The sun had just risen and the feu warrior Serafina already arrived at Duke Ferdinand's château in order to meet with Elisabeth who she was ordered to train.

Serafina was a tall woman with a rather muscular built,with red hair,pale skin and green eyes.

When Serafina arrived she was welcome par a maid who told her to come in,the maid then excused herself as she went to inform the duke of Serafina'S arrival.In the meantime another servant went to take her luggage in order to bring it to her room.

The maid knocked on the door of Ferdinand's cabinet.

''What is it,that you're disturbing me?'' asked an annoyed Ferdinand who was lire a book.

''My lord,I'm sorry to disturb your peace but I wanted to inform toi that Serafina has just arrived''

''Very well,tell her to wait for me in the main room.In the meantime,you will go wake up Elisabeth and tell her to come down''''

''Yes,my lord''

The maid accompanied Serafina to the main room and told her to wait a little before she left in order to call Elisabeth.

Ferdinand arrived and greeted Serafina.

''I see that toi arrived as fast toi could,you are as diligent as ever'' a dit Ferdinand ''Welcome,to my castle.Its an honor to have toi as my guest''

''The honor is all mine'' smiled Serafina ''Of course I would come as fast as I could,after all I have been donné a very important task.Speaking of which,I hope that the leader will come down soon because I don't like waiting too much''

''Do not worry,I already ordered my maid to wake her up.She should be here very soon''

Meanwhile the maid had arrived at Elisabeth's room in order to wake her up.

Elisabeth had been very tired last night which is why she slept longer than usual and strangely enough this time she had not seen the nightmare that had been bothering her for so many nights.

''Lady Elisabeth!'' the maid shouted rapping on the door ''Its time for toi to wake up''

Elisabeth got woken up par the noise and responded par telling the maid that she would get ready and come down as fast as she could.

In the main room Ferdinand and Serafina were continuing their discussions.

''Do toi know if the other warriors have arrived yet?'' asked Ferdinand

''Yes,Bratus told me that they have arrived and since the leader is already in the northern part they have been also told to come here'' answered Serafina.

''I see'' a dit Ferdinand.

They conversation got interrupted par Elisabeth who knocked on the door.

''May I come in?'' asked Elisabeth.

''Of course.We have been waiting for you'' replied Ferdinand.

Elisabeth came in and greeted Serafina.

''You must be Serafina.Its a pleasure for me to meet you''

''The pleasure is all mine,my dear'' smiled Serafina while looking at what Elisabeth was wearing.

Elisabeth was feeling herself embarrassed par the way that Serafina was looking at her,almost as if she was looking down on her.

''You don't intend to fight with a dress ou do you?'' asked Serafina.

''She looked at me like that because a dress isn't suitable for fighting'' thought a relived Elisabeth before she answered ''I know that wearing a dress isn't suitable for a warrior but I'm afraid that this dress is the only clothing that I have''

''So thats how it is.Luckily your size seems to be similar to mine so I can give toi some of my clothes'' a dit Serafina ''Now come with me to my room in order to change''

Elisabeth agreed and went with her.When they came to Serafina's room,Serafina gave Elisabeth a pair of brown pants,a white shirt,a black leather vest and a pair of black leather boots.Elisabeth quickly changed her clothes and was pleased with the way she looked.

''Perfect.Now you're dressed suitably for your training'' smiled Serafina ''Come now,the other warriors must have arrived par now''


Serafina and Elisabeth came down.

''We will be going now'' a dit Serafina to Ferdinand ''The other warriors must be waiting for us''

''I will come with toi too'' a dit Ferdinand ''I want to meet the other warriors as well''

''Very well'' a dit Serafina ''The warriors should be waiting for us in the Numcecidum area''

''Good,lets go now to the stable to get our horses'' a dit Ferdinand.

''Yes'' Elisabeth saw a basket with apples on the table, tableau and proceeded to ask ''Can I take an apple?I want to give it to my horse''

''Yes,you can'' answered Ferdinand.

''Thank toi very much'' smiled Elisabeth.

And so Ferdinand,Serafina and Elisabeth went to the stable.Elisabeth immediately went to her horse Celer,it was a beautiful brown horse that was giving to her par King Alexander for her journey.

''Good morning Celer,I hope that toi slept well'' smiled Elisabeth as she was caressing Celer's head.

''What an adorable young woman'' thought Ferdinand ''It makes me sad to know that someone like her is going to experience the horrors of war''

''Here,I have a treat for you'' Elisabeth smiled as she took the pomme and started feeding it to Celer.

When Celer finished eating the pomme Elisabeth told Serafina and Ferdinand that she was ready to go.

And so the 3 of them got their chevaux and rode to the Numcecidum area where the others were waiting for them.

Numcecidum was a beautiful area near the border between north and west Ethera,inhabited only par animaux and fées with a rich landscape that included a small forest with magical trees that never withered and sparkled in the night,a large meadow,mountains and a long river flowing from the mountains.

In that area the rest of the warriors of the new Order of Destined Heroes had arrived along with Ambrosia and 3 famous warriors from Ethera who had come to test them.They were also some famous nobles who had come to watch them.To everyone's surprise Daniel was also there.

''Not him again'' thought Elisabeth as she rolled her eyes.

Daniel saw Elisabeth and walked towards her.

''Hello,Elisabeth.You look good in your new outfit'' Daniel laughed.

''You know each other?'' asked Serafina before she got interrupted par a man who came to greet her.

''Hello,Serafina.I'm glad to see that toi made it'' a dit a man who's name was Bratus.A tall and muscular man,with dirty blonde hair,olive skin and green eyes,Bratus was an earth user and one of Ethera's protectors.

''Hello,Bratus'' a dit Serafina

''Luna and Aerius are also here'' a dit Bratus ''They're excited to see toi again''

''Really?'' Serafina opened her eyes in surprise ''I missed them very much.Lets go and greet them right now''

''Why am I not surprised to see toi here?'' a dit Elisabeth to Daniel ''Besides,why are toi even here when toi refused to accept your role?''

''I didn't know that I wasn't allowed to come here'' a dit Daniel.

''How did toi know that everyone was gathered here?'' asked a confused Elisabeth.

''I didn't however I woke up early and decided to go out riding and this happens to be my favori place to ride'' answered Daniel ''While I was riding on here,I soon noticed other people gathering''

''Of course'' Elisabeth rolled her eyes.

''You sure get annoyed easily,don't you?'' Daniel continued to laugh until he got interrupted par a familiar voice.

''Daniel!'' shouted a woman ''Why didn't toi came to me when toi returned from your journey?''

''Because I didn't feel like it'' answered an annoyed Daniel.

''How cute'' a dit Elisabeth in a sarcastic voice ''Is that woman your fiance?''

''That woman my fiance?Don't make me laugh.She's just someone who has forgotten her place''

''Elisabeth,come here!'' shouted Serafina to Elisabeth.

''I'm coming'' Elisabeth headed to Serafina.

The woman who talked to Daniel was Alacria the daughter of the feu warrior Caleo who had died 16 years ago,while fighting along with the former Order of Destined Heroes as a volunteer,when she was just 8 years old.

A beautiful woman of average height with a slim body,brown hair,white skin and blue eyes.An independent and wild woman Alacria was living a hedonistic lifestyle.She and Daniel had been together for 2 years in a non committed relationship.

