The sun had just risen and the огонь warrior Serafina already arrived at Duke Ferdinand's замок in order to meet with Elisabeth who she was ordered to train.

Serafina was a tall woman with a rather muscular built,with red hair,pale skin and green eyes.

When Serafina arrived she was welcome by a maid who told her to come in,the maid then excused herself as she went to inform the duke of Serafina'S arrival.In the meantime another servant went to take her luggage in order to bring it to her room.

The maid knocked on the door of Ferdinand's cabinet.

''What is it,that you're disturbing me?'' asked an annoyed Ferdinand who was Чтение a book.

''My lord,I'm sorry to disturb your peace but I wanted to inform Ты that Serafina has just arrived''

''Very well,tell her to wait for me in the main room.In the meantime,you will go wake up Elisabeth and tell her to come down''''

''Yes,my lord''

The maid accompanied Serafina to the main room and told her to wait a little before she left in order to call Elisabeth.

Ferdinand arrived and greeted Serafina.

''I see that Ты arrived as fast Ты could,you are as diligent as ever'' сказал(-а) Ferdinand ''Welcome,to my castle.Its an honor to have Ты as my guest''

''The honor is all mine'' smiled Serafina ''Of course I would come as fast as I could,after all I have been дана a very important task.Speaking of which,I hope that the leader will come down soon because I don't like waiting too much''

''Do not worry,I already ordered my maid to wake her up.She should be here very soon''

Meanwhile the maid had arrived at Elisabeth's room in order to wake her up.

Elisabeth had been very tired last night which is why she slept longer than usual and strangely enough this time she had not seen the nightmare that had been bothering her for so many nights.

''Lady Elisabeth!'' the maid shouted rapping on the door ''Its time for Ты to wake up''

Elisabeth got woken up by the noise and responded by telling the maid that she would get ready and come down as fast as she could.

In the main room Ferdinand and Serafina were continuing their discussions.

''Do Ты know if the other warriors have arrived yet?'' asked Ferdinand

''Yes,Bratus told me that they have arrived and since the leader is already in the northern part they have been also told to come here'' answered Serafina.

''I see'' сказал(-а) Ferdinand.

They conversation got interrupted by Elisabeth who knocked on the door.

''May I come in?'' asked Elisabeth.

''Of course.We have been waiting for you'' replied Ferdinand.

Elisabeth came in and greeted Serafina.

''You must be Serafina.Its a pleasure for me to meet you''

''The pleasure is all mine,my dear'' smiled Serafina while looking at what Elisabeth was wearing.

Elisabeth was feeling herself embarrassed by the way that Serafina was looking at her,almost as if she was looking down on her.

''You don't intend to fight with a dress или do you?'' asked Serafina.

''She looked at me like that because a dress isn't suitable for fighting'' thought a relived Elisabeth before she answered ''I know that wearing a dress isn't suitable for a warrior but I'm afraid that this dress is the only clothing that I have''

''So thats how it is.Luckily your size seems to be similar to mine so I can give Ты some of my clothes'' сказал(-а) Serafina ''Now come with me to my room in order to change''

Elisabeth agreed and went with her.When they came to Serafina's room,Serafina gave Elisabeth a pair of brown pants,a white shirt,a black leather vest and a pair of black leather boots.Elisabeth quickly changed her clothes and was pleased with the way she looked.

''Perfect.Now you're dressed suitably for your training'' smiled Serafina ''Come now,the other warriors must have arrived by now''


Serafina and Elisabeth came down.

''We will be going now'' сказал(-а) Serafina to Ferdinand ''The other warriors must be waiting for us''

''I will come with Ты too'' сказал(-а) Ferdinand ''I want to meet the other warriors as well''

''Very well'' сказал(-а) Serafina ''The warriors should be waiting for us in the Numcecidum area''

''Good,lets go now to the stable to get our horses'' сказал(-а) Ferdinand.

''Yes'' Elisabeth saw a basket with apples on the таблица and proceeded to ask ''Can I take an apple?I want to give it to my horse''

''Yes,you can'' answered Ferdinand.

''Thank Ты very much'' smiled Elisabeth.

And so Ferdinand,Serafina and Elisabeth went to the stable.Elisabeth immediately went to her horse Celer,it was a beautiful brown horse that was giving to her by King Alexander for her journey.

''Good morning Celer,I hope that Ты slept well'' smiled Elisabeth as she was caressing Celer's head.

''What an adorable young woman'' thought Ferdinand ''It makes me sad to know that someone like her is going to experience the horrors of war''

''Here,I have a treat for you'' Elisabeth smiled as she took the яблоко and started feeding it to Celer.

When Celer finished eating the яблоко Elisabeth told Serafina and Ferdinand that she was ready to go.

And so the 3 of them got their Лошади and rode to the Numcecidum area where the others were waiting for them.

Numcecidum was a beautiful area near the border between north and west Ethera,inhabited only by Животные and Феи with a rich landscape that included a small forest with magical trees that never withered and sparkled in the night,a large meadow,mountains and a long river flowing from the mountains.

In that area the rest of the warriors of the new Order of Destined Герои had arrived along with Ambrosia and 3 famous warriors from Ethera who had come to test them.They were also some famous nobles who had come to watch them.To everyone's surprise Daniel was also there.

''Not him again'' thought Elisabeth as she rolled her eyes.

Daniel saw Elisabeth and walked towards her.

''Hello,Elisabeth.You look good in your new outfit'' Daniel laughed.

''You know each other?'' asked Serafina before she got interrupted by a man who came to greet her.

''Hello,Serafina.I'm glad to see that Ты made it'' сказал(-а) a man who's name was Bratus.A tall and muscular man,with dirty blonde hair,olive skin and green eyes,Bratus was an earth user and one of Ethera's protectors.

''Hello,Bratus'' сказал(-а) Serafina

''Luna and Aerius are also here'' сказал(-а) Bratus ''They're excited to see Ты again''

''Really?'' Serafina opened her eyes in surprise ''I missed them very much.Lets go and greet them right now''

''Why am I not surprised to see Ты here?'' сказал(-а) Elisabeth to Daniel ''Besides,why are Ты even here when Ты refused to accept your role?''

''I didn't know that I wasn't allowed to come here'' сказал(-а) Daniel.

''How did Ты know that everyone was gathered here?'' asked a confused Elisabeth.

''I didn't however I woke up early and decided to go out riding and this happens to be my Избранное place to ride'' answered Daniel ''While I was riding on here,I soon noticed other people gathering''

''Of course'' Elisabeth rolled her eyes.

''You sure get annoyed easily,don't you?'' Daniel continued to laugh until he got interrupted by a familiar voice.

''Daniel!'' shouted a woman ''Why didn't Ты came to me when Ты returned from your journey?''

''Because I didn't feel like it'' answered an annoyed Daniel.

''How cute'' сказал(-а) Elisabeth in a sarcastic voice ''Is that woman your fiance?''

''That woman my fiance?Don't make me laugh.She's just someone who has forgotten her place''

''Elisabeth,come here!'' shouted Serafina to Elisabeth.

''I'm coming'' Elisabeth headed to Serafina.

The woman who talked to Daniel was Alacria the daughter of the огонь warrior Caleo who had died 16 years ago,while fighting along with the former Order of Destined Герои as a volunteer,when she was just 8 years old.

A beautiful woman of average height with a slim body,brown hair,white skin and blue eyes.An independent and wild woman Alacria was living a hedonistic lifestyle.She and Daniel had been together for 2 years in a non committed relationship.

