Ataraxia Abyss
Chapter 44: True love

Regal who was at Belterre's palace finally met his new family candidate. Eleanor greeted him by inviting him to tea together. The two were in the park drinking tea and talking about the marriage.

"So you're saying that you fully funded this marriage?" Regal sipped his tea and replied. "It is the duty of a man to take care of the needs of his wife, which was taught by my teacher. So just tell me how much it costs, I'll be ready to pay, I'll also have a lot of money..."

Eleanor smiled and replied. "When I first met you, I knew you were a quiet man, but I didn't think you were a real man... All right, but like the party agreement must be held in Belterre."

Regal answered calmly. "I understand Your Majesty." The two of them continued to drink their tea, but suddenly a servant came in and whispered something to Eleanor.

"Hmm so yeah?" Regal could see Eleanor looking upset, Eleanor then told Regal the information when the waiter left.

"We can't call the light temple priest. They all somehow married the two of you, without them we can't ask for the blessing of Goddess Aria and connect the souls of the two of you."

Regal and Eleanor realized, these are all the actions of the Holy Kingdom that does not want to marry the Princess of the strongest race on the continent to a human who has no relationship with the Holy Kingdom, who has no relationship with the Holy Kingdom,especially since the beginning Regal did not consider Aria as a Goddess and ended up being a worshiper of Teloch. Surely the Holy Kingdom will not marry the two of them even if Aria does not mind it.

"Make us in your name, Your Majesty. I'm sure Callen won't mind." Eleanor answered. "Even though I marry you off on my behalf, without the Goddess Aria your soul cannot be united, I may be approaching the realm of the Gods but I am not one of them..."

Regal smiled and replied. "Don't worry, I have my own way..."

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Afterwards Regal walked to the balcony to breathe fresh air, but suddenly Regal was visited by Callen who accompanied Regal.

"Do you really like nature? I love you so much you've forgotten me." Regal laughed and replied. "I'm here because I know you like nature..."

The two of them finally chatted with each other.

"I heard it, we're going to marry with my mother's blessing, technically it can be done but if you want marriage to be valid you need a God who blesses and binds our souls together."

"After I came home from a life-threatening great war, were you confused to think of the Gods? You're so mean..."

Callen put on his upset face and replied. "If it cannot bind the soul, then the child born of my womb will be like an illegitimate child. This is not a joke..." Hearing that Regal smiled and replied "And I said we don't need Aria to bind our souls together, our marriage will be fine I promise..."

Hearing that, Callen finally felt relieved, he then saw Regal who was staring at the star, Regal then looked at Callen's face and asked. "Is this the right decision?"

They both know that they are married because they are attracted to each other, but both are raised with the ideology of fighting to survive, not fighting for love. But Callen refuted Regal's words and said. "Then how about we do it one more time..?"

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Previously, the palace had been shaking due to Regal and Callen who were one bed. But suddenly the vibration was getting stronger to become an earthquake followed by a large explosion. It was not from within the palace, Eleanor flew into the sky and looked at the mountain that was tens of kilometers away from Belterre.

There were many explosions and landslides as a result of the fight Regal and Callen there.

Callen with the strength of the earthquake he had fought fiercely with Regal who fought with Balmung in his hands and Garm beside him. The two of them exchanged attacks and they both destroyed the surroundings.

Callen repeatedly punched and kicked Regal with both feet, but the man stood upright and repelled all his attacks. Callen's body began to be injured due to his limbs being continuously hit by Balmung's blade, but Regal's side could not hold his sword too strong due to his hand shaking due to the strength of the earthquake owned by Callen.

Callen looked at Regal and said. "You're getting stronger, huh?" Regal answered. "I've been through a lot of wars, more than a spoiled princess like you..." Callen was finally upset and replied. "You just haven't seen it yet..."

They both changed, Regal to Foul Legacy form and Callen to his Angel form. The two of them charged and fought, causing the whole of Belterre to experience a mild earthquake. Regal flew through the air and made many swords from the Phantom Blade.

Callen who saw that he would be showered by hundreds of swords finally made a spear from Mana, the swords fell towards him but he managed to fend it all off,until finally he did not realize that Regal was hiding behind the swords, causing him to be hit by a slash in his stomach.

Regal then stood up while putting his horses back on. Callen saw the wound on his stomach, the wound was not deep, but it was because Regal was compassionate, otherwise Regal had already cut his body into two pieces.

"A warrior must not be off guard, that is what distinguishes a warrior from a true warrior." After Callen covered his wound with Heal magic, he began to shuffle.

Seeing Callen had not mounted the horses, Regal finally lunged at Callen who was in focus, but when he was in front of Callen, he felt all his instincts to warn to avoid it. When he tried to dodge, it was all too late... Callen's fist lunged faster than Regal's sword swing, the fist hit his stomach and threw Regal into a bouncing.

When it stopped bouncing, Regal tried to regulate his breathing and stabilize his Vis. His kidneys and right lung were completely destroyed, as Regal tried to create a new organ, crashing Callen and not giving Regal a chance to breathe. Regal quickly used his ability to stop time and went away from there, when he saw the new Callen hit where he was standing, he instantly healed himself instantly.

Callen directly hit Regal again, but this time Regal can fend off his attack. But unlike before, this attack was heavier and the destruction power was really strong. Regal watches Callen while fighting him, he can feel his heartbeat getting faster and faster, he knows about Callen who is getting stronger and faster as his heart beats faster.

But this great power does not come from there. Regal notices Callen's body, and from there he realizes what's going on...

The two of them then took a distance from each other, Regal looked at Callen with a smile and asked. "You... Imitate myself?"

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