The Amber Sword

Grand Tortilla has lived a lifelong life, leaving countless children behind. Among these princesses and princesses, large and small, there are only a few sons and daughters of Queen Ofelia, of whom Queen Silver is the third daughter, who Her Majesty and Queen love. To compare these princesses to the stars in the night sky, south of Vaughnde under the Temple of Fire, there are always one or two of the brightest stars in the hundreds of millions of stars, like Magdall and Eruin's pearl Griffin, known to Brando, but sixty years ago the night sky of that era belonged to only one person.

That's Princess Silver, Constance...

Constance is arguably the type of person born with a golden spoon, and as the daughter of Grand Tortilla and Queen Ofelia, she has an incredibly noble birth. As she grew up day after day, her beauty grew out of the empire, even far away from St. Osor, where the Pokémon lived, in Finzan in the north, in the area of the Ten Cities ruled by free mercenaries and businessmen, people were talking about Her Royal Highness, the princess of the Cruz people. And Constance was an apostle, and when she was born, she had a part of the blood of silver —— and that's what the princess called it, and in her adolescence, the chief court wizard of the Cruz Empire, Master Gertrude, asserted that she would be the greatest wizard of the future empire, just like the scholar's poem, and Constance's brilliant talent quickly caught the attention of the Bukas, Aghani, the wizard leader of the Silver Society, who had taught Her Majesty the Queen of the Girl's Age for quite some time.

But that alone is not enough to make her successor to the Empire, and don't forget that she has two brothers. Although Grantoti's eldest son was wounded in the war in the North and has been continuously wounded since then, dying young at the age of twenty-seven, his second son is talented and brilliant and has the support of his brother-in-law, as well as that of the Prime Minister, who is, in all respects, the best candidate for inheritance. There is no better option for Grand Toti than to let his second son inherit the throne, making his youngest daughter Constance the archmage of the court or the temple of the main flame, which is undoubtedly a perfect choice for the royal family.

Brando knows that there are so many deviations in the development of the last thing - the Silver Queen finally took over the throne from the Great Emperor, and there must have been some staggering accidents - these accidents, obviously, took place on top of the war in Alkash.

He asked, "What exactly happened to them there? What does it have to do with my grandfather? Was my grandfather's trial to cover up the truth? ”

“Don't worry, take your time, little guy. They passed through the mist, and guess what they saw there." Tullaman looked at Brando with interest: “They found the Dark Dragon inheritance. ”

“Heritage of the Dark Dragon?” Brando was shocked and a bit of a thief shook his hand in vain. In today's Warnde, the relationship with the dragon of darkness is basically similar to that of the rats who crossed the street, and it is understandable to look at the situation of the witches, who are merely suspected of having an affair with the dragon of darkness. The dragon of darkness, the Minor, was expelled from the civilized world and disappeared for thousands of years in the Great Glacier. The last person in the human world of Minor descent was the Grand Knight Dobd of the Knights of Greyhews 600 years ago, who was burned to death on the pillars of fire because he was found to have a quarter of Minor descent. It was really chilling to mention that dark age.

Today, though not as harsh as it was hundreds of years ago, the Silver Queen could never have inherited the crown, not to mention the throne, because of the inheritance of the Dragon of Darkness. The greater possibility is to be permanently imprisoned by the royal family as an unspeakable scandal. But the development of history is strangely contrary to common sense, and at least the world knows who the supreme emperor of Cruz is now.

“It was the inheritance of that man that Constance found them sealed in two broken crystals. ”

“Two broken crystals?” Brando's heart beats a lot faster, isn't that a soul jewel?

Tulaman nodded: “A legend has been circulating among the mountain dwellers of Varachi that the Dark Dragon sealed some of its soul imprints in a gray gem before the final battle, which was discovered by a group of explorers in the White Mountain Valley, called the Gray Valley Crown, which was artificially divided after the final battle. The man who divided the gemstone was Connor, the legendary craftsman of a quarter of the hillbilly descent, who did this work in a valley in Varachi, where many mountain dwellers were captured for hard work and most of them were later killed, but still a small part of them survived, so the legend passed on to this day. ”

“And what Constance discovered was exactly two of the gray valley crowns that were divided into six pieces, and the Minors called these broken crystals soul gems. ”

Brando stood still, silent, and went on for a long time to ask: "Then what? ”

