The wind blew through the remnants of the city's buildings, passing various dark monsters standing amidst the ruins. They simply stood and gazed at the sky. When the wind swept over them, one of the monsters raised its hand, as if savoring the breeze. After a few minutes, they began to leave one by one. Some disappeared into the darkness, while others stayed in place. However, something interesting caught the eye.
One of the monsters was carrying a small child on its back. The child, about 7 years old, was peacefully asleep. The monster carried the child, sheltering the little one intentionally abandoned by their parents. Unfortunately, the child found a new guardian. Before long, the sky began to clear up, abandoning its attempt to conceal the moonlight. The moon's light illuminated nearly the entire area.
On the other side, near the lake to the west, there was a dense forest. The trees there appeared lush, bearing plenty of fruit. Not only that, but deer roamed freely, butterflies fluttered around, and Ayral was there, feeding the deer while picking some apples for Kelfin.
[Moonlight replaced the sunlight]
...
Suddenly, near the lake, a large figure emerged from the water. The thunderous sound of droplets caught Ayral's attention, and she smiled.
"MIMI....!" (Waving)
It turned out to be the giant lake-dwelling monster that Kelfin first encountered. With its massive presence, its eyes locked onto Ayral, and it began to speak.
"Lady Ayral... Why?"
"Yes, yes... (shaking her head). I know you must be worried, but don't worry, he's a good person, I think hehe (smiling hesitantly)."
"That's not what I'm worried about, Lady Ayral. It's the necklace. It's no ordinary necklace; I strongly feel that it's older than me or The Jade (Mumu)."
"... Something might have been overlooked... so please be careful with it."
Ayral, upon hearing this, fell silent, gazing at the sky. But suddenly, she smiled.
"What Mumu said might have some truth, but..." (Ayral remembered Kelfin's face from the day before)
"I'm sure he's someone with a gentle heart."
After that brief conversation, Ayral walked towards the castle.
...
Meanwhile, in the castle, at the same time, Kelfin was awake and being stared at by Mumu, the Jade Snake.
"...."
"SPEAK!"
(Kelfin startled and shivered)
Kelfin started looking ahead, seeing two snake eyes right in front of him. He felt a heavy pressure but could only endure it.
Gluppp (swallowing saliva).
"Where...! Where am I?! Let me go?!"
"FALLENSIA CASTLE..."
"MAIN GATE PROTECTOR OF THE ANCIENT KINGDOM FAMILY"
"THE ANCIENT KINGDOM CASTLE THAT YOU FROM ARAR HAVE BEEN TARGETING ALL ALONG!!!"
(The atmosphere became eerie and tense, the rage of The Jade echoing)
"BUT I HAVE ONE QUESTION BEFORE I ERADICATE YOU!!"
"THAT NECKLACE? WHERE DID YOU GET IT?!" (angrily shouting)
With the still resonating roar and the clear echo, Kelfin could only remain silent, feeling as if a sword was at his throat, any wrong move and his life would be in jeopardy.
"I... I... don't understand, what do you mean? I'm not from Arar or whatever that is! And this necklace?! (holding it)"
Kelfin stared sharply at Mumu.
"Since I was born, this has always been with me, and it will be mine forever!!!"
They locked eyes intensely.
"I HOPE YOU'RE NOT LYING?!!"
"I'm not... huh... hah... (taking a breath)."
"EARLIER, YOU SAID YOU'RE NOT FROM ARAR? THEN WHERE ARE YOU FROM, HUMAN?"
"I... (thinking hard)"
"I... (trying to remember)"
Kelfin tried to remember, but he couldn't recall anything except his name.
"You may not believe me, but I don't remember anything except my name."
Mumu the Jade Snake remained silent, gazing at Kelfin.
This kid is not lying. When people lie, I always know because there's always a foul aura coming out of their mouths. But this kid is different; he doesn't emit anything.
Seeing this, Mumu The Jade Snake closed its eyes, and suddenly, many jade-colored smokes emerged.
Tukkk tukkk.... (sound of footsteps).
From within the smoke, "I hope you're from that rotten kingdom, only knowing how to seize and be greedy like PIGS! I hope I can tear your flesh apart and suck you dry!!! I hope you're a liar who only knows how to stab!! But..."
And from the smoke emerged an adult woman, Mumu The Jade Snake.
"... you spoke the truth... truthfully, I am impressed."
While tying to bind her long hair, wearing a Qipao dress, and having a tan complexion with bright jade-colored eyes, she lifted her head.
"I am a disaster monster, the counterpart of the lake monster over there, the Main Knight as the guardian and protector of the Fallensia family, Mumu the Jade Snake."
[With a look of disbelief, Kelfin could only respond to that introduction]
"... I'm Kelfin, the one who always loses his memory."
[And at that moment, Mumu smiled and looked at the top right corner, and when Kelfin turned to see, his eyes widened again.]
"Your name is also cool."
Ayral Fallensia smiled.
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...
Meanwhile, in another place, in the kingdom of Arar, the Golden Land.
"Everything is ready, Commander."
"..."
Creak... (The door opens).
"The preparations are complete; we only await your command."
"..."
"Very well, Your Excellency."
Pant, pant, pant (the sound of footsteps leaving).
Once outside a room, the expression on the Commander's face remained stoic. Gazing toward the crowd from the podium.
"The King has given the order... Today, we will seize what rightfully belongs to this kingdom! For the glory of the realm, for the royal family! For the King! Today, I have gathered and chosen all of you!"
"You are the best of the best! You are specially forged swords meant for killing and destroying for the King! Focus your minds! Steadfasten your hearts!"
"TODAY, WE WILL MOVE!"
"LET US TOGETHER CONQUER..."
"...ONE OF THOSE ANCIENT CASTLES."
"LET US TAKE OVER FALLENSIA CASTLE!"
"HUAAAAA!!! LONG LIVE THE KINGDOM OF ARAR!"
And it turned out, in front of them were 15,724 fully equipped soldiers of the kingdom. They shouted enthusiastically. Among the crowd, there were seven units clad in black armor, each with their weapons.
[The Kingdom of Arar prepares to attack.]