Inheriting a Lost Bloodline, My First Task is to have heirs?!

Chapter 129: Chapter 129 - The imperial consort has been chosen

It took sometime for Ioannis to calm down after the information overload he has been in. I gave him as much space and solitude he needs to process things and adapt to the full picture of the situation he is now part of.

It is never easy to accept five upcoming husbands that are already arranged even before you came to your wife’s life. We should also include the children who would be born from me in the future from other men who are part and not part of my future imperial harem.

You then add to the picture that his body is still adapting to the amount of dense mystique mana here so you get a husband who is currently out of sorts staring at nothing for the last few hours. At least, he still does something when he feels thirsty, hungry or he needs to excrete so I know he is still somewhat okay.

After I have fed him a sumptious lunch and gave him something warm and sweet to drink, he is finally more amiable to talk. I suddenly spoke, ”I want to bring you somewhere. Can you come with me?”

We stared at each other’s eyes for several seconds before he sighed and then nodded. He must have thought that this is another surprise that will add more weight to his already heavy heart and mind.

I stood up from where I was sitting and then held his hand in mine. He silently followed me to where I was taking him while dragging his feet. He seems to be totally not willing to go but his curiousity won’t let him not see where we were going. Our destination right now is the top most floor of this palace.

From the dining area where we came from at the lowest floors, it took us about 10 minutes to get to our destination. This palace is unnecessarily huge and maze-like for a place where only two people are currently residing in. I am not complaining though since this is part of my inheritance. Who even gets a palace on the get go?

Once we got to the place, what welcomed us was a huge wooden door which is more lavishly and intricately designed than the door where the four sleeping beauties were in. I immediately pushed the heavy door open and when we got in it, all I can say was, ”How is it possible to have such a huge space inside a seemingly small room?”.

Well, the wonders of space magic. It was similar to the large space where I first woke up in at the academe. This one has a huge see-through glass dome on top. The peculiar thing though is that it was in the middle of the afternoon when we came in here but the sky outside of the dome shows the two moons of Aeocrescens and a beautiful, starry and midnight blue sky.

The room was brightly lit with floating light stones. In the middle of the huge room was a huge stone monolith that looked old and worn out. The floor and the walls of the room share the same color as the monolith.

On the top most part of the monolith was the family crest of the Rosenoir household, the crescent moon with a thorny rose enveloping one tip of it. There was also an inconspicuously engraved infinity sign at the other tip of the crescent moon of the crest.

I somewhat felt a strong familiarity with the whole structure as if I have been here before which I clearly knew I have never seen even once. None of my inherited memories showed me this place. Lia told me about this place before and that is the only reason why I knew where it was.

The monolith was resonating to me as if pulling me to approach it. It was a soft and warm pull, not coercive in any way, like an embrace from someone you love. It seems that it was enticing me to come closer to it and touch it.

I walked closer to the monolith while still holding Ioannis’ hand. I only stopped once it was only an arm’s reach away. I put the palm of my right hand on it and the monolith glowed to a golden hue.

The gray and old stone suddenly looked new and shiny just as the other parts of the room did. Together with this sudden change on the monolith when my hand touched it, I somewhat heard some type of mechanism start up in the room. If I wasn’t sure that this palace is mine, I would have thought that it was a trap mechanism.

The ground shook a bit and then several round and glass-type receptacles of equal sizes rose up from the ground. They were held up by the same type of stone as the monolith was and each have its own light stone floating on top of it. I looked around and counted each one.

There were a total of 24 crib-like receptacles all in all scattered around the monolith grounds with even spacing in between. Out of the blue an ethereal voice which can’t be categorized as male or female spoke, ”Welcome to the Room of Beginnings. I welcome you, the current and sole heir of the Rosenoir family.”

When I heard the voice, I just felt another sense of familiarity and just knew that this voice should be kind enough to answer my questions. I spoke out loud, ”Greetings Ancestor, what is this room for? I thought it was just used to register new family members?”

