Chapter 101: Peaceful days
The sun hung low in the sky, casting a warm golden glow over the kingdom that had been through hell and back. The war was over. The Rift had closed. The scars on the land were slowly healing, and for the first time in what felt like forever, peace reigned.
The palace was quieter these days, with fewer soldiers marching through its halls and more maids and caretakers tending to its gardens. The servants who had once lived in fear now moved with light hearts, knowing that their lives were no longer under constant threat. The royals, too, had settled into a new rhythm—no more battles to fight, no more enemies at their gates. It was the kind of peace most people had only dreamed of.
And as the days passed, the brothers—Cain, Leo, and Eren—found themselves rediscovering what it meant to live rather than merely survive. Their powers were no longer weapons of destruction, but tools of creation, helping to rebuild and rejuvenate the land that had suffered so much.
But that didn't mean they had become somber or serious.
No, if anything, their bond had only deepened in the most ridiculous ways possible.
The three brothers were an unstoppable force of chaos, each one more eccentric than the last. Cain, with his brooding intensity, had somehow become the one who suggested the most outlandish ideas. Leo, who had always been the more laid-back and carefree of the three, took every opportunity to mock the seriousness of their past battles. Eren, the ever-energetic one, bounced between them like an unpredictable whirlwind, causing chaos wherever he went.
One afternoon, the three of them found themselves in the royal gardens, the sun warm on their skin, with nothing but time ahead of them. Selene was inside, helping Eira with her recovery. Their parents had taken a short trip to visit the neighboring kingdom, leaving the siblings to their own devices.
"I still can't believe we survived that," Leo said, lying on the grass with his arms behind his head. He stared at the sky as though it were the most interesting thing in the world. "I mean, I'm not complaining, but I really thought I was gonna die at some point there."
"You almost did, you idiot," Cain grumbled, sitting cross-legged a few feet away. He was the calmest of the three, but even his patience was wearing thin with Leo's constant teasing. "You got knocked out cold twice. You're lucky to still be breathing."