When everyone exited the Magical Spirit's field of influence, the portal closed behind them and returned to it's Mother as a Card. Everyone who hadn't been there before looked around in awe. Bethany stepped forwards, turning to look back at them and spread her arms wide with a smile, "welcome to the Clover Kingdom everyone!" she exclaimed cheerfully, her worries about being able to control so many beings at once momentarily gone. She was excited about this. Had been ever since Licht had promised to invite her to these events after they had sorted out the issue with Lemiel's family all those Months ago. And the reason that she was so excited was because these upcoming events: the Princes Corronation, Patry getting his Grimoire, Licht and Tettia's Wedding and the Treaty Signing were all things that never got to happen in the original timeline. All of this was entirely new, and wonderful and just so, so- Bethany sniffed, drawing the attention of her Husband and Father. Both Paul and Akira moved closer towards the woman, "what's wrong Bethany?" the older man asked in concern. The Mage shook her head, drying her eyes, "it's nothing, I'm just, so happy. I actually managed to change this worlds future, and now everything is looking up. Weddings and Peace Treaty's, Grimoire Acceptance Ceremony's, Birth's- none of this got to happen in the other timeline's past. Trying to change it was so hard, and at one point even seemed impossible to accomplish. But now, after everything I, my children, the Elves, Lemiel and Tettia have been through, we, finally made it here." A few happy tears ran down the young woman's cheeks, "I'm so truly happy. For them as well as their future" she replied with a tearful but happy smile.
Kero flew forwards with a huff, "what did I tell you back then, huh? Stop worrying about everything so much. You always do, but when you get there, what happens? You win, you pass the Final Judgement, you change all the Clow Cards into Tsukuyomi Cards, you destroy the Devil and you save the future." He placed a paw on her head, "no matter what happens, you will never be alone Bethany. We all love and believe in you. You only have to believe in yourself, if you do that- everything will be okay" as he said the words of her very own unbeatable Spell Bethany smiled even more, "thank you Kero, I really appreciate everything you do for me" she turned to the others and held her children close to her chest. Paul smiled back before looking around, "so, where's Clover Castle?" he asked. The Card Mage froze and her Father's smile fell, "you don't know where it is, do you?" he asked in a deadpan voice. The young woman hung her head in shame. Paul sighed, before two large white wings appeared from his back and encased his body as he floated into the air.
A large white Magic Circle appeared underneath the form, before fading as the wings unfurled to reveal Yue standing there. He sighed and opened his eyes, "alright Bethany, you ride on Keroberos' back while I carry your Husband. You'll be able to spot it from the sky, won't you?" the Moon Guardian asked, sounding exasperated. Hey, she was his daughter too, sometimes the emotions bled over. Bethany nodded as Kero also transformed into his True Form: that of a golden winged lion in golden and red armour. Climbing onto her Sun Guardians back, the Yuki held on tight as he began to flap his powerful wings. The group then took to the air, on their way to Clover Castle.
Black Clover
Licht was currently busy helping Tettia dress in the Traditional and Formal clothes that Raya had picked up for her from the Castle. Thankfully the Royal Seamstress Magic was amazing and within the few short hours of giving her current measurements to the woman, she held her own Formal outfit that the previous King had ordered made for her to wear important meetings, that she just "had to attend. In other words, the kind where he needed a young woman to sit silently by his side and promote herself as the "perfect young lady. The kind that will become the distinguished Wife of an important Noble or Prince" and other such events. The Princess had always hated every one of those formal "events". They always made her feel like she was nothing but an animal in the Palace Menagerie, only there for stuck up Royals, who thought nothing of the suffering of their own people, to gawk at.
Well, her Father may not like her Fiance, or his people. In fact, he may hate them with every fibre of his being, but that didn't stop her from falling in love with him, bearing his child and being only a few days away from making him her Husband for good. And it never would. Tettia no longer cared about what her former family thought of her. Her eyes were set firmly on the future, one that started on this very day and she smiled at what she saw. Hope, Joy, Love, Peace- the list went on. And every positive thing that she saw made her spirits lift higher and higher. It was really happening! They were finally about to create true peace between them at last! She would have squealed had they not been walking through the Elves Village at the time, surrounded by Hundreds of other Elves. She thought her head might've exploded out of embarrassment if she actually had. Suddenly a thought occurred to her and she looked up at her Betrothed, "Licht? Are we going to walk all the way to the Palace from here?" she asked in confusion. The Elf Leader glanced down at her with a smile and shook his head, "we'll be travelling to the Royal City by Spatial Magic, we just need to find a wide enough clearing for everyone to stand in" he explained, taking her hand in his.
