Enemies At The Boundary

Chapter 2

Daniel and his comrades hurriedly went out of the brothel/inn after meeting and knowing the information their informant laid to them. As per say, Nathaniel could be following their target. As realizing it, Daniel and his comrades have a paled face.

"Shit!" Daniel muttered to himself. They've been tricked. It's not them who's chasing the enemy but it was those whom targeting them and their first priority was to cut the head; Nathaniel!

"This is, bad." Michael uttered for them to hear which they agreed all. The hurried pace turned to a run. They easily and swiftly hiked the intersecting of the abandoned corner of Saverroi. Later passed, they are out of the dark place. Now, they are trekking the path towards Woodreous. As to Daniel's calculation, they could reached the enemies in no time if, Nathaniel happened to face them and hope they are not too late.

The information they got was about the movements of the said infamous ten cloaked men whom, happened to create such tremendous chaos in and out of the kingdoms of: Fireous, Woodreous, Windrous, Waterious, Earthious and the three vast kingdom, the Elf, the Wolves, and The Witches.

These said cloaked men, was by far, knownst to Daniels group, which they held secret from the other higher official. Only the head of the Order and those who's on the Order knew them. Those ten cloak men were a notorious criminals for the Order and that need to caught or by chance eradicate immidiately for the danger they possessed.

They were already entering the vast forest, when a vast scorching, blinding light engulfed their senses that stayed longer for a minute.

As the four men witnessing it and knowing the force of power it emits, their hearts palpated in unnatural beat. The only thought on their mind was their comrade- Nathaniel.

The run they made, turned to a thrice. The vast forest which could be reached out by a horse in one day became just a quarter of hour for them. Their in the clearing, a muscular tall man kneeling on the ground whom they knew Nathaniel and not far in front of him stood a youngman whom they could tell in the age of  nineteen.

What made them shocked was the ground on its deteriorated form. Thus, Daniel and his friends concluded, a fighting was done here. Taking it into account, their protectiveness kicked in. All of them rushed towards the youngman, with an intent to take it down, since it held danger to their friend.

Nathaniel sensing such killing intent lift his dizzy head, as his guarded sense kicked in. He's ready to attacked whomever triggered those emotions but what made his surprise was his five friends rushly racing towards them, eyes sets blazingly in fury to the youngman. Nathaniel whom quicked to assessed the situation did an action. He appeared instantly infront of the youngman whom he could tell was out of consciousness which made him to question; how freaking fish he's able to do it? But quickly left it aside. He protectively stood infront of the young man. Seeing his comrade nearing them, Nathaniel billows loudly the word stop!

The five men instantly stopped their assault, still on guard. "What" Michael asked who immediately sheated his sword.

"Its not what you think" Nathaniel said.

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Nathaniel is sitting on the chair made of woods inside the traveller's house they rented on the part of the Woodreous land. Its been three days since the big fight happened and its been three days the youngman has not woken up yet. After releasing such powerful magic, the youngman's body fell into unconsciousness. Daniel even told, Nathaniel that the blinding light even reached outside the vast forest of Woodreous which is exactly one hundred kilometers in distance from where the fight happened.

Even more so, the blinding lights even reached outside the border of Fireous most especially the boundaries of Woodreous kingdom. As they were travelling on this said land, people everywhere talking about the sudden blinding light that appeared which surprised all the people of woodreous and even the king was confused where it came from. The news travelled fast, even on its brother land of Windrous and Waterous the blinding light appeared. Hearing these, Nathaniel came to conclusion that the youngman did not even know how to control this said magic, that he was not able to contained its radius.

Its not just, the blinding lights has its perks. It healed all those who were near on death rather it was a person, an animals and most especially the nature itself who were dying were brought back to life. So, the soothing feeling that Nathaniel felt from the sheer power of the blinding light was a healing perks of it. He, himself could give proof to it. His body that was slightly tired from the fight in instance went back to its original state. He also assumed that it can took lives too, like the two person it vanished to ashes. Such dangerous yet astonishing power.

