Chapter 473: The White Crystal (1/2)

Later that evening, most of the knights were sound asleep. However, a few of the Redwing leaders were still awake by the fire.

Van had taken out the Divine crystal he had received. It was given to him by Ray, which was smilingly was a gift from the Divine being. A crystal which held great power and was able to hold the Divine being herself was now in his hands.

Somehow, he was meant to harness this power to help him defeat the shadow. He closed his eyes and started to concentrate. Doing a little practice before the big event, the crystal started to light up, and to avoid the others from waking up, he cuffed his hands around the edge.

Breaking concentration, the light started to dim. ”The key to us winning all of this.”

”Don't put too much pressure on yourself.” A voice said from behind.

When Van turned around, he could see Roki had just come back from the forest.

”I just don't understand how I got involved in all of this,” Van said.

”You don't need to understand,” Harry said. ”If you think about it too much and make yourself go mad with the pressure, it won't change anything.”

The next morning the weather was miserable. There was a sudden downpour, but this was to be expected as they got closer to the Shadow continent. The weather wasn't the nicest in that area.

Unsure whether it was the shadows doing or if it had always been like that. There weren't many that could even remember the times before the shadow existed.

Finally, they had stepped foot on the dark dead land, the trees were weak looking, and showed no signs of life, while the rivers were filled with lava. A few buildings would be seen in the distance but all crumpled and torn down, there was no sign of human life for miles and miles.

In the end, at some point, they needed to set up camp. The shadow continent was mostly a wasteland, and this posed a great threat, for there was nowhere safe to set up camp.

Eventually, all they could do was place their tents on where they were. The rain continued pouring down, and the knights were to stay in their tents for the night.

Roy, who excelled in fire magic, was finally coming to some use, as he was asked to help start fires in every one of the tents to gather some warmth.

For this expedition, Sir K and Harry were put in commanding charge. The group would mostly decide things together as they usually did, but if it came to it and forced to make a quick decision, it would be down to them.

And right now, in a large tent, the RedWing leaders had gathered as Lenny felt like he had a pressing matter to tell them all.

”I fear that the shadow may already know we are coming early,” Lenny said.

”What makes you think that?” Martha asked.

”The fact that a large army like this one has been travelling through the shadow continent, yet haven't encountered a single beast. Incidents used to happen at the border all the time, and even more so when we started to clear the land, yet right now there has been nothing.”

”Can Bliss not look into the future again to see if it's changed?” Kyle asked.

'I can, but we shouldn't rely on that, even the vision I see is just one of many, and perhaps it is one that is the result of the actions we are taking even now. It's best if we not try to get ahead of the future.”

”We should continue to proceed.” Sir K said. ”There might be other reasons for why it is like it is now. Maybe they are gathering forces for an attack or something else. If we are prepared for a trap or an ambush, then it won't really be a trap or ambush will it.”

The words spoken by Sir K were simple, but it gave them confidence. Listening to Sir K, for many of them, it reminded them of a time when they were back at an academy. They never thought they would be travelling by his side to fight the shadow.

However, there was one person who was keeping a secret from them all; he didn't know why, but he thought it was best to keep it quiet. Ever since Van had stepped foot in the shadow continent, his crystal was pulsating with a strange power.

He was unaware of why, but it gave him confidence, in the strength he felt.

That night as they all slept, Harry was struggling with thoughts of his own. Gary, was someone who he saw as a rival. Ever since he had lost the kingdom tournament to him, he strived to be better and get stronger.

He was also the person who comforted him when he had no choice but to kill his father. It was a strange relationship, but other than Jack. He didn't feel a connection with any of the others.