Hey guys, I am kinda late since this chapter was supposed to come out yesterday, but I fell kinda sick and had an hard time to finish it today :(

There may be a few errors here and there please point them out if you notice them.

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In the city of Elorgia, cheering could be heard coming from everywhere in the city. Most of the citizen had already given up when they saw the giant army outside their city, yet something unexpected happened, first a mysterious being started to destroy the enemy's troops, and after that an army of dragons arrived and made them surrender.

And inside the city, Refalos who fought outside was acclaimed as a hero.

Although his action didn’t have any importance on the outcome of the battle, he was still acclaimed as he and his men fought along this mysterious being who had saved them and came back without having any casualty.

As the citizen were cheering, a man stared at Refalos with disdain. He had hoped and prayed with all his soul that he would die outside, it was the king.

The popularity of Refalos now by far surpassed his own by far. While he himself is known to be a coward who didn’t try to protect his people, how could he even compare to Refalos who risked his life and fought among the ‘god’ who protected them?

If things were let as they were, he was sure that Refalos would force him to abdicate and take the throne. How would he resist since he now had not only the people behind him now, but also the army who was now venerating him.

Only a single answer appeared in his mind, a very risky way to save his throne, regain the people's trust and outstrip Refalos’s popularity.

It was a really risky plan which could easily be destroyed, but right now he had no other choice; he had to act before it was too late!

Riding his horse, he went to meet the returning army accompanied by his royal family. When the people noticed him, most of them became quiet and stared at him with anger, but he simply ignored them and feinted an angry expression.

King : “ Refalos, do you know what you did ?” He yelled.

Seeing the king, Refalos with a smirk approached him and didn’t even bother bow to him. It wasn’t because he was arrogant or felt that he didn’t need to show his respect to him anymore. It was because the king actually came to yell at him after coming back as the winners. How ironic was that?

Refalos : “ I, followed by valiant men fought against Theristid’s army and came back winners without a single casualty.” He said as he was waiting to see the king’s answer.

King : “ You foolishly ignored my orders and risked my soldiers life. Luckily this time there were no casualty, but did you truly think I had no plan ? Did the opportunity to gain prestige blind you? You’re no hero, but only a greedy man who was ready to sacrifice others life !” He lectured him.

Not only Refalos, but also the soldiers and citizens were in an awe. Actually nobody knew who Shina was and what she was doing there or even if she was truly trying to save them, yet the king said that he knew what would happen.

Many whisperings were heard in the crowd, in an instant Refalos’s image was crushed.

‘It can’t be… I can’t believe that he actually planned everything, it must be a lie… Otherwise, he wouldn’t have ordered us to open the gates to the army.’ Unable to believe it, Refalos glared at the king.

Refalos : “ May my king introduce to us the mighty person who saved us? If everything was a part of your majesty’s plan, then it won’t be a problem, right ?” He asked half scared.

Actually Refalos didn’t truly care about what the truth was. If the king had truly planned everything and this mysterious being was an ally of the demi-human, then from now on a new era would begin for them, an era where they wouldn’t be oppressed.

However, if that was a lie, then he wouldn’t allow him to continue to rule and force him to abdicate.

From the crowd, not a single sound could be heard. They all knew that the words which would come out of the king’s mouth might as well be their salvation or his death sentence.

After gulping, the king finally opened his mouth.

King : “You fool actually wish to meet with our divinity ?! Who do you think you are ?!”

His words froze the atmosphere. Only a few moments later did the crowd finally start to cheer, even if there were a lot of chances that his words were lies, what the inhabitant wished to most for was a god, someone who would give them the right to exist and live in peace.

Their dream had blinded them from their reason, the possibility of a better future made them believe the king’s words.

A single voice broke the cheering, the voice of the person who wished the most for his kind future.

Refalos : “LIES! You can call me a fool or arrogant trash if you want, but I still want a proof. I am ready to executed after this, at least I’ll be able to leave in peace…”

Once again, the silence was present. The king was now drenched in cold sweat as he glanced around him, meeting the eyes of each citizen.

He knew that this plan was risky, but he had no other choice but to follow it, but now he was out of ideas, but at this moment a girl's voice broke the silent atmosphere.

Shina : “ You wanted to meet me ?” A childish voice resonated.

The view was stunning, actually nobody had noticed but the city’s voice had disappeared without any sound and a group of people had entered into it.

Beside Shina were Estiel and a girl whom for the king was a ray of hope, Fiona. Behind Shina were a young black haired man with golden eyes, Veralox, followed by a hundred of old men who were the elder dragons in their human form.

Everyone at first though that the girl was joking, but the men behind her forced them to accept the truth. Although they couldn’t feel anything from her, but from the dragons and more precisely Veralox was emanating an overwhelming pressure.

