What should I do? ... I really can’t decide! I have so many choices, but all of them feel strange. Should I pick the black one? It’s elegant and inspires maturity, but I feel like its color doesn’t fit such a happy occasion. Should I pick the pink one? It’s almost the opposite of the black one, so it would have been perfect if not for the fact that it will make me look childish.

*Knock knock*

“Your Highness, are you finished? Do you need anything?”(???)

“Yes! Martha, get in here right now! I can’t decide on which dress to wear tonight! What should I do? ... And just how many times did I tell you to simply call me Iz?”(Iz?)

The door opens and Martha comes in. Martha has been my personal maid for as long as I can remember, but, maybe because the small age gap, I’ve always regarded her as my best friend. She is only 20years older than me so she’s been serving as my maid as soon as she was able to transform.

“Your Highness, you are fully aware that I’m not in position to call you by your nickname. Also, I clearly remember that Your Highness was very excited for this event and ordered 20 custom-made dresses. Isn’t any of them to your liking anymore?”(Martha)

“It’s not like anyone will hear you in my room and I also gave you permission to do so. If there’s someone who has a problem with that, tell me and I’ll bully them into oblivion! Besides, I feel like all of them have a flaw that would make me look silly! There’s no way I can screw up today!”(Iz)

“Your Highness, it’s not fair to punish people for doing their job properly, I am a maid and you are a princess, I don’t have any right to use your nickname. In my humble opinion, the princess should try the dress received as a gift from Her Highness the Queen one year ago.”(Martha)

“Uggh, there’s no way I’m wearing blue, Aniza wore it at her coming of age, people will think I’m just trying to copy my sister!”(Iz)

“My dear, nobody will think of you as such! And you know, you haven’t worn it once since I have it to you. Mommy will cry if her little Izi ignores her so much.”(The Queen)

“MOM! I told you to stop calling me so! I’m 30years old from today, you can’t threat me as a little girl anymore.”(Iz)

“How fast my little baby has grown up! I feel like yesterday you were just a little pixie flying around the palace while all the servants were chasing you.”(The Queen)

“Of course! When you’re a 3000years old hag, a few years don’t even re… ”(Iz)

SLAP! Ouch, lightning carrots, the witch really sent me flying. My poor cheeks, that hurts! Ug-uh, why are you even getting angry?! I’m just speaking the truth! Even if you look like you’re in your hundreds, it doesn’t change this fact. Even Martha barely surpasses her annoying smirk. This is so unfair!

“That’s no way for a lady to talk! Where did you learn such words?! Apologize to your mother!”(The Queen)

“No! You apologize to me for calling me a baby! And unjustly hitting me!”(Iz)

“That’s no way to behave in front of your mother that worked so much for your party tonight. Maybe I should just cancel it…”(The Queen)

“I’m sorry, mother! I was just joking... Yes! I was just joking with you. You know very well how much I love you and how much I appreciate you for tonight’s party.”(Iz)

My mother’s face relaxes considerably, even if she tries to look like she’s still angry. Ha-ha, you’re not fooling me! She then crouches down next to me and gently touches my cheek. Her hand start emitting a weak light and my pain disappears.

“Offf, my dear daughter, I will forgive you, but you have to wear the dress you received from me tonight. And I’m not taking no for an answer!”(The Queen)

Nooo, that was her plan all along! She tricked me so easily! As if! There’s no way I’m going to listen to you like that! Now, I’m finally an adult and I will make my own decisions.

“Uh-uh, but, mommy, the… “(Iz)

“No, my dear, no one is going to compare you to your sisters! All three of you are unique in your own ways and all three of you are just as beautiful!”(The Queen)

Sigh, I’m not winning this one. I bet that this witch isn’t going to back down no matter what. At least now I know what to wear. Oh, lightning carrots! It’s already so late, I must hurry or I’ll be late for my own party.

“Now enters Third Princess Eaizbelle Thunderroar!”(Announcer)

I muster my courage and start walking as the doors open. Just as I step into the ceremony hall, I’m greeted with the thunderous sound of hundreds of claps overlapping. This is it, my greatest day! Today, I’m finally an adult! All this people came here to celebrate my coming of age! I’m so happy right now, I feel like crying!

