Note To Readers: Hey everyone! I hope you're caught up by now. I'm glad most are enjoying the current chapters! I put a lot of effort into creating these characters! They're all very special to me though some are more important than others. Many new characters will be coming into the picture some friends and some foes. Hold on tight because it's going to get CRAZY!
Chapter 47: Trust Is Given Not Earned
"...The A.O.J also known as The Angels Of Justice as you all know are a cult made up of those who resent ALL magic and seeks to destroy it..." Raeger began as a gasp escaped from Roxy's lips. "B-But that would throw ALL of the worlds into chaos! Magic is the foundation of each and every world even Earth!" the faerie of animals cried. "What's JUST about THAT!?" "...To HIM it IS just..." the Guild Master told Roxy. Bright of House Aura crossed his fingers and let out a sigh. "He caused a war in Aura that none have forgotten...thousands of lives were lost at the cost of his ideals..." the blonde trembled biting his lower lip narrowing his ocean blue eyes.
"The problem is that we do not know what HE is truly after..." Felicity of House Twilight confessed. "He appears out of nowhere and then vanished with the shadows...the vile man even wears a mask to conceal his face...so we know not his name or identity..." the princess shook her head. "That is true..." Abigail of House Black spoke up. "However we know that he has taken Castle BriarBlood and made all of its citizens his followers...isn't that right Lady Derrith...Lord Weldon..." Abigail turned her gaze towards them.
"Regrettably..." Lady Derrith muttered as her gaze turned sharp. "Even so...WE do not bow to the likes of he whom dared to bewitch our parents and claim what tis ours..." the queen hissed. "No certainly not!" Weldon exclaimed. "Still if WE were to go DIRECTLY against him...he PERHAPS might see that as a threat." the lord of BriarBlood mused with a smile. "IN FACT! The leader of the A.O.J happens to be LOOKING for something...in particular I might add...OH YES! He has me AND my men looking ALL over the place for ORIHALCUM! And wat not." Weldon raised his eyebrows. "THOUGH it eludes me as to WHY!"
"What's Orichalcum?" Roxy questioned as she looked at Raeger. "It's a rare ore that contains a vast amount of magical properties...a lot of the time it's used to enchant blades or craft other items from it. We have many different kinds of ore in this world that is magically infused..." Raeger explained. "Woah..." Roxy's eyes widened. She never saw anything like that back at home. "...But wait if this guy hates magic then why is he looking for an ore with magical properties? That doesn't make a whole lot of sense..." the pink haired faerie pointed out.
Weldon grinned. "I RATHER like THIS one!" the Lord of BriarBlood mused. "The question remains. Why was the A.O.J leader in Arthur's castle?" Emerus of House Emerald questioned. "Do you believe he was looking to see if Arthur had any leads as to where he could find the ore?" Daemon from House Draconia spoke up. "No..." Lord Crymson finally spoke up from House Dawnshire. His hair was a long white with skin as white as snow with blood red eyes and wore a thickened cloak of red. His fangs showing ever so slightly as he spoke. "I believe his interest lay within what the girl spoke of earlier...the Wizards Of The Black Circle..." he muttered.
"Hmm...yes that would make sense..." Raeger surmised. "Earlier you mentioned the young man who aided Arthur said that these Wizards spoke of a stone that they were looking for?" Felicity questioned. "Yes, indeed he did." The Guild Master confirmed. "...And if they came to Arthur there can only be but one certain object they were in pursuit of..." Lord Loric of House Elixer concluded. A gasped escaped Abigail's mouth. "YOU! YOU DON'T MEAN TO SAY THEY WERE AFTER THE PHILOSOPHERS STONE!?" the purple haired princess cried out as her eyes widened shaken to her very core. "That's exactly what I'm inferring my dear..." Lord Loric muttered.
"Arthur was the apprentice to The Crafter who in turn lived with Nicodemus for a time the actual creator of The Philosophers stone..." Bright of House Aura spoke up. "And since The Crafter went missing The Wizards Of The Black Circle must have assumed Arthur would have knowledge of its whereabouts..." Felicity of House Twilight murmured softly. "In which case, they turned up with an empty lead..." Emerus of House Emerald muttered. "We don't know that..." Raeger muttered as he narrowed his eyes. "Arthur's castle hasn't been searched for anything that might have gone missing, however...it's too early to make any assumptions..." the Guild Master told the houses.
