Wolfenstein Kingdom
A man in rugged looking clothes is walking towards the Wolfenstein Castle. Dried tears and mucus met and mixed on his face as blood, sweat, and dirt covered the entirety of his body. Extreme exhaustion was evident on this man's face.
A few guards hurriedly approached to stop this crazy hobo who's trying to get to the castle.
"Sir, please leave this place immediately!"
The man seemed to have snapped from his dazed state as he dumbly stared at the guard knight in front of him. Then he realized that they were looking at him like that because of the condition of his clothes and body. In actuality, this 'crazy hobo' was one of the higher ranking knights that served as the swords of the king. This particular one also happened to be the man that was spared by Feihren back then, to bring the "good news" to the king.
"No, no, you do not understand. I am one of the knights that directly serve the king, I am here to report from a mission he personally asked my troop to do!"
"We need proof of your identity."
"Proof?" The man started crazily laughing as he started jerking back and forth.
"Do you not see my current condition? Do you think I carry any proof of my identity at this point?! All I wanted to do is report to the king and leave this damned place!"
"Please, sir, calm down. We will go and verify your identity. Please wait."
"No, you don't understand we don't have time for this. Are you stupid?"
By this time, the knights were pretty much convinced that this was just someone playing tricks to try and get into the castle to get up to whatever mischief he had planned.
"Sir, we don't have time for all this. Please leave."
Crazed red eyes became apparent on the hobo man's face.
"Leave? Are you stupid? I said I need to report to the king!"
"Sir…" By this time, some of the knights were already trying to pin down this crazed man by restricting both his arms and dragging him away.
The castle door opened.
Two figures could be seen as they walked towards the commotion at the gates. The new arrivals were Charles and King Louie the 3rd.
Charles inspected the hobo looking man and immediately knew that this was one of the people he sent to "sweep out the trash," and it seemed that this guy had obviously failed…
"See?! It's the king! He knows me! My king, I apologize to be appearing in this state, I have bad news to report!"
With cold eyes, Charles immediately interrupted, "Imprison him…"
The hobo knight was shocked by the sudden decision of Charles. He did not even have the chance to report. As for King Louie the 3rd, he was also just standing there with a snobby expression on his face.
"No, no my king! I have something to say. Feihren is…"
But in the next instant, a shadow streaked past the knight and directly attacked the man who was still trying to squeak out an explanation. A blue glow covered Charles' fist as it pierced into the knight's guts!
*Boom!
Blood splattered on the ground as Charles quietly whispered in the man's ear.
"I don't need to hear anything from failures…" A grin appeared on Charles' face, but it was replaced with a grim expression as he heard the man still had a breath of life, and whispered back in a very weak voice.
"I can't believe that you're supposed to be the smart one… stupidity is such a bliss… this place is doomed. I'm glad I didn't die at the hands of that man, but I do believe you deserve to be…" A thud was heard as the lifeless and gutless corpse rolled down the castle's front staircase.
"Feihren…" A cold glint appeared in Charles' eyes.
...
Ranustin Kingdom
The higher mages assigned to communications received a transmitted message from the people assigned by the king to scout out the eastern parts of the Wolfenstein Kingdom.
Magically transmitted messages were very crude and limited after the core was damaged. So people who were assigned on scouting missions would always return as opposed to making full reports by magic so that the report would be as clear as possible to avoid making bad decisions based on vague information.
But this message was simple and straight to the point.
"A neutral, powerful person appeared in the east. He can wield the powers of Titans"
A 15-character message was received and shocked the people assigned to receive messages.
"Hurry! Quickly report this to the king!"
"Shouldn't we assess the authenticity of the message first?"
"Yeah, what if it did not really come from our scouts?"
"But this seems to be a serious matter. It does not matter if it's authentic or just a trick by the enemy, either way, our king must be informed"
The circle of higher mages nodded in agreement and sent out a representative to report it to the king, his name was Magi Zeph.
...
Within the throne room, King Samson Brent was calmly sitting. He was a king akin to a barbaric lion, He has a buff body and a long scar could be seen on his face, but instead of a being threatening, this king emits a very gallant and majestic aura, this is an authentically powerful king!
A few knights came towards him as they reported.
"Your Majesty, the higher spellcasters have received an important report from our initial scouts in the eastern lands of the Wolfenstein Kingdom."
"Let him in."
"My Lord."
"Speak."
Magi Zeph deeply bowed, and continued.
"My Lord, we have received a message containing the following…"
Magi Zeph reported the exact same message that was relayed as King Samson nodded and seemed to analyze the contents. "If this is true, then send a message to that scouting party to return immediately for a comprehensive report. I'll have to meet with the generals and other officials regarding this matter."
Magi Zeph deeply bowed as he exited the throne room.
...
By the afternoon of the same day, the generals and higher officials had gathered, and upon receiving the main agenda of the meeting, most of them gasped audibly. Some of the older generals were a little skeptical of this news, but the higher officials, who were kind of religious, immediately believed it to be true.
The truth is, within the world of Nuwiell, the appearance of religions was definitely unavoidable. For this reason, one of the most heavily followed churches was the one called 'Mercy of the Titans'. In this church they worship the works of the true Titans, the precursors who built the entirety of the world! And it seems that most of the elders in the Ranustin Kingdom were thorough believers!
With a unanimous decision of the assembled leaders, a decree was issued…
"The movement of the united army of the Shodan continent and the alliance of the major kingdoms would be put to a temporary halt until the return of the initial scouting party. The vanguard forces would return and a portion of the troops would be sent on a mission in seeking the aid of the descendant of Titans."
The entire invasion was halted as the message to return was sent to the scouting party of Claire and Matthew.
...
Feihren was teary-eyed after having successive sneezes.
"Are you okay young lad?" Old Mendi inquired
"I'm fine, I think…" Feihren faintly replied.