The moment I arrived at the capital — teleporting nearby and then flying several miles rather than teleporting directly to make sure I stayed unnoticed — I understood why Helga asked me to hurry up. The city was surrounded by a large army, all carrying the personal flags of the second Prince, while the capital sported the flags of the third Prince.
No sign of the crown prince and the fourth prince.
Interesting, I thought even as I mixed into the surrounding army, curious about the exact situation.
A few questions were enough for me to get a general sense of what was going on. Apparently, the crown prince attacked the estate of the fourth prince, triggering a fight that cost the life of the fourth prince. There was some gossip about a lost artifact with no further explanation.
More interestingly, before the crown prince could even return to the capital, he mysteriously disappeared, with the second and third princes blaming each other for assassinating him.
I had a better idea about his fate … especially since I could detect several Eternal agents moving around in the army, all disguised as ordinary soldiers and servants, though nowhere near as hidden as they believed themselves to be.
There were too many of them to actually be about the capital … and their role didn’t justify them. Giving me a better idea.
The Eternals — at least the group that was using Mariel as an experiment — finally realized the crown prince lost her. I wondered if they killed him.
I hoped not. I preferred to take revenge directly.
A twenty-minute walk around the military camp was enough for me to notice almost thirty Eternal agents, even the weakest above level forty, with decent stats.
It was fascinating just how little I felt threatened by them.
Of course, that was not the only change. Such an opportunity was a chance for the nobles to throw their support behind the winner. The number of the flags showed that the most believed it would be the second prince that would be victorious despite the fact that the third Prince held the capital.
Ultimately, however, I ignored most political nonsense. I didn’t care much about who would be the Emperor. Why would I, when I could easily destroy them if they really pushed me. 142.93.60.102
No, I cared about exactly what the Eternals were doing, and just how many agents they had in the city itself. I needed to sneak in.
I could have easily teleported, but it was almost certain there was a stronger mage that could catch the fluctuations. Teleporting was not exactly subtle, especially since the capital activated its magical protections.
Luckily, I didn’t need to wait for long. There had been a sudden magical attack from the army to the city, followed by a regiment attacking to the walls. It was more of a threat than something that could actually work, but it was enough for me to mix with them … then, change into the colors of the defending army.
Things were much easier with my improved stats.
The capital was a mess. People looked shocked, angry, and hungry. And, while I pitied them, I couldn’t do anything.
Not with the number of Eternal agents I could count, their numbers increasing as I got closer to my blacksmith. Not exactly good news, especially since the increase was too significant to be coincidental.
Once I arrived, I found a dozen of them surrounding the blacksmith, along with a regiment from the royal army. The wards were activated.
More importantly, from such a close range, I could finally feel a presence, one that was familiar despite all the differences, reminding me of flames, forges … and chains.
The speech went on, but I left it behind and moved forward, easily keeping myself hidden both from the curious eyes, and their magical detection methods. Soon, I was in the same room as Oeyne, the sight of her dusky skin covered with sweat as her hammer danced rapidly.
I wanted to hug her immediately, but before, there were things that needed to be done.
First, I created a new ward for the room, one that would not only block any curious magical detection spells, but also fake the result to show Oeyne was still alone and forging. I didn’t want to be interrupted.
Second, I cast a diagnosis spell on her, checking her soul space. Just like I expected, her System was gone, replaced by a new Divine Spark, one that could easily be defined as Forging. She was in the process of bonding with it, but she was still somewhere between the demigod and goddess stages.
Still, her status was stable, there was no danger … and our privacy was assured.
A perfect reunion.
{Strength: 115 Charisma: 115
Precision: 115 Perception: 115
Agility: 115 Manipulation: 122
Speed: 115 Intelligence: 151
Endurance: 168 Wisdom: 122}
{Purified Divine Spark: 1.147,577}
{ADDITIONAL SPARKS
Twilight - Chosen 30
Nature - Chosen 10
Knowledge - Chosen 10}
{MINIONS
GODDESSES
Elven Goddess
Goddess of Knowledge
Twilight Archangel}
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