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Armed conflicts and bloody wars, conspiracies and secret schemes—this age has become full of sinister events that changed the world forever. Whether for the worse or for the better, only time will tell.
Wishing to verify the information received regarding Queen Katariana—that she poses a great danger to the order and common people—Vaimond Lancaster, Lugus, and Mariette set out on a reconnaissance mission. Along the way, the order's best scout taught the moon's chosen and the free rogue everything he knew, while they, in turn, could not help but be touched by how friendly and cheerful a person was hidden behind the scout's caustic nature. In Katariana, they introduced themselves as ordinary members of the order performing a typical Black Ice assignment; nevertheless, they still had to overcome many obstacles before they could prepare everything necessary to infiltrate the royal palace. It is fair to say that by this time, the trio had managed to become close friends.
Using masterful stealth skills, the three scouts penetrated the queen's bedroom, hoping to find something that could reveal her identity. According to the data they had gathered, Catherine was not supposed to return for some time, but unfortunately, they could not have expected that someone else would want to enter in her absence. A stranger climbed through the window and settled into a comfortable chair opposite the entrance. She could not possibly know about the presence of the three watchers in the room, but they too could no longer do anything to avoid giving themselves away. Fighting was foolish; guards from across the palace would not let them escape so easily. All that remained for them was to wait. After some time, the queen returned. When light flooded the room, strangely enough, although she was surprised by the uninvited guest, she was not frightened or alarmed; on the contrary, something in her face betrayed joy and satisfaction. At the same time, it was now possible to make out the stranger herself. Tall and slender, with a beautiful face adorned by medium-length dark hair and red, indifferent eyes; wings were absent from her back, but those on her head clearly revealed her as a half-blood from the land of clouds. The old scout's face twisted in disgust when he saw her.
The two women met in the center of the room.
The queen's pale hands touched the stranger's face and gently descended; passing over the waist, they stopped at the hips. A sweet smile appeared on Catherine's face, revealing sharp fangs.
- Your hands are so cold now. - Disappointment was readable on the stranger's face. - There were only four of them in the whole world. - The girl removed a vessel filled with black liquid from her belt and showed it to her friend. A moment later, she threw it out the open window. The glass shattered on the hard ground and the black liquid spilled across it. - But now it is useless to you.
- I could not wait; time spares no one. - the queen said, as if justifying herself. - You are right, my body is now devoid of warmth. But you can still warm me. - Catherine pressed against her friend. - And from now on, though by different paths, we shall share eternity together. - Their lips joined in a passionate kiss and silence fell over the room.
By this moment, Vaimond Lancaster seemed to have heard enough and decided that both of them needed to be given to the "eternity" they spoke of. Few know that, besides being a first-class scout, Lancaster was also the best archer in all nine kingdoms. He took his short bow and, remaining unnoticed, prepared two arrows. The scout released the string from his fingers and the two arrows raced toward their targets... but did not reach them. The red-eyed woman had enough reaction and reflexes to knock them down mid-flight, and in the very next moment, Lancaster's neck was pierced through by her weapon.
Lugus and Mariette will never forget that day and the horror they had to experience. When Lancaster died, they could no longer remain unnoticed and, whether they wanted to or not, they had to fight. This was not the best idea, as the opponent was far stronger. Despite this, somehow they managed to survive. The scars of this defeat remained not only on Mariette's face but deep in her soul; although she survived, she lost the battle for a second time.
When they returned to the order, a loathsome and tragic sight awaited them. The Castle was in ruins and adorned with people impaled alive on stakes. Theodore was among them. Lugus and Mariette delivered those who were still alive from their suffering. After this, they parted ways and decided to sever their ties with the order. Mariette had seen enough suffering and horror in the nine kingdoms and did not want her people to suffer the same fate. She returned to her homeland and led one of the Clans there, intending to end their wars with each other and the Children of the Sun. During his time in the order, Lugus managed to learn a lot and now never had to resort to theft to feed himself again. He set out to travel and managed to establish friendly relations with his compatriots.
