GODDESS OF THE EMPIRE

In the early morning hours, the people of Sion and the other four kingdoms awoke to the shocking news that SCAE had arrived in Sion City. Social networks such as Redat, Yatude, and other social sites crashed. Many users were logging in, posting, commenting, and sharing tweets.

Away from the city, a black car was parked in front of an abandoned building. In the backseat, inside the car, sat a very handsome young man with black hair, broad shoulders, and a mole on the side of his left eye. His back was leaning against the back of the seat. His eyes were closed, and his hands were covered by a thin black glove.

His eyelashes, like feathers, glistened and sparkled as the sunlight streamed in through the window of the car.

"Young master," a man wearing thick black glasses in the driver's seat called to the black-haired youth. "Young Master Cain, there is news about SCAE."

"Hmm," Cain kept his eyes closed, but the corner of his mouth curved into a beautiful smile, full of intrigue and interest, a smile that could take someone's breath away.

The chauffeur had a surprised look at his young master, he was amazed that he actually had that kind of smile on his face.

No, that's not possible! He must have been wrong, yes perhaps he saw wrong. It's impossible for this demonic young master to be smiling like that.

He took a deep breath and calmed down. On second thought, the young master would never show interest in anything unless it involved SCAE and Otiz.

The chauffeur checked his cell phone once more and started to click "Like" on all the posts that were related to SCAE, after all, he was a fan as well.

There were more than a thousand websites reporting that SCAE had arrived in Sion, her name ranked number one on all the most popular social networks in the kingdoms.

There were thousands of hashtags with her name, including

#GoddessSCAE

#ArrivalOfTheGoddessSCAE

#FinallyWeCanMeetOurGoddess

There were fans videos with millions of followers expressing their excitement and anticipation for her arrival.

"Drive," Cain ordered coldly.

"Yes, young master," the chauffeur replied, placing his phone on the armrest of the car before starting to drive.

'So, you're finally in Sion. You're here at last, let's see how strong you truly are. 

*******

At the Pearls' mansion

Is it true what they are saying on the news?" Skyrio sat on a big red couch in the living room, next to him were Dave, Ivy, Iris and Shoaen.

"If what they say is true, we must do everything to get her on our side," Dave commented.

"Get the SCAE on our side? Skyrio looked at him coldly, "You really are ignorant," Skyrio furrowed her thick eyebrows, "We're talking about SCAE, not some random person.

" Do you have a death wish?" Skyrio glared at him. He had thought that Dave was a smart man, but it seemed that he had been very wrong, he couldn't believe what this stupid grandson of his was saying. "Not even the royalty of the kingdoms would dare to say what you just said," Skyrio's look was sharp as a sword as she said, "If she knew what you were thinking, our whole family would be in the underworld right now, standing in front of Hades.

Dave was stunned. When he finally realized the gravity of his words, he trembled with fear, his forehead covered in cold sweat, he said in a trembling voice, "I'm sorry, I didn't know what I was saying.

Skyrio just ignored him: "Besides, we're not strong enough to have someone like SCAE on our side... I realized that when I met Aella yesterday, that strong pressure we felt that time wasn't even her aura.

Imagine what would have happened if she had decided to release her Aura yesterday," Skyrio looked at Iris and the others, seeing them all nodding in agreement. They all thought the same thing when they met Aella yesterday, 'she's not easy to deal with at all', they had the feeling that if they had taken any one wrong step yesterday, she'd have finished them.

"I don't understand how a sixteen-year-old girl can have such strong and frightening energy," Dave said.

Ivy thought for a moment and then said, "If we can't have SCAE, then we should have a talk with Aella. Having her would help us greatly."

Glacier's piercing, cold, golden eyes rested on Ivy. "I would like to see who would dare try to take advantage of my daughter."

Startled, Ivy's back shivered. She knew only too well what kind of man her brother was. 

She immediately explained, "No, no, no, no, no... of course we would never use her for our own benefit. She glanced at her brother. Glacier smiled coldly as he scanned everyone present with his cold eyes, including his grandfather Skyrio. It was clear what he meant by that cold smile, which did not even reach his eyes.

"We would never do something like that, and what's more, Aella wouldn't help us either," the frightened Shoaen got goose bumps. Brother, can you stop smiling, please? My poor heart can't handle it. It's like you want to kill someone.

" By the way, where is Aspen, doesn't his new term at Oasis start today?" Iris quickly changed the subject.

" He's definitely not going today, he was very depressed after last night's fight." Ivy replied.

"You call that a fight? Aella didn't even do anything to him," Shoaen raised his eyebrow in confusion.

"..."

"..."

The atmosphere was gloomy in Aspen's bedroom. He was sitting on his bed. His head was down.

"How embarrassing," he muttered.

He had let himself get carried away and had provoked someone he should not have provoked.

In front of Aella, he was like an ant. For the first time, he met someone his own age whom he was afraid to look directly in the eyes. It was this that made him realize how weak and useless he really was.

And Aella is two years younger than him, she is sixteen years old and he is eighteen years old.

Ashamed, Aspen wondered why he was so angry about having her in the family.

Perhaps it was because he had the feeling that if she were around, all the attention, privileges, and luxuries that he, Hyacinth, and Trinity had been receiving and enjoying would cease to be his.

After all, she is the only daughter of Glacier, who is the source of and responsible for all of the luxury, the money, the fame, and the status that the Pearls have.

**********

Meanwhile, the girl in question was standing on the top of a cliff, looking in the direction of an island that was located a few miles away from Sion, in the middle of the ocean. Aella was wearing a black turtleneck sweater and a purple backpack slung over her shoulder.

"I really thought this school was located near Maisie's mansion....Well, I guess I was wrong."

[Actually, the distance between the island and where the cliff was located wasn't that far, but to lazy people like Aella, it seemed like traveling between heaven and earth].

" I mean: Do I really have to go all the way there? Tsk, why didn't they build this school here in the city instead of on an island in the middle of the ocean?" she said with no expression on her face.

" Besides, those people didn't even prepare a means of transportation to get there," she complained quietly, a bit annoyed.

After complaining, she jumped off the high cliff. Once down, she kicked the ground with her left leg and disappeared instantly.