The council was loud as many of them were talking about what to do. " You sent the boy away. He is the only one who can stop the beast!" Gabriel said with anger looking at his brother. " And you think we can handle this on our own?" Another member of the council said angrily. " Why do we need him? He is even without his Hakana which means he is useless to us." Another one sad looking at the rest of them. " If he comes back here then he is going to work as my janitor. He doesn't know how to control what he wields. His power is not one to be reckoned with." King Almond said with a smirk. " I am going to set all the best sword masters to guard the kingdom. " And you think there are any who would take on any demons right now?" Gabriel said looking at him. " They will listen to my voice. I am their king!" Almond shouted. The whole council went quiet. " Dareth would see to It that all the upcoming students are trained. I want all of them picking up their swords and defendin

Nira walked behind Kael silently. She knew he was going through a lot.The pain of losing Master Harond was still fresh inside his mind, and now there was the load that was pinned on him again.He has to save the kingdom.Nira walked fast to catch up with him. "Do you have any plans on getting your Hakana back?"Kael said nothing but simply kept walking. Nira scratched the back of her head. The journey was a bit boring, but she needed to engage in a conversation to make it more lively. "Do you think Dareth killed your father because he wanted to steal his Hakana?"That was it.It was like Kael had been waiting for her to ask him that question. "I don't know what is actually going on, Nira. Master Harond told me the king has a hand in it. And ever since I got into the palace, he hated me." Kael said, looking at Nira."Did you remember killing Rand? Everyone is talking about it." Nira said quickly and defensively."I don't remember. I think one of the mages did something to me. Blocked

Kael turned slowly to see the look on his face. He was having the same scar as the man who was standing in front of him, but he had no knowledge of him."Why do you look as if you have seen a ghost? Have you found it?" The man asked, staring at Kael.* And what is it that I am supposed to find?" Kael answered rudely."Hmm...I can see you are now a bit chatty.""And wasn't I before?" Kael said again, sharply. "Who are you, and why do you have the same mark as I do?" Kael asked."Why don't we skip that?" he said slowly with his hand right behind his back. Kael's face landed on the sword he had tied to his back."I don't need to be told that you are a swordsman." Why are you hiding in the forest?" Kael asked.[Man laughs]"Did you just ask me that?" He replied, looking at Kael. "And why do you find yourself drawn to the forest?" He asked again."Because it reaches out to me." It calls me." Kael said truthfully. "I believe we are both being called out by the powers that lurk around here.

Kael could feel the Hakana trying to surge through his body as the demon rushed towards him, but then nothing.Rael was perplexed. He quickly rushed toward the demon with a jump and slashed it into two.The demon let out a guttural roar and fell down dead.Gabriel then channels his Hakana and has the demon disappear finally."What happened?" Rael looks at Kael."Are you scared of the channel, or is this having something to do with the fact that your Hakana is locked?" he asked, staring at Kael, who was scared.This was the second time a demon was coming for him after Master Harond was turned into one himself.Kael got up with anger, dusting his shorts. "Why do they keep coming for me?" Is there something I don't know? What did my father actually do to cage them from coming to Earth?Rael looked at Grabiel. "You didn't tell him?""I just thought his father should have told him, and if he didn't, then it means he was trying to have him protected." Gabriel said, rubbing his temple."What

The double sword shined in Rael’s hands, forged entirely of raw Hakana energy. Its blades hummed with restrained fury, streaks of silver-blue lightning arcing across the edges. Kael had only ever heard of such a manifestation in legends—a weapon formed from one’s pure will and spirit, shaped only by those with mastery beyond the realm of ordinary warriors.He remembered he had seen his father channel like that once or twice, but now seeing it again reminded him how powerful his father was. Gabriel sighed heavily, drawing his own blade—a sleek weapon etched with runes of ancient power. “This is madness,” he muttered. “But if we must carve our way in, then so be it. I’ll stand with you.”Kael’s heart pounded harder. “Wait!” he shouted, his voice cracking through the tension like thunder. “There has to be another way. Fighting the palace guard won’t bring peace. My father would never have wanted this!”Commander Rael didn’t look back this time, his voice firm but resolute. “Your father