//------------------------------// // Chapter 10 // Story: Harmony Installation // by Jhonn //------------------------------// Cordelia Kingdom Castle of heaven The Lords room "... and that is the report of the attack lines, I suggest that we do not extend the line further, the surrounding mountains have helped us a lot, if we build more summoning towers we could achieve a avoid attrition" - said the commander of the captains. "Do it, we still have to buy more time, if we can ..." - said the king, before being interrupted by the noise of the gold and silver doors opening. "My king! I have urgent news from Admiral Maxic" - said the young soldier. In a normal situation, the imposing figures in the room would leave anyone who dared to interrupt them very nervous, even more so when the king of Cordelia, Etqat'z, was interrupted. But the admiral's name alone was enough to leave that detail. Kneeling down, the soldier delivered the message and left without adding more. "...., my king?" - asked one of the sky knights, seeing that the king, famous for his mettle, sighed when he finished reading the letter. "Everyone, we have found it, send a message to the seneschals of the Amaris kingdom informing of the situation"-said the king, while several knights ran out to deliver it-"and we will start the construction of the summoning towers immediately, we have to prepare our defenses, at least that way we will have an advantage when negotiating peace " With a small fire in the log house fireplace to provide some warmth in the cold morning, Atalaya and the princess couldn't help but feel chills at the towering figures across the table. The strange gentleman, seated in what was possibly the strongest wooden chair in the world, was just curiously looking around the modest room. His armor was nothing that either of the two had seen before, although they resembled the armor in the palace, such perfection seemed unnatural, although he was not taller or sturdier than an average young man, his aura did not leave any doubt that he was very powerful. His partner was not lagging behind either, he looked like one of the prototypes of the golems in development at the academy, but it seemed that a blue light served as veins. What was perhaps its snout, a blue vapor came out, simulating breathing, if that thing breathed, but the marks in the stone and wood in its path left no doubt about the lethality of its armor. "First of all, I want to know if the villagers are safe" - said the princess, with the hardest look she could give. That caught the attention of the gentleman, who simply waved his hand and a blue screen appeared in the middle of the table. "They are fine, they had some casualties and some were injured, but they are being treated, if you want I can bring the village chief, but he is injured and it may take a while" - said the knight while the princess observed the images. They seemed to be fine, some were in a type of metal bed resting, but they looked calm, even fascinated. So she paid more attention to the place where they were, it seemed that the whole place was made of metal, where was that place to treat the injured? "As you can see, they are fine, they are under the protection of my people" - said the knight, moving his arm again to disappear the screen. "And what is your name? I don't recognize your armor, you don't belong to any known nation" "My name is Elián, my partner is called Newblood, we are both the last of my town, we are the Forerunners" "The Forerunners? I don't know that kingdom, I never heard its name, are you from the other side of the sea?" - asked the princess. "No, we are from the other side very far, very very far, in a few words we are not from this planet, we arrived recently" - said Elián. Neither said anything, either from surprise or shock, before the princess could speak, Atalaya spoke first. "You hope we believe that .." "Silence, let it him finish talking" -said the princess, ordering Atalaya for the first time. Which Atalaya obeyed, although surprised at having been silenced by the princess. "I know it's difficult to accept, but did they really believe that they were the only ones in this vast universe? Although I don't blame you for believing that..." - Elián said, although his tone of voice was normal, there was melancholy. Then a blue light dazzled Atalaya and the princess, but instantly the light dimmed forming a light show, Atalaya could only see what looked like an immense black sea with white dots, in the center a large sphere of fire. The princess managed to recognize what they were seeing, she had already seen a vague image in the research centers, although compared to what she was seeing, it was a poor imitation of what years of research had found about the space around them. "our solar system ..." - said the princess in a whisper, amazed. "Exactly, this is her planet" "Gaia .." - Atalaya said as she saw a beautiful blue and green planet. The princess and Watchtower could hardly contain the tears of emotion of such a spectacle, legends reached their memories that they heard in their childhood, when the gods filled the planet with life and water, giving the task of maintaining harmony with nature to all races, helping each other. "I'm sorry, we failed you" -said the princess, with tears in her eyes, she knelt before the hologram, while Atalaya did the same. As if something compelled them ... "Are you okay princess?" - Alexia listened, barely regaining consciousness and the weight of her current situation. Both, getting up as gracefully as possible, the princess and Atalaya dried their tears. "I'm sorry to bother you, the feeling was too much" - said the princess. "I understand, don't worry" - Elián said. "What are the intentions of a being of the stars with us?" - asked Alexia. "to help, we are the only left of our kind, we know loneliness, although we have found another planet, his was the first, and the most coarse and diverse" - Elián said, surprising the princess more. "We also need help," Elián finished. "... help you? What can we offer you, who have failed our planet?" - asked Alexia. "Magic"