TWENTY-THREE...

Now their turn to attack, the Knight with the greatsword lunged forward at a great speed that Gates almost couldn't follow, moving nimbly with the sword as though it were stiletto and not ther gigantic sword in his hands.

Swinging it with a deadly force and accuracy towards Yusuf's torso wanting to cleave him in half, yusuf jumped high up into the air, dodging the strike as he once again attacked from above, wanting to pierce the helmet of the Knight.

Hitting a hard surface he saw that the Knight had defended against it this time, using the greatsword as a shield. Pushing it forward, the greatsword flung yusuf backwards with great strength that he wondered if the Knight was already on enhancements.

Just as he was about to land, he saw the great sword flying in his direction, and not behind it, the Knight running after it... or him. Having not even a split second to rest, he landed and fell to the ground intentionally, laying flat as the greatsword passed above him.

Picking himself up immediately to attack the Knight, he was thrown into a defensive when he saw the Knight already on him, slamming himself with his shoulders against the Knight whom did the same.

Thrown backwards yet again, this time the two had now reached a stalemate...and yet with Yusuf's enhancements and enchantments, he still couldn't beat this Knight...

Now Gates couldn't and wouldn't accept the loss of this Knight, clapping his hands while getting off the seat he was on...He looked in the direction the greatsword had flown and ordered the guards nearby to bring it..

He walked towards Yusuf and this new Knight and wondered how lucky he was to get a two for one...Now looking at the Knight, he asked

"Tell me, What are you here for?"

The question itself was odd, but to Gates was very much needed...A Knight with skills higher than Yusuf and the strength to match, why didn't he know of them?

Seeing his sword being brought back by two guards, the Knight took his Greatsword and stabbed it into the ground.. The fight was over it seemed, as Yusuf put away his sword as well, panting seriously as he honestly was also asking the same question inside.

The Knight in question looked around, seeing even the Family head watching their movements, he turned back to look at Gates, whom understood such motions...

Shaking his head, he brought out the magic contract meant for Yusuf and gave it to him to sign, which he did...then asked for the two of them to follow him.

It wasn't as much a request as though an order since they couldn't refute, more for Yusuf than the Knight but the knight didnt seem to have any issues with it.

Reaching the steps where his father stood just before the entrance to the Manor, Gates greeted him with a bow to which the Knights behind him did the same...

Theodore seeing this action from his son understood what he wanted to do however he didn't mind such things, giving a nod, he let his son and the Knights walk right into his house...

"See me in my study, Amon." He said as Gates passed by him.

"Yes, Family head." Gates said, walking with the two knights behind him as he toon them to his room...

Shutting the door behind him and having Yusuf stay at the door, on the inside, he closed the door to the balcony and shut the curtains...leaving the room with crystals and each corner, illuminating the room with a nice glow.

"Now," he said turning to the Knight.

"Who really are you?"

Silence ensue as the Knight looked down at Gates who was still only a child,

Reaching their hands to the helmet on their head, they removed it as a red flowing hair fell reaching well below the shoulder length as a face untainted with blemish or scars and holding a beauty that he hadn't seen even on earth...

Gates gulped, for two reasons... One being that he now knew who owned a greatsword and fought with such zeal like that as well as held such red hair and beauty...

"I am Rosalia." She said with a tone that demanded respect, even though it was obvious why she did.

Yusuf looked at her with a shocked expression, his words not being able to come out and his thoughts in disarray...A female Knight was not a hard thing to comprehend, however a female Knight whose specialty is a greatsword and held such great strength and skills to show was not normal nor was it common.

However, Gates knew why she was all those things and it was obvious from her hair as well asher character... In the novel above all else, there was a character with unmatched beauty, red hair, unparalleled strength and will, as well as a Knight...but had a major draw back.. She went crazy for blood where it was spilled by her blade...

"The Blood Frienzied Knight, Rosalia" Gates said with his body visibly shaking, just like her title, she was exactly that. She was the worse person to come across on a battlefield as she would never stop, just like a berserker, she would grow stronger and stronger the more blood is spilled...

She was a character that was never explained and she died in a war a few years from now...and yet she was here in his room..

Yusuf thought that Gates was scared and was about to come to his side as Rosalia took a step back, noticing his body visibly shaking after saying her name...her head hung low as she was once again torn between the fact that her ability was a curse that could never allow her be around people...This Gates knew more than anyone...

Raising his hands to stop Yusuf from coming to him, he walked forward to stand just a step away from Rosalia whom looked at him...actually towering over him..

The second reason he gulped, which also related to why his body was shaking was that, Rosalia...this crazy character, was his favourite in the entire novel.