Summoning the Holy Sword

Order Palace.

Bright sunlight shone through the windows and illuminated the glossy slate. Rhode lifted the teacup and took a sip of the fragrant red tea. Then, he gazed at the twin sisters sitting opposite him.

“Thank you for your assistance for the past two days, Your Majesty Rhode.”

Siena said before bowing respectfully, while Rhode waved his hand casually in response. After the Order Ceremony ended, Lilian and Ion left the Country of Law respectively. Ion was straightforward in his departure because as a person of the Country of Darkness, he wasn’t a fan of the sunlight in the Country of Law. On the other hand, Lilian couldn’t bear to leave Rhode’s side and it was a pity she couldn’t be the decision maker. Even though she wanted to follow Rhode and check out the Void Territory, she had to leave with the three archangels eventually. As for Lydia, Rhode didn’t know how she dealt with the situation thereafter but judging from the tense atmosphere among the three archangels, it was apparent that their opinions weren’t aligned and their relationship seemed to be on an edge. But this wasn’t too surprising. Since communications couldn’t resolve the issue, it was common that sometimes after learning one another’s opinions, they would become increasingly determined about their standpoints and beliefs. And now, it seemed like rupture between them was unavoidable.

Also, there was an even more idiotic matter…

“The emissaries of the Light Parliament expressed that they don’t recognize you as a dragon soul heir.”

“Haha.”

Rhode chuckled and revealed a smile, but no one knew if he had intentionally emphasized on the pronunciation of ‘haha’ clearly.

“Those people have already disregarded their own dragon soul heir, so this isn’t surprising, Your Majesty Siena… Haha. Maybe one day you will hear the Light Parliament announcing that they will remove the position of dragon soul heir and allow the Country of Light to be ruled completely by people.”

Nalea snickered as though it were an interesting joke, but Siena knitted her brows and let out a helpless sigh. As the rulers of the Country of Law and manager of the churches, they knew what the Light Parliament had done in the Country of Light. However, they were powerless against their decisions because no matter what, those were internal affairs which not even they, as the Judgment & Ruling Twin Dragons, could interfere with. If the twin dragons were compared to the court, the situation would be as though the plaintiff submitted a complaint and the defendant pleaded, which led to them passing judgment on the situation. But if the plaintiff didn’t submit a complaint, the existence of the court would be meaningless because the twin dragons couldn’t possibly take up responsibility for nothing as this would throw off the balance in this world.

“Chaos?”

The sisters were astonished. Siena’s ice-cold expression instantly turned solemn while Nalea’s lazy expression became serious. Rhode narrowed his eyes and scanned them. After a few moments, he let out a chuckle.

“Why? What’s the matter? Even a country with such a strict system of governance like the Country of Darkness has been invaded by Chaos, so did you really think that the cheese full of holes—the Country of Light—already hasn’t been infiltrated by Chaos? Or perhaps both of you thought that I’m only thrashing the Country of Light for my personal enjoyment? Of course, I don’t deny this fact, that is.”

“This…”

Siena lowered her head in embarrassment. Just as Rhode mentioned, they couldn’t possibly not suspect the Country of Light before, especially after the parliament strongly promoted the elimination of dragon soul heirs. Even though the twin sisters weren’t largely affected as they resided in the Country of Law, they often heard rumors like ‘Creator Dragon Souls are dictators. Their presences are meaningless. We should overthrow them and use our hands to build the perfect future for ourselves’ and were hugely displeased by them. Of course, they wouldn’t take it to heart if those were just ordinary conversation. After all, the continent was huge and it was only normal that some people disliked authority. But for the parliament to spread propaganda, it wasn’t possible that the twin sisters weren’t feeling resentful.

It went without saying that such abnormal behaviors captured the attention of the Country of Law. But the twin sisters couldn’t possibly launch an investigation on the Country of Light based on that. No matter what, the Country of Law had to maintain their neutral standpoint. If they were to investigate the situation without evidence, it would be disadvantageous for them.

But now, a man who couldn’t care less about his position appeared before them.

