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Prologue

The sky was like a veil painted in a deep darkened blue, few star still glittering and hanging above in the painted veil. It is an early morning, a calm dawn where the sun has not yet risen.

The fresh cold air breezes in the kingdom yet many people in the kingdom already woken up and already in their own pace doing something.

Because today there will be a celebration.

The vibrant decoration filled all over the kingdom. People in the kingdom was so enthusiast that even children help there parent on decorating the streets.

The Queen provided and invited all the people in the kingdom for a grand feast on this celebration.

A man rode his horse towards a certain district, this district will be crowded and become a busy place in a few hour.

Tents and carpets are already covered the road with their displayed merchandise.

This is the district were merchants and traders gathers here.

As he passed them by, a necklace took his eye that made him to bought it. This is not the reason why he came here just to buy in the merchant's district but instead he has someone to meet.

As he continue rode his horse and reach an alley. Something block his path that made him stop his horse. He unride his horse and approach the crowded people who made his way blocked.

As he approach a man from the crowded people saw him and draw all the attention of the crowd.

The commotion was made a simple fight from the near inn, were two middle-aged man start a fist fight that cause the road block yet they're not reason why the road block but instead a bunch of curios people gathered from the spot.

When he reach the crowd, the fight just instanly cease.

People in the kingdom knew him.

A long jet-black haired that momentarily cover half of his face, he wears a grey adamantine armor while his both shoulder has a unique design that made look like a horn, upon his waist their a belt attached a sapphire gem that define him as knight in the kingdom but this guy is not an ordinary knight, his back shone a wavering Red Cape that symbolizes in the kingdom the knight of the Highest Order and only one man owns this title.

"What happen here?!" a calm tone that struck down everyone in the crowd in a dead silence.

The two middle aged guy who causes the commotion looks terrified and begun sweating like a melted ice when the knight distinctively stares at them.

"Who started this?" the tone of the knight remain calm but still no one respond his question.

"Why there is--"

When the knight try to ask another question he saw a hand waving at him that draw his attention and dry up.

He knew the person who wave at him because this is the person he have to meet today.

That person smiles at him that made him smile too. The crowd was surprised when they saw the knight where they knew a stoic man can make a warm smile like this.

"Please do not block the way and all you guys go back and continue what you have to do. There is a celeration happening today so let's make an enjoyable day today."

After he said that, all people in the crowd begun dispered in the area like a group of bird scatters from a branch of a tree after a stone toss at them.

The person he wants to meet was a lady, a beautiful lady.

Everyday he always visit this lady.

"Hey."

A clam up word came from his mouth.

"Hello? Or do I say Good morning."

"Yeah Good morning too."

After his greetings, he got a warm pleasant smile from the woman he love.

"Want to come?"

"Yeah."

"Get Barbiel on the stable."

"Okay "

The lady quickly hold his hand and they walk together.

The scenery begun to fade and he realizes it is a dream.

He manage to wake himself back to reality that scene was only fragment of his memory.

There a huge battle happen this time.

The rich kingdom he swore to protect was now in ruined not because of the coming war but the Queen herself brought the calamity on her people.

The rich kingdom became a necropolis.