Chapter 38: Last Keyhole

Mark's POV

"You sure took your time with the knight" Ive said. We are now rushing to the barracks where Lancelot's key hole is located.

"What do you mean?" I asked "I haven't done anything"

"Yeah, you did not" Ive replied.

Hmph, if only you've saw him sing while playing his harp. You'll know what I'm feeling. 

Ive stopped in her tracks and pulled me to hide behind a house. Then, we saw two demons patrolling.

"Don't move" She said and then disappeared. She then appeared behind the backs of the demons and pierced them with two blades.

"Let's go" She added and I nodded. We continued running.

"What was that?" I asked.

"You mean the daggers or the demons?" She replied.

"The daggers, and why did you disappeared and reappeared" I said.

"These are the Canis minor and major, and that was a spell called blink. It's a third tier spell, it's pretty common" She replied.

"I... don't know that" I said. We arrived in an intersection. The barracks can now be seen in the distance, but there were too many demons patrolling.

"What happened to the knights who are stationed here?" I asked.

"I also have the same question" Ive added "Now how are we gonna get past them. Hmmm. Do you have any area spells?"

"Earthly Tremble. It's Taurus' spell" I replied.

"Oh yeah Taurus, so you also have diamond rush right?" She asked.

"Yeah. Why?" I replied while counting the demons stationed at the barracks. It was infested with them. There are twenty, no thirty demons stationed at the barracks.

"You'll act as a bait" Ive said.

"Ok" I replied "Wait, what?"

"Change into your diamond form, then lure them all into a single area" Ive said and laughed gently.

"What will you do?" I asked.

"I have a plan in mind. Just go along with it" She said "Now go" and vanished.

Sigh, fine. What choice do I have. I used Diamond Rush and changed into my diamond form. I then used Earthly Tremble to taunt them.

"Come on you suckers" I said and ran. All of them quickly chased me. I quickly ran towards an empty alleyway and dashed into a corner.

"Over here you morons" I taunted them again and ran towards the center of the housing area. Tristan was there, waiting at the key hole.

"Why are you here?" He asked as I ran towards him.

"Demons. Many of them. Ive told me to lure them." I panted.

Then the demons arrived, they saw the both of us and quickly ran after us. Tristan then got his harp and shoots three of them with a magical arrow using his harp.

"Tank them, I'll shoot from here" He said and I nodded. I engaged all of them at once.

I punched a demon, then another scratched my arm. It didn't managed to wound my diamond body. Tristan then shot it precisely, drilling a hole in its head. I quickly brought out Athena's Shield from my inventory and blocked most of them. There were some who passed by me, but Tristan managed to kill all of them rapidly.

"Corvus, devour" Ive then appeared and threw a needle like object, it pierced the hearts of all the remaining demons.

"Where were you?" I asked angrily. She let me get chased by a lot of demons and only appeared when it's about to get finished.

"Preparing this" She replied and showed me the needle like object she threw before. It was so small, but it was shaped like a bird. It has a pointy end, which depicts as the bird's beak.

"And what is that?" I asked.

"One of the constellations, Corvus the Crow. Just like Canis Minor and Canis Major and also the zodiacs" She replied "Anyways, thanks for the help Tristan. Come on Mark, let's get back to the barracks"

"Fine" I said and we left. I waved good bye to Tristan and went back to the barracks. The barracks is now empty, so we easily got in.

"So where do you think they hid the key hole?" Ive asked.

"You didn't asked?" I looked at her dumbfounded. Really, Ive? Really?

"Why? You're gonna go back to Tristan and ask him about the key hole?" She replied with a smug. Ugh, I promised if I get the chance to roast this bitch it will be the greatest achievement of my life.

"Whatever" I replied and rushed back to Tristan. I went back to the center of the housing area and found Tristan sitting at the very center singing with his harp.

"Oh, Little boy~

You look pretty with that smile~

Oh, Little boy~

I wish you'll never lose that~

Cause, little boy~

This, little boy~

Is me~" He sang. His voice was deep but it was soothing and very very pleasing.

"Hey" I said and he stopped singing"Sorry for the disturbance, but I have a question"

"Yes?" He replied and continued on playing his harp.

"We don't know where the key hole is located. So maybe, you can-" I said.

"It's in his room. Last room to the left. At the back of a self portrait" He replied and sang again.

"I was a little boy~

But I never had a chance~

To be a little boy~

Never had a chance to smile~

This, little boy~

Oh, little boy~"

"Uhm, thanks" I said and left. I went back to Ive and she greeted me with a wide grin. This f*****g witch, arghhhhh.

"It's in his-" I started.

"In his room. At the back of a portrait. I know" She said and went inside the barracks.

I rolled my eyes and followed her. We enter the said room and found the portrait. It was a portrait of a beautiful woman. She had a brown hair and mint eyes. A name was chiseled at the bottom of the portrait, Guinevere, it said.

"So this is his late wife" Ive said and removed the portrait. The key hole was really there.

Ive then brought out a tiara and wore it.

"This is Cassiopeia the Queen, you'll know what it can do" She said and focused her mana to her head.

"Do you hear me everyone?" Ive said without moving her lips. So this is used for wide range transmissions.

"Yes, I do" Senna answered first.

"I can also hear you" Then Jane.

"Me too" Followed by Matt.

"I'm already in place" Jin said.

"Same here" Said Tristan.

"Me as well. Name's Galahad" He said.

"So everyone's in their designated places. Then let's do this. Open it now!" Ive said and turned the key.