Word Of Chapter: “For anything that can be corrupt but the hope cannot ”
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It was a total awkwardness that can see by the two, but Yinghua suddenly stood straight and become serious face again.
“Yoro-shi… what?” Wilhelm try to recall the word she proudly announce.
“Milord, she says “Yoroshiko Onegaishimasu”!” Marcosias correct.
“It means “ Nice to meet you” but that word is also profound word because it depends on the sentence to be used well, so what makes you two to interrogate a simple lady like me?” she explained and then Yinhua’s face become smug as she study the two in front of her.
“Well, to be honest, we are amazed by your magic stature and mistaken you for a..” Marcosias explained, but cutted.
“Celestial Maiden or a mage right?” Yinghua answer directly.
“You guess? ahahha! This young lady is sharp!” Wilhelm laughs hysterically and praise.
“But still there is a close case in our conversation, can we open it?” Yinghua spoke in suspecting voice.
“Frantically yes, to tell you the truth, the kingdom of Lightenguard along its neighboring land becomes a target of invasion” Wilhelm tell straight.
“Speak more, I’m listening!” Yinghua immediate ask.
“It may be inconvenient for you but, can you cooperate with us and aid us to upcoming battle?” Wilhelm said while in pleading tone.
“Sign, another pain, but still look at me, at my current level, I’m still weak, I need more months to become strong to the point I can handle a group by myself you know?” She said in futile tone.
“Don’t worry, the enemy need more than a month for preparation to attack, maybe you can manage your strength and also if you join us, you will get many benefits for yourself” Wilhelm said and show a trace of smile in his face.
“I see; if that is really convenient, let me in Young lord!” Yinghua said excitedly.
This is opportunity! Can’t miss a one, she need a support to her cultivation, also with that she can gain more information and knowledge about the kingdom itself and she can laid more plan easily, having a big contacts and making a fortune in a secretive way will make her movements free without restraint, as long as she finish this job, she will indulge herself to travelling and gathering intelligence, who knows if there are temples, ruins, lost kingdoms, or possibility a portal back to her world, this work will alleviate her problems in financial.
“Then welcome aboard! Come with us to the castle!” Wilhelm said joyfully.
“Come with us on the young lords carriage, we will make an immediate audience to the castle, we will just introduce you to her majesty, Princess Erina, as our subordinate to secure our entrance in the castle” Marcosias explain.
The three went to the carriage, as they approach, the henchmen still on guard welcomes them, everybody was totally rejoice, who will not be happy if there is a goddess beauty that riding into your carriage and stay on the trip, the carriage moves now to the roads towards the kingdom.
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Hours passed by, in the balcony of the castle, a young girl standing and watching the whole view of the kingdom, the tears is flowing down from her crystal clear eyes, her face was so beautiful like a sculpted gemstone, dressed in royal and elegant close that outline her vivid stature, she is like a swan in a peaceful lake, the castle of the royalty Lightenguard stood in the top of the small plateau, below the castle, the houses hold of nobles, the mage academy, along with the knight’s barracks, and other highly status infrastructure.
The princess weeps her tears away as she look to the stars, still unresign feeling envelopes her, she is very depressed, problems colluding in her mind, her mother, Queen Tiffania Leonel Lightenguard died suddenly because of a strange and uncurable sickness, her father king too, has the same sickness but still keep fighting back and resolve to live, she feels frail and weak that all of her strength is fading away, she cried as she fell to the ground of balcony, as she keep hanging in the marble sculpted fence of the balcony.
“Your majesty…” a maid in the side speaks with concern.
“Martha, no need to worry, I know how much burdening problems of our family and my beloved kingdom” Princess Erina said as she take to stand again.
“But it’s so hard to see my father suffering, why the Sky Descending Phenomena is not happening? Where is the Celestial Maidens? Where is the legendary Celestial Maiden “Glory Light” Ariel Feather, or Celestial Maiden “Nature Heart” Flora Gaia, or even the Celestial Maiden “Lunatic Alchemist” Ronoa Fonacier, where are they? I need to have a contract any of them just to heal my father, Uhuhuhuhuhuhh!” Princess Erina suddenly burst and cried out while clenching her fist in the flat top part of the marble fence.
