The Strongest Knight's
Ch. 141 - A Letter
"Mrs.. You're not papa?" Oana patted Aliyah's shoulder, who was visibly troubled at the thought of her last conversation with Professor Asking.
"N-no.. Ah, I'm sorry Oana." Reply with a dizzy gesture. "Oh, by the way what do you want to borrow from me. Sorry I forgot." Said Aliyah smiling somewhat awkwardly.
Aliyah was quite distressed by the decision taken by Professor Asking, Aliyah had forgotten her goal to enter a room filled with various kinds of magic items. "Ah.. Yeah, you're looking for someone." He said before Oana answered.
"No papa Madam Aliyah, calm your mind first." Oana was a little worried, she saw Aliyah's face turn pale with dimmed eyes.
Aliyah then walked down the closet full of various magic items. The cupboard was on his left, he was walking while holding his head and the other hand was holding the rim of the closet to maintain his faltering balance. "Calm down, I'm not papa.. Let's find the item you want to use." He said while walking through the closet.
Oana who came from behind put on an unpleasant face, because she came at a very inappropriate time. At least once was the situation he felt at the moment, what else after having gotten into an argument with the old witch a moment ago. Aliyah became tense and she was like she was worried about something, it made her condition become fragile and weak.
Sure enough, a while later when Aliyah walked through the closet to look for the magic item that Oana meant. Very suddenly, Aliyah fell down in front of Oana. "Mrs... Madam, Aliyah..!?" Panicked Oana approached and tried to give first aid. A simple magic to restore the condition of Aliyah who suddenly fell due to mental and psychic conditions that decreased drastically.
Aliyah lost her consciousness..
Meanwhile..
After the raid ended with the victory of the city of Lockdown, the sun rose along with the hopes of those who were oppressed by the terrible night raids that took many lives.
Some might be unlucky for being the victim of the ferocity of the Demon clan that destroyed their settlement and simple life in this valley. Meanwhile, some lucky ones tried to brace themselves despite the tears of sadness from their inner piercing loss. But as if not broken direction, those who survived tried to knit despair and say thankfulness and look at tomorrow.
Along with the rising sun, they all mendah and try to rebuild what has been snatched by the damned demon they hate. No exception to the people living in the northern part of the city of Lockdown, they returned from the jungle after previously racing to leave the semi-permanent settlements they lived in to seek shelter.
They returned with their faces bowed in lethargy, although just a moment ago cheered celebrating the victory over the demon army after the light magic appeared and made them gape in disbelief.
The joy and happiness of the victory lasted very short when they saw it with their own eyes. Their gazes were empty when they saw the semi-permanent settlement they were living in had been leveled with the ground.
You could say the place where they stood was now a barren land, there were no buildings, trees, even the remains of the collapsed buildings of their residence were not visible at all.
As far as the eye can see, all they saw was a piece of barren land with some deep severe earth cracks due to the intense fight that had occurred between a high-class demon against a red-eyed man who was currently walking up to the entourage them.
They all stood watching the red-eyed man approach, the man's body looking chaotic with some wounds and also old scars that seemed to be a pattern of life and death struggle.
From the direction of the party an old man looked stiff, as if in disbelief. "That-can't be!" Said the old man.
"Mr Red.." Say a woman on her left side.
"Thank God.. You guys are fine." Said the man who was Richard as he approached the two of them.
"A.aaaaa." The Dwarf grandfather who knew Richard was still speechless, because a war veteran like himself who witnessed the impact of the war that occurred around the location assumes that large-scale fighting is the main cause of the porcelain damage to the location he is currently stepping on.
A great battle that should have made anyone who was on this battlefield perish is not left. But in fact, a young man walks as if he is a winner in a big fight that occurs.
It made Dwarf grandfather not stop looking at Richard who survived even though his body looks chaotic, even he can still walk casually and greet him. The Dwarf grandfather conjectured, several questions popping up in his head. Curious, he asked with gago.
"Young man!!" Wh-who are you really?" Asked the Dwarf Grandfather who was staring at Richard, shortly after staring at Richard. The Dwarf Grandfather flirted at the sight of the determination from Richard's red eyes.
"What do you mean old grandpa.. How many times have I introduced myself. My name is Red." Say it while it passes.
The Dwarf grandfather did not reply, what Richard said did not answer the question that came out of his mouth. But, that eye gaze was already enough of a sign that he was no ordinary person.