After a series of mystical occurrences, Torvar, David, and Sirkhan, despite what happened, still agreed to carry out the assignment of Dalingr and Tisivrt, not yet knowing that they were leaders of the League (which is actually where they had so much money). Kagan Oktai Naranbaatar proved to be a wise man, and taking his life was not so simple. Only with combined forces did they manage to devise and execute a plan for his elimination. Chagatai Sukhe-Bator was a fine fellow and died in an honest duel at the hand of Torvar. Ganzorig Gankhuyag was a cruel and extremely unpleasant person, and therefore David was only glad to rid the world of his presence. Having gained a certain authority within the khaganate, he gathered his own army of followers and defeated Gankhuyang on the battlefield. Sirkhan's lot was Altantuyaa Sarnai—a young and strong woman who caused the former watcher many problems. Perhaps he would have fallen by her hand if not for the contract with a demon concluded by Sirkhan. Azamat Munkhdalai, the last khan, was distinguished by extraordinary quick-wittedness, intelligence, and cunning, and therefore was the only one whom the trio failed to take down. Upon their return, they received their well-deserved 15000 coins, but this seemed insufficient to them and they took up a second assignment—the search for and delivery of the Ina flower from the depths of the White Lands. Much happened there, but they succeeded. When they delivered the flower and Dalingr was finally able to be cured, much immediately became clear. The curse of vampires does not heal wounds received before the ritual of turning, and at the same time, a healing elixir would have no effect on a vampire; that is precisely why Dalingr had delayed the ritual.
One way or another, the leaders of the League kept their word and paid the former watchers the promised reward. David married a priestess from Lifroot and lived a peaceful life. Sirkhan, they say, settled in one of the numerous Khoranian Golden Cities, becoming a very influential person there. Torvar... it is only known that Torvar spent much of it very quickly, but as for his current location, one can only guess.
The death of the kagan and khans did its work and the khaganate was critically weakened, allowing the League to conquer them without problem. Over time, the Stronghold was cultured and they all became ordinary citizens.
The Haven of Valkyries, although abandoned, held many secrets, knowledge, and treasures. All this went to two watchers—Mike and Teohara. Since then, no one has seen Teohara, but he will surely make himself known again. Thanks to the gathered information, Mike managed to get on the trail of Night—the moon's chosen who killed the king. Unfortunately for him, even after a year he could not catch her, but learned very disturbing information: she was traveling with a one-year-old child whose facial features already betrayed royal blood.
It is hard to imagine how Athelstan managed to penetrate Mondnacht completely unnoticed. One might think that he wanted to avenge himself on the former watcher who betrayed his trust, but that was not so. The mentor of wizards was not interested in the imperial emissary; all he wanted was to protect the sorceress, who seemed to him to be here against her will.
But not everything went as smoothly as he wanted. On his way, he still had to meet Ferrus. Neither of them felt hatred for the other, however, each had their own ideals and obligations. They had to fight. Athelstan was a worthy opponent and the battle proved long and grueling, but Ferrus won.
That same night, the Emperor appeared again in Ferrus's dream and at dawn he left Mondnacht, setting out on another assignment. Brunhild, meanwhile, was sent to Him, with unclear intentions regarding her.
Nergui and Joseph spent a long time with Jonas Schneider, as well as, to their credit, King Friedrich von Helligkait. The charismatic young man left an indelible impression of a wonderful leader and a good person. Unlike the king, who greatly valued Jonas's help and treated him with respect, Metzger found this man very dangerous but could do nothing to shield Friedrich from him.
After several months, everything ended in Mondnacht. While both armies fought outside, Jonas, Friedrich, Nergui, and Joseph penetrated the palace and met Aniruddha. They defeated him, which meant victory and the final liberation of Helligkait from the emperor's forces, at least for the time being.
