Embrace

Jivan walks into Mike's bedroom with a cup of tea. He closes the door behind him and hands the cup of tea to Mike.

"This remedy I made for you should put you back in the dreaming state you used to be in. And I will see it from out here using a mind spell," Jivan said as he sat on a couch, not too far from Mike's bed. Mike drinks the tea and places it on a small table beside his bed.

"Wait! I didn't know you're a mind magic user," stunned Mike. Jivan laughs. "Did you forget the Vanol Clan is one of the only Clans with more than two types of magic? Wind, Sound, and Mind magic are the magics we have," Jivan explains to Mike. Mike gives him a warm smile and closes his eyes. He then falls asleep. Jivan holds his hands out, pointing above Mike's bed. A visual then appears.

It's a dark gray sky, with the wind howling loudly. The grass is green, but some a dark yellowish color. Mike is in the woods and he walks to an area where the trees surround it. There a huge black dragon slept. Mike hid behind a tree as its spear-like tail shuffled around.

"Come out, young dreamer. I know you're there," a deep-toned voice spoke. It was the Dragon King.

Mike's face lit up in shock. He quickly calms down and reveals himself. Dragon King then sits its dragonic, mastadonic body up. He takes a close look at Mike for a moment. Then let out a small laugh.

"You've gotten stronger since the last time you came here. Hmm… it's too bad you'll never be dinner," he asserted, lowering his eyes. Mike gave a bewildering smile to him. "Not that I want to be dinner, but what's the reason why I'll never be?" Mike steps forward and queries.

"Your magic is on the same degree of power—Daeverana's power, if not the same then greater. And your ability to dream into another world with zero training in dream magic proves my point. If it were up to me, you'd be the King of Dreams, but you do lack.

You lack in skill, and magic capacity, and you don't dare to reveal your magic and bolster it. I encourage you to do so. You might need it soon," Dragon King ranted. Mike looked dumbfounded but stepped closer suspiciously.

"You might need it soon' sounds like bad things are coming my way," he said impulsively and quickly. He grits his teeth and looks in a confused and angered state. "I try and try, but… it doesn't work. Why can't I sense your power level?!" Mike yells hesitantly. Dragon King then stands tall on his four paws.

"When you obtain a certain level of power, it's easier to conceal. You want to know my power level?" Dragon King grinned.

A blue light resonated within the body of the Dragon King. Mike's face is then stricken with shock and fear. In a purple blur, he disappears.

Mike awakes in his bed, breathing uncontrollably heavily. He sits up and turns to Jivan. He's astonished with fear.

"Mike, are you okay?" Jivan asked, dashing to his side. "I…I… I didn't think someone would have that much power. I guess it's possible but, that's still a lot," Mike quavered. Jivan places his hand on Mike's shoulder. "Mikalae…tell me, what is his power level?" Jivan asked with a serious expression. Mike slowly turned to him and gulped.

"The power level of the Dragon King is 200,000," Mike faltered

Eris stands tall on the balcony connected to his chambers. He's hypnotized by the sky, with an expression of patience. He's then startled by knocks on his door. He turns around and stands in front of the railing.

"Come in," Eris shouted. The door opens and then closes. Jesse walks in. "Your majesty, is something wrong? You look concerned," Jesse implored. "I'm just waiting to see some... lighting. Is there some news?" Eris questioned. "The parliament wants Derio's trial to take place before midnight. They're calling for a Summum Trial. They're going to arrive soon here," Jesse concludes. Eris's eyes pop with a subtle shock.

"Really?! Well, I guess that should be expected. This traitor situation is serious. Is Mikalae here?" Asked Eris.

"He's in his chambers doing homework with my little brother," said Jesse. "Well, inform the rest of the council to prepare.

Hasan and Jessica step onto the porch of a home in the middle of an empty large green field. Hasan knocks on the door. After a few moments of no response, he knocks again. They then hear the locks unlock. A middle-aged male human greets them.

"Ah. I'm sorry, but we don't know the location of Princess Zoe and her friends. You're the 8th little group of adventurous teens to come asking around for them." The man says politely and then quickly begins to close the door. Jessica places her foot in front of the door, stopping it from closing.

"Funny of you to think we're asking around for them. We're looking for someone that goes by the name Veda." He smirked and replied. The man opened the door a little wider.

"Who's asking?" The man queried. Hasan and Jessica look at each other for a quick moment and then turn back to him.

"This is my dear friend Princess Jessica—also, Titania, a knight of Astellan. I am the lost Giant Prince Hasan—Helmar of the knights. And as I said, we're here for Veda." Hasan said firmly, stepping closer to the man. The man looks at them seriously and with caution. "Ventilabis," The man yells and Jessica and Hasan get pushed away. Jessica snaps her fingers and both her's and Hasan's Knight of Astellan clothing appear. She transformed into her fairy form and flew straight towards the man. He then chants a spell then vines of a flower plant take hold of her and wrap Jessica up. 

"I think you should go," the man retorted. He chants another spell and a sharp root rises from the ground and aims for Jessica while she's in the sky. A split rock boulder rises from the ground and connects, smooshing the man's attack. A circled earth saw cuts the vines that captured Jessica, freeing her. She holds her hand out to the man and a golden ring lock around his neck.

"Go and find Veda. I got this," Jessica assures Hasan. Hasan then heads inside the house. In the middle of the house, there are stairs. Veda is at the top of the staircase. Veda smiles and squints his eyes when looking at Hasan. 

