"Is this Raiheart?"
Ender who was just behind Leon intrigued, his lips slightly twitching and his curious eyes were starving to know the answer. As Zack who was on the other side, his hazel sparkling eyes wanted to grasp the answer.
"No, this is not Raiheart. This is hall of Fate. It links many worlds and Raiheart is one of those worlds."
Leon spoke with confident charming but quite serious face.
Ender and Zack were silent as they walked after him. Misha who had also heard this from behind them was in her own thoughts as she reflectively turned her face behind to see what were Sara and Ruis doing. She stopped, her face startled and amazed and her jaw slightly open.
To except the unexpected, for a brief moment she saw them holding their hands in a quite unusual way, their faces down as Ruis glanced at Misha. With that he take off his hands from Sara.
With Sara being confused she glanced at Misha and the next moment Ruis started glaring at the pillars even putting his hand on them. Where as Sara glared at the floor then at the foggy sky, their faces slightly red with a expression of unease.
"What's wrong?"
Misha spoke in her usual tone. Acting she didn't saw anything.
"Damn, these pillars are quite interesting."
Ruis who was examining the pillars like he is some kind of professional architecture.
"What is this place called?. Oh yeah hall of light."
Sara chuckles, trying to change the conversation.
"Hall of Fate."
Misha sigh as she brushed her hair over her ear. With that she turned around and started walking. Sara and Ruis had a sigh of relief.
"Did she saw us?"
Ruis asked curiously.
"Why the hell did we did it in the first place?"
Sara covered her face, gently rubbing it.
"Well we should move along now."
With that Ruis takes a deep breath before he starts walking, catching up with Leon and others.
~ So that's why they are quite chummy with each other?.
Misha thought as she looked at Ender who was causally joking with Zack. Within few moments Ruis also catch up with them as they started bantering with each other.
Misha looked at Ender as she went up to him who was little away with Zack and Ruis.
"Do you think Ruis and Sara are quite chummy with each other these days?"
"Nope.."
"Are you blind."
She spoke with little frustrated expression.
As Ender glared at very far pillars which were hardly visible, with that he said in his causal tone.
"Not much, pretty even."
As Misha clang her forehead. Ender looked at her, confused and puzzled he tried to change her mood.
"Well I don't know honestly, it really doesn't matter to me how other people are living their lives. They have their own choices."
He continues with a pause.
"Even if something is between them. We should interfere. People have different types."
He shrugged causally with those words coming out from his lips, Misha eyes slightly widen.Her lips twitches as she asked.
"What's your type?"
"Of course you knew this. A cuisine."
Misha jaw drops, she hadn't expected this answer on her dairy. As she walked away from him.
"Did I do something wrong?"
Ender muttered to himself, puzzled as he scratches his hair.
– We say the truth though.
His inner voice mutters to him.
"Well you're right in some sense. Honestly acting dumb is kinda hard."
He muttered to himself.
– It's not that hard if you had just said it straight.
~ Would never in a lifetime.
– Scared ass.
As Ender goes to his fellows. Ruis who had seen him talking with Misha as they started making jokes causally. While Zack was nearby seeing a pillar with a symbol. A fire dragon wrapped around a sword. Now there were pillars coming with symbols on each of them. With werid whispers coming from them.
"Don't focus too much on the voices."
Leon ordered Zack. As he wipes some sweat on his forehead. While Ruis asked Ruis in his usual way.
"What was she saying?"
"Nothing much.. Just what's my favorite food."
Ender giggles like a idiot. Hearing that Ruis got flabbergasted.
"What?"
He continues with a pause. A light, banter tone.
"That's so random."
"Average day of our lives."
With that they chortle together. As Zack came together to them as they started bantering together. Meanwhile Misha and Sara were also talking about their interested topics. Beautiful cozy and clumsy old towns of france.
Suddenly Leon stopped walking, not taking any step forward, a unique serious expression on his face. The boys who were busy bantering as Ruis glanced where Leon was looking. In an instant, he gently hit others so that they could saw it too as Ender glared, his eyes stunned and his body slightly shivering. Zack who was confused why Ruis hit him and was about to land a hit on him but he barely glanced forward. His face startled, unable to make a decision as he stood in place.
Misha and Sara had their eyes fixed as Misha took some steps back. Her expression terrified and she subconsciously lowered her head down while Sara hide
herself around her.
There were blocks shaped like a huge door, the blocks had some language written on it which were glowing in yellow energy. In the center there was a portal. A huge blue-yellow portal. It was humming pleasant sounds.
