The next day,

Early in the morning, Commander Augusta and all the Villmort soldiers who helped in the battle of Halstad gathered at the west gate of the Halstad fortress, he had to return to Villmort to recover their strength. There were already King Garhar and Sylvienn escorting them to the gate.

"Are you sure you don't want to say goodbye to that boy first ?" commander Sylvienn asked commander Augusta.

"No, just leave him alone. But I'm sure the boy will ask you some questions later" Augusta replied to Sylvienn.

"Tell him the truth, it's about time the boy knew who he really is" Augusta continued.

"Alright then" Sylvienn replied with a sigh.

"Sylvienn, please give this to him" said Augusta while ordering his men to get the items he brought for Cyril.

The soldier hurried to get the item that he was carrying on his horse. Soon the soldier returned to the Commander Augusta and gave the item to him.

Commander Augusta gave the item to Sylvienn and then said, "This is the sword that his father used when he trained with Lord Alfus, this sword also symbolises the power of the kingdom of Villmort".

Sylvienn accepted the gift and said he would give it to Cyril when he woke up. Then commander Augusta ordered all his troops to return to Villmort.

They finally left Halstad.

"Cyril, I leave your father's relic to you, please take good care of it" Augusta said in his heart while looking towards the rising sun.

> [ The coat of arms of the Villmort Kingdom is two horses standing with a staff in the middle and a shield in front of the staff and like the shape of the sun in the middle of the shield and Chyracyl grass, which is a herb that grows only in the Villmort region ].

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Shortly after that Cyril and his friends got up and prepared to go to the Sylvarian Kingdom along with the troops of the Sylvienn commander. It was seen that the entire Sylvarian army had formed a neat line. There was also a Commander Sylvienn who was organising the ranks of the Sylvarian troops.

"Form a line !" shouted the Sylvienn commander to all his troops.

Cyril and his friends immediately got on their horses and joined the line.

As they prepared to leave, the entire army of Halstad and King Garhar were at the gate to send them off.

"The entire army of Halstad and on behalf of all the citizens of Halstad would like to thank you all for your struggle and sacrifice to defend the fortress of Halstad from the vast army of Dark Urkmar," Garhar said out loud with tears in his eyes.

"Thank you also to my grandfather King Hyrion and commander Pharcy and all the troops who died in that battle," Garhar continued with his eyes starting to glaze over.

"Goodbye Sylvarian troops, hopefully we will meet again on the next battlefield" said Garhar loudly.

The entire Sylvarian army cheered after hearing the words of King Garhar. The entire Halstad army also expressed their gratitude and cheered.

"FOR SYLVARIAN ARMY !" the Sylvienn commander shouted to his troops as he saluted King Garhar.

Then all the remaining Sylvarian troops began to move to return to the Sylvarian Kingdom.

"I can't wait to go there" said Cyril with great excitement.

"Cyril wait !" shouted Garhar to call Cyril.

"This is a gift from commander Augusta" said Garhar while giving the item to Cyril.

"I almost forgot about him, where's he now ?" ask Cyril to King Garhar.

"Ahh sorry, he already left Halstad this early morning" said Garhar to Cyril.

"Alright, though I really want to meet him" said Cyril but he looks more interested to the gift now.

"And what is this ?" asked Cyril again curiously.

"Open it, you will see for yourself" said King Garhar.

Cyril opened it and how surprised he was to find out that the item was an old-looking object that had a very unique shape.

"Wow, what is this ?" Cyril asked Garhar.

"It is the sword of Villmort's King Stuart Fiendgard III that he used during his training with Lord Alfus or better known as The Mirage of the 13 legendary wizards" replied King Garhar.

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"Wait.... legendary wizards ?!, The Mirage ?!, What is this all about ?" asked Cyril again very confused by Garhar's words.

"Once you get to the Sylvarian Kingdom, you will know everything" Garhar wisely replied to Cyril.

"Let's hurry, otherwise we'll miss their group" said Phillian to Cyril.

Finally, the five of them said goodbye to King Garhar and hurried back to the group of Sylvarian troops.

Previously,

After Sylvienn received the item from the Augusta commander, he approached Garhar and asked him to hand it over to Cyril. Garhar also asked Sylvienn why he didn't just hand it over directly. But Sylvienn said that it would be better if Garhar was the one who gave it to Cyril.

> [ The sword that the Augusta commander gave to Cyril was a unique sword, the sword was unique in its shape, it looked like a wooden stick but it was made of iron which had a wooden handle at one end, the stick was about one metre long ].

Cyril was seen carrying the sword with him.

"Why does he say this stick is a sword ?" asked Cyril in his heart as he was still surprised by its strange shape.

"I think it suits you" said Jacquiz in a joking tone to Cyril.

Cyril also looked annoyed at Jacquiz's words. They laughed because they knew that Jacquiz was joking with Cyril.

"Oh yeah Adrielle, you're also Samara's brother aren't you ?" asked Cyril to Adrielle. Adrielle looked surprised when Cyril asked him.

"Yes you are right, I am Samara's brother" Adrielle replied.

"I would like to reintroduce myself to you. I am Adrielle Merllyn Lunkhansen" Adrielle told them.

"He can use magic" said Jacquiz quickly.

"What ?! Are you serious ?!" asked Cyril who was surprised to hear Adrielle's ability.