''Didn't feel like it?I hate that mischievous tone in your voice'' сказал(-а) an angry Alacria.

''I didn't know that I was supposed to justify my actions to you.In case Ты have forgotten Ты aren't my wife или fiance,so I own no explanations to Ты whatsoever'' answered an annoyed Daniel ''I can do what I want and whenever I want''

''I'm really getting sick and tired of your impossible behaviour'' Alacria was getting angrier ''You seem to forget that I'm a noble and not a low class woman''

''I'm not forcing Ты to stay with me,am I?If Ты can't stand me anymore than feel free to leave whenever Ты want'' сказал(-а) Daniel

''Don't get so arrogant,its not like I ever had any emotional attachment to Ты to begin with'' сказал(-а) Alacria in an arrogant tone

''Of course,lust has always been the only thing that connected us but it seems that Ты have forgotten that'' laughed Daniel.

''''Fine then,our relationship lasted for way too long to begin with'' responded Alacria in a cold tone ''From now on I don't want to have anything to do with a fool like you''

''Good,this went better then I expected'' replied Daniel with a relieved look on his face ''Now that this problem is over,I'm curious to know why Ты came here to begin with?''

''Why?To see the new Order of Герои of course'' replied Alacria.

''I'm surprised that Ты are so curious to see them'' сказал(-а) Daniel.

''Why wouldn't I be?I still hold a grudge over what happened to my father back then but I still want to know who the new protectors of the world will be'' responded Alacria ''I assume that the woman that Ты talked to must be one of them,since Serafina told her to come and meet the others''

''You mean Elisabeth?She is the leader and the long Остаться в живых daughter of Archibald as well'' replied Daniel.

''She is Archibald's daughter?'' Alacria was surprised ''Who would have guessed that she would turn out to be the leader of the new Order''

''Ambrosia must have known about this since she сказал(-а) that she had a prophecy about Elisabeth being the reincarnation of the Heavenly огонь Warrior back then when she was born'' explained Daniel.

''She's also a reincarnation of a Heavenly Warrior?Thats very weird'' сказал(-а) Alacria in a enigmatic tone ''I mean,you surely must be remembering what the legend said''

''Now that you're mentioning it,it is a weird thing indeed unless-'' suddenly Daniel got interrupted by a man who came to greet him.

The man was Pontus,a man of average height with a lean body,blonde hair,white skin and blue eyes who happened to be a friend of both Daniel and Alacria.


''Daniel,how are you?'' smiled Pontus and hugged him ''I'm glad to see you''

''I'm good and as I can see you're well too but I still can't believe that Ты were so stupid to accept becoming a warrior of the new Order'' сказал(-а) Daniel while nodding his head in disagreement over Pontus' decision

''You''ll never stop with your rude remarks,do you?'' Pontus rolled his eyes.

''Why would I?Its clear that Ты don't realize the severity of your foolish decision but since Ты have already decided there's nothing I can do about it'' Daniel shrugged.

''I know very well what I'm doing so there's no need to worry about me'' сказал(-а) Pontus.

''I warned Ты so don't blame me if something bad happens to you'' frowned Daniel.

Pontus rolled his eyes.He than got approached by Alacria who was happy to see him.

''Pontus,I'm so happy to see you'' smiled Alacria and hugged him ''I haven't seen Ты in so many years.You still remember me,don't you?''

''O-of course'' Pontus сказал(-а) nervously ''You're Alacria,you haven't changed much''

''How cute,you're still shy around women'' giggled Alacria ''But there's no need to.You're an adult now''

''Yes there's no need to especially around a rogue woman like Alacria'' laughed Daniel.

''Shut up,Daniel!'' shouted Alacria ''No one's asking Ты anything'

''Well being like that is in my nature.I can't do anything about that'' Pontus was nervous again.

''Pontus,I have to talk to Ты about something'' сказал(-а) Alacria with a worried voice.

''Yes?'' responded Pontus

''I heard your conversation with Daniel.You're not seriously planning to accept becoming a warrior for the new Order,do you?''

''Alacria,please don't start with that'' sighed Pontus because he knew that Alacria would criticize his decision.

''So its true,you have really accepted.Have Ты Остаться в живых your mind?How could Ты accept after what happened to your father because of the King of Arkadelia?Have Ты no respect for your father?And most of all have Ты no regard for your own life?'' Alacria was getting angry.

''Alacria its funny to hear Ты out of all people saying that because your father most certainly wouldn't be pleased with the way that you're living either'' laughed Daniel.

''Didn't I tell Ты to shut up?'' Alacria had an angry look on her face.

''Alacria,please try to understand me.I'm not becoming a warrior because I want to protect the King of Arkadelia but because I want to protect innocent people the same way as my father did.I'm sure that my father would have wanted the same for me''

''You fool!'' shouted Alacria ''You should make decisions based on whats good for Ты and not based on what Ты father would have wanted''

''Enough now,Alacria'' сказал(-а) an annoyed Pontus and left.

''He didn't listen to you'' laughed Daniel ''Looks like your womanly charms certainly didn't work on him''

''I told Ты to shut up'' the angry Alacria slapped Daniel and left.

''She's a woman but she still acts like a spoiled little brat everytime when she doesn't get what she wants.What a pain'' thought Daniel.

''I'm really getting sick of those two trying to control my life as if they were my parents'' thought an annoyed Pontus when suddenly he pumped into someone causing them to fall down.

''Can't Ты be еще careful?'' сказал(-а) the person he bumped into.

The person he had bumped into was a young woman with a short and thin body,white hair,white skin and big blue eyes.

''I'm very sorry'' Pontus apologized ''Are Ты alright?I hope that Ты didn't get hurt because of me''

''Its okay but do be еще careful Далее time'' responded the woman.

''I apologize again if Ты were hurt from the fall''

''I already told Ты that I'm okay.Still I want to thank Ты for being so considerate'' smiled the young woman and kissed Pontus' cheek which made him blush.

''You're blushing.Thats so cute'' the young woman giggled ''My name is Celestia.Whats your name?''

''P-Pontus my name is Pontus'' nervously answered Pontus.

''I'm pleased to meet you,Pontus'' smiled Celestia and took a closer look at the weapon that he was carrying on his back

''Thats a crossbow,isn't it?''Celestia pointed to the weapon ''Could it be that you're also one of the chosen warriors?''

''Yes,as a matter of fact I am'' answered Pontus

''Thats wonderful.I am one of them as well'' replied an excited Celestia.

''What a surprise'' сказал(-а) Pontus

''Now come,let us go to the others'' Celestia grabbed Pontus' hand and took him with her.

All the warriors were ordered to stand in line by Bratus who was surprised to see that there were 7 of them instead of 8.

''Something's not right'' сказал(-а) Bratus ''There should be 8 warriors not 7.Where is the 8th one?''

''That would be me'' Daniel raised his hand ''Unfortunately,I have no intention of joining''

''Is this supposed to be a joke?'' asked Bratus.

''Do I look like I'm joking?'' Daniel had a serious look on his face.

''Great'' sighed Bratus ''Now we must find someone else to take his place''

''Good luck with that'' smirked Daniel ''Considering what happened the last time,it will be hard to find someone stupid enough to take my place''

''Don't worry about that Bratus'' сказал(-а) Ambrosia ''Sooner или later Daniel is going to accept his role because he will have no other choice but to follow his destiny.''

