the young princess whispered, a look of shock on her face.

Lucas concluded.

Arminel affirmed.

Arthur growled angrily.

Arminel announced with a very serious expression on his face.

exclaimed Angus in confusion.

Arthur corrected.

Edgar asked.

Arthur explained.

the girl exclaimed, putting her hands on her parted lips.

he continued.

Edgar asked, very confused.

explained the former captain of the Imperial Army.

Angus asked.

Arminel muttered.

Edgar suggested.

the young girl retorted, taking everyone by surprise.

asked the emperor.

" she replied.

whispered Arminel.

asked Arthur, very confused.

he replied hastily.

Angus added.

Arthur replied.

Lucas suggested.

After a short moment of thinking, Arthur let out a long sigh before nodding his head affirmatively.

he declared, smiling.

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Before nightfall, Arminel went to the Order's hideout hastily.

'The Grand Master called me urgently. I wonder what's going on,' he thought.

Once he entered the meeting room, he saw everyone sitting there, waiting for him, including the Grand Master who was still wearing his mask.

said the latter.

the former captain greeted before taking his seat.

he added coldly.

he asked, very confused.

Borislav leaned back in his chair, tapping his fingers on the hard surface of the table.

..." he began.

Dale Kalmiv asked.

Borislav stared at him for a long moment before getting up from his seat and walking around the table, behind everyone's chairs.

he declared icily.

He kept walking until he stopped behind the former captain's chair. He put his hand on his shoulder before whispering to him.

Hector felt his blood freeze in his veins and shivers ran through his body as he listened to the Grand Master's words. Without showing any fear or doubt, he turned his head towards him.

he asked, with an emotionless face.

Borislav replied.

The latter took a white envelope out of his pocket and opened it to take out a letter which he unfolded and showed it to the other leaders.

he asked them.

The members of the order remained silent, unaware of what their master had in hand.

."

Soren asked curiously.

he explained.

Jonaral exclaimed in rage.

Borislav continued walking again before stopping behind Marquis Kalmiv's chair.

he replied calmly.

The Marquis' eyes widened in shock as he stood up and turned around to the Grand Master who was behind him.

he exclaimed in disbelief.

he replied, advancing towards him like a predator advancing towards its prey.

he begged, trembling like a leaf.

Borislav grabbed his face by the cheeks and pulled him closer to him, looking him in the eye through the two holes in his mask.

Dale's eyes widened as he saw two rainbow-colored pupils glowing very brightly before he cried out in pain for a few seconds. After that, the marquis fell to the ground without any sign of life.

The other leaders who were watching the scene unfold before their eyes, completely avoided the Grand Master's gaze in fear as the latter glared at them one by one.

he declared in an indifferent tone.

The former captain of the Imperial Army exchanged a look with Hastia who, in return, looked down at the ground.

Borislav called out authoritatively.

Suddenly, a half-human half-monster demonic creature appeared next to him before bowing to him.

he greeted.

he ordered icily.

the servitor answered before disappearing again.

With these words, the Grand Master turned around to the leaders of the order and looked at them again with indifference.

he ordered.

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In the city of Myrefall, in the Kalmiv's mansion, Cecilia sat in her bedroom watching the nightscape through her window, deep in thought.

'Father still hasn't come back... I'm really starting to worry about him...' she thought.

A few seconds later, someone knocked softly on her bedroom's door.

she ordered.

It was Roshua who entered the room before bowing in front of the young girl, a white envelope in his hand.

he greeted.

she replied turning around to him, smiling slightly.

he said, handing her the item.

she asked, very confused.

With these words, the girl opened the envelope and unfolded the letter that was inside before reading it.

┌─────── ∘◦❁◦∘ ───────┐

Good evening, Lady Kalmiv,

I urgently request you to leave your mansion and hide because you're going to be in great danger. Go to the royal palace as soon as possible. It's the safest place for you.

Sincerely.

└─────── ∘◦❁◦∘ ───────┘

Reading these words, the girl put on a very confused expression on her face before looking at Roshua.

she asked.

With these words, the two young people heard the guards of the gates of the mansion shout very loudly.

The girl rushed to her window to see a large group of demons outside, attacking the mansion and killing the servants.

she exclaimed in shock.

Roshua who saw the scene in front of him, took the girl's hand and rushed out of the room.

he declared as he ran down the long corridors.

she asked, very scared.

he explained.

The two young people continued to run until they reached the backyard of the palace where the stables were. The blond haired girl leaned against the wall to catch her breath as tears rolled down her cheeks.

she whispered.

The young man released two horses and brought them to her, a sympathetic expression on his face.

Suddenly, a huge noise resonated around them. The demons had destroyed a huge part of the stables.

Roshua exclaimed.

He helped the girl quickly mount her horse before mounting on his own one.

Rizilluth called them with a sadistic smile.

The horses of the two young people began to gallop towards the back exit, followed by the group of demons. Roshua used his power to create a shield to protect Cecilia. He formed a ball of fire with his hand before throwing it at the group of demons.

Rizilluth growled in pain.

One of the demons took an arrow and positioned it with his bow before shooting it and piercing the young knight's belly with it.

Cecilia shouted in shock and worry.

Blood began to flow from the young bodyguard's mouth. Suddenly, he removed the arrow that was pierced deep in his stomach, uttering a cry of abominable pain. His breathing became very heavy.

He stopped his horse from galloping and turned around to face the group that was running after them, glaring at them.

he whispered in a tired voice as he prepared himself to fight with his sword.

she retorted, tears in her eyes.

The young man assembled his powers and formed a huge ball of blood red color with both hands before throwing it towards his enemies, reducing them to ashes in a few moments including Rizilluth which caused the other demons to delay a little bit.

The young man turned to Cecilia again, coughing up blood, a very painful expression on his face.

he ordered in a very weak voice.

she whispered with tears streaming down her cheeks.

she whispered, sobbing.

With these words, the young knight passed out on his horse due to the amount of blood he had lost.

She advanced towards him and hurriedly took the reins of his horse before pulling at them and galloping again at full speed, leaving behind the group of demons.