"Thank you for explaining, that makes a lot more sense than what I thought" Tettia replied, smiling as well and placing a hand on her stomach. Licht's smile faded slightly, "are you okay?" he asked in worry. "Yes, I'm fine. I suppose it's what other woman who've had children call: Pre-birth Stress" the Human Princess replied calmly. The Elf Leader smiled and gently squeezed her hand, "that makes sense" he replied. The two walked in silence, until Licht noticed his Betrothed breathing heavily. She had her hand on her back, and the young woman seemed to be struggling with the extra pressure her pregnancy put on her spine while walking. Licht silently wrapped his arm around Tettia's waist to help her stay up and she smiled back gratefully. Thankfully, luckily for her, the group of Elves reached a large clearing in the forest soon after. As everyone gathered into a group again, their Spatial Magic users stepped up. Rya, Ado and Ratri each created a portal that would lead to the Cities gates.
Licht turned to face everyone with a smile, "please split yourselves up into three groups. This will help lighten the load on each of our Spatial Mages" he explained, everyone else nodding in understanding and moving to form their lines. Once everyone was ready, Licht nodded to his three friends and each one cast Spatial Magic, opening portals to just outside the Palace, as that was where the Coronation would be held. Then, everyone left, one line at a time.
Black Clover
(Back at the Palace)
Lemiel was pacing around nervously, just having come back from the Royal Tailer, wearing his new Kingly robes. He once again smoothed out the by now, long gone wrinkles and brushed away some imaginary dirt. "My King, please try not to be so nervous. The Coronation and Peace Treaty signing will go fine, I'm sure of it" Secre said, trying futility to soothe the young King's rising nervousness and panic. It's not like it wasn't natural to freak out over such a big change in your life, but she was worried that if he kept this up, he would drive himself into Panic Attack. Lemiel took some deep breathes, "you're right Secre, sorry, I just- *sigh* I am trying to calm down. I know I don't need to worry. I've finished the Peace Treaty and a speech to go with it. And I'm sure that ruling the Kingdom can't be any harder or more stressful than what we've all been dealing with for the last few weeks.
I just *sigh* need to try and relax" the King muttered, slumping into his chair and letting go of all the tenseness in his body. "Your Highness" Secre whispered. Ever since becoming King, even unofficially, Lemiel had been working himself to the point of exhaustion trying to fix everything. He may not have been sleeping, but the young man looked more relaxed than he had in a long time. Sighing again, the Light Mage opened his eyes and stood from his seat, "alright," Lemiel groaned, "time to go get ready". The new King picked up the Treaty document, rolled it up and handed it to the Sealing Mage, "here you go. Can you keep this safe for me please?" he asked kindly, but his eyes held a steely glint in them. Secre knew how important the document was. She nodded resolutely, "of course, you can count on me Sir". "Thank you. Now, shall we get going?" Lemiel suggested, as the two of them exited the building and into the warm sunlight again.
They headed back to the Palace building where the young King found the Royal Dress-Maker ready for him, "Your Majesty," she began, bowing to the young man, "we've finished sewing your Royal Robes Sire, I made sure they would fit correctly". Lemiel nodded with a smile, "thank you very much" he replied gratefully. "Please, allow us to help you put them on" one of her aids added. Secre went to wait in another room while they were doing that. The blond young man stood still while the women undressed and redressed him, making sure to adjust everything properly so that they would fit right. The Light Magic user smiled down at the outfit, even for a Coronation outfit, the clothes still suited him well. They were white and gold, reminding him of his Light Magic, and fit him perfectly.
He also had a white cape as well. "You look wonderful Your Majesty" one of the servants complimented. "I'm grateful for your hard work, thank you all for working so hard, despite the short notice you were all given" Lemiel smiled gratefully. "There's no need for thanks Sire, we were happy to do this, you are, after all, the King" one of the Seamstress's aids replied. "Right, time to go do this" the Light Mage said, leaving the room and finding Secre waiting for him in the hall. She gasped upon seeing him, "My King, those robes suit you very well" the Sealing Mage complimented. "Well, it's almost time, let's go Secre" he said. The black-haired young woman nodded, "yes Your Majesty" she replied, as the two of them walked away.
Black Clover
Outside in the City, the Nobles and Commoners alike were putting the finishing touches on the decorations, food stalls and other such preparations around the area for the Coronation. Children from every class ran around happily, looking at all the stalls and decorations with wonder. At around this point, the Elves arrived outside the City limits. Tettia smiled gently at the startled guards at the Gate. "Ah, Princess Tettia, we were expecting you and your- entourage, to walk here, not use Spatial Magic" one of the guards said, both of them bowing despite their shock. "It's fine, I suppose my Brother has been very busy over the last few days, don't worry about it" the human Princess replied. She took out a scroll bound with the Kings Seal, "we're here for the Coronation and Treaty signing" the young woman explained, handing the scroll over.
