Chapter 1. The Legacy from the Kingdom 3

"How come.....?"

Looking at a huge force on the field, Eiolin unconsciously clenched her fists.

In the middle of the empire forces, a middle-aged knight riding a horse spoke to a young knight beside him,

"Kashutar, we have guests. If I am not mistaken, they must be the remnants of the Pandragon Kingdom."

"You are right, that beautiful girl must be the Nemesis Eiolin, the Goddess of Vengeance!"

Ordinarily, the middle-aged knight had a gentle look in his eyes, but at this moment they were filled with a strong resolve And the young knight who has long dark brown hair and a feminine oval-shaped face, with fierce eyes. Their names are Bernstein and Kashutar, members of the 7 Imperial Heroes.

 "Then, they shall fall prey to Beradin's scheme. They have perfectly taken the bait."

Bernstein said with clicking his tongue.

"Princess Eiolin, she is really too beautiful to be killed."

Kashutar said, feeling pity for her.

"Do not worry, Kashutar, we are going to capture her alive."

"Haha, great! Lambert, shall we begin the attack?"

Lambert, a senior adjutant of Kashutar, responded, "Yes, sir! Just give the orders!"

When Kashutar was about to give an order, Bernstein stopped him.

"Do not be hasty, we do not have to rush."

"Huh?"

Kashutar could not understand and asked back, then Bernstein explained,

"Actually, if we caught them all right now, we will have to return to the empire to see that damned Chandler Beradin."

Kashutar nodded and asked,

"I understand. I do not want to see Beradin also. What do we do now?"

"Let's assume to attack them, and let them go to Bifrost. Even though we cannot let them go to Da'ghal, but we can use it as an excuse if they are isolated in Bifrost."

On the other hand, Eiolin was so concerned about how to deal with the empire forces.

"Were they waiting for us here?"

"Did they already know we were going to be here?"

Rashid was so sure and voiced his own thoughts,

"It must be a trap set by the empire."

At that time, Duran was so surprised, and said,

"Is he..... Bernstein? one of The 7 Imperial Heroes?"

"The 7 Imperial Heroes?"

Rashid asked, and Duran replied,

"The 7 Imperial Heroes, they are the Dark Prince's royal guards. Among them, Bernstein is the leader of the 7 imperial heroes. He is a great swordsman as well as a great strategist. Then, why is he here in this backwater country far from the capital of the empire?"

The 7 Imperial Heroes consisted of Bernstein, Kaseem, Hanzo, Vishnu, Carls, Agassi, and Kashutar. After the disappearance of the Dark Prince, their positions had been changed. Only the 5th, Carls became the leader of the 4 Imperial Guardians, which was made up to replace the 7 Imperial Heroes. Except for Carls, all members of 7 Imperial Heroes were sent away and have lost their foothold in the empire.

When Eiolin and the others were hesitating on what to do, they heard Kashutar yell at them,

"Listen, remnants of Pandragon. It will be meaningless if we were to do battle with each other, Why do you not just surrender? I will ensure your safety in the name of the Dark Prince!"

Locarno visibly upset blurted out,

"Who is that cheeky monkey!?"

"He is Kashutar, he is also one of the 7 Imperial Heroes."

"Huh?? that kid is one of the best warriors in the empire?"

Duran asked Eiloin,

"What is the plan, Princess?"

Eiolin gathered her thoughts for a moment, and said,

"We must break through the enemy lines, we will be taking some risks. But it is the only way to get to Da'ghal."

"But what about retreating and heading to Bifrost to ask for help?"

"But....."

"Princess! Please also consider Prince Rashid!"

Duran's desperate plea had made Eiolin consider another idea.

"Alright, Let's head towards the North."

Kashutar while observing Pandragon's troops heading to North said, "As we expected, they are going to Bifrost."

Bernstein faced his army and gave them the command,

"Move Forward! Capture them all!"

Eiolin and the Paladins managed to retreat from the battlefield and managed to reach the Bifrost, which is the country of snow and rangers.