Chapter 21 Chapter 21

Mr. Ton is now on his way to meet with Queen Aurora.  He decided to go alone for he knew too well that the queen doesn't like unnecessary crowd. Making her upset is a big no, no. It would infuriate the queen and his sole purpose of seeing her would go to waste.

"I won't let that selfish queen hinder my plans," he thought.

He tightened his cloak around him as he enters the snowy lands. It's his first time to be in that kingdom for he had avoided being involved with Queen Aurora.

Queen Aurora felt the portal opened and after a while, Mr. Ton stepped into her throne room.

"What brought the well-known CEO here in my kingdom?" the queen asked while sitting down, uninterested.

"I apologize for my sudden visit, Queen Aurora," Mr. Ton said as a formal greeting. "I came here to take my students back."

"Students?" Queen Aurora gasped, "I have not one of them here in my castle. Kids do not come here very often."

"May I ask the ice queen what she wants in exchange?" Mr. Ton asked.

Queen Aurora grinned for she is pleased that her visitor knew what she actually wanted.

"I really like you," she commented, "You see, I am getting bored of the snow. Why don't you give me something that could give me some entertainment?"

The portal that connects Magical City and Queen Aurora's kingdom opened again.

"Hey, old man, I came when you said that I shall have a worthy opponent," a young man said whose hair seems to be ablaze. He's somewhat half-naked yet the cold doesn't give him the chills at all.

"I brought Valir, a fire mage," Mr. Ton said. "He's a student of an abyssal demon so he'd be on par with you, if I may say."

"Fire is the snow's greatest enemy. You've brought an interesting man," the queen stated with a smirk. "You really impressed me despite meeting for the very first time."

"Hey, old man, is she that Queen Elsa in the movie 'Frozen'? 'Cause if she's that, I do not dare fight her," Valir asked. "I would not dare lift a finger on a defenseless woman."

Queen Aurora got pissed off for being compared to someone especially to a character she is does not admire. She stretched her hand and a snow bursts towards Valir.

"Insolent!"

"Chill, dude," he said as he lit his hand with fire, lowering the damage of the snow burst. "We'll get to fight all day. Feel the fire of the arcane!"

"I like this one, you can take them, CEO," Queen Aurora said to Mr. Ton as the ice doors opened and the group of Harley came into view.

"I shall take Harley and the mechanical doll," said Mr. Ton. "Only the two of them."

"Very well, then," said the queen as she unfreezes the two. Harley and Angela fell on the frozen floor unconscious.

Mr. Ton carried the two of them without much hardship and took his exit, leaving Valir and the queen fighting in the throne room.

Back at the Magical City, the Vance household is currently in turmoil.

"You are the professor of my son! Why did you let him enter the Enchanted Forest?!" Mr. Vance yelled.

"I apologize for my mistake," Lunox said. "I already sent some mages to go and retrieve them."

"You better get him back or else your school will shut down," Mr. Vance warned before leaving.

"Please, calm down. Harley went in there at his own free will, he must be held accountable for his own actions," said Mrs. Vance to keep her husband from doing something rash.

Meanwhile, at the Swan Castle, Princess Odette is also facing another predicament.

"Your Highness, I have called forth the people you asked for but Harith is reported to be missing in the Enchanted Forest," Fanny reported.

"Enchanted Forest? How long were they in there?" asked the princess.

"It is said to be almost a month now," she replied.

The princess thought for a while.

"Princess, I would suggest you go and ask Queen Aurora if she had seen them. It is said that people who entered the Enchanted Forest have a big chance in entering the snow kingdom," Knight Lancelot suggested.

"Good idea, thank you," the princess stated.

She shifted her attention to the four warriors that have gathered.

"Alucard, Tigreal, Granger and Fanny," she called each one of them, "Please standby for a while as I go and find Harith. I will send the five of you to Princess Silvanna's care. You shall train under her tutelage and prepare for a war against the abyssal demons."

"Yes, Your Highness," they replied in chorus. Princess Odette felt the presence of an uninvited guest yet she chose to ignore her for a while in order to catch her after she finds Harith.

"Lancelot, I do apologize for dragging you in this chaos," she said to the knight.

"Don't be sorry. I have pledged my loyalty and service to you in exchange of saving me when I was on the verge of death. It is my pleasure to be of help to you," said the knight which made her feel at ease.

As their carriage takes its exit from the castle, a group came asking for an audience with the princess.

"We are the ninjas sent from Iga Town," said Hanzo, "We have come to announce our chief's decision of your offer."

Princess Odette was very much pleased for she had been waiting for this moment. She had the feeling that these three bring good news so they stopped for a while.

"I am truly happy to see ninjas from the town of Iga. Then, what is the chief's decision?" asked the princess.

"He shall agree to the alliance with one condition," Hanzo stated. The princess gave him a nod so he continued to speak.

"A huge number of our troops had been massacred out of nowhere. From what we've seen, only assassins from this city is capable of such massacre. And we made some investigations and it is proven that one of your trained assassin had done it. Surrender her to us and the alliance shall be sealed," Hanzo explained.

Princess Odette immediately nodded in response, "I shall send her to you after my appointment today. Please do wait for a while for I have some matters to attend to."

"Okay, thank you for your time," said Kagura.

Back on their carriage, Knight Lancelot could not help himself so he finally spoke.

"Why did you agree to their term?"

"I know someone who's been doing something behind our back. I let her off the hook the last time but not again this time. An agent must only serve one master, thus, an agent who works under two or more masters are the ones who cannot be trusted. Natalia had once served Mr. Ton before entering my castle. I have the feeling that she still works for him and that is bad news," Princess Odette said.

Meanwhile, Mr. Ton had finally brought Harley and Angela back at the laboratory.

Dr. Rooney and Dr. Baker had each of them brought to their tube and made the proper preparations.

"How long will it take for them to be fully armoured?" asked the CEO.

"Tomorrow at dawn, they'll be more than ready," replied Dr. Baker.

"Good. Tomorrow afternoon, we'll be ready for the war," said Mr. Ton as he proudly gazed at his new and unique squad.

The VENOM Squad is not just stealthy but they're also poisonous, the perfect squad to go and venture at the Land of Dawn that is impenetratable due to its toxic atmosphere.