The other guard took the scroll and read it over. He nodded, "right, that's all in order, I'll take you and your group to the Palace so no one tries to interfere with all of you". Tettia smiled happily, one hand on her stomach and the other still held by Licht, "thank you" she replied. As the group of Elves and one human followed the guard through the streets of the Royal City, they drew a lot of odd looks from the humans they walked passed. Thankfully, with the human Princess and guard there, no one dared to make a scene. As the group walked, they were joined by the Citizens of the Clover Kingdom. Soon the majority of the townspeople had gathered at the front of the Castle. Everyone was excitedly chatting with each other as they waited. Tettia looked over at Licht, who beamed happily, "it's almost time Tettia, are you ready? For our people's to finally have peace between each other?" the Elf Leader asked. She looked down at her pregnant stomach where baby Yuno was growing. She nodded, "yes, more than anything!" she replied cheerfully.
The guard led Licht and Tettia into the Castle and through the halls until they reached the balcony. Waiting outside the room was Lemiel. Both Elf and human Princess beamed upon seeing the blond, "Brother!" Tettia cried happily, rushing as fast as she could to hug her Brother close. "I missed you Tettia, but you look well, both of you" Lemiel replied with a bright smile, hugging his Sister before bringing his soon-to-be Brother-in-law close as well, "that fact that we've reached this point overjoys me! Everything we've worked for-" he smiled more as a few happy tears came to his eyes, "I'm just so happy. We really did it. We changed our future for the better!" the blond young man said. Licht smiled back, "yes, and today, everything will we've worked so hard for will finally become reality" the Elf replied. Tettia nodded and wrapped her arms around both Licht and Lemiel, "thank you both so much" she said with happy tears in her eyes, "we've dreamed of this day for so long. Everything will be fine. We will create peace between our races" the human Princess said. Suddenly the Priest who would be conducting the Ceremony stepped in, "Your Majesty, it's time now" he said. The blond young man nodded, "alright," before turning back to his family, "please feel free to watch on the balcony. As my family, you're both welcome to" he said, before taking a deep breath and following the Priest out onto the balcony where he would be crowned as King.
Licht and Tettia smiled and took each other's hands before following their brother out.
Black Clover
Everyone down in the courtyard were abruptly cut off from their conversations as trumpets, drums and other instruments began playing. The Elf Tribe in the centre of the courtyard, with a fair bit of space around them, kept their attention on the balcony. "May I present his Royal Majesty, Lemiel Silvamillion Clover!" the Priest called, as the blond young man walked out before the people. Cheers rose up from the crowd as Lemiel waved at everyone with a smile. The young man knelt before the Priest as he picked up the Royal Crown. Everyone down on the ground, along with Licht and Tettia watched with bated breath as- a golden and silver streak suddenly shot through the air above the square. Shocked screams rang out, before the streaks resolved into Yue, who was carrying Akira in his arms and Keroberos, with Bethany on his back.
"Sorry about that everyone! Sorry, we just didn't want to miss the Coronation. Please, continue!" the Card Mage called, waving her arms in an attempt to calm the people and guards. Lemiel chuckled, along with Licht, "cutting it a little close, weren't you? You almost missed it!" the King called. Bethany blushed, "it took a long time for us to get ready, there are a lot of us after all" she replied sheepishly. "It's fine, they're friends of ours" the Light Magic user explained, gesturing to himself, his sister, Brother-in-law and the other Elves down in the square. The guards relaxed their weapons and the people devolved into whispers which soon died down in favour of what was happening above. "If their will be no other interruptions?" the Priest asked, staring over everyone who was present. He coughed, raising the Crown again. "I now name you Lemiel Silvamillion Clover, King of the Clover Kingdom" the older man said, placing it on the blond young man's head.
Everyone cheered again. "King Lemeil! All hail the King!" one man cried. "Your Majesty!" a woman called. "Lemeil is more than just a King! His Magic is stronger than anyone else in the Kingdom! He's the Wizard King!" another man cried. "Yeah, Wizard King!" another woman continued. Soon everyone was chanting the title over and over again: "Wizard King!" "Wizard King!" "Wizard King!" After a few moments Lemiel held up a hand, quieting his people. "I thank you all for your acceptance of me as your King. However, there is another matter that we must deal with today- I have already arranged for it to happen today. For too long we humans have lived in fear and or envy of the Elves. Well no more. In but a day, my sister is going to marry the Leader of the Elves, making us one family. She is also currently baring his child, so the future of our races will be to move forwards as, not two people's, but one. In light of all this, I decided that it was only appropriate to create this-" the Light Mage removed the Peace Treaty he had written up from his belt.