Tulaman smiled slightly, turning his head: “The dragon of darkness, Odin, is the source of all evil, is a tyrant, yet man's jealousy of the Minors, his obsession with the power of the tyrant, has not stopped for a moment. Why people are so keen to find the battlefield of the final battle, because the legendary Dark Dragon has left on that battlefield the inheritance of the Minors - the only inheritance of the Golden Blood outside the Dragon Nation since the age of mortals. ”

“The Dragon of Darkness left the Minors' inheritance on the battlefield of the final battle?” Brando frowned: “How could anyone believe such absurd rumours that if Odin had left that legacy on the battlefield, the four wise men would probably have been indifferent, besides, wouldn't there still be silver folk in the war? ”

“You think this reason sounds ridiculous," Turaman asked Brando with a smile: “Actually, it's not like there's no reason for this rumor to spread. For centuries, people have been trying to find a way to find the glorious inheritance of the Minors, but there's nothing left to gain, and there's only the battlefield of the final battle. After the battle of the saints, only four wise men kept their mouths shut about the outcome of the final battle. Even the people of silver swore an oath to uphold a secret in accordance with the sacred covenant. In fact, the world knows what that secret is about. ”

“The inheritance of the Dragon of Darkness is too sensitive, and if it is to be obtained, it is difficult for the world to circumvent the righteousness of the battle of the Saints, not the knowledge and civilization of the Minors. Constance is a princess of the Empire, and she naturally knows this. In fact, her goal was the latter at the outset. If the Empire could inherit the Golden Civilization, it would certainly take precedence over St. Osor and Finn Zan, and over the Temple of Fire. Constance is well aware that now that the Dark Dragon inherits it here, the rumor is likely to be true, as is the Minor inheritance here. ”

“But she also knew that it was unrealistic for her and Gwendolyn to search the entire battlefield thoroughly -" Truman stopped: “Of course, at that time she didn't know who Gwendolyn really was, and naturally all she could think of was asking for help from me and Darius, your grandfather. At that time, your grandfather was a marshal of the Temple of Fire coalition. Constance was your grandfather's deputy. In fact, he was just one of them. After all, to command such a large coalition, your grandfather could not have had only one capable general under his command. At that time, he had several more important deputies, one of them was Marshal Darren Hill of the Principality of Antobulo and the other was me. ”

Darren Hill, Brando first heard of the name, but most of the coalition's top ranks were filled by the finest and most distinguished soldiers from all countries, designated by the Temple of Fire, and I'm afraid the Marshal was also a remarkable figure in the Principality of Antoboro. And when it comes to this small country in the southeast of the Cruz Empire, the first thing he can think of is the nun princess.

Thinking of Magdalene's goddess-like appearance of purity and that firm and kind heart, Brando had to be tranced for a while. Such a good princess is naturally worth pursuing, even if it is the temple of fire, but how many people know that the princess may be hiding a non-human soul in her body.

He shook his head and threw the idea out of his head, listening to Tulaman continue: "When she returned to the coalition, she first ordered your grandfather, as the princess of the Empire, to send an army into the final battlefield in search of a Minor legacy. But Constance was a very clever woman, and even when she was the princess of the Empire, this transcendent wisdom had emerged. She knew about my relationship with the Bukas, so she privately begged me not to reveal this secret to the Silver Society, and she was well aware of my feelings for Eruin and Darus, so she took the oath that if one day the Empire were to stand at the top of the world with the legacy of a golden civilization, it would surely give Eruin permanent and genuine independence. She took the oath in the name of Gilt, the king of the Cruz kingdom of flames, which was naturally true and credible, so I and your grandfather were moved from the beginning. ”

Speaking of which, Turaman sighed: “This is because I know very well that this little princess of the Empire is brilliant, sane and sober, and will never covet the inheritance of the Dragon of Darkness. And the inheritance of the Golden Civilization is not a taboo for the Bukas, and the civilization is passing down, which is exactly what we would like to see, so I said yes to your grandfather. ”

“Where's my grandfather?” Brando couldn't bear to ask.

