THE DANGER OF LEAVING THE ACADEMY
Because of his loudmouth, Prince Demos lost his moral right to accuse me of being a thief and there was nothing that he could do about it because he doesn't have solid proof that I stole the Spirit of Arothar.
"This will not be the end of the matter", Prince Demos said to us as he pointed to someone.
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"Dean Masker, thank you for defending my dignity today", I thanked the dean of the academy after Prince Demos and his men have left.
"That is my duty as the dean of the academy although I don't believe you will be afraid of a fight Demos", Dean Masker said to me.
"Why do you say so?" I asked the dean.
"Someone who can destroy the Avatar of Lord Arothar will not be afraid of those scums", he replied to me.
"You must be careful with your 'S' word", I warned the dean who laughed heartily at my words.
"You are an interesting one, I'll give you that. Good luck to you after you leave my academy", Dean Masker said to me.
"Thank you for your blessings", I replied and thanked him.
"You should be careful when you leave the academy though. I couldn't protect you when you are outside the compounds of my academy", Dean Masker said to me.
"Like you said to me earlier, I am not afraid to fight with Demos and his goons", I replied to the dean.
"I guess the ranking on the Knight Templar ranking will be up for reshuffling soon", Dean Masker said to me.
Prince Demos and the House of Nobles would attack me together with many knights under their employ. Some of them could probably be ranked knights.
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"Dean Masker, do you think the House of Noble will dare to attack Duke Oriese once he leaves the academy?" Eugenia asked Dean Masker.
"It is highly likely, given the character of Demos and the fact that he suspected Oriese of stealing his artifact, the Spirit of Arothar", Dean Masker replied to her.
"That is the reason you helped Duke Oriese earlier? To annoy Prince Demos?" Eugenia asked him.
"I did what a dean of the academy should do, fairly", Dean Masker replied to her innocently.
"Should we help Duke Oriese?" Eugenia asked the dean.
"Help? We don't interfere with things that happen outside the border of our academy. It is their fight if they decide to fight", Dean Masker told Eugenia.
"Duke Oriese will be in danger. The House of Noble is vicious", Eugenia told Masker.
"The House of Noble even if all their princes and princesses were to fight, would not be the match for Duke Oriese and his team of legendary fighters, especially now that they lost the divine artifact, The Spirit of Arothar. They are not the ones whom Duke Oriese should worry about", Dean Masker told Eugenia.
"Yes, the Princes and Princesess of the House of Nobles got their ranking with their money mostly and not with their abilities. But who should Duke Oriese be worried about?" Eugenia asked the dean.
"The top three ranked knights who haven't fought with Duke Oriese yet. These three are true talents and they received enormous benefits from the families. They are the real monsters in the academy and the true bearers of the Knight Templar ranking", Dean Masker told Eugenia.
"Just hope they won't follow blindly the House of Noble to hunt Duke Oriese", Eugenia replied to him.
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"Why are we coming this way to the mountains? There are people tailing us", Chash said to me.
"Because this part of the mountains is secluded", I replied to him.
"Shouldn't we fight with them in the open, where they couldn't use dirty tricks against us?" Cassandra asked me.
"It goes both ways. We can also be quite dirty to them", I replied to her.
"Don't worry Cass, master must have a plan", Meera told her.
"Yes, I have a plan", I replied to her before I went down to the mountain peak and my friends followed me to land near some trees.
Once we were on the mountain, we took out some furniture to enjoy the mountain view together.
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"Bastard Oriese, today is the day of your death", Prince Demos shouted to me as I sat on a lying lounge chair overlooking the mountains, while Meera and Cassandra sat next to me.
"I'm watching birds here and you scums are blocking my way", I told them.
"Surround him and make sure he returns to us the Spirit of Arothar", Prince Demos told his accomplices.
Several Princes and Princesses of the House of Nobles were here with Prince Demos together with many knights and conjurers from the major families, including knights on the Knight Templar ranking.
"Are you the only ones here? There are not enough of you to occupy my bodyguards' time", I said to them.
Suddenly, two other figures appeared from the horizon. They were the second and third ranked on the Knight Templar ranking, Princess Ennea of Polina and Duke Idaos of Hemaios.
With the exception of the first in the Knight Templar ranking, almost all the knights on the ranking who were healthy enough were here to hunt me.
"It seems I should have killed all you creep the last time", I said to them.
"You didn't fight with me and Ennea last time. The result will not be the same as fighting with those morons", Duke Idaos said to me.
The strongest knights in the Knight Templar ranking were the top three. The rest of the knights on the ranking were there because they were placed there by their families due to negotiation rather than their abilities.
"You scum forgot. In the last time, you lasted for so long only because you have the Spirit of Arothar to help you. Without the Avatar of the Shining Armor, you creeps will be downed by a single blast from my fingers", I shouted to the knights forcefully.
"Let's kill this bastard", Prince Demos shouted out to command.
Knights, conjurers and guards surrounded us in the air, blocking the beautiful view of the mountains.
It was time for battle again.
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