Doubt among us

The flags that adorned the outer corner of Gran Dortoir castle fluttered in the wind. The maroon-dominated flag bore the claws and fangs of the Beast clan, showing off their pride. The castle made of stone and painted in broken-white with a bright red roof is one of the oldest castles in the Arc Chaestra after previously they had moved castles several times due to conflicts in the past.

Early in the morning, Adryan gazed at the vastness of Groilandia through the window of his working room. With his arms folded, the images of his adventures with the seven other Kings still lingered in his mind. The Garnet-studded key is kept in a glass case and placed with the other antique collections in his workspace. So that he will always remember the threat of a past disaster that finally brought the 9 Arc Chaestra clans together again after 2,000 years.

"Under the vast blue sky... what are they doing?"

A calm and quiet day.

While his work was receding he tried to enjoy the slow flow of time. Actually, after casting the Groilandia spell and losing so much Magia, his body still felt a bit tired.

"Are you thinking about something, Mr. Adryan?" a palace staff approached Adryan who was silent. Offer who knows there is something He can help.

"Huh? it's nothing really .." the Command answered flatly as he sat in his work chair.

The boy bowed respectfully and left to continue his work. But just as he opened the door, his master called back.

"Sony.."

"yes?"

"Do you think it's strange that I think of the other clans too?"

"Eh? Mr. Adryan is really kind, huh .. " the child answered with a smile.

"That's natural... because we live side by side with them in this world."

"Do you think we can trust them again?"

"Hmm... until now I've never met another clan, but I'll trust my instincts as a beast first... because even fellow beasts can't be trusted sometimes...

But to be honest, I don't think that means we have to close our trust in other people.. everyone has their own chance.. that's my opinion, sir..”

The boy took a deep breath and then continued his words.

“..isn't it the your majesty himself who recently met them? Listen to your heart..."

Adryan nodded then didn't reply again. Soni then leave him in the room. He took a deep breath. The Command of Beast ranks before him lived in an era where 9 clans were hostile to each other in the past 2,000 years. And because of that he had no other person to ask about the other 8 clans. 3 weeks have passed since the mourning ceremony at Vouna. More or less he missed his friends.

Suddenly his ears twitched. He felt something.

DDUMMM...!!!!!

"what's that?!" Adryan immediately opened the window of the room and jumped onto the balcony below. His eyes narrowed trying to clear his vision.

“Mr Adryan.. we are under attack…” a guard came to warn him of the danger.

"Yes I know, by whom?"

“Dragons clan..!!!”

“Dragons? Erick?" That noon there were only a few clouds in the sky. But there was a black mass in the sky that was moving closer, slowly spreading all over the place. It looks like a flock of birds flying from a distance. Followed by fireballs falling from the sky like meteors.

BWOOOSSHHHH....!!!!!! DDUUMMM....!!!!!!

the fireballs burned the meadows and trees they fell on. Field fires are unavoidable. It panicked anyone who saw it.

“RUN…!!!!”

“AAAAAA…!!!!!”

“HELP...!!!! HEEELLPPP...!!!!!!”

“WAAA...!!!!!” The screams of the Groilanians grew louder and louder. The swarms flying in the sky were not birds, but Dragons. The giant dragons attacked again and messed up every place just like in the past wars.

"Can I trust them again?"

"PREPARE THE CANON... DEFENSE FORCES, READY IN YOUR OWN POSITION...!!!"

Adryan gave orders in a loud voice. His troops obeyed orders by marching on the balconies of Gran Dortoir. While the group of fighters one by one changed their form into big cats and advanced into battle.

“MANAGE THE POSITION...!!!”

“GENERAL LUCAS, REPRESENT ME HERE... I WILL TRY TO TALK TO THE DRAGONS..!!!!”

“BUT YOUR MAJESTY...”

“AN ABSOLUTE ORDER..!!!” The Command also chose to plunge into the battlefield.

He changed form and ran to the center of the city. The fireballs that fell along the road did not make him flinch. The Groilans who were running in the opposite direction were led by the sentry to a safe hiding place. Half of the city has been destroyed due to fire or frozen by ice crystals. The cannons and arrows fired from the direction of the Gran Dortoir were dodged by the mob.

"KYAAHH...!!!! MOOMMM…!!!!”

FWOOO…… an ice dragon mercilessly spouted cold air at a child who was separated from his parents.

“CUMULONIMBUS…!!!!!” Feline Adryan brushed off the cold air, saving the girl.

