Nora:- Hm. We should start our journey again. Time is going. Who knows, there might be more monsters lingering in here. Zen is already exhausted.
Zen & Lucas:- Okay.
The bat which was following them from the start was still there. That bat once again flew to his master's place. As he reached his destination he changed into his human form.
Bat:- Greetings, my lady. I have returned to your service once again. (He said with a bow.)
Lady:- How's it going?
Bat:- All of them have awakened their spiritual powers and learned to use a lot of spiritual attacks. He has already awakened three spiritual powers.
Lady:- Do they (mysterious men) know about it?
Bat:- Not yet. They couldn't find the spiritual stones in there so they seemed to move into another place. The monsters in the other places are also growing little by little. You planned it well, my lady. They couldn't detect the spiritual stone's aura because of the Trobotdom Castle magical barrier. And he passed the stones to them at the right moment. Two spiritual stones have already chosen their master.
Lady:- That's good then. Everything is still going according to our plan. I'm glad I happened to stumble on that before them.
Lady's POV to a few months ago. She was searching for a hunt when she was out on a trip in the mountains. She was alone on that side while the others were on another side. She saw a bunny running, so she started chasing that bunny. That bunny ran into a cave. As she followed that bunny there she saw that the bunny was gone. She was dissatisfied. So she turned back to the left when she suddenly noticed an old looking dirty box. She got a little interested, so picked that box up and saw some stones in it. She had a feeling it might be useful, so she bought that with her. After cleaning and examining the stones, she understood that they were spiritual stones. Then a month ago, she sent that to the Trobotdom Duchy as she knew they would pass by there.
Bat:- There is just a little change, the boy named Lucas got a fairy spirit. He rescued the spirit. So she chose him as her master.
Lady:- That's still fine. That spirit will be a help to them. Now go back and keep monitoring.
Bat:- Okay. (He turned back to leave)
Lady:- Wait, before going back to them, deliver this letter to the person whose name is written there. (She handed a letter to that man.)
Bat:- As you wish, my lady.
On the other side, they again started their journey. After an hour, they were at the outskirts of the city. They saw a little commotion in the front. They went to see what happened.
Knight:- Your grace, I think you need to take a horse from here. We managed to catch the horses. But the horse harnesses are broken and one of the carriage wheels falls apart too.
Arch Duke Devlorchy:- Hm. It's fine, I can ride a horse without a harness.
Knight:- But that would be dangerous. Your arm is still injured.
They were observing them from a little far away.
Lucas:- Looks like they have a little problem. Should we check on it?
Nora:- But they can take care of it themselves. Can't they? Do you need to waste our time on them?
Valda:- But we should at least check if they need help.
Zen:- We have wasted enough time already but it helped us to control our power. It doesn't matter anymore and we are already at the outskirts of Devlorchy Arch-Duchy. I don't think we are wasting our time by helping others all this time. So…
Nora:- I see. If you all think like that. Then let's see what happened.
They approached them.
Zen:- Um. Excuse me? Perhaps you guys need any help? You guys look like you are in some kind of trouble.
Butler:- Yes. Our horses suddenly broke its harness and ran away. We managed to capture it back but we can't reattach the horse with the carriage and one of the carriage wheels has fallen apart too. His grace is still injured.
Zen:- His grace?
Butler:- (point to the duke) He is Arch Duke Devlorchy.
Lucas:- Huh? Your grace? Then if you agree, let us help you.
Arch Duke Devlorchy:- Help us? How are you gonna do that?
Zen:- Let us show what we can do.
They take a look at each other's face for a moment. Then they released their powers. Lucas used Botanical Manipulation to regenerate a strong nature harness for the horses and the carriage. Nora used Aero-telekinesis to hold the carriage in air while Zen also used Botanical Manipulation to reattach the carriage wheel. After repairing their carriage.
Arch Duke Devlorchy:- Wow. You guys are spiritual warriors? So you guys are the rumored spiritual warriors. But you two (He pointed to Lucas and Zen). How come you both used the same power? (He spoke with a intrigued smile)
Lucas:- I can only use one spiritual power but Zen can use three.
Arch Duke Devlorchy:- Three spiritual powers? A moon knight?
Nora's POV:- Moon knight. That word, again? That man back then also said this word, didn't he?
Zen:- Moon knight? What is a moon knight?
Arch Duke Devlorchy:- You.. don't know? I see. You guys don't have a guide to teach you about your powers, right?
Zen:- Uh. Yeah. We are still unfamiliar with these powers.
Arch Duke Devlorchy:- How about I help you learn about it slowly? May I know where you guys were headed to?
Nora:- To the Nocture. We want to attend the Imperial choosing knights ceremony.
Arch Duke Devlorchy:- I see. Are you guys gonna take part in the competition?
Lucas:- Yes.
Arch Duke Devlorchy:- The competition is still months away. Then you all are gonna stay in the duchy, right?
Zen:- Yeah, We are planning to stay here and train until a week before the competition.
To Be Continued
**Khadiza Jahan**