Chapter 1

"Hey, that priestess looks awfully familiar."

"Well, she's that girl that every boy here in Prontera drools over."

"Nah I know about that one but I think I've seen her in some book."

"That was her mother, the Legendary Priestess Althea Goldenray."

"Ah I see. Isn't she just sixteen? And she's a priestess already?"

"Yeah. She's blessed like her mother was they say."

"And blessed with beauty too."

A beautiful young girl sat in a bench right outside the Prontera Sanctuary, silently reading a book, her long and soft light blue hair flowing down her shoulders. Her golden eyes twinkled in excitement as she read an adventure book, oblivious of the two fellow priestesses gossiping about her.

"She's so lucky!" one of them said again, glancing over to the girl.

"Lucille!" came a call from a familiar male voice.

The two priestesses who have been watching Lucille turned to the owner of the voice. They stared at the handsome young man calmly walking to the young lady. They literally drooled. The man had soft purple hair and ice blue eyes. Judging by his armor, he must be a crusader.

Lucille looked up and a smile curved her lips.

"Raphael!" she stood up and laid her book on the bench.

The siblings hugged.

"It's been quite some time. We have a lot to catch up on!" Lucille said excitedly as they broke away.

Raphael nodded and they both walked away hand in hand.

"And she's also blessed with an extremely hot brother who'd sacrifice himself to protect her!"

"Hey, have I mentioned he was single?" one of the priestesses said, her eyes shone teasingly.

"Really? That's great!" the other giggled.

As Raphael and Lucille walked to their home, eyes started staring at them. The siblings were famous in Prontera for their lineage, skills and amazing loyalty with one another.

They had arrived in Prontera 11 years ago when their parents have been brutally murdered. The townspeople found them quite kind and they all liked them. The two were complete heartthrobs in Prontera.

Lucille was now sixteen years old. She had become an acolyte when she was only 7 years old and a priestess at 12. She was always glad to help and kind to others. The girl grew as a cheerful young girl and everyone liked her. Many of the boys have tried courting her but she wasn't interested. She only wanted to help people out for the rest of her life. Sometimes though, she'd drift into her own dream world and imagine all sorts of things.

Her brother, Raphael, was barely home. He attends to heaps of jobs not only to keep him and his sister alive but also to help people. He had gone far and wide, helping people in need. But he stayed loving and kind to his sister. That's one of the reasons the girls in town admired him. He became a swordsman when he was 10 and a crusader at 16. Raphael was twenty two years old.

The two had immediately built a good reputation with their amazing skills and stunning progress. They were so young and yet they were so skilled.

"So you're finished with that job then? Are you gonna stay even for a while here?" Lucille asked her brother, looking intently at his face.

Raphael smiled at her, "I'm afraid I'll be away again tomorrow." Lucille frowned. "That's why today, we're gonna have all the fun we can have!" he added cheerfully, making Lucille smile again.

They went to a nearby café and sat down, ready to catch up on their lives when suddenly, 6 people crowded around them, 4 men and 2 women. The 4 men suddenly handed beautiful red roses to Lucille who took it gratefully but had a tired look on her face. She smiled at them sweetly and the four blushed madly. They even had to pull one of their friends to stop from gaping at her. The women were introducing themselves to Raphael and started chattering. He held up a hand politely.

"I'm sorry. My sister and I would like to be alone to talk for a while." He smiled at them and they blushed. They looked disappointed but nodded in understanding and left. Raphael turned back to Lucille, "Now where were we?"

"Well, I think it's about you helping that gorgeous lady." Lucille said innocently, blinking twice.

Now as they chat on, let's know more about the siblings.

Years ago when Lucille had fainted, two helpful merchants came to help them. They were led to the sanctuary where the priests and priestesses came to their aid. They said that Raphael wasn't old enough to take care of both himself and his sister. So they decided to take in Lucille for a while as a skilled crusader trained Raphael to be independent. They taught Lucille the basics of how to become an acolyte and, much to their surprise and delight, she learned pretty quickly. That was why she was given the exception of having a job at such a young age. People liked her and she grew to be a beautiful young lady. She was very cheerful, hiding the pain behind her smiles.

Raphael soon learned to be independent as well. They were given a home of their own when he was 14 years of age, a year after Lucille became an acolyte. Raphael was a very serious lad, sincere and true to his words. Raphael took care of his sister from then on by himself. And then when he became a crusader, things began to become easier. And a tad easier when Lucille had become a priestess.

But then, there were more secrets about the two that no one knew, not even the siblings themselves.

"So you're not yet getting married?" Lucille had asked disappointingly.

Raphael blushed but frowned at her, "You know I have not the time for ladies, Lucille."

Lucille pouted, "But Raph! Why not? There's bound to be someone out there you'd like."

"Well, if there is, I haven't met her. Besides," he smirked, "let's see you marry."

Lucille's eyes widened and her face became red, "I am NOT gonna marry!" she hissed.

"Hah! And you go urging me to get married!" he laughed.

His sister rolled her eyes, "Gee, I'm not getting married not only because I don't want to but also because," she narrowed her eyes at him. "I'm not old enough!" Raphael's left eye twitched, "While you, who I may assume as old, is legal to get married!"

This time it was her brother to roll his eyes, "Ugh, whatever."

The two laughed together happily, unaware of three pairs of eyes watching them.

"Is that her?" one of them asked.

"Yes, I'm positive Goku. Her eyes tell everything." Another said.

"Should we barge in and kidnap the lady?" Goku asked.

"I don't think so. She's got her crusader of a brother with her. Tomorrow, when he's gone."

The two turned to the last one who hasn't spoke yet. He had been staring at Lucille the whole time.

"Dude, he's got the hots for Althea's daughter!" Goku teased.

The one who's been staring at Lucille glared at him and scowled, disappearing in an instant. Goku turned to the other again, who just shrugged and disappeared too. Goku took one last look at the girl and smirked, disappearing as well.

At that exact moment, Lucille stood up. "Well? Let's go home then!" she said cheerfully.

Raphael smiled at her as she grabbed his hand to pull him back to their home.

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