''Didn't feel like it?I hate that mischievous tone in your voice'' a dit an angry Alacria.

''I didn't know that I was supposed to justify my actions to you.In case toi have forgotten toi aren't my wife ou fiance,so I own no explanations to toi whatsoever'' answered an annoyed Daniel ''I can do what I want and whenever I want''

''I'm really getting sick and tired of your impossible behaviour'' Alacria was getting angrier ''You seem to forget that I'm a noble and not a low class woman''

''I'm not forcing toi to stay with me,am I?If toi can't stand me anymore than feel free to leave whenever toi want'' a dit Daniel

''Don't get so arrogant,its not like I ever had any emotional attachment to toi to begin with'' a dit Alacria in an arrogant tone

''Of course,lust has always been the only thing that connected us but it seems that toi have forgotten that'' laughed Daniel.

''''Fine then,our relationship lasted for way too long to begin with'' responded Alacria in a cold tone ''From now on I don't want to have anything to do with a fool like you''

''Good,this went better then I expected'' replied Daniel with a relieved look on his face ''Now that this problem is over,I'm curious to know why toi came here to begin with?''

''Why?To see the new Order of Heroes of course'' replied Alacria.

''I'm surprised that toi are so curious to see them'' a dit Daniel.

''Why wouldn't I be?I still hold a grudge over what happened to my father back then but I still want to know who the new protectors of the world will be'' responded Alacria ''I assume that the woman that toi talked to must be one of them,since Serafina told her to come and meet the others''

''You mean Elisabeth?She is the leader and the long Lost daughter of Archibald as well'' replied Daniel.

''She is Archibald's daughter?'' Alacria was surprised ''Who would have guessed that she would turn out to be the leader of the new Order''

''Ambrosia must have known about this since she a dit that she had a prophecy about Elisabeth being the reincarnation of the Heavenly feu Warrior back then when she was born'' explained Daniel.

''She's also a reincarnation of a Heavenly Warrior?Thats very weird'' a dit Alacria in a enigmatic tone ''I mean,you surely must be remembering what the legend said''

''Now that you're mentioning it,it is a weird thing indeed unless-'' suddenly Daniel got interrupted par a man who came to greet him.

The man was Pontus,a man of average height with a lean body,blonde hair,white skin and blue eyes who happened to be a friend of both Daniel and Alacria.


''Daniel,how are you?'' smiled Pontus and hugged him ''I'm glad to see you''

''I'm good and as I can see you're well too but I still can't believe that toi were so stupid to accept becoming a warrior of the new Order'' a dit Daniel while nodding his head in disagreement over Pontus' decision

''You''ll never stop with your rude remarks,do you?'' Pontus rolled his eyes.

''Why would I?Its clear that toi don't realize the severity of your foolish decision but since toi have already decided there's nothing I can do about it'' Daniel shrugged.

''I know very well what I'm doing so there's no need to worry about me'' a dit Pontus.

''I warned toi so don't blame me if something bad happens to you'' frowned Daniel.

Pontus rolled his eyes.He than got approached par Alacria who was happy to see him.

''Pontus,I'm so happy to see you'' smiled Alacria and hugged him ''I haven't seen toi in so many years.You still remember me,don't you?''

''O-of course'' Pontus a dit nervously ''You're Alacria,you haven't changed much''

''How cute,you're still shy around women'' giggled Alacria ''But there's no need to.You're an adult now''

''Yes there's no need to especially around a rogue woman like Alacria'' laughed Daniel.

''Shut up,Daniel!'' shouted Alacria ''No one's asking toi anything'

''Well being like that is in my nature.I can't do anything about that'' Pontus was nervous again.

''Pontus,I have to talk to toi about something'' a dit Alacria with a worried voice.

''Yes?'' responded Pontus

''I heard your conversation with Daniel.You're not seriously planning to accept becoming a warrior for the new Order,do you?''

''Alacria,please don't start with that'' sighed Pontus because he knew that Alacria would criticize his decision.

''So its true,you have really accepted.Have toi Lost your mind?How could toi accept after what happened to your father because of the King of Arkadelia?Have toi no respect for your father?And most of all have toi no regard for your own life?'' Alacria was getting angry.

''Alacria its funny to hear toi out of all people saying that because your father most certainly wouldn't be pleased with the way that you're living either'' laughed Daniel.

''Didn't I tell toi to shut up?'' Alacria had an angry look on her face.

''Alacria,please try to understand me.I'm not becoming a warrior because I want to protect the King of Arkadelia but because I want to protect innocent people the same way as my father did.I'm sure that my father would have wanted the same for me''

''You fool!'' shouted Alacria ''You should make decisions based on whats good for toi and not based on what toi father would have wanted''

''Enough now,Alacria'' a dit an annoyed Pontus and left.

''He didn't listen to you'' laughed Daniel ''Looks like your womanly charms certainly didn't work on him''

''I told toi to shut up'' the angry Alacria slapped Daniel and left.

''She's a woman but she still acts like a spoiled little brat everytime when she doesn't get what she wants.What a pain'' thought Daniel.

''I'm really getting sick of those two trying to control my life as if they were my parents'' thought an annoyed Pontus when suddenly he pumped into someone causing them to fall down.

''Can't toi be plus careful?'' a dit the person he bumped into.

The person he had bumped into was a young woman with a short and thin body,white hair,white skin and big blue eyes.

''I'm very sorry'' Pontus apologized ''Are toi alright?I hope that toi didn't get hurt because of me''

''Its okay but do be plus careful suivant time'' responded the woman.

''I apologize again if toi were hurt from the fall''

''I already told toi that I'm okay.Still I want to thank toi for being so considerate'' smiled the young woman and kissed Pontus' cheek which made him blush.

''You're blushing.Thats so cute'' the young woman giggled ''My name is Celestia.Whats your name?''

''P-Pontus my name is Pontus'' nervously answered Pontus.

''I'm pleased to meet you,Pontus'' smiled Celestia and took a closer look at the weapon that he was carrying on his back

''Thats a crossbow,isn't it?''Celestia pointed to the weapon ''Could it be that you're also one of the chosen warriors?''

''Yes,as a matter of fact I am'' answered Pontus

''Thats wonderful.I am one of them as well'' replied an excited Celestia.

''What a surprise'' a dit Pontus

''Now come,let us go to the others'' Celestia grabbed Pontus' hand and took him with her.

All the warriors were ordered to stand in line par Bratus who was surprised to see that there were 7 of them instead of 8.

''Something's not right'' a dit Bratus ''There should be 8 warriors not 7.Where is the 8th one?''

''That would be me'' Daniel raised his hand ''Unfortunately,I have no intention of joining''

''Is this supposed to be a joke?'' asked Bratus.

''Do I look like I'm joking?'' Daniel had a serious look on his face.

''Great'' sighed Bratus ''Now we must find someone else to take his place''

''Good luck with that'' smirked Daniel ''Considering what happened the last time,it will be hard to find someone stupid enough to take my place''

''Don't worry about that Bratus'' a dit Ambrosia ''Sooner ou later Daniel is going to accept his role because he will have no other choice but to follow his destiny.''