No, I can’t do that. I’m an adult now, adults don’t cry. I look through the guests until my eyes finally land on my family. My father and mother are cheering loudly with a proud smile on their faces. My older brother is standing to the right of my father also bearing a proud expression. My little brother is also present, although he can’t transform as of now, so he’s still in his pixie form, buzzing around.

My oldest sister looked at my dress then gave me a pitying look. She knows! Aniza also eyed my dress, but she gave me a reproachful look instead. No, I was forced to wear this! The old witch threatened me! I swear!

The claps come to a stop and everyone is looking at me with expectant eyes. Don’t do that! You know I’m not good with this type of things. Lightning carrots, what should I say?

“Thank you everyone for coming today! I’m deeply moved by your cheering! For everyone to remember this day, I want to share the happiness that I’m feeling right now with all present here. This will be the greatest party to be ever know in the all the realms!”(Iz)

I know, I’m supposed to give a serious speech here. But, but, I’m really not good with this kind of things. Lightning carrots, now my parents look at me with reproachful eyes. Actually, take that you old hag! Zorld and Zeira are barely able to contain their laughs, while Aniza’s look turned into one of slight sadness. Ainzfel is still buzzing around without any care in the world.

At least my speech was well received by the guests as they started clapping with renewed vigor. And I really wasn’t kidding when I said that I’ll have the greatest party. I want everyone to remember this day forever! The day I’ve officially became an adult.

As the clapping starts dying down, I descend from the podium and head towards my family. My father starts scolding me seriously. Hey, it’s my birthday and I get to do what I want! I really hate long boring noble speeches and I’m not about to give one myself. Speaking of long boring noble speeches, it’s their turn to take the podium and give their congratulations. Ugh! Please end it faster so the true party can start!

“Please welcome the hero of Reinfall and High Court Magician, duke Yeiro Arhains.”(Announcer)

“We have all gathered here to celebrate an event that …”(Boring dude 1)

…

“Please welcome the “Invincible Tornado” and High General of our Turazdia Kingdom, Duke Seiron Wildstorm!”(Announcer)

“I feel much honored to be present at such an important event… ”(Boring dude 2)

…

Ugh! I feel like it will never end. I really wanted to have a memorable party but everyone is staying in small circles, drinking wine and discussing boring stuff. To make it worse there’s the occasional ‘important dude’ that takes the stage and talks for minutes on end about ‘how happy they are to be here’ and ‘how happy they are for me’. I would normally appreciate their congratulations, but all these old foxes don’t mean a word of what they say. As proof of that, all of them look at me like I’m a spoiled child. I’m an adult now.

“Please welcome the new raising star of our kingdom and captain of the Royal Guards, son of duke Seiron, Feidan Wildstorm!”(Announcer)

Finally, someone who isn’t an old geezer. Far from it, this guy isn’t even 100years old and is already one of the strongest men in our kingdom. Aniza likes to talk about him a lot. From what I’ve understood, his farther has been training him from when he was just a pixie. Now he is unmatched in spearmanship and his magic knowledge rivals that of a court magician. Let’s hope that at least he can spice up the atmosphere for a bit, or at least make a sincere congratulation.

”Ladies and gentleman that have gathered on this joyous occasion, I want to use this opportunity to not only congratulate the royal family but also deliver more good news. All the drinks in this room have been poisoned! From today onwards, the Wildstorm family is the new rulers of this kingdom! Rejoice as your only way of survival is pledging yourself to us.”(Feidan)

What? Has he gone crazy? I wanted a bit of spice-up for the party, but I didn’t expect him to make a complete clown of himself. Silence falls into the hall as everyone is confused if we should start laughing or not.

“AAAAH!”(???)

I hear some screams from behind me and when I turn around I end up screaming in horror as well. My father! NO! My fath… My father’s head… It isn’t on his shoulders anymore! NO! WHY?! My father who’s been talking with duke Seiron until now has been cleanly beheaded. NO! This isn’t happening! NO! NO! NO! FATHER!