Nathaniel heard footsteps outside the door, suddenly it opened and his comrades entered.

"How is he? Any changes?" Gabriel asked.

"Still thesame. Sleeping naturally. His breathing are even. His heart rate are also natural, its as if he was in a dreamful state, yet still unconscious." Nathaniel answered. "What you guys got?"

"The sudden appearance of the light still a hot gossip. The unmistakable miracle it did still awed and facsinated the connecting soil. The news spread like a plague." Ezekeil said.

"How about any suspiscious movements?"

"Nah... we did not notice any. Seems like the alliance of dark force laid low. After losing their ranking warriors, they should be" Michael answered in a mock.

"How about the king? Is not he, suspicious of anything?" Nathaniel asked.

"Nope... his focus was on the catastrophe of the miracle that kid did." Daniel said shrugging.

"This ain't a catastrophe, Dan." Nathaniel uttered.

"We knew. We witnessed it." Daniel replied who sat on the vacant chair. "Are you sure he's the son of Maddox? Coz, he ain't look like his father"

"That was what he said. How do you know, Maddox face? He's been gone a few moons ago" Raphael said still his gaze on the young man.

"Who can forget that old hag." Gabriel snickered. Yeah, who could forget him. Maddox was once a dear friend of them. He was once been their teacher, his councellor when he stayed on the Luminous. Was once a bridge to the woman he loved. Maddox was once a confidant of her.

"You okay bud?" Michael asked Nathaniel who was in a sudden lost in thought.

"Yeah, am fine"

"Nathan, the order sent a message" Daniel butted in. Hearing these,Nathaniel expressions became serious. They haven't yet reached the Order of their tasked that been already ended.

"Whats of them?"

"We've been called. Chaos brewing everywhere near the connecting soils of Marvellous." Daniel said.

Marvellous kingdom also known as Mavis Ancientierre means land of Ancient Magic, is a kingdom that stood out for how many hundreds of centuries. Its origin and history said to be a myth that no one could prove if it is true or not. Marvellous is a place where Nathaniel been born with. Its his birthplace. His kingdom.

"Why are we needed? The soldiers of Mavis can hold them alone." He reasoned.

"Its Nicholai." Daniel uttered lowly.

Hearing the name, Nathaniel immediately tensed up. Nicholai! A name that even the Mavis shook to the ground hearing it. Nicholai the once best hero of Mavis, the prophecied person to take the throne, but indeed relinquished in a wrong path. He choosed greed over liberality. He chooses power instead of his people and his kin.

His fist clenched tightly as his veins protrude from his arms to his neck, as his body slightly tremble from the anger he felt. From the betrayal of the person who was a big part of his life.

A sudden burst of thicked aura shook the whole lodge. The ground beneath rumbled and made a roaring sound. As the blue skies turned darker as flashes of lightning erupted above followed by the loud cracking thunder that level the anger of the person who did it unknowingly; Nathaniel!

His comrade was not surprise of the sudden event,expectedly they knew it will comeforth. Thoroughly, Nathaniel's comaraderies stilled silent on the other side, didnot want to mess the brewing anger of their captain/prince. They knew exactly to do keep quiet than to ceased him from his stupor.

As, Nathaniel calmed down so does the darken skies that rest back to its former formed. Still, even he is calm, his eyes emitting anger like a sharp dagger that can cut everything.

Nathaniel turned towards his comaraderies. "We will set off tomorrow" his voice boom in a small space of a room.

"How about the kid?" Gabriel interferred.

"We will bring him, awake or not. I have debt to pay." Nathaniel said. "Get us a ride, I changed my mind. We will moving out this evening" he uttered for a while no room for any suggestion or arguments.

"We will, captain." Michael, Gabriel and Ezekeil saluted him as they went out of the room leaving Daniel behind.

"What do you mean by debt, Nathe?" Daniel asked his friends. "Is it about what happened a longed time ago?" Daniel respectfully intrude.