''If the all knowing Ambrosia says so than it must be true '' a dit Alacria who had just arrived ''Too bad that she doesn't share her prophecies when they are needed the most''

''Who are you?'' Ambrosia was confused

''You don't remember me?It seems that your memory has become weaker because of your old age.I'm surprised that toi had the guts to montrer yourself here again after everything that happened because of you'' answered Alacria.

''What is this nonsense that you're talking?''Ambrosia was getting annoyed.

''I'm Alacria the daughter of Caleo.The child who had to hear about her father dying and witnessing her mother committing suicide out of the pain of losing her husband'' responded Alacria ''All of that because toi didn't warn the warriors about their the tragic fate that was awaiting them''

''So you're Caleo's daughter.I already thought that toi looked familiar'' calmly responded Ambrosia ''I understand your pain but its foolish to blame me on your father's death.As a warrior he was always prepared to die but he still fought because he wanted to protect the world''

''Don't toi dare say that toi understand my pain,you witch'' responded Alacria with a fierce look in her face ''You know very well that everything happened because of you,yet toi will never take the blame''

''Alacria,please try to calm down'' a dit a man ''I can understand how toi feel because I also Lost my son as well''

That man was Count Laetus who was the head of the Praestigia family and the husband of Duke Ferdinand's only daughter Liliana.His son Favian had been part of the former Order of Destined Heroes however after disagreeing with the King of Arkadelia he was punished and never seen again.

''Trust me,I am calm'' replied Alacria

''What are toi even doing here?'' asked Ambrosia who was starting to loose her patience.

''To meet with the leader'' answered Alacria ''I've been wanting to meet her,thats all''


Alacria took a close look to Elisabeth and went to her direction to talk with her

''You are the leader,aren't you?'' asked Alacria as she approached her.

''Yes,I am''

''I have been told that you're Archibald's daughter so I was curious to know if toi are aware of what happened to the former Order''

''Yes,my father-I mean the man who raised me told me the stories about them''

''Uh?'' Alacria was surprised ''You know what happened and yet still accepted your role?I don't know if toi are foolish ou just too kind hearted''

''Are toi here only to insult me?'' Elisabeth was getting angry.

''Not in the slightest,dear'' Alacria forced a smile ''Only to warn toi not to be too loyal to the King of Arkadelia ou even our King of Ethera because as a matter of fact they wouldn't mind even abandoning toi when toi need their help as long as they benefit from it.After all toi wouldn't want to end up as Lucia,now would you?''

''Thats enough,Alacria!Don't toi even dare suggest for the same thing to happen to her as well '' shouted Daniel with an angry look on his face as he smashed a rock near him to relieve his anger.

''My my,aren't we getting a little to angry?'' Alcaria teased Daniel ''You must care a lot for the leader for not wanting that to happen to her''

''Lucia?'' Elisabeth was confused''What happened to her?''

''You don't know?She was a warrior of the former Order of Destined Heroes.To cut this story short,only one an before toi were born she and 3 other warriors of the former order fell into an enemy's trap and were captured and tortured.The then King of Arkadelia and King of Ethera didn't even want to the other warriors to save them because they deemed them as pawn that weren't needed anymore''

''The other warriors didn't follow the orders and went to save them anyways'' continued Daniel while lowering his eyebrows ''When they went there,Lucia was the only one who was still alive but what she witnessed drove her to insanity''

''Thats terrible'' replied Elisabeth who became sad upon hearing that.

''You can see now,how much the beloved kings care for their warriors'' Alacria a dit with a sarcastic tone.

''You may be right but still who's to say that the same will happen to me as well.I can't just abandoned my role to protect innocent people from harm just out of a fear'' continued Elisabeth.

''You sure are a Rebelle with a pure cœur, coeur so its no surprise that toi were chosen as the leader '' Alacria was pleased with Elisabeth's reaction ''Still remember that unfortunately the kindest people are those who suffer the most''

''Thats enough now,Alacria'' responded Ambrosia ''You should leave now''

''My,no need to act with me like that.Did toi become so mad that I simply gave an conseil to her?'' a dit Alacria in a teasing manner ''Also I don't really like following orders so I will stay right here just like I want to''

''Do as toi wish then'' responded the annoyed Ambrosia.

''I will leave now.I'm not in the mood to stay here anymore'' a dit Daniel as he left on his horse.

The thought of Elisabeth sharing the same fate as Lucia was something that had deeply troubled his mind.He rode as fats as he could in order to try to get the worries out of his mind.
''Elisabeth,she says that she will be okay but I can't help but be worried about'' thought Daniel as he came up with an idea ''This idea could go terribly wrong for me but still I need to find a way to convince her to stay out of the war''




''Now that this is all over.May I continue now? '' a dit Bratus

''Of course,go on'' replied Ambrosia
''Elisabeth please go and stand in line with the others'' ordered Serafina.

''Yes'' responded Elisabeth and went in line with the others.

''Good.Now lets begin with the introductions'' a dit Bratus ''I'm the earth warrior Bratus from east Ethera.Now its toi turn.Please tell me your names,the country toi come from,your powers and the weapon that toi specialize in''

''My name is Elisabeth,I'm from South Arkadelia,my powers are feu and I specialize in sword fighting''

''Very well'' a dit Bratus and moved to the suivant warrior.This warrior was a very tall young woman with a muscular body,brown hair,dark skin and dark brown eyes

''My name is Thalia,I come from Terra,my powers are earth and I also specialize in fighting with a sword as well.

''Good'' Bratus moved to the suivant warrior which was Pontus.

''My name is Pontus,I come from Lacus.I can control water and the weapon that I can use the best is the crossbow although I am very handy with the sword as well''

The suivant warrior that he moved to was a short and thin woman with blonde hair,white skin and brown eyes.

''My name is Marina....I was born in Lacus but I spent most of my life in south Ethera.I also control water however I can't use any weapons''

''I see.Not being able to use weapons is quite troublesome'' a dit Bratus

''But I'm a healer so I can still make myself useful'' claimed Marina

''That's a useful ability indeed'' a dit Bratus before he moved to the suivant warrior a tall man with a muscular body,white hair,white skin and light blue eyes.

''I'm Algus,I'm from Algor and my powers are ice''

''So toi don't use any weapon either?''

''These are the only weapons I need'' Algus created an ice spear and showed it to Bratus.

''Interesting'' a dit Bratus before he moved to the suivant warrior.It was a short man with a thin body,dirty blonde hair,white skin and amber colored eyes.

''I'm Enhard,the country from where I come from is North Arkadelia,I have powers over light and I am a sword fighter''

The last warrior to introduce herself was Celestia.

''I'm Celestia from Caelum and obviously my power is controlling air....I'm an archer''

''Very well.Now that toi all introduced yourselves,you can start with a small test that I have for you'' a dit Bratus

''See that mountain over there?'' Bratus pointed to a 3000m high mountain that was 10 km away from them ''I want toi to run to that mountain and then climb it to get to the other side before twilight comes.And I want toi to do that without using your powers''

''I see,its a way to test our durability and speed'' a dit Thalia.

''Precisely'' a dit Bratus ''The air warrior Aerius will watch over toi in order to make sure that toi wont be using your powers''

''Meanwhile,we will wait for toi on the other side'' Bratus went to rejoindre the others ''Good luck''

''Wait,how are they planning to go so fast to the other side?'' Pontus was confused.

