The Amber Sword

Inside the Valhalla Tree Hall, the hall was silenced--

Antitina slowly let go of her hand, the pristine crystal shines in her palm, and the lady's eyes are similarly glowing and silent. Her Royal Highness looked over at her and asked softly, "What is it, Count Tonigle? Empire… What happened to Metz, Count? Are they all right? Is the situation irreversible? ”

Antitina's eyes suddenly recovered and she seemed to have returned to God, suddenly alarmed: “What...? No, nothing, my lord. They're doing okay. There's been a little accident, but we're still in control.” She was silent, and Brando rarely talked to her about her father, but asked solemnly about her father.

‘Antina, there's something about your father I want to talk to you about. Are you familiar with your father's life? ’

'Familiar? ’

‘I mean, your father's into adventure, but do you know where he's been in his life, and I mean, what's stranger? ’

‘Does it matter, Lord? ’

‘It's important - for now, Antina, I doubt your father's death is as simple as that. ’

Antittina's heart was disturbed, she held onto the crystal silently, and the sharp tip pierced her skin without realizing that her father's death might not have been an accident, but a conspiracy. Conspiracy, the word jumped in her mind, her childhood memory was very simple, at that time she lived with her family in Shihou District - not much of an aristocratic district, at most a middle-class gathering place in Prague City, childhood, life at home was quite unmistakable, at that time it was a worry-free time, the father was a respected gentleman, people called him Sir, according to the mother, their origins were actually aristocratic, the family had a glorious time, the ancestors were once knights of the kingdom, and set up Hehe achievements.

But that's all.

Father was indeed keen to explore, spending most of his time outside, he had been to many places, Eruin was almost everywhere in his footsteps, even so many times abroad, such as the Empire, the Grand Horn Deer Principality, but it was not clear to Antitina that he had been there specifically, she remembered that her father had particularly liked to tell them stories of his travels, but out of a sense of rebellion, she had never deliberately remembered, just remembered that the journals were not too special, but rather that they were somewhere, what beauty he had witnessed, and on several occasions he had been in danger, but it was common.

Father has a few friends, but most of them are not fixed, but they are donkey friends, and it seems unlikely what kind of trap they would fall into. Something special about his father, Antitina remembers that he seemed to be particularly interested in collecting stones from all over the world, from agate, obsidian, corn to all kinds of raw stones. He did not care about the value of the stones themselves, but more importantly about the process of burying them underground and seeing the sun again:

‘Nobody knows how exhilarating beauty is hidden in these ugly stones, Antina, which may be worthless or thousands of gold, but it doesn't matter. Importantly, every stone, buried deep beneath the earth and seeing the sun, has witnessed a period of history in which our lives seem to be for a brief moment compared to these long years. ’

She remembers that her father was a devout member of the Gaia Brotherhood, who, in addition to Martha, believed in Martha's goddess, Gaia, the goddess of the earth, and that his father was keen to unearth the gems that were buried deep in the land in order to feel the history and feelings of the earth that were embedded in those stones. At first this happened, but then something changed, and Antina suddenly remembered that one day, her father came to her with a gem she'd never seen before:

‘Antina, this stone is called Amber, and I found it from a strange place, and you look at its beauty, but it's not just a gem, Antina, you know, there are many gems in the world that contain magic that we can't imagine, and Amber, the best of them all. ’

‘Magic power? ’

‘That's what drives our world, and with it, people can drive magic, soar in the sky, and even change the world. ’

‘With it, can I be a wizard, Dad? ’

‘No, Antitina, magic is the privilege of a few for the wizards, but this stone is different, and the Zers invented the Magic Monitor, which will eventually change our world. ’

‘Is this-- Amber? ’

‘Oh, this is Amber Stone, Antina, it's not far from becoming Amber, but it's okay, these Amber Stones have a big secret, it's like a key, and one day, we'll meet the real Amber, Antina. ”

‘Um, Dad. ’

Suddenly a door seemed to open in the darkness, and memories trickled out like silent running water.

Antitina slowly opened her palms and lowered her head, the diamond-shaped crystal sparkling in the glow, a long-range projection crystal made of a magical moonstone, a true magical gem, but not as beautiful as the amber stone that my father had brought to her many years earlier in the afternoon. The Magic Gem is the crown of the gems, while Amber is the most brilliant star on the crown.

Since then, his father has become more and more obsessed with exploration, and he spends less time at home than once, each time he takes a large sum of money from his home, and the neighbor privately says that his father has a lover outside, and that his mother becomes more depressed every day than day. It was at that time that she gradually changed her impression of her father, from reverence, to resentment, to apathy, as if to forget that such a person existed until Brando sent his death message to her.

At that time, Antina felt that she should not be surprised at all, because sometimes even she could wonder if her father had another woman outside, but Brando gave her at least a negative answer.

At least he hasn't cheated on them yet.

But that's not why she forgives him.

‘This stone is called amber. ’

‘It will provide a constant source of power for the Magic Conductor. ’

‘One day, it will change our world. ’

Antitina stood silently and the breeze blew in through the vaulted windows of the Valhalla Tree Hall, flailing the drawings on the desk, and the afternoon sun slanted into the lobby, forming a light column. Princess Griffin looked at the staff lady's face suddenly with something bright and crystal clear, like a bead string. A moment later, Antitina took a deep breath and stepped back and rubbed her eyes: “I'm sorry, my princess. ”

“I'm sorry,” Her Royal Highness looked at her somewhat puzzled. “What happened? ”

“Nothing, just remembering my father. ”

“I'm sorry...”

