In the middle of the night, Xavier had a dream about himself and Princess Jasmine going on a romantic date.
He then heard a feminine voice repeatedly call out his name, instructing him to get up and go to the gate.
But Xavier had no idea what the voice meant by "gate.".
He awoke quickly, sweating profusely, and saw King Alcmena sleeping close to him.
Xavier wiped his sweat and grabbed his staff to assist him in standing up and walking.
He stood slowly and cautiously and began to walk away from King Alcmena, making sure not to make any sounds that would rouse him up.
Xavier then began looking for the gate he had discovered earlier. As he found it, the voice got clearer, urging Xavier to open the gate.
He then slowly placed his hand on the gate, and a surge of energy began to flow out as the gate gradually opened.
The huge room exposed by the gate had Xavier utterly fascinated.
There were numerous exquisite carvings and Eldora runes scattered around the massive walls.
There were also seven massive stone knight statues armed with swords positioned throughout the vast cave space.
But then Xavier heard the voice again, urging him to look straight ahead, so he did.
To his surprise, he saw a magnificent and divine longsword whose brightness flowed throughout the room.
The holy blade had a contrast of royal blue, gold, and a few red ornamental designs. Its pommel and handle were blue, with a thin red ribbon wrapped around it. Its cross-guard was all gold with red decorative motifs on it.
Finally, the blade featured stunning Eldora rune carvings with a gold and crimson shine.
The sacred blade was edged into the ground, supported only by a tiny pilar.
The voice then directed Xavier to approach the sword and pull it from the ground.
And Xavier did so, gradually approaching the blade and laying one of his palms on it.
But as Xavier laid his hand on it, a series of scenes began to play out in his mind.
Those scenes showed the same mom and husband he had seen many times in his dreams, dancing in delight and playing with their newborn child.
But then the scene in the hospital with the woman and her son played again. But this time, Xavier was finally able to learn the newborn baby's name.
The mother then proposed to her husband, "Oh, how about we name our son Xavier?"
This shocked Xavier to the core because he had no idea why this woman spoke his name or who she and her husband were.
But then Xavier snapped back into reality as he cautiously removed the heavenly blade from the ground.
"I knew it!" Dragon King Alcmena exclaimed with delight and excitement as he watched Xavier unsheathe the holy blade.
"I knew you were the one chosen by the Holy Sword, Excalibur!" he went on.
Xavier was surprised to see King Alcmena because he had assumed he was in deep sleep.
But then, when Xavier held up the Divine Blade, Excalibur, he started feeling dizzy. And then he collapsed on the ground, totally knocked out.
King Alcmena hurried over to Xavier and gently took him in his arms.
And he thought to himself in complete happiness, "This boy, he was chosen by Excalibur.".
"For many millennia, I have been waiting for the sword to choose another master, and it finally did.".
"But I'm surprised it chose this boy," he added.
After several hours, Xavier finally awoke early in the morning.
When Xavier awoke, King Alcmena greeted him and told him to go take a bath at the nearby lake. So he might come and eat the dinner he had prepared for him.
Xavier was bewildered and grasped his head in discomfort due to a bad headache.
But then Xavier realized that King Alcmena had cooked a lot of delicious meals, which made his mouth water.
Wiping his drolling mouth, Xavier asked King Alcmena in surprise, stating that he had no idea he could cook that well.
King Alcmena answered proudly, "I always knew how to cook so well."
"But I never tried cooking for myself because I didn't need to eat to survive.".
Xavier attempted to grab one of the dishes, but King Alcmena quickly smacked his hand away, informing him that he needed to brush his teeth and take a bath first.
Xavier asked King Alcmena how he would brush his teeth since he didn't have a toothbrush or toothpaste.
But then King Alcmena made a toothbrush and paste and gave it to Xavier. Telling him to hurry so he can come to eat.
After brushing his teeth, Xavier proceeded to the nearby lake that King Alcmena had informed him about to take a bath.
While taking his bath, he saw that all of his wounds had completely healed, leaving no scars.
After brushing his teeth and taking a bath, he returned to the enormous underground cave and ate his breakfast with King Alcmena.
As they ate, Xavier asked King Alcmena how he knew he wasn't sleeping.
King Alcmena replied humorously, "Herrschers don't need to sleep.".
"I just sleep because I have nothing else to do at night.".
Xavier, no longer surprised, asked King Alcmena about the room he was in the night before.
King Alcmena said that the place he sneaked into was the altar, which housed the Holy Blade, Excalibur.
King Alcmena then expressed his amazement and contempt for Excalibur's decision to name Xavier as its new master.
Xavier asked in amazement, "Wait, Excalibur chose me?"
"Yes," King Alcmena responded.
"And that explains why you were able to enter this dimension.".
"The Blade must have summoned you here," King Alcmena explained.
Xavier was stunned and overjoyed to learn that the Holy Sword had selected him to be its new wielder.
King Alcmena then questioned Xavier if he was a descendant of Ulfberht, the Father of Blades.
Xavier refuted the claim, questioning King Alcmena about why he was asking him that.
King Alcmena stated to Xavier that, unlike Saint Sebastian, he and the Divine Blade, Excalibur, had a strong bond with each other.
Xavier was perplexed, not understanding why King Alcmena recognized a link between him and Excalibur.
