Chapter 1154 - A Disorderly Situation (1/2)
I’m surprised things turned out this way.
Siena and Nalea gazed silently at the letter on the table. The latter brought upon her usual innocent and unaffected smile, while the former knitted her brows tightly and her depressing aura flooded the entire room. Even without reading this letter from Marlene, they knew the situation was far from good. From the start, the battles between the Void Territory and Country of Darkness were still under control. But as days passed, the Country of Darkness intensified their attacks and the Void Territory didn’t seem to have the intention of backing down. This gave Siena a huge headache, but she didn’t need to worry about it any longer because the most troublesome thing just happened.
Charlie, one of the legendary generals of the Country of Darkness, led an army into battle, aggravating the conflict into a war. Not only that, but he also attempted to destroy Order, which violated the rules of Order. And now… the situation had developed in an irremediable direction that no one wished to see. If the twin sisters didn’t do anything about it, perhaps the issue might turn out even more critical.
“We can’t remain silent anymore, Big Sister. We have to take actions to ensure the safety and Order of the Dragon Soul Continent. This is our responsibility and duty. If this continues, who knows what will happen!”
Siena put away the letter in her hand, stood to her feet, and gazed sternly at the other young lady who gnawed at a biscuit like a hamster. Upon realizing her gaze, Nalea dropped the biscuit awkwardly and stuck out her tongue in embarrassment.
“I know, Siena… Indeed, His Majesty Ion has gone too far this time. No matter what, he was up against the deity wardens…”
In comparison to Ion and Lilian, Siena and Nalea had existed for the longest time. The twin sisters had been quietly watching over the continent and as a matter of fact, the Country of Law had the least number of replacements for its rulers. Up until this moment, only three Judgment & Ruling Twin Dragons had been replaced. Of course, this was also related to the nation itself. The Country of Darkness had night wyverns, the Country of Light had angels, and the Void Territory had man-made humans. Similarly, the Country of Law had their unique race—the elf dragons.
However, the so-called ‘elf dragons’ weren’t referring to elves residing in the forest. The ‘elf’ was only a collective term. As a matter of fact, apart from white elves, what made up most of the current elf community were moon elves and earth elves. But the ‘elf dragons’ were entirely different beings from them. They didn’t have descendants by means of breeding, but were ‘born’ from the fruits of the Spirit Tree enveloping the sacred grounds by gathering the power and essence of the sky and earth instead. Judging from this fact, the ‘elf’ was more like that monkey which Rhode had read about from a supernatural novel, where the monkey jumped out from the crack in a boulder and was ‘born’ from a tree.
Besides, no one knew if it was a coincidence as there were always two lives born whenever the fruits of the Spirit Tree ripened. This went to show that twins were part of a tradition in the Country of Law.
It was due to this reason that Siena and Nalea could withstand more dragon soul powers than ordinary humans and other dragons. Their bodies would also not deteriorate with age or be damaged due to expending too much dragon soul power. That was why in the Dragon Soul Continent, the twin dragons of the Country of Law lived the longest. Perhaps it was also due to this reason that the five Creator Dragons decided to put the Country of Law in charge of managing the Creation Code and not other countries. If it were the Country of Light that were responsible, no one knew what would happen to the Creation Code after the generations of inheritance.
For that reason, Siena and Nalea were the dragon soul heirs who understood the most about what sort of beings the deity wardens were. They knew that it was all a facade despite the deity wardens acting humbly toward them. In fact, with the status and strength of the deity wardens, Siena and Nalea could only accept the criticisms if the deity wardens were to shout abuse at them. After all, they were the deity wardens. They were on a totally different level above the dragon soul heirs who were only born later than them.
Besides, the Country of Darkness had indeed gone overboard this time. As a matter of fact, when Siena and Nalea learned that Ion had actually sent out one of the legendary generals into battle, they were stumped. After all, they didn’t expect the Dark Dragon to disregard them to this huge extent…
“Is there any response from His Majesty Rhode’s side?”
Siena let out a sigh and asked. Facing her question, Nalea carefully picked up another biscuit and tossed it into her mouth. Then, she shook her head.
“Nope… but his soul is doing fine. I suppose there aren’t too many troubles…”
Even though Rhode had left the continent, his soul was still connected to the dragon essence. If Rhode were dead, the dragon essence would dissipate and look for a new heir. And now, the dragon essence was in normal condition, which meant that Rhode was still alive and kicking.
