Chapter. 20
Searching
Shiny City. A moment, after an exam that ended in chaos. Everyone in the halls the Shinny Academy look like they had just woken up from a nightmare. Their voices echoed each other.
Between feeling frenzy and panic that hit, Kellen closed his eyes. Pain and anger hit his soul one after another. Keannan is the only thing that can keep Kellen's healthy mental after Anyeelie's departure from his life. Now, he also had to lose Keannan.
Kellen's body shook violently. He barely even felt when Alfred tried to wake him up by shaking his arm. Kellen stood still and froze.
After seventeen years had passed, this was the first time Kellen was hit by such a great feeling of helplessness. For a moment he wanted to give in to anger and destroy everything around him. Kellen's whole mind was only filled with thoughts of wanting to repay Keannan's loss.
Flashes of shadows as Kellen spent time with Keannan appeared one after another. If only he was given a choice, then Kellen would gladly replace Keannan to face all obstacles in life. Even if it's death though.
Meanwhile, around Kellen, everyone ignored Ackerley's caused damage. Their attention focused on the center of the arena. They looked at the crack in the center hall, the empty spot where Keannan had been standing just moments before.
In their hearts they wondered where Keannan and Ackerley had disappeared to. Inevitably, bad thoughts of Keannan's safety, came to their minds. But, no one dared to reveal it at that time. Slowly all eyes turned to Kellen.
At the same time, Kellen caught a glimpse of Keannan's presence. He didn't know where the signal was coming from. What the clear is that Kellen can feel that his son is still with him in this world.
Hope grew in Kellen's heart. But, he did not want to be trapped by mere hallucinations. Immediately, Kellen did a search with his inner eye.
Kellen closed his eyes tightly. He allowed his soul to merge with the universe. All the commotion around him suddenly disappeared. Kellen's mind began to research to the farthest place that his power could reach. But, he did not find any sign of Keannan's whereabouts.
Then Kellen opened his eyes and thought, his eyes fixed on the middle of the duel hall. Suddenly it occurred to him, maybe being in the last place his son was, would be able to help him find Keannan's whereabouts.
Quick as lightning, Kellen was already in the middle of the arena. He placed his palm on the crack in the floor of the hall, where Keannan had been before. With full concentration Kellen tried to find the whereabouts of his son.
At first Kellen found nothing. However, after he tried one more time with more concentration, Kellen was able to catch a glimpse of Keannan's reflection.
Kellen could vaguely sense that Keannan was somewhere. However, he could not find where it was or the exact direction.
Even more strangely, the existence of the Joye Sword felt even stronger. The sign of Joye Sword existence was so palpable even compared to the time when still in Gillian's hands even once. Kellen pondered in surprise.
For a moment, Kellen pensively thought of several possibilities. However, what clear is that he can breathe a little relieved because he feels that Keannan is not dead.
His son is still alive, that's all that matters. Because wherever it is if Keannan still alive, Kellen believes he can still do the search.
From the audience, voices of fear and confusion mingled into one. Everyone present realized that Kellen had saved them. But, apparently Keannan could not be saved. In addition, although not serious, several people also suffered injuries from Ackerley's attack.
In addition, the residents of Shinny Town, who were mostly present in the hall, felt sorry, they had always doubted Keannan's ability as the successor of the power of the sun. However, they were finally able to see by own how Keannan withstood Ackerley's onslaught until the last moment with the ancient power of his ancestor as well.
Means, in Keannan's blood flows the power of the ancestors who gave him his blessing to become Kellen's successor. However, with Keannan's disappearance at this time, it could be too late for the Shinny Town's residents to trust the young man.
"Alfred, send trackers to four directions as far as possible." Kellen looked at Alfred who was also standing next to him in the middle of the hall. "Pair each one with a hunter."
"Is there anything in particular to pay attention to, Sir?"
Alfred had been friends with Kellen since they were very young. He realized there must be a special reason why Kellen had asked him to send a tracker accompanied by a hunter.
"There is, something is bothering me. I can still feel Keannan's presence even though it's only vaguely. However, the sign of Joye Sword power is strangely increasing many times as has met the right owner and I'm afraid, it's not Keannan. What's more strange, I can't detect where they are, even if it's just the direction."
"Are you trying to say that the sword is not in Keannan's hands now?"
"That's one of my guesses. Another possibility is, the true power of the sun within Keannan has awakened, much stronger than before. Either way, we must prepare for the unexpected."
"Very well, Sir, I shall leave now." After languishing for a moment, Alfred immediately darted to the door of the hall that led to the heart of Shinny city.
Meanwhile, after being able to overcome the shock and shock of Keannan's disappearance, Kellen calmly approached Agnes who was still standing waiting with the other alliance elders.
"If anything happens to my son and the safety of the entire clan. Don't expect you and your family and the rest of your clan to escape!" Kellen coldly said to Agnes whose face had turned as pale as a corpse.
All members of the council who heard Kellen's words were surprised. They looked at Kellen and Agnes in turn. However, seeing the cloudy face of their clan leader and Agnes' pale face, no one dared to ask Kellen at that time, but they began to suspect that what was really going on had something to do with Agnes. In a way, it explained Ackerley's presence in the Shinny arena.
"Please, schedule a meeting for the elders and the board of trustees of the fellowship this afternoon. Everyone must attend and take Agnes to the detention center." Kellen said to the city guards were still standing waiting for his orders. Then, he locked onto Agnes' power and left the man bound.
Without waiting for an answer, Kellen sped away. He didn't care about the buzz of voices that immediately came from the fellowship councils, they questioned the meaning of Kellen's words and actions towards Agnes.
Kellen left Agnes alone to explain to the other members of the fellowship council. He didn't care what Agnes wanted to say there. Kellen wanted the man to learn to understand the meaning of honesty, loyalty, and responsibility.
So far, the people who are appointed to be representatives of each clan, are the chosen people and have proven their abilities and ways of thinking. They are really qualified with the task at hand.
Kellen believes that in the end all members of the House of Representatives will soon realize that Agnes is responsible for the chaos and damage that occurred in the hall of the Academy of Shinny, that day.