Standing in the middle of the teleportation array within a certain room in the Taka Clan’s manor, Lord Terrace and Lord Acheon stared at each other, both of them holding a small scroll each.
“This array is connected to the array of the academy and so you’ll be directly sent to the teleportation room of the academy and upon arrival, the guards are sure to question your identities. You’ll prove that to them before being allowed to leave the room.” Clan Leader Hina informed them, dressed in another attire. A loose silver and black embroidered robe that made her seem like some sort of wizened old lady. She was.
“Remember, you guys are to return two days from now. No extra or delay.” Elder White Fang said as he watched the teleportation array begin to him a certain sound they were all accustomed to. The sound of it being activated.
“Surely.” Both Lords responded to their leader with a nod before turning to Clan Leader Hina, giving her a polite nod. “Thank you.” They said together as though they were synced.
She let out a small smile and waved it. “It wasn’t anything much. Do extend my greetings to Dean Godsthorn if you do encounter him.”
They didn’t respond or at least, the others didn’t see them respond as the array glowed with multiple colors, swallowing them from the sight of the others.
A second later, the light vanished like it hadn’t even appeared before and when the array was revealed, the two Lords standing at its center were gone.
Elder White Fang turned to Lord Leah who stood by his left, pushing forth a question to her. “Since they’re off for personal matters, how about we enjoy the next two days of our stay as well? We’ll need to rest as we’ll have a lot to do pretty soon.”
Lord Leah grinned looking at her leader and nodded. “I don’t know how we’ll be enjoying it but I’m in!” Relaxing? She was in!
Then she remembered, she had something to request from Clan Leader Hina. “But first, I need to speak to Clan Leader Hina.”
Clan Leader Hina was surprised and turned to Lord Leah, their eyes meeting. Elder White Fang was also surprised, his head turning to Lord Leah’s direction.
“Nothing serious. Just talk between women.” Lord Leah shrugged and with a lazy nod of acknowledgment, Elder White Fang walked away, leaving both women to themselves.
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The teleportation array room of the Elderglow Academy was an expansive room with more than a dozen different teleportation arrays, each of them large enough to hold a hundred individuals.
The room was over large, large enough to be called a hall, and within stood a dozen guards, each of them giving off heavy auras. They were dressed in uniforms of silver, black, and a tiny portion of blue. Each of them had a silver sword strapped to a black belt around their waist.
Moving around the place and searching for anomalies with the arrays, one of them noticed one of the arrays light up.
“Uhm… Ace, are we expecting anyone?” The guard asked, calling out to another guard of a higher rank.
The one called Ace, a young man with auburn hair, brown eyes, and a full beard walked forward slowly. “Not that I know of.”
Before he could finish his sentence, the array hummed and light shot upward from it.
Woonng~
The humming continued for a few seconds before finally dying down, revealing two figures dressed like important guests.
Ace and the other guard narrowed their eyes, their hands resting on the hilt of the swords strapped to their waists. “And who are you two? State your names and purpose.” Ace declared, taking a step forward toward the two new figures who had their backs facing the guards.
Visitors coming to the academy always informed the academy of their visit so the guards were ready to welcome them. It was rare for people to come through without prior announcement and that was exactly why there were multiple guards stationed in the room. To counter any threat that got through.
“Oh! We’re here.” One of them said as both figures turned to face the guards. “Hello there, we’re here for visitation.” The same man said again with a friendly smile.
The guards couldn’t sense any energy from both men but they felt dangerous.
“You names?” The guard named Ace asked again with furrowed brows.
“Ah, yes. Names.” The figure slapped his forehead. “I’m Lord Acheon of the Acheon Family and he’s Lord Terrace of the Terrace Family and we’re here to see Dean Godsthorn as well as visit our kids.” As the man spoke, they revealed two items and presented them as proof to the guards.
It was their IDs as students! Rather than provide their family insignias, both men had presented student IDs.
Ace frowned but he walked forward along with other guards in the room who were beginning to feel a tense atmosphere in the air. Ace received the IDs, scanned them, and nodded. One read “Ashbourne Terrace” while the other had “Aegon Acheon” written on it.
It was indeed the names of the current Lords of the two families these men had just claimed to be from. As a guard of the academy, they were trained to be able to identify real IDs. So he scanned the IDs and once he proved they were authentic, he returned them with a nod. “Welcome to Elderglow Academy, Lord Terrace and Lord Acheon.”
Lord Terrace and Lord Acheon received the IDs with a smile on their face and nodded. They felt nostalgic standing somewhere in the academy they’d spent five years of their past in.
Looking at the guards bowing before them, they nodded with satisfaction. “Thank you all for keeping this place safe.”
While the guards couldn’t sense the energy of both Lords, the reverse was easily possible and the two Lords were satisfied with the result.
As the guards raised their heads, Lord Acheon asked the one who’d been interrogating them earlier, “What’s your name?”
“Ace, my name is Ace, Lord Acheon.” The guard said with another bow. Now that he had confirmed their identities as two of the greatest individuals from a neighboring continent, Ace’s approach had changed slightly. He was now more cautious.
Lord Acheon nodded at the response and then he spoke. “It’s been decades since we were last here so I’ll have to bother you with a little request of ours.”