"Number One, what exactly are you doing here?" He asks gripping his sword handle. "You failed to mention that I'm the prince of Gigantios," Hasan responded. "Of course," Veda said and began to walk down the stairs. "It was effortless since you're half-human. Easy until you got big, realized your power, and destroyed the portal." He spoke vexed. He made it off the stairs, onto the floor. Hasan inhales to speak but Veda puts up his index finger. "You're about to say that all I care about is the portal, you're right. You also want to know what I want in the Dark Realm; you'll find out soon enough," Veda says and he then strikes Hasan with his sword. What Veda cuts is rock. Hasan's body disappears, then descends and crumbles into rocks.

Rock-like bullets then strike Veda. He runs and chants a spell. A dark aura then settles around his hand, and he shoots it at Hasan, covering him in a cocoon of darkness. "Finally that's over. I can-ugh!" Veda exclaims and comes down to his knees. He feels something inside him weighing him down. It's Hasan's spell, Breakdown Bullets. When the earth-like bullets enter a body it shatters inside and spreads through the person's blood, making the attacked person's body heavy or weaker. 

Still at his knees, Veda hears footsteps entering his house. He looks up slowly and sees Jessica walking towards him. "I tried not to kill him- your companion. But he kept attacking me like he was going for the kill, so I ended up doing the same," Jessica explained to him. "You impudent fools. We used to keep teens like you locked up." Veda struggles to say. "Funny. Tell me if I'm wrong, but there were no teens like me to lock up back then. Every one of us knights has a power level of over 2,000. This is unfortunate for you because your opponent is Hasan," Jessica stops walking. "Magic: eight hundred, Spirit: six hundred, Strength: three-thousand-nine hundred and fifty. Power level, five thousand three hundred and fifty. At this moment, he's the strongest of the Knights of Astellan.," Jessica concluded.

She walks over to the dark cocoon. "Even if that is true," Veda begins to stand, "he's a goner by the dark curse from my spell," he chuckles. "I'm well aware of that spell. It was created by the third Fairy King Daevid. Yet, you're not as strong as him, so I know Hasan is fine." Jessica's wings appear and she floats and holds her hands over the cocoon.

"Light Embrace!" A bright golden-yellow light covers the cocoon and then disappears. Hasan steps up. "That earth inside of you will tear you apart from the inside out. You will suffer, just like I did, just like all of the children did. And though I won't see it, I'll enjoy it." He grins. Veda then screams out because what Hasan said happened. He screamed and screamed, but no one else was around to hear him.

~~~

Jesse enters the Sacred Tree chambers where the kings are. "It's time, your majesties." Jesse asserts.

The council sits in the bottom row of a three-row seating is built up into the wall. The parliament sits in the second row above the council, with only three seats in the row. The kings sit in the top row with only two seats.

"Bring in the convict," Eris says loudly and the door opens with two guards bringing in Derio. 

"Derio Kinzoku, Head of the Kinzoku clan and member of the Parliament, you are charged with assaulting the Council, withholding paramount information from the entire government, and cultivating an extremely dangerous and powerful object. How do you plead?" Henry announced. Derio sat there and looked at the government. 

The Vaenol leader sighs and shakes his head. "Derio, Superior Kinten, and I are highly disappointed in you. The Kinzoku clan has supported and been loyal to our kingdom since its beginning. And this betrayal is such an astonishing act that its leader set out. Now, answer King Henry. But so that you know, me and Kinten already made our choice." 

Derio looked at Deros and Delia and gave a simple straight face nod. Derio then looks at the government. "Everything you say I did, I did it. I plead guilty," he asserts. The two Parliament members then stood. 

"You are sentenced to thirty-five years in prison," says Rhenen, the Vaenol clan's Head. "Your eldest child, Deros Kinzoku will be removed from his title of council member and will become the Head of your clan and the Kinzoku member of the Parliament. You will of course, still be King's Guard to King Eris, general of Magicae's land military, and will be granted to attend the meetings of the council only because you're a general," Kinten informs them. 

"The Summum Trial is now over," Rhenen declares. 

~~~

Jesse walks to the castle door with a bag of his belongings and a guard busts in before he gets there. "Councilman Jesse, the Princess of Astellan is in front of the castle walls seeking aid from King Eris. The Queen is injured. Do I let them in?" The guard queried. "Yes, immediately. Take them to the healing court. I'll get the King," he says then makes his wings appear. He flies quickly to the King.

~

 Eris rushes into the healing court. "What happened to her?" He asks Zoe. "It's a dark curse. Please, you have to help her," pleaded Zoe. Eris rushes over to her. He waves his hand over her slowly and a white magical aura follows his hand movements. His face scrunches and he grunts. He then stops. 

"Princess, who put the spell on her?" He asks. "It was a consequence of closing the dark realm when she trapped the Dragon King," she told him. "No wonder why I can't do it. No white or light magic can reverse a curse from such a potent force. Only dark magic can," he elaborated. Zoe looks at Rose, Rose shakes her head. "I already tried. I'm sorry, Zoe I can't do it," Rose said genuinely. "I think I can," someone said from a distance. 

"Mike, what are doing?" Eris's face scrunch. "I can do it, Dad," Mike assures. "But the magic, if you absorb it you'll-" "No, I won't," Mike cuts him off. "I have a plan. And I'll never be like Daevid. Just let me do it," Mike implored. Eris stepped aside and Mike went to Sylvie. He waved his hands over her body and dark energy began to come out of Sylvie. It all gathers above her and then disappears. Then Mike falls to the ground. "No, he's..." "Fine." Sylvie cuts Eris off. She sits up and Zoe instantly hugs her. A black and purple butterfly comes from Mike's chest and he shoots up. 

"Prince Mike, thank you for freeing me from that curse. You can have anything, just tell me or my daughter. Thank you too, Eris," Sylvie thanked them. Eris nods. 

"Princess Zoe, it's six of you, not eight. Where is my daughter?"