King Friedrich was very happy and satisfied. Placing a hand on Jonas's shoulder, he said with gratitude that without his help they would not have been able to achieve all this. Schneider did not share the king's joy; his face was serious as ever. "May my ancestors forgive me" were his only words before he drove his sword into Friedrich's belly. Then he issued an ultimatum to Nergui and Joseph: either they swear allegiance to him, or they die. Did they help Jonas in achieving his ambitions? Did they refuse and die by his sword? Or did they manage to survive and preserve the truth about what happened? Only they alone know how it ended.
In the king's death, Jonas Schneider blamed the imperial emissary. On this day, the same daughter of the previous King Helligkait died suspiciously, and Charlotte, who was in Vyronis's hands, remained the only direct heir. Since the people knew how well their beloved King Friedrich treated Schneider, they followed him when he promised to free their queen from the tyrant's hands. And so, when a numerous army entered Vyronia, the population of that country looked upon them not as conquerors, but as liberators. Vyronis never ran and never hid. He met this entire army alone. He fell, but before that his blade drank the blood of many soldiers. No one will ever know that Vyronis's arrogance was so great that he simply refused to accept death. After some time, his soul and consciousness were reborn in one of his numerous children.
When the country was fully liberated, it turned out that Charlotte had been killed. The people did not know that the culprit was Schneider, not Vyronis. A year passed, and by this time, thanks to numerous manipulations, Schneider gained control in both countries—Helligkait and Vyronia. Since he was originally from Helligkait, a friend of King Friedrich, as well as a hero who defeated the empire in Mondnacht, and the only person who, in their opinion, could oppose the emperor, he was recognized as the new ruler. Something similar happened in Vyronia; everyone saw him as the man who freed them from the same own years of Vyronis's tyranny, and they no longer wanted to see "heirs of black blood" as king. Thus, he became the new leader of both countries, and also joined the neutral territories that previously belonged to the order.
Black Ice ceased to exist.
Armed conflicts and bloody wars, conspiracies and secret schemes—this age has become full of sinister events that changed the world forever. Whether for the worse or for the better, only time will tell.
Wishing to verify the information received regarding Queen Katariana—that she poses a great danger to the order and common people—Vaimond Lancaster, Lugus, and Mariette set out on a reconnaissance mission. Along the way, the order's best scout taught the moon's chosen and the free rogue everything he knew, while they, in turn, could not help but be touched by how friendly and cheerful a person was hidden behind the scout's caustic nature. In Katariana, they introduced themselves as ordinary members of the order performing a typical Black Ice assignment; nevertheless, they still had to overcome many obstacles before they could prepare everything necessary to infiltrate the royal palace. It is fair to say that by this time, the trio had managed to become close friends.
Using masterful stealth skills, the three scouts penetrated the queen's bedroom, hoping to find something that could reveal her identity. According to the data they had gathered, Catherine was not supposed to return for some time, but unfortunately, they could not have expected that someone else would want to enter in her absence. A stranger climbed through the window and settled into a comfortable chair opposite the entrance. She could not possibly know about the presence of the three watchers in the room, but they too could no longer do anything to avoid giving themselves away. Fighting was foolish; guards from across the palace would not let them escape so easily. All that remained for them was to wait. After some time, the queen returned. When light flooded the room, strangely enough, although she was surprised by the uninvited guest, she was not frightened or alarmed; on the contrary, something in her face betrayed joy and satisfaction. At the same time, it was now possible to make out the stranger herself. Tall and slender, with a beautiful face adorned by medium-length dark hair and red, indifferent eyes; wings were absent from her back, but those on her head clearly revealed her as a half-blood from the land of clouds. The old scout's face twisted in disgust when he saw her.
The two women met in the center of the room.
The queen's pale hands touched the stranger's face and gently descended; passing over the waist, they stopped at the hips. A sweet smile appeared on Catherine's face, revealing sharp fangs.
