Chapter 42

After taking the potion, Arabel fell into a deep sleep. Her mind was in a fog, and she couldn't tell reality from fantasy. Her thoughts got mixed up, and for a while she was transported back to when she was a child and studied at home under the guidance of a private tutor hired by her family.

She remembered those days perfectly. It was then that she began to realize the politics of her family, and her innocent childish heart began to collapse under the weight of this understanding and parental indifference.

Parents have completely distanced themselves from their children, putting them under the full guidance of the family. To them, they were just a means to achieve certain goals, not those they truly loved. Although Arabel's mother and father were considered husband and wife, they lived separately and already had connections on the side. They only occasionally appeared in front of their children, posing as a loving couple in order to create an appearance of well-being in the family.

All the little girl's dreams of family love were shattered when she found out that her parents treated them kindly and showed their love only in order not to hurt them too early.

When their studies and family care began, they stopped seeing their parents. As they grew up, both twins learned about their parents and that in the future they, like their parents, would have to contribute to the family. Suitable couples have already been selected for them, and a prenuptial agreement has been concluded.

As the eldest of the twins, Arabel took full responsibility and took care of her younger brother Arslan. Arslan was a cheerful and playful child who constantly demanded attention and games with her. Arabel never refused her younger brother. Even when her family insisted on discipline and scolded her for spoiling her brother too much and distracting him, she did not obey and always kept him company.

Since she found out the truth about her parents, there was only one person in the family who was dear to her — her younger brother. No one else bothered her.

As she grew up, her heart gradually became colder, and she began to treat others indifferently, not paying attention to anyone except her brother and the family members responsible for their lives.

From an early age, she was taught that she should be loyal and grateful to her family for her upbringing and resources. She did not dare to disobey what was demanded of her. And her younger brother, who also became a tool in the hands of the family, played an important role in this.

Despite all the difficulties, the bond between the brother and sister remained strong, and they were always ready to stand up for each other.

For Arabel, all these memories were both very familiar and at the same time alien. She couldn't figure out which ones were true and which ones were figments of her imagination. Looking at all this, her heart was filled with coldness, and her emotions gradually faded away.

And then the day came when the world plunged into chaos. There were global disasters all over the world. Arabel and her younger brother Arslan were at school that day. However, unlike what Arabel remembered, her younger brother couldn't survive it and died in an accident, leaving her alone.

Arabel couldn't believe what had happened. She couldn't tell for sure if this was reality or if everything she had known before was just a dream she had seen. It seemed to her that her brother could not have died, but the fact remained that he did not survive that day.

She had lost her closest and dearest person. Her mind denied it, unwilling to accept reality, but something inside her broke. Her mind was in chaos.

At that moment, her cocooned body began to change. Her heart, which was beating slowly, accelerated at first from shock and fear, but then slowed down, and soon the beats began to occur at long intervals, necessary only to maintain the life of its owner.

Everything Arabel saw during this period was part of her memories mixed with the ascension trial initiated by the integration of the Valkyrie bloodline. After analyzing Arabel's memories, emotions, and lifestyle, the System selected the most suitable Valkyrie bloodline for her based on her initial reaction.

The integration of the bloodline began with Arabel's heart, which began to transform. Ice crystals appeared on its surface, slowly covering the entire heart. Eventually, her whole heart turned to ice, and its beats became almost regular—almost once a minute.

From the point of view of science, in the world of Arabel, a person is not able to survive in such conditions. However, when her heart was completely covered with ice, she stopped being human. Her skin became snow-white and smooth, and her red long hair and eyebrows acquired a crystal-white hue.

Two pairs of ice wings began to grow on her back, which hid her body, enveloping it.

A week had passed since the beginning of the couple's ascension trial, and the red cocoon Arabel was in began to change.

Eulalia, who was watching what was happening, was shocked. Previously, the cocoon was blood-red in color, but now it has begun to change. Before her eyes, he began to freeze, and soon turned into an icy cocoon, which once a minute emitted waves of cold and crackling sounds.

Eulalia immediately called her mentor, and when Milica came and saw what Arabel's cocoon had turned into, she was even more shocked than her disciple. Unlike Eulalia, she could clearly feel the bloodline waves coming from the cocoon.

Milica had only met these creatures once in her entire life, but she hadn't forgotten that moment. Their unique presence and the pressure emanating from them were unmistakable. It was then that she witnessed how they used a unique spell that destroyed another member of the higher race in the blink of an eye.

It was under the influence of such a spell that Nemo managed to survive, and that was why her interest in him was so high.

And now she could feel the same presence from the cocoon Arabel was inside. Without a doubt, it was the bloodline of the Valkyries. And most importantly, from the state of the cocoon, Milica could tell that this bloodline belonged to the Ice Valkyrie, one of the most ruthless and deadly among all the other Valkyries.

While they were both staring at Arabel's cocoon in amazement, Nemo ran into the room. His behavior and intrusion made it clear that something unusual was also happening to Idan's cocoon.

Leaving Arabel, they hurried to Idan's room, where they saw a completely different picture. Unlike Arabel's calm and peaceful cocoon, Idan's cocoon seemed to be burning and pulsating with such speed and fury that it seemed as if something was about to burst out.

Unlike the waves coming from Arabel's cocoon, Milica was unable to recognize the waves emitted by Idan's cocoon. However, she could say with certainty that the quality of Idan's bloodline was not inferior to that of the Ice Valkyrie.

Milica and her disciples were completely perplexed, unable to understand what was going on.

While the trials on the path to ascension for this couple were just beginning.