Chapter 2: The Kingdom's Takeover
Both Lene and Seed revisits Higheast City in which he wanted to check the Higheast Palace after their excavation.
"You became ecstatic to see the palace, Seed. As a princess, I should be the one to take the lead."
"This is my home, Lene. This is where I lived as the 3rd General within that palace."
"You still think this is your timeline, Seed. This is the present timeline and that palace is already became a tourist attraction." Lene said correcting him which he scowls at her.
"Tourist Attraction? You're being absurd, Lene..."
When they arrived at the entrance of the palace, the Rune itself resonates on Lene's right hand.
"Lene, your right hand is glowing? Haven't you noticed you had a Rune attached on your right hand?" Seed said noticing of the Rune that Lene carries and Lene remembers when Asher was examined the Rune and it glows and the reason of why Seed has been transported to their main timeline.
"That's when Professor Asher was examined the Rune that I found inside the castle's Throne Room and by the time he showed us the dimensional portal device. The Rune activates itself to summon you from the dimensional portal device until it attaches into my right hand."
"So that means... it was connected from the palace." Seed said finally recognizes of how it was connected as Lene teleported away due to the Rune's activation. "Lene! Damn it... why do I always come and look for her?!"
Lene was teleported at the Throne Room and the Rune remains resonating from the castle.
"This is the throne room." Lene became confused of her surroundings as a woman appears who is the "Keeper of Balance" and she became surprise and shock about what she had seen.
"It appears this Rune had chosen you as its bearer. This Rune you have found is the incarnation of Rune of the Beginning."
"An incarnation Rune? You mean this Rune was incarnated by the one of the 27 True Runes which is the Rune of the Beginning where both two men wielded half of those True Runes." Lene said while looking at the Rune she carries.
"After the incarnation of the Beast Rune was slain and the Beast Rune is no longer under the castle's influence and I also informed the two chosen ones about their survival. This Rune was incarnated by the Rune of the Beginning and also inherits the power of the Beast Rune's incarnation and it was known as the Divine Dagger."
"In order words... this Rune is very useful to help others and to protect my hometown which is the Silveria Kingdom." Lene stated as the woman informs her.
"Your friends might lend you a helping hand and you have to surround yourself with your own true strength and the strength of the many."
The woman soon disappears in a flash and Lene knows how trouble she was until Seed had found her.
"Lene!"
"..."
"This is where Lord Jowy sits on the throne." Seed recognizes the place as he scolds her. "Don't try to go off like that, okay."
"I got teleported by the Rune on my right hand and that was the incarnation True Rune." Lene said as Seed was horribly shocked when he found out about the Rune she carries.
"No way... the only thing I know when Lord Jowy utilizes the Black Sword Rune and I realized this is the whole True Rune's incarnation."
"I got fainted when you unleash the Runes on your hands." Lene said as Seed grunts at her comment.
"You need to activate the Rune by casting it's powers."
"Casting it's powers like magic." Lene said became confused as Seed gets his sword from his sheath as he demonstrates how he casts both of his Runes.
"Like me for example, I'm able to utilize both of the Runes on my hands and Flowing Rune is my forte."
Seed shows it to Lene by casting his Flowing Rune and unleashing Silent Lake as a demonstration and Lene was surprised to see the powers from his Rune forming a giant blue orb engulfing around the area.
"That was powerful..."
"Ahem, because of the effects of the Silent Lake that I demonstrate to you, we're not gonna use magic three times when it was sealed. Anyway, that incarnation Rune looks very dangerous to me if you casts it." Seed said knowing of the Rune's power at Lene's hands are more powerful and wonders if she makes a combination attack with him. "I don't know if you can make a combination attack if you casts your Rune on me."
"You mean that I might able to cast a Rune on you?" Lene said became confused which Seed confirms it.
"Yes... That's how Culgan and I we made a great team if he's the one who casts the Lightning Rune on me to make an elemental strike on them."
"I have to get back to Jenova. My half-uncle has to be stopped..." Lene said as she leaves which Seed whistles to follow her.
At the border, the people from the Silveria Kingdom are trying to escape from their lives and both Lene and Seed witnessed the ordeal.
"You cannot enter if you don't have an order from the King."
"I'm the daughter of the King... let them pass."
"Oh... Your highness..."
"What a bummer?" Seed gave the guard a face palm as he let the Silverians to make a getaway at the Higheast Province.
"Can you tell me about what is happening at the capital city of Jenova?"
"It was your father, your highness. When he came back and learned about your half-uncle's treachery and the incident, he's furious. He allows us to leave the capital."
"All right, I'm going back there to confront them." Lene said allowing the citizens to pass the border immediately and Seed was impressed on her actions.
