Regain: Revenge of the Greatest

Kael was still saddened by his failure. All that he did in the past were useless. His status as a great hero lost all its meaning.

He was reminded of the rulers’ betrayal. His death might be the reason that his great cause didn’t foster. He wanted to put the blame on the rulers, but he knew that the ancient rulers that betrayed him were long dead. Blaming them would be pointless, he could only move forward.

“Kael, is there something I can help you with?”, Elalios asked.

Elalios was worried, seeing that Kael was depressed for these past days. He never thought that what he said to Kael would devastate the child so much. He decided to be careful not to fill Kael with so much gloomy information about the current world.

“I’m alright, you don’t have to worry”, Kael replied.

Elalios felt Kael’s dejected heart. Understanding the place of someone as powerful as Kael was out of his mind, but the feeling of defeat pursuing one’s goal, he could sympathize with that. He wanted to alleviate the sadness he saw from Kael, as the child’s emotion affected him, but he was out of things to do.

Elalios was not that powerful to bring about change. He’s not a person that someone can lean on when troubles come. Instead, he’s one of the people that needed counsel and comfort. And so, to be faced with someone that needed guidance, he became a silent man.

Seqina was not oblivious. She knew that something bothered Kael and Elalios. She wanted to know what it was, but she didn’t have the courage to ask them. All she did was try to entertain the downhearted child, but her efforts only did temporary relief.

Kael’s condition interrupted him from doing what he should do. The demons are in the world, roaming and creating despair whenever they are around. He stagnated, and he was unable to fulfill his mission once again. The days passed for him without a single progress.

But then, Cadell arrived in the village.

“Cadell, what are you doing here?”, Elalios asked.

“There’s no time, where is Seqina?”

Cadell was looking around the village, agitated and wanted to see Seqina as much as possible. Seqina saw him and went to where he was.

“Cadell? Where’s Lord Gideon?”, Seqina asked.

“Where can we talk without anyone hearing us?”

Elalios and Seqina looked at each other.

“Please, let’s hurry!”, Cadell urged them.

“In the house of worship, no one will hear us”, Elalios said, pointing at the house near him.

Cadell rushed to go inside. He saw Kael and greeted the child, and went to Elalios.

“Sit here”, Cadell pointed at the two chairs nearest to the altar, inviting Elalios and Seqina to sit down.

The two followed the request, and as soon as they sat down, Cadell started talking.

“We must go to Cleron to stop our master”, Cadell claimed.

Both Elalios and Seqina were confused. “What are you saying, Cadell. Are you rebelling against Lord Gideon?”, Elalios asked.

“I am”, Cadell replied curtly.

“You wouldn’t!”, Seqina exclaimed in disbelief. Among all the people she knew, she didn’t expect Cadell to ever betray the Earl.

“Please hear what I have to say first”, Cadell pleaded.

Cadell didn’t wait for the two servant’s approval. He continued speaking, narrating what had happened when he was with the Earl. Seqina and Elalios were shocked hearing all the things that Cadell claim happened. They didn’t believe that the rigidly righteous Earl they knew would help a demon to be born in the physical world. However, they heard the terrible claim from the trustworthy Cadell. It was a difficult thing to hear, and not believe.

“I couldn’t believe it myself”, Cadell said. “But believe me. Come with me, let’s stop our lord from doing such mistake”

The two servants were conflicted. But while Elalios and Seqina were trying to register what they just heard, Kael heard all the things that they talked about. And, the last kindle of his good heart reignited. In his mind, there’s one thing that he told himself.

‘I won’t let that happen’

“Let me go with you”, Kael said.

Kael’s voice interrupted the two servants’ thinking. Cadell was surprised that the child wanted to join them.

“No. My lord has a strict order to not put you in danger”, Cadell rejected Kael.

“I can handle myself”, Kael retorted.

“No”, Cadell declined once again.

Elalios saw that Kael was determined. The sadness that the child harbored in himself disappeared. Elalios was delighted, and wanted to let Kael join them.

“Let Kael join us”, Elalios said to Cadell.

“We have no time to argue, Elalios”

“I will take responsibility”

“I won’t let you”, Cadell retorted.

Elalios tried convincing Cadell further, but the latter was adamant not to let Kael join them. At some point Seqina collected her mind, and agreed with Cadell’s decision. Seeing all of the arguing of the servants, Kael realized that Elalios will not win. He needed to convince them that he should go with them.

[Late Cost: Dismantle]

Golden light emanated from Kael. The servants witnessed the child’s glorious radiance. It shook the two servants that didn’t know his hidden power.

“Is that.. Kael?”, Cadell asked in disbelief.

“We have no time, let’s go”, Kael declared.

[Full Boost]

Kael held Elalios, and golden light enveloped them both.

“Mr. Cadell, Ms. Seqina, we’ll go ahead”

Kael and Elalios went out the house of worship, and zoomed through the pathway to Cleron. The two servants that were left behind lagged for a bit, then they looked at each other.

“I have a question”, Cadell said.

Seqina nodded. They understood that none of them can answer the questions that popped up in their minds. They bottled up their confusion, and prepared to follow Kael.

It didn’t take long for Kael and Elalios to arrive. The town was what it was as they saw it before, but they knew that something sinister was happening inside the Earl’s castle. They rushed towards the castle gates, and Elalios tried entering the castle.

However, Elalios was blocked by the guards. The guards claimed that the Earl tasked them to not let anyone enter, even the Earl’s main servants. Elalios was angered and was about to use force against the guards, but he was stopped. More precisely, Kael knocked the guards down before Elalios could act.

“There’s no time for that, let’s go”