In the outskirts, the Mythrians were in a shocked state. Meanwhile, the mighty General Clayren stared at the ground as Lythria's father kept his silence.
He was standing behind Clayren as the commander was taking deep breaths.
The other Mythrians started rushing in their direction as Sylwen said suddenly, "This… he he…."
The rest of them also noticed something as Sylwen stopped near the duo. They also stopped as one of them said, taking a deep breath, "His… his features are changing."
Indeed, strange changes were happening with Lythria's father as his hair was turning whitish.
His face and body became a bit covered with wrinkles as he kept his face stoic.
Myrieth screamed from behind as she started to cry, "Father… what… why?"
She started to sprint toward her father when a hand pressed onto her and a shield was cast.
A green barrier was suddenly cast in front of all of them. Then they heard it.
Bang...
There was a huge scream as the demon from far away shouted, "Rylagh… you dare do this… to this Queen?"
"Why are you back… now… for that legacy… the sword or just because of her?"
...
In a region with dead knights and evacuated people, Sythris took a deep breath as she stood up. There were scratches on her blue cape. Blood gently flowed from her lips. She gently swung her sword as she parried knives in different directions.
Across the battlefield were other figures, one she was very familiar with and another she also knew: Caria and Canthia.
Canthia gazed back at a place as she muttered, "Very, very strange… what happened here…?"
It was the place where there had been a restaurant.
Bang...
She looked back at two figures fighting across the area.
"Indeed… Sythris… she really is the candidate we needed…"
"Why did she agree then to the request of that person…?"
Suddenly her face turned in a different direction as she muttered, "Maybe she was also manipulated…"
"Oh Merissa, we should have been more careful…"
As she raised her hands...
Caria, with her strange smile and two knives, sprang into action toward Sythris. She jumped when she got near and made a vertical dash with her golden knives.
Click...
Her knives were parried by Sythris's sword as she gritted her teeth.
As the blindfolded woman motioned her fingers, the headless knights lying on the ground gradually rose as Sythris engaged with Caria. Two figures in blue seemed to dance in the area as they attacked and countered each other.
"Caria, come to your senses…" muttered Sythris.
But Caria continued to attack and had a strange smile on her face.
"Are you out of your mind?"
The headless knights also attacked Sythris. She suddenly unveiled a second sword as she sprang across the area with a dash. A strange ice mist surrounded the area as the knights' helmets were scattered.
"At least I know their weakness from master… these guys…" Sythris muttered as they vanished.
She stepped back a little. Caria kept both the knives in front of her as a golden glow occurred and afterimages were produced rapidly. Sythris dodged and parried carefully, maneuvering and deflecting the attacks. But as time passed, it seemed it was getting a little difficult for her as she was getting pushed this time.
Meanwhile, the blindfolded woman watched as she suddenly swiped her hands straight in opposite directions. Then, as though she made a circle, Sythris found herself in a strange place.
...
As she opened her eyes, she exclaimed while looking all around, "The academy?"
She soon found two figures sitting on a chair as she moved around. They were Veer and Kerin. She got into a trance as she looked at Veer's carefree talk with the idiot Kerin. Two pearls of tears dropped from her eyes as she moved toward them.
The huge academy was there behind them. The structure and scene reminded her of her academy days. Numerous knights were undergoing training all around. All kinds of training for blue knights, golden knights, and bronze knights were happening.
She was currently wearing a carefree yellow dress that made her beauty even greater. There was a sword embedded near her waist.
As Sythris gradually got close, walking gently, Veer was saying in a mocking tone to Kerin, "You really think she will accept his proposal?"
Kerin said in an even more mocking tone, "You really are an actor, Veer… I can clearly see what you are thinking."
Veer said, "Nonsense… Anyway…"
Suddenly he looked ahead as he said, "Oh Sythris… you're here…"
Kerin's eyes lit up as he stood respectfully in front of her and gave a bow.