The question asked the elders of the Silver Alliance who stood before him to grab Snow White's eyebrows and look at him a little oddly: “Little man, your grandfather was old and powerful and handsome, his prestige grew in the Temple of Fire, Grantoti the Great even intended him to join the Empire and likewise to sit idly in the seat of the Marshal, only to be rejected by the old man with the stubbornness and pride peculiar to the Eruins.” That said, but the old man had to flash a little praise and appreciation on his wrinkled face, this is his old friend and the bones of the Eruin people, but the color of pride quickly replaced the loneliness, he shook his head: “Since ancient times, the young girl admired heroes and knights, and a remarkable woman like Princess Constance, naturally her eyes were higher than the top, under the temple of fire, the only one who could make her look high, probably your grandfather. ”

Brando almost sprayed a sip of water, and Ray couldn't help but say: “You mean my grandfather and Her Majesty the Queen...” The words jammed the shell behind this word, leaving him with more imagination, I can't believe that his grandfather almost became the man of the Silver Queen. And that woman, who now dominates such a vast area of the Hazel Plateau from the west, the wilderness of East to Four Leafs, the mountains to Amman from the south, the Northern Da Erlanta Sea, the supreme of the empire, His Majesty the Emperor of the Cruz people.

Sometimes reality is even more absurd than the strangest knight's novel, but it is inevitably a little too strange to call him a little unacceptable for a while.

Tulaman gave a serious slight head: “Although this relationship never surfaced, at that time your grandfather's relationship with His Highness's lover was actually a public secret within the coalition, so in public and private, your grandfather promised His Highness. ”

“Unexpectedly, in two days, there was an unexpected turnaround for all of us. Nobody thought, just that night, the news slipped out to the wind elves of St. Osor and the Fanzans. By the time we reacted, the whole thing had completely messed up. The Fanzans and the wind elves had taken the lead in sending troops into the final battlefield in order to seize the front of us, despite the Buga's opposition. Because of this, Her Royal Highness was extremely disappointed in your grandfather. I was the only one who knew the secret that night. Your grandfather and Gwendolyn and three other people, Gwendolyn, who were Her Royal Highness's domestic servants, had neither the opportunity nor the time to deliver the message. And I had half the blood of the Silver People and no motive, and the only one who was excluded was your grandfather. ”

Brando didn't intervene, but he also knew that if he was the first to suspect in that environment, he would certainly be his grandfather. If he were in a different position, he would be in his grandfather's position and might consider spreading the message. If personal feelings are excluded, the best situation on the continent for Eruin should be that of St. Osor, Fanzan and the Cruz Empire holding each other hostage and maintaining a balance of power, so that a small country like Eruin has a chance of survival. Although the oath made by the Silver Queen is true and credible, it is only her sole oath, not to mention that at that time she was not the emperor of the Empire, even if she was, but 100 years later?

So the best way to do this is to spread the word, stir up the water, get the Bukas involved, and let everyone lose their chance.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask: “Is it really my grandfather..."

“Of course not.” Tulaman shook his head unequivocally: "Who is your grandfather, three knives on both sides in front of his woman? He is a hero of the heavens and the earth, and he does not despise the use of these schemes, even for good reason. At that time, however, Her Royal Highness could not hear his explanation. She directly exercised her imperial princess's supervisory powers over the coalition forces, deprived your grandfather of command, placed him under house arrest, and then led the army into the final battlefield herself. ”

The old man sighed: “In fact, with your grandfather's prestige at the time, it was very easy to oppose Constance. Although she nominally had this hidden identity of a jailer army, she was not the only Krutz in the coalition, let alone disenfranchised the Coalition Marshal by mere suspicion, which makes no sense. Unfortunately, your grandfather was reluctant to turn his face over to Her Royal Highness, which also led to subsequent tragedies. ”

“Later tragedy?” Brando couldn't help but frown and asked carefully. He only knew that his grandfather had been tried by the Temple of Fire since then, and that his Royal Highness had inherited the throne shortly thereafter, and that Gwendolyn and the other three dragons now appeared to have been expelled from the country by the Dragon Nation, deported to the underground of Jorgendigan, and ordered not to step into Warnde. But what was happening, despite all that was said, was still inconclusive, and it was said that his grandfather had been attacked from behind as he penetrated the Arkash mountains, whether it was because of the persecution and conspiracy of the temple or for some other reason, which was unknown.

