Rosie's Games

Chapter 87: Mercenaries 5

"I did not expect that you would have the audacity to show up," Marie Lux said the moment she saw Dorothy walk in with her maid and knight.

Marie's gaze immediately landed on Dorothy's white dress which looked too similar to hers. "Still acting so mighty and noble. Have you forgotten the fact that you are going to marry your lover very soon?"

"What does it have to do to you, Lady Marie?" Dorothy asked. "My marriage had nothing to do with you. Unless of course, you fancied the young Delibar and wanted to marry him instead?"

"You— " Marie's cheeks flushed as she glared at Dorothy. She was tempted to pour the contents of the glass of champagne that she was holding onto Dorothy's white dress but she chose not to when she spotted Dorothy's mother coming their way.

When Marie arrived, not many people acknowledged how good her white dress looked, yet when Dorothy walked in, many people immediately said something about how her clothes suited her. Were they trying to insult Marie? She was there! Listening to their praises towards the woman who did not receive the blessing of the Goddess!

Why was everyone still paying attention to Dorothy despite her scandalous sins? Dorothy was an unclean woman! On top of this, she failed to receive the blessing of the Goddess!

"Dorothy, you look stunning!"

Marie's irritation further increased when she heard the Matriarch's voice. Victoria Lux. The woman arrived with more than two chaperones, a large red gown that matched the suit that her husband was wearing, and hair that looked like a vase sitting on top of her head— it was disgusting.

Both Marie and her mother, Nella found this trend disgusting but they could not do anything about it as Victoria was the wife of a blessed one. Many nobles respected her and treated her as the queen of the socialites. Of course, this would change once Marie receives her blessing. She would make sure to change the current style from flamboyant to elegant and simple.

This was Marie's vision. josei

She chose to ignore the mother and daughter who were having a conversation next to her as she glanced at the stage where they would call upon the Goddess to give them Her blessing. The ceremony was not going to last long, but every one of them will be given an equal chance to touch the clear ball in the middle of the stage. It was large and transparent, big enough to fit three to five people and it would determine if someone would receive the blessing of the Goddess or not.

The ball will light up once someone who received the blessing of the Goddess touched it. For instance, it would change to the color red if someone who received the blessing of the fire would touch it.

Brown for rock.

Blue for water.

Skyblue or pale blue for ice.

Purple for Thunder.

Gray for air.

And a white light of the blessing of the light.

Seven blessings.

Seven different colors.

As one would guess, everyone who was a member of those families had those seven hair colors as well. But there are some exceptions as there were people who had brown hair color that were not a member of the Quarris Family. Among all of the seven families, the Quarris Family member's hair color was a mixture of brown and gray. It was a very unique hair color that everyone in the Quarris Family had.

Marie smiled to herself. She was feeling excited. Her heart was loudly thumping through her chest. She was confident that today, she is going to receive the blessing of the Goddess.

"Since everyone is already here… let us all start!" Federico's voice boomed. They are currently in another part of the mansion. It was an open area surrounded by yellow flowers that looked even more beautiful because of the lanterns that lit up the whole area. "My name is Federico Lux and I am the seventh generation blessed individual of the Lux Family. Today, we are going to have an awakening ceremony for the ninth generation of the Lux Family!"

There were a few cheers from the back while the ladies slowly clapped their hands. Then Federico continued.

"Let us welcome some guests that have joined the ceremony in the name of their families." Federico looked at the group of people whose hair was different from the rest. "Mr. Blaize, the eighth Generation member of the Blaize Family. Mr. Quarris is the ninth Generation of the Quarris Family. Miss Hydran the ninth Generation blessed one of the Hydran family. Mr. Fleur the ninth Generation blessed one of the Fleur Family. Miss Thun, the eighth generation blessed one of the Thun Family. And Miss Gliss, the ninth Generation blessed one of the Gliss Family."

There was applause.

Federico approached the ball along with the other blessed ones.

Then the seven of them uttered.

"We call out to the Holy Goddess!

Let the heavens, oh Goddess forgive us.

Give us the mystery of your wonders!

Our future lies in your hands.

We call out to the Holy Goddess!

Let the heavens, oh Goddess forgive us.

Give us the mystery of your wonders!

Our future lies in your hands."

After the second time, Marie and the rest said, "Our future lies in your hands."

This was a short prayer that the soldiers who fought against the dark lord used to chant during the war. Soon, the prayer had been passed down to generations and now, it had become a tradition to utter those words when the seven blessings were in one place.

"With great honor and pride, I would like to welcome some other delegates that came to witness the grand ceremony of the Lux Family!" Federico's assistant said. Then he started calling the names of the representatives from the different, smaller kingdoms that brought gifts to the ones who would receive the blessing.

Seeing all those crates and boxes overflowing with gold and various diamonds, Marie could not help but be more excited. It was her time…

Finally.