The ethereal voice spoke, ”You are indeed in the correct place. You register new family members through me, the guardian of this place. You can just call me Aelorus. As for adding members to your family register, there are several ways available. First is through marriage and as I can see you have brought a husband of yours in. The second one is through the blood conversion ritual which I believe that you have also done for the man beside you. The third one is through natural birth between you and a worthy vessel. I am excited to see this room filled with new life that came from you, your highness.”

Oh. These are the incubators for the second method of birth but why are there so many?!

The etheral voice seemingly able to read my mind replied to my thoughts, ”Eieneans are the most fertile of the races. You can touch the vessel only once and they can end up carrying a life within them. If you would prefer, you can fill up this place real quick if you put work into it.”

My mind just exploded as I realized what the voice was implying. Did the gods want me to find 24 vessels in one go?!

The ethereal voice suddenly laughed and said, ”Don’t focus on the number as it is much easier to fill up this place than it looks. You would know eventually what I mean in the near future. As of now, would you like to register the man next to you?”

I nodded and said, ”Yes. His name is Ioannis Larkspur. He will be my main husband and as you have noticed, he is the first one I have converted through the blood ritual.”

The ethereal voice immediately replied, ”Oh! He will be the imperial consort then. How delightful! Would you be registering the other four in the floor below and the one who’s been sleeping in his realm?”

I shook my head, ”I will bring them here one by one in the near future. I don’t want them waking up and everything is already said and done without their consent.”

The ethereal voice became quiet for some time. I just patiently waited for its next instructions so I stayed silent as well and simply looked at my husband’s gorgeous face.

The next moment that Aelorus spoke, there was evident happiness in its voice, ”I understand, your highness. We will do it as you prefer. Please have the chosen imperial consort place his hand on the surface of the monolith, please.”

I pulled Ioannis’ hand and placed his palm flat on the surface of the monolith. He seemed surprised as to why I did so but he still let me do it.

The ethereal voice spoke, ”You are the only one who can hear my voice in this room so he looks confused as to what is happening.” That explains the blank-look on his face.

Once Ioannis’ palm was placed on the monolith, it glowed red and then gold afterwards. After the glow dimmed, a beautiful black ring with the crest of the Rosenoir family appeared around Ioannis’ right ring finger. We both looked at each other’s eyes in surprise.

Aelorus spoke, ”That’s what you call a promise ring. Only those who have been officially accepted and brought here will receive this ring. Ioannis having it on his ring finger signified that he is the imperial consort. All the other husbands after him will have it on their index fingers instead. The concubines will have a bracelet instead of a ring. All men you will touch whether pure or not and even if you do not take them in officially, will have an invisible mark on top of their womb. The marks will show that they have been identified as a vessel that you can use anytime. If you want to use them, they won’t have a choice but to submit. You just have to say the incantation,Ytroz to make them follow your wishes.”

I already have three marked then. I have to check the effects of this marking and the word too.

I will never get used to how these deities use the term ”vessel” and now I have someone here who adds a bit more insult and said ”a vessel you can use anytime” like they are some sort of appliance or gadget. I stopped myself from providing any comments that may lead to an argument. I was just thankful that Ioannis did not hear it. Since all men hated being treated as a thing that is only useful for childbirth. Who wouldn’t be anyway if I was in their shoes?

I tried to veer away from my angry feelings and thoughts and asked a different question, ”This ring is so eye-catching. The family crest will still be familiar to the other races if they see it. Wouldn’t this pose a problem?”

The ethereal voice said, ”It is invisible to everyone else except you and the owner of the ring. The others can only see it if they have become a vessel too.”

I heard the word again and I couldn’t help but roll my eyes in exasperation. I simply nodded and said my thanks. I hurriedly left the room of beginnings after that.

My first wedding ceremony as a princess is not the romantic sort but it still served the purpose of why I brought Ioannis here. Should I start the culture of romantic, tear-jerking and cheesy-type marriages in this world? Hmm... Maybe not.