''If the all knowing Ambrosia says so than it must be true '' сказал(-а) Alacria who had just arrived ''Too bad that she doesn't share her prophecies when they are needed the most''

''Who are you?'' Ambrosia was confused

''You don't remember me?It seems that your memory has become weaker because of your old age.I'm surprised that Ты had the guts to Показать yourself here again after everything that happened because of you'' answered Alacria.

''What is this nonsense that you're talking?''Ambrosia was getting annoyed.

''I'm Alacria the daughter of Caleo.The child who had to hear about her father dying and witnessing her mother committing suicide out of the pain of losing her husband'' responded Alacria ''All of that because Ты didn't warn the warriors about their the tragic fate that was awaiting them''

''So you're Caleo's daughter.I already thought that Ты looked familiar'' calmly responded Ambrosia ''I understand your pain but its foolish to blame me on your father's death.As a warrior he was always prepared to die but he still fought because he wanted to protect the world''

''Don't Ты dare say that Ты understand my pain,you witch'' responded Alacria with a fierce look in her face ''You know very well that everything happened because of you,yet Ты will never take the blame''

''Alacria,please try to calm down'' сказал(-а) a man ''I can understand how Ты feel because I also Остаться в живых my son as well''

That man was Count Laetus who was the head of the Praestigia family and the husband of Duke Ferdinand's only daughter Liliana.His son Favian had been part of the former Order of Destined Герои however after disagreeing with the King of Arkadelia he was punished and never seen again.

''Trust me,I am calm'' replied Alacria

''What are Ты even doing here?'' asked Ambrosia who was starting to loose her patience.

''To meet with the leader'' answered Alacria ''I've been wanting to meet her,thats all''


Alacria took a close look to Elisabeth and went to her direction to talk with her

''You are the leader,aren't you?'' asked Alacria as she approached her.

''Yes,I am''

''I have been told that you're Archibald's daughter so I was curious to know if Ты are aware of what happened to the former Order''

''Yes,my father-I mean the man who raised me told me the stories about them''

''Uh?'' Alacria was surprised ''You know what happened and yet still accepted your role?I don't know if Ты are foolish или just too kind hearted''

''Are Ты here only to insult me?'' Elisabeth was getting angry.

''Not in the slightest,dear'' Alacria forced a smile ''Only to warn Ты not to be too loyal to the King of Arkadelia или even our King of Ethera because as a matter of fact they wouldn't mind even abandoning Ты when Ты need their help as long as they benefit from it.After all Ты wouldn't want to end up as Lucia,now would you?''

''Thats enough,Alacria!Don't Ты even dare suggest for the same thing to happen to her as well '' shouted Daniel with an angry look on his face as he smashed a rock near him to relieve his anger.

''My my,aren't we getting a little to angry?'' Alcaria teased Daniel ''You must care a lot for the leader for not wanting that to happen to her''

''Lucia?'' Elisabeth was confused''What happened to her?''

''You don't know?She was a warrior of the former Order of Destined Heroes.To cut this story short,only one год before Ты were born she and 3 other warriors of the former order fell into an enemy's trap and were captured and tortured.The then King of Arkadelia and King of Ethera didn't even want to the other warriors to save them because they deemed them as pawn that weren't needed anymore''

''The other warriors didn't follow the orders and went to save them anyways'' continued Daniel while lowering his eyebrows ''When they went there,Lucia was the only one who was still alive but what she witnessed drove her to insanity''

''Thats terrible'' replied Elisabeth who became sad upon hearing that.

''You can see now,how much the beloved kings care for their warriors'' Alacria сказал(-а) with a sarcastic tone.

''You may be right but still who's to say that the same will happen to me as well.I can't just abandoned my role to protect innocent people from harm just out of a fear'' continued Elisabeth.

''You sure are a Храбрая сердцем with a pure сердце so its no surprise that Ты were chosen as the leader '' Alacria was pleased with Elisabeth's reaction ''Still remember that unfortunately the kindest people are those who suffer the most''

''Thats enough now,Alacria'' responded Ambrosia ''You should leave now''

''My,no need to act with me like that.Did Ты become so mad that I simply gave an Совет to her?'' сказал(-а) Alacria in a teasing manner ''Also I don't really like following orders so I will stay right here just like I want to''

''Do as Ты wish then'' responded the annoyed Ambrosia.

''I will leave now.I'm not in the mood to stay here anymore'' сказал(-а) Daniel as he left on his horse.

The thought of Elisabeth sharing the same fate as Lucia was something that had deeply troubled his mind.He rode as fats as he could in order to try to get the worries out of his mind.
''Elisabeth,she says that she will be okay but I can't help but be worried about'' thought Daniel as he came up with an idea ''This idea could go terribly wrong for me but still I need to find a way to convince her to stay out of the war''




''Now that this is all over.May I continue now? '' сказал(-а) Bratus

''Of course,go on'' replied Ambrosia
''Elisabeth please go and stand in line with the others'' ordered Serafina.

''Yes'' responded Elisabeth and went in line with the others.

''Good.Now lets begin with the introductions'' сказал(-а) Bratus ''I'm the earth warrior Bratus from east Ethera.Now its Ты turn.Please tell me your names,the country Ты come from,your powers and the weapon that Ты specialize in''

''My name is Elisabeth,I'm from South Arkadelia,my powers are огонь and I specialize in sword fighting''

''Very well'' сказал(-а) Bratus and moved to the Далее warrior.This warrior was a very tall young woman with a muscular body,brown hair,dark skin and dark brown eyes

''My name is Thalia,I come from Terra,my powers are earth and I also specialize in fighting with a sword as well.

''Good'' Bratus moved to the Далее warrior which was Pontus.

''My name is Pontus,I come from Lacus.I can control water and the weapon that I can use the best is the crossbow although I am very handy with the sword as well''

The Далее warrior that he moved to was a short and thin woman with blonde hair,white skin and brown eyes.

''My name is Marina....I was born in Lacus but I spent most of my life in south Ethera.I also control water however I can't use any weapons''

''I see.Not being able to use weapons is quite troublesome'' сказал(-а) Bratus

''But I'm a healer so I can still make myself useful'' claimed Marina

''That's a useful ability indeed'' сказал(-а) Bratus before he moved to the Далее warrior a tall man with a muscular body,white hair,white skin and light blue eyes.

''I'm Algus,I'm from Algor and my powers are ice''

''So Ты don't use any weapon either?''

''These are the only weapons I need'' Algus created an ice spear and showed it to Bratus.

''Interesting'' сказал(-а) Bratus before he moved to the Далее warrior.It was a short man with a thin body,dirty blonde hair,white skin and amber colored eyes.

''I'm Enhard,the country from where I come from is North Arkadelia,I have powers over light and I am a sword fighter''

The last warrior to introduce herself was Celestia.

''I'm Celestia from Caelum and obviously my power is controlling air....I'm an archer''

''Very well.Now that Ты all introduced yourselves,you can start with a small test that I have for you'' сказал(-а) Bratus

''See that mountain over there?'' Bratus pointed to a 3000m high mountain that was 10 km away from them ''I want Ты to run to that mountain and then climb it to get to the other side before twilight comes.And I want Ты to do that without using your powers''

''I see,its a way to test our durability and speed'' сказал(-а) Thalia.

''Precisely'' сказал(-а) Bratus ''The air warrior Aerius will watch over Ты in order to make sure that Ты wont be using your powers''

''Meanwhile,we will wait for Ты on the other side'' Bratus went to Присоединиться the others ''Good luck''

''Wait,how are they planning to go so fast to the other side?'' Pontus was confused.