When suddenly Leatus used his powers to teleport the warriors from Ethera to the other side of the mountain.

''Well,looks like toi got your answer very fast'' giggled Celestia.

''Are toi all ready now?'' asked Aerius.

''Yes'' all of them responded at the same time.

''Good,its time to start now.I will be watching over you'' a dit Aerius.

After that the others started to run as fast as they could.Elisabeth,Thalia and Algus had already taken the lead with Pontus and Celestia right behind them and Enhard and marina being the last ones.

Thalia wasn't pleased at the fact that Elisabeth was ahead of her.

''I can't let her beat me'' thought a determined Thalia ''I must run faster''

Soon Thalia took the lead.

''Damn,running sure isn't mine strong point'' thought Enhard

After they had finished 1 km,Celestia suddenly tripped her foot on a stone and fell down.

''Oh no,I sprained my ankle'' a dit Celestia.

Pontus who was in front of her heard her and went to her.

''Celestia,are toi alright?'' asked Pontus.

''I'm alright,don't worry about me'' a dit Celestia ''You should go and catch up with the others''

Enhard and marina had just catched up to them when marina stopped in order to help Celestia.

''Let me take a look at your ankle'' a dit marina ''I can help you''

''You there,don't slow down'' shouted Aerius who was using his powers to float on air.

''But she is hurt'' a dit Marina.

''If toi would slow down like this when running away from an enemy then toi would get caught in no time'' a dit Aerius before he went farther to catch up with the others.

''That earth user has taken the lead'' thought Aerius ''I need to take a closer look at her when they reach the mountain because she could use her earth powers to cheat.But wait,that air warrior who sprained her ankle could use her air powers to fly instead of climbing the mountain.How bothersome.Guess that I have to make the first 3 wait for the others to come''

marina grabbed Celestia's ankle with her hands and concentrated her powers to heal it.


''Your ankle should be alright now'' smiled Marina.

''It doesn't hurt anymore'' Celestia was pleasantly surprised ''Thank toi very much''

''Great'' grinned Pontus ''Now come,its time for us to catch up with the others''

After 1 heure Thalia,Elisabeth and Algus had reached the mountain.

''Congratulations for being the first ones to make it here'' a dit Aerius

''Where are the others?'' asked Algus.

''They're so slow'' sighed Thalia ''I hope that we don't need to wait for them for too long''

''I'm sorry but toi need to wait for the others'' a dit Aerius.

''How bothersome' Thalia was annoyed.

Enhard arrived after 10 minutes and was confused to see them waiting.

''What are toi all waiting for?'' Enhard asked

''We're waiting for the rest of toi to come'' a dit Elisabeth.

''I hope that the other 3 will come fast'' Algus was getting annoyed.

Pontus,Marina and Celestia arrived 15 minutes later..

''They arrived'' a dit Thalia ''Great.Now we can climb the mountain''

''Yes,that right.Just remember toi aren't allowed to use your powers'' Aerius told Thalia before he flied higher to watch them as they would climb the mountains.

''We know that,you don't have to remind us every minute'' a dit Algus as he proceeded to climb up.

''Of course,I would never do such a low thing as cheating'' a dit Thalia.

''Lets do this'' thought Elisabeth as she got ready to climb the mountain.

So all of them started to climb the mountain.Thalia,Elisabeth and Algus were yet again taking the lead and Pontus was right behind them.

Meanwhile Enhard,Marina and Celestia had doubts about climbing the mountain.

''What's wrong?'' shouted Aerius ''Aren't toi going to climb the mountain too?''

''Well,truth is that I don't know how to climb a mountain'' nervously smiled Celestia ''Back in Caelum,I always relied on my flying ability''

''I have never climbed a mountain either'' answered Marina.

''I know that this is embarrassing but I'm afraid of heights so its better for me to stay down here'' Enhard was scratching the backside of his head as he nervously smiled.

''How ridiculous'' Aerius rolled his eyes ''Okay,you stay there and I will come to get toi later''

Meanwhile Elisabeth,Thalia,Algus and Pontus were making their way up the mountain.When they finished climbing 100 m of the mountain Thalia noticed that Algus was struggling and was poking fun at him.

''Climbing doesn't seem to be your strong point'' a dit Thalia

''Well it doesn't seem to be your strongest point either'' a dit Algus in a sarcastic tone as he pointed to Elisabeth and Pontus who were ahead of Thalia.

When Thalia saw Elisabeth and Pontus she started to climb faster because she was determined not to lose to them.

''I can't let those two beat me'' thought Thalia.

''That woman sure is competitive'' thought Algus when suddenly a rock under his feet broke causing him to slip.

''Damn'' thought Algus who was holding onto the rocks with his hands when suddenly his hands slipped as well and caused him to fall down.

Algus was screaming as he was falling down.

The warriors who were down heard his screams.

''Oh no'' shouted marina ''Someone is falling down''

''Thats not a problem'' a dit Celestia who used her air powers to make Algus' body fly on air ''Here toi go.I just had to use my air powers''

''Whats happening to my body?Its flying on air'.' thought Algus who was sure that he was about to die

Celestia used her powers to slowly bring him down.When he came down he thanked Celestia for helping him.

''I'm really grateful for toi help,air warrior'' Algus expressed his gratitude.

''Its nothing'' Celestia smiled ''Also I would prefer it if toi would call me par mine name instead of air warrior''

''Whatever'' Algues rolled his eye.s

''I told them not to use their powers but since she did it to save a comrade,this time I will make an exception'' thought Aerius who flied higher to watch over Thalia,Elisabeth and Pontus.

''Well climbing indeed doesn't seem to be my strongest point'' thought Algus ''Guess that in the future its better for me to stay away from mountains in places in which we can't use our powers''

After 6 hours Elisabeth,Thalia and Pontus had finished climbing the mountain.The 3 of them were catching their breath when Aerius arrived.

''Congratulations,for managing to climb the mountain'' smiled Aerius ''Now toi need to hurry up and get down to the other side''

''You don't need to tell us that'' a dit Thalia and was looking for a way to get to the other side ''Look there's a way that leads to the other side''

Thalia was looking at a 2 meter long gap between two cliffs which weren't very far away from them.In front of them there was a beautiful waterfall.

'What a beautiful waterfall'' though Elisabeth who was amazed at its beauty.

''Come on now,lets get going'' ordered Thalia ''There's only a little time left before twilight''

They reached the cliff and each one of them jumped over the gap in order to reach to the other side.

When they arrived at the other side they noticed a trail through a forest that lead down.

''There's a trail that leads down'' claimed Thalia ''Lets take it''

So they took the trail and after 1 heure they managed to get down to the other side where the others were waiting for them.

''Its almost twilight'' a dit Bratus ''I hope that they will arrive soon''

''There they are''Serafina pointed to Elisabeth,Thalia and Pontus who were accompanied par Aerius.

When Elisabeth,Thalia and Pontus arrived they were congratulated par Bratus.

''Great job'' a dit Bratus ''But where are the others?''

''Well 3 of them a dit they couldn't climb a mountain while one of them fell down however he was saved par the air warrior so there's nothing to worry about'' a dit Aerius as he got ready to leave to get them ''I will go and use my powers to bring them here''

''I see'' a dit Bratus.

