The Amber Sword

The sunken clouds of the sky sparkle with lightning that does not belong to this season, falling together, under the shallow purple skyline, is an endless wilderness plateau.

“Here they come!” The wind blew the flag, and people shouted in the wind. A small spot appeared on the horizon, followed by a second, third, more spots, gradually forming a bright crystalline line line. Like a rising tide, a thin line has emerged at the crossing of the sky and sea.

And then there's the pound of sea.

On that uneven line stands an unprecedented figure of height - the Cluster Lords. A projection of the Leviathan children emerged from the sky, and the roaming whale's tail sank up and down in the clouds. As the clouds split apart, it revealed a huge sphere of black holes, like an empty eye, staring at this deserted highland.

Everybody calm down.

The crowd suddenly separated themselves from each other, and Freya, dressed in white lion armor, walked to the city with the knights. The sharp turbulence blew the hairs on her collar, and the white lion rose one by one, flying backwards; the girl's dark eyes reflected purple light, beams of light, like lighting her eyes.

Long hair dancing in front of a snowy forehead, the soft eyes are a little more mellow and gentle than the old English-haired knight. Everyone felt the change in temperament in their commander, and Freya was like the wife of a newlywed oar, holding the ring tight, watching the scene with her lips clasped.

A few kilometres away, the chestnuts of the earth had passed.

The cold winds come from above the plateau of Karasu, blowing all over the south along the forests of Tosancado, and everything fades away. The world is already silver. Brando stood in the wind, the turbulent wind seemed to carry the scent of the distant plateau, a warm familiarity, he looked down at the floating strand of hair on his hand, with a ribbon tied on it, his heart couldn't help but lose it.

The Iraqis have gone, but the fragrance remains.

Outside Cold Cedar Castle, the pine forest snowed quietly, the cold wind shook its branches, under tall black pines, Haruze stood beside his sister, rolled up with snowflakes tearing his long cape and dancing, but the young king did not speak, his eyes sparkling with crystal and tears watching his teacher.

“Send the king a thousand miles, one must say goodbye,” Brando turned around and carefully put the strand of hair away, smiling: “That's it, after all, this war, we must finally set ourselves on different battlefields. I don't want to say anything that inspires morale, I just want to say that let us wait for each other in this battle to determine the fate of the future. There is hope at last, and perhaps one day we can all be together again. ”

The proud ones in the cold wind, King Solomon, King California the Dwarf, Grey Grey and Fania the Great Druid, followed by the inhabitants of Cold Cedar Collar. Lady Clerk stood in front of everyone, behind Vern, Kroncia, Dwarf Odom, Kuran, Leto and Tama, and Tajib, king of cavemen, who had died a few years earlier, his son Takub, behind everyone, with Yulir, who had been retired from the White Lion Corps for a year.

Then Eluyn's nobles, led by Ovewell, followed by Count Odin, who had been white for two years, Marjorie and Ornie and his wife, Avram, the fat man —— who was said to have recently arrived with Idni and won the favor of Count Grey Mountain —— beside him, Edni still looked at their ‘captain’ with some apprehension, and she was always the cowardly and kind girl. Levine's maid, Edsha, was standing with Chiara in a black dress.

And finally, Delphirie and her father, Earl of Swanburg, Brando, who once had dairy knights Nia and Ronin on the brink of Ambethel, they were in Herron's line. Adenie and Naquel are also among the crowd, who have been in Eruin for six months and will then return again to Rubik to lead the desert people to the Great Plains - where they will build a new home.

Everyone's eyes fell on Brando.

“Teacher...” Haruze swallowed several times and could barely speak.

“Haruze, put away your tears and His Majesty the King of Eluin will not weep easily.” Brando smiled and said.

“But...” Haruze looked at him in tears, with some tears: “... Teacher, I want to go with you. ”

Brando couldn't help but laugh, and when he looked at Princess Griffin, he found that Her Royal Highness was not going too far.