- Your hands are so cold now. - Disappointment was readable on the stranger's face. - There were only four of them in the whole world. - The girl removed a vessel filled with black liquid from her belt and showed it to her friend. A moment later, she threw it out the open window. The glass shattered on the hard ground and the black liquid spilled across it. - But now it is useless to you.
- I could not wait; time spares no one. - the queen said, as if justifying herself. - You are right, my body is now devoid of warmth. But you can still warm me. - Catherine pressed against her friend. - And from now on, though by different paths, we shall share eternity together. - Their lips joined in a passionate kiss and silence fell over the room.
By this moment, Vaimond Lancaster seemed to have heard enough and decided that both of them needed to be given to the "eternity" they spoke of. Few know that, besides being a first-class scout, Lancaster was also the best archer in all nine kingdoms. He took his short bow and, remaining unnoticed, prepared two arrows. The scout released the string from his fingers and the two arrows raced toward their targets... but did not reach them. The red-eyed woman had enough reaction and reflexes to knock them down mid-flight, and in the very next moment, Lancaster's neck was pierced through by her weapon.
Lugus and Mariette will never forget that day and the horror they had to experience. When Lancaster died, they could no longer remain unnoticed and, whether they wanted to or not, they had to fight. This was not the best idea, as the opponent was far stronger. Despite this, somehow they managed to survive. The scars of this defeat remained not only on Mariette's face but deep in her soul; although she survived, she lost the battle for a second time.
When they returned to the order, a loathsome and tragic sight awaited them. The Castle was in ruins and adorned with people impaled alive on stakes. Theodore was among them. Lugus and Mariette delivered those who were still alive from their suffering. After this, they parted ways and decided to sever their ties with the order. Mariette had seen enough suffering and horror in the nine kingdoms and did not want her people to suffer the same fate. She returned to her homeland and led one of the Clans there, intending to end their wars with each other and the Children of the Sun. During his time in the order, Lugus managed to learn a lot and now never had to resort to theft to feed himself again. He set out to travel and managed to establish friendly relations with his compatriots.
After a series of mystical occurrences, Torvar, David, and Sirkhan, despite what happened, still agreed to carry out the assignment of Dalingr and Tisivrt, not yet knowing that they were leaders of the League (which is actually where they had so much money). Kagan Oktai Naranbaatar proved to be a wise man, and taking his life was not so simple. Only with combined forces did they manage to devise and execute a plan for his elimination. Chagatai Sukhe-Bator was a fine fellow and died in an honest duel at the hand of Torvar. Ganzorig Gankhuyag was a cruel and extremely unpleasant person, and therefore David was only glad to rid the world of his presence. Having gained a certain authority within the khaganate, he gathered his own army of followers and defeated Gankhuyang on the battlefield. Sirkhan's lot was Altantuyaa Sarnai—a young and strong woman who caused the former watcher many problems. Perhaps he would have fallen by her hand if not for the contract with a demon concluded by Sirkhan. Azamat Munkhdalai, the last khan, was distinguished by extraordinary quick-wittedness, intelligence, and cunning, and therefore was the only one whom the trio failed to take down. Upon their return, they received their well-deserved 15000 coins, but this seemed insufficient to them and they took up a second assignment—the search for and delivery of the Ina flower from the depths of the White Lands. Much happened there, but they succeeded. When they delivered the flower and Dalingr was finally able to be cured, much immediately became clear. The curse of vampires does not heal wounds received before the ritual of turning, and at the same time, a healing elixir would have no effect on a vampire; that is precisely why Dalingr had delayed the ritual.
One way or another, the leaders of the League kept their word and paid the former watchers the promised reward. David married a priestess from Lifroot and lived a peaceful life. Sirkhan, they say, settled in one of the numerous Khoranian Golden Cities, becoming a very influential person there. Torvar... it is only known that Torvar spent much of it very quickly, but as for his current location, one can only guess.
