In the outskirsts, the Mythrians were in shocked state.Meanwhile the mighty general Clayren stared at the ground as Lythria's father kept his silence.
He was standing behind Clayren as the commandr was taking deep breaths.
The other Mythrians strated rushing off in their direction as Sylwen said suddenly,"This....He he....".
Rest of them also noticed something as Sylwen stopped near the duo . They also stopped as one them said taking deep breat,"His...his features are chnaging."
Indeed, strange chnages were happening with Lythria's father as his hair was turning whitish.
His face and body became a bit covered with wrinkles as he kept his face stoic.
Myrieth screamed from behind as she started to cry,"Father... what ..why ?"
She started to sprint towards her father as a hand pressed onto her and a shield was cast.
A green barrier was suddenly cast infront of all them. Then they heard it.
Bang...
There was a huge scream as the demon from far away screamed,"Rylagh,,,,You dare do this...to this Queen....?"
"Why are you back...now....for that legacy..... the sword or just because of her....?"
...
In a region with dead knights and people evacuated, Sythris took a deep breath as she stood up. There were scratches on her blue cape.Blood gently flowed from her lips. She gently swung her sword as she parried knives in different directions.
Across the battlefield were other figures,one she was very familiar with and another she also knew. Caria and Canthia.
Canthia gazed back at a place as she muttered,"Very very strange...what happened here..."
It was the place where there was a restaurant.
Bang..
She looked back at two figures fighting across the area.
"Indeed,....Sythris ....she really is the candidate we needed..."
"Why did she agreed then to the request of that person..."
Suddenly her face looked in adifferent direction as she muttered,"Maybe she was also manipulated..."
"Oh Merissa, we should have been more careful...."
As she raised her hands...
Caria with her strange smile and two knives from across the area sprung into action towards Sythris. She jumped when she got near and made a vertical dash with her golden knives.
Click..
Her knives were parried by Sythris's sword as she gritted her teeth.
As the blindfolded woman motioned her fingers and the headless knights laying rose gradually as Sythris engaged with Caria. Two figures in blue seemed to dance in the area as they attacked and countered each other.
"Caria, come to your senses..."muttered Sythris
But Caria continued to attack and had a strange smile in her face.
"Are you out of your mind...?"
The headless knights also attacked Sythris. She suddenly unveiled a second sword as she suddenly sprung across the area with a dash. Strange ice mist surrounded the area as the knights helmets were scattered.
"Atleast I know their weakness from master....these guys..."Sythris muttered as they vanished.
She stepped back a little. Caria kept both the knives infront of her as a golden glow occured and afterimages produced rapidly. Sythris dodged and parried carefully manueving and deflecting the attacks. But as time passed it seemed it was getting a little difficult for her as she was getting pushed this time.
Meanwhile the blindfolded women watched as she swiped her hands straight in opposite directions suddenly.Then as though she made a circle, Sythris found herself in a strange place.
...
As she opened her eyes she exclaimed looking all around,"The academy...?"
She soon found two figures sitting on a chair as she moved around. They were Veer and Kerin. She got in a trance as she looked at Veer's carefree talks with the idiot Kerin. Two pearls of tears dropped from her eyes as she moved there.
The huge academy was there behind.The structure and scene reminded her of her academy days. Numerous knights were undergoing training all around. All kinds of training for blue knights,golden knights and bronze knights were happening.
She was currently wearing a carefree yellow dress that just made her beauty even greater.There was a sword embedded near her waist.
As Sythris gradually got close walking gently , Veer was saying in a mocking tone to Kerin,"You really think she will accept his proposal.."
Kerin said in a even more mocking tone,"You really are an actor Veer...I can clearly see what you are thinking.."
Veer said ,"Nonsense...,Anyway.."
Suddenly he looked ahead as he said,"Oh Sythris,...You're here..."
Kerin's eyes lit up as she stood respectfully infront of her as he gave a bow..."Junior Kerin greets the leader..president..."
"president...?"
Sythris muttered as Veer made a tsk.
