Themis, The Flower of Justice
Chapter 20 — Start of War(2)
“I am here as Duke of Dynema and also envoy of His Majesty the King,”
“.... Then, we return to the residence,”
After Selena said that, the two of them along with the Black Panther Knight Order entered the residence.
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The atmosphere in the guest hall of Kedaman Selena is very stressful. Selena and Ludwig sat face to face, with their confidants standing beside them, and there was not a single knight in the room. The ones in the room were only the servants standing neatly along the room.
Ludwig and Selena each wore serious expressions on their faces.
“.... As always, the waiter in this residence never disappoints,”
Ludwig looked at the servants who were marching regularly around the room.
“Hmm? What do you mean?”
“You think you can hide it? Although they were wearing servant clothes, but they were high-level aura knights who practiced killing techniques, they still could not fool me,”
Ludwig looked at Selena with a cynical smile.
“.....”
“And also a servant with an aura master level, you really hide a lot of things,”
Hearing the statement Selena's eyes narrowed.
“Haha, this is a coincidence. My confidant recently entered the aura master stage,”
“You think I'll believe that?”
“Of course, because that is the truth~”
*bzzzttt
The atmosphere of the room was getting heavier due to their quarrels, a glimpse from the distance could be seen sparks of magic power coming out of them.
The entire room trembled, the floors began to crack, and the objects made of glass around them broke. The intensity of the magic released by the two of them grew stronger. The atmosphere was extremely tense, as if a fight could happen at any time.
When the atmosphere of the room stiffened, suddenly there was a knock on the door from outside. A two-man girl with silver and red hair was seen, it was Luminas and Dorothy.
Luminas and Dorothy who entered the room were shocked by the atmosphere of this room. Other than the room being destroyed by the magic spark, the gazes of the two of them who were looking at Luminas when he entered the room really made him uncomfortable. He might have gotten used to his mother's gaze, but a black-haired foreign man sitting before his mother looked at him intently.
“The black-haired man.... Is he Duke Ludwig Dyema?”
Luminas guessed the identity of the black-haired man based on his stature. Besides that only a few people can sit face to face with his mother like that, it is certain that the person is an important person who can sit on par with a queen.
“.... Is she your daughter?”
Ask Ludwig.
“Of course, doesn't he look a lot like me?”
Selena raised her chin up high, she answered him with pride.
“.... No, he was very different from you when you were a kid,”
Ludwig answered him in a mocking tone.
“A-what do you mean?”
Selena got up from her seat, as if she could not believe what she was hearing.
“Did you forget how wild you were when you were a kid? Ah I remember even your father Eizen, always complaining about the hardships he endured for me when raising you,”
Ludwig laughed loudly when he told this.
“A-ah,”
Selena's face flushed red, she was embarrassed and panicked because Ludwig told her about it in front of others, especially in front of her dear daughter.
“HAHAHAHA! Ah, I remembered too. You know how dizzy your father was, when you threw away Eirene Argaient's name for not wanting to be the heir?”
Ludwig's laughter sounded louder, he seemed to enjoy greatly as he mocked Selena in front of his daughter.
Selena, who had all the disgrace of her past dismantled by Ludwig in front of her daughter, felt so ashamed that she curled up in the corner of the room.
“Finished already, in front of my daughter my dark time was uncovered,”
Selena said it in a moody tone.
Luminas who saw how Ludwig and Selena were joking around were astonished. He thought the atmosphere here was heavy because they didn't like each other.
‘Did they fight just because they were mocking each other?’
He shook his head as he recalled the positions of these two people. They both occupy important positions in the kingdom of Medeia, but they instead like to joke and mock each other.
‘Is everyone who has an important position in Medeia like this? Or is it just these two people who are abnormal?’
Given his mother's behavior during this time, Luminas concluded it was the second.
Luminas shook his head and decided to ignore it. He further observed the man called Duke Ludwig Dynema, he heard that Duke Ludwig was one of the strongest Knights on the continent, and the second strongest in Medeia. Luminas who heard this inevitably became curious.
Duke Ludwig Dynema had an extremely large body. Although he was sitting, Luminas could tell that he had a very large body from the width of his clothes.
He has dark black hair that has a long neck. His face was thin and firm, his eyes sharp and piercing, and his nose big and pointy. All of these components blend perfectly according to their stature and make Ludwig's face look handsome and creepy.
Luminas felt Duke Ludwig's aura was intense, he felt like a dignified noble, but he also felt like a butcher who had already killed many people. Other than his huge body, that aura was what made Duke Ludwig feel creepy.
‘I heard he is 150 years old, but he still looks young.”.
Luminas had expected that Duke Ludwig would look young from his mother's face. Although his mother was 80 years old but his face was still visible at the beginning of 20 years. Although he had expected it, Luminas was still shocked.
‘Kukira she will look older due to her age reaching 150, but she looks very young.’.
Luminas felt that if he did not know the information regarding Duke Ludwig, he would definitely only think that Duke Ludwig was just a handsome noble man who had a large body.
