A month has passed after the incident.
An undead servant of Drake blood family manage to recover Katherine remains
However her burials was kept in secret.
Unknown to the twins, so they didn't see their mothers dead body.
Her remains was found under a tree.
One could only speculated what they witness on Qa'stur
Fordragon who always been cheerful kids now spent his day just sitting in his room.
While fallion tries not to fall in grief .
On one afternoon fordragon approach fallion and ask
" Brother....mom is dead, what now?"
Fallion calmly reply " we live our life as usual"
Fordragon stands up and ask " why did mother have to dies?"
Fallion reply again " she didn't have to, it doesn't have to end like this, if only other countries listen to her . Now everyone is suffers from their consequences"
Fordragon curiously asked " is there anything we could do?"
Fallion raise his voice a bit " maybe there is. But there's absolutely nothing we have to do "
Looks angry and pissed he continues " we have to take care each other. These people barely could care for themself, when mom approach them and offers them a solution they were busy with their politics."
Fordragon tries to calm his brother " but innocent civilian has nothing to do with this. We could atleast be helpful to orphan's of wars. The world was going into nightmare and yet we both stuck at this mansion"
" Maybe but stuck isn't the right words. It's simply take a shelter in this mansion" samhain comes to the twins.
"Is it done? Why are we not allowed to the funeral samhain?" Fallion ask him
With only a gesture ,samhain shake his head.
Fallion then realized how bad it is. Deep down he was hurt imagining what kind things the cultist to his mother.
But try to push away that he then go to his father throne room.
Fordragon then take a walk in the garden
As he gaze upon the sky he saw birds freely fliey to the horizon
Fordragon then ask samhain how's the world going.
Samhain then informs him " it's not in the best conditions to be visited young lord, while I understand your wish to interact with the world, a power on the level of your caliber, would scare everyone"
Fordragon continues to gaze upon the sky "but why did I feel I was being called.....as something called specifically to me" mumble him.
Samhain share his concern " you sure it my lord? I personally afraid it was by an outer god , or simply your instincts"
Fordragon than stand up and pick a sword "samhain .....you think father wanted us to go outside? Even when he build a mansion with many defense , many guards, many golem knight, not a single walls or roof on our garden which restricted us to see the world"
Samhain thinks for a moment " on contradictory....I do however thinks your father wanted his children to have a normal life like every other children... It's just his curse prevent him tho"
Fordragon then shows samhain his father diary " out every language I known I never understand this one . The one my father write in his diaries"
Samhain open the books and puzzled " I .....once talk to him about this. Some strange symbol which claims a language native towards his origin....it's said to be written on arabics. But none of the servant ever heard about it's. The country on deserts share similar alphabet but still difference on how it is written and spoken.
Do you want me to fetch some servant my lord?"
Fordragon then close the book and smile " no it's okay I think I have a better idea."
Samhain just realize what he was saying " oh no...."
Fordragon with smirk smile replies " oh yes....."
On the evening when fallion was busy records the necessity for the mansion , fordragon slams the main doors and shout " GUES WHO HAS PURPOSE TO GO OUTSIDE!!"
Fallion shocked to the loud bangs " oh no you don't you incomplete human "
Fordragon with smirk replied" oh yes I am you incomplete daemon "
Fallion put an angry face
Fordragon stand his ground and says " if I can't go outside to help others at least I could go outside to help myself "
Fallion then ask "what did you need help even with?"
Fordragon calmly reply " I mean fallion....we never knew about father ....I'm going to burash country may found something about father's diary, "
Fallion then think for a moment then still rejected him " we knew he from another world .....and we certainly knew he goes back to old world to save us from the curse....we don't know what happened to him...but according to mom our curse got lifted means he succeed...we don't if he still alive or not but I believe he is.
No daemon world in this world ever saw comes close to him. So I believe he will return one day....I already burdened on how to tells him about mothers passing.....
Don't add more problem to me fordragon".
Fordragon then backs down and with a troubled sad face he return to his room.
Josul then comes to fallion "my lord's...are you okay?"
Fallion take a deep breath " I'm okay ....I gues I bit stressed out after mom.... "
Josul then share his thoughts " at this point my lord's I don't think it possible to hold lord fordragon....how about we let him go on his adventure....but put some servant to watch over him....some of the goblin servant is great at traversing dangerous terrains, while the elves good at conjuration magic"
Fallion then says " I knows about it josul....but fordragon is still naive with him like now he will be used by others.... I often read my mom diaries. Other daemon king won't like a Drake Blood running around.