When suddenly Leatus used his powers to teleport the warriors from Ethera to the other side of the mountain.

''Well,looks like Ты got your answer very fast'' giggled Celestia.

''Are Ты all ready now?'' asked Aerius.

''Yes'' all of them responded at the same time.

''Good,its time to start now.I will be watching over you'' сказал(-а) Aerius.

After that the others started to run as fast as they could.Elisabeth,Thalia and Algus had already taken the lead with Pontus and Celestia right behind them and Enhard and марина being the last ones.

Талия wasn't pleased at the fact that Elisabeth was ahead of her.

''I can't let her beat me'' thought a determined Талия ''I must run faster''

Soon Талия took the lead.

''Damn,running sure isn't mine strong point'' thought Enhard

After they had finished 1 km,Celestia suddenly tripped her foot on a stone and fell down.

''Oh no,I sprained my ankle'' сказал(-а) Celestia.

Pontus who was in front of her heard her and went to her.

''Celestia,are Ты alright?'' asked Pontus.

''I'm alright,don't worry about me'' сказал(-а) Celestia ''You should go and catch up with the others''

Enhard and марина had just catched up to them when марина stopped in order to help Celestia.

''Let me take a look at your ankle'' сказал(-а) марина ''I can help you''

''You there,don't slow down'' shouted Aerius who was using his powers to float on air.

''But she is hurt'' сказал(-а) Marina.

''If Ты would slow down like this when running away from an enemy then Ты would get caught in no time'' сказал(-а) Aerius before he went farther to catch up with the others.

''That earth user has taken the lead'' thought Aerius ''I need to take a closer look at her when they reach the mountain because she could use her earth powers to cheat.But wait,that air warrior who sprained her ankle could use her air powers to fly instead of climbing the mountain.How bothersome.Guess that I have to make the first 3 wait for the others to come''

марина grabbed Celestia's ankle with her hands and concentrated her powers to heal it.


''Your ankle should be alright now'' smiled Marina.

''It doesn't hurt anymore'' Celestia was pleasantly surprised ''Thank Ты very much''

''Great'' grinned Pontus ''Now come,its time for us to catch up with the others''

After 1 час Thalia,Elisabeth and Algus had reached the mountain.

''Congratulations for being the first ones to make it here'' сказал(-а) Aerius

''Where are the others?'' asked Algus.

''They're so slow'' sighed Талия ''I hope that we don't need to wait for them for too long''

''I'm sorry but Ты need to wait for the others'' сказал(-а) Aerius.

''How bothersome' Талия was annoyed.

Enhard arrived after 10 минуты and was confused to see them waiting.

''What are Ты all waiting for?'' Enhard asked

''We're waiting for the rest of Ты to come'' сказал(-а) Elisabeth.

''I hope that the other 3 will come fast'' Algus was getting annoyed.

Pontus,Marina and Celestia arrived 15 минуты later..

''They arrived'' сказал(-а) Талия ''Great.Now we can climb the mountain''

''Yes,that right.Just remember Ты aren't allowed to use your powers'' Aerius told Талия before he flied higher to watch them as they would climb the mountains.

''We know that,you don't have to remind us every minute'' сказал(-а) Algus as he proceeded to climb up.

''Of course,I would never do such a low thing as cheating'' сказал(-а) Thalia.

''Lets do this'' thought Elisabeth as she got ready to climb the mountain.

So all of them started to climb the mountain.Thalia,Elisabeth and Algus were yet again taking the lead and Pontus was right behind them.

Meanwhile Enhard,Marina and Celestia had doubts about climbing the mountain.

''What's wrong?'' shouted Aerius ''Aren't Ты going to climb the mountain too?''

''Well,truth is that I don't know how to climb a mountain'' nervously smiled Celestia ''Back in Caelum,I always relied on my flying ability''

''I have never climbed a mountain either'' answered Marina.

''I know that this is embarrassing but I'm afraid of heights so its better for me to stay down here'' Enhard was scratching the backside of his head as he nervously smiled.

''How ridiculous'' Aerius rolled his eyes ''Okay,you stay there and I will come to get Ты later''

Meanwhile Elisabeth,Thalia,Algus and Pontus were making their way up the mountain.When they finished climbing 100 m of the mountain Талия noticed that Algus was struggling and was poking fun at him.

''Climbing doesn't seem to be your strong point'' сказал(-а) Thalia

''Well it doesn't seem to be your strongest point either'' сказал(-а) Algus in a sarcastic tone as he pointed to Elisabeth and Pontus who were ahead of Thalia.

When Талия saw Elisabeth and Pontus she started to climb faster because she was determined not to lose to them.

''I can't let those two beat me'' thought Thalia.

''That woman sure is competitive'' thought Algus when suddenly a rock under his feet broke causing him to slip.

''Damn'' thought Algus who was holding onto the rocks with his hands when suddenly his hands slipped as well and caused him to fall down.

Algus was screaming as he was falling down.

The warriors who were down heard his screams.

''Oh no'' shouted марина ''Someone is falling down''

''Thats not a problem'' сказал(-а) Celestia who used her air powers to make Algus' body fly on air ''Here Ты go.I just had to use my air powers''

''Whats happening to my body?Its flying on air'.' thought Algus who was sure that he was about to die

Celestia used her powers to slowly bring him down.When he came down he thanked Celestia for helping him.

''I'm really grateful for Ты help,air warrior'' Algus expressed his gratitude.

''Its nothing'' Celestia smiled ''Also I would prefer it if Ты would call me by mine name instead of air warrior''

''Whatever'' Algues rolled his eye.s

''I told them not to use their powers but since she did it to save a comrade,this time I will make an exception'' thought Aerius who flied higher to watch over Thalia,Elisabeth and Pontus.

''Well climbing indeed doesn't seem to be my strongest point'' thought Algus ''Guess that in the future its better for me to stay away from mountains in places in which we can't use our powers''

After 6 hours Elisabeth,Thalia and Pontus had finished climbing the mountain.The 3 of them were catching their breath when Aerius arrived.

''Congratulations,for managing to climb the mountain'' smiled Aerius ''Now Ты need to hurry up and get down to the other side''

''You don't need to tell us that'' сказал(-а) Талия and was looking for a way to get to the other side ''Look there's a way that leads to the other side''

Талия was looking at a 2 meter long gap between two cliffs which weren't very far away from them.In front of them there was a beautiful waterfall.

'What a beautiful waterfall'' though Elisabeth who was amazed at its beauty.

''Come on now,lets get going'' ordered Талия ''There's only a little time left before twilight''

They reached the cliff and each one of them jumped over the gap in order to reach to the other side.

When they arrived at the other side they noticed a trail through a forest that lead down.

''There's a trail that leads down'' claimed Талия ''Lets take it''

So they took the trail and after 1 час they managed to get down to the other side where the others were waiting for them.

''Its almost twilight'' сказал(-а) Bratus ''I hope that they will arrive soon''

''There they are''Serafina pointed to Elisabeth,Thalia and Pontus who were accompanied by Aerius.

When Elisabeth,Thalia and Pontus arrived they were congratulated by Bratus.

''Great job'' сказал(-а) Bratus ''But where are the others?''

''Well 3 of them сказал(-а) they couldn't climb a mountain while one of them fell down however he was saved by the air warrior so there's nothing to worry about'' сказал(-а) Aerius as he got ready to leave to get them ''I will go and use my powers to bring them here''

''I see'' сказал(-а) Bratus.

