Dawn at the Wild Rift (Book IV)

Chapter 31

"N-No way."

Guinevere could not believe what she is seeing at the magic orb of Esmeralda. Her eyes are wide open and she is even covering her mouth in shock.

"I never knew that such a thing could happen," Esmeralda states.

The two of them are currently in the Baroque mansion and with the huge change that just happened in a snap of a finger, Guinevere needs to report to the Swan Princess. She grabs Esmeralda by the arm and runs to the entrance of the mansion where a carriage is on standby. She gets on grabs the reins as Esmeralda sits beside her.

"We have to tell the princess about this matter," she mutters under her breath.

Rationally speaking, what Guinevere and Esmeralda just witnessed is incomprehensible but as they think back about the past presence of Talon and Sivir in the Land of Dawn, such a situation becomes possible. But it is simply too much to take in.

Upon arriving at the Swan Castle, Guinevere dashes about, leaving Esmeralda behind, and heads to the queen's throne room only to find Princess Odette and Princess Silvanna together. She curtsies before them and when Princess Odette gives her permission to speak, the mage lifts her head, and with a worried look plastered all over her face, she approaches the two royalties.

"There has been a great change in our land's geography, Your Highness," she states, "a new continent has just appeared and connected at the western borders of our land."

The two princesses wrinkle their forehead in confusion and stare at Guinevere as if she has the most absurd face in the entirety of Land of Dawn. Esmeralda came trotting down the hallway with the clacking sound of her heels resounding, thus, her presence is immediately noticed by the princesses.

Esmeralda spares no more time to idle and releases her magic orb in midair. The orb projects the map of the Land of Dawn and upon seeing that there is another continent beside it that is never there in the first place, Princess Odette stands from her seat.

Before anyone could speak, two vampires intrude in the throne room with much urgency.

"Your Highness, the whole continent of Runeterra had appeared!" Carmilla reports.

However, upon seeing the map shown by the orb, Carmilla did not need to explain further.

"Yu Zhong has been revived," Cecilion states.

Just then, another pair of warriors enter the throne room. Baxia and Diggie come to a halt when they feel the heavy tension in the room. Not only did they fail in their mission but it also resulted in the revival of the Black Dragon. They even lost Wanwan and Ling, and not even a single idea comes into mind on how to rescue them.

"There is no time for regrets," Princess Odette states calmly. She walks towards Baxia and stares into his dark eyes. "Gather the warriors and tell them to prepare for another battle."

Baxia bowed in obedience before taking his immediate leave. As for Diggie, whose usual sparkling eyes are adored by the princess, received a head pat from the Swan Princess.

"You may have failed today but what can you do to change the result tomorrow?" she asks.

Diggie lowers his head in embarrassment and with a small sniff from him, he replies, "I will go and... and ask for help from King Estes, Queen Aurora, and King Minsitthar."

A small smile is drawn at the edges of the princess' lips and nods in response.

"It's okay to feel sad and regrets because of failing, Diggie. However, you must learn from them and take one step further from where you are."