Chapter 10: Chapter 10: The Tenth Birthday I
In the Devalrue Mansion.
I slowly opened my eyes to find sunlight shining through the gaps the curtain failed to cover and land onto to my face. Gently rubbing my eyes I yawned and stretched out my hands only to get up, change my clothes and head downstairs to eat breakfast with father and mother.
"Good morning Julia" greeted my my parents in unison as I took a sit.
"Good morning father, good morning mother" I responded.
I slowly sat down and was quickly presented with my favourite breakfast to eat, pancakes smeared with syrup with a few fruits sprinkled in sugar.
Slurp!
Julia couldn't help but look at the dish infront of her like a starved beast gazing at the most precious and sacred existence there is. She felt like she would begin to drool looking at her favourite breakfast only to grow wary of it, after all it would be a very unlady like thing to do. Her stare only lasted from a few seconds till she was unable to hold back from the sumptuous feast infront of her eyes as her hands dashed ahead grabbing the fork and knife, cutting a piece of the pancake, stabbing it with the fork and devouring it a whole.
I was overwhelmed by the blissful state I had felt while I chewed the pancake in my mouth trying to get as much flavour as possible from it, finally swallowing it in the end. I moan in ecstasy. This continued till my plate was eventually empty which made me a bit upset because I couldn't continue tasting that wonderful flavour but I felt satisfied with what I had tasted and experienced. Then, I picked up the tissue on the side and used it to wipe my mouth and thenface my parents who seemed as they wanted to talk to me about something.
"Julia, do you remember the boy you saw who scorned the Knights family from almost 5 years ago?" Mother questioned me.
I search through the depths of my mind to scavenge out the memory.
"Ah!" I let out as I remembered the boy and nodded my head.
He was a boy with greyish-black hair with amethyst like purple eyes, he exuded an aura of oppression and authority that made you question if he really was a child. His skin looked smooth white just like Lady Altair who had said he was her son. I was taken a back by his expressionless face which portrayed him like a emotionless doll stripped off his emotion. He didn't look human at all.
Mother nodded at my realisation and said "It is his tenth birthday today and our family has been invited to attend his celebratory banquet, so I was curious if you wanted to come with us".
After hearing mother's words I excitedly agreed "Yes!"
I was thrilled, very thrilled. That boy had piqued my curiosity as I wanted to know know about him, understand him and to figure out why he is like what he is. He was like an unsolved mystery in my eyes, one who constantly steers my attending towards him like a magnet. An interesting person who I yearn to learn more about because he is something I don't understand.
Julia smiled, revealing her pure white teeth.
In the banquet hall, 6pm.
The banquet to celebrate my tenth birthday will begin at 7pm so that means there is only an hour left, the butler seems to be instructing the valets to add some final touches whereas the head maid is making sure the maids have done their job properly.
Soon a different valet walks towards Lazarus and informs him "Young master the head wants you to begin changing into your attire for your birthday".
"Ok" I reply.
With obsidian coloured gloves covering his hands, Lazarus then walks away from the main area of the banquet hall to the room containing his clothes for his birthday.
After changing Lazarus stepped out of the room, he wore a black shirt with a unique along with a maroon suit with similar designs on it. Around his neck was an expensive tie the same colour as his suit, while the obsidian coloured gloves were still latching onto his hands. His hair was styled to bring out every ounce of his handsomeness, at this point it wouldn't be a surprise if he charmed several young ladies who attended his birthday with a glance alone, even married women might not hesitate to abandon their husbands to be with Lazarus. That's how good he looked, perfect, neat and beautiful. He checked the time with his Fralex watch, the most expensive watch brand there is, to see the time which was 6: 20.
Hmm, there is still a lot of time left. Mother and sister should be done getting ready by now , father as well so I should head towards them and wait for this banquet to begin.
I walk towards where my family should be while making sure my gloves won't somehow slip out of my hands.
At 7pm.
The Banquet Hall was bustling with chatter as men and women of varying ages dressed in luxurious clothing graced the floor with their presence. Among them were many who specifically looked towards two particular families with respect. One of them was the Devalrue family consisting of Edward Devalrue, Sophia Devalrue and Julia Devalrue. Whereas the other was the Florentin family consisting of the head of the family, his wife and the heir to the ducal ranked family.
Clap!
Everyone halted whatever they were doing to cast their attention towards the top of the stair, where the sound came from. There they saw Michael Gremory, one who inspires the feelings of awe and fear to the people present in the hall with his mere figure.
After grabbing everyone's attention Michael cleared his throat and said aloud "Welcome all of you present, I thank you for joining me on this special occasion to celebrate my son's, Lazarus Azrael Gremory's tenth birthday!"
Everyone began to give a round of applause after Michael's greeting. It's not often you see someone who is at least SS- rank direct their speech at you. Yes SS- rank minimum, Michael has continued to grow stronger during the last 10 years and had successfully broken through the rank and is destined to become SSS- with his current rate of progress in a few years.
Soon the noise calmed down and Lazarus entered everyone's vision.
Weekly Power Status
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