Chapter 4: Yes, your Majesty.

Dez and his friends began strolling inside a forest 12 kilometers outside the eastern city gate.

“Is this your dream forest? Dez I can’t see anything special here.”

Ethan asks while looking around acting like he’s searching for something.

“You will know when you see it. there is no way you can miss it. Just relax a little, we will get there soon.” Replied Dez

“And what are we going to do there today?"

Suki had a big smile on her face, she looked very interested in this adventure.

It was the first time he saw Suki so interested in something and that made him happy.

Dez’s feelings for Suki were a little confusing for him. He’s always busy with training and studying; he barely sees her. Sometimes they only spend a few minutes on the communication watch. Her appearance definitely attracts him. but for his actual feeling, he felt confused.

And Suki lives in another city too. Very far away from Leven city, when you need to go there you will need to go with a long teleportation device. Or a normal journey will take you close to a year. Yet no matter how little he sees her, her beauty always mesmerized him just like this moment.

“Hey, Dez…. I’m talking to you, why do you have that foolish look on your face? Stop daydreaming, what are your plans for today?”

Getting his composure back Dez replied.

“Well, do I have to even plan something? We will just do stuff, have fun, I don’t know. There are a lot of areas to visit, things to see and experience. You'll see, just wait.”

Suki at first wasn’t too happy that Dez didn’t have a plan but after hearing his word she calmed her heart and decided to wait.

“ My dad sealed a big chunk of the heart of this forest. The deeper part of this forest is very big. My dad told me that he did use his domain to claim it, and transformed it into a dream forest; the rest is open and wild outside of his domain. That’s why he has one of his plant life forms living inside this place and protecting its entrance as guardian here. You won't know or see it but it's here."

Suki has always been attracted to the unorthodox side of things like sealing, illusions, cursing, blessings, and all the intangible aspects of this world.

“How did your dad seal it?”

“I never ask him so I don’t think I can describe it, I myself know very little about that. But I’ll show it to you when we get there.”

For Dez, his most fun activity when he visits the dream forest was to play inside this dream forest and nothing else.

“Did your father really use his domain in a forest? Why not on a city?” Ethan didn’t understand why emperor Kaihen would do something like that.

Suki had to shake her head, this Ethan sometimes annoyed her.

“What city? Your blockhead isn’t Leven City under the domain of the Selklor family."

Dez looked at Ethan and shook his head too.

“We only need one capital and besides, domains are used on important places and this forest is also very important, it’s really worth it. Once you get inside the dream forest you will understand. If I could choose, I may have definitely lived there instead of Leven city. It’s absolutely gorgeous too you’ll see.”

“Na bro." Ethan didn't believe him.

"That’s so boring. You need to live in a volcanic area like my family. feel the earthquake, see the eruptions, magma beast thrown into the air like fireworks, now that’s awesome. It’s all about the eruptions my friend.” Said Ethan full of pride while patting Dez's shoulder.

“Yeah, that’s why your brain is built like that. Giggle suki.

Ethan looks at Suki in confusion but like a moment of realization, he connected built like that = brain + eruption. he understood she was calling him stupid in his face and he had enough.

“Are you trying to pick a fight with me? weird eyes! Yelled Ethan.

For the loong family, their eyes are very important to them as a symbol of pride and honor. “I dare you to call me that again brick head.” Say suki with an angry face while taking her glasses off.

“Ohh you think I’m afraid of you? The last time I lost I was only 11, and you cheated. You haven’t tried the new Ethan yet. don’t ask for it. or you’ll regret it.” Said Ethan pointing his finger at Suki.

Seeing his friends gazing fiercely at each other and about to fight, Dez felt he had a responsibility as a good friend to stop them and step in.

“O the sight of hot-blooded children." Said Dez imitating the posture his father usually takes. "Ok, that is enough guys, we aren’t little children anymore that fight for little things every time.” Said Dez stepping in between his friends.

