he struggles to still stand in front of the princess, controlling his current breathing.

"( Breathe, breathe... )"

"( Use your Ki training, focus, meditation, focus,... )" Draven tries to recover himself but he begins to feel more distorted and fell, luckily, the princess is kind enough to keep him from falling.

" Oops, I won't let you. " said the princess as she held him, in an instant, all the dizziness went clear just by her touch.

" What the... " Draven returns to normal, panting on how distorted he was just now, immediately rising, maintaining some distance from the Princess over what happened.

" What did ya do!? " Draven asks her, while the princess, already activating her 'Eye of Clarion', looks at him with her golden eyes and...

" As they say, eyes are the windows of one's self. "

" For that's how I do it. Just now, I was trying to use my eyes to see things through yours... "

" But, it seems the <Jaeger Eyes>* of yours can't see the value from me, or perhaps calculate how strong I am... "

" Not perhaps the System, even, though I really wanna see my current 'Level', isn't that what your power calculations are based on? " the Princess asks, making Draven frightened when she mentioned that.

" Do not worry, there's still so much of you that I don't understand. " the Princess calms him.

" Your eyes, the System... "

" That thing seems like it already existed when you existed, even..., before... "

" Not just that, I see from you, hearing memories from a time that you didn't even know you've been there before or not? Or perhaps someone... " the Princess tells what she just perceived in that instant.

" Ya didn't know anything about me. " Draven tells her while holding his head.

" Guess the 'Eye of Clarion' still doesn't enable ya to 'know' all things, does it? " Draven asks, making the princess chuckle.

" Oh my, how interesting of you. "

" O, you who came from the dungeon..., you're existence is a mystery to me, just like the shadows you've bent and controlled. "

" Seeing you is like the greatest challenge of my very gifts, something different to perceive than the ones before, fufufu... "

" That's why, I've been solely, secretly, viewing you as much as I can, using many tools and other eyes to see you from each kind of perspective. "

" To see, slowly but surely, the mystery solves itself before my eyes. " the Princess says while smiling.

" Ya're going to unravel me, didn't ya? " Draven asks the princess, again, she shakes her head.

" Soon, soon you will be unraveled. "

" Please, my dear 'Prince of Shadows'..., you think you can keep this 'vigilante' thing forever? " she asks.

" Do you realize it now? Some already know who you are and some already began to secretly connect the dots. "

" As the Princess with the 'Eye of Clarion', I should advise you to prepare for it, dear Draven. "

" For I could tell, if you don't, the damage will be more destructive to you and your current residing family than I could ever perceive or imagine... "

" And I mean it." Princess Alexandria tells, making Draven begin to think of his parents and his little sister, also those from his House.

" You got me there. "

" I guess I better listen to what you've said from now on. " Draven turns back from her, preparing to leave but.

" I shall let you into our House's vault! " the Princess says all of a sudden, stopping Draven from walking away.

* Draven looks back.*

"Surprised? You should've been grateful you had this chance, though," she tells him.

" Besides, there's something I want to show you... "

" Something that might be important to you and... "

" Those against you. "

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Extra:

*<Jaeger Eyes>

See Chapter 9: Attack (1)