"I've never seen you care so much for your people, Lene. I just want to see for myself if your hometown is similar at my time in the Highland Kingdom."
"You go on a lead and I'll take you to the capital of Jenova. You're being a pushover sometimes..." Lene sighs at his arrogance as he excitedly smiles at her when he accompanies her to the capital.
When they arrived at the capital, they were surprised to see all the people are trying to leave.
"This is uncalled for... they were running like vermins in the streets!" Seed commented badly about the citizens and Lene knows her father's decision as both went to find the commotion between the two.
Seed discovers many people are now wearing modern outfits similar to Lene's and they see a confrontation between her father Lars Ashitare and his half-brother Doug.
"You massacred the soldiers from Harmonia! How dare you ruin the family name?!"
"What a disgrace, my dear brother...? I wanted to become the King of this capital until your father had chose you to become his successor. And now your daughter is now the heiress to the throne." Doug smiled evilly as he sarcastically tells him. "Perhaps, these rats need to be taught a lesson."
The soldiers then cornered both Lene and Seed which he smirks to see them.
"I clearly forgot to tell you, Lene if we defeat them one by one. The magic seal from the Silent Lake within my Flowing Rune will be wore off. This allows you to cast your Rune."
"I want to see how you take them down." Lene said and both commenced the fight as she hits them with her double-sided tonfas as Seed demonstrates his swordsmanship by taking a double slash as the other going for a double lift-kick with a slash and going for a charging slash.
Doug was completely dismayed as Lars attacks him which he blocks it with his sword. As soon as the magic seal wore off, Lene hits them with explosive taser in explosion while Seed protects themselves by casting Protection Mist from his Flowing Rune.
"It's the same guy from Tenzan Pass, why he is here?"
Lene then confronts her half-uncle for his actions until Lars saves her from getting shot from their guns.
"Father..."
"Lene, I'm glad that you came back..."
"How brave of you, Lars...? Saving your daughter after I had some of my men attempt to kill her."
After seeing Doug's tyranny towards Lene's family, Seed angrily clenches his fists and he casts Explosion from his Fire Rune. Doug noticed flaming arrows surrounding the area and he was blasted away from the bursts of flames and Lene cries over her father's gunshot wounds as she casts Divine's Blessing from her Divine Dagger Rune to heal and revitalize her father's wounds, saving her father's life in the process.
"This light... and my wounds were healed."
"We need to get out of here, father..." Lene said as Lars noticed Seed's appearance.
"Who is this young man, Lene?"
"I'll explain it to you later... we have to get out of here."
"I'll help you out, your majesty." Seed then helps Lars to escape the capital.
"Thank you..."
"You're never get away with this!"
"I will shut your filthy mouth, you old fool!" Seed angrily casts his Fire Rune using Dancing Flames as it creates a burst of explosive flames to knock him down.
They soon escape the capital and Doug became furious to see them.
"Don't let them escape!"
Seed helps Lars to escape as he follows Lene as more soldiers cornered them as other soldiers who were sided with Lars decided to protect the King and it's princess. Therefore a sword hits from the ground and blast the soldiers away in explosion.
"It can't be! Who could have done this!" Seed exclaims as Sean arrives and he gets the sword as he dual wields both sword and forms into a Tokkosho and Lene was surprised to see Sean's arrival.
"Rockwell... I'm glad you helped us." Lars said as one of the soldiers decided to assist him in a weaken state."
"I'm gonna miss this capital, your Majesty." Sean said as he looked at Seed. "Anyway, red head... you'd better help me deal with these soldiers who were sided with that old bastard."
"Tch! Can't you at least call my name instead of saying about my red hair?!" Seed replies annoyingly as Lene helps her father to protect him.
Both Sean and Seed fend off most of the soldiers and they immediately escape the capital. Doug watches to see the entire capital and finally usurps the throne as the King of Silveria and wants to inflict pain on both countries which is Dunan and Harmonia.
As they escaped the capital, both Lars and Lene see their home has been take over. Both Sean and Seed saw the soldiers who were sided with Lars are 5,000 men who wanted to protect them.
"So where do we go now. We can't let both Lene and her father to put in harm's way." Sean said which Seed decided to get back to Higheast City.
"Maybe we should take refuge and regroup at Higheast City. We need a lot of firepower to stop that old fool's tyranny."
"..."
I know my beloved country in Highland has fallen at the hands of Lord Riou and the Dunan Army. We tried to protect our capital with our pride and dignity but we failed. Now I ended up at their time which I was a long-time deceased already. I guess that I'm the only one who can change everything and I must protect them at all costs.
Seed looked on to see both Lene and Lars and finally decided to help them fight against Doug and his tyrannical reign.