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Chapter 9 - chapter 8 Hestia's delegation, the demonic monster horde and the mysterious black cloaked killer

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It's six days later the sun hasn't risen yet .Elizabeth wakes up sits in her bed turns to the side pulls the rope hanging beside her bed above the side table .

that sets of the sound a set of bells ringing .After a little while soon her door is knocked .And Emily enters the room she greets Elizabeth . After which Elizabeth tells Emily

"To ready the bath and ready her clothes whilst she takes a bath ".

After a little while the bath is drawn and so Elizabeth goes to the bathroom strips herself of her nightgown steps inside the bath pool takes a bath.

 After some time Emily comes inside and Elizabeth tells her To

" Help wash her hair ".

Which Emily does after Elizabeth is done bathing she steps out of the bath pool. She rinses her self with with clean water and towels herself herself a little bit wears a navy blue coloured dress shirt , black pants goes out of the bathroom goes and sits in front of her vanity and tells Emily to

"dry her hair braid it and put it up"

Which she does after which Elizabeth grabs her sword and goes to knights training grounds .Where she is met with captain Refan his son Aryan and the rest of the knights in training and they greet her by saying

"Good morning princess blessings to the first star of the kingdom ".

to which Elizabeth replies

"May lord good bless you all as well"

and then Aryan asks Elizabeth

"princess I heard that the Kingdom of Hestia is also coming to attend the celebration is it true ".

to which Elizabeth replies "

yes it is they are not coming alone their wizards and mages will also come we're basically going establish a alliance so their wizards and mages are gonna teach the people who have magical potential magic".

" I've been busy these days with arrangements for their accomodations and preparing a part of the knights training grounds for the wizards to hold classes to teach everybody ".

"Also Aryan I've told you soo many times call me Rose if you call me princess again I won't talk to you ".

To which Aryan replies

"yes pri_ Rose".

To which Elizabeth replies

"yes that's better remember we are friends so i don't want you to call me princess it makes me feel distant okay".

to which Aryan replies

" I promise I won't call you princes from today onwards and if I do you can throw me in the dungeon okay"

to which Elizabeth replies

" Okay you said it your self I'll throw you into the dungeon if you call me princess again ".

After which Elizabeth puts on weights on her arms and legs and shoulders and starts sparring with captain Refan . They spar until 10 in the morning and then they recieve an emergency report that the forest near border of kingdom has reported the sighting of demonic monster horde.

So Elizabeth along with captain Refan and Aryan and rest of the knights soon get ready to leave for the forest boundary near the border .

They mount their horses and arrive at the forest boundary near the border and they see a massive horde of mutilated dead monsters that have been resseructed by using demonic magic and then Captain Refan says

"This looks like the work of a necromancer.

there are poisonous serpents , goblins,orcs and other monstrous creatures in the horde and there are is also the delegation of kingdom of Hestia that is supposed to attend the banquet/ball and they are also engaging in battle with the monsters but they are still at a disadvantage.

So the Elizabeth alongside with the captain Refan, Aryan and the knights start engaging battle as well .Everybody is trying their best to cut the monsters down but it isn't having any significant effect on the monsters .

because the monsters that are cut down still get up .Every body is getting tired and there are a few knights that have been seriously injured and require urgent medical attention .

While everybody is struggling unbeknownst to them a shadow hiding in the darkness is laughing while watching them sturgle and says

"This is it Rose even though you've come back ".

"You don't know anything so I'm going to end you just like the last time my master did".

"You won't be able to do anything even if you've returned ".

And then Elizabeth speaks up

"This not going to work why do they keep standing up".

and then Captain Refan says " We need to find the necromancer he must be around here because he keeps directing them and keeps giving them orders ".

and then a strange dome envelopes Elizabeth and she disappears. Captain Refan , Aryan and the rest of the knights are shocked but they have to keep engaging in battle or everybody will die.

While everybody else is fighting Elizabeth appears in a strange magical domain along with the person who was creeping in the darkness looking at them and directing the resurrected monsters .

Elizabeth is shocked and is unnerved by this strange black cloaked figure. It gives off a an ominous energy and she can't see it's face or any other prominent features because it is fully covered the Cloak it's wearing and face is covered by the hood.

And then Elizabeth asks "who are you and where am I "?"what do you want"?

And then the hooded figure speaks it says

"You haven't changed at all still asking questions first rather than taking action".

Even after coming back you're still as idiotic as before". "Well it doesn't matter the dead doesn't need to know answers".

And he launches an attack on Elizabeth. He is wielding a Sword oozing with demonic energy .

And Elizabeth and the hooded figure engage in battle they keep exchanging moves while talking and Elizabeth asks

"Who are you? How do you know my name? because I've never seen you before ".

