Angel Monarch

Henry held and shook his head as those words left Vicky's lips. He regretted his silence during the elevator ride. It was a mistake not giving suggestions to Vicky, so she could better communicate.

He would've definitely advised to keep her familial background hidden from his friends, or at least not dump everything on them in the first minute of their meeting.

The problem wasn't how famous Sera was. In London, everyone knew Henry's mother, and they all loved her. But Sera was different.

She wasn't just a city's leader; she wasn't just an Evolved; she wasn't just a warlord. That woman was a straight up legend! A myth people always discussed, but never imagined meeting. This is what Sera's presence meant for most.

But others, the worshippers of the Angelic Order, were much weirder. Unlike most, they didn't think of Sera as a mere legendary character, but like an actual god who walked their plane of existence.

Even worse, there was one person in his friend group who was part of the Angelic Order. The other girl watched Vicky; disbelief, joy, hope, and adoration warred within her gaze.

Henry's friends slowly came back to their senses. It took them a while, but eventually, they managed to turn away from Vicky. The shock lingered, but lessened with time.

Vicky's understanding remained nonexistent. She knew her mother was famous, and worshipped, like she should be. She only received such treatment when Sera was nearby, never alone.

It made her quite uncomfortable, and she was uncertain if she wanted to stay or not. As she started formulating an excuse to depart, the shy girl approached and extended a hand in greeting.

The girl was smaller than Vicky, even though she definitely looked older. Her auburn curly hair went down to her waist, only kept together by a lone hair tie.

Her large, gleaming, light blue eyes couldn't look away from Vicky's white ones. She was a very pretty girl, but also rather shy.

Vicky felt her hand tremble as she grasped it and gave a gentle, but noticeable shake. She clearly heard the woman's heartbeat increase, and her breathing became uneven.

She took a few deep breaths before gathering enough strength to speak. "N-nice… Nice to meet you… Princess Victoria… M-my name i-is… Lydia!"

Her meek voice tried to talk further, but the emotions overwhelmed her, and after introducing herself, Lydia passed out. She fell towards the floor quickly, but just as she nearly hit the wood, a portal opened below her, teleporting her unconscious body to the nearby gigantic couch.

This display did nothing to calm the others down. Henry shook his head again and decided to finally interfere.

"Okay everyone! I know this is unexpected, exciting, and amazing, but please stop acting like weirdos around my new friend! Yes, she is the daughter of the Deathless Phoenix, yes she is an Ascended already, even though she is only eleven! Now, could we get on with the evening?"

The four boys shuffled a bit, looking ashamed. They each apologized in sync, then began introducing themselves.

The of the boys looked similar, but one was older by a year. They both had a full head of short, black hair, and a pair of cunning green eyes. The older one was Jamie. His eyes were emerald green, while his brother Dan had brownish-green ones.

The next one to introduce himself was Max. His most defining feature was his skin color, which was black. This wasn't the first black person Vicky had seen, since New Athens had quite a few of them, and also David, her mother's close friend, was also from the same ethnic group.

He also had black hair, but his was longer than the brothers'. Max's eyes were a beautiful hazel color, which seemed to stay in perpetual boredom.

The boy was the quiet type. He only spoke a few words, and it seemed his talking capacity was exhausted.

He was also freakishly tall, even though he was the same age as Vicky. Nobody reached his shoulder. Even Henry seemed like a dwarf next to him, and he was already at the height of smaller adults.

The last of the boys was a twelve-year-old named Glenn. The boy was the polar opposite of max. He was shorter than Vicky and talked constantly.

He had similar facial features to Kim, which was quite rare. Vicky surprised and intrigued Glenn when she mentioned Kim. As it turns out, even in a city like London, where more than a hundred million people live, there were only a handful of eastern citizens.

The more they talked, the stranger Glenn seemed. It wasn't a bad feeling, just something unusual. He differed from most people, but she couldn't understand why. His hair was dark purple naturally, which wasn't that weird.

If the parents had strange hair colors from Evolution, then usually their kids inherited those features in some form. His light gray eyes must've come from there, too.

His clothes were a bit strange, full of color, very fashionable and artistic. Her confusion persisted until Glenn began talking about his parents.@@novelbin@@

Both were serving in the military as Evolved officers, but that wasn't the strange part. What Vicky didn't expect was that they were both men. He had two fathers.

Vicky didn't mind it at all, and was even a bit intrigued by the idea. She knew what it was like to have two mothers, or even a father figure of sorts, but she didn't know what having two fathers felt like.

Even though she was interested, she held back on those questions, and instead let Henry explain about what they usually do in sleepovers.

In the meantime, Lydia came to her senses too, and Glenn immediately rushed to her side. The poor girl seemed really ashamed upon hearing what had happened. But she quickly gathered herself and walked back to the group.

None of the others questioned why Vicky needed an explanation of what happened during a sleepover. They quickly put the picture together and saw how strangely Vicky acted around them.

At first, they thought she was just nervous, but in reality, she had no idea how to act around them. She didn't possess any basic conversational skill a child of her age should've had. It wasn't that she couldn't talk, but she spoke like an adult, not like an eleven-year-old.

It was actually really similar to how Henry talked when not behind closed doors. He had to learn how to talk formally, since his status was London's only Prince. They imagined Vicky went through something like that as well, just much more thoroughly.

For Vicky's sake, they did nothing too extreme on the sleepover. The seven kids made popcorn, then popped a horror movie into Henry's oversized Holo-Screen.

Vicky did not know what a horror movie was. She wasn't even sure what a normal movie referred to.

They all sat down on the couch. Vicky stayed near one edge, with Henry close by. Most of the boys gave him a wink upon seeing their closeness, but he ignored all of them.

Lydia sat close to Henry, but it wasn't because of him. She wanted to stay near Vicky, hoping to befriend her. Few people knew, but she was a devout follower of the Angelic Order, so meeting with her gods' daughter felt elevating.

Next to her sat Glenn, trying to get close, but not close enough to make Lydia feel uncomfortable. Glenn was clearly attracted to her, yet his usual talkativeness failed him when it came to expressing his feelings. Continue reading at My Virtual Library Empire

His fathers weren't much help in this regard, either. They just kept pushing him to ask her out on a date, but couldn't provide actual advice on how.

Max, Jamie, and Dan sat next to him. They were happily munching on popcorn as the movie went on.

The movie wasn't particularly gory, but it had its scary moments. Each jump scare made them all jump and scream. Well, everyone except Vicky.

The movie was about a regular human and his family. They get attacked by some scary monster in their own enormous home, and it hunts them down one by one, quickly and silently, until only the main character remains.

At the end of the movie, he manages to kill the monster after losing all his family, by blowing up his childhood home, with him and the monster still inside.

During the movie, Vicky couldn't stop asking questions about the monster's abilities. She also complained a lot about how inaccurate the depiction of the monster was, or how unrealistic and ineffective its hunting was.

It should've been really annoying, listening to Vicky's constant commentary, but with each question or complaint, she provided a personal short story, which always ended in gore and death.

When the movie came to its end, none of the kids payed attention to it, and instead they attentively listened to Vicky's every word.

She finished her story soon and looked at Henry with curiosity. "This was fun. Even if it wasn't accurate at all, I can see why people enjoy watching these! What do we do next?" She asked with excitement.

Before Henry could've answered, Jamie suddenly appeared nearby and with a mischievous smile said, "Let's play Truth or Dare!"