When they entered the room, it was pitch black. But as they stepped further into the room, the torch in the room suddenly lit up by itself.

"What exactly is this room ?" asked Cyril in his heart, confused by what was happening.

"Cyril, this room was once used by one of the 13 legendary great wizards, the Great Commander Alfus Mirage McAloy, who is your adoptive father young man," Commander Augusta said to Cyril.

"What ?!, Then who is my real father ? Why has he never met me ?" asked Cyril with anger mixed with great sadness and confusion.

"Then why do you know who I am, Commander Augusta ? Why did I find a letter from you asking how I was as a child, and please be honest with me about all this ?" asked Cyril again. Then Commander Augusta, with his authority, tried to calm Cyril down and proceeded to tell Cyril, slowly and in detail, where he really came from.

"So I am actually the son of King Stuart Fiendgard III, the king of this Villmort kingdom," Cyril said to Commander Augusta with great surprise after listening to the Commander's story.

"You have indirectly given your life fighting to save your own homeland, young man," Commander Augusta said wisely.

"What ?!, but what happened to my father ?" asked Cyril in surprise.

"King Stuart, according to the latest news I received, your father died leading a great war against the Rebel Alliance forces, and the great commander Alfus, I heard, also died on a top secret mission, but the bodies of both were never found until today," Commander Augusta replied to Cyril's question. But Cyril still felt something strange about the deaths of his two fathers. Why were their bodies never found until today, What exactly happened to them is still a mystery.

Suddenly there was a loud knock on the door from outside the room. Cyril and Commander Augusta were surprised and ready for anything, but Commander Augusta told Cyril to hide in the old wardrobe in the corner of the room. Cyril refused, believing that the two of them could defeat anyone who entered if there was bloodshed. However, Commander Augusta told him to hide anyway, saying, "Not everything has to be solved with a fight, Cyril. You still need to hide and let me handle this. Don't help me, because that's an order," Commander Augusta said firmly to Cyril.

Then, heavyheartedly, Cyril obeyed Commander Augusta's order to hide in the wardrobe. He started looking out through the small hole in the wardrobe door. Immediately, all the burning torches in the room went out and the door to the room was forcibly opened by Villmort's soldiers.

Commander Augusta drew his sword from its sheath and prepared himself for any eventuality, but then a voice said, "Augusta, did you do what I told you ? Did you finish him?" the person asked Augusta.

"Sorry, I couldn't finish him because he didn't know what was going on. I let him go because he wasn't much of a threat and because he was indirectly helping us defend the city," Augusta replied, sheathing his sword.

"All right, let's get out of here. I need to talk to you about something, Augusta," the mysterious man said as he left the room.

But before Commander Augusta left, he dropped a piece of paper for Cyril to read.

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"What ?! This is getting confusing for me. What has Commander Augusta really been hiding from me all this time ? Why does he have to kill me ? Is it because I am one of the direct descendants of the reigning king of Villmort? What does it all mean ?" Cyril wondered in his heart with great anger, sadness and confusion. After the situation had become safe and everyone in the room had left, Cyril came out of the wardrobe and suddenly the torch in the room was lit again and the door to the room closed instantly.

Then Cyril saw a piece of paper on the floor of the room. Cyril exclaimed with surprise in his heart, "Where did this paper come from ?, Was it not there before ?, Did Augusta drop it ?" Then Cyril opened the paper and read it carefully. And sure enough, the paper had been written by Augusta, as had the contents of the letter:

"Cyril, if you are reading this then it is time for you to fulfil your destiny and find out what both your fathers have done. Don't come looking for me again. Never trust your surroundings, young man. And one more thing, if we ever meet, make sure you have to kill me, Cyril. Many things have happened in this world because of your birth, and it is hard to explain. Leave this town, Cyril. Go to the Sylvanian Forest, where the elves live. There you may find your answer. Meet an elf called Sylvienn Ga'armarttel. She is a friend of King Stuart. Tell her that you are King Stuart's son and that you know Lord Alfus. Leave this town as soon as possible, Cyril.

With no further thought, Cyril immediately left the place and went to the inn to get Samara. But when he arrived at the inn, Cyril was surprised to find that the place was on fire.

"SAMARA !!!" Cyril shouted loudly, hoping that Samara would answer him.

Then Cyril came closer while he helped the neighbours put out the fire. After a long time, the fire was finally extinguished and Cyril immediately ran to the ruins of the inn, shouting for Samara, but there was no answer. Cyril did not give up; he continued to search for Samara's whereabouts.

After a long time, a local approached Cyril and asked, "Are you looking for a woman ?" "Yes, sir, have you seen her ?" Cyril asked the citizen.

"That's right, before all this happened there was a group of soldiers, but I don't know where they came from. They went straight in and not long after that there was a noise from upstairs and suddenly a woman jumped out of the window.

Then the soldiers ran after her, but I don't know where they went," the citizen replied to Cyril.

"But how do you know all this and how can I trust you ?" asked Cyril again, unsure what to make of the soldier's request.

"Oh yes, sorry about before. I am the owner of this inn," the local replied.

"Do you know which way they went, sir ?, Which direction ?" asked Cyril again.

"They went west of town, probably towards Duskwood," the innkeeper replied.

"Isn't that the direction of my house ?" thought Cyril.

After talking to the guard, Cyril said his farewells and made his way towards the forbidden forest. When Cyril got to the city gate, he asked the guards at the gate again, and they agreed that there was a woman being chased by Bellfort's royal army, and that she was running towards Duskwood.

> [ Duskwood is a very lush or dense forest where sunlight rarely penetrates. It is said that the forest is inhabited by elves who are very unhappy when other peoples enter it, and it is also said that there are many traps scattered throughout the forest.] There is also a mist that surrounds the forest at certain times. And there are rumours that monsters live in the forest ].

Then Cyril was in a state of indecision as to whether he should continue to help Samara or go to Sylvania Wood to meet someone that Commander Augusta had mentioned in his letter. But Cyril finally remembered what had been done to him recently and decided that he had to go to Duskwood first to save Samara. Eventually, Cyril went to Duskwood. But it turned out that Cyril was not alone, there was a mysterious person following him from afar.

"It turns out that he is the son of the heir to the Villmort throne, soon you will meet your father, Cyril," the mysterious figure said as he continued to follow Cyril.

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