''Well this is enough for today'' Bratus told them ''You may go accueil now.Tomorrow I am going to test your fighting skills''

''You did very well,Elisabeth'' smiled Serafina.

''Thank toi very much'' a dit an exhausted Elisabeth.

''Now its time for us to go home'' a dit Ferdinand.

''Yes,its getting late so it would be plus convenient if someone would teleport us'' a dit Serafina.

''Could toi please teleport us home?'' Ferdinand asked Laetus

''Of course'' answered Laetus and used his powers to teleport them back to Ferdinand's castle

''We're back'' a dit Serafina

They entered the château and were greeted par everyone inside.

''You must be tired'' Ferdinand told Elisabeth ''Go to your room to rest for a while and then come down to eat dîner with us''

''Yes,thank toi very much'' a dit Elisabeth and went to her room where an unexpected surprise was awaiting for her.

When she went inside she saw that on her lit there was a beautiful red dress made of silk,a golden collier decorated with rubies and a letter.

Elisabeth read the letter:

[i]''Please accept my invitation to eat dîner with me in my room.

Daniel''[/u]

''That shameless moron'' thought a displeased Elisabeth.

Suddenly a maid came to her room in order to help her get ready.

''Do toi want me to help toi with wearing the dress?'' the maid asked.

''There's no need to'' answered Elisabeth with an angry look on her face ''Please tell Daniel to come to my room,I want to tell him what I really think about his invitation''

Meanwhile Daniel was down at the bibliothèque lire a book when Ferdinand came in to talk with him.

''Good evening,Daniel'' Ferdinand greeted him

''Good evening,grandfather'' responded Daniel ''You surely must have had a good time watching those fools getting tested''

''Daniel,where did toi go after toi left us?'' asked Ferdinand

''I simply went to get some gifts for Elisabeth'' answered Daniel

''Gifts?Are toi trying to win her heart?You could be making a huge mistake par trying to win her cœur, coeur this way'' a dit Ferdinand.

''Mistake?Don't make me laugh.I know how poor people are,no matter how proud they are they still won't be able to refuse the chance of living a luxurious life and Elisabeth can't be any different.I have also sent her an invitation to have dîner with me,tonight she will surely accept to stay with me and become my lover'' Daniel laughed.

''You really are foolish sometimes'' Ferdinand nodded his head in disagreement ''Surely,you must be informed that she killed her landlord,right?''

''Yes,I heard about what when I was in the capital city of South Arkadelia''

''I don't know why she killed him but seeing how beautiful she is it wouldn't be a surprise to me if she did it because he tried to forced himself on her'' replied Ferdinand.

''And what if it happened because of that?What I'm doing is not the same thing,grandfather''

''You fool,its obvious that her landlord must have tried to win her l’amour with his wealth as well before he went on to do that.'' Ferdinand frowned ''She will take what you're doing as an insult as well and loathe you''

''We'll see about that'' smirked Daniel.

''Lord Daniel'' the maid knocked on the door.

''Yes'' responded Daniel.

''Elisabeth wants toi to come to her room to talk with you'' a dit the maid ''She's really angry''

''I will go to her right now'' a dit Daniel and made his way.

''I told toi this would happen'' sighed Ferdinand.

Daniel entered Elisabeth's room and he saw the angry look on her face.

''You wanted to talk to me'' Daniel approached Elisabeth who slapped him.

''What sort of woman do toi take me for?Do toi think that I'm a mere whore who will accept to be with toi just for wealth.Well let me montrer toi what I really think of your gifts'' Elisabeth was very angry,she grabbed the dress and tore it apart in front of Daniel and throw the collier on the ground.

''Now get out of my room'' shouted Elisabeth.

''Elisabeth,I'm thinking about whats best for you'' a dit Daniel ''Its much better for toi to stay par my side instead of fighting''

''Stop pretending like toi care about me!'' shouted the angry Elisabeth ''You couldn't care less about what happens to me,all toi care about is what toi want''

''Indeed,I care about your safety because I want toi plus than anything in this world'' a dit Daniel before he grabbed Elisabeth and kissed her.The displeased Elisabeth pushed him away and slapped him again.

''How dare you?'' Elisabeth was really getting angry.

''I'm sorry'' Daniel apologized.

''Leave my room now'' angrily ordered Elisabeth ''I don't want to see toi face again''

Daniel followed her orders and left her room.Angrily he went to his room and and throw down everything that was on the table.

''So my grandfather was right'' Daniel had a broken smile on his face ''That woman really refused me.I knew from the start that there was a possibility that she would refuse but I never thought that her refusal would hurt me so deeply''

''Daniel'' Ferdinand knocked on his door ''Are toi alright?''

''Go away!'' shouted Daniel ''I don't want to see anyone''

Ferdinand didn't listen to him and entered his room.

''I told toi to leave me alone'' a dit an angry Daniel.

''Daniel,stop jouer la comédie so childish'' a dit Ferdinand ''I already told toi that your plan was not going to work.What are toi planning to do now?''

''It looks like Ambrosia was right'' a dit Daniel ''It seems that I have no other choice but to accept my destiny as a warrior of the new order'

''You want to rejoindre the new Order just to be with that woman?You surely have Lost your mind'' Ferdinand was confused ''That woman might never fall in l’amour with toi so think twice before toi do something that foolish''

''I never thought that I would fall in l’amour however that woman proved me wrong'' a dit Daniel with a broken smile ''Not only does she have the beauty of a Goddess but she is also kind,brave,fierce and proud however I ended up ruining everything so she will probably hate me forever....I know that she will probably never l’amour me but still I want to stay par her side and protect her''

''I never thought that I would hear such sad words from a man like you'' a dit Ferdinand ''I know how stubborn toi are so toi won't change your decision no matter what I say''

''There is no need to worry for me after all I am one of Ethera's strongest warriors''

''Indeed,I trust that your abilities will help the new Order to achieve many victories'' smiled Ferdinand ''I will take my leave now''

As Ferdinand left the room,Daniel didn't say anything instead he was deep in thoughts wondering where his decision would lead him to.

The suivant morning and Elisabeth had already started her training with Serafina.

Their training was taking place in the Numcecidum area,in a part that was away from the part in which the new Order had been training yesterday.The part was a small field near the mountains that was surrounded par many rocks.

''Alright'' Serafina was enthusiastic ''Lets start with our training''

'''There's just one problem'' nervously replied Elisabeth

''What is it?Don't tell me that you're afraid of fire'' a dit a confused Serafina

''No,its not that.In fact I have never been afraid of feu but...its just that I'm afraid that I don't even know how to release my powers.After all I didn't even know that I had these powers until now''

''I see,that a relief'' a dit Serafina ''You don't need to worry about your powers.They were already unlocked when Ambrosia put that talisman close to your body.So all I have to do now is to teach toi how to properly use them''

''I see'' Elisabeth nodded

''But first tell me...'' Serafina proceeded to ask ''Was there any moment when toi felt yourself close to your element?''

''A moment when I was close to my element?'' thought Elisabeth when suddenly with her eyes wide opened she recalled what happened at the burning house that she entered to save the life of the child that was stuck in there.

