Crownless Reincarnation: New World? Nah I'd win
Chapter 157: Sylvan Kingdom [3] [Bonus]

Chapter 157: Sylvan Kingdom [3] [Bonus]

[Sylvan Kingdom.]

In the heart of the biggest kingdom by land in the Vyrinthia Continent.

The enormous World Tree that touched the sky looked over the kingdom.

A small, cozy and beautiful house lay at the top middle branch.

Not many are aware of it, but the World Tree wasn’t always here to begin with.

It was the part of a much larger tree that is situated in the other end of the world.

The World Tree of Elves is connected to the "Primordial Naraina Tree."

The tree that was gifted to the first elven queen along with the eight-fingered hand.

It was given to her as a way to rule the world under the command of the Golden Sun.

Legends have it that the branches of the World Tree are connected with the "Primordial Naraina Tree."

Though there were fairies that used to live here once.

After the corruption of the spirit world, every fairy was killed or corrupted.

....Except one.

The only fairy who survived the massacre was her.

"Get up, Seraph!!"

Who was now doing a part-time job as an alarm clock.

Faint sunlight seeped through the cracks of the small windows.

"Come on, how long are you going to sleep!!"

The small fairy, not bigger than the size of a hand, was pulling the cheek of a woman.

Calling her a woman won’t be right as she was genderless with a woman’s body frame.

"Mmm..."

As if stimulated by the continuous shouting, the woman lying there like a sculpture raised her head.

Her hair resembling the molten gold cascaded down her neck.

As she opened her golden eyes, they sparkled like starlight.

The eyes that have destroyed the lives of thousands.

The beauty of the elf was far higher than any living being could handle.

Only a spirit animal or fairy can be herself after looking into her eyes.

She was the Empress of the Elves; Seraphina Lilith Sylvan.

Though she doesn’t look like one right now.

The fairy huffed as she crossed her tiny arms, wings fluttering in annoyance.

"I swear, Seraph, you’re worse than a cursed boulder. At least that rolls when you kick it!"

Seraphina blinked slowly, then yawned loudly.

Her voice came out low and soft, barely above a whisper. "...Five more minutes, Lili."

"Five—! You said that an hour ago!" Lili screeched, zipping above her head. "You’re the Empress, not some lazy potato!"

Seraphina rolled onto her side, burying half her face in the pillow. "Exactly. I’m the Empress. I make the rules."

Lili groaned and collapsed face-first onto Seraphina’s head. "You’ve got a meeting with the Moon Root Council in an hour."

"They can wait." Seraphina replied slowly. "I don’t have anything else to do."

The fairy fluttered over to her. "Don’t you wanna go out?"

At that, Seraphina’s eyes opened a little wider.

She stayed still for a moment.

"....Is today the day?"

"Yeah."

Seraphina slowly sat up, strands of her golden hair spilling over her bare shoulders like liquid fire.

She rubbed her temples. "Finally, I can see the world once again...."

"You need to get ready first!" Lili said, placing her hands on her waist. "Get ready!"

The room was small, yet filled with warmth.

Seraphina stood up from her bed as she opened the window.

Immediately, light rushed inside, making her squint her eyes.

And then came the scenery from the above.

Seraphina could see almost the entirety of her kingdom from here.

When the cold wind hit her face, the Empress closed her eyes.

"It’s been so long..." she whispered softly. "I want to go out."

Within the Elves, Seraphina has another name.

The Witch of Madness.

Due to the curse that she had on her, anyone that sees her face loses their mind.

They fell into an incurable disease to helplessly fall in love with her.

And when they can’t have her... they kill themselves in a few months.

In her entire lifetime, there are only three people who could see her face without dying.

Lili, her father, and... for some reason, Lewin.

Thinking about her father, her gaze fell on the photo on her table.

A picture frame of her younger self along with her father lay there.

A sadness crept in her mind which she immediately suppressed.

’He should be out there... living his life.’

And Seraphina never blamed him for that.

She did take away his wife when she was born and then his legs....

Seraphina reached over and turned the photo frame face-down.

