Elysia in Another World

Chapter 17 - Elise Aindrea

Author's Note: Hello Readers! Starting with Chapter 36, the point of view in which the story is told is changing from 3rd person to 1st person. There will be an identifier for every narrator switch.

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<Elysia: Kye Akari>

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"'How did Elysium come to be?'" I repeated a question that Athanasia asked. She was busy sorting out the details around the tournament, but decided to take the weekend off after no small amount of pushing from every member of her family, as well as mine. "Hmm..."

"More like, why did you create Elysium?" She clarified.

I took a sip of tea and glanced out of the window. A bird flew by, giving me a light smile. Looking back, I saw a face full of curiosity across the table. "I told you a lot about my life as Elysia Alexandria, but I told you nothing of my life before I reclaimed that name. The reason Elysium was created lies in that chapter."

"Before? Reclaimed?"

I chuckled and brought up the system menu, sending invitations to Layla, James, Allison, Luma, Alethea, Adele, Michelle, Joey, Atalante, and the other governors. "I don't mind sharing that story, but there are a few others that I'd like to hear it, so let's table that topic for this afternoon."

She giggled as she sat her cup back on the table. "Only you would invite an entire audience at a moment's notice and they actually show up the same day."

I shrugged. "Well... old habits die hard, and I don't exactly do this all the time, so I have a bit of credit. And I titled the message 'Alexandrian Lore'. Ahh, they're replying already."

Reading them out loud, I started in order they came in.

>>Alethea: Did you mistype? You said 'before' Elysia. Are you serious?
>>Michelle: I definitely want to be there if only to see their reactions.
>>James: You just opened a message with 'I want to tell you about my life before I was Elysia Alexandria'. Why do I have a feeling we're about to have a huge reveal dumped on us?
>>Allison: Are you certain you want to share that part of the past?
>>Adele: I take it you intend to include the World Tower?
>>Iris: I would be delighted to hear about your early life, My King.
>>Luma: How much detail are we talking? Do you mean all the way back to Elise Aindrea?
>>Joey: Will there be milkshakes?
>>Noah: Your early life in the living world? I know scant little about the living world to begin with. I look forward to it.
>>Atalante: Today? My sisters didn't get an invitation. Do you mean to exclude them?
>>Adaal: I must admit, I'm quite curious. I'm on the way.
>>Layla: Another reveal?
>>Orion: I thought you were born Elysia Alexandria. You had a different name at birth?
>>Nephele: Thank you for the invitation, My King. I'll bring a bag of tea unique to Erytheia.

"My word," Athy said. "Actually, about my mother's message."

"Astarte and Astraia are already supposed to be here this afternoon, so I didn't bother." I quickly sent each of them a message that said, 'Yes, you are invited. You were already going to be here, so I was going to tell you in person.'

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"This is quite the gathering," Atalante said as the final guest arrived. The meeting was taking place in my palace in Athas.

I took a sip of tea and used a spell to enhance the volume of my voice. "This room shall now be soundproof and sealed to any recording methods. This conversation cannot leave this room."

A round of nods confirmed their agreement. Before I could begin, Alethea took my hand with a worried look. "Are you absolutely certain about this?"

"Of course she is," came a familiar voice from the center of the room. Mavel had just teleported in, her demon and cat features on display. At my table were two empty seats, one already reserved for her. "Although I question it, she'd already spoken with them before contacting me."