Chapter 400: The ceremony (2/4)
The fox-people is fascinated by the cuteness of little Ko. She is the most beautiful child they have ever seen, and she also has very peculiar characteristics that resemble those of a Moon Tiger.
Everyone knows Anne and Elsie, but they are confused about who little Ko is. They start to wonder if she was promised to Lucien at a very young age or is a bridesmaid.
And, of course, they continue to applaud and praise Ko, who continues to wave to everyone. Although she is still very young, she understands that they are praising her, making her feel as important as Lucien"s wives.
Then Oya also gets out of the carriage, again surprising everyone and making them sure that they are mother and daughter. However, now they are in doubt that she is Lucien"s daughter.
Oya is also wearing a beautiful white dress with floral details. Her long white hair is neatly combed and falling to her low back while she wears a flower tiara, just like Ko.
The applauses and praises do not stop while Oya and Ko get even more beautiful and cute side by side. People start to wonder how they did not know about the existence of such exotic beauties within the Alliance; after all, they are demi-humans.
Holding her flower bowl with one arm, Oya takes Ko"s hand, and they both start walking down the flower corridor.
Lucien smiles at that beautiful pair of mother and daughter before helping Anne get up the stage. He takes her hand and spins her, closely looking at her beautiful dress.
"You look amazing, my dear." He praises her, and Anne quickly hugs and kisses him.
Eve smiles while she is very happy for Lucien. In fact, that is the first public event that they partic.i.p.ate in, so she and their other sisters are also really enjoying it.
Anne smiles at her mother as she stands next to Lucien, watching the other girls coming towards them.
While the fox-people applaud and praise Oya and Ko, two other women get out of that carriage. The first is a beautiful young winged-lady, followed by a mature winged-beauty.
The people in the courtyard quickly recognize Aria and Ella as they have been seen flying over the city a few times. Harpies are extremely rare creatures and much appreciated by everyone in the Alliance, so Aria and Ella are stars among all demi-humans.
The charming harpy mother-daughter pair smiles at the people around them and bows to thank the many compliments they are receiving.
Less than a year ago, their lives were very simple. Aria just wanted to take care of her daughter, inn, and help Ca.s.sidy. But now they are having a wedding ceremony with the same man and will go to another world with him. Everything seems so crazy, but they don"t regret anything.
While Elsie arrives on the stage and stands beside Lucien after kissing him too, Aria and Ella walk over the flower corridor after Oya and Ko.
As they continue to applaud and praise the girls, the fox-people are also curious about who the next woman will be like. So far, they are all stunning beauties that have unique and impressive features.
Lucien, on stage, makes a thoughtful expression as he looks at that carriage, then the next woman begins to descend the stone stairs slowly.
"Oh..." A fox-woman among the people makes a strange expression as soon as she sees that beautiful lady in the red dress.
She is beautiful like all the women who came before, but she shocks the fox-people for another reason.
"A werewolf hybrid..." An old fox-woman thinks aloud while making a sorry expression.
Scarlett doesn"t need to listen to that woman to understand that most of them are thinking something like that.
That is not the village where Scarlett grew up, but everyone in the Alliance feels sorry or angry at hybrids like her because they are usually born from an act of violence and not love.
With a beautiful hairstyle that leaves half her hair down and half covering her face, she hesitates to go down the carriage stairs for a second while feeling bad that everyone seems to feel sorry for her.
Scarlett has also been furious at her as well as at what Rein did to her mother. However, she stopped thinking negatively about her as soon as she found out how much Lucien loves her the way she is.
As soon as she is hesitant, she looks at the stage and sees Lucien smiling at her. He doesn"t need to say anything for her to know that he is proud to have her as his wife.
With her confidence restored, Scarlett ignores the pitying glances of the fox-people and walks down the flower corridor with her head held high while holding her bowl with flower.
On the stage, Pride materializes her body near Lucien and breathes deeply in the air. "Ah... this is so good..."
Eve smiles as she feels her and Pride generating a lot of demonic energy. In fact, they usually manage to generate a lot of energy around Lucien.
Still, since the girls start to get out of that carriage, the moob around him looks even better because so many people are feeling immense respect for him and his wives.
As Scarlett walks with a confident and happy expression, people realize that no matter what happened to her, she managed to overcome it and is now one of the strongest and most amazing women they have ever seen.
The hybrid features that everyone thought of as a curse make part of her exotic charm and do not make her any less inferior than Lucien"s other wives.
