Epilogue

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“What do you think Silvie?” Lady Firebrand said as she walked out of the shadow in the private viewing room.

“It is possible. I can see what it is you sensed, but it is as if something is hidden.” Silvie replied.

“Yes, perhaps his soul is waiting for something. One thing is for sure, Queen Tatiana will want to meet him.” Lady Firebrand stated.

“Delay it as long as you can my lady. If he is not the one, she will surlily strike him down. The kingdom would go to war with the Summer court over it.” Silvie commented.

“Perhaps. I will delay as much as I can, but it is clear he loves to create and craft as he did. My spies tell me the dwarves are quite taken with him too. These signs cannot be ignored.” Lady Firebrand explained.

“Yes, but my Soul Sight says something is missing, it is hard to explain. It could be as I said his soul is waiting for something or it could be he is not the one.” Silvie pleaded. She liked what she saw of the prince so far and worried what would happen should Queen Tatiana strike him down.

“As I said, I will delay it as best I can, but I am not the only Summer fae in the kingdom. It is only a matter of time before our queen hears of him and will demand an audience.” Lady Firebrand replied.

Trying a different tactic, Silvie asked. “What of Winter? She is not exactly the forgiving type and will not be pleased if Summer gets her hands on him.”

“My loyalty is to Summer. Winter is not my concern.” Lady Firebrand stated.

“You know it is more complicated than that. All the signs point to the Dark being on the move. What if he is part of their plans?” Silvie said.

“Summer would not fall for Dark’s machinations twice. If he is part of their plans, I will strike him down myself!” Lady Firebrand adamantly replied.

“Fair enough, my lady. I will take care of the testing of this.” Silvie held up Prince James’ handkerchief. “If it proves positive...”

Lady Firebrand interrupted, “Then I will have no choice but to take him to Queen Tatiana myself. Do not rush your test. If his soul is waiting for something, we should help him discover it first.”

Silvie nodded in agreement. “I cannot put my finger on it, perhaps he needs a catalyst to bring it out.”

“War is coming, it is only a matter of time. Nothing has proven a greater catalyst than fighting for one’s life and the lives of others.” Lady Firebrand stated before exiting the room.

Lady Firebrand too liked the prince, in fact she really was fond of him, but her duty to her court had to come first. The only thing that would trump that would be the promise she made to the angel when he delivered the message their Oberon would one day be reborn. She gave her oath that should the Dark use a false Oberon she would strike him down. It was her commitment and thanks for the Light one day giving them back their king, the one she could never deny.

Shaking off her conflicting thoughts. “That is a worry for another day. I must prepare for the new school year. Perhaps I can use my class to help find this catalyst Silvie speaks of.”

ARCUM ESTATE

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The Heavily armored solider went flying into the wall.

CRASH!

“Well done my son! Well done!” Duke Arcum exclaimed after his son Josh defeated yet another skilled warrior.

After removing his helmet, Josh ran his gloved fingers through his hair. “It was nothing father. Though you must find better opponents for me to face, or I will not improve.”

“Yes, yes. The man you just beat was one of the better defenders in the kingdom.” Duke Arcum commented.

“Ha, he was nothing!” Josh Arcum roared with power from the anger still flowing through his veins. “I want a shot at that good for nothing joke of a prince!”

“Ha, ha, ha! Yes, my son, soon enough. While you are at the academy you will have plenty of opportunities to spar against the young prince, and accidents do tend to happen. Ha, ha, ha!” Duke Arcum chuckled.

“The whole ball I could not even get close to Ria! That weakling monopolized her time and then she left shortly after!” Josh said as he picked up the unconscious warrior and threw him across the room into another wall.

“Yes, even that pompous Duke Rodchester was not himself during the ball. Though he is no fool, he knows his only path to power is in our faction! Do not worry son, Ria shall be yours. Your union with Ria will forever solidify our noble future!” Duke Arcum commented.

“Do not worry father, I spoke with several of the noble heirs, they will come to our side even if their parents do not!” Josh had a cruel smile on his face.

“Yes, perhaps some of those parents just might need to retire sooner than later. We are too close to success to tolerate any interference now.” Duke Arcum shared his son’s cruel smile.

As the defender slowly got to his feet, “You two are mad! You did not pay me enough to betray my oath to the Adventurers’ guild!”

Faster than the defender could track, Josh closed the distance.

SHWEEN

Without a second thought, Josh separated the head of the defender, the wet thumping sound is all that was heard as the head rolled away.

THUNK, THUNK, THUNK

“Well done my son!” Duke Arcum said as he clapped his son on the shoulder before turning to the servant in the corner. “Clean this mess up! My son defended himself against the defender who could not take losing to my son’s skills. Is that not, right?”

“Y-y-yes, your grace! Right away, your grace!” The sniveling servant said before rushing out of the room to get help to remove the body and clean up the mess.

“Yet another clean kill! You are honing your killer instinct well my son. Keep that up when you are at the academy. Fear is the most useful way of ruling. They will flock to your banner, and we will use the younger generation to get rid of anyone from the current generation who disagrees with our plans. He, he, he! Come let us eat, you have to keep up your strength!” Duke Arcum chuckled as he and his son exited the training hall as several scared servants entered with buckets and mops.

SOME UNKNOWN LOCATION

Several hooded individuals in dark robes sat around a table reviewing reports from recent events. One of the hooded figures dropped his fist on the table in frustration.

SLAM!

“That pompous upstart! We should have never put our faith in that two-bit necromancer!” The cloaked figure that slammed his fist on the table exclaimed.

A different figure commented. “Surely the arrogant prince can be used to our advantage.”

“Yes! He is young and full of emotions. Such a thing is easy to prey on and manipulate.” A third one stated.

“Agreed, the necromancer was a test. It is clear he is a capable fighter. Which is what we require. When war comes to the continent, he will facilitate much death.” A fourth cloaked figure chimed in.

The second cloaked figure asked. “What of our efforts in Helios?”

“They are fully under our control now.” This statement seemed to calm the first cloaked figure down as he smiled at the thought of how easily they were able to manipulate those zealots.

“Zealots are even easier to manipulate than upstart princes.” The fourth cloaked figure stated.

“Yes, they have been conquering lands left and right.” Another cloaked figure chimed in.

“True, it does not matter how we get there only that suffering is felt across the land. Only then can the gateways be opened.” The final cloaked figure sitting at the head of the table finally spoke up.

“Yes! Then we will be gods among men!” The first cloaked figure exclaimed in excitement.

“All in good time. All in good time. Inform the spider god to move forward with the next phase of our plan.” The cloaked figure at the head of the table ordered.

“Do we really have to deal with her? We cannot trust her.” The second cloaked figure commented.

“No, we do not have to trust her to get what we want out of her. She has her own machinations, but that still serves our purposes just fine.” The cloaked figure at the head of the table answered.

“Understood.” The second cloaked figure replied.

“Do not forget we are part of a larger effort to destabilize and open rifts everywhere we can. One way or another, we will have our prize.” The cloaked figure at the head of the table stated.

End of I Got Isekai’d as A Dragon Book 1 – Am I In an Anime