Without father's presence, and the current condition of paladins order . They could order an assault upon this place"
Josul share his thoughts "I see....but pardon me my lord....you still have to do something... "
Fallion then took out his swords and see his reflection" I know josul.....I was thinking "
Samhain then suddenly interrupt them " my lord. Paladin dofan is here"
Fallion then go to outside dofan rushed and huge fallion "I'm sorry young one I can't protect your mother"
Fallion then hug dofan realize him loosing his right hand " it's alright uncle ....Or uh ...cousin?"
Dofan then smile to him " well I'm your cousin but nonetheless.....I can't be long here whiteford kingdom gonna military campaigns soon... many remote village will be unguarded, wild monster gonna run around . I'm here just to gave you this"
Dofan then shows a pair of swords with blue steel as clear as the sky.
" what is this?" Asked fallion
Dofan then said "this is your mother's blade, she keep this at the orders vault... She afraid this will hurt the residence within the mansion"
Fallion who is immune towards light magic feel strange feeling of both relief and dread
Dofan then ask "where's your brother?"
Fallion try to hide it " we have a little disagreement. So he is in his room for a while"
Dofan Then look to the windows . On that moment he knew fordragon inherited his mother's will , sense of justice and kindness.
He afraid what will happened to the twins but at the same time knows the twin will have to choose their own path one day
Dofan then leave and says " farewell then weather we meet again or not I wish two of you for the best... Remember you don't have to face everything alone"
As dofan ride away. Fallion knows well he still have to face his brother about his dream...
On that night during dinner
Both decided to ate on their own room
The servant could only feels sad for their lord's.
To many the loosing Arch Duke Drake blood already a pain... Loosing the man who look after them...their parents....
And then loosing Katherine may as well break the family aparts. Should they follows the Arch Duke isolation or follows Katherine ideals.
The twins now divided for their calling. Even though both care for each other.
A few weeks passed after both having silent treatment to each other.
Fordragon now gather his will and then one day shows up in the hall way with some bags
Fallion then ask his brother " where did you think you're going?"
" Last night I had a strange dreams" replied fordragon
He then continue " I was in a hill with mom and dad"
"I then see some strange monster ,not an angel nor a daemon, not like everything i ever read"
" I have read many holy books. Even forbidden one like necrom one to summon archaic daemon lord's,
The name like pazru. Rangad. Or even frit I have seen their representation.
But this...it's different.."
Fallion then calmly said " it's zotho"
Fordragon shocks for a moment " you knows it?...what is it?"
Fallion then sits and explain carefully to fordragon in front of many servants "it's an outer god coming from beyond space and time.....I have hid book contains them , because simply knows about them... Empowered them"
Fordragon and the servants shocks
Fallion then continue " I know a things or two... One for sure zotho is the one who kills mom. And stole her souls..... Right now many slain heroes souls were used as fuel for zotho resurrection. They are immaterial creatures comes from beyond space and times. The book you have is where father explain before the mortal creation, outer god's being populate the creation..."
Fordragon then stands up " what you know this and never tells anything about this?"
Fallion then continue without responding to fordragon "In that diary father and his grand father, alongside residence of high heaven were tasked to eliminate the outer god's because as creation they were very destructive...99% of them brings nothing but destruction, plague and bad omen towards the creation... Even when few were genuinely good it was shadowed by the others bad doing. During the cleansing our great great grand father became hero as he was the best among the other.. the brightest, the purest and the most beautiful among them"
Samhain then remember some name arch duke said " the morningstar"
Fallion continue " knowing this they were fled all over the creation try to find shelter for their survival...they hid beyond time...space within the dark Cosmos....and one by one ..they still caught.....until only few of them left they were begged for mercy...and yet none were given to them...."
Fordragon then ask " it's doesn't make sense how then there's still some of them"
Fallion replies " it's not.... impossible....they were slain from the mortal world from the creation but not their influence...they knows there's no way out from the cleansing....so they left behind technology.... knowledge and even a sentience fragments.....
This what manifest upon this world"
Fallion then draws his swords "compared to this you were just a dust among the stars .brother... Even your very dream could be the result of their influence....
This will be the last time I ask you....forget that dreams of yours....."
Fordragon fell into silent , many thoughts crossed his mind but not drawing his sword towards his brother....not a single thought until he finally gather his breath
"I wish I could but if it's the only way I could stay to be a true me....I dare to take the risk " as he unsheathed his blade
A powerfull pulse emits from the two....
Leaving many servant to be speechless....
Something they never thought would happened.
A battle between two Drake Blood