“But your majesty, don’t lose hope, maybe sooner the phenomena will take form, and that you can send many trusted aid and subordinates to track the three healing Celestial Maiden expert of Sky palace and plead for help” Martha speaks in encouraging words.
“I wish that will happen so, Martha, but when that will be? When my father already cannot resist the contamination and then closed his eyes on us, how about me? How! Huhuhuhu, I don’t’ want to be alone!” Princess Erina crying voice replied
“Please be at ease, we will still here to be with you, your majesty, we will not betray you or tossing you aside from our hearts, you are our princess, you save us when we are helpless, if is not for you, what will be our life now” Martha said politely and then she comes closer to the princess and give a warm hug, she then start to hum a melodic song as she embrace the princess in her arms and using her left hand to get a clean handkerchief and wipe off the tears of the princess.
“I swear my whole loyalty only to you, My savior and light, please hang in there your majesty, don’t leave us” Martha said earnestly as she look to the princess head and stared on the sky.
“We will wait for the hope to come in this darkening world of us”
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Meanwhile at the gates of the castle, the carriage of young lord Capistrano is stop for a inspection, the henchmen and the coachman rested at the side of the gate, while the on duty knight is interrogating the three people inside the office.
“Ok, Milord Capistrano, why such haste to come in the middle of the night?” the knight on duty ask.
“A very crucial information has been send to me by uncle Medes, Raphael” Wilhelm replied seriously.
“Oh! Then what it will be, young lord?” Raphael surprised and ask again.
“Duke Christopher is making alliance outside and starting to build a huge mass army to annihilate our beloved kingdom in few months” He replied with deep concern.
“Well, looks like we are really in deep TROUBLE!” Raphael answer as a sweat drenched in his forehead.
“Yes, this is gonna be bad, we need a royal audience with her Majesty and his Highness, we must take a countermeasure or else we will fall in dark pits of the duke!” Marcosias said while analyzing their situation.
“Indeed, I’ll gonna send a report to take you a permission to seek his Highness and her Majesty with haste, please wait until then” Raphael added and then pass the message to messenger.
The messenger received the orders and partake his horse, four Calvary knights guarded him as they make haste to the castle of Lightenguard royal family.
“That’s assuring, now then, can I ask this beautiful mademoiselles with you, she looks new for me to be said as your subordinate, where did you get such fascinating beauty” Raphael said as he stares to Yinghua.
Yinghua stands and elegantly bow.
“Sir Knight, My name is Sakura, I am a traveler that just meet the young lord recently, he is on recruit of people for the upcoming war, then I applied because I am confident with my weapon skills and need of support for a living” Yinghua spoke naturally and decent.
“Ah, I see, Miss Sakura, welcome to our Kingdom of Lightenguard, the man that standing proudly and brave in front of you, namely Raphael Valorei Cruxada II, a pleasure to meet such your grace” Raphael bravely introduce and held his hand to Yinhua.
“And also pleased to be your acquaintance, Sir Rapahel!” Yinghua answers as she smile and held her hand too, both of them shakes hand.
“Oh by the way have some tea, Young Lord, Sir Marcosias, Miss Sakura, My beloved Thea had send me a tea bags, can’t wait to try this one” Raphael excitedly hurried to get in the closet a set of tea bags and four cups.
“Still a tea lover, you never change since childhood Raphael” Wilhelm said as he suddenly recall their childhood memories.
“What’s wrong with that? Tea is very good to body and especially drinking it with your love ones, too bad, My beloved Thea is still busy in the Eastern Empire of HolyBlaze, studying and venturing the ruins near to the Empire” Raphael speak in defense and then he remember Thea.
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“Lady Thea is in the eastern Empire? That’s amazing, I never in my life went there, but I heard the ruins there lies a great puzzle and riddles and also a lot of ancient relic items that many mages sought of, ah, I wish I can come there too and explore it” Marcosias said in a little depressed tone.
