“Emmy, those monsters took her, and now even the police have abandoned us! What can I do? What can a father do?” Said the drunk old man in an unending baffled scream.

“Sir, we’re here to help, please explain this situation to us. I promise we’ll investigate.” Exclaimed Ano from behind Orm.

The old man started crying even more, and while still laying on the stone alleway, he rested his head on the wall behind him and started talking in a voice muffled by his own hiccoughs and tears:

“We were in the square, and… and… those bastards, those damned…” He exhaled heavily “Those damned fully armoured knights took her by the neck. They pushed me to the ground and strangled me… All I could see was her being tied and put on the back of that man’s horse.” He had stopped breathing heavily and now just laid crying silently in his deplorable state.

“We need to know, their armour, their face, their clothes, or anything at all, please tell us!” said Ano kneeling besides the man.

“They had that man’s eyes…” He pointed to Orm “Those black eyes, I could see them for a moment beneath their helmet. Half Ilkayin probably, huh? Horns. I saw those as well, but they were cut.” He gulped “They wore a dark blue cloth, with a crow embroidered on it. That’s all.”

“My people.” Said Orm “We need to find their operation base, Ilkayinn are not very common outside the capital, they are probably from my family, Ano.”

“Thank you sir, we’ll find what we can, I swear.” The boy put his hand on the man’s shoulder “What’s your name?”

“Karion… Karion Terol”

Ano got up on his feet and made a goodbye signal to the man, while also calling both of his companions. The three left the scene and went in the square’s direction, avoiding people’s stares at Orm when they passed while the two young nobles stared right back.

Anny got close to Ano and asked him:

“So… Do you really plan on finding the girl? It doesn’t look like we’ll have enough power to do this alone…”

“I know.” The boy looked just ahead and nothing changed. “We can take on probably two or three of them, but if I use my magic recklessly, we may have bigger trouble…”

“Kertaz…”

Orm watched the two kids talk. In his centuries of life had never seen a girl so sharp in her senses as Anny. “Ano and Anny are going to be very powerful politicians in the future. A strong combination…” Thought Orm, already imagining what the future had reserved for the two. The young Ilkayin was lost in his imagination as they arrived in the square, for a crowded city like Kehrner, that place was desolate as it could be.

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“It’s here, I can sense something.” said Orm

“Sir Ina…” Said Anny with a frightened expression “This place was not supposed to be like this. Where are all the people?”

“Ano, remember what I taught you, do not be reckless with your magic, we’ll need it but do NOT overuse it!” Shouted Orm turning into his demon-like form. “Draw your weapons!”

Ano drew his sword and Anny, her dagger, and in a tenth of a second, the light of the sun was covered by clouds, and a cold blue light took its place. The air got heavier and a sudden ache took Ano and Anny by surprise. They kneeled down on the ground exhaling heavily as their hearts seemed to burst out of their chest, Orm was surprised by that and tried to help the kids but was unable to get them up.

But suddenly, it stopped.

And from the shadows, five figures rose, in a state of constant change of state that should not be possible for anyone. The blue cloaked knights had appeared before them. The two kids got back on their feet and stared down the knights coming in their direction, it was no doubt for both Orm and Ano, they were from the Leher.

“Ina.” Said the one in front of the group, who pointed his sword at Orm “You abandoned us for those damned vampires, and now dares to go after your own family?” The Ilkayin man took off his helmet revealing the face of a young male with full black eyes and hair as well as two broken horns.

“Brother…”

“Do not call me that! You decided to stay beside Ark even after what he and your damned emperor did, I cannot allow you to taint our blood!” The young man had an enraged expression as he shouted with Orm “Come on traitor, let’s see what you did in those 20 years.”

The other 4 figures who had indicators of a lower rank stood in the back while the young man charged at the knight, Orm signalled for the kids to stay behind him as he prepared for the fight. The first swing came at the same speed Orm stepped to the side. His brother then spun in the opposite direction and swung another time, this time landing the hit directly into the ground.

The silver sword bounced on the earth as Orm swiftly put his own sword against the man’s neck “Taka, I’m sorry my brother.” He pushed the sword, and the black blood spilled in the grass.

The four remaining figures charged at the group, but now, the kids were also ready for battle.

“Kids, if you hesitate for even a second, you’re dead!”

“We know.”

Soon a real battle started.

Anny with her dagger danced on the dark square avoiding the leftmost knight’s attack, and putting her weapon on his neck. Ano, with his sword, took care of the one on the right, strangling him with his own blood, and snapping his neck.

Orm started to duel with the two on the centre, their attacks were synchronised, just as one single man fighting. But as quickly as they came, they went down, with Orm decapitating his remaining present brothers.

The cold blue light that took the sun over also went away, as the square soon became full of people, but no trace of the battle was left.