Lili landed on her shoulder, placing her tiny hand over Seraphina’s cheek. "Hey."

"I’m fine," Seraphina said before she could ask. "Just... not used to sunlight yet."

Lili didn’t seem to buy her words. "It’s not that." She said. "...Are you worried about that prophecy?"

Seraphina’s mood immediately changed as she heard about it.

A few days ago, the Seer and the voice of the World Tree broke the news.

That her kingdom was in great danger and the World Tree would die.

At first, Seraphina didn’t believe her words, but the more she thinks about it, the more unrested her heart becomes.

"Don’t worry too much." Lili coaxed, her voice soft. "You are strong enough to protect the World Tree."

"But still." Seraphina hesitated before sighing. "I don’t like being in the dark."

It’s been so long since the World Tree has given Seer Elya a vision.

Seraphina just couldn’t bring herself to be relaxed about it.

"What if they are the Servants of Skinless?" She muttered, uneasiness clear in her voice. "We can’t fight them—."

"You are thinking too much!" Lili said, puffing her cheeks. "Seriously, you are such a troublesome child."

Seraphina wanted to retort as she was over forty but kept her mouth shut.

An average fairy lives a lot longer than an average elf.

Lili let a smile bloom on her face as she said. "Come on, let’s let you out of here!"

Seraphina also smiled softly as she moved back and sat on the bed.

Lili hovered close by. "Ready?"

The Empress nodded her head excitedly as she closed her eyes.

Lili moved and sat on her head, whispering. "Merge."

Slowly, a change occurred in them.

Seraphina blinked as she looked around.

Now, she wasn’t seeing from her own eyes but from Lili’s eyes.

The world from Lili’s eyes looked... different.

"Whoa..." Seraphina muttered through Lili’s lips.

She was no longer inside her body.

Her consciousness rested gently within Lili, allowing the fairy to act as her vessel to see and feel things.

It was the only way she could step outside without killing half the kingdom by accident.

Seraphina might use it on a daily basis but she can do it only once a month.

Because there was no spirit world to take pure energy from... Lili couldn’t exert too much strength.

"I forgot how weird your eyes are," Seraphina said as she glanced down from their perch on the balcony.

Lili chuckled. "That’s rude. You’re using them."

"Doesn’t make it less weird."

"Well, you’re welcome."

Seraphina, through Lili, flew up from the balcony and hovered above the canopy.

The Sylvan Kingdom was truly a paradise... and also a prison.

"Where to first?" Lili asked as she hovered in the open sky, spinning slightly in place.

"Let’s visit somewhere random," Seraphina replied. "Maybe a village."

The fairy zipped downward in a graceful arc, dodging leaf-blades and mana vines that twisted lazily from branch to branch.

Lili giggled. "Off. We. Go!"

Her body vanished in the thin air.

When the light returned, Lili was in a completely different place.

"Whoa...." Seraphina exclaimed softly as she ’looked’ at it.

The village was far away from the World Tree.

It was built around curved bark walkways and floating wooden lanterns that glowed with trapped spirit lights.

Children with pointy ears ran around barefoot, chasing spirit butterflies.

"It’s so... alive," Seraphina whispered.

"Of course it is," Lili said with pride, twirling in the air. "These are your people, after all."

"But they’ve never seen me," Seraphina replied quietly.

"And yet, they still love you."

Seraphina watched a young elf girl kneel by a fox, gently feeding it something.

Lili flew lower, weaving between vines and buildings until they reached a wide circular platform.

It was still early in the morning as they moved around.

Lili didn’t have much problem as no one could see her.

With every new generation of Elves, they have forgotten about the Fairies.

Lili blinked and vanished once again.

"Ouch!"

Seraphina winced as she felt Lili’s pain who had collided with something.

She blinked and looked up.

A giant with crimson eyes and wheat-blonde hair blinked back at her.

Seraphina panicked. "Lili!?"

But Lili was too terrified to even move.

She could ’see’ and ’feel’ from him what Seraphina couldn’t.

Akamir blinked in confusion. "A fairy?"