The Last Incarnation Of The Land Of Arden
Journey to Aosora [Finished-Status]

David allows Arthur and his entourage to walk to Aosora Palace. He appointed one of his soldiers to escort them to avoid any misunderstandings.

They had reached the gates of Aosora Palace.

Arthur stared at his mother's greenhouse overgrown with weeds. "Where is the gardener handling the greenhouse?" Arthur asked the soldier who was escorting him.

"They've stopped" The answer, much to Arthur's surprise. "Why? Then, where's Teacher Ciel?" Ask Arthur again.

"He's been missing since you left" replied the Soldier.

Arthur doesn't know what happened to his palace. He walked straight to the second house. "Anu, Prince. You should have met King Barron first" The soldier, reminded Arthur.

The seven people behind Arthur just silently look at a different Arthur.

"King? Since when did Aosora fall into that man's hands?" Arthur went into the second house. He hated Barron because he heard that Barron was behind the death of his parents and the disappearance of the real Crown Prince Aosora.

"Let me take care of. Verza, come Counselor Barron with the kids. Tell him Arthur will see him at breakfast" Nox said, patting Verza on the back.

"Ha'a y'all come" Take Verza.

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Arthur walks down the hallway of the second house, which is now home to servants. The wall clock is at 4 am.

"It misses" Arthur wiped his tears and passed through the hallway of the second house which went straight to the main house.

Nox followed Arthur from behind. "Naver, what are you gonna do when your second son turns 17?" Nox asked inwardly as he saw the Naver family painting on the wall he passed by.

"Marriage is a troublesome thing. You always say that. But, you yourself like children. Naver, are you gonna tell me to hug your son who's crying in front of me?" Nox has pity on Arthur. The series of events always follows Arthur's steps along the way.

"Fast up!" Ha Nashi who became a crow, perched on Nox's shoulder. Nox saw the crow. "What the fuck is this crow?" He pulled the crow away from him.

Arthur continued to walk towards the main house and into his room.

Arthur is still imagined by the events that have befallen his family. Bram's bloodied face, his father's body pierced by an iron sword, and his mother's body separated from his head.

"Bruck!" Arthur dropped his body on a neat and clean mattress.

"TOCK! TOCK!" Nox knocked on Arthur's open door.

Arthur looked towards the door of his room with watery eyes.

"Prince, may I come in?"

Arthur sat down and invited Nox in.

Ha Nashi's crow and the black kitten Arthur brought into Arthur's room and climbed into Arthur's bed.

Nox dropped them both off.

"Prince, this thing you did, is very much in line with the ethics taught at Aosora. Tell me, what's your reason for behaving like this?" Nox turned his back on the sleeping Arthur.

"I know the teacher" Arthur answered while covering his face in his bed.

"What's your reason then?"

"none. Please give me time to be alone. I'm so tired" said Arthur, who dared not see Nox sitting next to him.

Nox stood up after hearing Arthur's reply. "In an hour, I'll be here" Nox left Arthur in the room.

Arthur saw Nox who had left his room immediately close the door.

Arthur rubbed his watery eyes. "Archie! Let's try to free you" Arthur shifted his bed to find where he hid the hinoken.

"Good Arthur! After this,... You will be free and live comfortably" Archie said.

"Really! After this, people will not have to fear me anymore!" Arthur tattered his palms on the wooden floor under the bed he had pushed.

A smile spread across Arthur's lips. He pulled the wood out with both hands.

"BWOSH!" Ha Nashi returns to his human form and gives Arthur the levers he finds from the top of Arthur's wardrobe.

"Thank you" Arthur began to bring up the wooden floor. "SNAKE!" Blue light came out when Arthur managed to open the wood.

"It will be in vain" Inner Ha nashi sat on Arthur's bed.

Arthur Hinoken is held by Arthur. "Gush!" A cold wind came out of the magic sword and made Arthur's fine hair splash.

"Next, what should I do Archie?" Arthur doesn't know how he took off the seal that locked Archie away.

"BREB! You brought Alex's notebook, right?" Ask Archie who suddenly swapped places with Arthur.

Ha Nashi looked at Arthur's red eyes.

Archie searches for Alex's notebook in Arthur's bag and puts it on the floor along with the hinoken.

He injured Arthur's right index finger

"Arthur, remember this pattern I made" Archie described a magic circle with blood from the body he was using.

"Then, put your name in ancient writing at the end of the magic circle" Archie wrote Aosora Arthur's name there.

"Now your job is to shed your blood with all your heart and cast the spell of release" said Archie, who again swapped places with Arthur.

"Huuumph" Arthur closed his eyes while taking a deep breath then let out slowly. He dripped his blood several times between the hinokens.

The hinoken color becomes more blue than before.

"I, Aosora Arthur, descendant of Aosora Alex, take off the seal that locked De luce Archie's body" Arthur said.

The wind whirls around Arthur. Ha nashi and the little cat just looked at Arthur whose hair was wagging.

Arthur opened his right eye to see what was happening. No change has happened.

Ha Nashi and the cat looked at each other and then looked at Arthur again.

"Eh? Why didn't it work?" Arthur looked at Ha Nashi's face, who was just looking at him.

"Am I not a descendant of Aosora?" Arthur held his head and ruffled his hair whiter than before.

Ha Nashi stood up and held the two objects. Hinoken turned red when in Ha nashi's hand.

"Eh?" Arthur is surprised to see that there are others who are able to hold the hinoken without issuing an electric spark.

"Nothing to worry about. You're the descendant of Aosora Alex. But not with that blood. Wuush" Ha nashi removed the hinoken for him to guard.

"Master crow, please return the Hinoken. That's, my family's only legacy" Arthur put Ha nashi on his feet. He begged her.

The cat, perched on Ha nashi's shoulder.

"We just look after him. We'll give it back to you when you need it" Ha nashi said, taking Arthur's hand off his leg.

"Why? What am I really?" Arthur asked Ha Nashi.

Archie can't dwell on what's going on. "Why isn't Arthur able to free me?".

Ha Nashi told Arthur to stand up and sit on his bed. "Prince, you are Aosora. And Aosora is Aosora. Your soul is Aosora, but not with this blood flowing through your body. Rest up. We'll be right back. Whoa!" Ha Nashi disappears from Arthur's face along with Azuma's cat.

"Archie sorry. I. I can't..." Arthur looked at the wooden floor with his blood engraved there.

"Buck, relax. Don't cry, Mr. Ha nashi won't take her away. He was the guard of the Hinoken. He'll definitely be back"

Arthur wasn't worried about that. What he was worried about was his status as a descendant of Aosora Alex.