Nathaniel's gaze went to the young man. A sigh escaped from him as his gaze averted to the window that pass through it. "Yes, Maddox saved my life. It is time to return the favor." He uttered determination set on his eyes.

Daniel who knew his friend past, hummed in agreement. He indeed, knew the rough edges of his friend's life. He knew the obstacles and the void that settled on Nathaniel's heart. He was there. He witnessed it clearly. How he fell. How he succumbed to the darkness that consumed him. How he grasped it openly with willing hands.

Still, just a simple glimpsed of light lifted Nathaniel from the void he was in. From the darkness that consumed him. From the darkening emotions that held him to surged and spread his wings freely. All of these was from the light that been shown to him by his love ones. The light that came from their love, from their hope and from the faith of believing he will get through these. That he will surpass it determiningly. And he did. He did!

"So, you will act as his guardian? Is that so?" Daniel state in truth.

"Must I?" Nathaniel asked in doubt. He doubt, the kid will succumb to his preposition. He did not even knew him. They did not even knew each other. Suggestingly, Daniel says it which the thought do dwell on his mind. The preposition he wanted was to give the kid a shelter to lived on. A house to call his home. A friend which by chance he knew he does not have. But, that Daniel stated it, the idea quite linger a bit.

"That's the only thing that surge on my mind, my friend. How else will you suppose to pay your debt to him?" Daniel asked.

"That's a bit deep. I need time to think for it. The only thing I'm certain, I will not let him out of my sight. That the least I can do for now."

"Very well. It's your troth. I know, you will honor it certainly." Daniel who said with a smile.

A heavy footsteps detered the two from their discourse, soon their three friend appeared at the door.

"The horses are ready" Michael said.

"Very well lets on our way" Nathaniel said. He come near to the youngman sleeping soundly on the bed. The giddy feeling he felt everytime he looked at his face sends emotions that he couldnot decipher by himself, or rather he failed to realized what it was. Taking heed, he throw away the thought whilst proceeding to his action.

He took the youngman out of the bed, whilst he carried him out of the lodge to where their rides awaits them. By not wanting to caught attention, they are dressed in somewhat rug way to hide their identity even though they were on a safe place. But its just only a precautions for no one can tell what might happen. Enemies are lurking everywhere, many ears and many eyes. No one to be trusted just themselves.

The three fetched three horses and a carriage. The sun were setting half way to noon, people are just only few, minding their own business, a safest way for them to trot.

Daniel, Raphael and him rode the carriage, whilst the three rode the horses acting as their coachmen. As the horses neigh, soon trotting footsteps reign the dirt making a light storm of dusts behind.

Journeying to Mavis is not a short trip, indeed it is far from that. They began at Woodreous kingdom and they have to pass three more kingdoms which are miles, miles away the distance from each other. Mavis Ancientierre is located at the highest land of Marv, which was secluded from the remaining kingdoms. Mavis, is being ruled by seven kings which one of them is known as the high king among the kings. Such a huge kingdom being ruled by many kings.

Mavis Ancienterre was known as the biggest and vast kingdom among the kingdoms in mystical world. Like what being said, Mavis was by far the strongest pillar stood in history, a myth as they referred to. But unbeknownst to anyone, Mavis Ancienterre was far greater than it.

It is said a long time ago, there were still a powerful kingdoms can compete to Mavis, but these kingdoms became a sacred secret that no one know what of them. They've just became a myth, a gossip. Their story has no proof as to why, the new generation of mystical world did not believe all of these.

Like he said, Mavis ruled by seven kings. In ancient era, these seven kings are not kings as they know by now. In ancient era, they were called as the Guardians. Protector of the land of Ancient magic. It is said, the captain of the Guardian was the most powerful being that lived on the mystical world. He was known as the keeper of peace among the all mythical creatures. He was James alexander Firestone. The origin of the firestone blood. Nathaniel's ancestor.