“Puzzle, Riddles and Ancient Relic Items….” Yinghua spoke, suddenly she smiled greedily and excited to the information that she hear.
“Don’t tell me lady Sakura, you are also interested in the ruins near the empire?” Wilhelm suspected, seeing Yinghua’s eyes gleaming in light and drooling smile.
“Yes, of course, naturally, this treasure is really worth of power and wealth, how could I not dare to ignore such valuable information!” She spoke boldly, while wiping her saliva in her mouth.
“Looks like we are walking on the same path, Miss Sakura” Marcosias smile and look to Yinghua.
“Maybe we can have a great time if we venture this one as a team right?” Yinghua replied.
“That’s for sure” Marcosias finishes.
The group of Young lord Capistrano takes a rest while waiting for the return of the messenger, Wilhelm and Raphael have a private conversation, Marcosias read his magic books, Yinghua Starts to Seclude herself and cultivate.
After an hour the messenger returns with the Calvary Knights, a smile on his face that signifies that the seeking of Audience of the King and Princess is been approve, the messenger stop his horse and ride off, than he hurriedly pass the permit to Raphael while taking a conversation with Wilhelm.
“Young Lord Capistrano, good news” Raphael said then smiles.
“Well then, Marcosias! We will going now to Royalty’s castle!” Wilhelm calls as he excitedly roll the permit of Royalty Audience.
Suddenly, a huge boom outside can be felt, every knights and the henchmen are alerted, Wilhelm, Marcosias and Raphael rushes outside and they are all shock when they saw the source, it was Yinghua, a majestic energy revolves around her, her body is full of vigor as being imbued by glittering radiance, Yinhua broke to two star, copper rank, Martial Fighter in just an hour, she then stand and take a deep breath as she returns to normal again after being in tranquil state in cultivating.
“So this is the cultivating thing she said? Different from concentration of magic and runic circulation like mage always do” Marcosias said as he stared to Yinghua in amazement.
“Not just a simple beauty huh, you’ve also got a powerful woman, I’m so envious Young Lord..” Raphael grins in darken expression.
“Cut the crap, Raphael, we have no relationship at all!” Wilhelm replied in defense.
“Well, Milord, Miss Sakura, we shall go now in haste” Marcosias said as he made a waving signal to the henchmen and the coachman to take preparations in departure.
Sooner, all of them are now inside the carriage, Wilhelm wave a goodbye to Raphael, and Raphael wave back too, as they depart from the gates and move to the road of the Lightenguard castle in the plateau, after a few hours they reach the castle and Marcosias show to the Royal Guards the Permit of Audience, which the Royal Guards allows them and guide them inside the castle.
The castle was huge, with so much elegant decorations even in outside, they pass the gardens with so many flowers, different in colors and shapes, while the lantern guides their way in the darkness, they saw statues of Important Individual who served the Lightenguard in past generations, upon reaching the doorstep, a row of maids and butlers waiting for them, the Royal Guard gives the instruction which the leading maid and butler accepts, the three enter while the henchmen and the coachman departs in the different way along with their carriage, the three follows the maids, such discipline and manner of maids and butlers amaze the three, they are walking like a formation of marching soldiers as they welcome their visitors and guides them to the room.
The hallway is so big with a big chandelier lighten up, statues of ancient sculpture is displayed along with the fine paintings of artist, on their path lies a long red carpet with yellow trim line at the sides.
Yinghua notices the swift glances of some maids and butlers to her, did she really stand-out so well? But she keep going and just ignore their glances, but little she didn’t know that she is releasing a tempting beauty and alluring scent which why the maids and butler can’t help to take a glance of her ephemeral beauty, so exquisite yet so elegant, the body posture are so hot and sexy in way she walks like a charming princess, such beauty that can par or surpass the elegant Princess Erina in comparison.
