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Back at Aeredale

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Ikki met me, Zuho, Yoonho, mom, and dad at the entrance, and led the five of us to the throne room.

When we reached the room, Yoonho, Zuho, and I picked up our respected crowns, and nervously held them.

"Before you three proceed, I had a talk with both leaders of the realms. They're willing to make Zuho and Yoonho their princes, and Renjun their king"

Ikki informed.

"What happened to rulers before us???"

"The leaders are the rulers. They stepped down, just as Iron Bolt did. They're pretty confident in each of your abilities and leadership skills, and trust that you'll lead them well"

"Then how come we're not kings like Renjun is?"

Zuho questioned.

"That's simple. Renjun is king over both realms. It'd be confusing to most people if there were two kings for each realm. Likewise though, you'll both get the same amount of respect that Renjun will get"

"That makes sense~~~"

Yoonho enthusiastically cheered.

"Whenever you're all ready, you may put on your crowns. Focus on controlling its power, and you should be fine"

Ikki informed once more.

The three of us waited a few seconds to calm ourselves down a little, then put on our crowns at the same time.

We all instantly felt a rush of power come over us, as well as the feeling of ascension into our birthrights. The amount of power was a bit painful, but after a while it was like it was never there.

In an instance, all three of our hair colors changed. Yoonho's changed to black, Zuho's changed to white, and mine was black on the left and white on the right.

"Looks like everything worked out just fine~. You three look great~"

Mom smiled, along with dad's clapping.

"Now you three should be able to create portals to each realm. Unfortunately, I won't be able to accompany you on your journey. I can only communicate with them, and I'm forbidden to step foot on their sacred grounds"

"We understand. Don't worry about it"

I smiled.

"So, who wants to go first?"

"Ooo~, can I go first~? Pleeeease~?"

"I'm fine if Yoon goes first~"

"I'm fine with that too~"

"Yay~"

He instantly opened up a portal out of his excitement, shocking all of us from how easy it was for him.

"Yay~. Let's go~"

Before we could say anything, he excitedly dragged us both into the portal, sending us to the heavenly realm.

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The Heavenly Realm

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We set foot in a futuristic city looking place, with the sites littered with many different aircrafts.

There were a few angels of different kinds flying around too, some with destinations, some just enjoying themselves.

"I guess we should find someone to ask for directions"

Zuho suggested.

I looked around for a bit, and I soon spotted an angel sitting at the top of a building in the distance.

"Let's try that guy"

The three of us summoned our wings, and flew up in his direction.

Many of the other angels halted their flying the moment they set eyes on us. I think they were more surprised to see Zuho here, since he's entirely a demon. But I know Yoonho didn't care about that, so he brought him along anyway.

We soon made it to the angel on the building, and his eyes widened the moment he laid eyes on us.

"Hi there~. You wouldn't happen to know where the head honcho around here is, would you~?"

He didn't say or do anything.

He just kept staring at us. A bunch of the other angels started crowding around behind us too, whispering many things to themselves.

"Hey. You ok?"

I asked, slowly waving my hand in his face.

He still didn't say anything, but he and the other angels pointed up in the same direction. Behind us.

The three of us looked in that direction, finding a floating castle in the sky.

"Thanks so much~"

I thanked him before the three of us flew at top speeds to reach it.

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We reached the castle in no time, but we were stopped by a sort of guardian once we landed.

"Hello~. We don't mean any harm. We're here to see your leader. Would he be anywhere around here?"

I politely asked, and it nodded.

"He's been expecting you. You three may pass"

It then stepped aside for us to proceed.

"Thanks~"

"Thank you~~~"

"You have my thanks"

We thanked him before running off ahead.

After it let us through, we made it inside the castle and soon found the thrown room.

But there was no one here?

"I'm behind you silly~"

We turned around to be greeted by a young angel, with an immense power radiating from him.

"My name is Azriel~. It's a pleasure to finally meet you three~"

He smiled, shaking all of our hands at once.

"I assume that you three are the world-renowned Huang Brothers~. And this must be Huang Yoonho, our bright new prince~"

"It's a pleasure to meet you too~"

"And let me just say it's a pleasure for me to be the first to welcome you to your new home~"

"New home...?"

"Wait, new home...?"

Zuho and I were immensely confused.

"Why yes~. It's the same for Huang Zuho~. Once he travels to the demon realm and claims his place at their prince, that will be his new home~. King Huang Renjun will remain in his home between both realms~"

"So..., they'll stay here forever...?"

"It's not as bad as you may think my king~. Of course they'll be able to leave wherever they want, just not at this time~. They must stay for a small ordeal for them to rightfully become our princes~"

"How long will that take?"

"That all depends on your level of power~. It took me about fifty years max~"

"FIFTY YEARS?!"

Zuho angrily shrieked.

"But considering you're both the king's brothers, it should take you no less than a few weeks or months max~. But that's just my estimated opinion~"

"Wait a minute now. Won't I have to go through an ordeal as well to rightfully become the king?"