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Night came, Nathaniel and his comaraderies already been out in the land of Woodreous. Now they entered the connecting soil, which was the windrous land. By far, the youngman they brought not woken up yet. Nathaniel did not know how much power he emitted to made him like this. But from what he witnessed, it was huge. The kid, really did outdone himself.

"Don't worry he'll wake up soon" Daniel said interrupting his thought. "Michael assured it. Nothings harmed done with the kid" he added.

Michael Vox. One of the high royal guard which he belong too. Also, Vox was known as the best healer, of course, he was not closed to his mother. The high Queen of Mavis ancienterre known as the best healer among the vast lands of mystical world. Anyways, Vox assured them that the kid was alright. His body coped up with the lost of energy he let out, the reason why immediately he fell to coma. Its his body way to coped up from its lost.

With a sigh, he peek his sight in the gap of the window of the carriage. They were on the woods. A proof of huge trees tells him that. This is the Windrous Land they are trekking with. They must passed another connecting land to reached the Marv. After this windrous, they must past the earthrous land. If nothings turbulence may occured by tomorrow they might reached the boundary of Marv.

The horses neighed as they stopped. Nathaniel and Daniel stared at each other understanding passes between them.

"Whats of the business of the likes of you here?" A voice billows. Must be the patrolling soldiers of Windrous.

"We are only here to pass, sire. We are wanderer merchants. We meant no harm to the land" Gabriel said.

Nathaniel still inside of the carriage so as Daniel. Its a good thing, they dressed as commoners, as normal beings. No one will suspect of what of them.

"We have to investigate according to laws, if you may?" The same voice again billows.

"Please, have your way" Gabriel voice again said.

The door of the carriage opened. The soldier searched inside and found nothing harmful. All he saw was merchandise of different kinds. Nothing else. The soldier closed the door of the carriage and cleared it to go.

Thanks to Daniel's illusion magic, the patrol soldier was oblivious of the magic that hangs on the air.

"That was close" Nathaniel uttered. "Thanks man" he said patting Daniel's shoulder. The former smirked at him.

Illusion magic, was one of Daniel's ability. Even this kind of magic can be harmful if he wanted it to be. Under this illusion magic, you cannot let go or get out. No one had been yet done of getting out in Daniel's illusion magic.

Finally, hours of travelling at night they reach the Earthous Land. Its been three in the morning when they reached the boundary of Earthous. So far, Nathaniel notices the fingers of the youngman moving every passing hours. A hope filled him that in no time the youngman will wake up.

Dawn arrived and they were already at the middle of the Earthous land. Few hours had pass, they reached the end boundary of the Earthous land. Now, they were journeying to the boundary of Marv, which was miles away from the Earthous land.

It was closer to noon, when they reached the boundary of Marv but, theres something awaits them over there. At exactly near the boundary of Marv, Darfetious Soldiers stood together with the three unknown aura.

The carriage halted abruptly that made Nathaniel's forehead to formed a crease line while looking at Daniel in askance. Even the latter shrugged it shoulders not knowing what made them halt their pace. Suddenly, the carriage door opened, the face of Michael greeted them.

"We got a problem" Michael said too calmly for their liking.

"Spill it" he uttered commandingly.

"Enemies" Michael answered him.

Nathaniel peeked on the window of the carriage, there fifteen meters away from them, stood a bunched armies of Darfetious and a three men in red cloak.

"Is that a battalion I saw?" Daniel cringed disgustingly. Michael nodded its head in confirmation.

"Damn! What are they doing there? Its as if, they are waiting for us" Daniel uttered in disbelief. As realization dawned in his friend's thought, Daniel loudly cursed. "Bloody hell!"

How? How could their enemy able to know that they were journeying to Marv? When they went out of the woodrous land, no one notices them. "Shit!" He cussed when he realized something.

"Gabriel!" He called his other friend that was riding one of the horses. Gabriel suddenly appeared in his vision. "Did you paid the owner of the horses in gold?" He asked knowingly. The former nodded its head at him.

"Why?" He asked him oblivious to what his hinting at.