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Meanwhile in the Royal Bedroom of Lightenguard, lies a man in the elegant bed with special curtain, this middle age man with mustache and long beard is the current king of the Lightenguard Kingdom, Charles Leonel Lightenguard IX, he is very dire condition, weak and frail body, he keep lying in the bed for months because of strange sickness that make him suffer, because of his willpower, he can endure the scrutinizing pain, but it the sickness keep worsen as the day passes, sooner his body will give up and he cannot do anything but to accept his fate that he will die in his bed without witnessing the coronation of her daughter, such bitter and dreadful faith, has the gods abandon him, in which way he did something wrong that the gods curse him in such disease that impossible to heal, cure or extract outside his body.
All awaits in him in his last breath is brink of darkness and the angel of death that will come and guide his soul to the afterlife to reunite once again with her wife, Queen Tiffania, King Charles smile as he recall all his past memories with his family and his adventure when he was young prince before engage to Princess Tiffania many years ago.
Perhaps this was his end, he then grip the blanket with his hands as soon many tears flow in his eyes, he sob so much, what will happen now to his daughter? What will happen now to his kingdom? And what will happen now to the future generations of their bloodline?
Sooner, a femine voice been heard outside his room.
“Father, this is me, Your dearest daughter Erina, Can I come inside your room, your highness?” Princess Erina ask.
“My dear Erina, it’s you, yes you can come in, *cough*cough*!!” King Charles replied but his sickness triggers again and start to cough hard.
“FATHER! Are you alright!” PrincessErina concern tone in shock.
She immediately open the door and rushly move to his father side, remove a portion of the curtain and put her hands on Charles shoulder and right arm, Her face is so emotional and alerted when she heard the coughing of his father.
“Martha, call a healer and task a maid and butler to fetch some herbal medicine right away!” Princess Erina voice arise and serious order.
“As you wish, your Majesty!” Martha bows and signal the maids and butler about the orders.
The maids and butlers nods in alertness and start to begin the order at fast speed.
“I’m fine, it’s just a cough, no need for any concern” King Charles answer as he arise and looks to the ramparting maids and butlers.
“No, father, I can’t let you have your wish, you must rest and be healed, remember we have a special guest that have a very alerting report” Princess Erina said as she stop her father and lay his head to his pillow again.
“I see, if that’s the case we will have to wait for them” King Charles finish and he then behave to rest while Erina is guarding her.
Sooner a maid comes in rush, she bows down and raise her head.
“Reporting to her Majesty and his highness, the visitors, Young Lord Wilhelm Éclair Capistrano, Sir Marcosias Saragoza, and Lady Sakura is here for an Audience!” The Maid report and bows again then walk at the side.
Suddenly the three visitors emerged in the door, Wilhelm, Marcosias and Yinhua witness and shock to see His hignness sickly in bed and along with Majesty, Princess Erina at his side, it was a moment of silence, until Wilhelm step forward and bow in honor.
“I am Wilhelm Éclair Capistrano, heir to Capistrano Household of knights, reporting to her Majesty and his highness with respect and honor!” Wilhelm introduce gallantly.
Marcosias move forward to right side of Wilhelm and bow respectfully.
“I am Marcosias Saragoza, Butler of Young Lord Capistrano, belong to Saragoza household of mages, reporting to her Majesty and his Highness with loyal and benevolence!” Marcosias introduce with gallant.
Yinhua move forward to the left side of Wilhelm and bow elegantly.
“I am Sakura, subordinate of Young Lord Capistrano, paying respect and benevolence to her Majesty and his Highness” Yinghua said in very charming voice and serene attitude that gives a calming vibes to all.
King Charles and Princess Erina was slightly impress by Yinhua’s beauty and elegance, often this was their first time to meet her, they felt that they hearts was soothed and they sensed of serenity coming from her, just who is this beauty that proclaimed herself as a lowly subordinate of Young Lord Capistrano?
Princess Erina just sign and focus in her front then she make an immediate bow,
“I am Princess Erina Leonel Lightenguard, daughter of his Highness King Charles Leonel Lightenguard IX, I welcome you to my Father King’s home and room please have a seat over there” Princess Erina introduce and point a coach at the side of the room.
“Then grandly appreciate you offer and care, your Majesty, Princess Erina” Wilhelm replied as he start to walk towards the coach and Marcosias and Yinhua follows him.