It was the time of sunset. The sky had gotten darker. It was getting colder outside. Even in the darkness, the Dragon palace was bustling with multiple color lights. To the people, it was as if the Dragon Palace never seems to sleep. In fact, during nighttime, the Dragon Palace can be seen from a very far distance.
While the citizens of the Istarin Empire were heading home and preparing to stay home as the night of winter is very harsh, the Istarin Emperor and his family were waiting to welcome a certain special guest tonight.
"They should arrive at any given second." Right now Aditya, Julia, Alicia, Riya, Watson, Leo, and Clara along with her pet half wolf-dragon were waiting for the Onard family.
Alicia and Riya were standing next to Julia. Even though neither of them showed it, both girls were slightly nervous to meet Julia's parents. From Julia, both girls have heard what kind of man Julia's father was.
The teleportation array was built within the Dragon Palace. Not even a whole 15 seconds had passed since Julia spoke, and the 9 rune circles of the teleportation array lit up. The light from the nine rune circles intensified with each passing second. In the next second, three figures appeared at the center of the teleportation array.
Another second later, the bright light began to dim down, revealing the familiar faces of the three figures whom Aditya hadn't seen in a while.
"Welcome to the Istarin Empire." Adam looked at Aditya for a second before looking at the other figures who were standing behind him.
"Julia, my child I missed you." Both Julia and Sophia hugged each other. It has been a while since they had last seen each other. After Aditya's visit, Julia has made sure to see her parents and her little brother at least once every 2 or 3 weeks. Though Julia never stayed in her parent's Mansion whenever she visited them. Especially after losing her virginity to Aditya, it has become normal thing for her to sleep with Aditya.
Though the tsundere princess wouldn't say it, over time she now can't sleep without Aditya. Every night, after their night activities, she would sleep in his arms which was more comfortable than any pillow in this world.
As Julia and Sophia both hugged each other, little Zak whom Aditya hadn't seen in a while ran up to him.
"Big brother" Zak hugged his waist and buried his face in his stomach. Aditya smiled and gently caressed his purple hair. Zak was the male version of Julia. He was born handsome. Even at this age, his face was attracting the attention of many young nobles. Julia even told Aditya that Zak was very popular in the Noble circle. After the Prince of Echo Dominion Empire, Zak was the second most sought partner in the Empire.
"How have you been?" Aditya asked while looking at Adam nodded at him before turning his attention to Alicia and Riya.
"I have been doing well. I started cultivating around a month ago as well." Over the last few months, Zak had slightly taller. The baby fat on his face was starting to disappear. Aditya noticed that Zak had started to cultivate.
Little Zak peeked behind Aditya to notice two beautiful ladies who were equally beautiful as his sisters. Noticing his curious gaze, both of them smiled at him.
Aditya also noticed this and smiled. "Father, this is Alicia Osburn. She is the princess of the Ethereal Empire. She is my second fiance." Aditya did not hesitate to say the last part even though he was sure that he might get punched in his face by Adam. Knowing this man's character, the dragon King was very sure he would be punched. But to his surprise, Adam just calmly nodded his head. He did not show any expression of anger. Unlike his wild attitude, surprisingly the wild lion was very tame today.
From the corner of his eyes, he noticed Sophia smiling while hugging Julia. 'He must have been advised by Sophia before coming here.' Aditya thought in his mind.
Meanwhile, Alicia was very happy with Aditya's words. Aditya openly accepted his relationship with her and even acknowledged it to Julia's father. This was a very big thing for her.
"And she is Riya Tombrook. Riya is the Princess of The Celestial Terrain." On hearing Riya's name and learning that she was the Princess of The Celestial Terrain both Sophia and Adam widened their eyes in shock.
The 7 goddesses were extremely famous throughout the world. More than hundreds of millions always wished to at least meet one of these goddesses. Unfortunately for those who wanted to meet one of the goddesses, the identity of all the goddesses has always been a secret. But there was one goddess whose identity was never hidden. It was the identity of the goddess of nature. Riya being the princess of the Celestial Terrain, never felt the need of hiding her identity.
In the Celestial Terrain, Riya was almost worshipped. If anyone said even a single word against their goddess, the elves would go crazy. Huge riots and protests would take place all over the Celestial Terrain. It wouldn't be wrong to say that Riya was even more influential and popular than her mother who was the Elf Empress.
Adam quickly recovered his calm. From a young age, he was used to meeting influential people. He gave a polite small bow to greet Riya and Alicia. Both goddesses returned the bow with bowing in response. Neither Alicia nor Riya would ever bow their heads to anyone but Adam here was Julia's father. Both goddesses had huge respect for him.
"Father, this is Leo and this is Clara. Both of them are my adoptive siblings." Leo and Clara widened their eyes in shock. Aditya just acknowledged them as his adoptive siblings in front of Julia's parents. This might be a small matter to Aditya, but this was certainly a huge thing for Leo and Clara. Leo became emotional. He would have even shed a tear if he was alone. Even the young Clara's eyes became red hearing Aditya's words.
After introducing everyone, Aditya led them inside the dragon Palace. While walking in, Adam, Sophia, and Zak looked around. The three of them found the interior of the Dragon Palace to be extremely captivating.
"Aditya, I have heard many things about the dragon Palace. But after seeing it with my own eyes, I must admit, the Dragon palace is out of this world. I would even dare say that no other palace in the world or in history could be compared to it." When comparing the Dragon Palace with the royal palace where the Echo Dominion emperor lived, the Emperor's palace looked more like a fortress. While the Dragon palace looked like something out of this world.
"I did have to gather a huge amount of materials to build it." Also given the abilities that the Dragon palace provided him and the people of his Empire, Aditya did not regret using such a huge reserve of resources to make the Dragon palace.
"Watson, how have you been doing?" Adam asked. Adam was surprised to find Watson's cultivation. The old weak butler that once served him and called him master before he got married, now had become young again. Not just young, but also have become very strong. Adam could feel that the current Watson could give a tough fight to the commander of the Onard house, Eddie Wood. Little did Adam know that if Watson were to use dragon transformation, then he would easily defeat Eddie Wood.
"I have been doing well, Your Majesty. Thank you for asking." Watson now worked for Aditya and Aditya was his only master.
"Your brother, Walter had asked you to return home once in a while. He would like to see you." Watson nodded his head with a nostalgic look. He also wanted to see his twin brother. It has been a while since he saw him.
Everyone sat down at the dining table. Adam and Sophia sat next to each other. Julia and her little brother sat next to each other. Leo and Clara sat next to Alicia. Riya sat next to Aditya. Watson and other maids began to serve dinner.
"By the way, it seems his Majesty, the Emperor of the Echo Dominion wants to meet you for a meeting. He wants to officially make the Echo Dominion Empire an ally of the Istarin Empire and also discuss the idea of collaborating and using the resources of both Empires to make powerful cannons." The Echo Dominion Empire still officially hadn't become the Istarin Empire's ally. But everyone knew that the Echo Dominion was a very close ally of the Istarin Empire.
Before the Echo Dominion emperor wanted to have a good relationship with a Dragon who have managed to awaken a divine dragon bloodline but given how powerful the Istarin Empire has become under Aditya's rule, now the Emperor wished to become a close ally of the Istarin Empire. Being an ally of the Istarin Empire would give him many benefits and would also add another layer of protection to his Empire's security.
"Honey, you can talk about such things later. Let's enjoy dinner first." Adam nodded his head.
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