Chapter 553: Mysteries of his Divine Bloodline
Max’s brows furrowed the instant her words sank in, a deep unease taking root in his chest. At the same time, a quiet alarm flared in his mind. This elven woman... she’d seen through the existence of his elven bloodline without even trying.
That was something even Instructor Virelia and Lord Harthorne—both powerhouses of the Divine Realm—had failed to detect. And yet, this woman pierced through it like she was flipping through a page in a book.
’She must be able to see it because she’s an elf,’ Max reasoned, trying to compose himself, though his thoughts were already spiraling. Her question, though seemingly calm, had pierced right through to the root of something he hadn’t even fully processed himself. Two Royal Bloodlines? There was no way that was a coincidence.
"You mean to ask," Max said slowly, buying time to gather his composure, "that I’ve come into contact with two individuals who possess the Royal Elven Bloodline... when only one is supposed to exist at a time?"
The golden-haired elven woman nodded, her steps graceful as she circled him with a soft hum. "Yes. One of them had to be a being of great significance... likely a female, strong, pure in bloodline, perhaps of noble descent. Someone whose very essence once shaped the direction of the elven race."
Max stayed silent for a moment, then spoke again, his tone casual but cautious. "I don’t know." It was a lie—one he had to tell. If there were two candidates, they were undoubtedly his mother... and Lenavira.
He knew about Lenavira, and memories of his mother’s tragic fall—that tragic incident, that horrifying silence—flashed through his mind. Through that memory, he was sure that his mother carried a very special bloodline.
The elven woman chuckled softly, the sound like a breeze through rustling leaves. "Lying won’t get you anywhere with me, little one," she said, voice teasing but firm. "As I said, only one Royal Bloodline can exist at a time. That is a fundamental rule of our race. Which means..."
She paused before stepping directly in front of him, her golden eyes boring into his soul. "One of them has already... fallen or something had happened to them to cause the Royal Bloodline onto the other individual.