"Junior Kerin greets the leader… president…"
"President…?" Sythris muttered as Veer made a tsk.
He sighed. "What president… does she even know the names of the students?"
He continued, not noticing Kerin signaling with his hands, "What kind of president is she anyway… too busy with her own training…"
Sythris didn't make a sound as she just gazed at Veer.
Kerin finally shouted loudly, "You can't talk like that, Veer!"
It seemed he was fidgeting a bit too.
Veer looked at Kerin as he stopped. He gazed between Sythris and Kerin as though he realized something.
Veer's expression suddenly turned strange as he said, "What! Oh my god… You… Kerin… you… actually… mhm… mhm…"
He could not finish the sentence as his mouth was covered by Kerin.
"If you dare utter anything… I will reveal that…"
Sythris looked strangely at the duo as Veer choked and said, "Okay!! Got it!! Got it!!"
Both breathed sighs of relief as Veer asked, looking at Sythris, "Anyway! What brings you here?"
"Hey… Sythris…"
Sythris finally got out of her stupor as she said, "Oh…"
Sythris said, "I…"
Just then there was an alarm sounding all over the academy.
Kerin muttered as he yawned, "This damn alarm… it's just sometime we had a summon…"
A message spread throughout the academy just then.
"Everyone… it's urgent… The royal summoner… Every student gather at the dais of presentation in a prahar…"
Kerin muttered, "Just what is happening these days…"
Meanwhile Veer suddenly looked a bit lost. He sighed.
"Let's meet Eleana and the others and head over there…" he said as he stood up.
He gazed beyond Sythris at the academy with his deep eyes. Sythris's heart started beating fast.
"This…" she muttered, as though she had a déjà vu.
Suddenly she sprang into action. Kerin's jaw dropped as she grabbed Veer's hand.
"Huh…?"
"No… I can't take another beating… president… haha…" said Veer with a laugh.
"No, it's not about… let us not attend the call…" said Sythris with her deep eyes like pearls.
She looked at Veer and then Kerin and said seriously, "We need to talk… about something… very important…"
Veer and Kerin looked confused as Sythris's heart beat fast.
"Let's go somewhere else…"
Veer said, "What…?"
He sighed and said, looking at her concerned eyes and black hair flowing in the wind, "Okay, let's go…"
Sythris said, as though relieved, "Okay, follow me!!"
She placed a hand on her chest as she heaved a sigh of relief.
They were heading in a different direction when there was a tap on Veer's shoulder. Veer looked back to see a familiar face.
A knight. He was also a senior.
"Oh! John! What brings you here?"
Kerin had an odd look as he looked at Sythris's hands, which were trembling a bit as she gazed at Veer. Her complexion paled as she looked beyond John.
Suddenly Veer looked at Sythris and said, "Sythris! Are you okay?"
Kerin also voiced, "Sythris… your complexion looks odd."
"Have some water…" Kerin said as he handed a water bag.
Sythris gently nodded as she took the bag. She took a sip of water as she noticed all three boys staring at her.
John meanwhile muttered with a laugh, "Interesting…"
"Interesting? What do you mean?" said Veer with a frown.
John laughed as he shook his head.
"It's interesting to see the president in a nervous state with one junior and one classmate."
"Also it's interesting that you guys are actually ignoring the call of the royal summoner."
"Forget it… do whatever you like…" John slowly walked away.
"So… what are we…?"
"Veer, come quickly…" said a man from far away.
Kerin said, "President… I don't think we can ignore them…"
Sythris seemed a bit disoriented as she was biting her nails.
Veer looked at her strangely as he suddenly put his palm over her forehead.
"You got a cold or what?"
"Let's discuss your important thing after the summon."
"Okay…" said Sythris, her voice a bit low.
Then they started to move toward the dais.
Sythris looked back again to where she had been heading previously. She could actually see the golden knights there as though they had magically arrived from somewhere.