''Yes'' answered Elisabeth ''Once when I was inside a burning house,a strange thing happened to me.The flames weren't getting close to my body at all but on the contrary it seemed that they were opening a way for me''

''And what did toi feel at that moment?'' asked Serafina.

''I can't remember well because I was in a hurry and everything was so confusing...all I know is that I felt myself sûr, sans danger at that moment'' answered Elisabeth

''Great'' replied Serafina ''Thats already a good start''

''Now lets start with something easy'' Serafina opened the chest that she had taken with her and took out a torch and pinned it in the ground ''I want toi to use your powers to light this torch''

''Y-yes'' nervously replied Elisabeth.

''Wait,you won't be able to control your powers like that.....In order to properly use your powers,you need to be confident in yourself.Calm down and clear your mind from any distracting thoughts.Focus on becoming one with your element'' a dit Serafina.

''Becoming one with my element?''asked Elisabeth

''Yes,you must embrace your powers as a part of you.Your element is fire,an element that its necessary for life because of the warmth that it gives but at the same time it is also a destructive and deadly element when it becomes out of control.When toi think about it those two conflicting qualities of feu represent the aggressive aspects of personality that exist even in the kindest human.'' explained Serafina and then asked ''You agree with me,don't you?''

''Yes,you're right about that'' answered Elisabeth ''Thats especially true when it comes to me''

''Elisabeth,remember toi must never feel yourself afraid of your powers'' Serafina continued to explain ''Focus on feeling the fire's warmth and the safety that toi felt when toi were inside that burning house''

''I understand'' a dit Elisabeth with a determined look on her face.

''Calm down Elisabeth.There's nothing to be afraid of,of course toi can do it otherwise toi wouldn't have been chosen par fate.Focus on becoming one with the fire.'' thought Elisabeth and then cleared her mind in order to focus on feeling her powers.Elisabeth was imagining a feu and focused on feeling both its warmth and destructive nature.

After some minutes Elisabeth's body become covered in a red glow.

Serafina was impressed with Elisabeth's result and told her to now focus her powers on lighting the torch.

Elisabeth opened her eyes and reached out her hand to release her powers.Her feu beam hit the torch and manged to light it.

''I did it'' Elisabeth was pleasantly surprised.

''Good job.Now lets focus on offense and defense'' a dit Serafina

''Use toi powers the same way but this time focus them on attacking that rock'' a dit Serafina and pointed to a large rock that wasn't far away from them ''Use your powers to constantly attack it''

''Yes'' a dit Elisabeth with a determined look on her face and did what she told.She directed her feu beams at the direction of the rock over and over again.

''Do it faster Elisabeth''

Elisabeth did what she was told and increased her speed.She continued to constantly attack the rock until Serafina told her to stop.

''Thats good.Now lets focus on something a little plus difficult''said Serafina before she created a fireball with her hands and got ready to throw it at the same rock.

''Let me demonstrate it to you'' Serafina used her fireball to smash the rock into pieces.

''Now toi try it'' continued Serafina ''Put your hands close to each other and focus on creating a ball with your powers''

''I understand''replied Elisabeth and did what she was told.

''I did it'' smiled Elisabeth.

''Good,now threw it at that other rock'' ordered Serafina and pointed towards another larger rock that was a little farther from the one that she had smashed.

Elisabeth threw the fireball at the rock but failed to smash it.

''Elisabeth,you need to be plus aggressive when toi attack....you need to imagine that that rock is your enemy.Do toi understand?'' Serafina was getting frustrated.

''I'm sorry'' answered Elisabeth ''I will try it again,the way toi told me now''

''Try to think of someone ou something that makes toi angry'' Serafina advised her.

Elisabeth started remembering Claudius' face which caused her blood to boil with anger and with an angry and determined look on her face she threw the fireball at the rock and she managed to successfully smash it into little pieces.

''Impressive.Now smash those other rocks as well'' a dit Serafina and pointed to the other rocks nearby.

''Yes'' replied Elisabeth and smashed the suivant rock.

''You need to raise your attacking speed''

''Yes,master''replied Elisabeth and tried to increase her speed.

''Faster,Elisabeth,faster''

Elisabeth increased her speed as much as she could until she quickly smashed all the rocks that were there.

''Good'' a dit Serafina ''Now I will teach toi defense.Use your power to create a shield.Just imagine having a shield in your hand and focus your powers on creating it.Keep in mind that toi need to trust in your powers in order to achieve this.If toi feel any fear ou insecurity then toi will fail''

''Don't worry,I have full confidence in my powers'' replied Elisabeth then focused on creating the shield.She successfully managed to create a glowing red shield.

''Good''replied Serafina ''Now hold your hands up and focus your powers on creating a barrier around yourself''

''Yes'' replied Elisabeth and after focusing successfully managed to create a red barrier around her body.

''Very good'' smiled Serafina ''Now lets focus on both offense and defense.I will use my powers to attack toi and toi will attack me and avoid my attacks at the same time.Since toi a dit that toi know how to fight physically,it shouldn't be hard for you.Don't worry I won't use any dangerous attacks on you''

''I understand'' a dit Elisabeth.

''Are toi ready?'' asked Serafina.

''Yes''

Serafina attacked Elisabeth and Elisabeth moved down in order to avoid her attack and then quickly used her power to attack Serafina in return.Serafina successfully repelled her attack par using a shield created with her powers on her left hand and with her right hand she landed a surprise attack on Elisabeth which caused Elisabeth to fall down.

''Elisabeth toi mustn't underestimate your enemy.You must always be ready for a surprise attack''

''I understand'' a dit Elisabeth and got up.This time when Serafina attacked,Elisabeth managed to quickly create a shield in order to repel Serafina's attack.

''Thats better'' a dit Serafina who continued to attack her.

Elisabeth who was continuing to use the shield with one hand,was studying Serafina's movement in order to find an open place to attack her body.

''Because of the fact that she's holding the shield,she is only able to attack with her right hand...''thought Elisabeth and began to think...if Serafina would need to use her shield and déplacer her right arm backwards at the same time before being able to attack then at that very short moment Elisabeth would be able to land a hit ''Thats it,the moment when she needs to repel a strong attack with her shield is the moment when she becomes vulnerable because at that moment she can't use her right hand to attack at the same time.So I need to use both of my hands at the same time in order to attack both the shield and the opening.I will need to act fast in order to achieve that''

So Elisabeth landed a strong hit on Serafina's shield with her right hand and then removed her shield very quickly to generate an attack with her left hand as well before Serafina could strike back.This way Elisabeth managed to land a hit on Serafina.

Serafina's got surprised par Elisabeth's attack which caused her to fall down.

''Great'' Serafina smiled and got up when suddenly they were interrupted par Aerius who had come to fetch them.

'Come on,everyone is waiting for you''shouted Aerius.

''Its already noon?Time went par so quickly'' replied Serafina ''We're coming with toi now''

At the Numcecidum area the rest of the warriors of the new Order had already gathered and were waiting for Elisabeth to come.

''Where is the leader?'' asked an annoyed Thalia ''That girl isn't taking her role seriously enough''

''Elisabeth is training with Serafina how to use her powers'' responded Bratus ''I sent Aerius to fetch them,they should be here soon''

''She can't even use her powers?This has to be a joke'' a dit Thalia ''I can't believe that someone like her got chosen as the leader''

''Calm down,Thalia.You're jouer la comédie childish'' a dit Algus.