He sighed and trampled the snow to Haruze, raising his hand and tapping his crown with his knuckles. The little prince raised his head and looked at his teacher. The water floated in his silver eyes, his eyelashes were long and dense, and he blinked at once, with a little confusion.

Brando tapped three times and asked: "Feel the weight? ”

“The weight is on your head. ”

“Powers, obligations, responsibilities. ”

“Don't fail it. ”

Crystal teardrops roll down the orbit.

Brando turns around and looks at Antittina: "Tony, you're in trouble. ”

The lady didn't even look at him more, lowered her head and nodded silently.

“Her Royal Highness. ”

“I don't want to hear it," Griffin said softly, "but I command you to come back alive and marry me. ”

Brando snapped.

Then smile a little.

He bent over and straightened Haruze's collar, putting the silver-shinkling lily brooch on the little prince's collar. He stood up and finally looked at the people —— especially Tonigal's citizens -- and swept his eyes off the faces of those familiar with him.

Then turn around.

The wind and snow rose as if there was only one lonely shadow left.

In the shadows of the snow is silent silence.

……

The light of winter tilts into a bunch and spills in the corridor.

The crackling sound came from far to near, Su's hands holding a pile of changed clothes and walking faceless in this empty corridor. The sun cast a staggered light on her face, healthy wheat-colored skin, and the appearance became more and more eye-catching over the years. Due to her height and long body, the daughter of the red copper dragon has long been a famous beauty in the distance of the cedar collar.

Many noble sons have shown her admiration, either explicitly or implicitly, and even many in the White Lion Corps have shown love to her, with Manrique, the young commander of the Silver Fleet, one of many pursuers. The young girl did not hesitate to refuse, however, and for many years had been silently leading a maid as a servant in Cold Cedar Castle, effectively succeeding Flo in the past.

She parked in front of a door, knocked on the door, and then unscrewed the handle to push the door in.

“Miss Utah, change your laundry. ”

But the situation in the house stunned Su - the snowy bed was empty, only the scattered sheets proved that someone was here. The window hole on one side opens here, the cold wind pours from the outside into the house, the curtains dance, the snow even falls on the desk, and then melts into ice water, dripping onto the wood floor.

“Miss Utah? ”

……

Walk silently in the snow and wind.

The entrance to the tomb was close to the bottom of the valley, and the broken columns were still standing there - in a bush covered with a thick layer of snow; the columns were not well maintained, worse off than in the past, and the texts on the surfaces were erased.

After coming here, Brando stood for a moment.

When it was discovered there, it was as if it were still in sight, and although some details were already blurred, memories of people and things grew deeper. He seems to remember the knights of the Legion of White Lions, calling out the names of those who were later sacrificed in Ambethel, Mintai or Cruz, who were wounded leaving the Legion of White Lions and who are now married to their sons; and those who fought for the morrow of mankind on the plateau of Karasu.

Brando pressed his hand gently against his heart, his heart beating slowly and forcefully, but his mind was very confused. He could always see a merchant lady with her eyebrows up in front of her, looking at her with her eyebrows, and he reached out to pinch her face, and the delicate touch still existed between his fingers--

“Brando, I tied myself up on a horse. How about that? Awesome, hahaha! ”

“I don't have a problem with that. ”

“Wow, that hurts...”

Then everything dissipated.

Brando smiled, closed his mind and lowered his head into the crypt. In the darkness is a dark tunnel, with the smell of dust, mold and dirt floating in the air. The quaint stone columns support the four walls of the graveyard - Brando walks as he remembers. There was an agate light barrier, behind which was a tomb cellar, where they were attacked for the first time by a carnivore.

When he saw a stone platform, he remembered that it had a tongue of fire crow, a long sword of brass magic, which was still Yuta's sword.

After that, it's the big sarcophagus.

He took those tablets out of his arms, and one of them, like a machete, was found in this coffin. Brando gently put the tablet back in place - it's not needed now either. He raised his head and the collapsed part of the crypt had long been dug open again, where he and his deer witch sister fought the Bell Pendulum.

