Summoning the Holy Sword

I’m finally back to this place…

Erin lifted her head and gazed at the tall, magnificent palace. The boundless, deep dark sky outside the window and three round, scarlet moons continued to shine upon the land. The scarlet moonlight spilled through the windows and reflected a gentle radiance off the pitch-black marble floor. The surrounding stone columns were beautifully engraved and decorated, yet couldn’t conceal the dispassionate, spiritual aura of death from the undead.

Erin let out a subtle sigh, stomping her foot on the ground. Even though the Dark Dragon was the king of darkness, darkness didn’t represent death as there were also forms of life. This was one of the reasons why Erin disliked coming home alone. Even though her big brother was the ruler of the undead nation, it didn’t mean that she, as his younger sister, could get along well with the undead creatures. No matter what, she was a living being and there was nothing worthy to make her feel happy in facing the ice-cold undead creatures that were wandering around her all day.

Even though her days in the Void Territory weren’t particularly memorable, they still lingered in her memory as the territory was like an entirely different world. Although the Void Territory was similar to the Country of Darkness where the pitch-black night had seemingly enveloped the sky, the sun was still able to provide warmth and light to the land over there as though it was filled with the joyful colors of life like a sweet, beautiful, and vibrant dream. Admiring the stunning scenery all day was enough to make Erin indulge in her thoughts.

Erin knew what her big brother was trying to do, but she wasn’t offended by being a political chip either. Since she was born into the royal family, she had to make some sacrifices. It wasn’t reasonable for her to take all the benefits and let her gain the freedom to do anything with a great amount of wealth. Besides, she also wasn’t totally disinterested in Rhode as when she first fought this young man in the Munn Kingdom, her curiosity piqued. Furthermore, she was by his side when he requested to head to the land of Chaos and open up the territory. It was impossible for her to not be interested in a smart, powerful, and mysterious man like Rhode. Moreover, Rhode had a beautiful appearance, which was quite in line with Erin’s aesthetic views. Yes, that’s right. Beautiful.

Fortunately, Erin didn’t mention that word before him. If not, their relationship would have fallen through.

But now, as Erin stood in the dark palace once again, she felt rather concerned. She wasn’t naive or slow-witted. If it weren’t for the fact that she, as the younger sister of the Dark Dragon, couldn’t engage in government affairs, perhaps she would be one of the four legendary generals now. She knew clearly how delicate the current situation was. After the war in Casabianca ended, her big brother temporarily stopped invading the Country of Light. But she was also aware that this wasn’t the end. She knew clearer than anyone her big brother’s ambitions. He attempted to accomplish something that no one had ever done: take over the entire continent. Of course, she knew that rather than referring to it as an ‘ideal’, it was more appropriate to treat it as a ‘dream’ to her big brother. But now, he was indeed heading toward that direction and almost no one could stop him in his tracks.

Yes. That, after all, was… no one.

Without the need of further thoughts, Erin knew that Rhode definitely wouldn’t sit idly by as Ion continued to expand his forces and territories. Perhaps others might think that Rhode and Lilian were purely in a favorable relationship, but Erin keenly realized that Lilian wasn’t opinionated at all and always followed Rhode blindly. Although Erin didn’t know what ‘controlling the political situation using the Emperor’ meant, she roughly understood the meaning of the expression. And now, Rhode did something similar.

On the surface, Lilian continued to show her independent side and Rhode also had no intention of taking over her territories. But after closer observations, it was apparent from their relationship that if this continued, the Country of Light and Void Territory would form a closer relationship than an alliance. Moreover, Lydia was around despite the unknown situation of the other two archangels. As long as Lydia was there, the Munn Kingdom and even the Country of Light wouldn’t possibly collapse so quickly. Unlike Rhode, the relationship between Erin and Lydia lasted for a long time. Of course, Erin was aware of Lydia’s wisdom and capabilities. Besides, in the Void Territory, there were also many talented people. Once both sides combined, perhaps not even her big brother could easily attain victory over them.

“Big Brother?”

Erin puckered her brows, but eventually asked with a smile.

“Please pardon my rudeness, but please leave it to me if you have a response, Big Brother.”

“…”

Upon hearing her answer, Ion turned around slightly and shot a grim look at the young lady.

“You should be aware of your identity, Erin.”

“Yes, Big Brother, but it is different now, alright?”

Erin chuckled, crossing her arms and spoke.

“Just like you said, I shouldn’t intervene with these matters. But it’s a pity that… His Majesty Rhode has specially appointed me as the liaison representative between the Void Territory and Country of Darkness. He has given me full authority to take charge of diplomatic matters between both countries… Do you understand what I mean, Big Brother?”

Ion’s expression turned grim after hearing Erin’s words. He didn’t expect the young Creator Dragon to resort to this; putting a foreigner responsible for the diplomatic relations between the two countries, which was simply unheard. But it seemed like the Void Dragon had presented him a huge problem. What Rhode did was place Erin between him and Ion and also intervene with political affairs of the Country of Darkness. To Ion, this was considered a grievance that he had to keep to himself. If Erin were to have any positions in the Country of Darkness, Rhode definitely couldn’t do this. But it was precisely due to the fact that she didn’t have any position in the country, it made her the most suitable person for this job.

Ion was clearer than anyone of Erin’s talents. But it was also due to this that he strictly forbade Erin from joining politics. The situations in the Country of Darkness were complex with the various powerful factions. If she were involved, perhaps one might use her strength against Ion, which would be a terrible thing for the stability of the Country of Darkness. Besides, Erin was also aware of this, which was why she never attempted to interfere in politics. And now, Ion didn’t expect her to be caught in the hands of the Void Dragon…

At this thought, Ion’s expression turned grim as he finally understood Rhode’s motive in sending Erin back.