The Chronicles of Ostrunov 3 Until We Meet Again

Chapter 10

When the solar eclipse was in full effect, the people in the city of Zidus felt the earth tremble and heard a deafening sound as the Dark Faction attempted to penetrate the city by casting ground-breaking magic. King Sakarias ordered the people to be evacuated into the bunker. Then he ordered the release of strangely shaped machines to monitor the city. They were one of the cutting-edge innovations created from the city people's wisdom.

In addition, the King gave the three amulets containing a spell that protected them from the effects of the time dimension.

"Although now the effect of the barrier has weakened, you might need this to help protect yourselves from the time dimension itself."
The king said, wishing them good luck.

The three of them then quickly proceeded according to the plan.
"Those that are outside. The sorcerers and I will go out and deal with them. You guys stay here and handle those who come in!"
Lucas said to his comrades.

"Be careful! But may I suggest someone accompany you."
Immanuel spoke with concern. But all of a sudden, everyone noticed a trans-dimensional tunnel appeared in the city's sky. The soldiers prepared to attack, but Lucas ordered them to stop and wait.

"A tunnel through dimensions? Is that what I'm thinking!? It must be! You guys look over there!!"
Lucas said with excitement.

As he really thought, Emperor Gregers appeared with King Nicolai and Aleksi.

"Kids!!!!!!!!"

When they landed on the ground, Aleksi immediately ran to hug his son.

"Brat! You almost gave me a heart attack!"
"Father!? How did you find us!?"
"Uncle Gregers and Nicolai helped track you down until we got here! Don't sneak away like this again!"

On the other side, Gregers greeted Lucas as usual.

"Hey, Lucas! Aren't you surprised at your father?"
"You mean this light mage body? Well, maybe a little."
"Hey, you little brat. I risked my life to get through that barrier even though I didn't want to be in this form again."
"I know, but let's finish this battle first. I have a lot to discuss with you. You wouldn't believe what I have found here."
Lucas said while showing the magic wand.
"Wait a minute? Is that the magic wand in the ancient scroll? Ho, you're right. Looks like we'll have a lot to talk about.

As for the last father-son pair, Axel. He was terrified at this point seeing his father, that he was unable to speak.

"F.. Father.. Uh.. I can explain.."
But in no time, Nicolai ran in and hugged him.
"It's okay, you don't have to explain. I know... I'm the one who has to apologize."

Axel was so surprised by Nicolai's attitude that he was at a loss. But what was clear was the lack of a dark atmosphere around his father.

"I'm not good with words. I understand if you're still angry with me. But I'm sorry ... I'm sorry for hurting your feelings and giving you crazy orders. In spite of what happened, it has nothing to do with you. All these months, I have been thinking about what to do to make amends. But it doesn't matter. What matters now is that you are safe..."

Nicolai's heart-warming tone made Axel break into tears.


Upon meeting each other, King Sakarias greeted him.
"It is an honor to meet the King and the Mages of Light. I am Sakarias, the ruler of this city."
When Aleksi met Sakarias, he immediately recognized him.
"Wait a minute.. I remember that name... and your face... I've seen you in photographs... You're my father's eldest son, Sakarias, Valterri, aren't you!?"

"Yes! And you are..?"

"I, Aleksi Mäkitalo, the king of the Terreno Kingdom .. I am your half-brother."

Upon that fact, the two of them hugged each other happily.
But the moment of happiness didn't last very long when the Dark Faction attacked more fiercely.

"Sakarias! Hurry up and take the citizens to hide. The kids and I will take care of this!"

"Yes! But I won't let you fight alone. I'd like to join too!"

Upon that, he instantly transformed himself into a warrior clad in futuristic-looking armor.
"Even though I don't have superpowers, but I've always been prepared for this moment. Father always said that as a king I must always be ready to sacrifice for the people!"
"Brother, you're just like your father. Alright! Let's fight this together!"
Aleksi said.

When everyone has agreed to a new plan. This time, each of them separated to deal with the battle on different sides.

First, Gregers and Lucas led a team of sorcerers through a dimensional tunnel to the world above to face the dark army flying in the sky.
The barrier was now damaged in so many parts that troops could easily enter.
Lucas was also amazed at the power of the eclipse that he himself felt his Magic power is weakened too.

"Damn it, the power of the eclipse can weaken both the barrier and magic to this extent? But on a brighter side, the time here runs equivalent to the present world now."