“Dear guests, for too long we’ve been complacent and basked in our past glory. 1000 years ago the lightning fairies ruled over this entire plane and we were feared in many others. Now, this period of peace left us as a shell of our former selves. Our military force isn’t even half of what it was before, our plane is now plagued by two other kingdoms ruled by those who should have been our slaves and our position in the Fairy Council is nothing more than a laughing stock! No more! The Wildstorm family has decided to take the matters into our own hands and bring our race to their rightful place!”(Feidan)

Just as he finished his speech, my view starts spinning! What is happening? I look around and see the other guests panic as they also have trouble standing. The panic only grows as we realize we can’t use healing magic to remove the poison. No, we can’t use any type of magic. Why? Is this poison?”

“As many of you have realized already, this poison is a special one that locks your mana inside the brain, rendering your magic useless. You might fell a bit dizzy as a side-effect. Oh, and you’ll also die in about 20minutes. Do not worry thou, the guards are on their way here and they are equipped to help you in case you decide to join us in our quest to rebuild this kingdom!”

It is at this moment that a strong booming sound resounds, shaking the entire palace. As I try to locate the origin of the sound, I spot my mother surrounded by a powerful radiant aura. Lightning wildly dances around her as she roars with a thunderous voice.

“THIS IS ENOUGH! AS THE QUEEN OF THE LIGHTNING FAIRIES AND CHOSEN OF THE LIGHTNING GOD, I’LL END THIS MADNESS RIGHT HERE AND NOW. WAR DOESN’T MAKE US BETTER! IT ONLY MAKES US WASTE ENDLESS LIVES FOR A FOOLISH DESILLUSION! BUT YOU KNOW THIS VERY WELL, SEIRON! YOU DON’T LEAD A RIGHOUSS CRUSADE, YOU ARE JUST THIRSTY FOR POWER! FOR THE FURUTE OF MY PEOPLE, I’LL END THIS HERE EVEN IF I HAVE TO GIVE MY LIFE FOR IT!”(The Queen)

The royal guards start pouring into the hall and try to attack my mother, only to be instantly charred by the lightning surrounding her. My mother doesn’t even pay attention to them as she focuses on casting a powerful purifying spell to save everyone present here. Just as she’s about to finish, she falls on one knee, revealing a demonic black dagger impaled in her back, aimed at her heart.

WHY?! WHO?! There’s only my sister and my little brother behind my mother. Why is this happening? This doesn’t make any sense! Please, mother! You were so cool a second ago, there’s no way a single dagger can take you down! Mother, please, be safe! I, I, I don’t want this! No! Why is all of this happening?!

“As the last thing on today’s agenda, I want to publicly announce my engagement with Princess Aniza Thunderroar! May the gods watch over us!”(Feidan)

Spoiler: Status Fairy Queen

Identity

Stats

Active Paths

Name

Tereza Thunderroar

STR

743

[2500]

VIT

2468

[6000]

Divine Fairy

97.9%

Race

Divine High Lightning Fairy

AGI

1158

[5000]

PER

198

[1000]

Chosen of the Lightning God 3

46.1%

Sex

Female

DEX

534

[2000]

INT

3756

[12000]

Queen 9

88.9%

Age

3926years

CON

1004

[5000]

WIS

4200

[15000]

Supreme Lightning Mage 2

24.2%

Title

Chosen Of The Lightning God

END

234

[1000]

TLN

5604

[20000]

Great Storm Mage 3

74.8%

Affinities

Resistances

Titles Earned

Perks

Lightning

100%

Lightning

100%

Chosen Of The Lightning God

Magical Being

True Lightningborn

Wind

96%

Mental

89%

One-Man Army

Magic Prodigy

Fast Learner

Light

67%

Poison

79%

Tyrant Queen

Limit Breaker

Manaborn

Fire

39%

Pain

48%

Ruler of all Lightning Fairies

Blessed by the Lightning God

Ancient

Water

32%

Wind

45%

Kind Ruler

Ascendant

Seeker of War

Spatial

3%

Elemental

20%

Wielder of Cursed Lightning

Lightning Flash

Spatial

20%

All Resistant

Redeemed

Temporal

10%

Divine Being

Windborn

Seeker of Peace