The whole Arena ground is vibrating, even Arin can feel a sudden shift of gravity. Dust already settled down by pressure created by Seraphina.
Arin saw again a little blue colour ball. Seraphina takes it out from her pocket then consumes it by crushing on her hand.
[86…90…107….189…192]
Arin smiled, this smile is not of enjoyment, or fun. It's really an unsettling smile, it seems Arin is thinking of something that a normal human can't think of. Arin activated his passive.
"Engrave."
Cut marks appeared on his full body, blood flowing down from his hand on the sword he was holding. Blood didn't fall on the ground, it just covered his sword.
Sweeeeep
Seraphina attacked Arin to pierce his chest but Arin didn't block her attack; he simply dodged it by moving one step left.
"Your attack pattern is too predictable, princess."
Arin tried to attack her back on her uncontrolled moving body. But he missed, Seraphina used her gravity power and made her body light weighted to move fast. Arin's sword pierced the ground. And the whole mud arena split into two halves.
"wooh Mr.Arin, You used your full power but unfortunately i am still unscratched. I think I made my hopes high, but it seems the legend of the unbeatable graven is still a legend" Seraphina mocked him to lower his confidence.
Arin pulls back his katana from the ground. "What are you talking about princess? I didn't even use my technique on a full level." Arin's blood on the sword starts vibrating with the high frequency and starts sliding on its axis. His legs till thighs covered by his own blood. "Let's see how many minutes."
Tannnnnnng
In blink Arin's katana is clashing with Seraphina katana. Seraphina barely blocked his attack by her instinct, because her eyes didn't see it coming.
Her eyes are now wide in fear then she saw Arin's face, she saw only a smile not a fear, not force, just a simple smile.
Arin pushes her back, then they both start clashing their katana. Now they both became too fast to be seen by naked eyes. Only the sound of steel and cracks on the whole arena are visible.
One layer of shield broke down from the roof of the arena. Atahsaia felt this from his room. They both fall on their legs on the opposite side of each other.
Seraphina moved her hand and many weapons were floating behind her. A few seconds ago those swords, spears, shields were hanging on the walls of arena.
[Blood shield activated]
"Now what is this blood shield?"
Dhaad
What's that sound? Arin saw a spear behind him rammed in the wall.
"You really have many tricks in your pocket Mr. Arin." Seraphina pulls back that rammed spear.
"Princess, let me teach you something. If you want to win, never show all your cards too early in the game."
"I am not a child. Mr.Arin, I am a trained Blood Art Practitioner." Seraphina launched all her floating weapons on Arin.
Arin's blood keeps deflecting her weapons, while fighting her simultaneously. Her gravity manipulation power is really annoying. It's too powerful but in immature hands. It feels weak.
[Warning]
[50 years remaining]
"(What already, then what about her.)"
[134 years]
[Suggestion: Drain her life, it's the only way to win.]
"(Life drains from a princess. No, I can't do that if I do that they will find out. No no no, I have to find another way.)"
[41 years]
Arin took a step back then he used his blood shield power and threw his blood on her face. Seraphina closed her eyes for a few seconds. When she opens her eyes. Arin was standing behind her, his katana on her neck and he was holding her waist as well as her both hands to stop her from using gravity manipulation.
"What are you gonna do now, princess?" Arin said.
"I accept my defeat."
"Good job to both of you." Atahsaia is approaching them with Jean behind him. "Didn't I tell you jean, he is as good as his father."
"Yes my lord, now I can easily see his glimpses in his body." Jean appreciates Arin and Seraphina. "And Princess you really become a powerful warrior but it seems you have to do more work if you want to be a Trait bearer."
"I will work hard, teacher." Seraphina bowed in front of Jean. "It's all because of your training that I reached this level."
"Haahaa, how kind you are Seraphina. But I think you have a new partner now."
"Whhat…pppp..partner." Seraphina's tongue starts fluctuating.
Atahsaia and Jean both are laughing at her. Seraphina sees Arin is also laughing while hiding her away.
Seraphina's brain can't handle this situation. She may be a fearsome warrior but now her face is full red.
She burst open training ground's gate and ran away from the arena at full speed. Outside of that gate a figure is standing there and listening to every conversation that is having inside.
"So, the Graven is still alive." then that figure vanished.
Inside Atahsaia is telling about his new identity. " Your new name is going to be Aren Vale and you are a minor noble's illegitimate son from the western noble city. You are brought to the capital as Princess Seraphina's "companion/guard" under royal decree.
This will help you to blend in but because of your rank you will be going to be bullied by those high ranking nobles son's. I am telling you to just tolerate them, just don't get noticed. You will get your clothes with vale sigil. But for now I think you should take a bath, Arin. You are reeking of sweat. "
Arin took her leave, when he was walking towards his room, he tried to smell but didn't feel any odour. "(Aren Vale, what a creativity king. Now I am concerned about kingdom's future. Well for some point he is right, one wrong move and I can't pay back my mother's debt."
[First installment: 9,700]
[3 weeks remaining.]
[You touched another person's blood, now you can manipulate their blood.]
Arin touched his neck and there was a blood drop. Arin's worry suddenly vanished "(Well well one more step forward.)"
Seraphina is taking her bath in her personal bathroom. For a single person this bathroom is too big and in the middle hot water is filled in the swimming pool but this pool depth is too low.
Seraphina is sitting in that pool feeling relaxed, water level is equal to her chest and thinking about the duel while closing her eyes. Then she remembered how Arin holded her waist. Her heartbeat is rising and down there she is feeling itchy.
"Hmmm, what's going on?" Seraphina touched down there. She feels an unbearable pleasure.
She came out from the pool. She uses a gravity spell on water droplets sticking around her body. All water droplets fell on the ground then she wrapped a table around her body. She entered her room and jumped on the bed. Bed was too soft and it really bounced. And she instantly sleep.
Veylor kingdom is shining again today with the rising sun. And in the palace everyone is working very hard. There is someone standing in the corridor, it's maid named Mia is standing in front of princess Seraphina door knocking, after that opens Seraphina's room gate gently. When She came close to Seraphina, she saw the whole bed down from Seraphina's waist was wet. First, she thought that the princess pissed on the bed. But when she takes a good look, she instantly recognises that this isn't piss. Mia knew this liquid very well because in the past whenever her husband comes home at night, he always makes her bed wet like this.
Maid put both her hands on her cheeks. "Ara ma ma, when our little princess becomes an adult."
To be continued...