I am sorry for not updating

I am sorry for not updating!! Been busy with college and stuff…

From here on things will get QUITE serious, I doubt that people will be able to laugh off the entire chapter from this point on.

If any word can describe the situation they are in right now…it could have been only one word

Chaos

A day that was supposed to be filled with laughter and joy had suddenly taken its turn. Screams of terror and agony filled the theater as the color of white washed building of Prontera became soaked with blood. Screeching sounds of metal clashed in the air as war cries rang out above the wails of the civilians.

100……150….200…the count of the dead increased as the whole festival became a blood bath, and more injured arrived at churches and any haven that were still standing. What happened? What happened the joyous show and cheery day that was in the last chapter?

Lion's Pride…was attacked…

The food poisoning that had affected most of the captains was no accident at all, they were poisoned…to hinder their actions…and the play…was all a trap. As soon as the show came into an intermission, a huge explosion had occurred. Sir Xeno and Xeonhart both knocked unconscious backstage, as well as several guild members that were in the same room. At the same time a mob of wild monsters had infiltrated Prontera.

The whole audience panicked.

King Tristen was murdered…and his daughter barely escaped the assassination. This whole festival was a plot to kill King Tristen from the beginning…but it's impossible to do unless…

There was a betrayer in the guild…

"Yue! Are all the injured being treated?!"

Rufus asked desperately, although he was not a priest he was still able to heal the wounded up to some extent. The blonde priest nodded quickly.

"The injured should have all been rescued…although it's a low chance that all of them would be saved…"

As soon as those words came out of his mouth a stretcher covered with a white sheet was carried out of the room. Beneath the corner of the white cover a bloody hand could be hanging lifelessly. All available priests and acolytes were all put into work, healing the casualties but even that isn't enough to save all of them. Every passing minute at least one body was carried in the middle of the church, waiting to be put into a coffin.

At the end of the day the cathedral was lined up with coffins from the front to the back. Even benches had to be moved to make room for them. The high priests and head of the church stood in front of them and bowed.

"May you rest in peace…"

And then all of the coffins were lit on fire, not leaving a trace behind of the deceased. The family and friends of the dead stood behind weeping and hugging each other for comfort. All of them were worn out and broken. The bell trolled as the sound rang out the in the silent city of Prontera.

This day became named as " Bloody Prontera"

The Lion's Pride wasn't in better condition either.

Now with the Guild Captain knocked out and the Vice Captain busy rescuing the wounded. Needless to say the guild was in a panic. Excluding the members who were poisoned, all of them stood still in silence, shocked of what had happened.

"…I can't believe it…" Orpheus broke the silence with a small mumble. Edward just simply nodded as Camus just sat the floor shaking slightly.

"Ah! High Priest Yue!!" The shaking acolyte shouted standing up and running toward the bunny eared priest hastily. Along with Orpheus and Edward quickly following from behind.

"Are they okay?!" Orpheus was the first one to bring up the biggest problem. Yue managed to smile a bit despite the laborious work he had done all day.

"Sir Xeno and Xeonhart are just unconscious. They were only thrown back by the force of the explosion and were unlucky to hit the wall, full force. Those two should be up and about by tomorrow."

"What about Sir Douglas?" The quiet hunter asked, bringing up the heaviest question to them.

That was when Yue's smile faded.

"…she wasn't lucky……after all…the bomb was set off in the room she was in…" The trio's hope began to waver at the scenario of their captain's possible death. "Most of her body is badly burnt and she received a hard impact on the head when she was flung into the wall…"

"But you're the most powerful High Priest here! Can't you do anything?!" Orpheus shouted desperately. Despite the fact that Julian was harsh to him, he knew she was only doing that to make him a good knight. The young swordsman looked up to her and he definitely did not want her to leave him yet.

Sadly Yue shook his head side to side. "Orpheus…you have to understand…I can't change the fate of one life…if I could then all of the people who died today would be alive…"

"But!!"

"Orph…its no use.." Edward said putting a hand on the infuriated swordsman's shoulder. "Getting mad or blaming High Priest Yue won't solve anything…"

"…Come on High Priest Yue!! Isn't there anything that will heal her?!"

There was a moment of silence before Yue spoke up.

"There is one…someone who may be able to heal her……"

That certainly caught the trio's attention, in a mere second they were all ganging up on Yue demanded for an answer.

"WHO?!" All three of them said loudly, Yue took a step back from their intensity.

"He's my senior…High Priest Mekil Gunter. If there is anything I can't heal then he could probably do it…"

"Okay where is he?!" Camus said unable to stand still any longer. One could see that he looked as if he'll be able to run one lap across the Midgard Continent.