“Don't be sorry, Your Highness,” Antitina laughed, pear blossoms raining: "Lord let us be slightly more vigilant during this period, the magic tide is approaching and many variations are occurring everywhere. ”

“That's true,” Griffin sighed, "but what really upsets me is something else, and the spirits are starting to get silly again. ”

Antitina was about to leave, and when she heard that, she stopped: “Your Highness, something didn't seem right with the King's Party. ”

“Tony Gerber's reforms hurt the Dukes, but our strength is far superior to them--”

Antitina seemed to have recognised the princess.

“What's the matter? ”

“Your Highness, what I told you last time, I want you to think about it. ”

Princess Griffin's face was slightly red: “I will give it serious consideration. ”

……

Antittina's father was a member of the Gaia Brotherhood? The light of the projection crystal flashed twice, then dimmed, Brando silently lowered his hand and frowned. Brother Gaia? Does Eruin have such a church, or does he operate near Pragues? How come he never heard that there are many churches in Eruin that believe in the Goddess of Gaia, more famously the Silver Lily Church and the Holy Cross of Gaius, but he never heard of an organization called the Brotherhood of Gaia, is it a cult? But it doesn't look like much, and collecting stones isn't unseen behavior.

Antina's father found the amber stone in Fort Swallow, but what does it have to do with this? Brando took that taupe from his other pocket, and it looked like it had nothing to do with any of the original stones, like some shale fracture fragments.

Amber stone contains a great secret?

Brando shook his head, and it seemed that Antitina's interest in the Magic Monitor still stemmed from her father, but whether his father was interested in the constant motivation provided by the Magic Gem or in pursuing other secrets, as well as the secrets of this brown tablet, only God would probably know. If it wasn't clear to Antina, the only clue left was probably the friends her father had had before him, and the strange Brother Gaia.

Antitina said her father didn't know many friends during his life, and most of them were not fixed, which sounded fine, but it was strange to think about it. If her father was just an adventurous nobleman, then it's fair to say, but he was also a devout member of the Gaia Brotherhood, then the question is -- what about his brother-in-law? Is it true that this so-called Brother Gaia is similar to some strange insignia of Eruin, and that most of the church brothers do not know each other and never interact with each other?

It all sounds like a cult.

If there is an anomaly, it's a demon, and it looks like it's about to fall on top of it.

He suddenly stopped.

“Brando?” Miss Merchant is a little confused.

Brando came back from his own thoughts, and he raised his head, his eyebrows deeply raised, his eyes sweeping forward, left and right, one hand pressing the coat of the Count's coat, the other reaching into it, holding the sword of the earth quietly with a hint of a cold handle; beside him, Flo also frowned, holding a large roll of parchment paper literature in his left hand, his right hand extended, a silver cane had appeared empty-handed, steadily in her hand.

“Manipulating dreams? ”

In front is an empty corridor that connects to the lobby in front of it. At this moment, the lights are bright and the torches sparkle on the walls, but there is no one in the corridor and there is a strange silence.

“Chill, the Count is sharp.” A smile sounded and she clapped her hands gently. The four witches dressed in white seemed to have appeared empty-handed and suddenly emerged from the empty corridor, blocking the way. Between the two witches in front, the air shook slightly and slowly stepped out of it a windy witch.

This is a beautiful and mysterious woman with an impressive pair of lake blue eyes and a diamond-shaped crystal glittering with strange light on her forehead.

She's also a witch.

“Merietra, the eldest daughter of Ashes - a follower of the slightly dark Coward - passed on the Witch during the December Moon of Lies,” the Witch smiled slightly, and this smile made everything lose its colour, she said softly: “The Fraudulent Witch came to borrow the head of the Count. ”

“Lord...! ”

Brando reached out to stop Flo, who was about to make a move, to show her and Roman to back off, and he raised his head and faced five witches: “I heard that the strongest of the twelve inherited witches of the generation, besides the king of witches, were the followers of the Golden Sea, the witch of despair, followed by the fraudulent witch of the head of December, Ms. Merietra, who must be this one. ”

“Humans who claim to be heirs to the dragon of darkness know us quite well.” Merietra smiled and praised.

“Selfish?” Brando shook his head: "I've never boasted of any dragon of darkness, and I've seen Odin, but that doesn't mean I agree with him. ”

“Have you met my king?” Merietra's eyebrows were slightly picked, and she reacted: “Yes, after all, you have my king's inheritance in your body, but it doesn't matter if you like or disagree with my king's path, and the Supreme does not need mortal consent. ”

“So you're behind this? ”

“Oh," Merietra laughed: “It was Anvil, the witch of the Moon of the Cup who was good at changing people's hearts. Besides, those aristocrats were born with ghosts, and my power stemmed from integrity and wisdom. I was not ashamed to do these trivial things. Playing with people's hearts was only a trail after all, but the order and destiny of the world could not be changed. Do you understand, Count? ”

“In that case, the accomplice. ”

Merietra frowned slightly and her voice cooled down: "Have you figured out what's going on, Count? You are only in the realm of the elements. There is no one in my realm who can save you.” She glanced at Roman and Flo and smiled. “You can't expect those people out there, can you? Don't worry, in this fantasy I weave for you, I won't impress anyone, I'll let you die quietly. ”

“So that's what I figured out...”

Brando pulls out the sword of the earth and hands it over to his right hand, with the tip of the sword down and gently touching the ground. With his sword in his hand, he smiled. “I have my head here, you can try it. ”

……