"This Peace Treaty is not just for the benefit of the Elves, but also our own people. Once this is signed by myself and Licht, we will no longer be humans and Elves- we all will be one people of the Clover Kingdom!" Lemiel cried. Some of the humans down on the ground began to grumble, but before they could go too far, the King held up his hand, "before you protest, you may want to wait until I have read out the conditions and laws regarding this new Treaty" he added, unrolling the scroll.
The Light Magic User cleared his throat before beginning: "This Peace Treaty is a promise of mutual peace and friendship between the humans and Elves of the Clover Kingdom. This Treaty encompasses, but is not mutually exclusive to the Princess of the Clover Royal Family's marriage to the current Leader of the Elf Tribe. This Treaty will allow the humans of the Clover Kingdom to Visit the Elves Village and mingle with them in order to promote understanding between our people's. In turn, the Elves will be allowed access to the Royal City and any advances we humans have made. In accordance with this Treaty, no discrimination is allowed from either side.
If any attempt is made by any member of either party to use their Magic or social status to take advantage of, discriminate, abuse, insult or threaten the other, the responsible person or persons will face punishment decided upon by their respective leader. Additionally, relationships of any form initiated by either humans or Elves which involve the union of the two races shall be encouraged, not persecuted. However, the formation of any kind of relationship with the sole purpose of causing abuse the to the other party will be penalised. Upon the signing of this Treaty, both Parties will receive equal rights and benefits and with these conditions in place the peace between the two races is now official" after Lemiel finished reading the Treaty, he signed his name down the bottom on the dotted line. Then turned towards Licht, "Brother, would you?" the King invited, holding out his hand. The Leader of the Elves nodded and stepped forwards.
Taking the pen that his soon-to-be Brother-in-law handed him, Licht bent down with a smile and wrote his name on his own line. Standing up, Lemiel picked up the Treaty and held it up, "with that, the Treaty is now as official as possible until the Wedding tomorrow. I thank you all for coming out here to witness these two events. Please take this time today to celebrate if you would like, we have games and food and all sorts of things for you and your families to enjoy. I swear I will make our future better" the King said with a bright smile. Everyone cheered and clapped before moving off as everyone on the balcony re-entered the Castle. Lemiel sighed in relief, "thank God that's over, I thought that I was going to mess it up" he muttered. "Of course you wouldn't Brother. These events were too important for you to let yourself get them wrong." Tettia assured him. The new King smiled at his Sister and the other Elves as they slowly trickled into the Palace, "thank you all for coming today, really. I was actually a lot more nervous than I seemed while standing up their" he replied gratefully.
"Of course we came, I specifically promised after all" Bethany said as she walked up to the group, "and aside from myself, these two events were much more important than just any old event. It directly had to do with the Elves, so they would have come no matter what" she added. The Elves nodded, all muttering their agreement. Lemiel smiled sincerely, "thank you, all of you, really. Your presence here today made everything that was happening truly special" he thanked. "Well, I'm afraid that you won't get much time to rest Brother. Patry's Grimoire Acceptance Ceremony is tomorrow morning and our Wedding is soon afterwards" Tettia replied. The Human King sagged, "not that I'm not happy for all three of you, but why did they have to be tomorrow?!" he whined, "do you have any idea how exhausting dealing with getting ready for the Corronation was? Not to mention dealing with all the crap the previous King left behind!" Lemeil sobbed. "Sorry" Patry replied sheepishly. He sighed, "it's fine, I'm happy to be able to go, even if I will be exhausted tomorrow.
It's better than the alternative" the blond young man said. "Please, go enjoy the Festival. Don't feel like you have to stay here on my account, I have to get back to work anyway" he added. "Are you sure?" Bethany asked. "Of course, most of you are guests here after all, and with the Peace Treaty now completed, there's no reason that any of you shouldn't be able to enjoy yourselves" Lemiel explained. Soon everyone except for Licht and Tettia had left. "I can't really do much of those activities while I'm pregnant" his sister explained. "I wouldn't be a good husband or father if I just left Tettia and Yuno all alone" Licht added. Their Brother rolled his eyes, but was smiling good naturedly, "fine, if you want to Babysit me, go ahead" he groaned. Licht chuckled, and the two walked with the King to his Chambers.
To Be Continued