King Alcmena then pointed his finger at Xavier's cosmic eyes, wondering if that was the reason they were connected.
Xavier shook his shoulders, telling King Alcmena that he didn't know because he knew nothing about the eyes he was born with.
Xavier continued, stating to King Alcmena that he was born with very odd cosmic eyes.
King Alcmena then asked Xavier what those eyes did for him and what powers they granted him.
And Xavier responded, explaining to King Alcmena how the cosmic eyes enabled him to view everything on a plank scale.
It gave him the power to see from great distances, to see things that were invisible to the naked eye, and it also performed extremely complex calculations so that he could easily utilize his vector abilities.
The cosmic eyes were so brilliant at calculating that he never suffered in a math class since he could calculate anything, including impossible calculations.
However, Xavier went on to tell King Alcmena that the eyes were extremely confusing and strange to use. He had to figure out and understand all of the information the eye was sending him on his own.
King Alcmena smirked and commented, "That must have been a pain to do."
"Yeah," Xavier sighed in agreement.
However, King Alcmena rose and assumed a more serious attitude, which made Xavier anxious.
In a serious tone, King Alcmena suddenly asked Xavier, "Would you like to be my vessel?"
"Huh?" Xavier asked, confused.
"Wait, did you just say you want me to be your vessel?" Xavier inquired, bewildered.
And King Alcmena replied, "Yes, I did.".
"I want to be your contractor," he added.
Xavier questioned King Alcmena about why he suddenly wanted to be his contractor.
And King Alcmena explained to Xavier that because he was selected by Excalibur, he was now in great danger.
Many strong people are going to seek him out in search of Excalibur. And they will do everything they can to steal that sword from him.
Xavier became frightened and began to panic. But King Alcmena reassured Xavier that he didn't have to worry about Excalibur being taken from him.
Because it has already selected him as its master, anyone attempting to steal it from you will be struck by the heavens and killed instantly.
But what he needed to worry about was the safety of his loved ones, who could be in terrible danger.
As a result, if he became his vessel, he would have the capacity to protect himself and his loved ones.
After giving the matter some thought, Xavier eagerly agreed to be King Alcmena's vessel.
King Alcmena grinned joyfully and joked, "This means you're the second person in history to ever form a covenant with a dragon."
Xavier said, "Second?"
"Who's the first person, then?".
And King Alcmena responded, "Well, the first person would be the Father of the Heavens, Lord Yamato."
"The founder of the Empiral House Yamato".
"Wait, Princess Misaki's ancestor?" Xavier inquired, perplexed.
"Yes," King Alcmena responded.
"The first living being to ever form a pact with a dragon is your friend, Misaki's ancestor, Lord Yamato," stated King Alcmena.
"Huh, I never knew about that," Xavier responded, surprised.
King Alcmena chuckled and urged Xavier to rise so they could establish a covenant together.
As Xavier got up, King Alcmena asked him to extend one of his hands.
When Xavier did, King Alcmena delicately cut a small wound in his palm to prevent him from feeling too much pain. He then performed the same thing to himself.
King Alcmena then used his fingers to drip his blood onto Xavier's hand, forming his vow with him.
Saying, "I, the King of Dragons, Alcmena,"
"Now, form a pact with my new vessel, Xavier," he said.
Xavier then replied, "I accept.".
Following that point, a great light enveloped them and the entire cave they were in, illuminating a large area of the forest.
As the illumination faded, Xavier examined his right hand, which King Alcmena had cut open, and discovered that the wound had vanished completely.
"So, did we form the covenant?" Xavier inquired curiously.
King Alcmena responded by explaining to Xavier that he had planted a seed known as the Dragon Seed in him.
However, there was a big issue: the Dragon Seed required the dragon contractor to place it within the ethereal core of the vessel. However, because Xavier lacked an ethereal core, he was obliged to plant the Dragon Seed where the ethereal core should have been.
It was like planting a seed in an immense, chaotic ocean.
"But that still means I have a pact with you, right?" Xavier inquired.
King Alcmena agreed, and Xavier asked, "So, does that mean I can use your powers or something?"
And King Alcmena responded, "Something along that line.".
"But you first have to learn how to use RealmHeart before you can even use the vast and mighty powers I possess," he explained.
"What's RealmHeart?" Xavier inquired, perplexed but intrigued.
"You'll find out soon, once I start your training," King Alcmena said with a smile.
Sweating uneasily at what Alcmena had just said, Xavier then asked King Alcmena where Excalibur was.
And King Alcmena handed him the Blade of Excalibur, which was wrapped around the golden-red scarf Jonathan had given Xavier as a childhood gift.
Xavier cautiously unwrapped Excalibur and was shocked to see a white-like cloth covering the blade side of the sword, which had not previously been present.
King Alcmena saw Xavier's confusion and revealed to him that the white component of the sword was its shieve, which was made of Eldora, his father's bone.
Holding Excalibur up, Xavier said, "It's quite heavy.".
"You'll get used to it," King Alcmena responded.
"And I will train you to the best of my abilities, so you can be able to use the great powers of the Holy Sword, Excalibur.".
"For the time being, my vessel, we should begin your training," King Alcmena said, smiling menacingly.
Which made Xavier uneasy, and he laughed nervously.