Seeing all of them obediently stay behind her without saying anything showed that they were obeying her. A being able to command to subdue them, how could they doubt her?

Dismounting his horse and kneeling in front of Shina, Refalos as he lowered his head asked for answers.

Refalos : “ Forgive me for my insolence, but I need answers, are you the one who fought on the battlefield and called the dragons ?”

Throwing a meaningful glance at Veralox as if asking his permission to use his authority, he simply answered by a nod, showing his agreement.

Shina : “It is indeed me.” She quietly replied, yet her voice resonated through the area.

Refalos : “Could you please answer this question, did the king really ask for your help ?”

Shina : “No, he didn’t… She did.” She replied as she pointed at Fiona.

Almost none of the ones here knew where she was, only the king and his family behind him knew, the daughter of one of the king’s concubine, the princess Fiona.

King : “That person is my daughter, I ordered her to ask for help.” He said as he strongly glared at her, not ‘asking’ her to play an act but ‘ordering’.

Knowing that it was Fiona among his family who brought them made him feel even more confident. Living a life as a doll hidden from the world, she was taught not to disobey.

King : “ Now, thanks to her help our kingdom will reborn as a great nation. With this power behind us we’ll start a war against the one who tried to deprive us of our freedom !”

Seeing Fiona close her eyes as if agreeing with him, the crowd took the king’s words for the truth and began to cheer. They didn’t truly care about the war, all that they wanted was living without having to fear for their lives.

But for the king it was different. He felt like he was given an army able to conquer Earth and Heavens and was going to use it to do so. He would appear in history as a legendary king who conquered the world and made the demi-human the rulers of the world.

Shina who was quietly listening to his words couldn’t help but sneer at him, but as she was going to destroy his dreams, Fiona touched her shoulder and looked at her with serious eyes.

Shina : “Fine, I’ll back you up if you need my help.” She murmured Fiona’s ear.

Fiona : “ Thanks…”

Taking a few step, Fiona glared at her father with eyes filled with angriness.

Fiona : “ Don’t misunderstand, I didn’t come here to help you, but to make you pay for your sins you traitor !” She yelled in a strong tone.

King : “You?... What are you talking about little girl ?! Even if you are my daughter I won’t forgive any unfounded accusation !” He replied with rage.

Fiona : “ Refalos was it? Please read this loudly” Fiona said as she handed a certain paper, her proof.

Surprised by her demand, Refalos took a look at the paper, quickly reading all of it. His expression suddenly changed for the worst the after he read it and his muscle contracted as he looked at the king with killing intent.

King : “ What is this ?” He cluelessly asked as he had a bad premonition.

With a smile, Fiona looked at Shina who with a wave of her hand signaled to the old men to bring their ‘special’ guest; Wendres.

King : “ STOP !!”

Seeing the son he had tasked with a secret mission here, the king quickly understood what this paper was, it was the contract he made with Theristid on which were their stamp.

Refalos : “ ‘I, Jerald Shezil III, King of Aorlan and rulers of the demi-human surrender to the Empire of Theristid and swear to transform my country into... a slave producing land under the condition that… the royal family is given the right to preserve their current life. The royal princess Fiona will be given as a symbol of our agreement between our country.’ Followed by this are the stamp of the two countries.”

The king broke in cold sweat and turned pale, looking like a ghost just like his wife and elder children understood the situation they were in.

The reaction of the crowd was as expected very violent, most of them were cursing the king while a little group started a riot which was being suppressed by the guards.

Fiona : “Now that I have a proof, I, the royal princess Fiona Shezil here decree that the king Jerald Shezil III shall be judged for his crimes. Until then, guards take him !” She ordered in a solemn voice.

However, the guards hesitated as to who to follow, on one side was the ‘Phantom Princess’ who was deemed to be the kingdom’s shame, on the other a king who sold his kingdom.

King : “Nonsense, you can’t judge the King! Guard take her !” Hearing the king’s commanding voice, the start started to move toward her, but a laughter was heard.

Veralox : “PUAHAHAHAHAHAHA”

The man laughed so much that he was holding his stomach, having a hard time to breath.

Veralox : “It’s the first time in my life that I am being ignored by creatures of this world. Heh, are you sure you want to try to lay a hand on this girl ?” He taunted them as he released a little of his power, making the ground around him shake and oppressing the people and even dragons around him.

Suddenly stopping, the guards had completely forgotten about Shina and the dragons behind her who were restraining their power as not to hinder this ‘party’.

Fiona : “Did you not hear me? I said take him” She said as she smiled...but the dragons behind her weren’t.

Guards : “ YES SIR !” They unhesitantly replied out of fear as they ran toward the king and his family.

Estiel : “ It’s finished now isn’t it ?”

Fiona : “ Yes, my travel with you now is…”