Mane looked at his father with a bemused expression and watched as the older man carefully folded the large cloak and placed it on the chair.
“So how was it?” Mane asked with a smile. He asked his father to take on the role of the beloved hero of the Western Empire and bane to the Dark Kingdom – Hidden Cloak.
The Dark God Seth was working alongside the Dark Sword. Since Seth had already revealed that he had warriors who had escaped the confines of this world’s strength system, the Dark Kingdom wouldn’t hide their power any longer. And since the Eastern Empire was yet to declare a full blown war, it was possible that they didn’t have enough personnel. They would need an awful lot of soldiers to start a war with the three other empires. That’s where the Dark Kingdom comes in. The Dark Kingdom was specialized in kidnapping and brainwashing young talents into the Dark Sword’s puppet. Alexis and Mane had anticipated that the a
“You assembled us here just for a baseless rumor?” In a large and gorgeous hall, ten people were seated in a circle. All the chairs were equal with the exception of one. This chair was taller than the others by a few feet and was the seat of the Northern Empire’s Emperor. The one who spoke was a middle aged man with black hair and a neatly trimmed beard. He sat right next to the Emperor – he was seated left of the Emperor.“Do you think the Dark Kingdom’s recent attacks have been for naught?” another middle aged man answered the question with a question. He was a handsome man with a noble air. He resembled the twins Jake and John. This was their father and Grand Marshall of the Northern Empire – Sir Blunt. Few people in the empire knew his first name and those who did didn’t dare to speak it out loud. But it wasn’t out of fear, but respect. Although he was only a Grand Marshall, his words carried weight and his power
“It is as you expected Master. They have split their forces to deal with us” in a cold and dark room, an armored figured knelt on one knee as he informed the only other person in the room. The recipient of the information wore a black cloak that blended nicely with the room, but his face was exposed for all to see. It was the former head of the Assassins Association!He had a light smile on his face when he heard his subordinate’s words. He didn’t seem concerned in the least by the information he was being given.“They want to have the other empires under their control so that they can trap us in a pincer attack.” With the Western, Northern and Southern Empires being prepped to face them, they were basically surrounded on all sides. Anyone else would be worried if their enemies had them surrounded and trapped. But he didn’t have such worry. It was true that they were surrounded, but they weren’t trapped. It was the opposi
“Do you trust her?” Duke Essandor asked Sir Blunt. The two most influential men – aside the Emperor – in the Northern Empire stood on the highly fortified walls of the Kingdom of Aira. This was the kingdom closest to the borders of the Northern Empire. If one wanted to invade the Northern Empire, aside from the minor towns and villages, this was the kingdom to come to. This kingdom was one of the most targeted places for conquest for any invading force. Because of this, it was one of the most well defended parts of the Northern Empire. Energy ballistae and large automated bows littered the top of the walls. The gate was made of heavy bronze and the walls were very high. As if that was not enough, the Absolute Queen had fortified the gates and walls with her power, making them more difficult to penetrate.The two men – Sir Blunt and Duke Essandor – had been tasked by the Goddess Alexis to protect the Kingdom of Aira. They had been given this
A Few Days Before The War BeganAlexis and her son were holed up in Mane’s room. Mane and Abelard had just returned from the Eastern Empire and had informed Alexis of everything that had happened.“A Possessed?” Alexis rubbed her temples in worry.“Yes. And it was only in its infantile stage. Luckily we killed it before it could grow” Mane had no idea that the creature he thought he had killed was alive and well. But he was bound to find out sooner than later.“We have to prepare for war” Alexis informed her son“War? Isn’t it a bit too soon to make such assumptions” Mane was doubtful that the war would be upon them so quickly.“They wouldn’t want to waste any more time” Alexis shook her head to indicate that the battle was much closer than Mane thought.“How can you be so confident that their next step would be to initiate an at
Within the palace of the former emperor of the Eastern Empire, which is now the palace of the Master, there were several warriors on guard. Although more than half of the empire’s warriors had been deployed – some to the Southern Empire and others to the Northern Empire – there were still quite a number of warriors left in the empire to defend against any attacks.“Your mother was right Mane. Even with so many of their warriors deployed, they still have a large number of warriors on stand-by” Jake was surprised by the sheer number of warriors they had avoided just by trying to enter the palace.“This is a small number” Mane sighed when he recalled that there were several warriors loitering around the capital. And that was only the capital. The other cities also had several wielders in reserve. It was only by coming here that Mane realized that although the Eastern Empire didn’t have as many men as the three empires combin
“There are 17 wielders here” Mane mumbled as he tried as much as he could to blend with the dark corners of the room.“How do you know that?” Selina wondered. She could only see 3 people patrolling the area.“I can feel them” Mane answered. “I’d explain everything later” Mane quickly added before she could ask any more questions. He started wishing he had the twins rather. At least the twins knew not to ask so many questions during missions. They knew how to be quiet when they needed to. But Abe needed backup with his mission so even if he wanted the twins he wouldn’t have had them.Frederick nudged Selina with his elbow and shook his head. He had never done anything of this nature before. He had never been on ‘missions’ before. But he at least had the common knowledge that he had to be quiet when there were enemies patrolling the area.“Stay here” Mane ordered. He couldn&
“You are strong”Deep within the palace two men were fighting – well a man and a boy. The boy had brown hair and a handsome face. This boy was Abelard. The man he was fighting against was the guardian of the device that recorded the auras of the Eastern Empire’s wielders. The device was easy to spot. It was a large box-like object which could light up. It worked like a television set. Yet right now it had a huge hole in it, rendering it completely useless. The culprit was Abe.The one who dished out the compliment was Abe’s opponent. He had long black hair and black eyes and was very dashing. He was a charming middle aged man. However he wasn’t at his best right now. There were bloodstains on his lips and his clothes, and it weren’t his enemy’s blood – it was his.He acknowledged Abe’s power. The young boy’s power didn’t match his looks. Not only did he fail to feel the boy sneaking up on hi
“So can I go ahead with my plan then” Back in the false throne room Selina was itching to get her plan underway.“You need my help to sneak out again” Mane nodded. There was no way she would be able to evade the 3 openly patrolling guards without Mane. Selina was too inexperienced for such a sneaky endeavor.“No I don’t” Selina shook her head and argued. “I saw plenty the first time” she continued and quickly exited Mane’s barrier (which neither she nor Frederick knew about) and disappeared around the corner.“What is she-” Mane was furious about her lack of tact and was about to go after her when a hand stopped him.“What are you doing” Mane asked. The owner of the hand was Frederick. Everyone on the team knew that Frederick was attracted to Selina. He should even be more eager to stop her but he was preventing Mane from doing so now.“She may be inexperience