Worshipper Arc. Chapter 34: The end is near.
After Valoran receives the letter that he will be given the opportunity to sit on the Magic Kings thorne to see if he's worthy of becoming the next King of Magic he tells his Mother about the news when he arrives home with Artemsia.
"Your home." Aelina says with excitement.
"Hello Mother." Valoran greets stepping inside the home.
"Hello Aelina." Artemsia also greets.
"Welcome dear, I just finished dinner. I hope you are both hungry." Aelina relies.
"Thank you Mom." Valoran replies.
Valoran and Artemsia help set up the table.
Valoran and Artemsia finish setting up the table.
"Thank you, you two." Aelina says with gratitude.
Aelina hands Valoran and Artemisa a plate and sit down around the table together with Aelina.
They begin to eat dinner.
Valoran during the diner brings the news.
"Mother, I have something important to tell you." Valoran says with a serious tone.
"What is it?" Aelina asks, slightly worried.
Valoran takes a deep breath.
Valoran pulls out the letter from his pocket and hands it to his Mother.
"Hmm a letter?" Aelina questions with curiosity.
"It will explain everything." Valoran explains.
Aelina reads the letter.
"In three days you are to arrive at the magic kings thorne!" Aelina shouts in confusion.
"Indeed. In three days we will see if I am truly worthy of becoming the next king of magic." Valoran confirms.
"How are you feeling about this?" Artemesia questions Aelina.
"Uhm…well…I knew that the day would soon arrive but, knowing it will be this soon is kind of short notice and caught me off guard. I do feel happiness, this is something you have worked your entire life for.I am so happy for you" Aelina explains.
"That's great, Mother." Valoran says with relief.
"How are you feeling about this Valoran?" Aelina questions.
Valoran looks at this Mother.
"I feel conflicted, on one hand I am happy to be this close to becoming the next King of Magic, on the other hand I do feel anxious on the fact that there is the possibility that the throne will not recognise me as the King of Magic." Valoran says with worry.
"I have zero doubt in my mind that the throne will recognise you as the King of Magic." Artemsia shares.
"Thank you Artemsia." Valoran thanks with sincerity.
"Valoran, I know you will become the next King of Magic, no one is more deserving than you." Aelina says.
"Hm, thanks Mother… we will see in three days what the outcome will be." Valoran replies.
After that the three finished dinner and cleaned up everything.
Valoran senses something powerful shortly after.
"A powerful presence…just came out of nowhere." Valoran thinks to himself.
Valoran looks over to Artemsia who looks just as confused.
"You can sense it as well?" Valoran questions.
"Yes, it's him." Artemsia replies.
"If he's here, he probably wants to meet with me." Valoran answers.
"What are you going to do?" Artemsia asks with curiosity.
"I will not keep him waiting." Valoran responds.
"Mom." Valoran calls out to Aelina.
"What is it?" Aelina questions.
"I will be heading out for a bit." Valoran explains.
"But it's late already." Aelina says with concern.
"I'll be careful." Valoran says with calm.
"Alright then." Aelina says.
Valoran leaves and casts irum (teleportation magic)
At an instant Valoran stands in front of a small hill covered by grass.
"I can sense your presence." Valoran calls out toward the hill.
At the top of the hill a shape of human forms.
"I'm impressed that you were able to sense my presence despite disguising myself including my aura in nothingness." A male voice says with amusement.
"It wasn't hard to notice your foul presence…Daimos." Valoran says with a smirk.
"Hahaha, it's been a while since I have been talked to like this. It's amusing." Daimos says with amusement.
"Why are you here?" Valoran becomes serious.
"Hehehe, I'm here to congratulate you of course, in three days we will see if you become my new rival ." Daimos says with slight excitement.
"Hm, well thank you…how very kind of you." Valoran says with sarcasm.
"I hope you are prepared for what's coming if you are chosen." Daimos says with a serious tone.
"The question is, are you?" Valoran counters.
"I will destroy you and with that the hope that I couldn't destroy 4000 years ago." Daimos threatens.
"I will destroy you, something the previous Magic King hoped for." Valoran promises.
"We will see, three days…in three days…" Daimos disappears.
"His presence is gone. He must have returned to the divine realm." Valoran mumbles to himself.
Three days later.
Valoran is ready for his special day.
Valoran before leaving the home talks to his Mother.
"Mother, I'm heading for the castle." Valoran says.
Aelina steps toward Valoran.
She looks up to face him.
"Valoran, I'm so proud of you. Whether or not the throne will accept you doesn't matter, you managed to get this opportunity which many never have been given." Aelina says with pride.
"Thank you Mother, whatever happens I am proud of myself and that I managed to get this opportunity." Valoran says with pride.
"I'll be going now." Valoran says heading out the door.
Since it is no school day Artemsia stays home with Aelina since no one other than Valoran will be allowed to enter the castle.
"Good bye." Valoran takes his leave.
Valoran casts irum (teleportation magic). At an instant he's teleported in front of castle Black Burg.
The castle is huge, piercing through the clouds.
"So this is the castle. Up close the castle is ginormous. Let's not keep them waiting." Valoran mumbles.
Valoran walks up to the castle gates.
Three Guards wearing armour and armed with spears take notice of Valoran.
"Who are you? Don't you take another step!" One of the guards firmly instructs.
Valoran stops in his tracks and raises both his arms to signal that he is unharmed.
"My name is Valoran Silver. I was to come here for the opportunity to sit on the thorne." Valoran states to the guards.
The front gates of the castle open.
"Stand down." A female voice instructs the guards.
The guards lower their spears.
"Yes Ma'am" The guards acknowledge and lower their spears.
A demi-human female appears from the gate and walks up to Valoran.
"You must be Valoran Silver." The female states.
"I am." Valoran replies.
"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Ziebiel Von Nolcia. I will be showing you to the throne." Ziebiel introduces herself.
"A pleasure to meet you." Valoran replies.
"Please follow me." Ziebiel leads the way inside the castle.
Valoran follows Ziebel inside the castle.
Inside the castle Valoran notices the state of the inside.
"The castle is not well kept." Valoran tells Ziebel.
Inside the castle it looks nothing like Valoran imagined. The walls have cracks, the inside of the castle is not clean and it seems deserted rather than staff ensuring that the castle is in pristine condition.
"Yes, there is a reason for this." Ziebel shares.
"A reason?" Valoran questions.
"Yes, the castle's structure was maintained by the previous Magic King's immense magic. You see this castle was constructed with powerful magic, one of the roles of the previous magic king was to maintain the castle through magic." Ziebel reveals.
"WIth the Magic King being dead for 4000 years the castle has deteriorated quite a bit." Ziebel adds on.
"I see." Valoran replies.
Eventually Valoran and Ziebel stand in front of the throne.
"This is the magic King's thorne." Ziebel declares.
It's a black throne made of the strongest and highest quality of wood, with a red cushioned seat.
A Legion of Soldiers approach Valoran and Ziebel to witness Valoran taking a seat on the throne.
"Quite the crowd." Valoran says with sarcasm.
"This is not the norm." Ziebel reveals.
"When we heard that a 1st year would take a seat on the throne, everyone was excited to see if perhaps that someone who's considered worthy at your stage to be seated on the throne." Ziebel says.
"Hmm, is that so?" Valoran questions.
"Everything is ready. Whenever you are ready please take a seat on the thorne." Ziebel kindly instructs.
Valoran begins to walk up the three stairs to the throne.
Valoran stands in front of the throne.
Valoran takes a seat on the throne…