The heart kingdom arc (1/?)

A large ship was prepared for the both of them when Eirene was staring at the boy blankly.

Korag had moved Paraona and Juugo to his living quarters for personal protection.

you never know when a masked figure would come to them in the dead of night and personally kill them.

the boy stared at the girl back, causing her to go "Hmph!"

Frankly, the boy didn't care about her. his goal is to do the dirty work for her, and she knows the situation shes in.

"I Dont love you! I hope you know that-"

The girl was cut off by the dead fish stare of the boy, showing her how many shits he had to give.

she quietly shut up, before the boat started to move.

2 months had passed since their secret meeting, and the boy was assessed for his weaknesses and strengths.

His goal is to do the dirty work, act as a healer and make sure diplomatic reasons are going smoothly.

while one might underestimate a 12-year-old, she had been trained in political matters since she had known her first words. as for why Korag had sent her and not one of her right hand men shall stick to him and stick to him only.

the boy had brought all of his plants with him , with his vines wrapped upon his arms and the rest neatly piled up in a special backpack. his crossbow was hidden under his left sleeve , while his vine was hidden under his right

the boy had a hidden agenda , however.

"To collect plants and to find a way to budge open the third seal."

opening the seals were like a request the boy felt like could never happen. it was clawing away at him , and the sense of unknown fear was thrusting its claws deep into his back.

what was he scared off?

the boy didn't know himself.

was it fear of the unknown?

no, he didn't feel fear towards that.

his hands slowly traced his fingers across his body, before his hands slowly touched his back, of which where the third seal was present.

it was warm.

the boat was set to Ajoch, a heart kingdom village which was a normal fishing village. although most of the people in the people have a vegetarian diet that consists of a large amount of fruit and vegetables the heart kingdom grows at one time. the mana rich water seeps in through the spirit of the heart kingdom, Undine. her water-rich mana could make the most barren soil into the most fertile land a man has ever laid his eyes on. agriculture is rich, but something that wasn't rich was the trading routes.

People in the heart kingdom couldn't leave nor enter easily. they had to get permission from the royal family, not to mention there very specific in the trade routes that the merchants have to go to. luckily for him, the boy found out that his island was one of the most acceptable islands due to the good relationships between the island and the heart kingdom.

the heart kingdom was ruled by Lolopoka, the 59th queen of the heart kingdom.

the queen is guarded by the spirit guardians Gadjak, Nomu, Ishaj and Kabu

Gadjak is the master of lightning and hails for a clan prominent in lightning magic, while Nomu is considered the queen of shadows, Ishaj uses powerful earth magic and Kabu is considered a prominent fire user. these consist of the queen's guards.

one of the spirit guardians were going to receive them at Ajoch, but he didn't know which one

while on the topic, the Clover kingdom is ruled by the 6th Magic king Eedwine Apolokos, a noble who had risen to the rank. then for the diamond kingdom, there was a war going on, and the king had been killed meaning there was a power vacuum and a battle royale for the position. in the spade kingdom, it was ruled by the house Grinberryall , who had been ruling the country for centuries.

the problem with the spade kingdom was a group of fanatics that worshipped the "Evernight goddess".

that name scraped Elias's mind every time he thought about it.

is she the woman he was scared of?

the boy quickly swiped the thoughts out of his head when he heard a loud sound coming from the boat.

unfortunately for them, it wasn't a friendly one.

12 black figures swooped into the ship, causing Elias to frown.

he looked at Eirene, who just shrugged

"I knew this was going to happen." She muttered, before saying arrogantly to the black figures "And what clan do you belong to?"

a couple of them snickered.

indeed, it was the perfect time to strike. cannons made from a rock surrounded them above, and they didnt reach the border of the heart kingdom yet, making it easier to access them.

the boy put all calculations in his head before assessing the situation.

12 people with their grimoires out.

the chance of winning was low, but they should win using Eirene's powerful flare magic.

first, he needed to assess the leader.

the man standing in the front had his identity obscured with an all-black cloth that surrounded his eyes, only displaying his emerald eyes

Eirene needed to deal with the rest with an AOE attack when he deals with the leader with his crossbow.

Korag had reached him a set of movements to combat his inability to speak. he had also let eirene learned them, so she knew.

2 taps of the left foot and a tap of the right.

Eirene nodded before she wavered her hand, causing a blaring light to fill the ship.

the boy quickly blocked his eyes before taking advantage of the stunning position before shooting the arrow at the leader, who he assumed because of his position and the way he commanded his fellow troops.

the needle's power was risen by the sharpness rune as it priced through the sky.

the leader seemed to be a veteran as his sword clashed with the needle, deflecting it.

the other troops seemed to have recovered from the temporary blindless which caused the boy to frown.

several sets of the poisoned needles were thrown at the leader, distracting him from Eirene, who was cleaning up the grunts

"[Smoke magic: God's bliss]"

Smoke magic filled the ship, causing the boy's eyes to sharpen.

no-one has smoke magic on the island based upon the records. Nobody. their skin isn't as tanned as a person from their island, so there is a high probability that they are foreign.

Inhaling the smoke magic, the boy instantly realised what the smoke held and used his cloth to cover his mouth.

a large amount of induced pleasure ran through the body of the boy , but he quickly ignored it and found the figure of Eirene , who was bearing the brunt of multiple magic attacks.

none of them were wind users, but fire users, which made the boy think they had a certain strategy. a group maybe?

he was too weak.

His vines on his right arm sprung to action while he reloaded his crossbow.

the smoke mage was nowhere to be found, cloaking himself in the smoke he had cast.

the made the vine harass the leader for a couple of seconds before running to Eirene's side, where she was started to receive wounds.

the boy quickly used his crossbow to shoot a poison needle, instantly going through the head of one of the cloaked figures.

the boy quickly saw as the vine was cut to pieces by the veteran leader, who muttered

"Peice of shit."

Eirene had started to go into a trance due to the smoke magic and the other 10 were starting to close in.

Eirene had only managed to burn one, and they were brutally outmatched and outgunned.

they didnt even have grimoires yet, and these veterans had high versatility.

countless sword thrusts were shot his way, of which the boy tried to dodge.

was he going to die here?