Out of the darkness comes a shadow.

Elaine looked at him beautifully after the crystallization had healed, with a lazy smile between her eyes: "Here you are. ”

Brando nodded: "Where are the others? ”

“It's all ready. ”

“You don't have to go, Miss Elaine. ”

“Sister Elaine,” the deer witch corrected. “It doesn't mean anything to stay outside. Everyone is in this war. How can I stay out of this? ”

Brando nodded silently.

The two men walked down that staircase into the cave swarm, passing again through Enole's labyrinth, followed by an endless band of crystals. Once again, Brando stood in front of that giant crystal, and Traciman and the King of Witches, as well as the middle-aged swordsman, were still alive, as if the crystal seal had banned their lives, while also stopping the erosion of time for thousands of years.

Brando silently gave a gift to the three of them, then crossed over here and continued. The deer demon sister looked behind him and did not say a word, but a little respect also appeared in her eyes.

The red surfaces began to show those graffiti, and the signs of magic erosion became more severe in five years, and in some places the cracks even seeped out purple light. Looking at these details, Brando realized that five years was only a flash for a seal that had lasted thousands of years, and that it was the rising tide of magic that was responsible for all of this.

Just like the wall of the world at the boundary of elements, with the awakening of the dragon of dusk, the seal has reached the edge of collapse.

But what's down there?

Just the throne of the end?

Before they finally got to the door —— the cave was so wide that a circle of golden ripples swept through the space, and as they approached, people could see a slowly spinning, golden translucent array of fingers. It seems that even the flow of time has been accelerated here, as if Brando could see the passage of life through the flowing gravel, but he immediately shook his head, realizing that it was just an illusion caused by the tremendous distortion of magic.

This is the ultimate copy of the Amber Sword in that world, year after year.

Brando saw others here, standing in front of the gate with Charles, Metisa, Medfis and Hippamilla, Tiger Sparrow and his team, and Malocha and Ropal further afield. When he arrived, a joyful cheer came from the darkness, and the dragon emerged from the other side of the darkness, Florfa standing not far from her side, and Aloz's golden pupils seemed to burn a flame and look at Brando: "You're finally here, you've been waiting for a long time. ”

Brando looked at everyone first, his eyes opposite each of his subordinates, responding to each other's eyes. And then he said to Aloz, "Aloz, thank you for coming. ”

Little Mother Dragon lifted her chin: “Of course, a mortal battlefield with Misseril is enough, but this war is as important to us as it is to face the Dusk Dragon after all. Solomon hopes that the Dragons will also contribute to this. After all, we are the last of the Golden Nation, and the key, of course, is that I am not at ease with you. ”

“The point is the last sentence.” Frofa said.

Aloz took a nasty look at his partner.

Brando smiled, but his eyes fell on one person in the crowd.

“Sy.”

The Mountain Girl looked slightly white and took a unconscious step back - after all, it was her first rebellion against the Lord. But she held onto the long gun in her hand, and she understood what it meant, and she would never leave Brando again, anyway.

A young girl has already made up her mind about everything.

But Brando looked at her and didn't say what was expected of her, but said very seriously: "Stay close to me later, you're a little weaker. ”

Sy raised her head incredibly.

Brando smiled at her: "If I fail, there's no point in staying anywhere, if you want to stay with me, do what you want. ”

Sy's eyelids almost went red at once, but she hurried not to turn over and wipe her eyes.

Brando walked gently past her and looked up at the huge light door - all quiet. Because everyone here knows absolutely nothing about what it means once they cross this door. After a moment of silence, Brando turned around and asked everyone:

“Though the purpose of each of us being here has long been clear. But by this point, I'd like to ask each of you, gentlemen -- are you ready? ”

Everyone nodded.

“Well, come on.” Brando took a deep breath: “Face the final throne, face the dusk--”

……