Chapter 09: Ice Brothers
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146 years ago
Nyla Village
It was a calm day as the ice demon stepped out of his clinic/home. It was a two story Japanese style building. Top floor was were the demon lived with his younger brother as the bottom floor was his clinic. The demon was the only healer in the village and he didn’t mind it.
The demon let out a soft yawn as he rubbed the sleep out of his left eye. He soon looked around the village with a small smile since the village was calm. He soon turned and went inside to clean up the clinic. Oddly he didn’t noticed that his brother was out.
Outside of the village, the demon’s younger brother sat under a tree, hanging his legs close to his body. He rested his head on his knees with a frown. There was a cut on his cheek, blood going down his cheek. Drops of blood that fall turned into ice red crystals. Which was one way to get ice crystals from the boy.
Ice crystals were a rare item in Elyasia and it was not really wanted. Thou it was an item that came from Ice demons, some Ice demons was able to make different ice crystals. The normal ice crystal was a small light blue crystal ball that came from tears, other colors was rare. There was light blue, black, and red. It was unknown how to get black and red colored crystals.
After some time, the boy let out a light sigh. “I might...need to go home…” He said softly. He didn’t want to go back to where he lived. Since it was a clinic and he lived with his annoying brother. He didn’t hate his brother yet he didn’t trust him.
With a frown, he stood up, using the tree to lean against. He then shook his head and began slowly walking to the village. He walked slowly as his body hurt slightly. He didn’t want to fight, yet some kids attacked him since he looked weak. No one knew just how powerful his ice magic was. Lucky no one was killed but he felt weak from using his powers.
Stepping out of the forest, the young boy let out a light sigh. He held his side that hurt lightly as he slowly walked though the village. He went home, silently went up to his room. He did stop before going to the back of the house, to watch his older brother clean up the clinic area.
The young boy cleaned up his side as well as his left cheek. He then changed cloths before disappearing from the house again. He really didn’t like being home as he didn’t like his brother. Sadly this was the last time the young boy came home. Where he went, only he knew.
Lira hummed lightly as she followed her niece around the small village. She looked over at Kai who had a frown on his cute young face. She looked back at Lyra only to blinked a bit. “Oh dear...”
The young princess had found a cat only to get scratched by it. She didn’t cry but was saying “Owie” softly to herself. She then stood up and went to her aunt with a soft pout as the scratch was lightly breeding.
“Are you okay?”
“Yea… only a little owie….” Lyra blinked as she looked around. “Where is Kai?”
The older one thought a bit as she too looked around, only to shrug her shoulders. “I’m not sure but let’s go see the young healer. I’m sure he wouldn’t mind looking over your hand.”
The younger girl nodded with a light pout. She didn’t like anyone treating her injuries other then Kai or Takumi.
The small group stepped into the clinic and Lira smiled softly. “Shard dear, are you busy?” The northern ruler called out.
Shard, the ice demon, stepped out of the back room and smiled lightly at the group. “Ah, Lady Lira, welcome. I’m not busy, so what’s the visit for?” He asked softly. He had long silver hair with golden eyes. He was dressed in a soft white robes with snow crystals design.
She hummed softly with a soft smile. “I have my niece here who needs you to look at her scratch, if you don’t mind.”
The ice demon blinked then walked over and knelt down to Kyra’s level. “May I see the scratch?”
The small girl frowned lightly but held over her left hand that was slightly bleeding at this point.
He gently took her hand and looked over the scratch. He then smiled lightly then ran a finger gently over it, healing it. “How is it now, Princess?”
Kyra blinked as she took her hand and looked over it. “The owie is gone…. And the cold feeling felt nice.” She then smiled softly. “That was cool.”
Shard blinked then smiled lightly. “What a cute princess that you are.” He looked up at Lira. “Where did you find her?”
Lira was watching them with a small smile. “Well Shard, She is Kira’s oldest daughter and the future ruler of the north.”
Shard hummed as he thought. He thought of the pros and cons in his mind.
“She wants to claim you, Shard dear. And Kai is still in training, though if you came to the castle, Takumi could train you as well.” Lira said softly.
He gave a small nod as he stood up. “Sure, I don’t mind. Plus the people of this village don’t really need me anyways.”
Kyra smiled softly. “Yay, I got an ice demon and Sis don’t.”
Lira sighed lightly. “Don’t ask about that, Shard. Her and Mira are not official taking to out do each other, but it seems like they are.” She said as the ice demon hummed lightly listening to her.
“I see.”
Somewhere in the northern lands
Shard was wondering around the northern lands as he was told. He was treating anyone that was sick or hurt as part of his training. Kai too was doing it. The two were on different parts of the lands. Shard was on the northern lands as Kai was doing the southern lands.
At the moment, Shard was between the main river Yeke and the growing city of Alysia. He was minding his own business when he saw a young boy walking. He didn’t know why but he felt like he knew the boy. So he walked closer to him.
As he got closer, he felt like he knew the boy more. “Yuki?”
The teen blinked, stopping, then turned to the older male. A frown form on his lips. “Great….”
Once Shard got to the teen, he hugged him. “Yuki, Where have you been? I missed you and a lot has happened.”
Yuki frowned, flinching from the hug but didn’t push his older brother off. “I been around…. And what happened?”
The older male hummed lightly. “Well I work at the castle as a back up healer for one. And I want you to come work there as well.”
The teen blinked. “Work for the princess? Why would I do that?” He asked with a small frown.
Shard smiled. “Simple. Become one of her Paladin or Guard.”
Yuki glared. “You are not going to let me choice are you?”
The older male smirked lightly. “Nope~” On that note, Shard grabbed Yuki and pulled him to the northern castle.
Northern Castle
Lyra ran up to Shard and hugged him. “Shard, you are back!” She looked behind him and blinked. “Who’s this?”
Shard blinked then smiled lightly and patted her on the head. “Yep. And this is my younger brother, Yuki.”
She smiled softly as she removed her arms and walked over to the teen. “Hello Yuki.”
Yuki hummed lightly with a small smile. “Hello Princess…”
Shard turned and smiled lightly. “Princess, can you claim Yuki as well?”
Lyra blinked as she thought for a moment. “Yuki, you can use ice magic right?”
The teen boy nodded. “Yes…”
The princess hummed softly. “Then would you like to be claimed?”
Yuki sighed lightly as he felt Shard’s eyes on him. “Sure…”
“Yay. I got more then sis still.” She giggled softly as Shard shook his head.