The Lady of the Forest, Part IV

[Kingdom of Iskander]

[Kingdom capital]

[Genpou Group Offices]

[10:00 PM,] [04/09/317 D]

In the elegant offices of the Genpou group, that tower that rose above the others in the kingdom, Duke Toru Genpou was now standing, looking through the glass that overlooked the city behind his desk, in the direction of to the mesut forest.

Toru Genpou— The old man has already started to move his chips.

The young woman with short silver hair, lying on the couch playing on her video game console, responded without diverting her attention from the screen.

Ekaterina Genpou— The old man with the fake smile wants to have fun at his age, he should attend that academy to bother him a little.

Toru Genpou— No need, let him do what he wants, in a week there will be the revaluation of ranks, it has been 10 years since the last time of the world revaluation, that old man stopped being at the top of everyone a long time ago, no can do no significant damage. 

His hand went to the jacket pocket of his suit to take a cigarette.

Toru Genpou— *Tsk* only one left, Rina go buy me a pack of cigarettes.

Ekaterina Genpou— I will only go if I can buy fried food. 

With a sigh of resignation, Toru accepted as she lit her cigarette and took a drag.

The young woman, previously on the sofa, jumped to her feet. With one hand on the doorknob, she asked Toru in a serious tone.

Ekaterina Genpou— What the old man does doesn't bother me, but are you sure not to do anything? This is going to negatively affect your relationship with that girl, sorry but if that girl turns against you I will not hesitate to cut your head off, boss.

The girl leaves the room after passing through the door. Toru, who was puffing on her cigarette, turned his attention to the forest that could be seen in the distance through the glass.

Toru Genpou— It's clear that I know, but I can't do anything to help you move forward, everything I do is for you, my children, that's why I ask to apologize in advance, Taisei.

[Mesut Forest outside the capital Iskander]

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[11:00 PM,] [04/09/317 D]

Exactly 20 minutes have passed since we entered the forest. This forest does not give me a good feeling, the air is very heavy, the rays of moonlight can hardly make their way to illuminate the path and you can feel how something is watching us from the moment we set foot in the forest .

[Mesut Forest outside the capital Iskander]

[11:50 PM],] [04/09/317 D]

We quicken our pace with a reinforcement spell and, after almost an hour of long, interrupted walking, we reach the area where the satellite cannot capture the forest, a huge ancient fort that seems to have been abandoned much longer ago than this forest. , its strong walls common in Western castle structures, although this might be surprising. What is most surprising is the castle surrounded by walls. We walked for about 10 minutes until we found the entrance.

A truly imposing entrance, two large sculptures were at each end of the door, made of gold and silver.

Kai Genpou— Are they sculptures of some god?

Kai asked subtly, the one who answered her question was Akina who was closely observing one of the sculptures.

Akina Airi— No, they do not resemble any god I have read or heard about, rather, they look like demons. 

Akina looked up at her, the 6 meter gold and silver statue of the demon god who was called the destroyer, the lord of the star of the bottomless abyss that chains the lord of the flies, majestic wings spread out. back and an exuberantly beautiful face, for a destructive demon he resembled an angel.

Leonardo Genpou— Why does a demon have angel wings?

Leonardo asked confused Akina, who looked at the other statue and then turned to Leo.

Akina Airi— It is said that "Abaddon" was the angel in charge of keeping the lord of the flies imprisoned.

Kai Genpou— Lord of the Flies? 

Taisei Genpou— It refers to "Beelzebub", it is the horrible statue that is there, you can see how the gold statue is chained with silver chains. 

After reviewing the sculptures, we decided that it was time to enter.

We took a few steps inside the walls and continued with the plan we decided on the academy terrace.

As is his duty, Yoghito with a firm voice gave us the order and assembled the groups.

Yoghito Airi— Akina and Ruby check the stables and watchtowers, while your Taisei searches the upper floors with my sister Kaki. Kai, Leo and I take care of the lower floors.

We all nodded and headed off to do our duty without question.

Fulfilling their previously decided roles, the rooms of the castle seem to be well maintained as if someone was in charge of cleaning them every day.

Kaki Airi— These rooms are very clean, there is not a drop of dust. What do you think happens here, Tai?

Taisei Genpou— I have no idea, but it's not good at all.

While we were checking the rooms, I looked out one of the windows in the hallway, which overlooked the entrance, which we had passed through earlier. We were on the second floor, so I just let out a sigh and decided to continue with my duty, but then I see a woman standing in front of the entrance we entered before. At first I decide to ignore her, however, when I look out the window again, I see how the woman looks back at me and signals me with one of her hands.

Taisei Genpou— Kaki, can you see that?

