Way of the Knights

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"Congratulations!"

"Congratulations! Your Excellency Raven and Princess Luna!"

"We wish you a long and happy married life!"

"We wish you a house full of children!!"

The crowd cheers and waves of congratulatory messages flooded the entire place. The newly weds accepted this with emotional smiles and satisfactory glances. 

Raven returned his gaze at his wife. He slowly lifted the veil covering her face and wiped the tears from her eyes. The rims of his eyes were slightly moist, how many nights had he spent thinking about this exact moment? Luna's sacrifice during his last life caused him to experience a painful heartbreak. He dreamt about marrying her and starting a family with her almost every night yet it was too late. 

But now, everything has changed. His dreams finally became a reality. 

"We should happy no?" Raven chuckled as he found himself continuously wiping her tears since she won't stop crying. "Stop crying already."

"I'm just so happy." Luna said while sobbing. 

Raven laughed and kissed her forehead. He then looked at her golden colored eyes and said: "I'm very happy too. Thank you, for making my dreams come true."

Hearing that caused Luna to cry even more profusely, but at the same time she wore a lovely and charming smile that clit up the whole area. 

"I love you." Raven said.

"I love you too." Luna replied. 

Raven then leaned down and kissed her soft and supple lips, earning cheers and whistles from the crowd. The Flood Dragons raised their heads and breathed out blue and red fire, sending their own congratulatory messages. 

The husband and wife then started marching down from the altar. They went to their parents and greeted them first, starting with the King and the Queen. 

"If it wasn't for you child, I'll never get the chance to witness the marriage of my own daughter. Thank you and take care of each other." The Queen sobbed after hugging Raven. She then looked at Luna and said: "My little princess grew up so fast. Mom missed out on so much, in a blink of an eye she's already married."

Raven and Luna felt emotional. The Queen continued by saying: "But know this, you best work quick and give me grandchildren to play with."

"Mom!" Luna blushed as reacted, earning cheerful laughs from them. 

The King then stepped forward and patted Raven's shoulders multiple times. He then said: "You best take care of my little princess, or else no matter where you are, I'll hunt you down."

"I'll gladly accept my punishment that day ever happens." Raven replied while nodding. 

"Good!" The King then burst into an uproarious laughter. "I want five grandchildren!"

"Dad!" Luna exasperatingly called out. action

"Only five? Why not make it ten?" Balmung interjected. Luna turned towards him and started twisting his ears with ferocity. 

After greeting the Luna's family, the two then walked towards the Valorheart. As soon as they arrived, Raven was pulled into a tight hug by his mother. 

"Huhu, my baby is man now! He's married now! He'll have his own kids in the future and I'll be a grandma!" 

Raven could only smile wryly and say: "Mom, calm down. Relax." 

Although he said that, Eva didn't stop sobbing, eventually it became Luna's turn to be the victim of hers. Raven then faced his father and shared a hug with him. Luis patted his shoulders and said:

"Take care of her son. You've grown up now, you're even stronger than your old man. Make sure to give her a happy life, you hear me?" 

"I will Dad." Raven nodded solemnly. 

The newly then walked hand in hand to face the crowd. It was then that Raven's voice echoed…

"Thank you all, for attending our wedding."

He then looked up the skies and lifted his hands. Instantly, the stars in the skies started emitting more brilliance, basking the entire crowd with starlight radiance. Silence permeated across the crowd, all of them felt indescribable warmth and comfort circulating through their bodies, making them exhilarated. 

"This is my gift to you." Raven's voice sounded on their ears. "Under the blessing of this starlight, may your illnesses recover and your longevities extend by five years. To those who wanted to tread the path of Knighthood, this starlight will allow you to bypass the ritual process and allow you to smoothly transition from Marrow Cleaning to Soldier Realm."

Collective gasps could be heard from the crowd, all of them felt excitement rushing through their veins, specially the young ones. At this point, who among them doesn't want to walk the path of Knighthood? Hearing that this starlight will aid them in their cultivation lightened up their moods and caused them to feel reverence towards Raven's generosity. 

Raven was his hand again and out of nowhere, countless packages flew towards everyone. His voice sounded again. 

"This is another gift from me." Raven said, "This package contains pills that could cure illnesses, improve blood circulation, and aid with your cultivation. This package also contains Battle Arts and Cultivation Manuals."

"Once again, thank you for attending the happiest day of my life." 

Raven and Luna bowed to the crowd and went ahead towards their friends to celebrate this wonderful moments of their life.

***

Months passed by and even then, the commotion brought by Raven and Luna's wedding has yet to cease. Everyone is still raving about it, some even started creating books and records about this momentous event. 

As for the newly weds, they decided to tour the entire Grand Ancestral Plane for their honeymoon. Of course they didn't do it by walking, Raven's Spatial Abode was there for that purpose. 

They visited beautiful vistas, watch sunsets through different vantage points and occasionally fight with demonic beasts for exercise. 

Both of them enjoyed the fulfillment of being together. They spent nights enjoying the embrace of one another. They experienced a stage sense of satisfaction and debauchery, touring the world like an immortal couple and making the most out of their remaining time. 

As the stars and the moon lit up the night, Raven and Luna just finished another round of vigorous love making. 

Locked in a tight embrace under the sheets, Luna's head rested on Raven's chest. She was drawing circles as she pondered about something, the same goes for Raven. 

"Are you really not going to consider joining the same sect as me?" She asked in a dejected tone. 

The reason why she's asking this was because Luna also intended to ascend towards the Divine Realm. In the end, she too couldn't help herself but to seek a greater stage and widen her horizons. She wanted to see what the Divine Realm is like, specially after receiving information about it. 

Both her and Raven already talked about it with their parents. And although they wanted to object, in the end they didn't want to hold them back. They knew that with Raven and Luna's talent, they are destined for great things in the Divine Realm. So instead shackling them down due to selfishness, they decided to support their decision. 

Just like that, the two already decided to spend their remaining time together with their families and seeing everything that their current world had to offer. 

It's just that Luna felt a bit reluctant that Raven didn't want to be in the same sect as her.

Raven smiled wryly and lifted her face, she kissed her pouty lips and said: "We've talked about this before right?"

"I know but…" Luna pursed her lips and continued: "I'm sure you'll do great in there as well."

"Of course I will, I'm your husband after all." Raven chided, causing Luna to chuckle. "But like I told you, your sect doesn't suit me. And it's not like we're not going to see each other again. After I get a respectable position at the sect, I'll come and search for you."

"And no matter where you are, I'll know how to get to you." Raven smiled as he told her this. 

If matters about ascension isn't distracting Raven right now, then he might've already considered having a child with Luna. Even then, he had to agree that joining the Heavenly Anthem Sect doesn't sound like a bad idea. 

Raven knew about this sect as it was extremely popular. Many people longed to be a part of this sect for the sole reason that they are considered as an Ancient Power as well. 

The Heavenly Anthem Sect is located at a place called Paradiso, a holy land for cultivators. Raven never got the chance to pay them a visit before, he heard great things about them. And as Luna's husband, he wanted the best stage for her growth so of course he was extremely satisfied about this. 

But, like what Raven said earlier, the Heavenly Anthem Sect isn't suitable for him. Their teachings and specialties will be of no worth for Raven, if anything he'll just be there because of Luna and nothing more.. The sect won't help him attain the power he needed to fight his destined enemies so even though he felt reluctant to part with Luna, he had to bear with it.