thuck thuck.
The sound of hard wood hit each other rang through the snow.
two figure can be seen exchanging sword at one another.
paul only receive blow and not countering anything.
but lucelia sword never reach him either, they continue to exchange like that for a while.
"ok that enough for today lucy, you swing is much shaper and more accurate now!"
paul put away his wooden sword while holding lucelia up high.
"but it never hit you dad..."
lucelia whine while making a pout face.
"Hahahaha! it still too early for you to hit me!"
paul tease his daughter lightly before putting her on his shoulder.
they continue to play like that for a while before they heard a scream.
"!!!"
they rush straight into the house and found zenith on the floor.
next to her legs there are a pool of blood.
"Master you came!, please take madam to the bed she going through Labor right now!"
"o-oh!"
after lilia urging paul quickly take zenith up in his arm and rush to the bedroom.
Zenith breathing is unstable her body temperature is high and her face is red.
lilia come back with a big bowl of hot water and a cloth.
she put up the long cloth on the ceiling after knot the cloth she take zenith arm and have her pull the cloth.
"madam! please breathe slowly! clam yourself and breathe in and out slowly!"
zenith mind was hazy but she still listens to lilia.
after a while her breath stable.
"Madam after i give you signal please push out the baby as hard as you can."
zenith nod and after lilia see that she move to zenith leg.
"now!"
"urggg...ahh!"
zenith push with all her might she feel pain trhough her body.
"again!"
she push again they continue like this for a while.
outside the room paul continue to hear his wife crying and moan in pain.
but he couldn't do anything.
he walk around and flustered at himself for being useless like this.
near him is lucelia, she standing silently at the front door.
her hand touch another into a praying pose.
'please let it goes well'
she continue to pray like that.
after long time that they though was like a year has pass by the scream stop.
it come with a baby crying sound.
when the two heard that they quickly open the door and found zenith holding a baby in her embrace.
"congratulations Master and young miss, it a healthy boy."
after lilia confirms it for them paul rush straight to zenith and hug her.
"T-thank god you both okay.."
"of course dear i won't leave you."
the two continue to hug like that for a while.
when they come to there sense they feel like they forgot something.
"hmp."
yes there daughter waiting to see her baby brother.
she was crossing her arm and stand next to the door.
"A-ahaha, come on lucy take a look at your brother face."
when paul call her she quickly rush to the bed.
when zenith hand over her brother she feel the weight of her brother for the first time.
it was... light.
she feel like it will slip away with just one mistake.
she hold him carefully while looking at her brother closed eyes.
his breathing is small she can hardly hear it.
she hug him tightly and said.
"Did you come up with a name for him?"
her eyes were sparkly with expectations while waiting for the answer.
paul look and zenith for a while and zenith nod at him.
"How about you give him a name lucy?"
after paul said that lucelia eyes was shining.
she thought for a while before remember her past live.
the name she found while serfing the internet in the past.
"R-rudeus, Rudeus greyrat!"
she spoke it loudly waiting for her parent approve.
paul crossing his arm while closing his eyes and pose like he think about it when zenith slap him in the face.
"Of course it a good name, from now on this boy is rudeus greyrat."
zenith said that as she put her hand on lucelia head patting her.
"From now on lucy is Big sister now, that mean you have to protect him. can you promise me that?"
as she said that she pull out her pinky finger in front of lucellia face.
lucelia stare at the finger for a while before putting her pinky and cross with zenith pinky.
"I promise!"
they promised each other and in that snow night Rudeus greyrat was born.
seven month pass since rudy was born.
we were overjoy when the delivery goes well.
rudy is a healthy boy he can already crawl on the floor when he just six month old.
The pass month has been hectic.
Rudy crawl all over the place paul sword training which getting more ridiculous he made me run around the house till i feel like dying then he made me swing sword till dusk come after that we fight with him.
it made me want to strangle him to death.
What made he think this is normal for a daughter who just turn four?!
but anyway let go back to rudy.
he was how you say it?
a strange child or a weird one you might call it.
he never cry after he was born alway make strange face when zenith or lilia hold him.
And he somehow alway end up in laundry and take our underwear.
to be honest i thought he was reincarnated like me but the possibility it so low that i stop thinking like that.
maybe he just weird.
thuck.
"What you think about in a middle of a fight!"
"ow!! why you hit me in the head!"
"it your fault for not focusing on me."
i swear one day i will kill him!
while i thought about the best way to kill paul i heard a scream in the house.
we rush straight into the house and found zenith casting healing on rudy.
"What happend?!"
paul yell loudly after zenith finish healing rudy she rush to paul.
while the two talk i walk toward rudy.
his eyes were shining.
like he found something amazing.
i hold him up in my arm.
"rudy are you hurt?"
i ask him and he look at me sway his head side way.
i laugh at that.
well he my cute little brother though he may be a bit weird.
three month has pass since then rudy is ten month old and he can already walk but it a bit clumsy and he can speak a bit.
he really learning fast.
it so fast that it a bit scary but meh who care.
paul and zenith raise me which i am a reincarnated person so they thought it was normal.
but lilia don't think so one time i heard she talk about thinking him as a demon but she dismiss that thought.
well it just that he a bit weird that all.
today rudy is missing as always.
after he can walk now so he walk all over the house and we alway found him in strange place like the bathroom.
while i was look for him i heard i sound upstairs.
when i go up i found him inside the chest that have magic book in there.
he throw the book out and then get off the chest.
he open up the book and make some strange face.
he thought for a while but it seem he can't understand it.
so i walk up to him.
paul taught me about footwork first so that i can move much more effectively in combat.
so my footstep is quite silent if not listens carefully you might not even hear it.
i walk behind rudy and look at him.
"hmmm so rudy is interested in magic?"
"Ahhh!"
rudy yell out in surprise as he quickly try to hide the book.
he look a bit scare.
well i might tease him too much.
"u-um i- i just looking around..."
he give that excuse to try and find a way out of this situation.
"hehe don't worry i won't be angry, just answer me if you interest in magic?"
i said that to him and wait for the answer.
after a while he nod his head slightly.
ahh who this cute child?!
oh it my brother!
i gave him a pat and sat down next to him.
"i will show you something interesting."
as i said that i put one of my hand out.
with the feeling of magic rushing throughout my body to my hand a small bubble of water appear.
then the water heat rising and turn into steam then fire appear in my hand.
then the fire start spining into tornado before it went out and a small lump of dirt slowly gathers in my hand and become a stone.
then it break apart.
nuhuhuhu!
Yes now i can use all four element without casting!
My sweat and blood was for this moment to flex on my brother!
Hahahaha!
i look at rudy and his expression was that of amazement his jaw open so wide i thought it come off.
his eyes is sparkly with hope then he turn to me with a puppy like eyes.
"Teach me! teach me!"
geh! the damage! it too much!
ughh don't look at me with that puppy eyes it not fair!
even i don't use a eyes like that against paul or zenith!
rudy still staring at me like that i tried to look away but the aura near me is too strong.
"you can't...?"
CLANK!
I hear something break in my mind.
"Okay! i will teach you! Just stop looking at me like that!"
"heh"
???
i give in to him but i feel like i lose somehow?