Kaki approaches the window and looks through the glass, where she sees the woman calling with her hand.

Kak Airi— A woman?

Taisei Genpou— Come on, let's see what she wants from us

Before leaving the room, I look out the window again: the woman was walking away, so we raced down the stairs and headed towards the entrance where the lady was.

The woman ran deeper into the forest, no matter how much we followed her, the distance between her and us did not seem to shorten, without stopping at any time. Let's go after her, I tried to call her a couple of times; However, she didn't seem to have any intention of stopping, but then, why did she call me?

Taisei Genpou— *Tsk* What the hell is wrong with him, where is he going?

The woman continues running, I can feel my breath coming in short as I run. The dense grass of the forest does not help much.

You can hear the growl of the beasts approaching; It is normal for us to be detected if we are running in the middle of the forest and yelling at a woman who does not give us any attention.

A beast is approaching. I can feel her footsteps behind me and her bloodlust that is directed at me. I place a reinforcement spell on my legs and arms to increase my speed before it catches up with me.

Taisei Genpou— `` Du bist un Teil de mí, höre jetzt a meine Bestellung, das Gewicht spielt keine Rolle, es gibt keine Schmerzen´´

(NT: You are part of me, now listen to my order, weight does not matter, there is no pain where I come from).

One of the beasts jumps towards me to take my back. I stop my body by burying my left foot in the ground. Immediately my body kneels, allowing the beast that followed me to pass over me.

Taisei Genpou— `` Meine Hände sind meine Waffen und die Luft es mi Schwert.´´

(NT: My hands are my weapons and the air my sword).

The incantation was said and the thunder stakes penetrate the beast before me, without stopping. I advance quickly behind the woman, but more beasts appear.

Taisei Genpou— They're kidding! As if he couldn't get enough of a woman who seems to be an Olympic athlete.

Kaki Airi— Tai, go ahead, leave the puppies to me.

Kaki winks at me with a confident smile.

Taisei Genpou— Okay, just don't go too far and destroy the forest.

She left Kaki behind and continued in the footsteps of the woman we were following.

Kaki Airi— This way, little ones, come play with mom.

Everything around Kaki began to freeze rapidly. From the frozen ground, an elegant sword began to take shape in front of her, which she took from her with her right hand.

The creatures began to surround Kaki, the ones that were not reached by the ice field. By surrounding its prey, the creatures begin attacking it; However, they are overwhelmed when in front of them they see only a rain of blood and a smile full of ecstasy on the face of their enemy. 6 of the creatures were torn apart with a quick and elegant horizontal movement of Kaki's sword, followed by 3 slashes in different directions.

The creatures took a step back, seeking to escape; the prey turned out to be the alpha predator.

``Kaki Airi´´

Kaki Airi, firstborn of Duchess Esmeralda Airi and Murasame Airi, since she was very little. Kaki has had a certain pleasure in combat. At the age of 6 she injured her classmates at the infant academy, shattering ligaments and bones of some of them. She has a natural talent for combat. Among her preferred weapons are a Falchion and the Halberd. She spent most of her childhood from ages 7 to 13 in a military reformatory so that her violence was controlled. At the age of 14, she entered the Iskander Academy's training camp for talented minors, where she met a certain boy.

[Mesut Forest outside the capital Iskander]

[00:20 PM],] [05/09/317 D]

Time passed without me realizing it, I was just going deeper and deeper into the forest, behind a person I had never seen until today; However, after a lot of running, finally saw the woman standing in a field of flowers in the middle of the forest.

He didn't know it yet. His steps were unaware of where they were going, that place he once visited, a place where…

Taisei Genpou— Incredible, I didn't know there was a place like this in this forest.

The moon illuminated the field of flowers before me; It was really beautiful. The lady, standing just a few steps in front of me, was surrounded by stardust; They shone around her in the moonlight. That was one of the most beautiful views I had ever seen, but… for some reason it seemed familiar. The woman, noticing my presence, turns around and smiles. That smile gives me a feeling of anguish and, for some reason, warm like a mother's love...

Time and fate play their cards in ways we cannot understand. However, we can always try to change it if we have the will to do so...

My body stopped dead, I was paralyzed by that feeling, tears flowed from my eyes and then, she finally spoke, with a sweet and kind voice, without taking her eyes off me, without erasing her faint and warm smile. Feelings of calm and sadness surfaced in me, and at the same time, I felt exhausted. That woman standing in front of me, without a doubt I knew her... my memories were a chaos in me, my body recognized the warmth of that woman's feelings... Yes, I am sure that she is...

More than a decade has passed since their last meeting, she has always been watching out for them, for him... for her...

Lady of the forest— You're back... my little one...

Yes… I'm sure… she is…

My mother…

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