Rise of the Malactric Heir

"Well, since you're an enemy spy, we can't have you following us, can we?" Alix asked, and his eyes began to tremble. Alix's eyes began to glow red, and the air around him became heavy, and both Ifrit and Kyris looked at him.

"I am not an enemy; please stop," he pleaded, and Alix smirked before returning to normal and looking at Adora, who smiled and approached the guy who looked up at her, nervously.

"Do you want to talk right now or do I have to force you to talk?" Adora inquired as he fixed his gaze on her.

"Are you princess Adora?" he asked.

"Yes, I am, and you don't sound like an enemy; why were you following us?" she inquired, as he sighed.

"I was just following orders, I am not an enemy, I was just waiting for the right time, we will be facing a crisis soon," he replied. She sighed and looked at both of his hands, seeing no markings but knowing he wasn't lying.

"I don't know if I am right but are you working for the royal family?" she asked, and he smiled and nodded.

"Damn it, Kyris, remove the chains," she said, and Kyris did exactly that.

"The royal family knows I am here, huh?" Adora asked and he nodded.

"What do they want from me?" she asked.

"They want to meet, we don't really know what you look like, that's what started all of this, I only recognized you because of your kingdom's mage's brother, and they're worried about the kingdom," he replied as he stood up and stretched off.

"It is in danger, what are they? Blind?" she asked, and he smiled.

"No, they just don't know what to do right now, but could you please meet with them?" he asked, and she sighed.

"I'll think about it; I have something else to do," Adora responded and he smiled.

"All right, I'll tell them, I had to make sure you were the right person, we might need your help, your highness, we cannot let our home fall either," he said and she lowered her head.

"All right, I'll meet with them tomorrow, is that all right?" He smiled brightly when she asked.

"Yes, that's perfect; I'll inform them; can you come by for lunch?" he asked.

"Sure," she responded.

"OK, I'll see you guys then, and be careful, I've seen some suspicious people around here recently," he said, and they all looked at him, then at each other, before he left.

"I'm guessing the suspicious ones are them," Adora said as she sat, and Nina poured her a glass of wine, which she collected before sighing.

"Thank you, Nina," Adora said and the girl patted her on the shoulder.

"You're welcome," she replied as she turned to face Alix, wanting to tell him about his past but knew she couldn't.

"You seem a little agitated," Alix said after seeing Adora playing with her finger, and she smiled.

"Perhaps I am," she replied, taking a deep breath.

"Don't worry about it too much; try to relax; we're here to help, and besides, we have all gotten a lot stronger than before and I know for sure that I have no intention of staying out of any fights," Alix said, and the others smiled.

"I'm fine with that, I can't keep you guys out of any of these fights now, you're a part of it, I doubt they're going to spare much," Adora replied and Alix smirked.

"They won't get a chance to destroy us, not easily," Kyris said.

"I agree with that, I am not going to let them just walk away from this, especially Vellon," Zack replied and Adora glanced at him.

"I have to get something before I give you a go on that Zack, hold that thought, I am not finished with Vellon, I know I am being unfair," she said, and Zack laughed.

"No, I understand, you are not being unfair, the first call is yours, Adora," he replied, and she smiled before grabbing her bags and carrying the items she had purchased to her room, where she placed them in her bag and the others did the same.

Later that day, after dark, everyone ate and relaxed, but when they were done, Adora went onto the beach while the others chatted in the living room.

While taking air the fresh air of the night, someone appeared behind Adora and she smirked.

"You're early," Adora said as she turned to face the person dressed in black.

"Yeah, I wanted to get to you as soon as possible, Adora, I missed you," the person who was the same girl she spoke with over the phone earlier responded before taking off her hood.

'It's great to have you back, Serina," Adora said.

"Good to be back," the girl replied.

"Well, you're going to tell me everything you've learned so far, along with the others, because this is one they're familiar with," Adora said as she walked away, and the girl chuckled before following her into the villa.

"Guys, we have another member joining us," Adora said, and they all turned to look at the girl, who made Kyris gasp.

"Serina," Kyris said and she smiled at him.

Serina was tall, slim, fair-skinned, and brunette, with short hair and blue eyes.

"Hello, guys," she said, and he smiled at her.

"This is Serina from team two; she is the team's second in command; she will be staying with us for now," Adora said.

"Welcome, Serina," Alix said and she smiled at him. They all introduced themselves to her, including Ifrit, and she reacted perfectly well because Adora had already told her about him.

"Nice to meet you all, I have a few things to tell you even though I am quite tired, but let's all sit and talk, I want to get this part over with," Serina said, and everyone in the room sat down to hear what she had to say.

"All right, start with how you got here Serina," Kyris said, then she looked at Adora, who smiled at her, indicating that she should go ahead and tell them why she was there unexpectedly.