“As you should have guessed, it seems that it's actually Gwendolyn and the three of them who got the message out. As servants of the princess, they naturally have no opportunity, no motive and no reason, yet, as dragons, their actions are understandable. They compelled Constance to find the Minor Heritage, but their true purpose was precisely the soul jewels left by the Dragon of Darkness. Now that they have found the fragments of the Gray Valley crown, will they not give up? ”

“Earlier they stood on the same front as Her Royal Highness, but now Constance wants to control things and keep everything within the bounds of what the Empire can afford, and from this moment on, their goals have been reversed. So Gwendolyn, they immediately spread the word, stirring up the water, and then they took the soul jewels —— for the purpose, naturally, of the Dark Dragon's return legend in the Dark Prophecy. ”

Speaking of which, Tulamanta took a deep look at Brando and saw the latter's forehead sweating coldly before continuing:

“Their conspiracies were almost successful, but who would have thought that the secret above the final battlefield was far more than they could have imagined.” His voice became a little distant, as if remembering everything that had happened at that time: “When the Krutz, the Fanzans and the Wind Elves had entered that fog-ridden battlefield, terrible things had happened, and the soldiers had lost their minds one after another, as if they had been controlled by invisible forces, and they had killed each other first, until fewer and fewer people had been able to keep their minds clear… More terribly, the situation had spread like a plague, no longer confined to the fog, but had also begun to affect even the coalition forces stationed outside the battlefield. ”

“Things got out of order, the Bukas were a little late when they wanted to get involved, and naturally, as the Bukas' contact in the Kruz coalition, I knew for the first time that the trouble was coming - there was only one possibility at the moment, that there must have been a huge seal on the last battlefield, with some kind of evil seal that we didn't know about - and now someone has touched it. We immediately informed the headquarters of the Silver Alliance that, after searching in ancient books and dictating some of the saints who survived the Saints' War, we confirmed the news that the secrets of the last four sages of that year were indeed related to this seal. And as for what this seal really is, even the people of silver have no record. There is only one passage describing the situation from the side...”

“The text is actually written on an appendix to the sacred covenant, as it describes it: 'I, Elroy. Secret silver, in the name of the people of silver, swore on the sacred covenant that, in the sight of four wise men, the people of silver would henceforth assume the responsibility of watching the whole world and keeping this secret until that prophecy was fulfilled. ’ ”

“The prophecy? ”

“The prophecy is also written behind the appendix, which describes:”

‘XVI: THETOWER——

The lost moon took away the light.

XX: JUDGEMENT --

Light lost.

XVII: THESTAR——

A generation of silver lost to the earth and marched in darkness and obscurity.

VIII: STRENGTH——

A coincidence between an emperor and a fool.

IX: THEHERMIT——

Rusty hair is being reset.

XXI: THEWORLD——

The sword that changes destiny.

With half the silver blood flowing through his body, Tulaman's memory is amazing, and he describes the whole prophecy word for word. Brando listened to the whole prophecy and felt creepy because he suddenly realized that he had seen the prophecy. When he had just crossed the world, he had witnessed more than once the previous words of the prophecy in several successive dreams.

“What exactly does this language describe?” He couldn't bear to ask.

But Tulaman shook his head: “We have no idea that Elroy is a generation of witch leaders of the Silver Society, and even he never mentioned what would have been added to the top of the appendix, not to mention that he himself was unfortunately killed in an accident during the Green Year, and we could never ask him to testify again. ”

“What exactly is sealed under the last battlefield? ”

“Yes… crystal," Tulaman hesitated: "Behind the mist is a majestic temple, described as sixty-six feet tall, hidden in fog on both sides, not knowing how wide it was, where it seemed like the last war had taken place, very badly damaged in the temple, while in the center of the temple, a giant purple crystal was slanted into the ruins, as if it had fallen from the sky, straight into the temple's sturdy marble floor, causing the slab and earth to arch and half the volume of the crystal to bury underground. Anyone close to the crystal will be assimilated into a monster...”

“Become a monster," Brando frowned, feeling something in his heart, asking: “Become such a monster? ”

Tulaman tapped the back of his neck slightly: “From here on out, a piece of crystalline cuticle will grow, and then the whole person will gradually become assimilated into a crystal-like, semi-crystal-like monster, by which time he will have completely lost his mind, become like a beast, fiercely homicidal, and extremely hostile to humans of his own kind - or wind elves. ”

Crystalliasis--

Brando had understood what it was, and he couldn't help but think of the crystallizing monster he had encountered in Ambethel, and there was only one thing that could cause crystallization, the Somir crystal.

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