Professor Alexander knocked trice and pushed the door open. Still holding both Sebastian and Maximinus by their collars, he dragged them into the overly dark room. "Shut the door", a voice mumbled. There was a silence and they all stood still. "CLOSE THE DOOR!", the voice yelled. Max quickly reacted, he closed the door. "Hold on I'm coming- Urgh", there was aloud thud and the sound of many glass bottles rattling about. "Oh, for God's sake Knox, yer bastard", exclaimed Alexander. He walked over to the drapes which lined the room and harshly yanked them open. "Oh, please no!", the voice begged. Godlike rays of light rushed into the room, revealing a sight Sebastian hasn't seen for years.
Sebastian took a step back, shocked, "Father?" The light had revealed the source of the voice, Ignatius Knox Winsgates Lancaster, or at least the shell of a man he has been reduced to. Ignatius stood rubbing his eyes, the light annoying him, "Sebastian", he nodded as he walked over to the stack of bottles in the corner. Sebastian got red in the face, "You disgusting man! where have you been for the last twelve years?", he shouted. "Is that how you talk to your father", Ignatius asked as he searched for a sliver of alcohol from the bottles. "This is how I talk to the man to left his defenceless, innocent son to the whim of the world". Ignatius looked back at Sebastian his blue eyes looking through his overgrown black hair speechless
Ignatius walked up to Sebastian until there was barely a space between them, he stared Sebastian dead on, "Get out", he said under his breath. "I'm not going anywhere until you tell me truth!", Sebastian yelled. In the corner of the room Professor Alexander and Max looked at each other, both pale. "You know what happened, don't be stupid", responded Ignatius as he stormed off back to his collection of bottles. "Yeah, you're right, I heard what happened from all of my friends, their parents and even grandfather", said Sebastian with a look of disgust on his face, "I still can't believe that grandfather would allow a murderer into his school". Ignatius immediately turned around and the room became heavy, behind him was an almost fluid like aura and his eyes turned red.
The sound of voices screaming could be heard, Ignatius walked up to Sebastian, his voice distorted, "I didn't kill her!" He grabbed Sebastian at the throat and lifted him up, choking the life out of him. "Ignatius!", yelled Professor Alexander, he ran up to Ignatius and struck him behind the head with a bronze paper weight. Ignatius fell to the floor with a thud. Alexander returned the bronze angel in the desk, "Max, Sebastian; leave now!", Alexander commanded, "I'll deal with Professor Ignatius." The boys made their way out of the room, the door shutting behind them immediately. "Now what?", asked Max.
After walking Max back to his dorm room, Sebastian took a brief stop at the Hospital Wing. He sat down on the observation bench whilst Dr. Adler tend to the bruises around his neck. Sebastian, now stripped of his armour, sat thinking of what had just transpired. As he sat playing in his thoughts, he heard the hospital's doors violently thrown open; then followed by a voice. "Sebastian!", the person entered the room and immediately hugged him, pushing Dr. Alder out of the way. The two continued their embrace before being interrupted by Dr. Adler, "Miss Descartes, what brings you here during class hours?". Arielle pulled away from Sebastian, "Max told me what had happened just as our Enchantment Class started, I came as soon as I was told."
Dr. Adler finished up on Sebastian and handed him a vial with a clear liquid which had a gold fluid dancing around the bottle. "Here", he said, "Venus' Kiss, it's the very last word of all health elixirs, you'll definitely need it if you're planning to stay here at Lancaster's." "Thank you Dr Adler", Sebastian replied. "Please, call me Albert.", said Dr. Adler, "Now Miss Descartes, I trust you can escort Master Lancaster back to his room?" Arielle nodded in response. Sebastian got up and walked toward the door, Arielle by his side staring at him while they walked. They closed the door behind them silently, while Dr. Adler saw them out. "Let's hope he know what he's doing", mumbled Albert to himself. He stood for a moment longer looking at the door, "Who am I talking to?", he then gathered himself and disappeared deeper into the hospital.
Arielle walked Sebastian all the way back to his dorm, each step of the way staring at him with utmost sympathy. They arrived at the room and Sebastian immediately found a seat on the floor. Arielle sat down with him, "You ok?", she asked, looking at him straight at him into his glistening, brown, ardent eyes. "Yeah...fine", Sebastian replied not breaking eye contact. It was as if time had stopped, everything was slowed down and immaculate. The two stared at each other, their faces becoming quite flushed and moving closer together. They both slowly closed their eyes until... "Anyone home?!", announced a never more unwelcome guest.
The pair immediately retracted back from each other. They stood up with a clumsy look on their faces. "Oh, my, God", said Sebastian, clearly recognising the person. He walked in clad in golden armour, his blond hair, blue eyes and chiselled features made him stand out. "Thou shalt not use God's name in vain", the guest said. "Who is this?", asked Arielle. Sebastian took a step forward a look of disbelief on his face and replied, "That is Archangel Michael..." Arielle looked up to Michael to which he responded with a smile worthy of angel.
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The Lancaster Chronicles: A Knight's Honour.
Fantasy"A Knight's Honour", it entails a newly enrolled student, Sebastian Lancaster who is trained on the divine art of The Knights Templar. He is enrolled at a University at which descendants of Templars from all across the world venture to in order to c...