''I don't think that anyone asked of your opinion'' frowned Thalia.

''You sure like to overreact'' Algus rolled his eyes.

''Thats none of your business'' Thalia was getting angry

''Come on,you two'' Pontus tried to stop their argument ''You shouldn't be fighting.We should try to get along and be Friends from now on''

''I have no need of friends....especially not ones who act like children'' a dit Algus.

''And I have no need for annoying Friends who don't mind their own business'' responded Thalia.

''Well looks like toi failed to make them get along with each other'' Celestia told Pontus while shrugging.

''At least I tried'' sighed Pontus.

''Still I appreciate the fact that toi want everyone to get along with each other'' smiled Celestia.

''Oh,its n-nothing really'' nervously smiled Pontus.

''Why must everything be such a mess?'' thought a frustrated Bratus who was watching Thalia and Algus arguing with each other.

''Don't worry,Bratus'' a dit Ambrosia ''They will eventually learn to act like a real team''

''I hope so'' sighed Bratus when suddenly he was surprised to see that Daniel had come again.

''Hello everyone'' shouted Daniel

''Daniel,what are toi doing here again?'' asked Bratus

''I'm assuming that toi must have changed your mind'' a dit Ambrosia

''Yes,I have decided to rejoindre the new Order'' responded Daniel.

''What?'' Bratus was surprised

''There's no need to be surprised like that Bratus'' smiled Ambrosia ''Its Daniel's destiny so he had no other choice but to accept it''

''You and your stupid talks about destiny'' replied an annoyed Daniel.

''He's accepting?This is wonderful'' thought Enhard with his eyes wide open.

''Hello'' Enhard approached Daniel and asked ''Do toi remember me?''

''What nonsense are toi blabbering about?'' replied Daniel

''I'm sorry,it was stupid of me to assume that toi remember me.After all it was so many years ago'' Enhard apologized

''Now that I'm looking at you,you do seem familiar'' replied a puzzled Daniel

''It happened 13 years il y a during the war with North Arkadelia.It was during one of the many battles against Ethera.Pallidus had already fallen and one of North Arkadelia's generals was trying to sent his family away when suddenly he got stopped par you.You two fought a hard battle in which toi ended as the winner,you were about to kill him when suddenly one of his sons who ran to your direction begged toi to spare his father's life.You listened to the boy and left''

''I see'' smirked Daniel ''So toi are that brat?Now I remember.Back then toi annoyed me very much but still the fact that toi were Rebelle enough to ask that of me was quite admirable which is why I spared your father's pathetic life''

''I'm very happy to get the chance to meet toi because I wanted to express my gratitude for what toi did back then'' a dit Enhard

''It wasn't a big deal.Now stop being so annoying'' a dit Daniel.

''He sure gets annoyed easily'' thought Enhard.

''You shouldn't admire someone like that'' Thalia told Enhard.

''I assume toi must now who I am'' replied Daniel.

''Of course,I heard a lot about you'' Thalia had a hateful face expression ''You are no other than Daniel Fulgura ou should I better say the Embodiment of Terror.A monster who has the blood of over thousands of people on his hands''

''How funny of toi to judge me like that'' smirked Daniel ''You're a warrior as well so toi are a fool if toi think that toi won't end up killing people as well''

''Just because toi are heartless doesn't mean that everyone is like that'' responded Thalia.

''What a stupid person.Its clear that toi have no experience in the battlefield'' laughed Daniel ''Lets see if toi can still act righteous like that once the real fight starts''

''That man...'' Thalia angrily formed a fist.

''You really need to learn to calm down,Thalia'' a dit Algus

''I don't need toi to tell me that'' Thalia yelled at him.

''You two,if toi don't stop arguing then toi will have to deal with m-'' shouted Bratus before he was interrupted par Serafina who greeted him.

''Hello,Bratus'' a dit Serafina who had just arrived with Elisabeth ''We're finally here.Sorry for making toi all wait for so long''

''It was about time'' a dit Thalia ''Having a leader who can't even use her powers is bad enough but having the leader be late makes everything even worse''

''So,you're trying to bring me down because I'm not experienced enough with my powers'' a dit Elisabeth ''How pathetic''

''What did toi call me?' angrily asked Thalia.

''I a dit that toi are pathetic.How else am I supposed to call such a judgmental person like you'' answered Elisabeth in a calm manner.

''What do toi think that it means to be a leader?Do toi think that its just a game?'' yelled Thalia.

''I'm very well aware of how important my role is.You don't have to remind me of that'' a dit Elisabeth with a harsh tone.

''I refuse to follow someone who can't even use her powers and probably cares plus about her looks than about fighting'' a dit Thalia.

''This annoying woman sure is judgmental'' thought Daniel ''Lets see how Elisabeth will handle this situation''

''Enough with that'' a dit Elisabeth.

''Just look at that beautiful hair'' Thalia grabbed Elisabeth hair and teased her ''How do toi even expect to be taken serious as a female warrior when toi keep long hair like that that attracts males?Or perhaps seducing your enemy with your feminine charms is really what your planning to do?''

''I wont tolerate anymore of your insults'' shouted an angry Elisabeth ''Why don't we fight with each other in order to settle this?I will montrer toi just how serious I am about my role as the leader''

''Someone feminine like toi fighting against me?'' laughed Thalia ''How ridiculous''

''Bratus,could toi please give a sword?'' Elisabeth asked Bratus.

''Of course'' a dit Bratus and pulled out a sword out of the chest that he had taken with him and handed it to Elisabeth ''This sword belonged to the leader of the former Order so its only fair for it to be passed down to the current leader''

Elisabeth took the sword and used it to cut her hair as short as possible.

''She actually did it'' thought a surprised Thalia.

''Impressive'' thought Daniel ''I never thought that she would go this far however it was a right decision''

''Do toi consider me now worthy enough to be your rival?'' Elisabeth asked Thalia.

''Not bad'' smirked Thalia ''You aren't an empty headed young woman like I thought toi were after all''

''So are toi accepting my challenge ou not?'' Elisabeth repeated her question.

''Of course I do'' answered Thalia.

''Great'' Elisabeth had a determined look on her.

''Why must people always solve out things par fighting?'' thought Marina.

''This fight will be interesting for sure''thought Daniel.

And so both Elisabeth and Thalia drew their swords and took their stances.

''Lets start now'' yelled Thalia and swinged her sword.Elisabeth quickly used her sword to block Thalia's attack and soon both of their swords crossed each other.

Thalia was pushing her body vers l'avant, vers l’avant while fighting which caused Elisabeth to take a step backwards.

''She's much better than I thought..'' thought Thalia ''but there's no way that she will defeat me.I will easily win this fight''

Because of the fact that Thalia wasn't focused enough,Elisabeth managed to kick her in the stomach and threw her on the ground.

''You little...'' yelled Thalia and got up.She quickly swung her sword at Elisabeth who successfully managed to parry her attack.

Elisabeth moved her right leg back in order to give her body a push vers l'avant, vers l’avant and and quickly swung her sword which again collided with Thalia's sword but this time Elisabeth was taking the lead because she was much faster.

''This can't be'' thought a shocked Thalia ''I'm losing''

With a strong balançoire, swing Elisabeth managed to threw Thalia's sword on the ground.