"Raeger's right...without any knowledge of that they can't go forward...as for The A.O.J leader the same stands for HIM as well...we'll just have to be ready at a moments notice!" Abigail of House Black exclaimed. "Well said..." Lord Loric muttered before Lady Derrith stood from her seat. "Then there is nothing more to disscuss now is there..." the queen of BriarBlood muttered before she exited through the doors slamming them on her way out as her hand maiden followed her. "WELL! I suppose I shall take off too! Good DAY to you all...AND may you have a PLEASANT trip home...hmm?" Lord Weldon grinned before he too followed his sister taking his leave from the room.
"YOU Certainly know how to MAKE an exit DON't you my DEAR sister!" Weldon mused as he came from behind her as Derrith continued walking down the hall. "Tis obvious to me that, that so called gathering of Houses intends to do NOTHING but sit upon their hands...therefore I must take matters into MY own...I think I shall see for myself if these people Raeger holds in such high regard tis worth our investment...if we wait then we shall never break free from the chains that bastard hath bound us to..." Lady Derrith muttered with a fire burning in her eyes with each step. "WELL! I'd say you're in luck..." Weldon grinned as he motioned nearby a small group gathered nearby the guild talking amongst one another. "So I am..." Derrith whispered as a smile soon crossed her lips as her gaze turned towards Joey and the others. "Be a dear... and fetch the carriage won't you?" "Of course RIGHT...away..." Weldon offered a smile before he turned and walked away from her.
"Up there!" Joey exclaimed. "I dunno wat it is but somethins commin right towards us!" the blonde cried before a familiar voice broke the silence. "What kind of welcome is that?" a female questioned as she landed in front of the party transforming back to normal. "MUSA!" Layla exclaimed happily and hugged her. "It's SO good to see you!" Flora smiled sweetly. "But I thought you were staying behind with the others." the faerie of Nature exclaimed. "I realized that I couldn't just let you guys have all the fun." the faerie of music told her friends. "But uh where is Bloom?" Musa questioned as she looked around.
"She's with Yugi and Kaiba. You see that large structure in the distance. We think that's the ruin we're all looking for." Layla explained. "I did see a worn out old relic but I didn't know what exactly it is," Musa told them. "Well, we're hopin dat they are dare anyways..." Joey reiterated. "We certainly won't find it just standing around talking amongst one another..." Marik muttered. "Speak for yourself..." Duke huffed. "You're not the one who ran down a mountain of snow..." the dice master argued. "I'm with...dice boy...I need a breatha..." the blonde agreed.
"Maybe if we ask one of those carriages will give us a ride." Flora suggested as she pointed to the carriages near the Guild. "As much as I like your positivity, Flo...I dun tink they're gonna pay a lick of attention ta us." Joey told her. "Yeah. That's like a one in a million chance." Duke scoffed. "We could fly there," Musa suggested. "Though carrying them might be a bit of a problem..." Layla pointed out. "It's a bad idea period...other than Raeger we do not know these people or their intentions...nor if their friend or foe...it'd be wise not to trust ANY of them..." Marik muttered as he narrowed his eyes before Lady Derrith approached them.
"Look at you poor sweet dears out in this cold..." the queen began. "I take it you must be the friends which The Guild Master spoke such fondness for..." Lady Derrith offered a sweet smile. "And just who might YOU be?" Marik questioned with a skeptical tone lingering in his voice. "Oh Forgive me, My name is Lady Derrith of House BriarBlood...the Queen of its planet..." Lady Derrith curtsied gently spreading out her long silk red dress. Revealing but only slightly the red and golden slippers which covered her feet. "A pleasure your majesty..." Flora bowed along with Layla and Musa. Joey and Duke looked at one another before they bowed only to knock against each other's heads. Which resulted in a pained howl from both of them.