Azriel just smiled.

"You're very intelligent, as expected of our new king~. You'll have to find your own way to where you'll undergo your ordeal unfortunately~. But with your high intelligence, it shouldn't be that hard~. You have the power to go there after all~"

"Thanks for the tip"

"It's my pleasure~. Now then, shall we be going my prince~?"

"Wait! Can't I at least visit the demon realm?! I wanna see where Zuzu is gonna stay before we start! Pleeeeaasse?"

"I don't see why not~. You may come back once your done~. Meet me back here once you return~"

"That's all I needed to hear"

Zuho then immediately opened up a portal to the demon realm.

"Shall we be going~?"

Zuho grabbed both of our hands, and led us through the portal.

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The Demonic Realm

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We arrived in a city similar to the heavenly realm, but darker with a heavier feeling.

The demons flying around instantly spotted us when we showed up. Some just stared, while others kept flying.

"This place is nice. I can dig this"

Zuho smiled.

But his smile disappeared when he didn't find a castle in the sky like in the heavenly realm.

"Looks like the realms aren't completely similar. We'll have to find someone to ask for directions again"

He concluded.

He looked up to find only one demon staring, while the others had already flew away.

"You there! Can you point us in the direction of your leader?!"

The demon flinched, but nodded and asked us to follow him.

"Thankfully he's very compliant. Let's go"

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The demon led us to a temple a few minutes away from the city.

Zuho seemed to be very pleased with his help.

"You have my thanks"

The demon bowed, and quickly flew away.

"Think he's scared of you?"

"Definitely"

"Certainly~"

Yoonho cheered.

Zuho pet his head before we proceeded up the stairs and into the temple.

At the top of the stairs was another guardian, similar to the one in the heavenly realm.

"Greetings my friend. Might we be able to pass by to meet your leader?"

"You may pass. He's been expecting you"

It stepped aside, and we thanked him before we passed.

We proceeded inside, but there was no one around but us, again?

"I'm out here. Come out to the back"

"That must be him"

We followed Zuho until we reached a small staircase leading outside.

We arrived to a beautiful garden scenery, surrounded by Wisteria Flowers.

"I've been expecting you. Welcome, my prince and my king"

In front of us came walking a fairly fit guy, also with an immense power coming from him.

"I am Gohan. It's a pleasure to finally meet the three Huang Brothers. You must be our prince Huang Zuho, as well as prince Huang Yoonho, and my king Huang Renjun"

"Nice to meet you~~~"

"It's a pleasure to meet you"

"Likewise"

We each bowed before him, and he did the same.

"I trust that Azriel has already filled you three in on how things work around here?"

"About our royalty ordeals~?"

Yoonho questioned, to which Gohan sighed.

"As usual, he doesn't explain everything. He may have mentioned your ordeals, but he hasn't mentioned your duties"

"Duties?"

"There's a reason why prince Yoonho and prince Zuho must remain in our realms. They must oversee our realm, and ensure that they stay safe and in order. They must carry out requests, but only the ones that are reasonable. Of course, Azriel and I will be with them every step of the way to help them"

"Well that's a relief"

Zuho huffed.

"Of course, that doesn't mean you're trapped here, so to say. After your ordeals and orientations, you may leave at any time you wish, leaving Azriel and I in charge while you're away. However, we have the authority to summons you at any time if something or someone goes awry. Once that matter is solved, you are free to leave again"

"You guys are pretty reasonable~"

"Of course my king. We know all about your lives on Ethora, and we're well aware of your duties as well. And besides, we'd hate to completely separate you three from your families. Some of us know all too well what that's like"

"I really appreciate this Gohan"

I shook his hand, and he smiled.

"Oh! Don't you have a place to go to Junie~?"

"I do... Let me try something"

I tried opening up a portal just like they did, and one appeared that had a different feeling from the first two.

"Well that was easy"

"Azriel did say you had the power to go there brother"

Zuho smiled, patting my shoulder.

"Hey Gohan. Can you and Azriel relay a message to Ikki for everyone?"

"Of course. What would you like for us to relay to him?"

"Nothing special really. Just tell him about what's going on, and that we don't know how long we'll be gone"

"And that we'll try to be back as soon as possible~~~"

"And that we'll definitely claim our places as royalty~"

"And that we'll all do our best~"

Gohan could only smile at our happiness and enthusiasm.

"You three really are special. Everyone around here is always so boring and serious, and everyone in the heavenly realm is always so talkative and loud. But you three are different, and personally, I like you guys. We'll relay your messages to Ikki"

"We really appreciate it Gohan"

Zuho then brought me and Yoonho into a tight hug, before we had to part ways.

Afterwards, Yoonho opened up his portal to return to the heavenly realm.

"See you in minute~"

I brightly smiled at them, and they smiled back.

"See you in a minute~~~~"

"See you in a minute...~"