《Glory be to Arria》2. Wedding Night
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The ball is packed, it seems almost every noble in the realm has attended. The noise makes me want to leave the instant I step through the doors. Many people congratulate me on the marriage, I say some simple pleasantries and move on.
It isn’t all that good of a feeling when one is congratulated on something, they had no choice in doing, whether it is something good or something bad. Soon I join my wife on the dance floor, I don’t happen to be a gifted dancer and thus the entire experience wasn’t all that much fun.
I concentrated so hard on not screwing up that by the time I was done dancing I was exhausted. I sat down and began to eat some of the dishes on the table. Not long after I start eating Giovanni joins me at the table.
“How is the meal your majesty?”
“It is fine, how are you today?” I look at the man, his beard hides the smile on his face. His eyes seem to be happy but upon closer inspection one can see that the smile most certainly doesn’t reach his eyes. His hair has long since gone gray from the stress of running an empire.
“I am most pleased; it has been a good day.” His wife walks up and smiles at me, I am momentarily stunned. Rosa De Alle is a beautiful woman and it is clear that her daughter takes after her.
“Hello your majesty, it is a pleasure to meet you once more.” Unlike her husband, Rosa’s smile reaches her eyes. Her dress is modest, a rather dull color but despite this it doesn’t diminish her beauty in the least.
“Likewise, I hope you are enjoying the ball.” I begin eating once more, hardly sparing them another glance. We continue talking for a while but it is mostly just me and Rosa, Giovanni dislikes me and mostly ignores me. The feelings are mutual, had it not been required to meet with the host he probably would have avoided me. Much less acknowledging the fact that I married his daughter today.
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“Mother, Father, Husband.” I glance over my shoulder to see Isabella joining us. She sits beside me and inserts herself into the conversation, with an excuse to talk less I happily shut up and ignore the fact I am surrounded by the Alle family.
“Michael reminds me so much of Giovanni when he was younger!” Rosa says dragging my attention away from the food on my plate. I do not understand what she is saying, I am nothing like Giovanni.
Giovanni is an administrative genius, above everybody in his generation. He carefully maneuvers the court and always manages to place himself at top. In comparison I am rather bad at administration, all I know is how to fight.
“Is that so?” Isabella asks, Giovanni also seems to be paying attention to the conversation now. His normal smile has flipped upside down and because he currently wears a frown which in turn causes me to smile.
“Certainly, both of them are men of few words. Not to mention how they constantly look displeased; it wasn’t until much later in his life that Giovanni started smiling more.”
“Dear, that hardly makes me similar to his majesty. How could I compare to heaven’s favorite descendant, the chosen of God?” I can hear the smugness ooze out of his words but everybody else around me ignores it as if it didn’t happen.
Time passes in the blink of an eye. I look outside and notice how dark it has gotten. Slowly the crowd has dwindled down until it is just me, Isabella, Rosa, and her husband.
“Well, it is time for my wife and I to take our leave. I hope you enjoy your stay in Belnuo, I recommend you and your son visit the great library. There are a vast number of books there.” I say looking at Rosa while standing up, it is late and I am growing impatient.
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“It has been an honor, I shall take your suggestion into consideration and bring Leonardo to see the great library. Have a good night your majesty.” I begin to walk away after she finishes with Isabella following closely behind me.
I walk into my room and begin to change out of my clothes into nightwear. It isn’t long before I am in bed and reading a random book. Isabella finishes getting dressed and joins me in bed, she sees me reading and grabs the bible on the table next to the bed.
“Your majesty?” Isabella calls out to me tentatively, as if afraid to bring up what is on her mind. I look over at her, she has put down her book and is looking down at the sheets.
“Hm?”
“It is our wedding night.” I arch my brow, does she think I have forgotten the events of this entire day?
“It is most certainly our wedding night, so what?”
“Well... most married couples do that...” Suddenly it dawns on me what she is getting worried about. She seems to think that I had forgotten or was putting it off. I close my book and set it on my bedside table.
“I guess we better get to work then.” I say slowly leaning over, it may have been a long day but it seems I have a long night ahead of me as well.
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8 109Fast Food in Another World
On his way back from a supermarket, Aili gets summoned to a medieval-like world. No cheat like ability, no overwhelming power, no big bad demon lord either. Instead, using his superior intelligence and 500 years of additional human evolution, Aili sets out to do the only thing he can - introducing the ignorant people of Jarenbourg to the greasy goodness that is the fast food of the 21st century.
8 95The Chaos Within
"Get out of my head you crazy bastard!" The young man holds his head and groans. "You know what they used to call me too? That I'm merciless, tainted, and an evil crazy entity! I say I am crazy, you're crazy, we're all crazy in our own way! But, the difference is, your craziness can be cured but mine can't! My craziness will bring The whole 100 dimensions to their knees! Wanna know what time it is now? Hahahahaha! AHAHAHAHAHA!" The young man's eyes flicker in red, he was laughing hysterically. No, that is not him, that's the evil man talking, in control of his body now. The whole city of Utopia was on fire, battles everywhere with people running away in fear. Chaos is standing on a hill, watching the view with a grin. He spreads his arms and laughs, "Let the Chaos begin!" -Warning Mature Contents- The story includes a lot of bloodshed scenes and murders. Copyright © Adnan Essam (Zerohands) 2018 The moral right of the author has bee asserted. All rights reserved. This story is published subject to the condition that it shall not be reproduced or retransmitted in whole or in part, in any manner, without the written consent of the copyright holder and any infringement of this is a violation of copyright law. A single copy of the materials available in this story may be made, solely for personal, non-commercial use. Individuals must preserve any copyright or other notices contained in or associated with them. Users may not distribute said copies to others, whether or not in electronic form or in hard copy, without prior written consent o the copyright holder of the materials. Contact information for requests for permission to reproduce or distribute materials available through this book are listed below:
8 200The Warring Teacher
An idealist high-school teacher finds death when saving a student. Most of the time he had regretted not having the power to change the world, but at the very end, his last actions saved that student’s world. In Tellus begins the rise of two particular boys. The first one, Kancil, has lived a life full of suffering and betrayal, leading him to throw his life into a quest for revenge. But he has a special talent. Teaching people comes like a second nature to him and he acquired an ability to make that talent something that could change the world. The second one, Brencis, was a commoner boy who rose to the upper echelons of society after finding out he was a superbly talented person. Thus, the naive boy is thrown into the unknown and complicated world of nobility’s intrigue and deception. His only advantage over the double-faced nobles is a special knowledge of groundbreaking technologies that constantly pours into his head during his sleep. Upon death, the high-school teacher was promised rebirth and the two boys display the traits of the teacher when he lived, but only one of them can be the reincarnation of the teacher. ——————— My tags?: A reincarnation litrpg xianxia with base building. At least my plan is blending all those genres with a lil' bit of a 'realistic' twist.
8 174The Purge |EXO| completed
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8 57Creature Feature: InGen Hybrids
The fossil record is obviously incomplete, which means InGen's experiments with the hybridisation of various prehistoric creatures are probably not over. With that in mind, this guide is likely incomplete. But if you're writing Jurassic Park or Jurassic World fanfiction, or stories told within that pretty awesome universe, then any of the creatures found in these fair pages should be considered entirely canon!
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