"We are the guardian Faeries of our world...I am Princess Layla of Andross in Magix...this is Flora Faerie of the flowers...and this is Musa the Faerie of music...these gentlemen are our escorts. We were just on our way to see our friends who are close to the entrance gateway..." Layla greeted in a poised manner. "I see...then perhaps I might interest you in a ride aboard my private carriage. I believe I have enough space to accommodate each of you...so what do you say? You could call it a courtesy from one royal family to another..." Lady Derrith offered a smile. "Give it us a moment if you will." the faerie of water mused before all of them huddled together.
"Ok, something's off...she's just offering us a ride with no strings attached?!" Duke exclaimed. "Somethin smells fishy here and it's not da tuna salad..." Joey muttered. "It's a generous offer. But I can't help but think the same thing..." Layla sighed. "So what do we do? Rejecting royalty is almost the same as insulting them..." Musa told the others. "It could be that she just wants to help up. I say let's give her the benefit of the doubt." Flora murmured. "Not a chance in Hell..." Marik spat before he turned towards her. "Thanks but no thanks...we can walk there ourselves..." the tomb keeper muttered just as the carriage finally pulled up.
"...I don't believe I twas ASKING...get...in...the...carriage..." Lady Derrith muttered through her teeth as she stared at them. Though she was smiling her eyes were as sharp as daggers. Layla narrowed her eyes. "LADY BACK OFF OR I'LL-" the darkly skinned Faerie muttered before the party turned as white as ghosts as Weldon grabbed Flora from behind with a knife pressed against her tanned skin upon her delicate neck. Everyone found themselves stunned frozen unable to comprehend what was happening. "FLORA!" nearly everyone cried as panic spread to Joey's eyes.
"Or you'll what?" Lady Derrith questioned as her grin broadened. "I do SO apologize for being LATE!" Weldon exclaimed to his sister. "Got a TAD bit DISTRACTED by the building in the DISTANCE! Rather REMARKABLE really...I DO hope you're not CROSS with me, DEAR sister..." "Not at all brother dear..." Lady Derrith told him simply. "I twas just welcoming our esteemed guests of honor...offering them a ride in our carriage out of the goodness of my heart...it tis an awfully long distance to walk from here...to the gateway..." the queen mused.
"OH! HOW FUN!" Weldon grinned with delight. "WHY YOU SON OF A-" Joey roared as he rushed at Weldon only to be held back by Duke and Marik tightly fighting against them. Flora only looked at Joey trembling in fear. "NOW...I suggest you DO as my DEAR sister says...it would be an AWFUL shame to spill this SWEET young woman's blood all OVER the place...yes?" Marik narrowed his eyes. "...Do as he says...I can tell from the look in his eyes...this is no mere bluff..." the tomb keeper muttered. With no objections, the small party gathered in the carriage yet even then the BriarBlood kept his hands on Flora. Once everyone was inside Derrith entered and closed the door. "Let's see the others...shall we loves?" Lady Derrith smiled before she turned towards the driver. "Take us towards the gateway...and stop for no one..." the queen ordered. Slowly the carriage began to leave The Guild's entrance. Not one person saw Roxy as she opened the Guild's door with Raeger beside her.
The meeting came to an end as everyone slowly began to take their leave. Roxy could only let out a heavy sigh. "THAT...was EXHAUSTING!" the pink haired faerie cried. "I thought that it was never going to end. "Yes, I suppose it DOES seem that way most of the time...but let's be honest I don't think ANYONE actually participates in these meetings for enjoyment..." the Guild Master sighed softly. "Got that right. I certainly wouldn't want to do THAT every day. That's for sure!" Roxy exclaimed. Raeger only let out a chuckle. "How about we go back home and prepare some special sweets for Granny and the others to treat them to later?" the redhead questioned.
"YEAH! That sounds like A LOT of fun!" Roxy beamed happily and ran ahead laughing filled with excitement. Raeger laughed as he hurried after her. She certainly was full of energy that much was for sure. But the more time he spent with her the more he found himself smiling. Not only her but the others too. Maybe this was what it was like to have friends. "Raeger! LOOK!" Roxy cried before he immediately ran to her side. "What is it Roxy!?" the Guild Master cried alarmed. The faerie of animals pointed upwards as a Snow Owl glided towards him. "Uh Raeger...you might wanna..." BAM! "...Too late..." Roxy laughed nervously as the Owl knocked the redhead right into the snow with its large wings wrapped around him.
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