Chapter 58: The king's sword (2)

We then put them on, Professor Williams then descend warp gates onto us into a location

"There are spatial disruption tools near where we're going, so we'll have to walk the rest of the way, Eleanor please help make sure they don't stray off" Professor Williams instructed

We then walked for a while before we were then patted down and inspected by knights

"You can head in" a knight said

We then entered the building

"Take off your blindfolds" Professor Steel instructed

"Felt like we were getting kidnapped" I said as I took it off

"Sorry for that" An old man replied

He was an old guy, probably in his fifties, he wore a golden crown and a red robe

-That's the king isn't it?-

-It's kinda obvious- Ace replied

-A light grey core, not as strong as your headmaster

"What are you doing here, father?" Eleanor asked "And where are the others?"

"No one informed you why you are here?" he asked "The others have been here before, it's now your turn"

"No father, no one informed me" she answered

"You will see soon enough" he replied and turned to us "I've heard so much about you 2, I'm the king, Cyrus Flint Magus, my name would be longer but this will do for now"

-Good cuz I won't remember it-

-You should be nicer to the king- Diana scolded

-Don't worry, he can't hear us-

-That's not my point- Diana replied

-Just ignore him like I do- Dabria said

"Do I need to kneel or something?"

"You amuse me, but for this occasion, you won't need to" the king answered "You are my uncle's students, now let's go see him"

We then followed his lead to a room guarded by a lot of knights and in front of it is our headmaster.

"Ah Perseus, Albert, good to see you again" the headmaster greeted

"It's great to see you too" Albert bowed

The headmaster then opened the door's room and in it, was a red katana laying flat on the ground

"Why so much security for a sword?" Eleanor asked

"It's not just any sword child" the headmaster replied "That sword belonged to the founder and first king of Artia, Artia Magus. Its name is Sunrise"

"So we're here just to see a sword?" she asked

"Go try and hold it" the headmaster instructed

Eleanor head to the sword and hold it, but she couldn't lift it

"Eleanor, don't hold it too long now, or you will experience the symptoms" the king said

"Alright" she replied before leaving the sword alone

"Your siblings also attempted this, but to no avail" the king sighs "That's why these 2 are here, go on now"

Albert then turned to me and asked in a whisper "Are you sure you don't want it? I really don't mind if I have to wait longer for one"

"Go ahead" I replied

-I ain't swearing loyalty for a kingdom, I like my freedom, thank you very much-

-We better travel a lot, you can slack off afterwards- Diana replied

-Sure, why not-

"Thanks, I won't forget this" he replied as he headed for the sword

He then bend down and picked it up with ease, the sword then shined very brightly.

"We found one, we finally found a person who can wield it" The king exclaimed

"I didn't think it was possible" Professor Steel shook his head

"I didn't think I would live to see it" the headmaster said

The light then dimmed down, in Albert's hands was a one handed greatsword, golden handle and the blade itself was silver in color, Albert then put a little magic in it, the blade expanded with light on its edges.

"A sword that mixes with your light construct, nice"

"Thanks" he replied

"What will you name it?"

-Please don't let it be cursed sword Gram, it's so overused-

"Dawn of hope" he answered

-So cliché-

-It's his, he can name it whatever he wants- Dabria replied

"Great name" the king complimented

"We can finally abandon this place, it takes a lot just to keep this place going" the headmaster said "All we ask of you Albert, is for you to swear your loyalty to us, to make this kingdom a better place

"I was going to do that anyway" Albert replied

"Well I think my job here is done"

-Yep, we can go do what we wanna do now, let's go back back and practice opening multiple warp gate at once-

-I've barely manage to open 1- Siege replied

-Leave it to me- Ace said smugly

-Well teach me too- Damon joined in

I was about to head out, but the 2 professors stopped me

"Hold on a second there" Professor Steel said

"What else do you need?"

"Describe Urie Chester to us, we brought a sketcher" the headmaster said

I described him in every detail and fair enough they drew him ad even colored him correctly.

"He looks like a guy who's just visiting the beach" Professor Steel commented

"Are you sure he's a corrupted?" the headmaster asked

"I'm sure, I swear it on my life"

"I've searched the name many times, he's unknown" Professor Williams said

"I trust you old friend, well his warning is pretty serious, we'll bring extra security this year, it's announced that they'll host it at Gloria this year" the headmaster said

"What's wrong you 2?" the king asked me and Eleanor who looked horrified

-Not him again, noooo-

-I'll ask your uncle for a sleeping pill- Siege said

-Get one for me too- Diana agreed

-And me- Ace added

"They've had an interesting experience" the headmaster chuckled

"I see" the king nodded "Uncle, I'll help prepare the extra security, we can use the ones from here, now that this place won't be needed anymore"

-Ask them for tickets for Eliza and her family, your family will get free entry but they might not- Dabria said

"Headmaster, for the competition, can I ask for extra tickets for family friends?"

"Of course, just inform me how many you'll need" he replied

After leaving, we arrived back at Artia, in front of the baron's house

"We'll escort the princess back" Professor Williams said

"Don't slack off on your training while I'm not there you 2" Professor Steel added

"Of course not, I need to show the other school who's boss"

"What kind of competition are we competing in?" Albert asked

"We will tell you later, the teachers are still deciding" Professor Williams replied

"Bye you two" Eleanor said

"Farewell your highness" I bowed

"Stop that, you know how much I hate that" she replied

"Bye Albert and Aenon, see you back at school"

"Farewell young master" Aenon replied

"Bye Perseus" Albert said

-Time to go home-

-Yay!- Ace cheered -Let's train you to kill all of those competitors-

-I don't think they'll allow killing- Dabria said

-Then we'll make them wish for death-

-What is wrong with you two- Diana nodded