"Teach me how to do it" Cyril continued to Adrielle.

"It's not that easy, you have to have talent to learn it" said Adrielle.

"That's right, out of my entire family I only know Kyllian and Adrielle who can use magic" Samara continued quickly.

Adrielle immediately looked sad and looked up at the sky.

"Hey Adrielle, what's wrong with you ?" asked Cyril who was surprised to see Adrielle's expression change drastically.

"Brother, you'd better let it go. However, now you have changed and I'm sure Kyllian is smiling over there" said Samara while trying to calm Adrielle while looking up at the sky. Adrielle tried to let it go.

"But I will keep this wound for the rest of my life" said Adrielle as he regretted his behaviour.

"Wound ? Didn't they treat your wound after the war ?" asked Cyril innocently to Adrielle.

"You idiot, the wound is not what you imagined" said Phillian as he threw the fruit he was eating at Cyril's head.

"Never mind, leave it alone. It's their family matter, you shouldn't interfere too much" Jacquiz said to Cyril.

"Alright, alright" Cyril replied then he no longer asked Adrielle or Samara about things like that.

The Sylvienn commander's troops arrived at the intersection in the Sylvarian forest. They continued their journey. Cyril and his friends also entered the Sylvarian forest.

"So this is the Sylvarian forest," Cyril said to himself.

After they walked for a long time and it seemed to be getting dark, they finally heard a voice from the front of the troop group.

"WE WILL REST HERE" said one of the Sylvarian soldiers.

They all built tents and rested in the middle of the forest. Cyril and his friends were also seen setting up tents. Phillian and Jacquiz went with the Sylvarian troops to look for wood for firewood and to make a stand to tie their horses. Then Adrielle went with the other troops to find additional food by collecting fruits and hunting animals in the forest.

Meanwhile, Cyril and Samara stayed at the camp to help organise their belongings.

"Hey Samara, it's great to see you again" Cyril said bashfully.

"So am I Cyril" Samara replied with a blush too.

Cyril finished with his part and saw Samara still trying to tidy up her part. He immediately helped Samara to tidy up her things. They both finally finished and Samara went out to meet Commander Sylvienn. Cyril who stayed alone in his tent was confused about what to do. His eyes immediately fell on the sword given to him by Commander Augusta. He immediately took the sword and brought it out.

"Is this really a sword ?" asked Cyril in his heart with doubt.

"Then why is there a part made of wood while almost all of it is made of rusted iron ?" he continued in confusion.

"I will try to clean it and sharpen it" said Cyril and his heart and he rushed into the tent of the Sylvarian soldiers who had blacksmithing skills to sharpen his sword.

Shortly after Cyril left, Phillan and Jacquiz came back from looking for wood in the forest.

"I'll find Cyril, you just make a stand to tie up the horses," Jacquiz said to Phillian. Jacquiz looked for Cyril in their tent, but he didn't answer. Jacquiz went back outside and met Phillian.

"Have you seen Cyril ?" Jacquiz asked Phillian, who was hammering wood into the ground. Phillian, surprised to hear Jacquiz, accidentally hit his own finger.

"CRAP !" Phillian said as he immediately held his painful finger.

"ARE YOU CRAZY ?!, I was with you looking for wood. How was I supposed to know where he was!" Phillian said angrily to Jacquiz.

"You're right, I'm sorry," Jacquiz said to Phillian, then went to find Cyril.

"Ahrkk..., That boy really pissed me off. If he wasn't Cyril's friend, I would have killed him a long time ago," Phillian said as he continued to mumble in pain.

Not long after that, Adrielle returned from foraging in the forest with a basket of fruit and a Hwr from the forest. He approached Phillian who had just finished tying up the horses.

"Why are your hands like that, Phillian ?" Adrielle asked him.

"Ask that damned dark elf," Phillian replied, a little annoyed at Adrielle.

Adrielle laughed a little and went into the tent to put down the food he had brought. Adrielle was surprised to find no one in the tent. Then he came out and asked Phillian who was preparing the campfire.

> [ Hwr is an animal similar to a rabbit ].

"Where is everyone, Phillian ?" Adrielle asked.

"I don't know where Cyril and Samara went, but Jacquiz, he's looking for Cyril," Phillian replied.

"Let's go find them before something bad happens to them," Adrielle said.

"Alright, alright," Phillian replied with a deep sigh.

"Even if everyone else is resting, we have to keep moving," Phillian muttered to himself. The two of them set off in search of their friends.

Meanwhile, inside a Sylvarian tent,

Cyril was seen asking one of the Sylverian soldiers to sharpen his sword.

"I'm sorry, Sir Cyril, but this iron won't sharpen," the soldier said to Cyril with a weary look on his face.

"Two sharpening stones have already been damaged by your sword," he continued.

"Alright, alright, don't go on," Cyril said, feeling sorry for the soldier. Cyril finally took his sword back.

"Once again I apologise" Cyril said to the soldier.

"Alright Sir Cyril, no problem," the soldier said.

"What exactly is this thing ?" said Cyril in his heart, still surprised by his sword.

"Since you can't be sharpened, I'll call you A'Vlys, which means dull," Cyril said to his sword.

Meanwhile,

Jacquiz, Adrielle and Phillian were busy asking every Sylvarian soldier they met to find out where Cyril and Samara were.

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