The death of the kagan and khans did its work and the khaganate was critically weakened, allowing the League to conquer them without problem. Over time, the Stronghold was cultured and they all became ordinary citizens.
The Haven of Valkyries, although abandoned, held many secrets, knowledge, and treasures. All this went to two watchers—Mike and Teohara. Since then, no one has seen Teohara, but he will surely make himself known again. Thanks to the gathered information, Mike managed to get on the trail of Night—the moon's chosen who killed the king. Unfortunately for him, even after a year he could not catch her, but learned very disturbing information: she was traveling with a one-year-old child whose facial features already betrayed royal blood.
It is hard to imagine how Athelstan managed to penetrate Mondnacht completely unnoticed. One might think that he wanted to avenge himself on the former watcher who betrayed his trust, but that was not so. The mentor of wizards was not interested in the imperial emissary; all he wanted was to protect the sorceress, who seemed to him to be here against her will.
But not everything went as smoothly as he wanted. On his way, he still had to meet Ferrus. Neither of them felt hatred for the other, however, each had their own ideals and obligations. They had to fight. Athelstan was a worthy opponent and the battle proved long and grueling, but Ferrus won.
That same night, the Emperor appeared again in Ferrus's dream and at dawn he left Mondnacht, setting out on another assignment. Brunhild, meanwhile, was sent to Him, with unclear intentions regarding her.
Nergui and Joseph spent a long time with Jonas Schneider, as well as, to their credit, King Friedrich von Helligkait. The charismatic young man left an indelible impression of a wonderful leader and a good person. Unlike the king, who greatly valued Jonas's help and treated him with respect, Metzger found this man very dangerous but could do nothing to shield Friedrich from him.
After several months, everything ended in Mondnacht. While both armies fought outside, Jonas, Friedrich, Nergui, and Joseph penetrated the palace and met Aniruddha. They defeated him, which meant victory and the final liberation of Helligkait from the emperor's forces, at least for the time being.
King Friedrich was very happy and satisfied. Placing a hand on Jonas's shoulder, he said with gratitude that without his help they would not have been able to achieve all this. Schneider did not share the king's joy; his face was serious as ever. "May my ancestors forgive me" were his only words before he drove his sword into Friedrich's belly. Then he issued an ultimatum to Nergui and Joseph: either they swear allegiance to him, or they die. Did they help Jonas in achieving his ambitions? Did they refuse and die by his sword? Or did they manage to survive and preserve the truth about what happened? Only they alone know how it ended.
In the king's death, Jonas Schneider blamed the imperial emissary. On this day, the same daughter of the previous King Helligkait died suspiciously, and Charlotte, who was in Vyronis's hands, remained the only direct heir. Since the people knew how well their beloved King Friedrich treated Schneider, they followed him when he promised to free their queen from the tyrant's hands. And so, when a numerous army entered Vyronia, the population of that country looked upon them not as conquerors, but as liberators. Vyronis never ran and never hid. He met this entire army alone. He fell, but before that his blade drank the blood of many soldiers. No one will ever know that Vyronis's arrogance was so great that he simply refused to accept death. After some time, his soul and consciousness were reborn in one of his numerous children.
When the country was fully liberated, it turned out that Charlotte had been killed. The people did not know that the culprit was Schneider, not Vyronis. A year passed, and by this time, thanks to numerous manipulations, Schneider gained control in both countries—Helligkait and Vyronia. Since he was originally from Helligkait, a friend of King Friedrich, as well as a hero who defeated the empire in Mondnacht, and the only person who, in their opinion, could oppose the emperor, he was recognized as the new ruler. Something similar happened in Vyronia; everyone saw him as the man who freed them from the same own years of Vyronis's tyranny, and they no longer wanted to see "heirs of black blood" as king. Thus, he became the new leader of both countries, and also joined the neutral territories that previously belonged to the order.
Black Ice ceased to exist.
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