"It's good to see you again Anastasia."
Adelaide said, a warm smile on her face.
Anastasia greeted her with a hug, Kevin quickly put down his guard since it was not a threat to them. He saw Nesrin waving at him, he also wave back at the female who is always on her armor.
"How many years has passed? 25? No, actually 30!" Anastasia said excitedly, her eyes sparkling as well the room spriouting out new flowers from every crook of the room.
Anastasia observed the female before her, she still looked the same but her looked got younger than before. How can she aged younger while she have to take care of her skin and health just to look young!
"Specifically 26 years Anastasia, you got shorter." Adelaide teased the shorter female who crossed her arms over her chest.
"Hey! Remember that I will always be the taller among the group and take a seat over there and don't mind the child." Anastasia grabs a chair and place it near at the flower bed where Adelaide supposed to sit.
Adelaide gazed at the child, who looked in peace as if she was never harmed at the beginning.She looked exactly the same as her student, well it's a fact since they are half siblings.
She took a seat as Kevin prepared a tea for the two guest.Nesrin only stood up not bothering to chat anyway, she only came to listen since she heard that something happened interesting.
"Do you guys have all the ingredients for the disease?" Anastasia shake her head.
"No, and how did you know about that?"
"Because that child is my student younger sibling. You know Caspian Smythe who saved the Imperial Prince."
Anastasia eyes gleamed hearing the name of the bubblegum pink haired male. She never met that boy but she knew that boy is very interesting to begin with.
"I want to meet that person but you know I can't. Oh, by the way what are you guys doing here? Do you guys need something?"
Kevin gave the two guest the tea, bowing before leaving the garden. He don't want to intefere between the three best friends.
"I came here to visit you and help you cure the child illness."
"Stop lying Adelaide, I know that you came for another reason." Anastasia chuckled, she can always know when Adelaide lie.
Nesrin took the chance to speak, she wanted atleast to find the answer more than anything.
"Anastasia, do you still have the Deception Memoire?" Anastasia stop for a moment gazing at the female beside the Adelaide.
Her brows met each other after hearing the name of the book. She licked her lips to stop it fron drying.
"Why do you need that?"
"We want to know the prediction that the Elder wrote." Again, Anastasia frowned deeply.
"Why? Don't tell me that the 'book' is related at the Memoire?"
"No, it's not that.It's about the Noa—"
The flower withered away, the color lost it's life. Adelaide wondered why it happened suddenly, and why did Anastasia smiling.
"Sorry about that, I forgot to water it. Wait there, I'll grab the book after I finished watering them."
Anastasia flicked her hand towards the fountain. A stream of water emerged from the fountain and sprayed throught the new blooming flowers. It's like raining but they were not wet.
Anastasia walked towards the fountain and chant something. The color of the water turned deep shade of blue and suddenly a book pop out of nowhere and the color returned back to the original color.
Anastasia plop down infront of the two, Nesrin snickered seeing Anastasia wearing glasses but she was drenched with water.
Leaving her no choice but to change.
"This is the book.It seems that the Emperor have told you something about Noah Willsby right? You know him too since you are there when it happened." Anastasia mysteriously smiled.
Adelaide knew what her smile menaing behind that, it means that she is excited and can't wait to tell her about she want to know.
"This book is passed down generations as you know. I told you about this book back then but you weren't interest about this but now....What is the reason hmm?"
Before Anastasia opened the book, she asked Adelaide a question.
Anastasia knew that Adelaide wasn't interest in the book even though it contains alot of interesting things that can happened in the future but she just brushed it pass.But, this took a suprise turn.
"I...."
Adelaide lingered off, what and why is she doing these? Is that because what the Emperor told them? Or maybe that the Emperor is only lying? Claude is not the type of person to lie but how could he easily tell them about that Arthur is Noah in the past?
Arthur did show some sign similarities about the two, the same fire in their eyes when they want to protect someone?
Arthur and Noah are both different in the beginning but in the end it is indeed a large similarties.
Arthur is not a cold blooded person but Noah is, well in the past before he met his lover.
"You also don't know the answer right?"
"Also?"
