Enchanted Gate

[ Monica Merleon's Aide ]

Your grace, there will be a power struggle soon between the stronghold of the empire.

What do you wish me to do your grace ?

I will be in my office and wait for my instructions. I will let you personally deliver a letter to house Moenglyrn in the east. You will head out today, it is an orgent matter we need to deal with.

Yes your grace, I will prepare my self for the departure in the east.

The head of the house Merleon is deeply concerned the matters involving the imperial family and the empire. She her self wrote a letter to show her concerns and let the head of the east know and request an early visit in Vietian the floating city. To investigate the situation her self. The knowledge that the temple will probably give her information. 

Knock... Knock 

It is is me your grace, the butler.. you wish to see me your grace..

Yes, come on in.

The head butler of Merleon is one of the outstanding imperial night of the previous emperor. That choose to serve the family to show his loyalty to his beloved friend the previous headmaster.

I want you to request the emperor to access the imperial library. I know that it is not easy to be granted such wish but the privilege of your night hood would reconsider the request.

If that what you truly want your grace. I will personally go to the palace to request permission to access the imperial library.

I'll leave everything to you and I will also send him my greetings. You can leave now..

Yes your grace..

Sigh....

Such misery... I need to work for these matter. It would not be bad to dump all the work to a middle age woman.

She said "Shadow.... " [ A mysterious looking woman appears out of no where. ]

Find information about what the holiness said about my daughter. Investigate everyone in this household. Don't miss any information about what happened twenty years ago in this mansion. Find out the truth about the previous headmaster secret.

Master... [ Silence, she look at her with mysterious aura in the air. The room feel suffocating for a normal person. ]

There is an abnormal activities happening in the northern part of the empire. It is has been quite sometime now this phenomenon also happen in the southern part of the empire. Also some part of the empire the black fog that consume the life of the land.

On the way here the contaminated monster that has been seen for the first time was raging on the village nearby the territory. 

And what is your judgement about what happened ?

It is early to tell master, the new type is stronger than the normal monster in the forest. I can tell that it develop new adaptability like it is evolving and it shows some intelligent.

Did the tower knows about this ?

It seems like they do, I have let one of my shadow follow them and the emperor himself know the situation.

Can you say that it would be related to the summoning of the empire's elites ?

Most likely master.

Continue to observe the changes in the empire, we do not know what danger lurks on this.

[The night shadow disappeared ] She's alone no in her office.

She mumble.....

A month from now the empires elites will gather in the palace.

What game does the emperor has on his mind ?

What are the secret of the highest blood line of this empire ?

Sigh... [ She lean on the chair ] too much for today. 

[ She notices a person behind the door ]

And said;

"You can come in now "

Headmistress.. ( Her Aide answered)

This is the letter containing my message to the Moenglyrn and tell her I will be visiting in three days from now. You must deliver it and be careful on your way to the east. The riders are on the move and the appearance of the unknown forces of monster in the territory is making it more difficult.

I will take care of everything your grace.

[ Her aide then lift the room ]

 In the lone purple of her office..

Are you in there ? [ The head maid is outside, behind the door. ]

Yes your grace, do you need something ?

When my daughter comes to find me, tell her that I will be in the east for two weeks and I will let her handle the house for a while. The meeting of the of the families elites will be in the third week of this month.

As you wish your grace, please rest for tonight. I will personally handle everything you need to have to your travel to the east.

You can leave now, you don't have to worry I will have my rest after this.

[ After the head maid left the room, she then retire to her bedroom. She took a seat in the balcony outside her room. ]

The cold blow of the wind is strange. It is in the middle of summer yet the night is colder than before. The exterior of this empire looks extravagant but the inside is slowly rotting. Soon enough the smell will be blown by the air. It will fuel the fire of the sleeping red sun.

[ In Meilyn's study room ]

The unexpected summoning of the four elites of the house is a lot of work. I know it is the imperial order but how can I reach them. The genius of the Relic-tech is known as a wondering machine of the empire.

She doesn't care where the wild winds blow her. She mastered machinery in the early age. Equip in both machine and swordman ship. She declined the offer to serve as an imperial night with modern technology. She have the concept that ideas come from wondering and discovering new knowledge. 

Sigh... Would I be able to reach her on time...

While the wondering witch is unexpectedly on the west. Her alchemy are acknowledge by the people of this empire. She gained the people's trust and starting to call her a witch. Her crafts are the best and she's quite cunning. She loves fortune as much as she love to try new things. I should convince her, money can be a bait.

I should not worry about him, his in the territory after all. Running the mercenary, he probably already know about the imperial scheme this time. I will expect his visit to the mansion soon. He probably know how to contact her. Their quit close as they grow up together but they are the polar opposite to each other. She's a woman but with the strength of ten men.

She probably out there scavenging precious minerals of the empire. She only talks about those gems and power stone. She really have the highest toxin immunity because of her obsession on them.

I can't also use the family shadows as they only follow orders directly from the headmistress.

The empire will be nosey in the next few months. The day is getting harder each time. I should have my plan. 

The most important thing for now is how to convince four of them to gather for the expedition. When it reach to their ears curiosity will drive them here in the mansion. I will send the letters of invitation for them.