Piramide was opulent, there were food, music, women in large dresses, men in bright colors, everyone singing, everyone eating. It was a caoss. All that champions death and the cups so full of whine.
Takato was overwhelmed, sitting next to his queen, who look at him with that brown eyes and speak the most sweet things. Henry laughts every two sentences, tyred of the corny of the couple. Takato was shure that the man deserved a gift at least.
Suddenly, the music stopped, all the lights go out and in the middle of the arena The Lion lit a huge torch. It was Rika, covered with a exotic yellow fur coat. She raised her cup and started her speech.
"Long time ago on the land across the sea my people lived on peace. The Light worked aside us, The Army of Shadows, serving at the magnificent house of Courage, the choosen for the goddess to rule the living land. Until the day when The Light get corrupted, they became allies with an insurgent force and tried to kill at all the chosen family." every phrase was followed by a pause, where The Lion repeated the words on the language of Piramide. "I, the bravest warrior of the Shadow Army, rescued a baby and come with him to this land to training him and lecture him about his true right to rule over the world. Today! we are one step closer to that victory, with Piramide on our side, he will reclaim his birthright and this country will expand itself all the way across the sea" Rika raised her cup one more time "For Takato, the survivor, King of Piramide, and next King of the Living Land"
Takako rise his cup and turned to watch Yuri. She turned to him.
"Cada hombre y mujer que alcanzas a ver te sirve ahora, tan pronto y yo tenga un heredero podremos zarpar y tomar el trono que deseas, Takato" She said full of devotion.
Takato listen the words of her wife trought Henry "Every man and woman that you can see is now loyal to you, and as soon as the queen had a inheritor you could ship away and take your throne, My King"
Takato turned to the people, the torches lit again, revealing warriors, celebrating the new King, the promises of a new war. Brown people of big eyes, everyone who he could see was swearing loyalty to him, on the center, his mother, his rescued, Rika, brighter and prouder than ever, with The Lion aside her. Takato was overwhelmed, with his new Queen, his old war and Henry behind him, small eyes and golden skin on silence.
Across the sea was happening other weeding.
The princess Sora arrived at the cathedral. A suddenly gasp ocurred on The Sister of Light entourage. Hikary's face was undone while his brother trayed to smiled with his eyes. The Queen's weeding dress was white, with a scandalous v neckline and a huge symbol of the love house braided on the front, the silhouette of the skirt was more relaxed than Hikary remembered, the Queen could move with liberty and the belle was more translucent than it will be, as well that everybody could see Sora's bright smile. A whisper ran all over the church.
By her surprise Taichi was as fun as her. His hands were sweaty but firm and he recited the votes perfectly. He will honor her and the kingdom, he will be true and strong and brave on the war time, he will be compasive and he will rule by the right of the light God.
"And I will be devoted to you, patient and wise and I will protect the peace that my father created and I will do my best to you, our children and our kingdom"
Taichi lips were warm and his hands were big on her hips and shoulders.
The new King and Queen left the church.
The food was delicious, exotic recepies than Sora had never taste but that her husband could described with an unusual pasion. His husband, he likes food, he doesn't profes a hard faith and he was a good dancer. As soon as her mother requested he had taken her hand and the both had been dancing together all the party that they hasn't been receiving congrats from all the nobility. Or almost all. Not her new knight or the Sea King were to present their respect, they were probably waiting until the next day when the audiences would start. The politics excited more at the princess than the party. But now was time to be festive.
"For the new King and Queen" called a voice on the audience
" Sora" her husband wishper at her " he is the summon alchemist, one of the wiser person over the living land and an old friend of the Yagami's house"
" Now it started a new phase over the living land" the short man continued "the second generation of nobility since the arrived of King Gennai. We all remember how his tropes take this palace with the bless of The Light and exiled at the corrupt King and his Army of Shadows. This marriage that we saw, it's the evidence that as long the crown live belong The Light it will last forever, please your majesty, allow me and The Light to give to you more advises in the future" with that, the summon alchemist rise his glass and did a brindis over the name of the King and Queen.
Sora kept her commentary. As soon as the position of King was occupied the next best thing started to be fighting. Who will be the next royal adviser? Not the summon alchemist if she had a word about it.
"What do you think?" Taichi asked when they were dancing again " Izumi knows a lot about too many things"
" My father always kept the light out of the palace"
" But now you are ruling, not your father"
" And I'm wondering if you are ruling or is The Light" Taichi missed a step.
"My sister suggested it"
After that, a noble from a far away land called them, and the subject kept floating on the air.
His sister, the enlighted girl, the one at who Takeru wanted to made queen. As if she would leave the spot to kept The Light rule. Sora moved around all the party, she talked with the gentlemans, introduced herself when The Light try to talked with Taichi, she stayed strong, with a smile and a fancy fan on her hand. His husband had chosen at the royal knight, if he choose the royal adviser she would be erased.
Sora stared at the pile of presents of the weeding, jewelry and dresses for her, a old book of good behavior for the side of the enlingted sisters. She saw with envy the capes and swords of her husband. Even the wizards outside the light had presented a beautiful sword, sculpture with the old figure of the big monsters on flames, an antique treasure of an old land.
Taichi took her out her thoughts by taking her hand and both walked at the enlightened sisters entourage. Hikari Yagami smiles at her, recited one of the spouses verses of the sacred book, wished her happiness, said a weird thing about how she is the luckiest woman for marriage her brother. The summon alchemist introduced himself at the conversation and she could feel the complicity between them, how they are both smarter than his husband, how they think that they were smarter than her, she frozen the second she realized that they actually could be it.
From where her father drew the strength to expulse The Light from the palace? If she let them step over her it means the end of the free cult on the capital, the obligatory dress code for the woman, the child marriage, the old books on fire over the public plaza.