"And What do you mean by coming back"?

and hooded figure says

" You don't need to know anything except the fact that you're going to die today ".

And then they keep exchanging moves and over time. Elizabeth is at disadvantage against the hooded figure and then all of sudden. Elizabeth finally finds a opening breaks through his defense and is finally able to counter attack and manages to injure the hooded figure and cuts his arm that is wielding the sword and then hooded vanishes before her eyes.

but before he vanishes he says

"Rose you won't be able get away every time, I will come back to fulfill my master's order".

"You won't be able to save him even if you've returned .Just like the last time".

And just when the hooded figure vanishes Elizabeth is back in the forest where the battle is taking place .And all of the monsters that were resurrected have all fallen down and are not a threat anymore.

So the mages from the kingdom of Hestia light all of the monster corpses on fire and reduce them to ashes .After which giving emergency treatment to injured knights the delegation from the kingdom of Hestia and and Elizabeth along with the knights ,captain Refan and Aryan return to the castle .

After after arriving at the castle Elizabeth returns to her Castle she goes to her room and tells emily to

"ready the bath".

After the bath is ready she goes to bathroom strips herself of her armor and clothes steps inside of the bath pool ..

Let's the warm herbal water heal her sore body. After soaking in the herbal water for about 30 minutes her body isn't sore anymore .So she steps out of the bath pool rinses herself with clean warm water towels herself .

Wears a semi formal fancy but elegant but comfortable blue coloured dress with frills and laces and bows leaves the bathroom goes and sits in front of her vanity.

And then her door is knocked and Emily enters the room and tells her" Your highness everybody is in the dinning hall. Important guests from the delegation are in the dining hall along with his Majesty and his highness Killian and they are waiting for you .

So Elizabeth tells Emily to

"Dry her hair and put it up".

After a little while when Elizabeth is done getting ready .So she leaves her room goes to the dining hall. There she is met with her father , her brother Killian and delegation from the kingdom of Hestia which includes the king of Hestia Reuben von Hestia who has blonde hair grey eyes is man of medium build and height but he gives off a creepy errie feel .

Queen of Hestia Mary seth Hestia who has lilac cloured hair and violet eyes a small build and is fair skinned at first glance her image gives of the feels of a kind hearted sweet and loving woman.

But if you look closely at her eyes you can tell that her eyes are filled bone chilling coldness and hatred and disgust . The crown prince of Hestia Lacogen von Hestia who has blonde hair violet eyes fairly muscular build handsome but angular features but he is dressed like a peacock who is showing off.

madam Sarah Mclaire who is the owner of the wizard tower has red hair sky blue eyes and Lord Ray Mclaire who is the owner of mages tower who has Pink hair and sky blue coloured eyes.

So Elizabeth greets her father and Killian and then turns and greets everybody from the delegation and ask them is everybody fine to which Lacogen replies

"ah yes your highness everybody is fine but how are you?, you disappeared all of a sudden ".

To which she replies

"it's okay I went to deal with the necromancer who was controlling the monster horde ".

After which Elizabeth sits down and everybody starts eating while eating they talk about the banquet and Sarah and Ray ask her

"How are the Prepations for the wizards and mages to select individuals for the training "?

To which Elizabeth replies

"Everything is ready tomorrow after the banquet /ball in the evening everybody should rest .So they can start recruiting and training from the next day ".

"Oh can I ask a question Lord Ray are you madam Sarah siblings ?,You look close".

To which Ray replies oh

"She's my wife ".

To which Elizabeth replies

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to offend you or something ".It's just that I thought you madam Sarah might be siblings".

" You guys have the same eye color", "You guys look similar to each other looked close and you have the same surname and usually mages and wizards don't get along ".

So I thought maybe you guys might be siblings that's why you guys are close ".

To which Ray replies

" It's ok your highness usually people who meet us for the first time and don't know us mistake us for siblings t's fine "

.After the dinner Elizabeth bids farewell to everyone in the dinning hall and then she goes to sir Raphael's office. Knocks on his office door opens the door goes inside and greets him and asks

"Iseverything ready for the recruitment"?

To which Raphael replies

" Yes your highness everything is ready". "Everybody in the kingdom has been informed you don't need to worry about any thing ".

Then Elizabeth tells Raphael about the hooded figure she encountered today tells him To "strengthen the border security and tell the knights to patrol the kingdom more often".

"And tell the other noble lords to strengthen the security in their territory and patrol the territory more often and any suspicious figure arrested is to be handed over to the castle without delay ".

After that she bids farewell to sir Raphael returns to her room she changes into her nightgown and goes to sleep .

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