Then the people who were in that place started to realize something. Some were kneeling, some were bowing others were standing while staring at their homes. Those people had one thing in common, they were all teary-eyed, they were crying over the land they had built with years of sweat and hard work, the place where they sustained life has now been destroyed and is not left. Even for the remains of the bodies of brothers, fathers, mothers and their spouses. Nothing at all, before their eyes was only an empty plot of land blown by the wind and the memories of the people who fell in the slaughter of that terrible night.
They were all crying over the thing they had just seen, they were both over the loss that happened in just one night.
Richard who passed walked slowly, he walked without direction. His eyes focused forward while Woli followed from the latter with a sense of doubt over what he had just heard from the mouth of his role model.
"Ah shit.. Wh why? Why am I always in the wrong place!?" Say it to yourself.
With that blank look, Richard felt regret for something.
In his memory, last night was a very long night. He saw many lives die in vain, slaughtered by the demon clan. His biggest regret was his inability to do anything.
Not because he is unable to help, but because of his selfishness that does not want to help. Somehow he suddenly regretted his decision to do nothing while everyone around him died from the rampage of the Demon clan.
"Dam.. God fucking. Wh why? Why didn't I do anything!?" Say it again while walking. "What is this power really for? If me? If I don't do anything? For what...?" He began to question the uncertainty over his decision to leave this world.
"Tch... Damnit.. Shit, shit, shit.. Who am I really?" Richard said, his mind is shaky.
The mental steel he had obtained for a year inside the cave began to waver as he watched death and slaughter drift in his memories. What's more after talking to the holy knights, that short talk made his little heart reappear, the fragile heart he used to have when he was first in this world, his good heart made him doubtful of his indifference to the destruction of the world. He was doubtful of his intentions, his initial intentions of not wanting to interfere with anything that happened in this world.
Amidst the doubt, suddenly a woman held his hand and said. "Thank you!"
"Uhh!" Richard stopped stepping, he turned around and saw the origin of the voice. "Norra.." Richard lirih.
"Mr Red.. Thank you!" Nora held Richard's hand with both hands. "Thank you for saving us all." He said with a sweet smile.
"Huh.. Rescuing?" Instantly the memories of the screams and deaths of the people again filled Richard's head. "Don't misunderstand me.. I didn't save anyone." Said Richard with eyes staring at the ground, he lowered his head.
"No.. Mr. Red. If you don't hold back that terrible demon then we'll all probably die.. Me, Dwarf grandfather and the others are still alive, it's all thanks to you." Obviously Nora.
"your brother.. He's mat..!"
"Yes, right. Iroh died, but I managed to find my mother. And it's all thanks to you, Mr. Red." Nora said to reinforce what Richard had done. "Mr Red.. Please remain as a helper as you are now. The world needs people like you!" Say it again.
That simple remark slightly distracted Richard from the guilt he was feeling.
A few moments later, after the situation calmed down. As relief troops from the town of Lockdown begin to arrive, the magic knights come to their aid the refugees who survived the bloody night tragedy. Asylum seekers outside the town of Lockdown get food and medical help from witches.
On the same day..
Different place, east of Neverland.
Kingdom of Skandia, a few hours before entering the royal capital.
The train carrying Prince Erling along with his troops has traveled 2 days and 2 nights and on this third day, soon they will reach the royal capital of Skandia.
A few days ago, Prince Erling's troops who were patrolling the sea border between the kingdom of Skandia and the kingdom of Nusantara were shocked by the recognition of two people they found stranded on the high seas. The two men claimed to be the great Knight Ihsan Wijaya and the princess of the Nusantara kingdom, daughter of Gayatri.
According to the recognition of the two of them, if the archipelago kingdom has been conquered and successfully defeated by the demon army, not to that point they also say if the demon king has appeared, it is not, a powerful demon who has drowned half of the number of islands in the archipelago kingdom. He is Leviathan Servent.
After receiving the confession, prince Erling and his troops immediately acted and decided to immediately go to the royal capital and report directly what he heard from the two men who claimed to be knights and princesses of the royal king of the archipelago.
The shocking confession suddenly made Prince Erling very surprised, what else news of the attack and defeat of the work of the archipelago was not heard by other kingdoms until now. Because of that very important matter, prince Erling decided to leave the border and head straight for the royal capital. Of course by leaving half his main army to oversee the border of the two kingdoms.
Before reaching the royal capital, Prince Erling first decided to send a warning letter to his father. On the way to the royal capital, the letter received an unexpected reply.