Ludwig who was aware that Luminas was staring at him immediately stood up. Not wanting to lose face in front of Luminas, Selena also immediately got up and stood beside Ludwig.
Luminas was surprised to see Ludwig standing up. He may have guessed that Ludwig's body was very large. But he did not expect that Ludwig's body was almost three meters high. In addition, his body also had muscles that were so thick that his stature was huge. Let alone Luminas, even Selena who was standing next to him just looked like a child.
Ludwig stared intently at Luminas, his mouth moving like he wanted to say something.
“You.... Your name..”.
“?”
Luminas was confused when Ludwig cut out his sentence.
“.... Who?”
Selena and also the knight standing beside her patted her eel. They act like this happens a lot.
“Hey old man, didn't I just tell you? Does your memory get worse as you age?”
Selena said it in a mocking tone, her face looked very satisfied because she could reply to Ludwig's taunts earlier.
“.... Wait, let me remember,”
When Ludwig was trying to remember, Luminas came forward before Ludwig, he lifted his skirt and lowered his head a little, he gave a noble greeting.
“Luminas Von Medeia, fifth daughter of His Majesty King Elios Von Medeia, greets Duke Ludwig Dynema,”
Ludwig was surprised when Luminas suddenly introduced himself politely.
“... Haha I expected,”
“”....?””
Luminas and Selena stared at Ludwig.
“You are indeed very different from Selena,”
“Are you no one but me to compare to?”
Selena was upset by the statement.
“Haha, I'm not kidding. You are indeed different from Selena, Lani's sister,”
Ludwig looked at Luminas seriously.
‘Lani? What do you mean me?’
“Master, but my name is..,”
“But I hope you don't have a different talent than Selena,”
“!!!”
Luminas was surprised by Ludwig's follow-up statement. Although Ludwig only said a sentence, Luminas certainly understood the meaning of Ludwig's words
‘At first I thought he was just kidding, but it turns out he was serious.’.
Luminas looked at Ludwig with sparkling eyes, he began to admire Ludwig. Even though he looks like a joking person, when he is serious, he can be very wise.
Selena who was looking at Luminas looked at Ludwig with a sparkling gaze, feeling annoyed.
Ludwig who received a cynical look from Selena felt uneasy.
“Uhuk! Of course you can't have a different talent than Selena! Do you know that? Your mother on this battlefield is very strong. Even so strong she got the nickname Silver Queen!”
“That's true, but even though your mother's a very great Lumi, but this Mr Ludwig is more great, you know? Even just hearing his name alone, enemies on the battlefield would instantly tremble in fear!”
They both looked proud in praising each other. The Luminas were somewhat astonished by their relationship, just a moment ago they had a fight and ridiculed each other to the point of making this room crumble. Now they praise each other. Luminas are a little worried.
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After a few moments of praise, they finally stopped, they both sat back facing each other, and Luminas began to speak.
“So, What did Mom call me here?”
“Ah, I'll tell you later. For now sit beside me, and listen to what Old Man— will tell me I mean this Duke Ludwig,”
Ludwig got up from his seat and took out a sealed scroll paper. Seeing the paper, Selena got up from her seat and immediately knelt down.
Luminas, who saw Selena kneeling, knelt down as well.
“On behalf of His Majesty King Elios Von Medeia, the Ninth King of the Great Kingdom of Medeia, I ordered Selena Argaient to go to the battlefield in the west to face the Chronos Empire!”
“”!!!!!””
Luminas was shocked to hear the declaration of war. He had suspected that in the middle ages there were often battles between kingdoms, but during his life in the palace he lived a comfortable life so that there was no thought of the war.
Hearing this that was not surprised not only Luminas, but Selena was also surprised. He had expected that Ludwig had come here to take him to the battlefield, but he had never expected that what Medeia was facing was the Chronos Empire.
Luminas looked at the surprised Selena, of course he was surprised because the one Medeia was fighting this time was Chronos.
Luminas already knew about the kingdom that often fought with Medeia in territorial disputes, it was the Kingdom of Lyberion. But this time the declaration of war came from the Chronos Empire. An empire that dominated nearly half a continent in just 100 years since the founding of the kingdom.
The only kingdom that had such a large territory and was promoted to an empire in such a short period of time was Chronos. Because of that it was certain that the military power that Chronos possessed was very strong.
“Facing a very powerful Empire like Chronos when we are at war with Lyberion wouldn't it be very dangerous?!”
Selena got up from her kneeling state and spoke in a high voice.
“Selena, I understand that very well. His Majesty the King is not stupid, he will not declare war with the Chronos Empire while facing Lyberion,”
“Lantas?!”
“The declaration of war came from Chronos, they have invaded our territory on the border of the city of Arland. There are currently three aura masters as well as your sister, Eilyan Argaient, who is fighting against Chronos' army,”
After sighing so many times, Selena seemed a bit calm.