''You lose'' a dit Elisabeth while pointing her sword at Thalia's neck.

''Don't be so arrogant.You only managed to win because I wasn't focusing enough'' responded Thalia

Elisabeth sheathed her sword and reached out her hand to Thalia who responded in kind and shook her hand.

''You were a great rival'' smiled Elisabeth.

''Thanks,I have to admit that toi were great too...''Thalia looked down in embarrassment ''Looks like I was wrong about you''

''Do toi still think that I'm unworthy as a leader?'' asked Elisabeth

''Of course not'' smiled Thalia ''I'm very sorry for what I a dit earlier.I hope that toi can forgive me''

''Of course,I can'' Elisabeth smiled and hugged Thalia who hugged her back.

''Great job,Elisabeth'' Daniel clapped.

''Where did toi come from?'' Elisabeth asked Daniel.

''I have changed my mind....I decided to rejoindre the new Order after all'' answered Daniel

''What?'' Elisabeth was confused.

''I a dit that I'm joining the new Order'' Daniel repeated what he a dit before and then asked ''Do toi have anything against it?''

''No,its just that I was surprised that toi suddenly changed your mind'' answered Elisabeth.

''Well fate is something that toi can't change,sooner ou later toi will have no choice but to embrace it'' a dit Ambrosia.

''Nobody asked of your opinion'' Daniel told Ambrosia ''Besides what are toi even doing here?''

''Fate cannot be changed?What a bunch of nonsense'' thought Enhard.

''I came here to tell everyone that Tenebris is going to start another war with us after 2 years from now now'' Ambrosia answered ''Also I'm afraid that there will be another misfortune that will happen in between that''

''After two years?'' asked Bratus.

''Yes'' answered Ambrosia ''I hope that Elisabeth will learn to master her powers until then''

''Don't worry,I can assure toi that she will master her powers until then'' a dit Serafina

''I have no doubts about that,my dear Serafina however it would be better for Elisabeth to master her powers in one year......just in case something else happens'' replied Ambrosia ''I will go now and let Bratus to continue with his test''

''What did she mean with that?'' asked a confused Serafina.

''That witch is deliberately not mentioning the exact events that are going to happen in the future,like she always does'' answered Daniel ''As much as I hate her,its better to listen to her warning because her prophecies have never been wrong''

''I guess that you're right about that'' replied Serafina.

''Ambrosia....she is quite a mystery indeed'' thought Elisabeth ''Is she really someone that can be trusted?'

Meanwhile at South Arkadelia,King Alexander had called Damian to his trône room to discuss something important with him.

Damian entered the trône room and bowed down before the King.

''Your majesty'' a dit Damian before getting up again ''I was told that toi called for me''

''Yes,Damian'' a dit King Alexander ''A spy has informed us that some people in North Arkadelia have been planning an rebellion against my brother''

''So they're planning to overthrow King George?That doesn't surprise me at all considering the foolish mistakes that he made in the war against Ethera'' a dit Damian.

''Yes and at the same time,this rebellion is something that will benefit us as well because it will surely make them vulnerable'' smirked King Alexander

''Your majesty,are toi planning for us to enter another war with North Arkadelia?'' asked Damian

''Of course I do,why else do toi think that I called here for?This will be my chance to finally conquer North Arkadelia and unite the two countries as one under my rule''

''With all due respect,your majesty,I think that that would be a mistake'' a dit Damian.

''What did toi say?'' yelled King Alexander ''I hope that toi have a good reason to defy me''

''Your majesty,Ambrosia warned us that a big threat will be soon approaching us,so it would be wiser for us to not to start unnecessary wars'' ''

''The new Order of Destined Heroes will handle that whereas toi and your men will conquer North Arkadelia.You were the leader of the former Order,so conquering that pathetic country shouldn't be a problem for you.Do toi understand now?''

''Of course,your majesty''

''Good.We will wait for the rebellion to get out of hand and thats when we will attack them''

''I understand,you're majesty''

''You may go now,Damian.I will call toi again once we get ready to start with my plan''

''Yes,your majesty'' Damian bowed down and got up to leave the trône room.

Back at the Numcecidum area,Bratus was getting ready to start the seconde part of his test.

''Well now that Daniel has accepted to join,the new Order is finally complete now'' a dit Bratus ''Also since Daniel is one of Ethera's strongest warriors,it will give us a huge advantage over the enemy''

''Indeed'' a dit Serafina.

''And now that everything has been settled we should resume with the seconde part of the test'' Bratus told the warriors of the new Order ''Today we are going to test you're fighting skills.Elisabeth and Thalia already demonstrated their fighting skills so there's no need for them to continue further.Which means that now its the turn for the others to do the same.Do toi understand?''

''Yes'' the others responded at the same time

''Both of toi did very well'' Bratus spoke to Elisabeth and Thalia ''However when it comes to toi Thalia,you did two major mistakes:Your first mistake was underestimating your rival and your seconde mistake was losing your focus.In a real battle those mistakes could easily cause your death''

''I understand'' a dit Thalia ''I will be careful not to repeat those mistakes in the future''

''Good'' a dit Bratus ''Now lets resume with the rest''

''Lets start with you'' Bratus pointed to Celestia ''Since your specialty is archery,we will test how far toi can shoot an arrow''

''Yes'' answered Celestia who took her longbow and an Arrow from the quiver that she was carrying.

''See that target?'' Bratus pointed to an archery target that was 200 m away from them.

Celestia took a good look at where Bratus was pointing and noticed the target.

''Yes I can see it'' answered Celestia

''I want toi to hit it'' ordered Bratus ''After that Aerius, who's on the other side,will bring the target to us so that we can confirmer whether toi managed to hit it ou not''

''Thats no problem'' smiled Celestia and got in position to shoot the arrow.

Celestia nocked the Arrow with a a confident look on her face.She put all her focus into the target before drawing the bow with all her strength and releasing the arrow.The Arrow traveled quickly and managed to hit the target.

Aerius brought the archery target to them and confirmed that Celestia had been successful.

''Great job,Celestia'' shouted Thalia.

''She really is skilled'' thought Elisabeth.

''Amazing'' thought Pontus with his eyes wide open.

''Well who would have thought that that such a small person would be such a skilled archer'' Daniel told Serafina who was near him.

''Indeed.I must admit,it was quite a surprise for me as well'' a dit Serafina.

''Well it goes to montrer that toi should never be biased against people because of their height'' a dit Enhard

''I''ll have to agree with toi on that'' Algus told Enhard

''Impressive'' a dit Bratus

''Thank you'' a dit Celestia

''But can toi also shoot moving targets?'' asked Bratus.

''Of course I can'' answered Celestia ''After all I spent 15 years of my life practicing hard in order to excel at archery''

''Good'' a dit Bratus and ordered two helpers to bring a spinning wheel with 8 small targets.

''You have to hit all those targets while the wheel is spinning'' a dit Bratus ''Are toi ready?''

''Yes'' replied Celestia and Bratus ordered one of his men to spin the wheel.

Celestia quickly took an Arrow out of her quiver,nocked it on her bow and released it fast.Before the first Arrow hit the target,she already took out her seconde Arrow and released it even faster than the first one.One par one,Cel