Rise of the Malactric Heir

"Your highness," the captain said as he approached her, and she placed her mask back on before looking at him.

"Is everything all right, Captain?" she asked.

"Everything is fine for the time being, but are you okay, your highness?" he questioned, and she smiled.

"I am fine, thank you," she replied.

"I don't mean to pry, but you seem stressed or worried about something," he said.

"Well, I am a little worried about how certain things might turn out for me," she said. "You know, being a royal is not easy, you have a lot of responsibilities, and if you make a mistake you think might be minor or minor for some people, you have to face the consequences."

"I understand what you mean; I don't have to deal with such things, but I promise you I understand what you're talking about," he replied, and she smiled.

"Your highness, I know what happened to her was not your fault, and I hope you understand that as well, your mother was great, and you are not that different, you are brave and always want to do the right thing no matter what the cost," he said, and Adora lowered her head and smiled.

"You would have been correct if she was still alive, but I have changed a lot, I am no longer like my mother, and I will not sacrifice those I love to save the kingdom," she replied then he patted her on the shoulder.

"You say that, but look at what you've done so far to protect the people in that kingdom, you're a great kid, you should know that," he said as he walked away, and she sighed.

"I wish I was a great kid, but there's nothing around me but darkness," she muttered as her hands glowed black and she sighed before they stopped glowing.

"Adora, here you are," Kyris said as he came with the others on deck, and she smiled as she looked at them.

"Are you going to have breakfast?" Kyllan questioned.

"No, I'm not hungry at all," she replied.

"I apologize if I touched a nerve earlier," Kyris said.

"Don't apologize Kyris, you didn't hit a nerve, I understand why you said that earlier, things are getting out of hand and at a very fast rate, though I am not sure how I am supposed to stop all of it, Vellon can give more information than you realize, that I am certain of, which means I will be facing him very soon," she replied, and Kyris smiled as he approached her and rested his head on her shoulder.

"You are too tense; relax, and I understand; we'll all pitch in on this, right guys?" Kyris asked.

"Right," Alix replied as he cast a cold glance at Adora, who scoffed.

"Do you have anything to say, Alix?" Adora questioned.

"No, I have nothing to say other than I will assist you in whatever you need to do," he replied, and she sighed.

"Thanks, guys," she said as she turned her back on them, and Alix's eyes began to glow red, and he clutched his hurting arm.

"Now what?" he mumbled, and Adora looked at him, noticing how tightly he gripped his arm.

"Should I break the seal now and give him time to practice before the match, or should I wait?" she pondered.

'I can't have him using his powers now, I will unlock his powers during the match if he cannot win just like that,' she thought.

"Alix," Adora called out, and he turned to face her as she approached and grabbed his arm.

"Is the pain that bad?" she questioned.

"It just won't stop, are my powers going to come to me with a cost?" he asked and she smiled.

"No, they are not, relax, I will help you now," she said as she leaned in closer to him, bracing her forehead against his and gripping his hurting hand tightly as her body began to glow blue, as did his and the others looked at them wondering what was going on.

"I will help the energy flow through your arm better," she said as the snake marking appeared in both of their eyes but no one saw.

"What's going on, guys?" Eliza asked.

"Let the energy flow through your arm, Alix; I need you to relax," Adora said, and Alix smiled as he relaxed his body, and the energy began to flow through his arm better than before, and the pain died down.

"I think it's working," he said, and the glow around them turned red.

"I know," she said as she rose off of him with their eyes and body returning to normal.

"Is it better now?" Adora questioned.

"Far better, thank you," he replied.

"No problem, you know there's nothing wrong with asking for help and opening up to people every now and then," she said and he smirked.

"I believe it is we who should be telling you that," Aerav replied and the others smiled.

"Nicely using my own words against me," Adora said.

"Also, what were you guys doing there just now?" Eliza inquired.

"I was assisting him with his energy flow, which was a little messed up and caused him pain, but it's now better than before," Adora explained.

"I believe that not having proper energy flow within your body, especially when it comes to your powers, can cause problems, right?" Nina questioned.

"Not always," Kyllan said.

"He is correct, but so are you Nina; it can be a serious hindrance to some people, but now that Adora has helped him, he should be fine; just keep practicing, Alix," Kyris said, and Alix smiled.

"I will keep practicing, after all, there's a lot more I need to learn, am I correct, your highness?" Alix inquired, and Adora sighed.

"Who do you think you're speaking to?" she questioned.

"Huh? "I'm sure he was speaking to you there," Sarah said.

"I am pretty sure," Ayden said, and Adora scoffed.

"I told him to call me by my name, but it appears that he needs a hit in the head to keep reminding him," she replied, and they looked at him before Ayden patted Alix on the back.

"Would you like me to hit him for you?" Ayden asked and Alix scoffed.

"Just try," Alix said coldly with a smile on his face, and Ayden smiled nervously.

"You can be scary at times man," Ayden said and they laughed.