"Last time I heard he was cross-dressing as a female crusader in order to investigate a guild in Al de Baran…"

As soon as those words left his mouth Camus opened a portal, grabbing both Orpheus and Edward, and jumped in without hesitation. Leaving Yue staring at the empty spot on the floor where there had been a portal a second ago.

"Please calm down Mister Gunter…at least the plan didn't go half as bad as we expected…" A long purple haired acolyte could be seen beside the café in front of what looked like a female crusader with her hair oddly misplaced.

"Still! I did not want to find out that the guild members of the female guilds were consisted of hardcore lesbians! It just makes me sick to remember them trying to…ugh!!" The female threw off…what seemed to be like a wig…onto the pavement. In a split second the crusader threw off the crusader uniform to reveal a young chocolate haired MALE high priest equipped with a pair of evil wings.

"I do not want to cross-dress ever again…don't you agree Flene?" The high priest readjusted his evil wings before looking over at the petite female acolyte.

"Well…I guess…although I think it would be useful to receive information time to time…"

"I am Mekil Gunter! The number one most powerful priest in the entire world of Rune Midgard! I will not let this pride be tainted by the thoughts of me cross-dressing! What happened throughout the last 2 days will remain a secret! Understood Flene?! If I hear one more word about this-"

"HIGH PRIEST MEKIL GUNTER!! WHERE ARE YOU!!"

A very VERY loud voice interrupted Mekil's rant as a acolyte could be seem running around the area at a incredible speed dragging a swordsman and hunter.

"That would be me. What can I help you young adventurous travel-" Camus came to a screeching stop as Orpheus and Edward collapsed on the ground, shaking from being dragged around Al De Baran.

"YOU NEED TO COME TO THE GUILD CASTLE AND HELP OUR CAPTAIN!!" Camus said in a voice that could be heard throughout Al De Baran and possibly at Payon. Both Flene and Mekil flinched and cover their ears at the intense volume of his voice.

"Okay! I'll come but would you please stop yelling?!" Mekil shouted over the wailing voice of Camus who was now in the state of madness and panic. Flene was poking at the other two who were unconscious.

"Really?! Okay hop into my portal!!"

"Yue!!" Richard, who managed to use cure to remove most of the poison, called the blonde priest who was bustling around in a hurry.

"What Richard? You see I'm pretty busy, seriously this time and-"

"How is she?"

Richard had his boy's cap and hair cover his eyes as he put his hands in his pockets. He looked at the floor, occasionally shifting his leg to the right and left. Even Yue could tell that the usual calm and cool priest was worried out of his wits.

"…To be honest…not so good. If he doesn't arrive in time…I doubt she would make it."

The white haired priest took his cigarette out of his mouth and then immediately threw it on the ground. Incinerating it completely by stepping on it hard afterwards. His hand went into a fist as it clenched tightly.

"Of all the times…I can't do anything…" His voice was shaking slightly as he held back tears. "I can't even……save a single person…"

"If you have time to mourn and cry like a baby, start helping around the church."

Richard looked up quickly with a furious expression, only to fade at the face Yue had. Unlike his usual goofy and cheerful expression, it was replaced with a stern and serious face. The high priest looked at Richard with calm and stern eyes.

"We need all the help we can get to save at more lives. We can't stand around and cry about a single person. We are priests, we devote ourselves to save lives. If you can't accept that duty…you do not deserve the name of a priest."

Yue turned away as his priest coat billowed behind him, leaving Richard to make his decision. The bell at the Prontera church tolled again, indicating the second burning of the dead.

"Holy…this is the worst terror attack I've seen yet…" Mekil said his voice and face filled with shock as he followed Camus. Flene was dismissed to aid in the treatment of the injured. Orpheus and Edward were also sent to dispatch any monsters left in Prontera.

Both of them arrived in front of a single room as Camus motioned to Mekil to go in the room. The acolyte himself was too afraid and restricted to enter the room. The High Priest took a deep breath and pushed open the door.

Once inside he cringed at the sight of the person who was laid on the bed. The lord knight was battered beyond belief and it was almost a miracle that she was still alive. Once calming down he pushed up the sleeves of his high priest uniform and stood in front of the injured knight.

"Time to work my magic."

END OF CHAPTER……

Sudden turns of events…how will the guild manage to hold after this horrifying attack?! Find out in the next chapter!!

Author's note: From this point on there will be serious parts but don't worry there will be funny parts too! I just thought I should get onto a point of the real storyline of this fiction. For all of the humor loving fans please bear with me for a bit of time.

(due to the laziness of the authoress the review response of this chapter was skipped) orz.