Chapter 02 Part 3
Shop ‘Grimoire Atelier’, Albion 8th January 2013 – 01:45
“So you decided to introduce her to the Kingdom of Babylonia and accidentally got into a secret dealing instead, which almost caused her, her life and yours.” Gerard summarized the whole incident.
“Yeah… Thanks…” Kyle affirmed the summary and thanked Gerard for the warm chocolate drink.
Kia couldn’t retort…. No she couldn’t even think of Kyle’s predicament now… as it all comes down, she has given the other kingdoms an excuse to start a war.
“Are you alright? You look even worse than I am.” Kyle tried to console his childhood friend; it was a start and because of this simple concern, Kia managed a smile.
“But I never thought that you two are inhabitants from Jade…”
“Hmm…? The two looked at each other and laughed as Gerard proudly showed his chest to Kyle. In it branded the “Mystic and Mysterious Dragon: CROWNED MOON”, CREST of the “The Land Born by Magic; Kingdom Built by its Great Swords”.
Kyle could only open his mouth in amazement. He then tried to divert his gaze to Kia’s chest… but he only saw her right fist while covering her chest with her left hand…
No way, it a surprise enough that his two friends are members of the Midnight Congregation, but he was quite amazed to know that the two were actually inhabitants of the kingdom hailed as the strongest, Albion.
“Then your rescue earlier was…”
…
Kyle had to remind Kia of her mishap… she started to look gloomy again as she lowers her head to the ground as if thinking of the “I should not have done this”, “I should not have done that” amongst other things. But, she didn’t like it when Eliza, was being treated like a thing.
“You did the right thing…” The voice came from the door
It was the voice of Gerard and Kia’s border patrol team leader, Ace. He has gone back from his report to the castle of Albion.
“If you have not done it, you would have sullied the pride of the knights and I will have sent you to another team.”
Ace C. Bloodforte, a young man who leads the border patrol against encroaching soldiers from other kingdoms. He seems young but he has some speck of white hair, his brown eyes shows a youthful glare but his words are that of an old man. But for Kia and Gerard, those did not matter he was their pride and their only leader.
Kia smiled as if the world has forgiven her… no as if she has forgiven herself. She sighed and slapped herself on the cheeks to energize her. (Girls really are amazing creatures)
Gerard and Kyle were happy because they have seen the Kia they knew has gone back to her normal self.
“It’s going to be hectic from now on.” Ace puts on a different tone and pushed the seriousness of this matter to the people inside that room. “From this moment onwards, attacks from both the kingdom of Uruk and the Jade Empire will be inevitable. We will be assigned to protect the border overlaying with the Jade Empire; the JUUSANKA will be deployed to aid us.”
“…Those girls.” Gerard and Kia were gasping in shock; JUUSANKA- are knights who are directly commanded by the King of Albion will be their support, nothing could be more shocking for the two.
Kyle who was from another kingdom could not understand the jargons that the three knights were discussing, but he knew that because of what he had heard from that secret meeting last night, war was now on its way and the stage has move to the next phase.
Of course, Ace has not forgotten about the boy from Babylonia who was still in the same room and the circumstances that he and the girl brought. He gave the boy the gist of what is to happen to him.
“For the most part, the girl, Eliza right, will be safely taken care off here at Albion; no one will dare touch her here.” Ace assured the boy named Kyle; he promised him an oath to give her utmost protection.
“But you, as an inhabitant of the Babylonia, you will be taken back to your kingdom.”
“No…” it was the girl who Kyle brought with him, Eliza. She only knew a few things about the kingdoms but she knows bad people when she sees one. And those people on that meeting were one of them, if Kyle were to go back there…
Kia also showed her concern by moving to Kyle’s back, while Gerard could only bite his thumb.
“You don’t have to worry.” Ace gave the four another assuring smile. “Kyle here has given Albion ‘quite valuable information’ that Babylonia MUST not confirm.”
Gerard who always considered himself a genius analyzed the words behind what their team leader Ace spoke and…
“So if they do something to the one who gave the information then…”
“…they will have confirmed that the information is reliable and give Albion and the other Kingdoms a reason to interfere with their actions, war could even be momentarily stopped…” The three turned hopeful while Kyle, sighed an instant relief.
“But of course, that does not change the fact that your life is in danger…” In order to give an insurance Ace gave Kyle a piece of paper and a crest, the content inside the paper is only known to Ace and Kyle.
“You will be going back there, but you will not be alone…” Ace pointed on the other item he presented to Kyle… the crest.
Later Kyle will find out that the crest is a mark of protection form the most feared man in the Midnight Congregation, the one known only by his second name “The Emissary of Death”.
