Luke calmed down and said, "So, this is like my skill."
[Yes and no, anyone with the power affinity will not even be able to think of things you may be able to do because of me. Think of it like this, the affinity is raw power or fuel, while I am the engine or lightbulb that contains and uses it to run a specific function. In conclusion, I am your skill; in fact, I am a rank beyond any rank level of skill.]
'This is great, system my skill, I love you, Luke thought as he mentally tried to kiss the system, but the system itself ran away with disgust on its face. He then turned serious as he went to the practice area to start practicing martial arts and sword fighting. In his previous life, he was a champion black belt in kickboxing. He plans to reinvent kickboxing in this world and use the standard Wayne family sword style, though.
{Time skip- The Castle of Gold, Home of the emperor of humanity}
In a grand castle made of gold and gold-plated alloy, in the throne room, the emperor sat on his throne as he looked to his minister. To his right was the empress of the land, while to his left was the subject of the discussion, the princess herself. She has light blond hair like that of a field of wheat, clearly different from the golden hair of the Wayne family. Her innocent golden-yellow eyes contained a strange, attractive force that could make the greatest of the hermits lose control over their emotions. She has an oval face marked by an innocence that would make any man or woman want to protect her at all costs.
"So, how was the response from the church of light?" The emperor asked, he also had the same light gold hair as the princess, but unlike her, he had a beard of the same color, which he wore like a mane of a lion. His eyes glowed with power as he was a king (S) class being, his power in the empire was second to none, although he was tied by Damion Wayne and Regan Loinheart. These three were called the 3 swords of the empire, and also the reason why the empire existed for such a long time was because these three families were the original founding families.
"It was extremely good, my lord. We promised them to make the church of light the official religion of the empire, and they gladly agreed to engage the light bringer with our princess." The retainer then hesitated for a while and then said in a shaky voice, "Umm…Although they said that it is only ok if it is the first princess."
"WHAT?!!!!" An ethereal aura exploded from the emperor, his power immediately offsetting the entire room as seals all around the walls activated to keep his power inside the room. "How dare they? Do they realize that the first princess is already promised to little Luke?"
"Oh, calm down, Honey." Empress said with a hint of mischief in her voice, as she then said, "We can just nullify the engagement, it isn't like we soul-bonded the contract. We just agreed to the engagement because it was the wish of a dying woman, I mean, even in potential, Kalab is better than Luke. With this, we can nullify the engagement and make a new one with Kalab."
The emperor stayed silent all through her speech. When she finished, he moved at a speed well past the sound barrier as he held her by the neck in an instant. This shocked the entire room as it is well known the love the emperor has for the empress, so much so that he never took another woman after her. Right in front of them was the empress being held by her neck as the emperor pulled her up to his neck level and said, "The dying woman is my sister, the blue flame phoenix. Hold your tongue, women, I will not tolerate any harm to her name."
"F–Forg–Forgive me, your majesty." The empress squeezed out as the emperor put her down, she fell onto her knees as she immediately rectified her mistake, "I was simply suggesting something without any knowledge. If I may suggest another idea?"
The emperor nodded and went back to sit on his throne, he said, "I will hear you out, but be mindful of your words."
"I suggest that we give the hand of the second princess to Luke, and the first princess to the destined one. Since the lady blue flame only asked for the hand of a princess in marriage, this works too." The empress said, the emperor thought about it and nodded, much to her relief. However, inside, she was thinking about something else. 'I didn't realize how much Luke meant to the emperor. If he and my daughter were to be married, then my son would have a much better chance at winning the throne.' She thought as she reveled in the luxurious life she would have even after the death of the emperor.
"This is a viable solution, and it is very difficult for me to make a decision here. So, I decided to let the youngsters who are going to be married choose. Claudia, you will visit Luke and decide if you want to spend your life with him. He, too, will decide if he wants to spend his life with you or with Vivian." The emperor said as the girl on his left nodded and stepped forward to kneel, she said
"I will depart for the Wayne manor at once."
The emperor nodded to this, cutting this scene close. After a while of discussing other issues, Claudia excused herself and went into her study. She sat on her chair and closed her eyes as the shadows in her room stretched from it. Another beautiful woman with soft black hair that flowed to her waist, eyes which glowed in a purple light, she had cherry lips that put roses to shame. She was Nexus Valentine, the last of the great 4 families.