He sighed, "What president... does she even know the names of the students...?"
He continued not noticing Kerin signaling with his hands"What kind of president is even she... too busy with her own training..."
Sythris didn't make a sound as she just gazed at Veer.
Kerin finally shouted loudly,"You can't talk like that Veer.."
It seemed he was fidgeting also a bit....
Veer looked at Kerin as he stopped.He gazed between Sythris and Kerin as though he realised something.
Veer's expression suddenly turned strange as he said,"What!oh my god..You ..Kerin...you...actually...mhm...mhm..."
He could not finish the whole sentence as his mouth was covered by Kerin.
"If you dare utter any thing.... I will reveal that..."
Sythris looked strangely as the duo as Veer choked and said,"Okk!! got it !!got it..."
Both breathed sigh of relief as Veer asked looking at Sythris,"Anyway ! What brings you here..?"
"Hey...Sythris..."
Sythris finally got out of her stupor as she said,"Oh .."
Sythris said,"I...."
Just then there was a alarm sounding all over academy....
Kerin muttered as he yawned,"This damn alarm its just sometime we had a summon..."
A message spread throughout the academy just then.
"Everyone....Its urgent..... The royal summoner...Every student gather at the dias of presentation in a prahar,,,,"
Kerin muttered,"Just what is happening these days..."
Meanwhile Veer looked a bit lost suddenly. He sighed suddenly.He said,"Let's meet with Eleana and others and head over there...." as he stood up.
He gazed beyond Sythris at the academy with his deep eyes...Sythris's heart started beating fast...
"This.....",she muttered..as though she had a deja vu of some sort.
Suddenly she sprung into action. Kerin's jaw dropped as she grabbed Veer's hands who was already walking towards the dais direction.
"Huh...."
"No ...I can't take another beating...president...haha..."said Veer with a laugh...
"No its not about....let us not attend the call...."said Sythris with her deep eyes like pearls.
She looked at Veer and then Kerin and said seriously,"We need to talk ..about something ...very important..."
Veer and Kerin looked confusedly as Sythris's heart was beating fast,"Lets go somewhere else..."
Veer said,"What..."
He sighed and said looking at her concerned eyes and black hairs flowing in the wind..."Ok lets go..."
Sythris said as though relieved,"ok follow me!! "
She placed a hand in her chest as she heaved a sigh of relief.
They were heading to a different direction just when there was a tap on Veer's shoulders. Veer looked back to see it was a familiar face.
A knight .He was also a senior though.
"Oh! John!! What brings you here"
Kerin had an odd look as he looked at Sythris hands which were trembling a bit as she just gazed at Veer. Her complexion paled as she looked beyond John .
Suddenly, Veer looked at Sythris and said,"Sythris ! Are you ok?"
Kerin also voiced,"Sythris....your complexion looks odd."
"Have some water.." as Kerin handed a water bag.
Sythris gently nodded as she got the bag. She took a sip of water as she noticed all the three boys were staring at her direction.
John meanwhile muttered with a laugh,"Interesting...."
"Interesting...?What do you mean?"said Veer with a frown.
John laughed as he shook his head,"Its interesting to see president in a bit nervous state with one junior and one classmate. "
"Also its interesting you guys are actually ignoring the call of the royal summoner..?"
"Forget it ..do whatever you like....."as John slowly walked away.
"So ....What are we...?"
"Veer come quickly..",said a man from far away.
Kerin said,"President..I don't think we can ignore them...."
Sythris seemed a bit disoriented as she was biting her nails.
Veer looked at her strangely as he suddenly put his palm over her forehead.
"You got a cold or what...?"
"Let's discuss your important thing after the summon..."
"ok..."said Sythris a bit low her voice.
Then they started to move towards the dais.
Sythris looked back again to where she was heading previously. She could actually see golden knights place there as though they magically arrived from somewhere.
....
As they reached the venue...a lot of academy students were there. Strange knights were surrounding all around the venue.
Kerin asked in awe,"So many golden knights have been mobilized..Is there a special event...?"