The fox-people can even feel a powerful aura coming from Scarlett, and they quickly start to applaud and praise her too. Without pitying looks, all they see now is one of the most beautiful and incredible women in the Alliance and yet another reason for the demi-human to be proud, especially the fox-clan.
Scarlett begins to smile when she realizes that being self-confident makes others stop feeling sorry for her. Since Lucien beat her, except for the beating she took from Ca.s.sidy, only good things happened to her, so of course, she feels more and more grateful to her beloved husband.
At the same time, Oya and Ko arrive on the stage. The little tigress jumps into Lucien"s arms to hug him, then, with her in his arms, he also embraces mama tigresses, creating a beautiful family scene.
Many people again feel that they are going to pa.s.s out with such cuteness. They are still curious about the tigresses" relations.h.i.+p with Lucien, but it is evident that they love each other as a family, and that is what matters.
The number of stunning beauties on Lucien"s side only increases, and then another woman gets out of that carriage.
Already smiling, Madelyn quickly steps down from the carriage. With her long and free hair swaying in the wind, a black and white dress, she looks radiantly happy.
With an effect very similar to what Anne causes in people, everyone is "contaminated" by Madelyn"s happiness as she waves to everyone and walks quickly towards the stage.
The fox-people excitedly jump, applaud, and praise as Eve smiles at Lucien. "Another super-popular girl. Is that your type?"
"No more than moms." l.u.s.t comments with a naughty expression.
Lucien ignores those comments and continues to smile at his girls. He also receives Aria and Ella with hugs of kisses before another woman leaves that carriage.
After several demi-humans beauties, the first human gets out of that carriage. However, she is no less amazing than the other women, and the fox-people don"t think twice before starting to applaud and praise her too.
With one of the most varied hairstyles so far, Olivia has all her black hair tied in a bun at the back of her head, giving total emphasis on her beautiful face, perfect thanks to Lucien"s love.
Also, she draws attention because she is wearing beautiful and big golden earrings and an orange dress that reveals many parts of her legs.
While Olivia smiles and walks down the flower corridor, she also creates black crows that fly around her, making everyone even more impressed.
Eve laughs and shakes her head. "Dark mages are never humble, don"t they?"
While Lucien can"t help but remember that his father is also a dark mage, l.u.s.t comments. "At least she won"t have to do any kind of bizarre ritual to gain power."
"All she has to do is open her mouth and legs, right?" Pride comments in a mocking tone.
Now it"s l.u.s.t"s turn to shake her head. "Soon, most women in the universe will envy the fact that she has that option while she and other women will be delighted with their lives... I wonder which group you will be in."
As soon as Scarlett, Olivia, and Madelyn join Lucien on the stage, the giant fire-birds reappear in the sky, making them look at them.
The four fire-birds fly from side to side, doing incredible aerial performances, so they abruptly descend towards the ground.
The closer they are to the ground, the smaller they get, and so when they reach the size of people, they hit that carriage, creating a big explosion of fire, which shocks and alarms everyone.
So when people can see what happened to that carriage, they realize that it has turned to dust while the other two carriages are totally fine. And where that carriage was, there is now a luminous figure.
While the dust magically disappears along with the flames, everyone is surprised to see that the mysterious figure is a beautiful lady in a red dress, which is currently on fire.
She is clearly Maggie, controlling her flames over her dress in such a perfect way that it does not damage even a part of her clothes or body.
"OH!!"
"Amazing!!"
"Hahahahaha..."
The fox-people begin to applaud and praise Maggie not only for her beauty but also for her incredible skills.
She smiles and raises her hands, holding her bowl with her chosen flower, then beautiful fire wings appear on her back.
"WOWWW!!!" The fox-people are even more impressed as they go crazy with so much applauding and praises, making Maggie smile even more.
On the stage, Pride looks at Eve with a funny expression. "What did you just say about dark mages and humility?"
Eve giggles while watching Maggie"s performance. "But we have to admit, that was beautiful."
"She is very influenced by Marie and Lena," Lucien comments as he smiles at Maggie. He has to send mental messages to Marie and Lena not to go too far with such performances, or someone could end up getting hurt.
The fox-people can"t stop praising Maggie as she walks up to the stage. Then she ends the flames, and when he hugs and kisses her, the fire-birds again appear in the sky, making everyone laugh and applaud more.
There are already ten gorgeous and talented ladies next to Lucien, but there are still two big carriages, which leaves everyone curious about how impressed they can still be.
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