CHAPTER 2: AWARENESS

"Why will he do something like that? Has he forgotten the rules? Has he forgotten the chaos the spell he cast could cause? Arrrgg!" Chief Ezra screamed furiously. "It's obvious your Father wasn't in his right state of mind." Chief Ezra knew there was no time to be outraged because the deed had been done already, and he won't want to wake his family. So, he went calm for a minute, then he asked Steven calmly.

Chief Ezra: "Steven, when did this happen?"

Steven Belmont: "We did not see this happen with our own eyes. My brother and I were at the council hall discussing the enlargement of the eastern market ground like you said we should, then Malmö walked in and told us all this." Steven replied.

"Malmö knows? Who else knows about this?" Chief Ezra asked.

"Just the four of us, we came to you first, so you can tell us what to do" Jade replied.

Chief Ezra: "Good, let it be that way for now until I figure out what to do. Call Malmö, tell him to meet us at the underground lab right away, there's no time to waste" Chief Ezra concluded.

So, jade called Malmö, and they all gathered at the underground lab. In a place underneath the castle, Chief Ezra and Bruce Belmont himself put together. This place is used for magical incantations and charms, and it is also restricted by the head of the councilmen. Malmö arrived, and he was in the form of a 10 years old boy with tears in his eyes still sobbing from the departure of his master.

"Please wipe your tears Malmö, I think we have bigger problems than the absence of my father right now." jade said to Malmö.

Chief Ezra then said to them.

"Jade is right, we do not know how bad the situation is, but one thing is certain, and we all know this. You don't temper with the dark magic. You definitely won't go scot-free. It is only a matter of time before we begin to face the chaos that awaits this world."

It was six o'clock on a Friday morning already and a new day has begun, there was not much time to sit and chat so Chief Ezra, head of the councilmen had to act as quick as possible. Chief Ezra planned to go see Anthony Dazel, a time traveler who lives outside the walls and was once in the Belmont clan. But before doing that he said to Malmö, Steven and Jade.

"Today I will travel far outside the walls to go see an old friend, hopefully he could show me something I need to see. Steven, you will tell every member of the council and every single level five sorcerer we have within the walls about this critical and disturbing situation we have at hand, we need to let some people know. Jade, you and Malmö will have to go back to the exact spot Lord Bruce opened the portal and bring a piece of the soil for proper enchantment. When you return, keep it secretly and speak of it to no one, I should be back in a day"

Four of them left the underground lab that morning. Chief Ezra had to go see his wife and kid before leaving for his voyage outside the Belmont walls.

Chief Ezra had a wife and daughter that he loved more than anything else in the world. He would do anything for his family.

"Dad, where are you going to in a rush so early?" His seven years old daughter asked.

"My class presentation is today, hope you forget again" she concluded.

"Oh my sweetheart, I will never miss something so important to you. I am going to see a friend, and I will be back before you know it" Chief Ezra replied.

Chief Ezra put his hand in his left pocket and brought out a golden necklace for his daughter.

"Here, this is for you, I wanted to wait until after your presentation, but you're too special to be kept waiting." Chief Ezra said this as he hooked the necklace around his daughter's neck.

This made her happy, and she thanked him gladly.

He had already explained everything to his wife earlier. So he gave them hugs and he left.

On the other hand, Jade and Malmö left immediately because of the long journey ahead of them. Then Steven, being the only one in charge, had to resolve some issues concerning the development of the eastern market grounds within the walls before he could pass on the message as planned.

Hours later, that same Friday, far from the Belmont fortress, there was an earthshaking that came with a very loud and thunderous sound. This made everywhere windy and stormy. Everyone who lived within the Belmont walls heard the loud sound, and they were shocked, some people tried to find out what it was while some ran to safety. One of the officers within the walls had confirmed that the sound came from far outside the walls, they could not just sit back and do nothing. So a group of officers had to go outside the walls towards where they believed the sound came from to find out what could be the cause. After a while of their search they found nothing and no one could think of what could be the cause, so they returned to the castle and gave their report to the chief officer. The chief officer Robert Ismael was very disturbed with such Intel from his men.

Robert Ismael: "that's the sound of a bomb I know it, we need to act now and smart before whoever sent that bomb gets here"

Robert Ismael then had to send more men on a patrol round the walls for further investigation, and then he went back to the streets where lots of people were gathered and told everyone to stay calm.

Robert Ismael: "everyone should remain calm and get back to your lives, my men are on this situation as we speak, there's absolutely no need to panic"

The Belmont pride is a castle built inside a mighty fortress surrounded by giant walls called the Belmont walls also known as 'THE WALLS'. And it was built twenty miles far from a city called the united city. Many refer to it as The City of Many Tribes.