''Well this is enough for today'' Bratus told them ''You may go Главная now.Tomorrow I am going to test your fighting skills''

''You did very well,Elisabeth'' smiled Serafina.

''Thank Ты very much'' сказал(-а) an exhausted Elisabeth.

''Now its time for us to go home'' сказал(-а) Ferdinand.

''Yes,its getting late so it would be еще convenient if someone would teleport us'' сказал(-а) Serafina.

''Could Ты please teleport us home?'' Ferdinand asked Laetus

''Of course'' answered Laetus and used his powers to teleport them back to Ferdinand's castle

''We're back'' сказал(-а) Serafina

They entered the замок and were greeted by everyone inside.

''You must be tired'' Ferdinand told Elisabeth ''Go to your room to rest for a while and then come down to eat ужин with us''

''Yes,thank Ты very much'' сказал(-а) Elisabeth and went to her room where an unexpected surprise was awaiting for her.

When she went inside she saw that on her постель, кровати there was a beautiful red dress made of silk,a golden ожерелье decorated with rubies and a letter.

Elisabeth read the letter:

[i]''Please accept my invitation to eat ужин with me in my room.

Daniel''[/u]

''That shameless moron'' thought a displeased Elisabeth.

Suddenly a maid came to her room in order to help her get ready.

''Do Ты want me to help Ты with wearing the dress?'' the maid asked.

''There's no need to'' answered Elisabeth with an angry look on her face ''Please tell Daniel to come to my room,I want to tell him what I really think about his invitation''

Meanwhile Daniel was down at the библиотека Чтение a book when Ferdinand came in to talk with him.

''Good evening,Daniel'' Ferdinand greeted him

''Good evening,grandfather'' responded Daniel ''You surely must have had a good time watching those fools getting tested''

''Daniel,where did Ты go after Ты left us?'' asked Ferdinand

''I simply went to get some gifts for Elisabeth'' answered Daniel

''Gifts?Are Ты trying to win her heart?You could be making a huge mistake by trying to win her сердце this way'' сказал(-а) Ferdinand.

''Mistake?Don't make me laugh.I know how poor people are,no matter how proud they are they still won't be able to refuse the chance of living a luxurious life and Elisabeth can't be any different.I have also sent her an invitation to have ужин with me,tonight she will surely accept to stay with me and become my lover'' Daniel laughed.

''You really are foolish sometimes'' Ferdinand nodded his head in disagreement ''Surely,you must be informed that she killed her landlord,right?''

''Yes,I heard about what when I was in the capital city of South Arkadelia''

''I don't know why she killed him but seeing how beautiful she is it wouldn't be a surprise to me if she did it because he tried to forced himself on her'' replied Ferdinand.

''And what if it happened because of that?What I'm doing is not the same thing,grandfather''

''You fool,its obvious that her landlord must have tried to win her Любовь with his wealth as well before he went on to do that.'' Ferdinand frowned ''She will take what you're doing as an insult as well and loathe you''

''We'll see about that'' smirked Daniel.

''Lord Daniel'' the maid knocked on the door.

''Yes'' responded Daniel.

''Elisabeth wants Ты to come to her room to talk with you'' сказал(-а) the maid ''She's really angry''

''I will go to her right now'' сказал(-а) Daniel and made his way.

''I told Ты this would happen'' sighed Ferdinand.

Daniel entered Elisabeth's room and he saw the angry look on her face.

''You wanted to talk to me'' Daniel approached Elisabeth who slapped him.

''What sort of woman do Ты take me for?Do Ты think that I'm a mere whore who will accept to be with Ты just for wealth.Well let me Показать Ты what I really think of your gifts'' Elisabeth was very angry,she grabbed the dress and tore it apart in front of Daniel and throw the ожерелье on the ground.

''Now get out of my room'' shouted Elisabeth.

''Elisabeth,I'm thinking about whats best for you'' сказал(-а) Daniel ''Its much better for Ты to stay by my side instead of fighting''

''Stop pretending like Ты care about me!'' shouted the angry Elisabeth ''You couldn't care less about what happens to me,all Ты care about is what Ты want''

''Indeed,I care about your safety because I want Ты еще than anything in this world'' сказал(-а) Daniel before he grabbed Elisabeth and kissed her.The displeased Elisabeth pushed him away and slapped him again.

''How dare you?'' Elisabeth was really getting angry.

''I'm sorry'' Daniel apologized.

''Leave my room now'' angrily ordered Elisabeth ''I don't want to see Ты face again''

Daniel followed her orders and left her room.Angrily he went to his room and and throw down everything that was on the table.

''So my grandfather was right'' Daniel had a broken smile on his face ''That woman really refused me.I knew from the start that there was a possibility that she would refuse but I never thought that her refusal would hurt me so deeply''

''Daniel'' Ferdinand knocked on his door ''Are Ты alright?''

''Go away!'' shouted Daniel ''I don't want to see anyone''

Ferdinand didn't listen to him and entered his room.

''I told Ты to leave me alone'' сказал(-а) an angry Daniel.

''Daniel,stop Актёрское искусство so childish'' сказал(-а) Ferdinand ''I already told Ты that your plan was not going to work.What are Ты planning to do now?''

''It looks like Ambrosia was right'' сказал(-а) Daniel ''It seems that I have no other choice but to accept my destiny as a warrior of the new order'

''You want to Присоединиться the new Order just to be with that woman?You surely have Остаться в живых your mind'' Ferdinand was confused ''That woman might never fall in Любовь with Ты so think twice before Ты do something that foolish''

''I never thought that I would fall in Любовь however that woman proved me wrong'' сказал(-а) Daniel with a broken smile ''Not only does she have the beauty of a Goddess but she is also kind,brave,fierce and proud however I ended up ruining everything so she will probably hate me forever....I know that she will probably never Любовь me but still I want to stay by her side and protect her''

''I never thought that I would hear such sad words from a man like you'' сказал(-а) Ferdinand ''I know how stubborn Ты are so Ты won't change your decision no matter what I say''

''There is no need to worry for me after all I am one of Ethera's strongest warriors''

''Indeed,I trust that your abilities will help the new Order to achieve many victories'' smiled Ferdinand ''I will take my leave now''

As Ferdinand left the room,Daniel didn't say anything instead he was deep in thoughts wondering where his decision would lead him to.

The Далее morning and Elisabeth had already started her training with Serafina.

Their training was taking place in the Numcecidum area,in a part that was away from the part in which the new Order had been training yesterday.The part was a small field near the mountains that was surrounded by many rocks.

''Alright'' Serafina was enthusiastic ''Lets start with our training''

'''There's just one problem'' nervously replied Elisabeth

''What is it?Don't tell me that you're afraid of fire'' сказал(-а) a confused Serafina

''No,its not that.In fact I have never been afraid of огонь but...its just that I'm afraid that I don't even know how to release my powers.After all I didn't even know that I had these powers until now''

''I see,that a relief'' сказал(-а) Serafina ''You don't need to worry about your powers.They were already unlocked when Ambrosia put that talisman close to your body.So all I have to do now is to teach Ты how to properly use them''

''I see'' Elisabeth nodded

''But first tell me...'' Serafina proceeded to ask ''Was there any moment when Ты felt yourself close to your element?''

''A moment when I was close to my element?'' thought Elisabeth when suddenly with her eyes wide opened she recalled what happened at the burning house that she entered to save the life of the child that was stuck in there.

