CH18

after the race the audience moves out of the stands near the lake and starts to despair along the roads of the village.... on second thought is it still considered a village?

I mean we have a population of over 10K (not counting Lake City), and we have rules and Laws and stuff.

so I think it already counts as a town or even a city.

Anyway, I bid Elisabeth goodbye and followed the crowd after hiding my presence as the people tend to gather with me around.

looking around at the variety of goods and items, and people buying and selling, I was all smiles seeing the joyful and genuine happiness.

I may not be directly responsible for all the things in here, but all of them were learned and mastered by my help. so I had high pride in what I saw around me. after passing some time, I headed to the arena

from the outside, it's like a small stadium, but thanks to space magic and other types of enchantment we made it so we could control the setting inside with many settings for battleground and weather. (pics)

as I got closer, I was greeted by a long row of people getting inside the stadium, I got inside from another entrance link directly to the VIp room finding Viola, Kali, Elisabeth, and the others from 'the top brace' of the family waiting.

I raise my brow asking "That's new, what got you here earlier?" they chuckle and appoint at the stands outside, I look and the only thing I could say is "HOLY FUCK!" they were almost full 'did we have this many people?'

I sighed and looked at the stage below as I noticed Yuna walking to the front stage standing there waiting for the crowd to calm down.

she looks in this direction smiling "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the second event of this year's festival, my name is Yuna Cordelia, and I will be the host of this event" bowing in the process as the crowd starts to applause.

on a side note, the sea people did as the gray pack adopting the name 'Cordelia', Elisabeth is the one who started the idea.

"Today will be the second university of the day our fates change, the day that the sea becomes a friend to the people of the land, finding a home and comfort in people who we never even knew existed out their."

Yuna said after the crowd calmed and stopped for a moment looking at us, and bowed "For that I would like to thank the great White, and the sea queen for this life, that we probably never had if wasn't for your lead"

as she ended all the people in the stadium stood up and bowed in our direction. the view was breathtaking, and at the same time, it put a heavy weight on me, no us.

I looked at my family beside me and all of them had overwhelmed looks, as they probably understood and felt the meaning of what was happening just now.

you see, one that everyone in this dimension has in common, me included, call it the instinct part, call it the genetic part, but all of us have a great deal of pride.

Pride in our lives, pride in the uniqueness of our lives, and so we never bow to others except in courtesy. or 'extreme respect' as I call it, so I never ask someone to bow or follow me.

"I wasn't really into the ruling, so I never lead anyone I always just show the road. but to think that small act of goodwill...." I murmured and got heard by my family who chuckled

"We never did too, excluding mother her, hell even me before joining couldn't be called leader material" Viola smiled at me

"But they, no, we didn't follow you 'cause you said you're a ruler." Kali said and suddenly I got bumped in the shoulder by Loyed who smirked "Just do what you usually do and leave the part you dont know to others, family stick together right?"

I roll my eye at him "Seriously? Dominic catchphrase?"

he chuckled "What, it's good for the situation" I rolled my eyes "I start to regret making the watch screen and that freaking fantasy hall."

All the others start to laugh.

the watch screen is something like a cinema screen with a disk reader, and if you wondering where the movies come from?

I have an enhanced memory so I remember every movie I watch like it was, so little bit of memory magic and little enhancement tools and we got ourselves a cinema in 'AF' quit the boom If i say.

as for Fantasy Hall, well you can play a video and get it around you instead of a screen. 

back to the event, I stood up and got in front of the crowd stranger ther poster, and looked over there.

I sighed and looked at the others beside me, kali smirked "just give them a little speech"

I scratch my head and look at the audience "I've never been a leader, and never considered myself one"

I look around for seconds "But, I am a man who knows how to take care of his people, and as I always say 'you are my family, and all of you are included"

I smirk "So laugh, cry, and live a life you will be remembered for and tha most have pride one. and know this...."

I start to rise my voice "You Are protected by the RAGEHEART so don't you dare to be scared of anything!"

the audience was silent for a second before it exploded into shouts and howls.

I smile "So now let's enjoy the show!"

""" OHHH!!"""