“Alright then, I’m going to have a chat with His Majesty Ion.”
After hearing the response from the elder sister, Siena pondered for a few moments before making a decision. She felt like the situation had indeed gone out of control. But as for what the exact issue was, she wasn’t sure. That was why she had to check it out herself.
But shortly after, Siena realized that the situation was worse than she had imagined.
“His Majesty Ion refuses to meet me?”
She widened her eyes at the old man, Garcia, who was pale and speechless. According to official etiquette, the Dark Dragon absolutely had to welcome any dragon soul heirs who visited his territory—which, in this case, was one of the twin dragons who managed the Creation Code—so Siena didn’t expect to be refused entry at all. She had never experienced something like this before.
“No, that isn’t the case, Your Majesty Siena.”
Garcia showed a bitter look on his face. But he had no other ways around it. He had notified Ion that Siena was heading over way before she arrived, but Ion brushed him off instead. No, it was more like ever since that defeat, Ion locked himself up in the room and didn’t step out of it. Up until now, Garcia still recalled that scene. Upon witnessing everything that happened, including Charlie’s death, through the crystal ball, Ion seemed to have made up his mind about something. He raised his arm and was about to command when suddenly, Charlie snarled, clutched his sword, and black flames erupted from his blade to collide heavily with the white magical torrent.
The dazzling radiance flickered from the crystal ball and as soon as the radiance dissipated, the image on the crystal ball vanished entirely. Garcia and Balende exchanged looks and even though none of them spoke a word, they clearly knew that from then onward, another seat for the legendary general was emptied. But shortly after, Garcia and Balende discovered something terrifying and that was Ion’s expression.
Garcia swore that ever since he devoted himself to the Dark Dragon, he had never witnessed such an expression. Ion stared blankly at the crystal ball without any emotions. That behavior from him wasn’t meant to protect his dignity or anything. At that moment, Garcia felt like the Dark Dragon’s head was in a complete blank as though the one standing there wasn’t a mighty king, but was a stone-carved statue instead. This left Garcia speechless and trembling with fear. In an instant, Garcia, Balende, and Ion fell into a dead silence. After some time, Ion laid down the arm he raised from a few moments ago, turned around, and left the room quietly. Gazing at his back, neither Garcia nor Balende said anything because even they were at a loss for words.
It was thereafter that Ion locked himself up in the room and didn’t attend the routine morning meeting. Up until this moment, no one knew what was going through Ion’s head and exactly what he wanted to do. At the same time, Garcia reported Siena’s arrival to Ion, but Ion didn’t respond at all. Garcia felt helpless, but what else could he do? After all, he was only one of the legendary generals and not the Dark Dragon…
“Alright, I got it.”
Siena anticipated that Ion would be in a horrible mood. After all, the Country of Darkness had rarely fallen so terribly against the Void Territory. Aside from that, two of the four legendary generals also died in the hands of the Void Territory. During the Creation War, only one of the four legendary generals was dead. But now, two of them were killed in a short period of time. But, even though Siena sympathized with Ion’s feelings, she had to do what was necessary. That was why she nodded and retrieved a golden scroll from the fold of her pocket. Upon seeing the golden scroll, Garcia’s expression changed instantly. Of course, he knew what that was.
The declaration of the Creation Code!
Garcia knew little about it. The twin dragons were always in charge of the Creation Code. Whenever anyone violated the Creation Code, the twin dragons would make a verdict. What made matters worse was that verdicts didn’t require lawyers, appeals, retrials, and summoning of the plaintiff and defendant to court. As long as the Judgment & Ruling Twin Dragons judged that the party violated the Creation Code, that would be sufficient.
Unsure if the countries were simply fortunate or not, after the Creation War happened, none of them were handed the declaration of the Creation Code. And now, this was considered a ‘historic breakthrough’ for the Country of Darkness… which was something that Garcia definitely didn’t want to achieve.
“This is a warning. I suppose you’re aware that one of your four legendary generals, Charlie, broke the stability of Order in the battlefield. His actions have violated what an inhabitant of Order is allowed to do…”
Upon hearing Siena’s remarks, Garcia tense up instantly. He listened with a solemn look while gazing at the declaration. Shortly after, Siena changed the topic.