Knights of Lore

Chapter 27 - Not without a fight(Edited)

Kariah-Belle Nadire lazed on the uncomfortable bed inside her cell. Three days had passed since she last saw Dracula. His Royal Guards had been feeding her and the mute, golden-eyed girl.

The girl's eyes remained glued to Kariah-Belle, which happened often.
The Master Knight often caught the girl inspecting her and how her eyes would light up with fascination.

Kariah-Belle had met some oddballs in her life, but this girl took the cake.

"Well?" Kariah-Belle glared, feeling slightly annoyed. "Are you gonna say something or keep gawking at the merchandise?" Once the words left her mouth, she felt a pang of guilt. She started to apologize, but the golden-haired girl finally spoke-to Kariah-Belle's surprise.

"She wants to help," the girl said. Her tone and expression were devoid of any emotion.

Kariah-Belle tilted her head. "Who?" She scrunched her forehead as realization dawned on her. The goddess? "How can you tell?"

The girl said nothing, deciding to go mute again.

Kariah-Belle sat crossed-legged as she continued to observe the quiet girl. Her mind raced to put clues together, like the way the girl would hunch over to watch Kariah-Belle as if anticipating something.

Kariah-Belle straightened her shoulders as a thought hit her like a speeding hover truck. How had she not seen it earlier? "You can see her," she said, nearly breathless.

The girl nodded.

"Deus ex machina?" Kariah-Belle blurted while clutching her stomach in fits of laughter. This sudden awareness made her hope for the best.

Iris had revealed her suspicions to Kariah-Belle a while back. Just like Kaden held a dark power within him, Iris had suspected Kariah-Belle harbored the goddess of light. She'd said it was because of the warmth that flowed from the goddess's life force that tended to warm others to her.

This whole time I thought it was my likable personality and remarkable charm. Not only did Dracula seem to see Kul within her, so did this girl.

Kariah-Belle's mind went back to Dracula's words. He had said her mother could utilize Kul without mana. She wondered if she could use the goddess's power now that she could create mana again.

She had tried to escape the prison with her lightning craft, but these black crystals were too dense.

However, with the power of the legendary goddess of Light, Kariah-Belle could escape somehow. If the goddess wanted to help, then that was all the better.

The problem was that Kariah-Belle had no idea how to use the goddess's power. She thought hard, racking her brain for any knowledge she had about Kul.

It was said the goddess was a being of infinite life force, and with such control over mana, she could create solar systems on a whim. A very long time ago, she saved humanity from going extinct by helping to defeat the Darkness. She gave her power to four individuals at one point, and those four created colonies to hide from the Darkness. In the final battle, three of the four gave their piece of power to the fourth, quadrupling the already vast shards they shared. They died once Kul left their bodies, but the last Light Keeper was able to defeat the Darkness and save not only the human race but the entire planet of Lore.

That was it. That was all she knew of Kul. Come to think of it, the girl couldn't think of how she came into possession of the goddess. Or how her mother came to be a Light Keeper.
She had so many questions. For now, she'd focus on how to use the goddess's power.

The doors to the cellblock opened at once, and the Vympiri, Remi, walked in. She pulled someone in chains behind her.

Kariah-Belle watched as Rygilya was dragged, then shoved in the cell across from hers with excessive force.
The Vympiri watched her with bitterness before she made her exit. Kariah-Belle waved goodbye with a grin to which she bared her fangs in anger. She was becoming fairly good at getting under the leech's skin.