Rise of the Malactric Heir

"Victor," Adora said as they entered the living room, and he smiled as he saw them.

"Sit down, I'd like to speak with you about something," he said, and they sat.

"I would like to speak with you about something as well," she replied.

"Like the fact that one of your teammates is a spy?" he inquired, and she smiled as Alix's eyes widened.

"A spy?" Kyris questioned.

"Yeah, one of my guys might have recognized them," he said.

"I have a hunch who it is, but for now, let's keep the name a secret," she said, and Victor scoffed.

"Are you going to take the person's head, Adora?" Victor asked, and she sighed.

"Something like that, Victor, I have a kingdom to look after, it's not easy having to kill those who were once your friends, you should know that," she replied, and he sighed.

"You have a lot on your shoulders, huh?" he asked, looking at her.

"I know how to take care of myself, I have killed many people before, and I don't mind getting more blood on my hands," she replied.

"I won't say that's crazy because I understand exactly what it is; tell me what can I do for you?" Victor asked.

"Is there any kind of energy source around here?" she questioned.

"Yeah, ancient crystals," he replied, "we hid them after the war."

"Don't you think it's a good reason to attack?" she asked.

"Yeah, it is, and you need my blood to unlock the door," he replied, and Kyris sighed.

"We can't keep doing this if there's a spy among us, Adora," Kyris said.

"Of course, you can, all you have to do is get them to drag out the person who is after this kingdom, and also tell them the plan, I am sure the person will inform the enemy, it might be difficult, but if the enemy is strong, we just have to make sure we defeat them at any cost," Alix said.

"You certainly sound unsure, but that's what I'm going to do, these bastards have the audacity to betray me, I'm going to make that person pay for messing with me and overall a dear friend," she replied, and Alix smiled nervously.

"You seem angrier now," Victor observed.

"Because I am, I despise fakes, and I will crush that person for hurting my friend's feelings as well," she replied with her fists clenched.

"I'm starting to figure out who the culprit is and why she's so upset," Alix thought as Adora sighed.

"Anyway, we have to find a way to protect the crystal; for now, let's have dinner and get some sleep," Adora said, despite having the desire to kill someone but knew she needed to keep her cool.

"She's right, let's go have dinner," Victor said as he stood up, and the servants went to call the others, after which everyone went to the dining hall for dinner.

While they were eating, Adora glanced at her team and sighed.

"I hope I am at least right about Alix and his team," she thought as she drank a glass of wine.

"I'm done, Victor, thanks for the dinner," Adora said as she stood up.

"Uh... Adora, how long will we be here?" Cameron inquired.

"A few more days, you need to go somewhere?" she asked.

"No, I'm just not into it lately," he said.

"It's fine, you guys will be on break so you can focus more on your lives and pull it together," she replied.

"Thank you," he said.

"You guys deserve it," she said as she walked away, and Kyris sighed.

"Whether she wants to admit it or not, these things are starting to bother her; I need to talk to my brother," Kyris thought.

"I need to get some things done, I'll catch you guys later, good night guys," Kyris said before leaving.

"Perhaps I can start training more," Alix thought as he stood up, then wished the others good night, and left the castle for the hill where the prince had taken them earlier.

"It's sure nice and breezy here," he said, upon arriving then sat down on a rock and gazed up at the sky.

"I don't know where the hell I came from, I know my powers are strong, dark, and I don't even have proper control over them, but if I go into a battle half prepared, I feel like I can win," he said.

While Alix was relaxing he noticed a flash of orange light in the sky and immediately got up, only to see the princess training under a blossom tree with a flaming sword.

As he walked down the hill, he called out, "Your highness."

"What are you doing here, Alix?" She asked as the flame on the sword faded and she sat beneath the tree which was near a lake.

"I'm just getting some fresh air; my plan was to train more," he explained.

"I specifically said no training," she responded, gazing him down with daggers in her eyes and he pulled back a little.

"Do you ever take a break, you should tell yourself that don't you think? It's almost as if you don't have a good life despite being a girl with everything," he said.

"What gave you the impression that just because I am royalty means I have a bloody good life? Do you want to be killed for saying stupid things?" she asked and he scoffed.

"No thanks, at least not until I figure out who the hell I am," he said, lowering his head.

"You are brave, you know, the fact that you don't care if you die, I guess that comes from not having many people who care about you in your life and suffering, being called the boy with no clue of his existence," she said, and he smiled.

"Do you feel sorry for me? I don't want your sympathy if that's what I sense," he responded, and she thumped him on the back.