The tremors they felt were due to swords of Heavenly Establishment cultivators crossing. In reality, it was mainly due to Gobuta and Eric who were going crazy while fighting. Gobuta seemed to enjoy pressuring Eric. A smile was plastered on his face while he was swinging his sword like a maniac. After a while, the duels ended and the results came out. It was an overwhelming victory for Ed's companions. Even Leonard who had the highest cultivation couldn't win.
"You guys…You know that a war just ended, and the people are on edge. Creating such a noise during a duel is not a good idea." Ed told them while drawing his sword. "So who will be my sparring partner?!" He was excited about sparring with a human in order to test his abilities. So much in fact, that he ignored his own words.
"We couldn't beat the monsters, and you want us to beat the master? Pffft, go fight some Dragon or something, then you might be satisfied." Eric made fun of Ed while withdrawing. The others nodded their heads in agreement, ready to flee the scene if he were to persist.
Luckily, Raikou appeared next to Ed's shadow. He brought five people who were bound by the shadows.
"Hmm? Ah, you can kill them." Ed knew Raikou's goal. He found them snooping around the area and brought to Ed who can identify if they're enemies or allies. Ed checked him Map, and since they're red they could be killed. The shadows binding them dragged them inside, and terror could be seen in their eyes.
"Run for your lives or the monster will drag you to hell!" Eric joked around while escaping.
"Raikou is my companion; don't call him a monster, even though he is," Ed told him off while looking at him.
"I wasn't talking about Raikou!" Eric finally spoke after he was far away. He knew Ed didn't like being called a monster, so he chose to say it only after he was far enough.
"Monster…" Ed spoke to himself, and a second later he appeared in front of Eric. "Who did you call a monster? It seems like you've forgotten who's the older sibling huh?!" Eric was surprised since he was looking at Ed, and when he disappeared, he heard the sound from in front of him. Both of them joked around for a while before stopping. Ed headed back with Elizabeth to the office in order to continue their discussion.
"I took some spatial rings from the Heavenly Establishment people," Ed spoke while four colored rings appeared in his hand. "I'll check if there's some map or something indicating their hideout. Anything related to Blood sect would be helpful honestly." Ed told Elizabeth and chose a chair to sit on. He started going through the rings one by one. After two hours, he managed to check them all. Unfortunately, there was nothing that could help them in the fights against Blood sect. However, there was a mountain of gold that they got from the rings, as well as other precious items.
"I want to give the things in this ring to the families of the deceased." Ed was looking at the ring of the noble that killed those in the castle. There were enough valuable items in the other three that they could give up on this one. Elizabeth agreed and told him she would see to it. Those that had no families, their share would go to the orphanage.
Ed left to look at the city after finishing. He bought some items and visited the orphanage that was built. He was surprised to see that it was named 'Edward Avalon's Super Orphanage'. He stood there for almost five minutes with his mouth open. 'This must be Leonard!' Ed guessed the culprit behind this name and vowed to take revenge. His hand clutched itself into a fist.
Ed then visited Eri and the other children's graves. It was the first time in a long while, so he stayed there for almost fifteen minutes, telling them of his adventures. He left them some flowers he bought and headed towards his home. That night, Ed headed into the kitchen and started cooking along with Dorothy. She was surprised to see the exotic ingredients he brought to her. He wasn't cooking for his family alone; he invited Griffin, Oliver, Leonard, and Edmund. He also treated the remaining maid, butlers, and guards. He found out that Sebas was gone because he accompanied Arthur.
Ed asked them who named the orphanage, and it turned out to be Leonard as he expected. He looked at Dorothy, and both of them nodded in agreement. He also asked Edmund about how he found out about his identity. Turns out that Edmund has a special ability where disguises are futile in front of him. Which is why he is called the 'all-seeing eye'. After memorizing Ed's face, he 'visited' one of the employees at Central government, and got Ed's name from there. As he had a small fortune from taking the bandits' loot, it was easy for him to travel to Avalon. He wanted to return the fortune to Ed and his family, but they all declined.
After a while, the dishes started coming out, and everyone started eating. Food was abundant, and all of them were eating outside, enjoying the gentle breeze and the starry sky. Everyone choked on their food while laughing since Leonard ate something extremely spicy. Ed looked at Dorothy and gave her a thumbs up. Some sect Elders showed up, asking them how they could not invite them. Ed felt embarrassed since he actually forgot about them. Of course, they didn't get mad. They brought some dishes with them and their families and shared with everyone.
Soon enough, some citizens were attracted by the laughter coming from the castle. After finding out about the banquet, they wanted to offer some food to them. Ed and Elizabeth agreed to let them in, only after Ed checked if any enemy was amid them. The small-sized party turned into one that encompassed the whole kingdom. Everyone laughed while forgetting their sorrows, and the danger of Blood sect. some of them drunk some booze to make things even merrier, but Ed turned it down as he didn't like it. In the end, everybody went home feeling satisfied, as well as happy. Ed remained to help the maids and butlers clean up since some of the mess was caused by his companions. But, they didn't let him. So, he went to his room and slept.
A week passed by, and just as everyone was getting worried, Arthur returned.
