The wind has become harsher; it felt the brewing danger from the resurrection of the Grand Arch Wizard. Once Johann and the spirits have settled, we came back to the formation and followed the original plan. The others from the academy and the temple were already in their positions, if this comes to worst that plan, we could only hope that is enough.
“Don’t worry, we can defeat them,” Johann’s smiling face was oddly not comforting.
He trace of smile from what happened earlier was still there, I shook my head in disbelief which only made him grin wider.
“William is still restraining Antonella, and we could already see the progress, everything is going as planned.”
I remembered the meeting we had at the academe, how we formulated the plan and prepared all the back up plans in case the first strategy fails. We have used all the resources we have, all to not let the Grand Arch Wizard grow more. We should not let the evil wizard wreak havoc outside the forest, I am determined to stop him.
“Only Johann and I will enter the forest,”
“What do you mean?” Lucianna’s violent reaction triggered the negative responses from the others.
“Listen to the plan first,”
“They probably got Antonella because of the ender eye…” I trailed my statement when I started to hear gasps from my llisteners, I sighed and continued speaking.
“Luther told me about the traitor. Professor Lady Macabre, she was the one who attacked the dorms and she was probably the person who got the ender eye that was sealed within the academe. According to the headmaster, there has been someone who was ransacking the office, this wizling was searching for something and it is unfortunate and disastrous that she found what she needed.” I emphasized my last sentence and directed it towards the headmaster.
I am simply disappointed that they failed to hide the ender properly, but anyways, the enemy could have done it differently and we would have not prevented them from getting the ender, they took us by surprise.
“Joanna, can you share with us your vision? Everyone kindly listen, for those who do not know Joanna, she is Joanna Drake Koral, her origin is a nymph and she is an aberrant. Her attribute, it’s foresight.”
I nodded at Joanna and she began speaking what she saw.
“I saw Antonella battling with William, but she seemed different… it is like she was not Antonella. William was having a hard time; it was weird that he was having a hard time keeping up with her,”
“But that is impossible, William is fundamentally stronger that Antonella,” Mayo reacted.
Joanna shook her head, not able to reply anything to Mayo, “My vision stopped there, then it changed to different scenery,” suddenly fear clouded Joanna’s face.
“A black smoke inside a magic circle, but I know someone was in that smoke, but I failed to see who it is. But its energy, it was suffocating and it was crushing me. It was surrounded by six different individuals. It was not complete yet, the smoke I mean, it was just being held by the magic circle… and” Joanna’s face twitched as she tried her best to recall everything she saw.
“It was produced by someone… I get a familiar feel from this man, but his face is covered by a cloak,”
“What else do you see around this man?”
“A mark… in his wrist, no… it’s a scar,”
“So if we take down first this mage that controls the magic circle we would have a chance to stop the completion of this smoke?” asked Gale.
“No…” all eyes were now on Luther when he spoke.
“He… is not a mage, he is a tank. The mage controlling the magic circle is different; he must be the one protecting the mage.”
My heart started beating so fast, “How do you know that Luther?”
His eyes were already void of emotion, and I could feel the tension forming among the others. The hostility towards Luther was beginning to show, they could feel it.
“He is my father. The last pure blood dwarf descent.”
Just when he finished speaking, a sword came flying towards him. But he stood there not moving an inch, then the sword was stopped by a shield barrier.
“Stop it Gale, we need to gather information first,” it was Huly who stopped Gale’s attempt to attack Luther.
“Explain everything boy,” Monk Amon said, but her voice was laced with threat. I know she was suppressing her emotions; this was reminding her of her brother’s betrayal.
“I am the son of a milieus who survived. I was sent to the academe to spy, everything was really nothing to me. I felt nothing when I was sent to my death by my father but there was one thing that was promised to me if I finished my mission. It was that I could do whatever I want with my life no more controlling from them, I would be free. And all I need to do was bring enough information, but then everything changed, my life in the academe was not boring as I expected. But I still wanted to fulfill my mission, but I was already thinking twice about it and I kept delaying. On time I came across professor Macabre, that is when I found out that there is another spy besides me.
I was contemplating whether I should tell you or not, but when I did decided to turn myself in, it was already too late. The academe was attacked and Antonella was gone.”
There was silence after Luther’s explanation. Even I was dumbfounded. Luther was a spy? Antonella was an enemy now? Just what is happening?
“Are you done? Can we proceed with the plan on rescuing my sister?” William spoke in the middle of the silence. His face was blank. The only thing that mattered to him was saving Antonella.
“Then please answer this young man, which side are you standing on?” Monk Amon asked.
“I am on the side of my friends,” Luther smiled at me and I felt relief on my chest.
“Then, let’s continue planning,”
“Professor Joseph, can you take care of the mage who controls the magic barrier?”
I asked Professor Joseph, a god descent who was silently listening in a corner. The side of his lips rose and he nodded at me.
“Of course dear goddess of the wind, I shall do my best,”
“Okay, Johann and I will enter the forest first, everyone will be on standby outside. When Antonella appears, William will be her opponent,”
“How are you so sure that Nellie would be an enemy?” there was hostility in Williams usually friendly voice.
“William!” Mayo shouted at him.
“No it’s okay Mayo. William it is your role to make sure that Antonella do not becomes our enemy,”
“I will be facing the first milieus executive, we have matters to settle,” Monk Amon spoke before I could ask.
No one dared to contradict her words.
“The Aces and the professors will have to face the monsters and the other milieus inside the forest; it is your responsibility to make sure the main battles will not be interfered.
Lucianna, I need your help, you need to fight with Lady Macabre.”
I was careful in asking Lucianna since I know she was still hostile against me, but I was surprised when she just nodded her head without any complains. I’m glad.
“The other executives will be taken care off by Johannes, and I will face the Grand Arch Wizard.”
The meeting lasted a bit longer after we discussed different strategies that will enable us to execute the plan. William’s part would be the most crucial, because if he could not bring Antonella to our side, the balance will be destroyed. If Antonella aides he other side in the complete resurrection of the evil wizard.
“Lastly, everyone, don’t die,”
“Moria? William successfully brought back Antonella to our side,” Johann relayed the news to me. I snapped back to reality and summoned Quinn.
“Now, it’s time to save the world,”