''Yes'' answered Elisabeth ''Once when I was inside a burning house,a strange thing happened to me.The flames weren't getting close to my body at all but on the contrary it seemed that they were opening a way for me''

''And what did Ты feel at that moment?'' asked Serafina.

''I can't remember well because I was in a hurry and everything was so confusing...all I know is that I felt myself безопасно, сейф at that moment'' answered Elisabeth

''Great'' replied Serafina ''Thats already a good start''

''Now lets start with something easy'' Serafina opened the chest that she had taken with her and took out a torch and pinned it in the ground ''I want Ты to use your powers to light this torch''

''Y-yes'' nervously replied Elisabeth.

''Wait,you won't be able to control your powers like that.....In order to properly use your powers,you need to be confident in yourself.Calm down and clear your mind from any distracting thoughts.Focus on becoming one with your element'' сказал(-а) Serafina.

''Becoming one with my element?''asked Elisabeth

''Yes,you must embrace your powers as a part of you.Your element is fire,an element that its necessary for life because of the warmth that it gives but at the same time it is also a destructive and deadly element when it becomes out of control.When Ты think about it those two conflicting qualities of огонь represent the aggressive aspects of personality that exist even in the kindest human.'' explained Serafina and then asked ''You agree with me,don't you?''

''Yes,you're right about that'' answered Elisabeth ''Thats especially true when it comes to me''

''Elisabeth,remember Ты must never feel yourself afraid of your powers'' Serafina continued to explain ''Focus on feeling the fire's warmth and the safety that Ты felt when Ты were inside that burning house''

''I understand'' сказал(-а) Elisabeth with a determined look on her face.

''Calm down Elisabeth.There's nothing to be afraid of,of course Ты can do it otherwise Ты wouldn't have been chosen by fate.Focus on becoming one with the fire.'' thought Elisabeth and then cleared her mind in order to focus on feeling her powers.Elisabeth was imagining a огонь and focused on feeling both its warmth and destructive nature.

After some минуты Elisabeth's body become covered in a red glow.

Serafina was impressed with Elisabeth's result and told her to now focus her powers on lighting the torch.

Elisabeth opened her eyes and reached out her hand to release her powers.Her огонь beam hit the torch and manged to light it.

''I did it'' Elisabeth was pleasantly surprised.

''Good job.Now lets focus on offense and defense'' сказал(-а) Serafina

''Use Ты powers the same way but this time focus them on attacking that rock'' сказал(-а) Serafina and pointed to a large rock that wasn't far away from them ''Use your powers to constantly attack it''

''Yes'' сказал(-а) Elisabeth with a determined look on her face and did what she told.She directed her огонь beams at the direction of the rock over and over again.

''Do it faster Elisabeth''

Elisabeth did what she was told and increased her speed.She continued to constantly attack the rock until Serafina told her to stop.

''Thats good.Now lets focus on something a little еще difficult''said Serafina before she created a fireball with her hands and got ready to throw it at the same rock.

''Let me demonstrate it to you'' Serafina used her fireball to smash the rock into pieces.

''Now Ты try it'' continued Serafina ''Put your hands close to each other and focus on creating a ball with your powers''

''I understand''replied Elisabeth and did what she was told.

''I did it'' smiled Elisabeth.

''Good,now threw it at that other rock'' ordered Serafina and pointed towards another larger rock that was a little farther from the one that she had smashed.

Elisabeth threw the fireball at the rock but failed to smash it.

''Elisabeth,you need to be еще aggressive when Ты attack....you need to imagine that that rock is your enemy.Do Ты understand?'' Serafina was getting frustrated.

''I'm sorry'' answered Elisabeth ''I will try it again,the way Ты told me now''

''Try to think of someone или something that makes Ты angry'' Serafina advised her.

Elisabeth started remembering Claudius' face which caused her blood to boil with anger and with an angry and determined look on her face she threw the fireball at the rock and she managed to successfully smash it into little pieces.

''Impressive.Now smash those other rocks as well'' сказал(-а) Serafina and pointed to the other rocks nearby.

''Yes'' replied Elisabeth and smashed the Далее rock.

''You need to raise your attacking speed''

''Yes,master''replied Elisabeth and tried to increase her speed.

''Faster,Elisabeth,faster''

Elisabeth increased her speed as much as she could until she quickly smashed all the rocks that were there.

''Good'' сказал(-а) Serafina ''Now I will teach Ты defense.Use your power to create a shield.Just imagine having a shield in your hand and focus your powers on creating it.Keep in mind that Ты need to trust in your powers in order to achieve this.If Ты feel any fear или insecurity then Ты will fail''

''Don't worry,I have full confidence in my powers'' replied Elisabeth then focused on creating the shield.She successfully managed to create a glowing red shield.

''Good''replied Serafina ''Now hold your hands up and focus your powers on creating a barrier around yourself''

''Yes'' replied Elisabeth and after focusing successfully managed to create a red barrier around her body.

''Very good'' smiled Serafina ''Now lets focus on both offense and defense.I will use my powers to attack Ты and Ты will attack me and avoid my attacks at the same time.Since Ты сказал(-а) that Ты know how to fight physically,it shouldn't be hard for you.Don't worry I won't use any dangerous attacks on you''

''I understand'' сказал(-а) Elisabeth.

''Are Ты ready?'' asked Serafina.

''Yes''

Serafina attacked Elisabeth and Elisabeth moved down in order to avoid her attack and then quickly used her power to attack Serafina in return.Serafina successfully repelled her attack by using a shield created with her powers on her left hand and with her right hand she landed a surprise attack on Elisabeth which caused Elisabeth to fall down.

''Elisabeth Ты mustn't underestimate your enemy.You must always be ready for a surprise attack''

''I understand'' сказал(-а) Elisabeth and got up.This time when Serafina attacked,Elisabeth managed to quickly create a shield in order to repel Serafina's attack.

''Thats better'' сказал(-а) Serafina who continued to attack her.

Elisabeth who was continuing to use the shield with one hand,was studying Serafina's movement in order to find an open place to attack her body.

''Because of the fact that she's holding the shield,she is only able to attack with her right hand...''thought Elisabeth and began to think...if Serafina would need to use her shield and Переместить her right arm backwards at the same time before being able to attack then at that very short moment Elisabeth would be able to land a hit ''Thats it,the moment when she needs to repel a strong attack with her shield is the moment when she becomes vulnerable because at that moment she can't use her right hand to attack at the same time.So I need to use both of my hands at the same time in order to attack both the shield and the opening.I will need to act fast in order to achieve that''

So Elisabeth landed a strong hit on Serafina's shield with her right hand and then removed her shield very quickly to generate an attack with her left hand as well before Serafina could strike back.This way Elisabeth managed to land a hit on Serafina.

Serafina's got surprised by Elisabeth's attack which caused her to fall down.

''Great'' Serafina smiled and got up when suddenly they were interrupted by Aerius who had come to fetch them.

'Come on,everyone is waiting for you''shouted Aerius.

''Its already noon?Time went by so quickly'' replied Serafina ''We're coming with Ты now''

At the Numcecidum area the rest of the warriors of the new Order had already gathered and were waiting for Elisabeth to come.

''Where is the leader?'' asked an annoyed Талия ''That girl isn't taking her role seriously enough''

''Elisabeth is training with Serafina how to use her powers'' responded Bratus ''I sent Aerius to fetch them,they should be here soon''

''She can't even use her powers?This has to be a joke'' сказал(-а) Талия ''I can't believe that someone like her got chosen as the leader''

''Calm down,Thalia.You're Актёрское искусство childish'' сказал(-а) Algus.

