Elena clears her throat to begin telling them the tale.
"Just like your Rose spirits, our region also had a powerful warrior sealed away. Nicknamed the "Silver Destroyer," she was not a spirit but a beautiful, young, powerful paladin with long dazzling, shining hair. During our time of need, she's supposed to come for us. There hasn't been an attack for centuries on our land. As it was a mere tale that's been passed on."
She begins to look further back.
"My great-grandmother used to tell me this story every night when I was a little girl in bed."
"She was the light in the shining darkness for our people. Strong-willed and anxious for battle, she was the last descendant from the Euriaya clan. Raised from our kingdom. She was a great adversary against the evil that threatened us then. One battle after the next, she grew stronger as time passed."
"During the Great War against the Hydra Empire, she led us from one victory to the next. No matter what the odds, she triumphed over all the obstacles that came. She eventually fell in love at first sight on the battlefield with one of our finest warriors. Ultimately, young love became an obsession, so the Great Hydra used this to his advantage, using her lover as bait. Upon capture, she was forced to kill her lover, played in the enemy's hand. Swearing to avenge her lost love, she went berserk, bringing her powers to a new level, thus leaving her unable to control herself.
Feared by her kingdom, she went ahead to finish what was started. She destroyed many of the Hydra's greatest strongholds with little effort, forcing out the Empire's hand. But, with how desperate the Great Hydra was, he grew tense. So, finally, he decided to flood our kingdom and the whole continent risking his men's life regardless.
Believing to have won the battle, the Great Hydra was left wide open. Then, from the drowning darkness, our maiden emerged from a silver light in the sky. Ultimately, the battle was fierce, but she defeated the Great Hydra by cutting through his heart.
Victorious, she was our savior. Her lover, that was thought to be dead was alive as tears of joy came to her eyes. Upon grasping him in his arms, he cast a magic seal on her as ordered. Confused, she demanded an explanation. Her lover, that was supposedly captured was also part of a ploy set by her own kingdom. The Hydra King had nothing to do with this. They only used her emotions to force out her power.
Betrayed and heartbroken, she was put into a deep sleep to preserve her powers for our own kingdom's selfish use in our time of need. Upon the seal, her last moments..."
"One day, when my true love comes, no matter how long I must wait. Years, centuries, or even lifetimes. He will be the one able to find me."
"Her last words were spoken before closing her eyes, casting her own seal. Her own seal involves, if legends are true, only her true love can find the chamber she resides in. And that's the tale of The Silver Light, my friends."
"Well, what do you think? Think it's worth a try?" Elena asked.
"Sounds too good to be true," Alistor muttered.
They wait for him to make the call, the rest standing quietly for a second. Then, finally, Katty turns to face the breeze from the oncoming window at the sides. Claws can feel the air pillowing his whiskers.
"Sigh…fine, let's do this then. Since we're heading to liberate Anneria. We might as well check it out." Alistor concluded.
"Wahoo!" Katty shouted. "Let's do this."
Elena and Claws smiled back at their team's enthusiasm as Alistor approached the party. Then, they barge out of the room and outside the hospital for lunch under Tannen's treat.
Alistor takes a moment to gaze at the sky.
"The Maiden of the Silver Light…"
At the Aggerona's hideout, Moon's advisor brings him urgent news on their opponent's next move.
"My lord, this is terrible."
"Yeah, I already know." He lazily yawned.
"You do?" His advisor fixated on questions.
Moon takes a moment to sip his cup of coffee.
"The Maiden of the Silver Light…They plan on waking her."
He rolls his eyes back to his advisor. Taishae had a plan; the Silver Maiden's tale was the least of his worries.
"But doesn't the maiden's power concern you one bit? You knew the Hydra King, didn't you?"
He just laughs joyfully, recalling the Great Hydra and his Empire. His advisor was lost for a brief moment.
"Power, you say? Power Shmower! The maiden's strength was said to grow stronger as time passed. But I find her too overrated."
"Really, my lord? "Not one bit?"
"Nope! The Great Hydra was harmless, from what I remember. If memory serves correctly, he was just some wannabe trying to be like me. But, unfortunately, his strength is nothing like mine. It feels like it was just yesterday."
Moon continued on.
"Mmmm, his destruction at the hands of the maiden was his fault. He lacked the skills, strategy, and fashion to begin with. Plus some originality." He pointed out.
"I see then…."
Moon went on gesturing with his hands, sharing stories he had with the Great Hydra. Making himself look good.
"You should not worry about some pesky maiden's silly fairy tales of love. The Hydra King is nothing compared to yours truly."
Taishae immediately contacts them through another screen.
"I've prepared the next monster to send down."
"Hmm, keep up the good work. Carry on."
He turns off the viewing screen.
"Looks like he got everything covered."
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