478 Meeting and Disgus (1/2)
Inside the castle's meeting hall were the angel council as well as their leader, the Seraphim. He appeared to be a middle-aged man with three pairs of white wings on his back. His appearance was gentle, making him look like a peace-loving guy. He wore a long white robe and golden crown, making him look majestic.
Besides him was the chancellor of this council, his wife. She had this golden hair and bountiful body, reminding Alex about a certain girl in the movie. The gentle and loving angel mother. However, her calm and mature expression changed slightly after taking a glimpse of the visitors.
”May I know what is the meaning of this, Phoenix Queen? You bring the genius Princess of Elven Race, and there is even a human,” asked her with a troubled tone.
”Fufu… You have my sincerest apologies for doing this without informing you. But to follow the proper procedure and informing you about this would have invited more anxiety and confusion, making it a somewhat difficult proposition at the time.” The phoenix queen smiled and explained.
”Well, certainly. Nonetheless, you should inform us first.” She asked again. ”I am afraid you have us completely at a loss, Phoenix Queen. To begin with, why did you bring those two people?”
”Not two, one,” said Stina while narrowing her eyes.
The entire council was taken aback by that statement, wondering who she really brought to this place.
”What?!” Startled, she wanted to ask again before the king, who was silent until now, interrupted her.
”The human?”
”!!!” All of them turned their heads toward the king, who suddenly spoke.
”Exactly so.” Phoenix Queen answered with a serious expression.
”!!!” The people looked back at the phoenix queen, startled by the answer. The human was someone's unknown while the Elven Princess was well-known. It was obvious to see that the Elven Princess should be the one. Much to their dismay, it was this unknown human that was the real guest.
”For the Human to come to the Flying Continent, he must pass through our Continent and have the necessary pass. To that end, he somehow arrived at the Elven Kingdom first because he did not have a pass to our kingdom, thus the king agreed to grant him the pass. Their terms for the pass was allowing their princess to accompany him on the journey. I agreed and here she is.” She explained while changing a bit of detail.
”How… How could you have agreed to that by yourself? If the Elven Kingdom wants to come, they should also make a formal notice to inform us.” The seraphim's wife said.
”Certainly, you are correct. If this means that afterward, our Phoenix Race must compensate you, then so be it. However, if that is what it costs to arrange a face-to-face meeting between a Human like him that would make the entire world tremble and the wise Seraphim, then I consider it a trivial price to pay.
”O's Seraphim, as a wise seraph who wishes to see the united world, I respectfully ask that you exchange some words with the human, he who rose and challenges the world from unfertile land.” The Phoenix Queen said with a serious expression.
”Challenges the world?” Confused, the others kept looking at Alex and the Seraphim. Meanwhile, the Seraphim immediately realized what she meant, ”Is he… I see...”
”Yes. Exactly.” The Phoenix Queen nodded with a serious expression.
The Seraphim suddenly stood up from his throne, clasping his hand and introduced himself. ”Allow me to introduce myself properly. Zarall, Thirtieth Seraphim of the Angel Race.”
The moment his name filled everyone's ears, they felt indescribable pressure coming out of it.
Alex closed his eyes before smiling, feeling the majestic pressure of his name. What he witnessed was not the pressure of the name of Zarall. Instead, it was coming for the fact that he was the ruler of this race that kept the prosperity of the Angel Race.
”I am just your Ordinary Human, Alexander Sirius.” Alex introduced himself with just a simple smile. Yet, everyone spat out, thinking, 'There is no way for a Phoenix Queen to take Ordinary Human here.'
”Hoh… Despite your pretty face, you seem to have grown up by yourself, not like a sheltered duckling. I have realized your intention. State it now.”
Not wanting to keep the suspense anymore, a Purple Crystal came out of his Spirit Ring as he said, ”I, Alexander Sirius, Challenge the trial of Angel Race.”
”!!!” This utterly shocked them. Wanting to berate the Phoenix Queen about this, the Seraphim's wife stopped by the appearance of a Yellow Crystal.
The two crystals came closer and shone brightly, blinding the eyes of them. However, the moment Alex closed his eyes, he returned into the plain white world, meeting the mysterious man again.
”Take the Green Box to Strength Plateau.”
Alex was too tired to even say anything, realizing he would not be able to talk with this person. Even so, the message kept lingering inside his mind, making him wonder what he meant by Green Box. He came back to reality without knowing the answer.
”?!” The Seraphim noticed a slight change in his expression. Seeing that he was accompanied by the Phoenix Queen and Elven Genius Princess, he should have completed their trial first beforehand. Because of that, he should have accustomed to this sight, yet there was still a change in his expression. This made the Seraphim suspicious.
”How intriguing… The trial has been approved by the crystals. However, it is true that the Phoenix Queen has breached an agreement by bringing you to this place.
”I don't need the compensation, but all of you need to be tested. If you won't, then I will do whatever it takes to stop you. Shall you collect all crystals, all races might unite. The problem is not every union would bring joy. They might also bring destruction. Hence, I need to discern your true intention.”
Taking out his golden wand, he knocked the floor twice. In an instant, a light started enveloping them.