''I don't think that anyone asked of your opinion'' frowned Thalia.

''You sure like to overreact'' Algus rolled his eyes.

''Thats none of your business'' Талия was getting angry

''Come on,you two'' Pontus tried to stop their argument ''You shouldn't be fighting.We should try to get along and be Друзья from now on''

''I have no need of friends....especially not ones who act like children'' сказал(-а) Algus.

''And I have no need for annoying Друзья who don't mind their own business'' responded Thalia.

''Well looks like Ты failed to make them get along with each other'' Celestia told Pontus while shrugging.

''At least I tried'' sighed Pontus.

''Still I appreciate the fact that Ты want everyone to get along with each other'' smiled Celestia.

''Oh,its n-nothing really'' nervously smiled Pontus.

''Why must everything be such a mess?'' thought a frustrated Bratus who was watching Талия and Algus arguing with each other.

''Don't worry,Bratus'' сказал(-а) Ambrosia ''They will eventually learn to act like a real team''

''I hope so'' sighed Bratus when suddenly he was surprised to see that Daniel had come again.

''Hello everyone'' shouted Daniel

''Daniel,what are Ты doing here again?'' asked Bratus

''I'm assuming that Ты must have changed your mind'' сказал(-а) Ambrosia

''Yes,I have decided to Присоединиться the new Order'' responded Daniel.

''What?'' Bratus was surprised

''There's no need to be surprised like that Bratus'' smiled Ambrosia ''Its Daniel's destiny so he had no other choice but to accept it''

''You and your stupid talks about destiny'' replied an annoyed Daniel.

''He's accepting?This is wonderful'' thought Enhard with his eyes wide open.

''Hello'' Enhard approached Daniel and asked ''Do Ты remember me?''

''What nonsense are Ты blabbering about?'' replied Daniel

''I'm sorry,it was stupid of me to assume that Ты remember me.After all it was so many years ago'' Enhard apologized

''Now that I'm looking at you,you do seem familiar'' replied a puzzled Daniel

''It happened 13 years назад during the war with North Arkadelia.It was during one of the many battles against Ethera.Pallidus had already fallen and one of North Arkadelia's generals was trying to sent his family away when suddenly he got stopped by you.You two fought a hard battle in which Ты ended as the winner,you were about to kill him when suddenly one of his sons who ran to your direction begged Ты to spare his father's life.You listened to the boy and left''

''I see'' smirked Daniel ''So Ты are that brat?Now I remember.Back then Ты annoyed me very much but still the fact that Ты were Храбрая сердцем enough to ask that of me was quite admirable which is why I spared your father's pathetic life''

''I'm very happy to get the chance to meet Ты because I wanted to express my gratitude for what Ты did back then'' сказал(-а) Enhard

''It wasn't a big deal.Now stop being so annoying'' сказал(-а) Daniel.

''He sure gets annoyed easily'' thought Enhard.

''You shouldn't admire someone like that'' Талия told Enhard.

''I assume Ты must now who I am'' replied Daniel.

''Of course,I heard a lot about you'' Талия had a hateful face expression ''You are no other than Daniel Fulgura или should I better say the Embodiment of Terror.A monster who has the blood of over thousands of people on his hands''

''How funny of Ты to judge me like that'' smirked Daniel ''You're a warrior as well so Ты are a fool if Ты think that Ты won't end up killing people as well''

''Just because Ты are heartless doesn't mean that everyone is like that'' responded Thalia.

''What a stupid person.Its clear that Ты have no experience in the battlefield'' laughed Daniel ''Lets see if Ты can still act righteous like that once the real fight starts''

''That man...'' Талия angrily formed a fist.

''You really need to learn to calm down,Thalia'' сказал(-а) Algus

''I don't need Ты to tell me that'' Талия yelled at him.

''You two,if Ты don't stop arguing then Ты will have to deal with m-'' shouted Bratus before he was interrupted by Serafina who greeted him.

''Hello,Bratus'' сказал(-а) Serafina who had just arrived with Elisabeth ''We're finally here.Sorry for making Ты all wait for so long''

''It was about time'' сказал(-а) Талия ''Having a leader who can't even use her powers is bad enough but having the leader be late makes everything even worse''

''So,you're trying to bring me down because I'm not experienced enough with my powers'' сказал(-а) Elisabeth ''How pathetic''

''What did Ты call me?' angrily asked Thalia.

''I сказал(-а) that Ты are pathetic.How else am I supposed to call such a judgmental person like you'' answered Elisabeth in a calm manner.

''What do Ты think that it means to be a leader?Do Ты think that its just a game?'' yelled Thalia.

''I'm very well aware of how important my role is.You don't have to remind me of that'' сказал(-а) Elisabeth with a harsh tone.

''I refuse to follow someone who can't even use her powers and probably cares еще about her looks than about fighting'' сказал(-а) Thalia.

''This annoying woman sure is judgmental'' thought Daniel ''Lets see how Elisabeth will handle this situation''

''Enough with that'' сказал(-а) Elisabeth.

''Just look at that beautiful hair'' Талия grabbed Elisabeth hair and teased her ''How do Ты even expect to be taken serious as a female warrior when Ты keep long hair like that that attracts males?Or perhaps seducing your enemy with your feminine charms is really what your planning to do?''

''I wont tolerate anymore of your insults'' shouted an angry Elisabeth ''Why don't we fight with each other in order to settle this?I will Показать Ты just how serious I am about my role as the leader''

''Someone feminine like Ты fighting against me?'' laughed Талия ''How ridiculous''

''Bratus,could Ты please give a sword?'' Elisabeth asked Bratus.

''Of course'' сказал(-а) Bratus and pulled out a sword out of the chest that he had taken with him and handed it to Elisabeth ''This sword belonged to the leader of the former Order so its only fair for it to be passed down to the current leader''

Elisabeth took the sword and used it to cut her hair as short as possible.

''She actually did it'' thought a surprised Thalia.

''Impressive'' thought Daniel ''I never thought that she would go this far however it was a right decision''

''Do Ты consider me now worthy enough to be your rival?'' Elisabeth asked Thalia.

''Not bad'' smirked Талия ''You aren't an empty headed young woman like I thought Ты were after all''

''So are Ты accepting my challenge или not?'' Elisabeth repeated her question.

''Of course I do'' answered Thalia.

''Great'' Elisabeth had a determined look on her.

''Why must people always solve out things by fighting?'' thought Marina.

''This fight will be interesting for sure''thought Daniel.

And so both Elisabeth and Талия drew their swords and took their stances.

''Lets start now'' yelled Талия and swinged her sword.Elisabeth quickly used her sword to block Thalia's attack and soon both of their swords crossed each other.

Талия was pushing her body вперед while fighting which caused Elisabeth to take a step backwards.

''She's much better than I thought..'' thought Талия ''but there's no way that she will defeat me.I will easily win this fight''

Because of the fact that Талия wasn't focused enough,Elisabeth managed to kick her in the stomach and threw her on the ground.

''You little...'' yelled Талия and got up.She quickly swung her sword at Elisabeth who successfully managed to parry her attack.

Elisabeth moved her right leg back in order to give her body a push вперед and and quickly swung her sword which again collided with Thalia's sword but this time Elisabeth was taking the lead because she was much faster.

''This can't be'' thought a shocked Талия ''I'm losing''

With a strong свинг, качели Elisabeth managed to threw Thalia's sword on the ground.

