Alice & Alicia: Religious Twin Daughter

Chapter 001: The Tragedy of the Kaskas Forest

"Your Majesty, stay inside! We'll deal with those wolves soon!" exclaimed a fully armored knight commander. He raised one hand, gesturing for the knights to draw the sword and strengthen their horses.

This situation is really fucked up. The forest fog was getting thicker, making the atmosphere around even more gloomy. The sun slowly sinks. Darkness also spread from the other side.

It had not been long since the howling of wolves had been heard from the interior of the Kaskas Forest, those savage predators had now arrived here. They intercepted the travel entourage of Crown Princess el Vierum–Alice vi Alviero–as if they were waiting for her arrival.

The sounds of their barking and growling were mutual. The red eyes of the wolves glared sharply, spreading a gripping air of intimidation. They looked extremely terrifying as if they had an evil and deadly magic aura.

"There is something strange about these beasts" said one of the knights. He drew his sword and built strong horses. Although he was used to hunting, he was somehow disturbed by the mysterious aura of the big-bodied wolves. That mysterious aura made cold sweat rush down his forehead.

"Ck! Who said the forest was safe? This is clearly a fatal mistake. It should be, we can still rest safely if we stop outside the forest," replied another knight. His face looks upset. He stood beside his friend with horses that were no less sturdy. The tension spurred his adrenaline. His heart is racing. With watchful eyes, he was ready to accept the attacks of the wolves at any time.

"Stay focused on protecting Crown Princess el Vierum" asserted the knight commander, Ferrum de Phlato. The middle-aged man exclaimed loudly reassuring all his fellow knights. Although the wolves were far more numerous than them, he was confident that his army was able to deal with the savage predators. "These wolves are no match for us, Knights of the Pearl Palace."

“Ooo ..!” The knights agreed. Their morale rose until it wiped out the atmosphere of wolf intimidation. The grasp of their swords grew even tighter as if nothing could defeat them.

The biggest wolf howled. His howl was very long and screeched as if to say that the efforts of his enemy were nothing but futility. It gave off an even greater aura of intimidation again and again. His mystical aura seeped strongly until it was able to subvert the ordinary people in the entourage of the Crown Princess el Vierum.

A wolf suddenly pounced forward. The knight he was after was lightly swinging the sword. The swing smoothly slashed at the attacking wolf. Blood was pouring everywhere. The smell of water. The wolf's body fell down instantly in a single slash.

A moment later, the other wolves charged fiercely while howling. The group's predators intelligently besiege the enemy and divide them. The strategy seems to have been trained for a long time so it is difficult to find a gap there.

It was still no big deal for the knights. They are used to hunting in certain seasons. Those swordsmen were even experienced at hunting beasts that were more savage than wolves like bears and lions.

In a short time, these wolves would be easily cleared.

"Yes, this is just an easy thing" Ferrum thought. He had defeated two wolves that had ganged on him. His sharp eyes glanced at a huge wolf ignoring the knights and darted forward. The wolf was aiming for Crown Princess el Vierum's carriage. Suddenly, the knight commander lunged at him until the big wolf could not touch the carriage in the least.

“You must be his alpas, right?” ferrum asked as if the big wolf could understand his words, “This is indeed strange. Why are you after Crown Princess el Vierum's chariot?”

The big wolf clearly did not reply. He just came back. Ignoring Ferrum as if the target of the big wolf was indeed only Crown Princess el Vierum. His movements were indeed fast, but Ferrum who was a knight commander was no less fast either.

“The wolf must be a magical animal,” guess Ferrum with eyes that do not relax the slightest of his vigilance, “Which magician sent you here, huh? How dare he tease Crown Princess el Vierum!”

Ferrum stabbed the big wolf right at his vital point. He immediately slammed it into the ground so that the predator was fast dead. Unfortunately, the wolf was still able to rise again after Ferrum drew his sword. He even injured Ferrum's feet with his claws.

“Sy animal!” as Ferrum was upset. He also repaired his horses. His eyes glanced around at a glance. The knights are busy fighting. Some of them were surrounded by wolves.

“Wire!?” Ferrum was surprised to see some wolves trying to claw at the chariot. He ran to the wolves to keep them away.

"Everything!" shouted Ferrum, "Focus protect The Mu— aargh…!?"

The cry of Ferrum came to a halt instantly. The closest knights looked over. Their eyes widened to see a sword piercing the chest of their commander from behind. The sword thrust was definitely not the work of a wolf. There are traitors among them.

Not long after, there was a terrible chuckling sound from someone behind the commander. He pulled out his sword so that the sturdy man fell to the ground. That moment made some knights lose their focus. As a result, they become easy targets for wolves.

"Sir Dominique! What are you doing?" shouted a young knight of tall stature, brunettes, and blue eyes like a dark sky. His face revealed a clear vexation. He desperately tried to fight several wolves at once.

“Xixixi...!” The man called Dominique still did not stop. He stared intently at the young man who boldly snapped at him.

"Solid van Denburg, isn't it obvious that I killed this arrogant old commander?" dominique answered in a crisp voice, very different from the wet hoarse voice he used to use when training young knights.

"Vice Chief! Why are you mem—!?" another knight was about to ask for an explanation, but three wolves had already attacked and torn him apart. The knight died instantly.

Seeing that incident, the remaining knights' morale began to fall. They fell down one by one. There were only a few knights who were still desperately trying to protect the horse carriage.

Solid van Denburg is one that is still trying to survive until the last seconds. The proud son of the Marquez van Denburg Family is still an apprentice knight in the Pearl Palace. Malang nian his fate. He witnessed the massacre on his first mission.

However, he was a tough young knight. With his intelligence trained since childhood, he observed the situation while maintaining focus on the wolves that were after him. His eyes repeatedly watched Dominique who had just killed Ferrum and acted strangely. Had the situation been possible, the insane vice commander would have already been captured and beaten by him by now. He was not afraid even though his age and rank were much lower.

"Bede**h shit!"  Solid gritting his teeth. He killed another wolf. Dominique stepped leisurely to the door of the horse-drawn carriage. As he approached, the wolves fell silent. It was obvious that the traitor wanted to do something to the crown princess. It can't be Solid just let it go.

"Sir Dominique!" solid exclaimed who hurriedly chased after the vice knight commander. His movements were so fast that no wolf could chase him. He slapped his sword at Dominique and shouted loudly, "Don't approach the princess with your dirty hands!"