"The Empress and the Emperor also did the same. They asked for the book and what it contain but they can't answer it."
Adelaide grabs the cup of tea to calm herself down. The two knew something and that is why the Emperor confirmed that his son is indeed Noah.
"But, I will tell you what the book contain is."
"Wait... You knew that Arthur is Noah in the past aren't you?" Anastasia gave her a smile.
She know.
"That is why I didn't went up there. I want to stay and see if Arthur memories as Noah is still intact."
Anastasia opened the book and Nesrin returned with Kevin who holds alot of cookies. Nesrin didn't bother the two since she want to hang out with Kevin.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
Anastasia took a deep breath, " Because I also have my doubt back then."
Anastasia turned the pages every now and then trying to look for the answer.She stop when she saw the last prediction.
"This is the last one that the Elder predict before..." Anastasia stop, asbher eyes waver.
Adelaide knew that something happened tragic back then with the final battle of Ophelia and Samael.
"Ehem, excuse me about that part.So, okay.
Where do I start?"
"Start from the beginning, the real beginning Anastasia."
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"So, your saying that those 'people' who lived there are very much closer to gods?"
The Empress nodded, it's been an hour since they keep talking about the City If Laernu which she didn't mind telling about these curious child.
"Yes, since most of them are from the fables of the gods, just like the Cenetia which is from Poseidon. Those creatures are what this people called Mythical. Since they are very unknown species who were seen last decades."
"Woah, I want to see one of those creatures."
Suddenly, a heavy tense atmosphere spread around the place. Something choking them but there's no hand wrapping around their throat but it's harder to breathe.
The Empress hand trembled from the sudden fear, her entire body feel like dropping to the ground.
As if someone is controlling them, like a higher position than the Emperor.
The guards came tumbling down and face planting and having a hard time standing up.
Somehow, Caspian is not feeling anything at all, he was just having a hard time breathing like the oxygen were cut off from the surface.
"W-what the hell is happening?!" Alistair yelled, his face mushed down to the ground while Khairro is just kneeling and also holding the red haired male.
It lasted for a few minutes until it vanished like it wasn't there before, the people stands up confused. While the Emperor and the Viscount knew something and Caspian also know that heavy aura before.
Dragon Fear.
Nohae activated his dragon fear suddenly, of cours enobody would suspect that it was him but everyone can now understand that there was a dragon there.
But, why would Nohae activate his ability?
Did sometjing happened inside?
Suddenly, someone pointed out at the entrance of the collapsong mansion.
"Is that the Viscount Oliver butler?"
Nohae came out with a cold smile with his other hand dragging someone out of the ruined mansion and while on the other hand is a book which emits a dark aura.
"!!"
"T-the book your majesty!"
It is indeed the book that they keep searching for and now it was revealed to the public.
Another assistant of the Emperor put a gloves on and carefully grabs the book on the butler's hand.
Some guards came to escort the poor male who was drag out, and they found out that the person inside the cloak is a student?
A student from the Elysian.
The three students knew that is one of the mole inside the academy! It even belongs to the Fire Faction where Daewi belongs and also where Khairro belong to.
He was escorted out and now that the book is hidden from the evil, they can take the advantage since Samael is also going after the book but until now that the book is secured tightly as if the book don't find their worthy enough to be opened.
But, how did the old Caspian opened it?
It wasn't also explained how did he do it, but how come the Symbotic Embrace wasn't there also in the novel?
And Rośe wasn't mentioned having one.
This is getting creepy and crazier after the revealing things.
The three students left the scene, assuring that the Smythe family will be safe up there.
Of course before they left, the two Smythe were having a talk eith their Father about their safety, also Nohae wrapping up the strawberry cake for him to eat while in the carriage.
They want to teleport but they don't have the scrolls to use, si they have to use the carriage again.
While inside the carriage, the two are pretty awkward. Sometimes Caspian catch his brother carassing the Red haired male thigh, but always retreat before Alistair can hit him.
Those two are being weird, really weird and he just hope that they arrived much faster at the academy.
Cause it's really awkward.
But, where did the headmaster and Nesrin go? Weren't they also at the scene?
But, what will his excuse be if Arthur finds out that he wasn't there?