"By chance, did the owner asked you to what the horses for?" He asked again.

"Yeah, he did" Gabriel said who happened to realized now the situation. "Uhm, maybe I disclosed something that I shouldn't have" Gabriel uttered in sorry.

Nathaniel just let out a loud sigh. Well now that it came into this, better yet face them. He has important things to do in Mavis when he got there. "Are you guys ready for a fight?" He asked his comrades who gave him a sheepish annoying smirk.

"We do" they uttered simultaneously.

Nathaniel get out of the carriage so as Daniel. Gabriel and Michael together with Ezekeil stood besides them.

"Zeke" he uttered. The latter nodded at him understanding in his eyes. Zeke raised its right arm while chanting in different language. Soon, a blue thin light wrapped the carriage where the youngman is. Zeke put up a barrier on the carriage, a strong barrier that is.

Its just a measures of safety having put the barrier on the carriage, dealing with these bunch of idiot armies can take their time. In order for them to finish it easily they must focus on the fight not worrying the safety of the kid.

Nathaniel together with his comrades come closer to the enemies. The fifteen meters distance became five. As they came closer Nathaniel sense an odd feeling to the three red cloak being. He couldn't saw their faces but somehow he could sense the danger from them. His comrades must have sensed it too, the reason why their guard was on high alert.

"Ah, prince Nathaniel Alexander. The famous prince of Mavis. The head of the high royal guards" one of the red cloak being said.

"Why blocked our path? Whats of your motive towards us" Daniel asked them.

"Hmm...prince Daniel connor, the shadow of prince Nathan. Rightful heir to the throne"

Hearing it, Daniel cringed. As much as he likes, he doesn't feel being called as a prince or king. He loves beeing free of responsibilities. "You haven't answer me" Daniel uttered in command.

"We heard, that you prince Nathan single handedly defeated the ten rogue warrior of Darculous, the said best among the best" the other cloak being uttered.

Him? If they knew the truth, but no. He must not uttered it. his safety was their priority for now. "So- what of it? We just met. We have no qualm in each other. Let us pass through and no harm will be done towards both parties" Nathaniel said narrowing his eyes at them.

The three cloak beings laugh amusedly at his words. Their cackled turned annoyingly as if they were mocking them.

"Yes, you are right. We did not have any qualm but, we have jobs handed to us. That is, to eliminate you"

Nathaniel was not surprised at all. He have many enemies that wanted him to be gone. "I see. Your leader might be afraid to face me, for three of you being tasked with the job your leader must do. Isn't it annoying to be ordered around like hounds?" He said tauntingly. Well he did not failed at all. He gets a reactions from the three beings. Their calm shattered a bit.

"Cocky... let see how cocky you are" one of the cloak beings said. Then with out furthering Ado, the three cloak beings raises their arms signifying for an attack. The batallion of darfetious armies attacked them.

Soon, Nathaniel and his comrades indulged theirselves on the fight. Ezekeil and Gabriel faced the battalion while Nathaniel, Daniel and Michael faces the three cloak beings individually.

The three cloak beings scattered so as Nathaniel and his comrades. Each facing one of the red cloak beings.

Nathaniel and one of the red cloak being ended fifty meters away from the main fights.

"It is an honor for me, to fight you prince Nathan" the red cloak man uttered.

"Well its not for me. Why don't we settled it now. I have important business to deal with." He uttered impassively.

in an instant, the red cloak man appeared on his sight which was too closed to his liking. A fist surging forward towards his face, but Nathaniel immediately dodged the attack. He leaned his body backward, the fist missed his face but instantly followed by a kick to his letf side. Nathaniel did, the back lift as to why the kick missed his side also. Nathaniel did a thre times back lif away from his enemy. He must admit, the enemy was fast. Too fast that his super vision could not follow. And his attacks were powerful too. It was wrapped in ki. Nathaniel noticed the huge tree cut down in two. When he dodged the fist of the enemy earlier, nathaniel noticed the force it emitted that struck the huge tree, the reason why it was cut in two.