A bell ring on the principal escenario, Princess Ritsuko called for attention.
"We are all happy for the fortune marriage between the Light Knight and the new Queen Sora, but the sun is finally gone and our oldest tradition said that the new couple must retired at their room. The best of the lucky on your new ruled than the prosperity and love would always be with you as with the kingdom"
Sora could saw the despise of the light sister and the alchemist at the mention of a tradition that wasn't on the light book.
"your majesty you shouldn't have to… "
"of course we should" the queen interrupted at the summon alchemist, took the hand of her new husband, offered a reverence at the nobility, other at her mother and left the saloon between aplausses and ovations.
Princess Ritsuko followed them for the long corridor.
"Do you need something else dear aunt?" the queen asked. When she turned around she could saw at the Wolf Knight behind the princess. He was pale as he had seen a ghost and his eyes were nailed on the floor. He hasn't the charm that he had during the tournament and he hasn't the haughtiness that Taichi had. A selfish release stayed on the Queen.
"The duty of the royal Knight is to kept the door of the King and Queen, we don't want that anything bad would happen to you on your wedding night"
"it isn't truly necessary…" Taichi said.
"Thank you very much, dear aunt, the safety of our tradition is very important, I'm sure my new husband could wait after our wedding night to destroyed all"
She took Taichi at the room.
"Kept your position" said the Queen at her new Knight who looked at her with all the sadness of the world. God he lost the tournament, not the life, he must get over it.
Inside the room she turned to her husband. Her husband. The right gentleman, the kind of man at who her father wanted to married her since the day she born. The one who would give her children. The King, who would be king no when he win a tournament or ruled over the kingdom, but when he do his right as her husband. The rage escalated again inside The Queen.
"Sora" He called her with a sweetness that she hadn't listened before. When she raised her head he was over the verse of tears "listen, I know that… we are both tired and you know… we had all our life to...you know… and I want to know you… I promise that… "
He only stopped when she started to laugh.
"You are going to tell me that you never tough about this"
"Well is not like that but… my duty and God and… "
"please don't pray"
"What? No, of course not. Unless my sister ask, I'm actually supposed to pray"
"What exactly your sister is going to ask me? "
"That is, Hikari is just, nothing, really, I'm just not in the mood for this conversation, can we please just sleep? "
Sora sat on the bed delusional. Delusional of what? What did she expect?
"This wouldn't happen me with the Wolf Knight" Sora said with out thougth it and Taichi's face turned three shades of red "It is not my intention to complain, I mean, you are a gentleman. But over all I need a baby"
"A baby? "
"Yes, you know a heritage is all the point of the wedding"
"Well if that is the case the best would be wait"
"why? "
"I know well that if a lady want to get in state the best she can do is pray the songs of the Holy mother, participate on the eating festive of the enlightenment sisters and go to the altar and make the right offer at the right time, but the summon alchemist know better than me" Taichi said with pride.
Finally, a smile appeared at the Queen's face. It looks like as his wife, Taichi likes the politic more that the festivities.
"I'm going to propose you something, your majesty" said the Queen as goes to change at her night clothes " you are going to stop to mention the summons alchemist because I will be the one naming at the royal adviser and in return I will be patient and discret at your… insecurities"
"Didn't you like Izumi? " he said with caution.
"Who did? He is too smart for his own good"
Taichi released his breath.
"Fine, but if Hikary... If anyone ask you, I really insisted"
"Your sister is going to be a constant on our decisions, right? "
"Just as your mother" Taichi responded with a smile.
"My mother is the mother queen"
"And my sister is the most enlightened sister of all the order, if my parents will allow it she will be candidate to be the summon priest"
"How do you measure the enlightened?"
"I had no idea. But I know that she is the best caring the sickness, I had listened that she is also the best midwife"
"she is not going to be royal adviser"
"God help us if she will"
When Sora recalled they were both under the sheets, with the night clothes on, each head over a pillow and she was laughing. Taichi was warmed and funny. And a gentleman. This could be good, this could happen natural, his sons and daughters will love him.
"I was thinking about my aunt, the Princess Ritsuko" Taichi looked at her scared "what is it?"
"Nothing, it's just. She didn't like me, she didn't look like a responsible person"
"How you dare? "
"No, I mean. She was given me wine all the night, she wants me to get drunk or something"
"She want you to enjoy the party"
"And what about that speech on the gala? that was classy"
" Your Light love that speech"
"And all the bell thing on the last combat, people is going to believe that we are returning her a favor"
"You win that battle with the bell unringed, it was your call"
"She is going to sell both of us to make his youngest son king"
"He is her only son and believe it or not my family has honor, Taichi"
"However! I thought you would choose your mother"
Her mother? Why she would do that? All her life all that she want is to be free of her. But before she could continued the King get sleep. Part of Sora wish something different, part of her expected the kindness of a fairy tale, maybe one day they would found each other as well as the other marriage across the sea, were no word was necessary to transform the kindness in passion and the tender kisses on lovely touches under the sun of Piramide.
Takato slept next to his wife, even the terrible warm didn't stop them to hug each other during the night. The princess had been sweet and lovable. His wife, the Queen, the love of his life. The dream of revenge and conquer always had been far from Takato's imagination. But know he can see himself as a King, ruling alongside his Queen, been happy, offering her the world. Suddenly, a roar wake him up of his pleasant dreams, he can listened it across the window, through the dense forest, a clean roar, different of anything that he has ever listened. An unnatural force was calling him.
"Takato" called him his wife. She said the vocals slowly. Each other name was the only thing that they can exchange.
"Yuri" He said, with a smile, almost sure that he was said it wrong.
He come back to the bed, kissed at his beautifully wife and fallen slept as they both repeated their names whispering