"Look Eleana is over there..."
"Where ?" Veer asked as Kerin pointed to a direction.
She was there standing pretty near the dias.She was wearing white knight dress.
Sythris looked at her and her face without any change in emotions.
The white hair and white dress attracted many people's attention.
Among the people arrived there was a blue knight.
She was looking all around as though supervising the knights.
"Caria....",Sythris said in a low voice....
Kerin said ,"Oh the one who got first position last year..."
He had a strange expression as he said to Veer..."I feel bad for her husband...He can lose his head anythime by a pair of golden knives..."as he shivered.
"Stop the nonsense..."said Veer.
The area was decorated with sunshine gently falling on their faces. Sythris covered her eyes a she looked to the left. The majestic castle of Drudar was lit on golden.
The shining rays of light fell on the area on the academy students as though inviting a new era.
Slowly a man with immense pressure was walking towards the dais.
He had a strange hat on his eyes as though he was a circus performer.Even starnge there was a small child following him.Sometimes plucking roses...sometimes spinning...
"The fuck is that ..twig..Is this a circus?"muttered a girl from behind.
The man had not dressed like a counsellor of the court. He was in strange suit kind of dress.
Kerin's expression became a bit ugly among the cheers going all around.
"Its that bastard,Veer..."
"Damn...When did this fuck became the royal summoner..."Veer said in a low voice....
"Damn puppeteer....Sebastian..."
Sythris gazed at Sebastian.The strange summoner had a habit.He was twisting his right moustache every minute.
She then looked small boy following.Something emerged in her memories,"The same boy that said to Veer if he had made a puppet of Eleana...."
...
Near the castle's foot the strange atmosphere was still there. The giant cross was in the middle shadowing the explosion that happened.Strange birds were continuosly flying from the cross .
John dropped his sword murmuring a bit loud,"All has gone to nothing.....Everyone ...died?"
As though something was changing in him.He suddenly gripped his sword and kneeled as took deep breaths.
In some distance, Lythria removed the helm of a knight.There was no head inside.It was just a swirl of darkness.
She took a few steps as she suddenly trembled. She told her company,"Keep your distance from them."
The others nodded as she suddenly trembled again.
This time she gazed back at the kneeling figure as she muttered,"This...."
Her brows frowned as she looked up.
"Where are they....."
Suddenly something lit up in her right hand. Strange leafs as though came to life .
She paused for a second as she muttered,"Father...mother will be sad....this time"
........
Slowly Marvis noticed the figure that was pointed by the mocking princess as his heart skipped a bit. He one of the greatest knights of Drudar had his hands a bit shaking.
The figure she was pointing was none other than part of their team.
His blue black infamous armor seemed to dim in the presence of the giant cross.The giant cross in the middle of the ground was still surrounded by bodies of headless knights with few of Drudar knights's. Blood was splattered all across the area. Flags of the pristine women all around was now littered with blood.
Sethsi noticed Marvis as she also followed the princess's direction. She had only one hand. It was cut off by the same man. She trembled and then sighed. Suddenly she sprung into action.
As though an arrow was fired a figure moved across the field too fast.
One of the captain knights,a black knight, Rhaelle suddenly made way as he shouted,"John,Be careful.."
Bang...
John was still there standing as Rhaelle's shield covered him. A dent was there caused by a long spear. Sethsi was gritting her teeth as Rhaelle spitted and shouted,"Enemy will always be an enemy..."
His hair dropped his face as he was barely holding.
Sethsi shouted ,"Rhaelle,get the fuck out of my way...You guys have eyes still fail to see the truth..."
Sethsi thrusted her spear but Rhaelle blocked it crazily again.
From the back, Symon raised his weapon as he declared,"I will make this quick...Sethsi....you this time no one will ..."
As he moved everyone froze.
Rhaelle gently dropped the shield.
His mouth oozed blood as he looked back.
A flaming red sword had been inserted into his back.
Sethsi withdrew her weapon as she caught the falling man.
A black aura expanded but was quickly subsided by a huge white lotus where John was standing.