"There are still two hours left until this eclipse is over. You can't use mana alone, Lucas. You must use it wisely."
Gregers warned.
"That's right, Father. Then I have a good idea!"

As the two sides faced off, Lucas sent some new sorcerers to attack first. When the Dark Faction saw that they were superior, they immediately attacked.

"Okay! Retreat first!"
After issuing an order, the magicians withdrew into the forest. When the other party suddenly followed in, Lucas gave Gregers a signal.
"Now, Father!"

In a split second, as Gregers cast a spell, the entire forest had turned into a sea of flames scorching everything. This is not an ordinary fire but a deadly fire spell that when used with Mana Crystal, would become a deadly fire destroying everything, even the devil.

The howling screams of the number of Dark Factions trapped in the Sea of Flames. It helps to destroy their morale as well.

"Next time, it's the ones in the sky! Everyone! You can use a killing spell!"
Lucas gave orders to the sorcerers, relying on the moment the smoke is covering the sky for camouflage before invading and bombarding with magic
It worked! The dark army lost its formation and was defeated. Although Zidus' sorcerers were much smaller in number, it did incredible damage.
A general in the Dark Factions, desperate, rushed in and used a killing spell to kill Lucas. Before he could touch the opponent, Gregers intervened.

"Do not dare to touch my son Felix! People like you, I'll take care of you myself!"
Gregers spoke with an angry expression.

"Oh~ Great Emperor of Oceania, honor me a fight. I will gladly accept the King's head!!!"

"Come get me if you can!!!!!"

....

Meanwhile, in the city of Zidus
Nicolai and Axel join forces to defeat the demons invading the city.
But with the number of endless enemies, they were at a disadvantage no matter how skilled they were.

As Axel grew weak, the demons attempted to close upon him. Nicolai noticed, he hurriedly pushed him away before he was caught himself.

"Oh No, Father!!!"

Axel saw his father in a fearless struggle. But the demons were able to lock Nicolai's arms and legs before trying to strangle him. Nicolai was suffering from a lack of air.

"You bustards, Let my father go!!!!"

In anger, Axel summoned a magic sword. As soon as he wielded his sword, a huge whirlwind swept in and blew the demons, scattering in different directions. When any demons tried to flee, he was able to force the wind to absorb everything towards him before killing it to the end with a single flick of the sword.
When the demon army in front of him had been successfully dealt with, he immediately rushed over to Nicolai.

"Father!! Are you hurt?!"
"It's okay.. just a few scrapes.. but Axel.. your power a moment ago.. you're.."

"Well, I still don't understand it very well, but the god Boreas recently told me that he gave it to you before passing it on to me."

"You met Boreas!? .. Phew! I thought that today will come...
In fact, I was a knight chosen and blessed by the gods to control the wind. I was able to use it to suppress the rebels, the heretic army, and the demonic dragons. Until our kingdom can be united again.... But after I lost my brother, I was unable to use my powers like before. So I decided to not use it again.. Maybe it's because I don't deserve it? But I didn't think that it would pass on to you as well."


"...Who said you don't deserve that power?"
Suddenly, the god Boreas of the North Wind appeared in front of the two.

"Nicolai, I gave the power to you because you are more worthy of it than anyone else. Right now, this spirit has chosen to continue to protect your family, but your heart is not stable enough. So you can't use it to the fullest."

"God Boreas indeed! So what happened at that time was not a dream."
Axel said.

"It's up for you to think, Axel, but now you've found the answer to the question you've asked me. Otherwise, this moment would never have happened."

"About that... I was just thinking, 'No matter what, I must help my father!' .. But I don't know how I did it? Until now, I'm still amazed at myself."

"Hahaha, that's how it is! Just listen to the voice of the heart. That's enough. How about you, Nicolai? What is the voice in your heart saying right now?"
Boreas turned around and asked Nicolai.

"I... I want to protect the people I love. But the person I want to protect the most is my son here."
When Nicolai expressed his true feelings, a strong wind blew around him. He himself could feel the intense energy that had been lost for many years.

"That's right, Be honest with your feelings, Nicolai, just like when you wanted to protect your fellow magicians. Your power has never been lost. It's just sleeping. Okay! Now you know. I'll take my leave then."
Boreas said before flying away.

Axel slowly lifted Nicolai up before speaking what he felt in his mind for a long time
"Father... I admit I don't live up to your expectation. And I'm still angry about that day... but I never hated you."

