POV Cecilia Evelyn ~
"Yes, I will fine and I am on my way. Allright,
I will call later" Intending to deliver the Student Congratulatory speech, Cecilia is currently passing through the end of a narrow tunnel.
Different colours and shapes of Fire crackers were burnt in the skies, The whole City was in the mood of a festival.
People were crowded on the edge of the Road, giving away a broad passage to the march of soldiers of two duchies.
"Wohoo hooo"
People were watching and cheering the march going through the broad road.
"Let me through! I said, Let me through!" Cecilia passed between the huge crowd running towards the church of the magical nation of Eramu.
"Tunn..tunn..tunn..", Sound of bell ringing of the church restounded throughout the city.
"I am late....I am late" Cecilia arrived mumbling in the church and stood beside headmaster of the magic academy as headmaster breathed a sigh of relief.
Large number of nobles and denizens were standing in their own groups according to their hierarchy just below the main stage in a large hall of the church.
Headmaster of the magic academy was also in the front of the crowd beside a red carpet setted between the hall as noted today was the day of the wedding between Alexander & Marrine.
Two Archdukes walked on the main stage towards the centre by two opposite sides.
"I never thought, i would i have pleasure to seeing you outside the battle field"Sylvester
Deus firstly spoke happily to Mathias Cristine.
"And her I thought nothing could surprise me ever again, but these are the chaotic times" Mathias Cristine spoke in a serious tone as Sylvester and Mathias briefly chatted to each other.
Suddenly, Guards announced-
"The Groom Sir Alexander Deus and bride Marrine Cristine. Entering!!! "
Curtains sided from the main door and both Alexander and Marrine appeared together in their imperial wedding clothes and walked towards the main stage through the red carpet putted between centre of hall.
"The Union between these youths symbolises the end of the long raging war between two ducal houses." Both Sylvester and Mathias announced as they watched the wedding couple.
Alexander and Marrine reached the main stage & smiled after looking at each other for a breif period of time.
"The Unification of our crest will result in the creation of the Grancrest 'The Emperor's Holy Seal'.
Afterwards being ravaged by the Abyss for several decades, peace will come at last at this continent" Both head Archdukes announced as wedding couple came together to comple the wedding ritual.
Crowd watched hapilly with excitement at the wedding couple with a new hope.
"Aaah.. what happened!" Cecilia yawned, at the boring speech but suddenly she sensed a tremor in her body as she was a mage.
she looked around and found a huge mana fluctuations at the centre of the stage.
Cecilia immidiately
ran and climbed the stage.
"Step back you are in danger" Cecilia spoke to the bride and groom as she reached them.
"Who are you? What happened!" Both groom and bride spoke confused to her.
"I will explain later" Cecilia said as she gripped her wand and ran towards the archdukes were mana fluctuations occur.
"Aaah! Stop right there" Cecilia moved backward as someone attacked her and gripped her body from behind.
"Let me go! I must disperse the mana" Cecilia screamed tried to move free but Ervin didn't unbind her as guards ran towards them.
"Whussshh whuuuuu" suddenly wind speed rises dramatically as curtains fluttered.
"Not good" Cecilia spoke as she felt her body mana was suppressed.
The pitch black, red, blue coloured abyssal mana surrounded the whole chuch hall as mist then start converging near the Dukes.
A pitched darked Abyssal ball formed as an
hurroundous, fearful, haunted sound came and atmosphere turned darker than Abyss.
Everyone protected themselves from the turbulence of wind as some sttaggerd back, some lost their mind and fell on the ground.
An spacial passage opened and a giant female lady came and opened her dark, pitched black angelic wings.
A silver coloured dome barrier was formed by the Demon lord.
"Demon Lord of Diabolos" Cecilia spoke.
"I must help the archdukes" Ervin spoke with conviction and ran towards them.
"It's too late! Demon lord has erected a barrier" Cecilia spoke with helplessness.
"Erupt", several imperial mages fired their mana based and physical Attacks but every thing failed as if barrier was impenetrable.
"Why the demon lord appeared here, Can nothing be done" Arch Duke Sylvester
Deus spoke sadly.
"Bow down before my crest" Archduke Mathias Cristine spoke as he activated his crest to attack the demon lord.
A pink coloured huge crest was projected with massive and complex designs glowed as crest fully manifested.
"I will assist you" Archduke Sylvester Deus
also activated his crest.
A yellow coloured crew was projected with same complexity.
Both crest joined together and with a bright light formed a new more massive crest.
"Could that be 'Emperor's Holy Seal' the Grancrest" Cecilia spoke excitedly with a newly emerged hope.
"This should be enough to—" Cecilia continued but her voice was cut short as Demon lord Diabolos starts moving.
Diabolos takes on the appearance of a young female with long purple hair with a broad sword in her hand. She is seen with wings, being held up by a demonic hand, although we can surmise it is not apart of her. She also has two horns on the side of her head, curving inwardly.
Her dark Angel like massive body moved and she lifted her massive dark demonic sword "Dansleif" and only in one hit Grancrest was broken into pieces and disappeared.
Simultaneously in the same sword hit, the Two Archdukes heads also fell together separated from their head as their body became headless.
This scene looke quite gruesome.
"Fatherrrr... " Marrine screamed but her two guards held her tight and Alex was alredy fell on the ground unconscious.
A portal opened and The Demon lord slowly submerged in it and all the Abyssal mana disappeared.
The hall again became bright
again as the mist cleared.
The sunlight again fell on the city as this fearful and mornful day ended with peace.
This event from then later announced in the whole continent as"The Great hall Tragedy".
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A/N- This chapter is the beginning of the faction development arc.
Although i am a newbie, I sincerely hope readers will enjoy it.