Chapter 26: The Plan

Jin's POV

It's already morning and Jane hasn't woken up yet.

"What happened to them? Why is she alone?" Matt asked.

"That can only be answered when Jane wakes up" I replied, then Mark entered the room.

"Jin, the Spirithooves and the others are here. What do we do?" Mark asked.

"Tell them to wait while we work up a plan" I replied, and Mark left.

[Jin, are you there?]

Ive? Where in the world were you?

[Sorry for keeping you waiting. I've just arrived with my sister. Where are you?]

At the boat.

[I'm coming... And Jin, please prepare a stretcher]

... Got it

"Matt, prepare a stretcher and ask for healers. Ive's coming" I said.

"Finally, she's here. Where was she all this time?" Matt asked.

"She's with her sister" I replied and then Matt left.

Minutes later Matt came back with a stretcher and Lady Aquafina.

"I've brought the best healer, and a not so best stretcher" Matt said.

"You're exaggerating, Jane is the best healer" Aquafina replied "What happened to her?"

"We don't know either. I hope our questions can be answered when she wakes up" I replied.

Tufan knocked on the door and said, "Young master, you need to see this"

What is it this time? I went outside to see what's going on, just to find Ive carrying Merlin with Penelope and a man tailing them.

Matt and Mark quickly placed Merlin on the stretcher, followed by Aquafina's healing. Penelope and the man with him are also healed by the water nymphs. 

"Ive, what happened?" I asked.

"Merlin's my sister. Penelope is her persona, and I've found out that Arthur was working with the Underworld Army" Ive explained.

"What?! So that's why he's being a d**k this whole time" Mark said.

"Then this danger is caused by none other than the king himself" Tufan added.

"Arthur is working with the Underworld. Guinevere warned us about that, but nobody believed her" The man said.

"And who are you exactly?" I asked.

"Lancelot. The chief of the knights and Guinevere's... Husband" Penelope replied.

"Guinevere!" Jane shouted.

"Jane, you're awake!" Mark said and rushed to her to hug her.

"Eva *sobbed*, and Sheila *sobbed*. We need to save them,"she said.

"First, you need to calm down. Tell us what happened" Mark said.

"We were supposed to ask the red-eyed demons. When we arrived there, they were fighting. The knights and the demons" Jane said.

"I haven't commanded knights to go to the demons nor to venture outside the palace" Lancelot said.

"Arthur. He gave the orders" Penelope butted.

"I trapped them in my cube, and when we looked closer. We've found out that they are just corpses. Zombies." Jane continued.

"Zombies? How could-" Penelope said.

"Then Guinevere and Morgana appeared." Jane added.

"Guinevere passed away two years ago," Lancelot said.

"The same day I received a name," Venna added.

"And Morgana. I killed Morgana with my own two hands. She was my sister I never wish could have" Penelope said "My father is a worshipper of Lucifer. He gave mom's life just to have a perfect daughter" Penelope explained. 

"So someone is waltzing into resurrecting some bodies." Ive said.

"So where's Eva and Sheila?" Matt asked.

"I don't know. They just forced me to flee to ask for your help. I couldn't contact you with my communication earrings because they were destroyed" Jane said.

"Ours too." Mark replied.

"Then what will we do?" Matt asked.

"One thing's for sure. We need to slit Arthur's neck open" Lancelot said.

"Count me in!" Penelope added.

"We are at your disposal" All the clans added.

Then a dove flapped its way to Lancelot's shoulders. It whispered something and then fled.

"We need to storm the palace fast," Lancelot said.

"That's Tristan's dove right? What is happening?" Penelope asked.

"A ship has arrived. They say Succubus is in that ship. She has two hostages with her, together with Morgana, Guinevere and an army of zombie knights as well as red-eyed demons" Lancelot said.

"Jin, let's rescue them quickly," Jane said.

"Even if you tear the palace into pieces, you can't find Arthur," Penelope said.

"Why? Isn't he just sitting in his throne the whole time?" Mark asked.

"You've entered the throne chamber that day because they've let you," Penelope replied.

"They who?" Matt asked.

"Us, and now, only five of us are left. The underworld must have deployed their own men to do the job" Lancelot said.

"Apologies for we can't bring back the dead, we're sorry for your loss" Mark said.

"Don't be. The most honorable death for a knight is to die fighting with what we think is right" Lancelot said.

"How can we access the throne chamber?" I asked.

"There are 7 keyholes to open the door to Arthur's chamber. Guarded by the most skilled knights in the kingdom; Lancelot, Percival, Galahad, Tristan, Gawain, Kay and Bors. You need to inject magic in each keyhole in order to open the chamber" Penelope explained.

"Don't worry, Percival and the others won't try to stop you. We will join you in this fight. The only problem is the replacement of Kay and Bors" Lancelot said "Both of them have the keys. The keys of tomorrow and the keys of prosper"

"I have the keys of tomorrow. I'm the one who killed Kay" I said.

"Is this the keys of prosper?" Jane asked, handing out a brownish key with a tree insignia.

"Great! Our problem is solved. So, what's the plan?" Mark asked.

"We need two groups to access the left wing. Where both the library, which is guarded by Kay, and the chapel, which is guarded by Galahad, is located." Lancelot said.

"I have Kay's keys, so I will go," I said.

"I'll go with you. I'll talk to Galahad" Penelope added.

"After that is the right wing. Infirmary by Percival, Smith by Gawain and the Food Depot by Bors"

"I'll go" Matt said.

"I'm already counted right? Cause I have Bors'?" Jane added.

"I'll accompany you so that they won't attack you" Lancelot said.

"That leaves Tristan's and yours." Penelope said.

"Tristan's keyhole is in the residential area while mine is in the sword manor where we trained knights." Lancelot said.

"It's my turn to volunteer right?" Mark said.

"Tristan already knew you'd be going to storm the palace. You won't have a hard time with him but the manor..." Lancelot said.

"I'll go. Let's see if they can defeat a system" Ive said.

"Now that that's done. What about the remaining underworld forces?" Penelope asked.

"The Red Ironscale will ride the Silvermaned, as the Harpies will join them, ganking the enemies above. The Spirithooves will protect the land while the Water Nymphs slow them down at sea. Now ready yourselves. cause we're going to war" I said.

Jane

Level: 55

Items:

Aquarius

Blessing of the keys of prosper

Skills:

Aqua Corrosion

Aqua Cube

Firmness

Aqua Toughness

Sharpness

Swiftness

Mana Enhancement

Magic Enhancement

Mana Boost

Mana Regen Boost

Health Regeneration Enhancement

Aqua Trance

Aqua Rejuvenation

Aqua Resurrection