InTrO - NeReZzA.vOn.XaViEr

I sat alone by the lake, staring mindlessly at the grayish-blue water that rippled gently when a maple leaf touched its surface. I kept staring at the reddish leaf, and suddenly I realized that something was not right. A dead leaf, a dying tree in the middle of spring was a sign that calamity was near. I got up and almost immediately, I was approached by an alarmed white dove, informing me that the High Council wanted me at the Great Hall right away.


Quickly, I activated my teleportation ring and teleported to the city center. The Great Hall was surrounded with a barrier that prevented anyone, of any level of power, to enter using teleportation. Thus, I had to enter using the main door. The High Council gathered at the highest floor of the hall, as to prevent them from being harmed in case of danger. When I arrived, I saw that all of the members of the council-including the Lord himself-were present.


"Forgive me for my lateness, my Lord."
"Sit down, Nerezza."


Obeying the Lord's words, I sat myself down on the only empty chair left at the table. It was a rather long table, enough to occupy at least 40 people, and yet I could still hear the voice of the Lord at the other end of the table when I was at this very end. Perhaps his voice was just that loud. Or perhaps it was something else. I decided to ignore my thoughts and listened to the matter of discussion instead.


"A turmoil is approaching, not just in this world, but the human world as well. The Heart of Clandestine, one that many centuries ago was deemed nothing but an anecdote, was said to have appeared somewhere in the human realm in the past eighteen years and is now maturing inside the body of a girl. The heart holds within itself a power so tremendous it could destroy the whole world in a matter of seconds."


Members of the council began whispering among themselves. None of them had actually heard about the Heart of Clandestine before, and those who had believed that it was only a folk's tale. Hearing about it now, especially after being told that disaster was coming, proved to be alarming to most, if not all of them.


"As to protect the heart from being stolen and misused, I will, from now onward, allocate my most trusted assistant, Nerezza von Xavier, as the guardian of the Heart of Clandestine. Will you accept this task for the sake of the whole world, ours and the humans, Nerezza von Xavier?"


The Lord's voice boomed across the room. Automatically, as I always was, I got up and bowed, signalling my acceptance of the task.


"Yes, my Lord. I humbly accept this big task and will fulfill my duty as best as I could possibly do."
"Now, go and search for the girl in the human world - and remember, you must not be seen by anyone but the girl herself."
"Yes, my Lord."


The council was then dismissed and swiftly, I exited the Great Hall and went to the edge of the city where a large, closed portal to the human world stood. Using my rings, I combined my power with the nature and activated the portal, focusing on the search of the heart's location.


Lucille Adriana Alesius.


The portal glowed a bright red, a rare color. Slowly, I entered the portal, ready for the mission that without my or anyone's knowledge, could determine the life and death of everything.

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