"Are you surprised my prince" his enemy said mockingly.

"Yes I am" he honestly said. "You got a quite strength there. are you ready now?" He asked.

"Ready for what?" The cloak man asked.

"Ready to die"

The cloak man cackled. "So amusing." He uttered laughing. "But it is your death will come through" the cloak man added.

Let see about that! In a blinked of an eye, Nathaniel fist connected to the cloak man face. The latter flew surgingly towards the trees that cutted in two because of the strength Nathaniel emitted. The force made the body of the cloak man barreling unstably. Instantly, Nathaniel appeared again to where the  body of the cloak man will land. The body still barreling and surging before it hit the ground, Nathaniel kicked it upward. The body flew over the sky, the distance of the body from the ground ascended as it reached fifteen meters high, Nathaniel appeared infront of the flying body and suddenly, Nathaniel rotated his body in a very fast circular motion and forcefully kicked the body of the cloak man. Nathaniel hit the abdominal part of the body that led to let out a loud huff sound. The body again, surging and barreling down in a very fast speed. The body hit the ground very hard. Smoke of dust errupted from where the body hit.

Now, Nathaniel standing besides the immobile body of the cloak man that made a huge whole on the ground. The earth below deteriorated into a big hole where a lifeless body laid.

"I thought, we could have some fun but it seems, I am wrong. You couldn't even with held my true strength" Nathaniel uttered dismissingly.

Nathaniel was known also as the most powerful man alive. How so? It is said, his punched alone can shattered a huge mountain. Just a single punch from him it will send you to the gates of fire. It will send you to your death.

Also Nathaniel uses teleportation magic. Like what he did to the cloak man. The reason why he appeared instantly to where his target was, because of his teleportation magic. He was being named as the sonic prince, because of his speed like they thought but in fact it was his teleportation magic.

Nathaniel teleported himself to where Ezekeil and Gabriel was. The battalion of Darfetious armies became lesser. Only twenty armies remained.

"Oh, you done already?" Gabriel asked him who happened to cast his sand magic. The remaining twenty armies drowned in the vast brewing sand. While Ezekeil make sure no one survived, he used his earth magic. The sand which Gabriel uses, Ezekeil hardened it like a stone. The enemies trapped inside of it.

"How about the others?" Ezekeil asked.

"Let them. They can manage" Nathaniel asnwered.

"You has something on your mind?" Gabriel asked him.

"Yes, I did. I found out something big, the cloak man I fought with has a mark on its nape. It was of a skull and a horn ecloses of black balls. That mark, it reminds me of something"

"The war happened Nineteen years ago, right?" Ezekeil asked.

"Yes, in the Light kingdom. The clothed mark which was thesame by the mark of the cloak man I found on her lifeless body." Nathaniel uttered grimly. A sudden emotions engulfed him when a sudden vision flashed in his thought.

"B-but, Nathan, it just a myth. That thing was ancient moons ago." Gabriel said unbelievingly.

"Yes, but what I saw today and before its is not a coincidence."

"You should consult this to his majesty" Ezekeil said.

"I must" Nathaniel said agreeing.

******

On the far most unknowingly Land, a being seated on the dark diamond chair laughing darkly while looking evily at the person kneeling on the dark shining floor soaking on its own blood. The person was the former king of a kingdom that could not be state. Also he was one of the member of the Scarked triad. A triad composed of powerful beings that praises the darkness. the person kneeling was at fault for he held something in his heart. His son! The love for his son was his grievous fault as to why the being seated on the dark diamond chair order for his punishment. A slowly death.

The punisher was half naked. His face contorted evily in a satisfaction of thirst for blood. The glint on his eyes could not compared to such darkness but indeed it was of such void of evil. his naked back, has a mark of a huge skull and horn which was wrapped in dark circles like an eclipsed moon. Thus, this place was the myth the elders told; the Voidelous Scarke pillars: the origin of Darkness.