After a long journey, the entourage of Prince Erling seems to be arriving soon in the royal capital of Skandia. At a speed of 20 km per hour, the chariot driven by Prince Erling drove slowly.
Prince Erling was in a horse-drawn carriage with a distinctive golden-yellow Scandinavian motif. The train looks luxurious pulled by 2 white stallions with sturdy and sturdy posture. In front of the horse-drawn carriage, there was a pilgrim holding the horse's wheel. While some of the mounted soldiers were accompanying from the side and front of the carriage.
Inside the horse carriage, Prince Erling was not alone. In front of her was the daughter of Gayatri who looked at the window of the horse carriage with a blank look. The reflection of his pseudo-face was reflected from where he looked out. He looked gloomy with a blank look and a mind drifting thinking of the destruction of his country. Of course, anyone who experienced that bad thing just overnight would definitely feel the same way.
It is natural that he feels depressed over what has happened, yes.. That gaze was a look of regret and a collection of sadness that hinted at how frustrated he was right now.
"Daughter.. We'll be there soon. Take it easy, a soldier from the Nusantara kingdom is waiting for you at the king's palace. Soon you'll be home safely." Prince Erling said slightly breaking the silence that had enveloped the two of them since.
Gayatri who heard that could only say with a smile. "Stupid..." His words shed tears, of course, because he knew that his life was in danger.
It was not without reason that Gayatri's daughter said that, what else after the great Knight Ihsan Wijaya was detained on unproven charges that were charged to her through a piece of paper from the royal capital of Skandia
A few days ago, when the party was resting in a kingdom of Skandia. Prince Erling received information through a letter from the royal palace, a letter stating that if the royal envoy of the archipelago had arrived at the royal palace of the Skandians it made Prince Erling take different actions. The official letter states that a Devil abducts Gayatri's daughter and influences Gayatri's daughter's consciousness to follow her.
The source of the kidnapping information was brought directly by the royal envoy of the archipelago. Somehow, the messenger could arrive earlier than the entourage of Prince Erling.
As a result of that information, Prince Erling immediately took action. The actions that made Princess Gayatri look as moody and frustrated as she is today.
"I can't do much Princess, however we'll know when we arrive at the royal palace." Prince Erling.
"Stupid.. Stupid." Gayatri who was looking at the reflection of her face through the window glass turned to look at Erling. "Look at my eyes, look.." He said with eyes that shed tears.
"Do these eyes seem like the eyes of the person in control of his consciousness? Huh huh? Answer me Erling?" Said snapping.
Prince Erling was silent, he did not say a word. "I.. Princess Gayatri Ingalaga, swear... With my own eyes, watching the destruction of the Nusantara kingdom." Strictly withstanding the crying.
"Now.. You said that a representative of the Nusantara kingdom was in the royal palace of Skandia.. Huh uh? Are you stupid.. That's impossible!?" Lirih.
Erling sighed, she started to worry. He is not sure what he is doing right now. "Now.. I beg you for the last time. Release Ihsan.. Otherwise I would really die. I'm gonna die Erling.. Please just... " Gayatri who had since looked at Erling's eyes with a bowed rage, she paled while bowing her head.
The sound of a horse pounding was clearly heard in the ears as the conversation stopped. Erling could not say anything, she could not decide to trust the contents of the letter from her father or the words of the woman in front of her at this time. The woman who loudly said the vows without a single shred of hesitation in her eyes. "Daughter.. I swear, you're not gonna die!" Erling stared hard at Gayatri.
On another train, a man who is currently immobile tries to find a way to escape the chains wrapped around his arms, legs and body. Not there, his vision was covered by a black cloth, while he lay in a small prison in a horse-drawn carriage.
The train was guarded by 4 people, 2 knights in the car watched the movement while 2 more people sat in front of the steering wheel of the train. The carriage was surrounded by 2 cavalry soldiers, each on the kira and the right.
The man who was being held prisoner was the great knight Ihsan Wijaya. He was arrested after Prince Erling received a letter about the kidnapping of Princess Gayatri. Ihsan, accused of being a demon disguised as a human and kidnapped Gayatri's daughter.
From the sound of the horse's foot. Another rowdy started to sound, the frenzied sounds of the crowd started to be heard from inside the carriage. The silence over the awkwardness that enveloped Erling in front of Gayatri was gone when another noise was heard.
Yep.. They had arrived at the capital of the kingdom of Skandia.
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