Yet there were knights. Two Huge knights wearing an armor of silver. Gold which was engraved into lines of their armor. A fancy, luxury and an armor of honor. In the center of there chest there was a symbol of a creature with three heads of a dragon. The heads curved together to a circle together.
There were standing straight a sword hold in their hands which was strucked onto the ground. A giant sword, more like huge chunk of metals.
Leon coughs a little bit, covering his mouth as he started the conversation.
"Hey there Arvans. How's going?"
He smile. An exaggerated smile.
"Leon. D. Rad.."
One of them finally spoke up, the voice was so immense that it sents shivers down to others rather than Leon.
"Are these beings you were talking about?."
Other one spoke, his eyes fixed at Leon.
"Yes of course. Just newly awaken astrans you know."
He shrugged, he had unusually way too much sweat on his forehead and cheeks.
"Hmm.."
The knights looked at each other, then they looked at the floor, thinking what decision had to be made?.
"Fine.. But we need to check."
"Sure. Why not?"
Leon chuckle. As he goes to others. They all were still stunned, fear was clearly visible in their face. As he goes to them.
"They will check you by placing their swords two times on each of your shoulders. And don't worry there are very rare cases when they find an error.. In your soul."
"So we need to stand there while they do it."
Ruis said in his usual tone.
Leon nods.
"What if they find an error?"
Misha asked curiously, she was concerned what will happen?.
"They won't, as for my knowledge."
Leon gave a warm smile.
"Now go one by one."
Leon mutters with slight concerning eyes, as Zack was the first one who goes to them. He wasn't showing any signs of fear now. An unreadable face.
One of the knights came forward as Zack was Infront of him. The knight gently places the sword on the shoulder of Zack. It was so heavy that Zack had to tighten his leg muscles to withstand it.
~ Nah, easy peasy.
Zack thought himself like this so he wouldn't be concerned about it.
Within that moment, a light shines on the sword then it goes inside Zack's body. His eyes light up and he was feeling very light. Then the knight placed the sword on another shoulder, there the light energy came back to the sword again. The knight puts his sword down from Zack. As he declared.
"He passed.. Another one."
Now it was Ender who stood forward and goes to the knight where as Zack was returning to them. Zack gaves a nods to them while they passed by, as Ender stood up against the knight, he doesn't show any fear and a same unreadable expression. Maybe he was quite good in hiding it.
As the knight repeated the same procedure with him and declared.
"He is passed too."
With that then Ruis and Sara goes together. The knight first checked Ruis while Sara had concerned look on her face. Even though he was passed too and then it was also the same for Sara.
Now it was Misha turn as she walked forward to the knight. The knight placed the sword on her shoulder and the light energy goes inside her, then the knight placed the sword on another shoulder. But the light energy returned with black energy which distrubs the procedure as the knight step some back and destroyed the energy. Seeing this, others were stunned as Leon thought.
~ Oh shit..
"She must be terminated."
As the knight placed the barrier around Misha so that she couldn't escape and launches his sword onto her. Seeing this Leon shouted.
"Wait!"
But Zack golden red armor came on with his sword as he charges upon the knight. Seeing this, Leon tried to stop Zack as he used tentacles from his hand but Zack got away and Ender and Ruis runs forward to save their friend.
Zack came in front of the knight as he clashed his sword with the knight sword.
CLANG!
The impact was so hard that Zack's sword broke but he was saved, his expression undreadable along with Misha as Ender and Ruis were now here too. Leon came over them too along with Sara. This all had happened in an blink of an eye.
The second knight was walking towards them. His footsteps were felt by everyone.
"You know what you have done. Leon . D . Rad."
The first knight stated.
Leon bits his lips as he muttered.
"I know..But I promise, she won't cause trouble. It's our responsibility to control her and not just me. Our whole organization knows about it. If anything happens, my head is infront of you."
"Make a vow then, not to me.. To them."
The second knight replied. As Leon chanted.
"In the name of the All beloved. The greatest loved and the lover of all. I swear by you. If anything happens because of your follower. I will take the sin."
A light revolve around him as he chanted and disappeared right when when he finished his chantion.
"Okay then. You're good to go Leon. D. Rad with your companions."
The second knight replied. As the both knights back off. Zack armor disappeared along with his broken sword and Ender patted him and Misha who was in a barrier. The barrier disappeared as she murmurs into his ears.
"Thanks."
As they get together and walked infront of the portal. Leon was the first one to go then gradually they all entered the portal.