Arrival

The day passed and night came. Lefelob slept in what was Oldgure's bed.

Cesar couldn't sleep. He kept thinking about who Tevon was. Why does he know anything about his power? What is the Moon clan? Who is Hinaji? Why does the Kormany censor the existence of the Veiger?

All these thoughts made him fall asleep much later than expected, so the next morning he woke up with two large dark circles under his eyes.

The alarm rang, it was seven o'clock in the morning. Cesar got up, rather sleepy and stunned, and went to wake Lefelob, who was already awake. He opened the door of his grandfather's room slightly and saw Lefelob lying with open eyes. He was looking at the ceiling, Cesar wondered what he was thinking.

"Lefelob...? It's time, we have to leave... ".

Lefelob did not answer. He merely looked at Cesar and nodded.

They prepared some packs, in which they put some provisions. They left their home and headed for the nearest village, avoiding the one where they had conquered the castle. The streets of that village were still full of guards and it was not safe to go through there. In addition, it was necessary to buy some maps to be able to orient with the coordinates, for this they purchased them in another village.

After having bought them in a nearby village, they stood at a point reserved to consult them.

"Well... We are now in nation 1... Tevon's mansion is at these coordinates... " said Lefelob, pointing to a point on the map.

"What?? Do we have to go all the way to Nation 9?? But it's on the other side of the continent... " replied Cesar.

"We are forced to do it... ".

The trip lasted several days, the two stopped several times to sleep in some abandoned buildings that they found in the various villages.

They reached nation 8 and Lefelob looked at one of the maps.

"Cesar, we're... we're almost at nation 9... ".

After a little more travel, Cesar and Lefelob reached a very dense forest of the nation 9. Lefelob looked at the map again to try and understand.

"Will it be within this forest??" asked Cesar, looking at that dense forest.

"The coordinates mark a point exactly in the middle of this forest... Let's try to enter... ".

The forest was very dense. The number of trees did not allow light to penetrate and reach the roots, the leaves were very dim and the visibility was very low, so they had to light a torch. There was no animal, not even an insect. It looked like a real ghost forest. The trunks of those trees were very thick, they were almost a meter and a half wide. There were many vines and the branches of that tree branched in many ways.

They tried to continue for a while until they reached a gravel path.

"Cesar, there is a path... probably following it we will arrive at the mansion of Tevon... ".

The path was much longer than expected, the two walked for at least ten minutes before they could see a large structure in the trees.

"I see it, Lefelob!!" exclaimed Cesar.

Tevon's mansion was indeed very large, not as big as the Villa Kormany, but the height of that mansion exceeded the trees in the forest. It was a simple square structure, no towers were built and the walls were full of large windows decorated with royal decorations. There was no garden or gate around the mansion, so the two could reach the entrance much more easily.

"Well... Shall we go in??" asked Cesar, who was not very sure.

Lefelob did not answer and tried to look inside from a window.

"Try ringing that bell... " said Lefelob, pointing to a button near the two imposing doors.

Cesar and Lefelob had not noticed a presence near them, which was sitting on one of the big branches of one of the trees.

"Hey, Cesar!! Finally, you've arrived... " said a sudden voice.

The two turned quickly, looking into the forest. Cesar stood behind Lefelob, who held his sword.

"Relax... I don't want to do anything haha... I'm up here!!".

The two looked up and, after a few seconds, saw a silhouette sitting on one of the branches. That figure, after realizing that he was caught, came down from the tree.

"Hi guys... my name is Yoru, I'm Tevon's butler... " he said, shaking hands with both of them.

"Hello, my name is Lefelob... ".

"I'll take you to Tevon... You're lucky, today is one of the few days he's home haha!!".

The doors of the mansion opened themselves, revealing the majesty of the interior. They began to walk inside those corridors, which wound into several rooms, all decorated as if they were royal environments. Along the way, Yoru looked down several times, thinking of Cesar and his power.