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Raikou was the one who managed to find Arthur. He was coming with a small group of people, but they were under attack from Blood sect members. Raikou quickly told Ed, who then flew to the direction he was told.
"Edward!" Arthur managed to notice his son even while fighting an enemy. Ed waved at him and smiled while summoning his companions. Arthur was actually in a bind since his opponent was also at Immortal Establishment, a level higher. Arthur had some people helping him. But, they were all fighting people with a cultivation higher than theirs. Ed's help was much appreciated.
Ed was surprised to see who accompanied Ed. Inside a carriage was the king of Scale kingdom and his family, who looked very injured. But outside of the carriage was the true surprise. Hayato and Ellie were fighting while protecting the carriage, along with a middle-aged man who Ed never saw before. Ed's companions managed to lessen the burden on Arthur and he managed to turn the tables on his opponent. Ed also killed close to ten Heavenly Establishment cultivators, helping reduce the numbers of the strong ones. Soon enough, Hayato and Ellie managed to kill their opponents. As well as many other Heavenly Establishment cultivators. The ones attacking Arthur's group were small in number. But they had a high number of Heavenly Establishment cultivators. But, they didn't have monsters like the ones that attacked Avalon.
"We'll talk later, stay still for a while." Noticing that everyone wanted to ask him something, Ed stopped them. They killed their pursuers but knew if some others laid in ambush. Ed caught the carriage first and teleported it to the kingdom. Then he quickly did the same for the others. In less than a minute, he managed to teleport everyone to the courtyard of the castle. Elizabeth and the others were glad to see Arthur back safe. Their reunion lasted for a while before Ed summoned Suika and Merry. He asked them to heal those inside the carriage. He only asked for a light healing until they stabilize, then they could fully heal them.
Ed was in deep thinking, but it was cut short as he felt a punch coming towards him. He managed to stop it, realizing in the process who attacked him.
"Where have you been you, idiot?!" Ellie asked him in a hurry. Hayato behind her looked at him in the same questioning way.
"It's complicated ha ha ha" Ed answered while scratching his face awkwardly.
"What do you mean complicated?!" Ellie sent another punch which was stopped by Ed. He looked at her and realized some tears were filling her eyes.
"Are you crying?" Ed couldn't help but ask. He was touched that his friends were worried about his well being.
"Like I would! Hmph!" She snorted and crossed her hands.
"I'll explain everything in due time. I need to find out about something."
Before Ed could ask, Hayato spoke. "It's about Emilia right? We're saving her of course, isn't that right?" A smile appeared on both Ed and Hayato's faces. "Of course!" Ed answered him. Their friend was in danger, so of course, they would save her.
"By the way, what are you guys doing here?" Ed remembered and asked them.
"Our Great-grandfather is a comrade of the king. He sent me and father to help Sir Arthur save him." Hayato explained while pointing at the man who Ed didn't meet before. It turns out that he is Hayato's father.
"My father disowned me so I'm now roaming around," Ellie spoke with a smile on her face. Now the usual reaction of someone disowned.
"If you don't mind me asking, why?" Ed found it weird.
"I'm a noble's daughter, yet I opposed the king's decision of joining forces with Blood sect. he had no choice. He did it to protect me." She explained the situation. Only now did Ed find out that she wasn't a princess, but only a noble's daughter.
They didn't discuss things anymore and instead went inside. Arthur used his time to catch up with Ed. But never once did he ask for the reason of his absence. After a while, he let Arthur know that he was going to Aragon kingdom. Which Arthur seemed reluctant to accept, but still allowed him. He also explained that the Ice Empress had passed away. Ed didn't know who she is at first but got to know, thanks to Hayato, that she's Emilia's mother.
The fall of Aragon kingdom was due to the death of the Ice Empress. Although she only had a cultivation of Immortal Establishment level 2, she was considered to be very potent in battle. Her mastery over ice earned her the title Ice Empress. Ed frowned after hearing that she was killed. He couldn't imagine how Emilia felt at the time.
Leonard surprised Arthur by sneaking up on him and catching him in a hold. Arthur was glad to see that he got his arms back, and realized it was thanks to Suika. He thanked her a lot and asked Ed to allow her to help the king, as he lost his entire arm from the shoulder.
'What is wrong with Blood sect and severing arms?' Ed couldn't help but think this way while giving Suika the permission. Merry also joined to help her in the treatment of the injured. Alicia came out of the carriage, barely walking, and thanked Ed and his family directly. Tears never left her eyes, as she and her family barely escaped death.
Ed and Arthur stopped her and allowed her to rest after being treated.
"Merry, I'd like for you to train her as she uses Light magic like you," Ed asked Merry to train Alicia. This was the only thing he could do to her, as he knew how hard it was not to be able to protect someone precious to you.
"Of course!" Merry agreed as it was also a new experience for her to train someone.
"So Ed, when will we leave?" Hayato asked him about the date where they would save Emilia.
"Soon, but first. It's time for an equipment power-up!" Ed withdrew a hammer he used for crafting and spun it in his hand.
Hello everyone! There will be a mass release sometime Saturday! But, there is some kinda bad news too, which I'll share with you after the mass release. Enjoy the chapter^^
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