Phantasia: The Princess Knight 214 A New Beginning!

Old Mu waved his hand dispersing the barrier and looked at the young man in front of him who had his sword drawn getting ready to attack. "Young Man, relax. The Little Miss will not come to any harm..."

"Hand her over! I do not know who you are but I promised her mother I would protect her from anyone even if it meant losing my life!" Blake's whole body began to glow as he released his G.o.d form. 

Old Mu looked on with interest. It was the first time he had ever been threatened on a lower world and he could see this young man was full of determination. "Mmm… Good! I can see why the Young Miss would risk giving you a drop of her blood. You are indeed a good match for the Little Miss. But young man, you are still far too weak. You need to grow a lot more. In a few million years you might be able to stand up to the me of now. But not right now. You are just a baby in the grand scheme of things. But I admire your devotion to the Little Miss. "

Old Mu flew over and gently handed Alicia to Blake who quickly put his sword away and carefully cradle Alicia into his arms. He looked at Old Mu, confusion written all over his face. "Let's just say I am from the Little Miss's family. I will be staying in this world for a while and will protect her if things get out of hand. Her mother will not be able to show up for a few hundred years. You can just call me Old Mu."

Blake finally understood what was going on and bowed his head. "Sorry for my earlier words. It's just that Alicia, no Akari is my life. If she were to die I would follow her in death." 

Old Mu was surprised. He did not think the young man in front of him, care for Alicia was so deep. Nodding his head in approval, Old Mu put on a smile. "Her mother has asked me that if this world was to end to take both of you away. I can really see why she approves of you. Young Man, I will a.s.sist you in learning how to control your celestial power. It will be your job in the future to protect the Little Miss. I hope that someday the two of you can both become True G.o.ds."

Blake lowered his head and looked at the sleeping Alicia, his eyes br.i.m.m.i.n.g with determination. He looked up at Old Mu and firmly said: "It doesn't matter what I have to do. If it will allow me to protect the girl I love I am willing to do anything." 

"I like you more and more boy! Haha! For now, just stay by her side. The two of you are still young! Enjoy the years to come together and form an inseparable bond."

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Below the capital watching from afar a shadow sat in between two trees his eyes full of rage. "How did she do it!? It should have fallen and she would have been seen as the biggest murder in all of Alastine! Just you wait, b.i.t.c.h, one day I will kill you and take back everything you have stolen from me!" The shadow slung a large sack over his back and walked into the woods disappearing into the darkness. 

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"The tides of the world were slowly changing. Alastine a kingdom attacked on all sides came through and turned the tides of war around. It was all due to one little girl, the Third Princess of Alastine, who was so powerful she could even wipe an entire kingdom off the face of Phantasia! In order to save her kingdom, she used her powerful magic and raised the capital of Alastine into the sky keeping its millions of citizens safe." A storyteller who was sitting in front of a crowd began retelling the tale of how Alastine won against the all out attack by many countries at once. It was a story of a heroic girl who had single handedly saved the entire kingdom by raising the capital into the sky. 

One year had pa.s.sed and thanks to King Augustus's leaders.h.i.+p and fair rule the threat of uprising never happened. The Blackstone Empire and Mytheth Lenora were now formally part of Alastine and reigned under its new banner. The cooperation between Grogandon and Alastine was also going along smoothly. The benefits it brought the two kingdoms allowed the two kingdoms to flourish together side by side without the need for any hostilities. Even the Beastmen Kingdom opened its doors to trading with Alastine. 

The streets of Alastine were now filled with humans and demi humans. It was the first time in all of Phantasia's history that such a thing was possible. And all of this was only possible because of one little girl.

Alicia, now thirteen years old who was turning into a budding beauty was given the t.i.tle of Hero of Alastine at the age of twelve. King Augustus wanted to appoint her into knighthood but she refused and said she was still not ready. Alicia felt that her decision making and attention to minor details were not up to par, of what a squire should have when becoming a Knight. King Augustus could only smile bitterly and let his daughter do as she pleased. He never thought a child who was just granted the t.i.tle of Hero of Alastine would reject becoming a knight for such a reason.

But this set the stage for Alicia's new adventures that laid ahead of her. As the storyteller had said times were changing and that went for more than just Alastine.

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