Red slowly raised from bed, removing Trivia from on top of him as he did so. As his nude body was hit with the bright light of the sun streaking through the varanda, warmth flowed unto him. He got up and stretched himself, cracking his bones as he did. His muscles stretched and twitched, waking him up to the world before him. He looked back at the still sleeping beauty that was Trivia and smiled. He then bent down and kissed her on the forehead. He walked over to his wardrobe and took out some black boxers, sliding them over his crotch. He then took out some slim black elegant trousers and a pair of black calf high boots. He put on the trousers first before the boots. After Red was done, he looked into the wardrobe wondering what to wear for a top. Suddenly a light went off in his head and he grabbed a white tail vest. It was masterfully created. It wore much like a normal vest but it was open in the middle much like a coat and the fabric reached down to his knees. As he put on the vest he turned to Trivia's side of the room, checking himself out in the huge mirror. He smiled with pride before turning to a desk. On top of the desk there were some candles, a small chest in the middle along with some parchment, feathers and ink. He slowly grabbed the chest, clicking open the two locks on each side. The chest then suddenly clicked unlocked and Red slowly opened it. As he did, he saw a crown. It wasn't big in scale but it was masterfully made. It was circular with an open gap in the front. The circle seemed to be made from golden and silver thorn lines while at each point at the front was a horn of sorts pointing outwards and upwards. The horns were different colours, one was red while the other was green. But along with the crown, there was also a paper package the size of his palm right in the middle of the crown. Red slowly picked up the crown and placed it over her head. As he did so, the red and green horn shined brightly for a second before returning to normal. He then looked down at the package and a mysterious aura filled the room. He grabbed it and very slowly unwraped it. What emerged was a black stone, the size of a small tomato, pointy and edged like a piece of fresh coal and it absorbed light like an abyss. He stared at it for a second, suddenly a ring shaped light grew brightly around his wedding finger. He wrapped the object again and placed it down, shutting the chest along with and the light disappeared. He then turned back to Trivia who was still snoozing away and gave her another smile, just before heading out the main doors. Red walked to the main hall of the castle, saying good morning to every single person he passed and they all replied, bowing their heads. As he reached the hall doors, he swung them open with force and with a smile on his face. There were maids waiting for him on the other side and he took notice of them,

"Ella, Gardevoir, please bring me a glass of wine and some white grapes" he ordered as he looked towards two maids,

"Yes Your Highness" they responded before quickly leaving,

"Seranny, does anyone wish to see me today?",

"Yes Sire, the Arch-Bishop Fiande and Arch-Knight Heracro are waiting to speak with you, Arch-Rook Gillane will not be attending today as she sent a messenger ahead instead" another maid responded,

"Hhmm, okay. I'll take the throne now. Please let them in" Red said as he walked,

Red walked up to to the throne, looking at it for a second, before sitting down firmly on it. The two maids who were ordered to get the wine were now walking up to him, one with a glass and the other with a bottle. She started pouring the drink into the cup before handing it over to Red. He thanked them and they bowed, before leaving the hall. Suddenly doors were heard opening and 2 men walked through, appearing before The King. They got closer until they were about 10 metres from the throne. They bowed down on one knee with their right clutched hands on their heart,

"Your Majesty, we are humble to be in your presence again" the Arch-Bishop said with a light tone,

The Bishop wore a long garb, that which are used by Elder Mages. He had a long white beard and long white hair to match. His face was old but there was life in his hazel eyes,

"Yes, Sire, your coming has been long awaited" said the Arch-Knight,

He wore the complete opposite to the Bishop. Full plated black armour with dragon heads on each shoulder. He was tall and extremely built. He had a pure shaven head with a medium black beard. His face was accompanied with writing and scars,

"Thank you gentlemen, it's a shame The Rook couldn't be with us but that isn't of importance as of now. Do you have news to report?" Red asked, waving his hand for the men to stand,

