The Emperor of Humanity was still looking at his daughter, Forn, in obvious shock.
For a few moments, he could not comprehend what he was seeing before him.
It really was Forn...
The one he believed was dead.
And whose appearance he thought was no longer possible in any way.
But the Emperor quickly regained his composure.
His features changed, and his astonishment turned into caution and anger.
Then he raised his hand and drew a fiery red sword from his wrist bracelet.
Flames ignited around the sword's blade as the Emperor gripped it tightly.
Then he looked at his daughter and said:
"Are you with the person who wants to kill me?"
He paused for a moment, then continued in an angry tone:
"Or was it you who ordered this mysterious person to kill me, you ungrateful daughter?!"
His words carried obvious anger, but at the same time, he was trying to find out the truth.
As for Forn...
She looked at her father mockingly.
She raised her golden sword, pointed it slightly towards him, and a mocking smile appeared on her face.
And said:
"Hmm..."
Then she added:
"I thought that when you saw my face, you would ask me about the Holy Spear I stole."
She paused for a moment, then said sarcastically:
"But it seems you have forgotten about it."
The Emperor of Humanity continued to stare at her.
Her words had brought something important back to his mind.
The Holy Spear.
The very thing Forn had previously stolen.
But before the discussion between the father and his daughter could continue...
And in another place far away from this argument...
Things had already begun to move in the continent of Mira.
In the continent of Mira, specifically in the underground Elven Kingdom...
Aul had already arrived at one of the squads belonging to one of the races that had come here to investigate the rumors.
Aul stood in the dark, watching the members of the demi-human squad from afar.
The squad was located in a neglected place, far from the eyes of the people.
And it seemed that its members were extremely cautious.
They had even hidden their scent and aura well, so that no one could discover their presence easily.
Aul looked at them from the darkness.
Then he said:
"Hmm..."
After a moment, he continued:
"A neglected place, far from people's eyes."
He continued to watch them for a while.
Then he said:
"They even hid their scent and aura well."
A faint smile appeared on his face.
And said:
"Well done."
But...
As soon as Aul said that...
Everything changed.
He suddenly released a terrifying aura in the place.
The aura was so powerful and frightening that it immediately drew attention.
And at that very moment...
The city guards felt this aura.
The Dark Elf masters present in the city felt it as well.
Many of them opened their eyes in astonishment and turned toward the source of energy.
And in a few moments...
Dark Elf guards set off everywhere.
They quickly headed toward that spot, while some of them were shouting:
"There are intruders near one of the corners of the city!"
It didn't take long.
The guards began moving at full speed.
A number of Dark Elf masters also rushed toward the location.
As for the members of the demi-human squad...
They didn't understand what was happening.
They looked around quickly.
Then shock appeared on their faces when they realized the truth.
They had been surrounded.
An army of Dark Elves was surrounding the place from all directions.
The squad members looked at one another.
Then one of the demi-humans said in shock:
"What is happening here? Who released their aura?!"
But...
Aul had already vanished from the place.
He had left quietly before the guards arrived.
He left nothing behind except the aura he had deliberately released.
And so...
The squad found itself in a situation it could not understand.
One of its members said anxiously:
"What will we do now? We have been exposed!"
While others began to raise their auras in preparation for anything that might happen.
But before the guards could attack them or begin interrogating them...
Something else happened.
Suddenly...
The same aura was released once again.
But this time...
From another place in the city.
Everyone's expressions changed.
The guards were shocked.
And the demi-human squad was even more shocked.
For they were certain that the source of the aura was in their location moments ago.
And now...
The same aura appeared in another area.
One of the guards said:
"It is over there!"
Everyone began looking toward the new location.
But that was not all.
Aul had already begun executing his plan.
He didn't want to distract everyone with just one squad.
He wanted to expose as many squads as possible at the same time in order to create the desired chaos.
And indeed...
The Dark Elves divided a portion of the guards and masters, and sent them to investigate the source of the new aura.
Chaos began to spread gradually throughout the city.
Whenever the guards headed to a place where a hidden squad was located...
The aura appeared once again in another place.
And whenever the Dark Elves tried to understand what was happening...
Things grew more complicated.
Aul was moving quickly, exploiting the chaos he had created himself.
And at the same time...
In another place near the palace...
Nott was hiding in the darkness.
He was watching the palace quietly.
And from his position, he could feel everything happening in the city.
He felt the spread of the auras.
And the movement of the guards.
And the distraction of the masters and the various squads.
Nott smiled slightly.
Then he said to himself:
"Well done, Aul."
He continued to watch the palace.
Then he continued:
"Keep them occupied with as many squads as possible at the same time."
The chaos he wanted had already begun.
And everything was going according to plan.
Then Nott said:
"And force the supreme powers to leave the palace."
He paused for a moment, then smiled.
"Well done, brother. You did exactly what I was thinking."
He was waiting for the moment when the supreme powers would leave the palace due to the chaos spreading throughout the city.
For once they leave...
His turn will come.
And he will enter the palace quickly.
There...
The seed was waiting for him.
And the answer he had come to the continent of Mira for was also waiting for him.
As for Aul...
He had already begun igniting the chaos.
And Yord...
Was still in her location underground, ready to intervene if anything unexpected happened.
And now...
The plan was moving exactly as Nott wanted.
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