"...Same here, son. I've always felt guilty about doing something like that ... But I never thought you don't live up to my expectation. I know how hard you try, but I've been too strict. I never cared about your feelings ... Can you forgive your father?"

Axel nodded before asking.
"Er ... so after we're done here, can I make you a coffee?"

Nicolai burst out laughing.
"Really? I'm very picky. Haha"


After their talking, the two immediately followed along to join Aleksi and Immanuel.

On the other side of the city, Aleksi used his arrows to attack the spirits raising chaos in the city.
Although Immanuel heard that Aleksi was skilled in archery. But seeing it for himself amazed him.

"Woah~ Father, how did you do that? No matter how I practice, I can't shoot as accurately as that."

"Don't worry! You can practice this thing! But aren't you going to try and use the magic arrow you just got?"

Hearing this, Immanuel took out an arrow and used it. Although he still didn't know how it worked.
But when he looked at it, he felt the power as if this arrow was alive and was waiting for his orders.

"Okay, let's give it a try! Don't disappoint me!"
When he fired an arrow, it suddenly multiplied in number. Like arrows raining down to kill all the spirits flying around.

When they were all killed, the arrow returned to him as before.
"Unbelievable! I was just thinking I want to shoot a hundred arrows at once, .. It looks like this bow listens to me .. Then I have a good idea!"
Upon that, he fired the arrow again. But this time he didn't aim.

"Okay, turn left! Deal with them! and then north! ..."
Amazingly, the magic arrow was able to move freely at his command as if it was alive. It killed the hordes of demons that appeared in every corner of the city, including the dark sorcerers and all the bodies.

It wasn't long before Immanuel defeated the entire army invading the city with a single arrow.
"So cool!! I really want those two to see."

Aleksi also came to compliment him.
"Well done, my son!! I already know that you can do it! I can almost see Grandfather in you. He used to have his own magic arrow too."

"Really? I never knew. Grandfather didn't give it to you?"

"Oh no, this arrow has only one master. When the owner is gone This arrow will also perish."

"Oh, that's how it is... In other words, there are still a lot of things that I don't even know about Grandfather. But the fact that Father knows King Sakarias means that Grandfather must have told him everything."

"Not at all! Throughout his life, Grandfather never told me anything. The same goes with the story of the city of Zidus. But I happened to find an old photograph that Grandfather kept very well of. In it was a picture of a young grandfather with a young lady in a queen dress and a young son. When I asked him directly, he only said that it was his wife and son who had been separated by war. He asked me to keep this away from Grandmother."

"And how do you feel? To know that you have another brother?"

"What about Big Brother Sakarias? Well, at first I felt rebellious, but come to think about it, it's fun to have an older brother, isn't it? I don't really want to be the eldest child, haha."

"But being the eldest son is better, isn't it? ... As everyone loves him, everyone looks after him...."

Aleksi noticed the change in Immanuel's tone, he understood.

"You're talking about Vilhelm, aren't you? So you're acting weird lately because of this?"

"Ah! .. Uh .....well ..."

Immanuel was caught off guard.
Aleksi didn't hesitate to hold his son.

"Immanuel, my little boy, you are precious to me too. You must have felt hurt then. It's not like Vilhelm didn't feel anything. Being the crown prince comes with great responsibility. Can you believe Vilhelm used to sit and cry in front of me because he couldn't bear the high expectations? He is envious of you for having the opportunity to live the life you want."

"Really? .. that my brother envies me for this kind of thing."

"It's the pain of a crowned child. Once you go back home, maybe try and talk about it with him. I will find more time to spend with you kids too."
Aleksi gently comforted his young son, bringing a smile to Immanuel again.

The situation in the city began to improve. But there were still 30 minutes left before the eclipse was over. The Kings and Princes gathered again at the Clock Tower. The town was damaged enough. But fortunately, the army and its citizens were only slightly injured.

"Buddy, Where are Lucas and the Emperor!?"
Axel asked with concern.
"So far, he hasn't returned yet. I'm worried."
Immanuel said.

"G ... He might need help! Axel! Let's hurry!!"
Without a second, Nicolai and Axel flew out to the world above.

"Oh! Wait! don't you remember I can't fly ?"
Aleksi yelled after them, but he was too late. The two of them flew out quickly through the cracks in the sky above the city.
Instead of sitting around waiting in the city, Aleksi immediately consulted Sakarias on how to follow his comrades.
"Don't worry Aleksi, we still have a way to follow them. I think I still keep the vehicle around here.."