"Follow the guards, okay, they will take you to a safe place.."

The girl nodded, then was carried by a guard with him.

Adryan lunged with a roar. He bravely confronted the Dragons.

"HOI...!!! WHY ARE YOU ATTACKING US HUH?!”

"I KNOW ERICK, HE WOULDN’T DO THIS..!!!"

“DID YOU JUST IGNORE ME…!?!?!”

When his troops attacked in order to repulse and save the terrified citizens of Groilandia, he tried to stop the attack by speaking for a moment. There are indeed three types of Dragons. Fire, water and ice. Erick, his friend, came from among the Ice Dragons. An ice elemental dragon whose physical characteristics are dominated by blue and white. Realizing that his question was not heard for a long time, Adryan was furious.

“BLUE-SPARKS..!!!!” the white Feline attacked with her explosive blue lightning.

Seeing something against the Dragons' attention was diverted. Without another word the ice and fire giants charged back.

"Heat On.."

"Winter breath.."

SSRRKK….. FWWRRR……. Clear ice and embers attacked him from two directions. The Command jumped in the air, dodging.

“HYEAAHHH….!!!!!!” While landing Adryan attacked again with his blue lightning. But not in the least the Dragons were afraid of it.

The fight lasted for several minutes. The Command of Beasts single-handedly fought the Dragons army, restraining them from injuring their people any more. After it was felt that the entire city had been evacuated, Adryan, who realized his position, backed away. The difference in body size and strength is overwhelming. The size of a Dragon is approximately 8 times the size of the average Beast. Adryan chose to step back for a moment to think about the next steps he would take instead of moving alone rashly and risking self-harm.

"If you don't want to answer, let me find the answer myself .." the Command jerked his tail. A second later his figure disappeared in a puff of smoke. He disappeared as fast as lightning, gathering with his people in an underground hideout to the north of the city.

That was for a moment the situation in Groilandia, the Beast kingdom in the northwest of Arc Chaestra. Just beyond there, in the Northeastern part of the kingdom led by Cyrus was facing quite a difficult problem. Nereida and Draecorona are only separated by one sea, making it easier for the water dragons to attack the shores of Nereida. The attack took place at night Nereida time. They attacked the Pixy kingdom with jets of water and drowning sea spells.

DDDRRRSSSSHHH……. The waves as high as 15-20 meters swept and ravaged the beach. The smell of salt is very strong because of it.

“na na na~ naa~~”

"Listen to our praises, O our Goddess Diandra..."

“na na na la ra laa~~”

"Protect this forest... from the evil.."

Instantly the entire population of Nereida united. Not only the guardian fairies, all the fairies who were there sang together activating protective magic so that the dragons could not enter their kingdom. Green shield walls repel the waves and protect the villages on the coast. The flickering of the fluorescent tone symbol adorns the shield lining.

Thankfully it was a full moon night in Nereida. The magic power of the Pixies is at its best. They contacted each other from coast to coast, village to village, until the shield wall protected the entire kingdom quickly. The fairy king monitors the state of his country from a height.

Na na na~ na la na~ the songs sounded sweet even to the ears of the attacking water dragons.

“sheeesshhh…” the scales of the dragon diving in the water were clearly visible in the tidal waves. Seeing Nereida being protected by a magic shield they didn't give up and tried to break in with even bigger waves.

“What happened? What is Erick thinking??” Cyrus had been lamenting a clear, cloudless night earlier when he heard a warning signal sounding loudly from the center of the city. Never mind carrying additional weapons or other supplies, he didn't have time to change his clothes and flew around Nereida wearing only his pajamas.

"Mr. Cyrus.. hey.."

"Eh?"

"Your majesty, don't fly alone especially in this situation .." a guardian fairy chased after him. Cyrus' blue wings reflecting the moonlight make him easy to find in the dark of night. Obviously the guard was worried because when he wanted to report, Cyrus had already disappeared from his room.

"Ah? I'm sorry.. I was worried about our people..” Young Cyrus still often acts according to his feelings, and sometimes forgets that he has subordinate ranks in Blumengarte. His anxiety got worse, especially after Alfredo's gone.

"We will make sure Nereida's condition remains safe, please wait at Blumengarte.. we will need your orders.."

"Okay.. okay.. thank you.." Cyrus obeyed, they both flew back to the palace.

"Isn't it time for us to reunite like we used to?"