“And you, you’re close to 13 already Ethan. Show some maturity and don’t get angry for small things." Said Dez, putting one arm around Ethan's shoulder like a good friend. "And you Suki, you need to stop being so mean to Ethan, we are friends. Calling him stupid is so immature. Said Dez shamelessly, putting his other arm around her shoulder. Hugging them he emphasized, "We are friends."

Dez had a smug smile on his face like a senior who did a good job scolding his juniors, forgetting how often he himself called Ethan blockhead.

“Wait…."

"what ….”

Suki and Ethan were flabbergasted.

“Yeah…. What are you going on about maturity and that bullshit? Aren’t you the one that 2 years ago went Challenging every kid during the Imperial meeting and beating everyone up because ‘YOU’ wanted them to call you young Majesty and not your Highness? Then you line them all up and let them yell we love and obey your majesty Dezion in unison until ‘YOU’ were satisfied?”

“Hahaha Well… ‘that’…..”

“That's the old me you see.”

True be told his mother had bestowed on him some ‘personal training’ for doing that.

“Those are past days, I’m more mature now. I’ve grown up now can’t you see? And I’m about to enter the Leven Academy. so I have matured and I’m not a kid anymore unlike you guys.”

Ethan couldn't believe his ears. "Bullshit!!"

“Dez you're only 12, and aren’t we all going to enter our own Academy.” Suki replied with a sarcastic voice.

Dez Acted like he didn’t hear a thing, he put his hands behind his back, straightened his body like a pointing spear, and with fluidity in his steps kept walking.

“It’s obvious that you guys can’t understand.”

“Hmm, really… I have a great idea, it has been a long time since we had sparred. Why don’t we fight and see who’s the strongest among us? Why don’t we do a little sparring before we go to the Dream forest?” proposed Ethan. He was eager to beat that arrogance out of Dez.

“Better not. don’t worry About that and waste our time. I’m always going to be stronger than you two no matter what.”

Dez spoke with a carefree tone and kept walking. Undeniably he still had his ego inflated.

Not long after he spoke he Instantly felt a dangerous feeling locking on his back.

He instantly jumped away. And he heard a low boom. After looking back he saw that Ethan had hammered slam the ground.

“You have some fast moves ‘your majesty,” said Ethan, giving Dez an evil smile.

“What do you say, Suki, why don’t we teach our ‘lord’ here some lessons before we continue?”

“Yes, Ethan, I think that’s a great idea. It seems someone has gotten a little cocky over the months we weren't here…”

After that Suki took out 2 silver spirit energy guns pointed at Dez and smiled.

“Wow… no.”

“guys…”

“Wait a minute this is a misunderstanding.”

….(Evil smile)

“Guys come on, we always fight one on one, aren't we? Why are you both going against me?”

…(mocking smile)

“Wow, Suki guns? Really? you know I’m not at the awakened level yet, there is no way I'm moving that fast. I’m not winning against those energy guns that are unfair… come on can’t we talk about this like the friends we are.?”

Every time Dez spoke he did so While stepping back. With his hands raised.

“Maybe you're right, guns may be overkill. I don't need a dead husband before marriage.”

Hearing that Dez took a breath of relief. But not for too long.

Putting her gun back into her space ring Suki opened her jacket. Her jacket was full of small pockets from top to bottom.

In these pockets, she had small needles, poison needles, kunai, short throwing knives, shurikens, a pocket holding a set of small and palm-size balls. and if that wasn’t enough from her space ring she grabbed a bow, to be more specific a one and a half meter long compound bow that was full of wheels and lines.

After arming herself she jumped to a close-by tree and disappeared. You could only hear her voice.

“I’ll make sure to entertain you well my ‘majesty’.”

Ethan, on the other hand, deactivated his 12 training bracelets and put them also in his space ring.

From the ring, he took 2 black and red flame design iron gauntlets that went all the way to his elbow and 2 boots from the same collection that went up to his knees.

Smashing his fist into each other you could hear some booming sounds displaying his immense physical strength.

“I see…”

“You guys are determined to test me today.”

“I see….”

“I guess I’ll have to play a little rough today.”