Chapter 9 The Declaration of War

Merfoy quickly grab his magic book and tried to look for some of the important pages as the two followed him.

"Merfoy?" Niffa ask.

"You are Niffa right? The daughter of King Morphis and Queen Luize, what you did from the past years are not written in the book it's so strange. Then you Rico your dreams are showing your past, you are the true king of kingdom Samari but my brother stole your dignity and made you his servant for many years, but those are not written in my book either. I'm confuse why the both of you are anonymous in the magic book?" he ask himself as he keeps on seeking for some pages.

"We don't know what you are talking about, but can I read what Samari was before?" Rico ask as Merfoy close the book and handled it over. Rico took his seat as Niffa leave him alone, she then followed Merfoy on the other side of the table.

"Why did you get old so fast? Rico said that sorcerers aren't age that much" Niffa said then Merfoy suddenly chuckled.

"It's true that sorcerers are not getting old so fast like mortal ones, but if they lived for more than 500 years you can see that their appearance are getting older." He responded.

"Look at Rico, what do you think is his age?" she ask.

"From our case, we still called them young sorcerers like toddlers for mortals"

"Toddlers? So he is still a kid like close to a baby" Niffa said as she chuckled while looking at Rico who was too stick in reading the book.

"Niffa, I saw that you discovered being the rain keeper you still have two more weather to discover"

"Two? I thought I will only discover on how to be the sun keeper?"

"Not just the sun but being a storm keeper will make you the strongest so please prepare yourself for it"

Niffa was shocked to hear the storm keeper, from the word storm itself she already knew that it will take a lot of strength and preparations for her before achieving it. Merfoy leave them as he walk upstairs.

"About the great light both of you produce, let's discuss it later" He said as he went into his room.

Rico read the contexts about the kingdom of Samari, but he keeps on skipping it until he found the page where his parents are the rulers of the kingdom. It took 3 generations before his parents became the ruler of Samari, he then learned that the blue flame was his mother's power who can create water and it's a big help for dry lands, he also learned that her mother is the moon keeper. Despite that it's a blue flame they can still create water from it as well as use for burning. King Ferru, his father came from a strong and wealthy family of warriors from their kingdom and he was also planned to marry Queen Sara. Then he read the parts where it just happened in his dream the way Seres killed his parents and the way Seres kidnapped him, that was where the story of Samari ends. He close the book causing a loud thud in the entire room while Niffa on the other side was shocked to hear it.

"Rico? How was it?"

"At least I knew where I belong, well, you want to read your kingdom's story?"

"No need, I don't want to think about their tragic fall"

"Okay…then I'll return this in the shelf"

They walk in the balcony for a bit, it was already dark as they feel the chilly atmosphere in the place. They stop walking as they saw a wide body of water surrounding the place.

"Wow, I don't know where we are but this place is amazing" Niffa said as her eyes are sparkling wide by the view. The moon and stars' light reflected on the ocean resulting it to be a sparkly water.

"This is Mt. Sadeste and this place is safe, thanks to Merfoy who helps us." Rico said as he look up the moon shining so bright and clear.

"Niffa, do you know that my mother is the moon keeper because of her blue flame?"

"Really? That's amazing but look the moon is so bright and clear unlike the sun which I still need to learn to brighten it. Then who is making the moon bright that way?" Niffa asked as she look at him.

"I don't know"

"Is it you? Rico?"

"What makes you think that it's me?"

"Your mother got the blue flame, maybe it is passed to you"

Rico suddenly stared on his right hand and remembered his dream which his mother use to flame up her hands.

"I don't know either, but if I had the blue flame then I still need to control it"

"By the way Rico, Merfoy mentioned that my grandparents passed some of their powers to you"

"Yes, he's right that's where I get my colossus and they entrust the forest to me."

"I see, I miss Eris"

"Me too but I can't bring him back to life because my colossus belongs to the royalties and I can't apply my healing powers to royalties."

"I See"

"By the way Niffa, I read that I was born 50 years ago"

"What?! You mean you are 50 years old?!"

"Yeah, I have the same age with Queen Luize"

"But you look like 20 to me, 50? That's so old"

"I know and I wish that I wasn't a sorcerer this time."

"Well I'm kind of thankful that your sorcerer soul makes you appeared young"

"Why is that?"

"If you are not a sorcerer then you wouldn't save me before, and we couldn't have gone this far"

"You do have a point"

-Kingdom of Veroma-

Seres returned after a long journey from the kingdom of Samari, his raging red eyes makes the town people felt so much fear. He seated in the throne as he grab the sword on his side and to his anger he mercilessly killed his servants around him.

"That old sorcerer! How dare he ruined everything! I should have killed that shitty kids! I can't let him interfere my plans I want all of the town people to participate in the new war!" he shouted as his body flamed up again that none of his sorcerers could ever touch the heat.

He gathered the town people in the kingdom as he stood in front while evil soldiers and the red-eyed sorcerers surrounds them.

"Keep on moving peasants!" shouted one of the sorcerer as the town people fall in line one by one as they perform heat branding by pressing red hot iron on their shoulders. They dip the iron in a blood which belongs to Seres then they heat it and press it directly on the skin.

"Kids and older ones are not exempted!" one of the soldier said as he grab a small boy from the crowd.

"No! Please don't take my son!" said the mother while the boy cried.

"Mother!" the child shouted.

"Norman come back!" The mother pleaded.

"I hate that sound!" Seres shouted towards the crying boy then they immediately press the iron on his shoulder as the boy cried in pain then in just a second his eyes turned red and angriness change his facial expression. The town people was getting lesser and lesser while the evil soldiers are becoming greater and greater.

"Gather around evil soldiers of Veroma! We will declare a bloody war against my brother Merfoy! We will continue our journey to conquer the kingdom of Thamali! Besides the royal prince of Thamali is dead thanks to that violet-eyed sorcerer who burned him! Fight you evils of Veroma!" Seres shouted as his soldiers shouted back while raising their fists in agreement. Seres can smell bloods from innocent people waiting for him as he let out a deep evil laugh.

-Mt. Sadeste-

Merfoy was awakened by a strange feeling he had, he seated on his bed as he press his chest as if something very wrong will going to happen. He thought of what might be the reason as he breathe heavily.

"The magic book!" he gasp as he quickly run downstairs and into the shelf. He quickly grab the book as the book opened the pages by itself, then the turning of pages stops in the middle of the book. He read it as the context makes him sweat while he quivered in fear.

"No!" he suddenly shouted and it echoed all over the room.

"What is it?" Niffa ask coming towards him while rubbing her eyes. Then Rico yawn on the other side of the floor as he stands up.

"I felt strange, this is bad… Seres will going to declare another war between Veroma and Thamali!" Merfoy said.

"No! Then we have to help them!" Niffa shouted.

"It is not written in the book if when will Seres going to attack" Rico said while looking at the book behind Merfoy.

"Merfoy I read something strange" Rico said as he point the context.

"You're right, you are connected from what Seres said that a violet-eyed sorcerer killed the future king of Thamali" Merfoy said as Niffa gasp.

"That means… Maru is the missing prince of Thamali? I have to get back to restore him! No I can't… my healing powers are not for royalties! It's too late… I'm sorry I don't know about it" Rico said as he keeps on walking back and forth while scratching his head in such dismay.

"Rico calm down" Niffa said.

"I can't calm down! I killed him! We also become friends, why didn't I gave him a second chance"

"Rico… I understand what you did, but I can help you get back your friend and the future king of Thamali" Merfoy said as they both look at him and nodded in agreement.