Tales of Revenants

Chapter 72 – Second Deal of Assistance

The undead knight called Iser Constantine must have a connection with the eight Heavenly Hero, Tetra Sylvana when he was still alive and he somehow ended up as the final servant of the grimoire of necromancy.

Each summons Alisa calls has an equivalent strength and magic volume from when they haven't become an undead yet.

It means even if the caster that has higher magical affinity and mana volume summoned a weak mage undead, the summon won't adapt to the necromancer's magical affinity potential.

There is an instance where a necromancer can tap to the full potential of the art of life and death. It's sacred magic in which it costs a portion of the caster's life.

Good thing Alisa is a Revenant so she doesn't need to worry about the sacrifices and stuff. She was able to chant the greatest necromantic magic that can reanimate a legendary being from the past to do her bidding.

"Iser Constantine... wait... is it really you?!" Eirisse has realized vital importance.

He may be a previous Dark Entity, but Eirisse was more curious about if her intuition is real, then the undead knight before them isn't a common undead at all.

Everyone wasn't sure except for Laken, Alisa, and Tetra who fully understand who he is.

Iser pulled the swords from his waist belt and unsheathed both of his weapons. What they beheld is a silver and a golden sword that isn't marred by any kind of impurities or whatsoever.

These swords aren't the usual ones they can buy from the town armory. Luciella can feel the legacy and amount of history just by gazing at it.

"I am the fallen king of the kingdom of Britannia. Wielder of the Sword of the Cursed Warrior, Durandal, and the Holy Sword, Fertious." Iser revealed his true legacy from the past.

Eirisse flickered her finger after she guesses it correctly. She used to read the legend of Britannia and it's a quite famous book in the Dethrim Kingdom.

The silver sword he's carrying that looks exactly an iron sword isn't the least bit appealing in the eyes, but it was actually the Sword of the Cursed Warrior that is said has the might to bring down a great beast of the Astral Kingdom.

On the other hand, the golden sword which can be mistaken to be the Excalibur due to its elaborate craftsmanship with its detail from hilt to the blade is actually the Legendary Holy Sword, Fertious, that can produce flames that can rival a dragon's breath.

The dead will remain to be the legacy of the living. They knew who he was and what he wields, but they still can't fathom how could he become a Dark Entity.

"During when I was under the control of Midnight Pentagram, I encountered Tetra who was trying to subjugate a Dark Entity exactly in these regions. I was led here by Iser..." Alisa was trying to recount her recollections.

"I was only tasked to retrieve Iser's swords since Fertious and Durandal are properties of Archreverie, but there is something odd happened," Tetra added to the information and also left a piece of the riddle.

"Proceed." Laken simply said.

This should be the part where it gets messy, it's what Luciella thought to herself. Alisa nodded and continued, "Iser's transformation into Dark Entity isn't completed yet as seen from his face; the third and fourth eye didn't manifest when Tetra fought him, and then..."

"And then?" Luciella held her palms closer eager to learn the truth.

"That's the time I realized the truth; there is a voice in my head saying that I needed a Dark Entity... my memory is being blocked when I still had the mark of an eye on my arm, but I learned it after you guys freed me." Alisa was grateful for them.

"This couldn't be..." Eirisse's must have her own deduction. She didn't expect it was wrong.

"I learned that after the Demon Lord ascension, one must have a Dark Entity to serve the lord of the night. What I did preferably, I chanted the final spell in the necromantic grimoire to make Iser became my servant instead of Dark Entity." Alisa never left them a doubt.

Xenon raised his arm as he wanted to inquire, "You mean Iser is destined to be your Dark Entity as a queen of darkness, however you stopped it by making him your servant, then what about the random Dark Entities across the world?"

"Good question. That's just how much the darkness has begun to pervade the world. Nightbeasts appearing left and right, Dark Entities are being born, and yet we can't do a thing..." Alisa's concerned about the future of the world.

The room was left in silence for a moment of contemplation. If things aren't mended, the world will surely be brought to its imminent destruction.

In spite of everything, the moment a man wished for a better world; he never stopped making his wish come true with his very hands. The flames of his sin shall never be extinguished not until he scorches the same darkness that tied his fate and destiny.

Laken stood up to get the baked corn and apples on his sack trying to lighten up the mood, "I know it's out of the blue, our party hasn't eaten yet so I might share some to you all." He doled out what he just bought on the plaza.

He doesn't want to wait for Luciella's gut rumbling again. It might sound a bad idea as they are in the middle of discussing the fate of the world, though they can't think properly on an empty stomach.