As they stood, Herocro, the Knight, spoke first,

"Sire, your army is growing by the minute. As of now we have 30,000 soldiers at the ready with more being trained. Weaponry and armour is plenty due to the great smiths we've acquired in the last year and we are closer to the Special Program than ever",

"Good, this is great knews Herocro. You have done me proud. Fiande, what about you?",

"My King, the magicians are also growing but at a much slower rate. Unfortunately due to the offset of The First Cord being broken, I believe some are much to scared to fight. The Exiles are doing remarkably however, a certain student at my academy has even unlocked the potential to merge magic",

"Wonderful. Fiande, I actually have a new student for you",

"My King?",

"She's known as Amélia Dealt. Her true name is Mialta Élead. She's a Nobless" Red said with a smile "But even more importantly, she's an Exiled",

Suddenly Fiande had a face of shock "An Exiled Nobless?",

"Indeed. I have tested her true power myself. She's good. Very good in fact. So I'd like her to join you academy of its possible",

"Possible Sire? I would be most grateful and welcome to let her join. I'd even beg for the opportunity",

"Glad to hear. Julliuz will show her to you later in the day. But for you Heracro. I have a Hero",

"A hero?" the Knight shouted with an uncontrolled voice,

After realising what he did he bowed in apology but Red simply smiled and waved for hit to get back up,

"Yes a Hero. I believe you've herd stories of him. The Anvil Worker",

"Of course Your Highness. He's the single greatest blacksmith in all of Meio. He's also the one who forged your sword, Alma",

"Correct, you are. I'd like you to put him to work. He's a very close friend of mine so I'm sure you two would get along splendidly" Red said with a chuckle "Now the only person missing would be-",

Suddenly Red was interrupted but the sound of the main hall doors being opened to the outside. Rushing through came a small young man no older than 12. He rushed next to Fiande and bowed. He panted hard and looked like he was about to collapse,

" I'm sorry Your Lordship. I'm here on behalf of Ach-Rook Gillane. My name is Drake Frost" he wheeze out,

"Calm yourself child. Your presence is appreciated and I'm honoured to have you here to relay her message" Red said with a giant smile "So what do you have for me?",

"Y-yes My Lord. Arch-Rook Gillane told me to say to you the plan has failed" the kid struggled to say from being tired,

Suddenly Red's smile dropped and a look of suspicion took it's place. He got up from the throne and started to wonder from left to right,

"I see, so it was harder than we initially predicted" he muttered,

Suddenly he turned to Drake and spoke with force,

"Drake Frost, thank you for the message. Please relay one in my stead. Tell Gillane to return to me immediately as I wish to converse with her urgently",

"Yes Sire. Please excuse me" he replied quickly turning around and running back out the castle,

"Heracro, Fiande, both of you are free to leave. You'll meet your new student and worker at your respective place of work",

"Yes, Your Highness" they both said at the same time before walking away,

Red sat back down with force and a face of exhaustion. Suddenly Trivia appeared behind him,

"Boo!" she shouted,

A startled Red suddenly turned around to see her standing with a huge grin. He smiled back before Trivia walked around and sat on a throne next to his,

"So, is business running smoothly?" she asked grabbing his hand,

"Mostly. There was a problem with Gillane's side but I'll resolve it soon" Red respinded pondering,

"Well, good! Cause today, you're going to go see Hyuga",

Suddenly Red came to realization. Like something was bugging his mind and it just clicked what it was,

"Oh I totally forgot. That's right she hasn't seen me in years",

"Yep, so we're going to go see her now" Trivia said as she stood and pulled his hand to go,

"Wait! Really?",

"Of course. She misses you too, you know? I wasn't the only one waiting for you to come back",

Red smiled and stood. They started walking to the main doors of the castle, Trivia gently pulling him along,

"I nearly forgot about you, Hyuga" Red whispered to himself,

Suddenly a loud heartbeat was heard inside his head and the image of a giant snake's head and two huge spanning wings appeared in his mind,