67 Chapter 67 The Empress

Multiple members from Hallows Guild rush to the cave where their guild master and Camilla fought.

"Are those dragons!?"

"That's not possible, they rarely go outside their habitat."

"Are you blind? Did the bastards from Duskfall Guild hit your head too hard?"

"Shut up! If the Protector didn't intervened I may have killed all of them."

"Yes, you can definitely kill Kerra."

"Fuck you!"

"Shut it, the both of you." says by the azure haired gentleman.

All of them are worn out due to their skirmish against Magus and Duskfall Guild but that didn't stop them from rushing to Alger's side. Their numbers are too high for the cave too handle, the azure haired gentleman took a few elite members to go in the cave.

"Fath... Guild Master are you alright?" says by the azure haired gentleman. "We need to go now! Even I can't fight them alone" he added hurriedly.

"Fraener? What are you doing here?" Alger said. "And how many times do I need to tell you, just call me Father no need for formalities considering your my daughter's husband." he added, ignoring the urgent plea of the azure haired gentleman.

"Never mind that, we saw dozens of dragons hovering outside this cave." Fraener said. "We need..." Before he can finish his sentence, a beautiful scarlet haired figure appears behind Alger.

"No need to worry, those dragons obeys me." Delmira said assuring Fraener's concern.

Fraener's eyes widened in horror and instantly kneel in front of Delmira. The scarlet haired beauty just waved her hand at him.

"So what will happen now, Protector?" Alger asked.

"You don't need to worry about Camilla anymore, she won't be able to use mana from now on. Of course, Zirracania won't let this go easily. We will decide her fate after the leader's summit." Delmira explained.

One of the dragon swoop down and roughly pick Camilla with its talon.

"You're Cleo right? I'll ignore your little skill for now since it looks like you helped a lot." Delmira said while winking at Cleo.

Cleo was speechless at Delmira's remarks. His mind goes wild trying to figure out what she's talking about. Is it Crimson Ichor or is it Replicate he wonder.

Leah misunderstood Delmira's action and rush towards in front of Cleo and gave Delmira an intimidating stare while gritting her teeth.

"Relax, little girl. I won't steal your man." Delmira said. 'Fated Lovers, Death, The Magician and The Chariot. Four new God's Chosen suddenly appeared and three of them already knew each other. Is this just a coincidence?' Delmira said inwardly.

Another dragon swoop down from above. Even Alger felt goosebumps on how a single person can control an army of Dragons.

"Goodbye for now." Delmira said while mounting the dragon. The Dragon flaps it wings and kick the ground, soaring into the sky.

Alger and everyone present in the cave audibly release a sigh a relief once they can no longer feel the presence of Delmira and her dragon army.

"What are you gonna do now Cleo?" Alger asked.

"I don't think we can go back at Lavierre Kingdom, at least not right now." Cleo replied.

"If you don't have any plan, why not join my guild?" Alger offered. "I can see huge potential on the both of you, we also have a SwordMaster that can train the two of you properly." he added.

'Cleo? Where did I heard that name again?' Fraener said inwardly. "The leader of those bandits!" Fraener said while taking out his sword from his spatial ring and pointing it at Cleo.

"What's the meaning of this? Explain yourself Fraener!" Alger said, clearly angry at his son in law's action.

"A bandit group joined the skirmish when we're fighting Magus and Duskfall Guild." Fraener explained.

"Put your sword down Fraener. I think this is just a misunderstanding." Alger said.

"N-no father, I'm pretty sure one of the acting leader of that bandit group mention his name when we ask who's their leader." Fraener insisted.

"Are you talking about Roark? What did they do and what happened to them?" Cleo asked.

Fraener suddenly turn silent and avoids Cleo's scarlet eyes.

"Answer the question Fraener. Did the bandits helped Magus and Duskfall Guild?" Alger asked.

"Th-they assisted us but they're still bandits we can't just let them roam freely so we subdued them." Fraener reluctantly answered.

Alger covered his face with his palm at Raener's answer.

He can't really blame his son in law either since they overlook it as well. Alger with the help of Cleo clears the misunderstanding. Fraener reluctantly apologize at Cleo, he still thinks that he made the right choice.

'At least it looked like they did their part.' Cleo said inwardly.

"Cleo the offer still stands, think it through." Alger said while giving a signal to his guild members to regroup and return to their base. "You know where to find me." he added.

Cleo didn't need to think it through, the offer is too beneficial for them to decline. However since Alger gave him time, he decided to use that time to see where Lion's Mouth stands.

"How about you Valerie what will you do now?" Cleo asked.

"To be honest I don't know. SwordSaints Guild no longer exist and even if it still did I don't think I can bear to stay there." Valerie said.

Cleo understands what she meant. SwordSaints Guild turned their back against her and used her as a bait for the monster.

"You can join us if you want." Leah offered.

Cleo was just as surprise as Valerie at Leah's words. 'When did the two of them got closer?' he said inwardly.

"Are you sure, Leah?" Valerie asked.

Leah just nods and gave Cleo a look as if she's asking for confirmation.

"We worked well together while hunting and besides it won't hurt to have a Crusader in the party." Cleo said.

A mixed of emotions floods the raven haired girl. Valerie can't hold back her tears any longer and burst out crying. She suffer the most at Camilla's wrath.

Leah gave her a gentle hug.

End of Volume 1.

(A/N: Starting next chapter will be the start of new arc. I would appreciate it if you guys drop a review. It'll help the people who want to give it a try.)