Luciella munches down her favorite baked corn with sorrow. Eirisse and Alisa took an apple so they can refresh their throat and Xenon was grinding anything in his mouth. Eris tried to refuse but she ended up accepting one baked corn.

While they eat their fill, Laken resumed their adjourned topic, "Tetra, you have a proposal, isn't it? Whether you have or not, we will steal the shard to you. So state your proposition before I change my mind."

"Yeah, I heard that Luciella girl can wield the shards. I am the type of person who believes after seeing it with my very eyes, clearly, the shard is my bait for you guys to help me as Alice just did." Tetra certainly doesn't mince her words and cut directly to the point.

"Whatever it is, we shall accept it. Now tell us what kind of help you want." Laken also wants to go through it so they won't need to waste any more time idling.

Tetra speaks for another topic, "Anything you will hear shall remain here. This is a piece of classified information amongst us, Heavenly Heroes. Meaning even the monarch of Archreverie doesn't know it."

"Is it fine for me to hear it as well? Isn't Laken's party is what you seek strength?" Eris feels she shouldn't be involved with such a discussion that includes national affairs.

There's nothing she could do, Tetra nodded and replied, "It's fine. I needed a valkyrie representative if ever my cover is blown up."

It might be hard for Eris who may have understood the whole situation but still hasn't caught up to the real deal.

"So what I'm talking about, since we now fathom what are the Nightbeasts and why they came into being, surely we should understand what kind of fire we'll be trying to erase into existence, right?" Tetra sounded a little bit rhetorical.

"You mean it's about another Demon Lord?" Luciella suggests.

Unusual enough, Tetra shook her head and also nodded, "Yes. The Midnight Pentagram is trying to awaken the five Demon Lords, wherein Alisa should be the first but was canceled thanks to all your efforts."

She refills the cup with coffee and gulped it down in an instant. Laken got the gist of what is the case this time, "What're you implying?"

"The five corners of the world shall be filled with the chalice of darkness, gradually saturating the world in annihilation and destruction... It's an ancient text from whatsit of reference. Pentagram has five corners, and you should know better." Tetra implied with her serious face.

"So you're telling we somehow prevented Alisa's ascension or advent, then you're implying someone successfully ascended?" Laken guesses on her hint.

Tetra flicked her fingers and stated, "Someone from the Balakh Empire has become a Demon Lord, and is now trying to invade the Archreverie."

It wasn't the least a bluff, but Laken still doubts her and attempted to extract more information

"And where exactly did you get such confidential information?" Laken raised his right eyebrow trying to guess her ulterior motives.

"If you think I'm telling a lie, the emperor of the Balakh Empire was killed, and the empress took over the position. The empress then asked Galahadum to find the culprit behind the murder, but he was too busy with other pressing matters." Tetra ascertained and cleared her side.

They were no longer surprised by the twists of the event after the Nightbeasts. Nevertheless, they should know that Tetra would never tell a lie.

Laken reckoned from the beginning of what they should do. Their primary objective is to retrieve the Shards of Creation. Their secondary goal is to find Thalfeur, the Soulless Revenant.

He had to play safe since all the Heavenly Heroes still can't be trusted in their perspective, "Then, the empress desperately asked help from a Heavenly Hero who was near, which happens to be you."

"Correct. He asked me to meet her again the day after tomorrow." Tetra placed the cup on the table.

"How are you so sure the one who killed the emperor was a Demon Lord?" Eirisse asked what's bugging on her mind.

"If I'm not mistaken, he was protected by an elite group of valkyries and balakhian soldiers. There's no way they can assassinate an emperor." Eris shared her opinion on the matter.

"The empress herself will give you the information regarding that. Now, will you enter into a temporary party with me?" Tetra stipulated her end and offered her hand.

Laken takes a glimpse of his party members. They non-verbally agreed with a simple nod.

"We will." Laken's resolution is carved on the stone. He accepted her hand in the handshake of camaraderie.

"It's a deal then." Tetra gave them a salute to show her respect.

All is well and they should just wait for another two days for the quest they accepted.

The second when Xenon put the kettle on the table after refilling his cup with coffee, with the shared information he installed on Tetra's bounded filled, he detected a large and tremendous object passes the confined atmosphere.

He immediately switched to his Sniper Mode without telling the rest what he just identified. He yanked his Stargazer in the form of the rifle to take care of the enemy before it's too late.

"Hold your horses!" Tetra tried to stop him but he already went in flight the moment he reaches the door.

The quest they have undertaken hasn't started, and yet another danger is approaching their presence.