''You lose'' сказал(-а) Elisabeth while pointing her sword at Thalia's neck.

''Don't be so arrogant.You only managed to win because I wasn't focusing enough'' responded Thalia

Elisabeth sheathed her sword and reached out her hand to Талия who responded in kind and shook her hand.

''You were a great rival'' smiled Elisabeth.

''Thanks,I have to admit that Ты were great too...''Thalia looked down in embarrassment ''Looks like I was wrong about you''

''Do Ты still think that I'm unworthy as a leader?'' asked Elisabeth

''Of course not'' smiled Талия ''I'm very sorry for what I сказал(-а) earlier.I hope that Ты can forgive me''

''Of course,I can'' Elisabeth smiled and hugged Талия who hugged her back.

''Great job,Elisabeth'' Daniel clapped.

''Where did Ты come from?'' Elisabeth asked Daniel.

''I have changed my mind....I decided to Присоединиться the new Order after all'' answered Daniel

''What?'' Elisabeth was confused.

''I сказал(-а) that I'm joining the new Order'' Daniel repeated what he сказал(-а) before and then asked ''Do Ты have anything against it?''

''No,its just that I was surprised that Ты suddenly changed your mind'' answered Elisabeth.

''Well fate is something that Ты can't change,sooner или later Ты will have no choice but to embrace it'' сказал(-а) Ambrosia.

''Nobody asked of your opinion'' Daniel told Ambrosia ''Besides what are Ты even doing here?''

''Fate cannot be changed?What a bunch of nonsense'' thought Enhard.

''I came here to tell everyone that Tenebris is going to start another war with us after 2 years from now now'' Ambrosia answered ''Also I'm afraid that there will be another misfortune that will happen in between that''

''After two years?'' asked Bratus.

''Yes'' answered Ambrosia ''I hope that Elisabeth will learn to master her powers until then''

''Don't worry,I can assure Ты that she will master her powers until then'' сказал(-а) Serafina

''I have no doubts about that,my dear Serafina however it would be better for Elisabeth to master her powers in one year......just in case something else happens'' replied Ambrosia ''I will go now and let Bratus to continue with his test''

''What did she mean with that?'' asked a confused Serafina.

''That witch is deliberately not mentioning the exact events that are going to happen in the future,like she always does'' answered Daniel ''As much as I hate her,its better to listen to her warning because her prophecies have never been wrong''

''I guess that you're right about that'' replied Serafina.

''Ambrosia....she is quite a mystery indeed'' thought Elisabeth ''Is she really someone that can be trusted?'

Meanwhile at South Arkadelia,King Alexander had called Damian to his трон room to discuss something important with him.

Damian entered the трон room and bowed down before the King.

''Your majesty'' сказал(-а) Damian before getting up again ''I was told that Ты called for me''

''Yes,Damian'' сказал(-а) King Alexander ''A spy has informed us that some people in North Arkadelia have been planning an rebellion against my brother''

''So they're planning to overthrow King George?That doesn't surprise me at all considering the foolish mistakes that he made in the war against Ethera'' сказал(-а) Damian.

''Yes and at the same time,this rebellion is something that will benefit us as well because it will surely make them vulnerable'' smirked King Alexander

''Your majesty,are Ты planning for us to enter another war with North Arkadelia?'' asked Damian

''Of course I do,why else do Ты think that I called here for?This will be my chance to finally conquer North Arkadelia and unite the two countries as one under my rule''

''With all due respect,your majesty,I think that that would be a mistake'' сказал(-а) Damian.

''What did Ты say?'' yelled King Alexander ''I hope that Ты have a good reason to defy me''

''Your majesty,Ambrosia warned us that a big threat will be soon approaching us,so it would be wiser for us to not to start unnecessary wars'' ''

''The new Order of Destined Герои will handle that whereas Ты and your men will conquer North Arkadelia.You were the leader of the former Order,so conquering that pathetic country shouldn't be a problem for you.Do Ты understand now?''

''Of course,your majesty''

''Good.We will wait for the rebellion to get out of hand and thats when we will attack them''

''I understand,you're majesty''

''You may go now,Damian.I will call Ты again once we get ready to start with my plan''

''Yes,your majesty'' Damian bowed down and got up to leave the трон room.

Back at the Numcecidum area,Bratus was getting ready to start the секунда part of his test.

''Well now that Daniel has accepted to join,the new Order is finally complete now'' сказал(-а) Bratus ''Also since Daniel is one of Ethera's strongest warriors,it will give us a huge advantage over the enemy''

''Indeed'' сказал(-а) Serafina.

''And now that everything has been settled we should resume with the секунда part of the test'' Bratus told the warriors of the new Order ''Today we are going to test you're fighting skills.Elisabeth and Талия already demonstrated their fighting skills so there's no need for them to continue further.Which means that now its the turn for the others to do the same.Do Ты understand?''

''Yes'' the others responded at the same time

''Both of Ты did very well'' Bratus spoke to Elisabeth and Талия ''However when it comes to Ты Thalia,you did two major mistakes:Your first mistake was underestimating your rival and your секунда mistake was losing your focus.In a real battle those mistakes could easily cause your death''

''I understand'' сказал(-а) Талия ''I will be careful not to repeat those mistakes in the future''

''Good'' сказал(-а) Bratus ''Now lets resume with the rest''

''Lets start with you'' Bratus pointed to Celestia ''Since your specialty is archery,we will test how far Ты can shoot an arrow''

''Yes'' answered Celestia who took her longbow and an Стрела from the quiver that she was carrying.

''See that target?'' Bratus pointed to an archery target that was 200 m away from them.

Celestia took a good look at where Bratus was pointing and noticed the target.

''Yes I can see it'' answered Celestia

''I want Ты to hit it'' ordered Bratus ''After that Aerius, who's on the other side,will bring the target to us so that we can Подтвердить whether Ты managed to hit it или not''

''Thats no problem'' smiled Celestia and got in position to shoot the arrow.

Celestia nocked the Стрела with a a confident look on her face.She put all her focus into the target before drawing the bow with all her strength and releasing the arrow.The Стрела traveled quickly and managed to hit the target.

Aerius brought the archery target to them and confirmed that Celestia had been successful.

''Great job,Celestia'' shouted Thalia.

''She really is skilled'' thought Elisabeth.

''Amazing'' thought Pontus with his eyes wide open.

''Well who would have thought that that such a small person would be such a skilled archer'' Daniel told Serafina who was near him.

''Indeed.I must admit,it was quite a surprise for me as well'' сказал(-а) Serafina.

''Well it goes to Показать that Ты should never be biased against people because of their height'' сказал(-а) Enhard

''I''ll have to agree with Ты on that'' Algus told Enhard

''Impressive'' сказал(-а) Bratus

''Thank you'' сказал(-а) Celestia

''But can Ты also shoot moving targets?'' asked Bratus.

''Of course I can'' answered Celestia ''After all I spent 15 years of my life practicing hard in order to excel at archery''

''Good'' сказал(-а) Bratus and ordered two helpers to bring a spinning wheel with 8 small targets.

''You have to hit all those targets while the wheel is spinning'' сказал(-а) Bratus ''Are Ты ready?''

''Yes'' replied Celestia and Bratus ordered one of his men to spin the wheel.

Celestia quickly took an Стрела out of her quiver,nocked it on her bow and released it fast.Before the first Стрела hit the target,she already took out her секунда Стрела and released it even faster than the first one.One by one,Cel