“Do you have any evidence?”

Siena asked awkwardly with knitted brows. Even though she didn’t feel like Rhode was too reliable when they first met, she began to feel nervous now after seeing him behaving in this ‘righteous’ manner. On the other hand, Nalea was still smiling and fooling around as though she didn’t hear what he just said and continued to savor the slice of dessert.

Rhode twitched his brows to Siena’s question.

“Of course, I have sufficient evidence to prove that the parliament’s high level has been infiltrated by Chaos. Do you two have any other doubts?”

“Really?!”

Siena stood to her feet anxiously. In fact, they had always been suspicious of the Light Parliament. But as the dragon soul heirs of the Country of Law, they couldn’t understand what was going on internally in the Country of Light. Perhaps they could gather some intelligence, but only the people who lived there understood what exactly the country had become.

“That’s right. I have sufficient, detailed, and concrete evidence. So will both of you continue to stop me?”

“But Your Majesty Rhode, aren’t you afraid of falling into Chaos’s trap? I’ve said earlier that war is the best opportunity for Chaos to enter because after Order crumples, Chaos will take advantage of the lapse…”

“This is why we must resolve all problems as soon as possible. The infected limb should be quickly cut off if it can’t be treated and this will not endanger the life of the subject…” Rhode displayed a beautiful smile. “… Don’t you think so?”

“…”

The sisters fell into deep silence the instant they witnessed his smile. At this moment, they were as though bystanders who clearly sensed his strong, ice-cold murderous intent and matchless desire to destroy his enemies. He had as though unsheathed his sword and pointed its razor-sharp tip at his prey while they were blinded by the radiance from his glistening blade. Siena instinctively swallowed her saliva while Nalea’s smiley face stiffened.

“So… May we know what evidence…”

“History has been distorted.”

At this moment, a voice sounded crisply. Siena turned around immediately and discovered a black-haired young lady clad in a plain dress, sitting quietly with a heavy book in her hands. Siena recognized her since she was the one who led Rhode and his subjects to the sacred palace earlier on. But what surprised her was that this young lady seemed to have been around them all along and they didn’t notice her presence!

This is impossible!

As one of the twin dragons, Siena was aware of everything that was happening within her territory. She quickly analyzed this young lady but what bewildered her was that the young lady didn’t use any teleportation spell or illusion stealth. So… how did she conceal her presence in the first place?

“Excuse me, you are…”

Siena asked. Alice looked up, swept a look at her, and lowered her head again.

“Alice… Alice Darlaston. Nice to meet you, dragon soul heir of the Ruling Dragon.”

“Alice…”

Not only did Siena’s expression change slightly, but Nalea also widened her eyes curiously.

“Uh-oh, I didn’t expect a Deity Warden to be here personally. I’m really surprised…”

“I’m only here to make a statement on behalf of my master.”

Alice turned the page and replied softly.

“The distortion of history is strengthening. Chaos is about to come to this world again. This is all that I can say. As to whether to confirm their authenticity… you should be able to do it, right?”

“… Yes.”

Siena nodded with a subtle expression. Perhaps others weren’t aware, but every dragon soul heir possessed extraordinary powers within their own dragon soul protection. As for Siena and Nalea, anyone who spoke to them would have their sentences taken as ‘testimonies’. As the Judgment & Ruling Twin Dragons, the instant they heard their words, they could determine if the other party was telling the truth. Therefore, the so-called evidence was completed the moment the testimonies were established.

“Exactly.”

Rhode stood up with an unprecedented and pressurizing aura.

“So I hope to make a deal with both of you. I can help you get rid of the trouble. In exchange, I hope that you two will also contribute because no matter what, Chaos is our common enemy, isn’t it?”

Rhode spoke with a smile.

Siena and Nalea exchanged glances. Then, Siena nodded in agreement.

“Since this is verified and related to Chaos, for the sake of the continent, we do have the ability to provide a certain degree of assistance to you.”

“Good.”

The corners of Rhode’s mouth rolled up.

“Alright then. I have a small request…”