“Then, who led the invasion of Chronos?,”
“Two people from the Seven Heroes of Chronos, Granger Graziette and Marsha Benwith, and probably will be more than that,”
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[Border of Medeia, City of Arland]
The city of Arland, known as the military fortress city of Medeia. Although lately the city has become so peaceful that it has changed its function to become a transportation city in accessing Medeia. Thanks to the Central Alliance blocking Medeia with western empires, Medeia could focus on developing a transportation economy.
But despite switching functions, the defense of Arland City is not weak. Today the Medean military is so powerful that it is able to place powerful warriors on every border of Medeia. Moreover, a city as important as Arland where all the cities can be accessed through Arland, of course the soldiers stationed there are very strong.
But now the city of Arland is engulfed in fire. Ruins of buildings and homes engulfed in flames, as well as corpses and blood strewn across the streets of Arland, create a scene like being in hell.
“Forward!! Don't leave out the Medeia fuckers!”
“”WAAAAA””
The soldiers on his chest with the sickle symbol of death shouted and slaughtered everyone in the streets. Whether it was the soldiers or just ordinary civilians.
“Kill!!!”
“Arghhhh,”
The sound of desperate screams echoing throughout the city from the people who were killed, was a nightmare for anyone who heard it
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In the forest outside the walls of Arland, there were many soldiers who set up a camp and lit a bonfire. In a place full of soldiers there is a flag with the symbol of the sickle of death, it is the symbol of the Chronos Empire.
In the camp of the Chronos soldiers was a battle barracks that seemed to have stood since. It seemed that inside the barracks was holding an important meeting.
Inside the barracks were six men with each wearing his armor, except for a woman wearing tight-fitting clothing and a hairy coat.
“Gentlemen, let's start a meeting of the attack strategy of Medeia,”
A bald-headed man in full armor opens the conversation, he is Farmith.
“Strategy? What strategy? Aren't we just going to attack like we always do? Go ahead and destroy everything! Hahaha!”
A tall and large-bodied woman laughed loudly in response to Farmith's statement, she was Marsha Benwith, one of the 7 Heroes of Chronos.
“Can't be like that Miss Marsha. We have to think of an offensive strategy in order to reduce the resources we use in this war,”
A man with green hair criticizes Marsha, who is the strategic adviser on this war, Julius.
“Kha! You hear that, idiot muscle brain? You're supposed to use that little brain of yours, aren't you always making Julius trouble, huh? Or maybe you've been throwing your brains out for those muscles? Hahahaha!”
The one mocking Marsha the 7 Heroes of Chronos is one of the 7 Heroes of Chronos as well, he is Granger Graziette.
“Hei, cungkring. How dare you mock me, huh?!”
Marsha uses her aura power. The power of the aura emitted by his powerful Marsha was not playful. Even the military higher-ups in this room felt a little trouble breathing due to the aura exuded by Marsha.
“Ha! Then what do you want? Do you want to fight here?”
Granger seemed to have no trouble holding back Marsha's aura, he even provoked Marsha into fighting him.
“KAU!!”
*BOM!
Marsha hit the table hard to smash into pieces. Now there's no limit between him and Granger.
The killing intent emitted by Marsha made the atmosphere tense. Marsha's aura that smelled with killing intent was too strong, to make the guards who were around the barracks faint with a frothy mouth.
“Gentlemen, relax,”
A bald man broke up the two of them who looked like they were about to fight.
“Farmith, don't stop me or you'll be affected too! Let me give that skinny guy a lesson!”
Marsha clenching her hands tightly she looked at Farmith who was blocking herself with Granger.
Granger did not respond to anything about Marsha's words. But he even displayed a facial expression that seemed to mock Marsha.
Marsha who saw the annoying face of Granger felt increasingly upset and was about to break through Farmith.
“Nona Marsha, relax. I'm here entrusted by Him, the leader of the 7 Heroes of Chronos to mediate when you two will fight,”
“Tapi—“
“Or should I let him know about your quarrel this time?”
When he said this, Farmith's expression changed. Now Farmith was displaying a sinister grim expression.
Marsha who heard the threat from Farmith was forced to retreat and relented this time. He looked scared when Farmith spoke about reporting it to the leader of the 7 Chronos Heroes.
“If you are calmer, go into the tent and listen to the strategy that Yulius will say,”
Farmith changed her expression again as before.
“Ck!”
Marsha clicked her tongue and moved into the barracks.
“Booo! Basic Farmith, you're not at all pleasant,”
Granger complains to Farmith and walks into the barracks again. Farmith who listened to Granger's complaint decided to ignore it.
When Marsha, Granger, and Farmith re-entered the tent, Yulis seemed busy pulling out many rolls of paper from inside her bag. He seemed to have been working out his plan since before they set foot on the battlefield.
“Gentlemen, make sure you listen to this plan well, so that everything can run smoothly,”
Julius opened one of the scrolls and held it on the table. He also unrolled the paper scroll containing a detailed map of Medeia and attached it to the wall.
“Although our empire has a very strong military, we should still not let our guard down. Although Medea was also attacked by the Kingdom of Lyberion, they were still not weak. I hope, everyone can maintain their own vigilance and be able to carry out their plans well!”
“”YAA!!””
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