Time: 7:00 AM
The crystal slightly began to glow.
Time: 8:00 AM
The crystal started glowing brightly.
"Please, all of you, close your eyes. There is a possibility the light will start making blood come out of your eyes. It won't damage your eyes, but it will make them bleed. Please close your eyes."
All the princesses closed their eyes.
Time: 9:00 AM
All the princesses were drinking water given by the church maids. The magic circle was glowing slightly. The crystals were glowing the brightest.
Voltira: "My throat is so dry; luckily, they gave us a break."
Mariselle: "There is no break, actually."
Time: 10:00 AM
The magic circle began to show a normal glow.
Aeris: "Will they allow us a bathroom break?"
Terrava: "There is no way they will allow us a bathroom break."
Mariselle: "They will say, Hold it, princess; in some time, the heroes will get summoned."
Time: 7:00 PM
The magic circle and the crystal glow were at their peak. It was so bright that nothing could be seen inside the basement. Outside the palace, it could be clearly seen that it was almost time for the sun to set.
In the church, some archbishops were standing. One priestess came running.
"Greetings, archbishop. Where is the saintess? It looks like the summoning is going to fail; the sun is about to set, and still, the heroes have not been summoned."
One archbishop looked at her and pointed at the pond. The pond water was completely black.
"At seven in the morning, she went inside the holy water. The water was golden in color. Now the water has changed to black."
At that moment, the pope arrived. He was a very old man; his body looked like he would die at any moment. But he was walking as if he were in his early twenties. His eyes fell on the priestess.
"What happened, child? You look tense."
"Father, there is an urgent matter. It looks like this year we will not be able to summon heroes."
The father smiled.
"There is no need to be tense, my child. If this year fails, we will still have nine years left before the demon emperor arrives."
The priestess's face showed worry.
"But father we cannot forget that some other kingdoms have already summoned heroes. The heroes training has already started; they are almost strong enough to fight against the Mismas plants and dark miasma."
The pope looked at her as if he expected this question.
"Child, you are taking everything too seriously. Because of that, you forgot that they will surely require help from the Church of Aurelios for purification."
The priestess took a deep breath. She looked calm now.
"But, Father, there is still a problem. The church of Thalassara has summoned a hero who has the same occupation as a saintess, but it is slightly different."
The Pope's face turned grim. There was clearly fear of staying back in the competition field.
"Can you tell me the occupation?"
"Father, the occupation she has is saintess, but it's work is different. She has just entered level 1 and gained a skill that has the ability to purify aura that has been corrupted by miasma."
"...."
The Pope was speechless. He looked at the sky; only 5 minutes remained for the sun to set.
"Child, don't be scared; keep faith. There are still five minutes. I can say that the heroes will be summoned successfully. Don't underestimate the skill of future foresight."
The priestess looked as if she had fully calmed down.
Location: Noveris, Onslaught Forest 5☆, Campsite Bathroom Back Area
There were 20 teenagers, all looking like they were no younger than 15. The air around them was heavy, and the temperature seemed to have dropped significantly. The teenagers had formed a circle around a boar.
The boar was the size of a gorilla. Its fur was completely black, and its eyes were completely red. Its tusks were very big and long.
"Today we will have pork meat."
"Hey! Don't underestimate the strength of a demon boar."
"It's true; the leader is telling the truth. We are lucky we are at the outskirts of Onslaught Forest 5☆ and have encountered this boar."
The girls in the group were completely quiet until now; their faces showed they were thinking about something.
"Let's kill the boar now; we will talk later."
Suddenly, a light began to glow from the ground. The entire group looked down and saw a magic circle forming below. Before they could react, they disappeared with the demon boar.
Location: Apheoter, Velmora Astrynth, Royal Palace, Basement.
22 figures appeared on the magic circle. 20 figures collapsed on the ground. The figures became perfectly visible, and the glow from the magic circle disappeared. Raghunandan was in a position sitting on the chair before he could fall.
He stood up and turned his head around to survey the surroundings.
"This place looks like an old room. Sigh."
Voltira:"Whose voice was that?"
Aeris:"Let's open our eyes and see."
All the princesses opened their eyes. They saw 21 people. 20 were on the ground, and one was standing up. Their faces turned pale, paper white.
GRRRR-HOOOO!
Raghunandan turned his head and looked at the demon boar.
"Are you not able to read the room?"
The demon boar charged towards him. He lifted his leg.
Bang!
The sound was loud. Raghunandan's leg hit the head of the demon boar. The demon boar fell to the ground. It looked like its body was now completely lifeless.