"Here we are, Tevon is right there... sitting on that couch... ".

He was sitting there doing nothing. The interior of that room was exactly like a king's throne room. In the center, there was a gigantic circular table, around which were placed several chairs. The walls were adorned with gigantic paintings, all depicting characters from the past. There was also a real throne.

"Cesar?? Is it you?? I can't believe it haha... You've grown so much... " said Tevon, rising from the couch.

He was a tall boy, dressed in a long white tunic. At the neck was wrapped a white scarf, which also fell on his shoulders. Behind the back, there was also a small white veil, similar to a cloak.

"Uhm... Have we ever met??" asked Cesar confused.

"Sure, Cesar!! You were very young... You were even a baby, it's normal that you don't remember... ".

Lefelob approached Cesar, while Yoru had already disappeared.

"You've found a friend, a travel companion... It's a pleasure to meet you!!" he said to Lefelob.

"Hello, my name is Lefelob... ".

After hearing that name, Tevon raised his head slightly, smiled slightly, and thought.

"Lefelob... is he really Lefelob??".

After that, he continued to speak.

"Nice to meet you... ".

After that sentence, Cesar started to have strong pains in his body again. This time the pains came from the stomach and were so strong that Cesar had to crouch on the ground.

"Cesar?? What's up??" asked Lefelob worried.

"Stay calm, Lefelob... " said Tevon, approaching Cesar very calmly. 

He put his right hand on Cesar's stomach and, as if by magic, the pains passed completely.

"You arrived in time... If it had been even a day more the body of Cesar would have exploded from too many body pressures haha!!".

"Tevon, do these pressures have anything to do with his power??" asked Lefelob.

"So you know something... Oldgure should not have told you because of the protocol, Cesar... ".

Cesar, who had meanwhile risen, answered.

"He didn't tell me, he died when I was eight years old... His friend told me, to whom he had confided everything... ".

"It was risky, but it was useful I would say... Anyway, I know that your grandfather died... Your Sun power has now been blocked, thanks to my intervention... This does not mean that you will no longer be able to use it... You will be able to use it but with less power, at least for the moment... ".

Cesar put his right hand on his belly.

"Cesar, Lefelob... My work is not finished, there is a need for another very important intervention for the power of Cesar, which will serve to fully unlock the potential of power, so that you can use it at 100%, Cesar... ".

"Can't you do this other intervention now??" asked Cesar.

"No, Cesar... the reason why you will find out very soon... Now I ask you only one favor, you must get the Sunolite, a liquid that is found only in the walls of castles... The Kormany fortunately didn't know about this, so you should find this liquid in any castle you go... ".

"But what... " exclaimed Lefelob.

"It's not the time to explain now, what I had to do today I did... You have to get the Sunolite and come back here... So that the second intervention can be completed... ".

"Tevon, I found these coordinates inside the castle we conquered... They lead to another castle??" asked Lefelob.

Tevon took the leaflet and began to read.

"I guess that it was Cesar who read these writings to you, Lefelob... haha!! However, yes, they are coordinates that... " was interrupted by Lefelob.

"So you can read the 'Legendary language'????".

"Yes, Lefelob... Me and Cesar are the only ones who can read that language... However, these coordinates will most likely lead you to another castle... Probably will be another 'Small Castle'... ".

"In what sense is 'Small Castle'??" asked Cesar.

"Cesar, it's very simple... Castles are divided into several categories according to size and danger: Small Castles, there are about ten... Intermediate Castles, there are about four... And the Great Castle, there is only one... I know I shouldn't tell you, but the Great Castle is the last stop to reach the Vèiger... ".

Cesar and Lefelob were paralyzed.

"And can you give us the coordinates of this Great Castle??" asked Lefelob.

"Sorry, guys... but it's too soon, you won't be able to survive in there... Now you need to perform the second surgery on Cesar and unlock his power... ".