The Takes From All Sides (4)
The letter arrived at the last figure in the meeting room.
Black Mask: "Teacher, please sign the letter with your stamp."
This is the last figure that remained silent since the meeting started. The figure is wearing a golden mask and golden cloak. The aged voice of an old man can be heard.
Golden Mask: "Little girl, you are now the leader of the organization, you need to be careful when dealing with people. As a friend of your father I'll trust you. As for who will go to clean those people.. I'll go to the empire to test the water there. Even though the pope has retired, they still have many formidable figures with great strength."
Black Mask: "Thanks, teacher, I'll always be careful. So about the other one who wants to go?"
Red Mask: "Me! Me! It's been a long time since I've been actively hunting."
Blue Mask: "Don't joke around, you're too loud and not sensitive enough with your surroundings, you are the worst possible person to be sent to an assassination mission, what would happen if you make an unnecessary fuss and attract many powerful people?"
Green Mask: "If you go, half of the kingdom's territory will be destroyed and become the ruins of buildings buried in the ground. Just don't make a fuss and continue your training, musclehead"
Purple Mask: "Then I'll go this time to clean that captain's property and expose his bad deeds."
Black Mask: "Then it's decided and today's meeting can be ended, thanks for coming everyone."
The black mask ended the meeting and everyone else except the golden mask left the mansion to continue their daily life. The black mask gives the letter of agreement to a member that has been waiting in the front gate. The member will send the letter to the archduke's home and leave it at the mailbox like a normal postman.
Walking through an empty alley, the black mask and the golden mask released their mask and cloak. A young girl and an old man can be seen sending their secret identity into the dimensional pocket. Continuing on their way the old man held the little hand of the young girl and a little smile can be seen on his face like an old amiable grandpa accompanying his granddaughter to play around the principality.
This is a crowded main road with a lot of people walking around the central plaza with many big screens showing some sponsored advertisements. Not far from the central plaza of the principality, a church can be seen. This is the main branch church in the principality where a cardinal manages it.
A beautiful middle aged woman can be seen on the front gate blessing some people who left the church after the morning prayer. Sera van Zahakkan, the second child and the only daughter of the pope. She's been stationed here by the pope to help if something happens to the border. Her strength cannot be doubted as she's a pious and devout believer of the holy one teaching.
Cardinal Sera watches an old man and a young girl walking toward the church from far away. She waves her hand as if to welcome their arrival. The young girl is the one that her eyes lay on. The young girl is the resident who has lived in the church since she's a baby. Her father has been working away and cannot take care of her so he left the poor young child in the care of the church.
Some years ago her father came to the church and left some money as a thanks to the church for taking care of his child and transferring all of his belongings to the little girl like he will go to a war and never come back. Years later an old man comes, but it's not her father, he was her father's friend. The old man tells the church and the child that her father is a hero, he died on duty while protecting the border from the demon.
Whether it's true or not the church didn't care because the child is really pitiful. Years ago she didn't have her parents, years later her father really went to meet the holy one, now she's an orphan. Because of this, Cardinal Sera has taken care of the young girl like her own daughter. She also has the experience of leaving her childs in the white palace because duty calls in the principality.
"Good afternoon Cardinal Sera, I've brought back little Eveline, we've been having a lot of fun touring the principality. I'm sorry that I can only take care of her occasionally. I'm also busy with my work. After this, I need to take care of the work outside the principality, so I don't know when I'll meet with her again. Please take care of little Eveline." asked the old man as he gently stroked little Eveline's head
"Please don't worry, you can count on me, little Eve is also our church member, I will protect and teach Eveline the holy one teaching so she can understand the way. Please take care of yourself, our little Eve only has you as her family member." said Cardinal Sera as she took little Eve from the old man.
"Take care, grandpa, thank you for accompanying me yesterday and teaching me many things." said little Eve while bowing to the old man to show that she's very thankful.
After that, the old man walked away from the church as Cardinal Sera and Eveline waved their hands to say goodbye to him. Cardinal Sera brought little Eveline to little Eveline's room so she can rest after a long journey with her grandpa.
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In the kingdom imperial palace, on the highest seat, a fat young figure can be seen sitting on the throne, he is the current King of the Grapheon Kingdom, Lucas von Grapheon. In front of him are two middle aged men sitting on their respective seats facing each other. A tense atmosphere can be felt from their eyes facing each other. They are the ministers of the kingdom that have served since the previous king's reign. They have a famous title which is called the left minister and the right minister.
Lucas's father, King Carlos, retired a few years ago because of his old age, then the previous King gave his throne to his only son. Last year, King Carlos returned to the embrace of the holy one. The current king is too young as he's still in his teenage years. A 15 years old king having a lot of power without any backing as he doesn't have his parents anymore. His mother died sooner than his father, leaving him alone as the king governing the kingdom.
The only person that can be called a family member left from his family is the left minister, his mother's younger brother, Theodore von Esmier. He's Lucas's uncle. The previous king, feeling guilty for not being able to give more time and affection to his deceased wife, decided to grant Theodore the highest title in the kingdom below the king, the minister. The kingdom which should have only one minister suddenly has two capable ministers governing the kingdom.
Power struggle between the two ministers is inevitable. The kingdom then broke into two, the one who was raised through inheritance and from the line of the previous king chose to support the current king's uncle, Minister Theodore. The other half of the kingdom who rise from the talented line of peoples choose to support the most talented person in the kingdom that has served the previous king for quite a long time, Long von Astronus.
The power level of those two cannot be doubted. Minister Theodore who comes from a rich background definitely has enormous resources that will enhance his power faster than his peers since young. Minister Long should undoubtedly be the current strongest person in the Grapheon Kingdom. His achievement is a lot from defending humanity's borders years ago until helping the previous old king to govern the kingdom territory. He who has won many tournaments in the kingdom since young can be called the most talented person that the previous king coveted and raised as the minister. Thus, the current king granted them the title of the left minister and the right minister at their request to differentiate their standing in the kingdom.
They despised each other and never worked together. But when things come to shove, like when yesterday Murloc incident happened and many of their territory was in danger, they are forced to maintain security and stability together.
Behind each minister, stand three of their trusted people who hold the commander title. On the lowest area stood many captains and knights standing facing each other on their respective side. This is the huge room that was used by many generations of kings to hold a meeting. Yesterday and today's events bring them much shock and problems to be discussed.