Legacy of the Betelgeuse

Chapter 41 - Episode 41: Consequences.

I'm back at the basement of the bar with Avriel and Jariel. Jariel is looking at me.

"I heard everything from her. Thank you for saving my daughter."

Jariel sits down and puts the map on the table. It's the map of the Alliance Kingdoms. Jariel is pointing at one of the kingdoms.

"The eye of Krestan should be in the Bartiven Kingdom. But, Avriel told me that since you stole Krestan's leg, the Aarus Empire transferred the arm to another place. So I believe the Alliance Kingdoms did the same. Because of that, neither Avriel nor I know where they transferred it to since I don't have my men over there, and Avriel is not part of the Eluna Empire anymore."

I'm humming with understanding. Jariel stands up and continues.

"But, we have someone that might know where Krestan's eye is at."

I look at Jariel.

"Rodwane."

Jariel nods.

"That is right. So let us meet him now. He should know."

The three of us went to Rodwane's house. Rodwane was surprised when he saw us. After he let us in, Jariel started to explain everything to him.

Rodwane is humming with understanding.

"I see... one last part of him now."

Jariel nods.

"Yes, that is why we are here. Do you have any idea where they might transfer Krestan's eye to?"

Rodwane is rubbing his beard.

"There are some places that are good to put it safely. But, if the Aarus Empire failed to keep it safe even in the strongest and safest fortress, what makes you think the Alliance Kingdoms would put it in a similar place? If I were them, I will put it somewhere that nobody would expect it. Blending in with the crowds. The most vulnerable and yet the safest since nobody would expect it to be there."

Avriel nods with an agreement.

"I agree with him. If the emperor's palace and the strongest fortress failed to keep it safe, there is no way they would make the same mistakes that the Aarus Empire and the Eluna Empire did. The fewer people know where it gets transferred, the safer it will be."

I lean on the wall and look at the ceiling. Rodwane clears his throat.

"She should know..."

We look at Rodwane. Jariel tilts his head and raises his eyebrow.

"She?"

Rodwane nods.

"The Saintess. She should know where it is."

That's convenient for me. I will ask her about Sigrid Land. It's like hitting two birds with one stone.

Rodwane is looking around and then looks at Jariel.

"Do you have the Alliance Kingdoms' map with you?"

Jariel nods and puts it on the table.

"Of course, I do."

Rodwane is dragging his finger on the map. Then he taps his finger on the map.

"Cahrst Kingdom. She lives there, and you can find her in a place where a lot of people are in need of help."

We all nod with understanding. Avriel looks at me.

"So? Are you going there now?"

I'm thinking while humming.

"No, I have to meet someone first. She's in the Alliance Kingdoms as well, so I will meet her."

I'm looking at the map on the table and then look at Rodwane. If I don't take his hidden quest, the rebellion will not happen until the hidden quest is completed. Emma took the quest, but I don't think she can complete it at this moment, and I don't think she will be able to complete it without me. So this should be fine. This rebellion event is massive, so I will prolong this event as long as I can. Because I want everyone to enjoy the game and prepare themselves before the time comes.

I open my friend list to check where is Ivonna currently at.

[Ivonna Ivon (Online): Currently at (The entrance of the Forsaken- Clan base, Eynhildr Kingdom)]

I chuckle because of how interesting it is for her to choose the Eynhildr Kingdom. She must have known about the origin of the kingdom and felt responsible as the Alliance Kingdoms' faction. Emma and the others are in the base as well. Then she moves to a different area. I believe she is waiting for me. If only they just give Krestan's eye to me willingly, then I don't have to make the players suffer from the penalty. I feel bad for them, but not for Kingstar, he deserved it.

I look at them and lift my body from the wall.

"I'm going to the Eynhildr Kingdom now. I have another business. I will go to Cahrst Kingdom as soon as possible after I'm done with this."

Rodwane and Jariel nod. Avriel approaches me.

"That is perfect. I will tag along to the Eynhildr Kingdom, I want to dispose of all of my men in the Alliance Kingdoms so the Eluna Empire won't get any information on them anymore. So I will wipe them starting from the Eynhildr Kingdom, the front line of the Alliance Kingdoms."

I smile and nod with understanding.

On our way to the teleportation device, Avriel chuckles.

"Don't you worry, I will be fine on my own. I won't make the same mistake again."

I chuckle.

"I will not. Because the only person that can match with you is now lost both of his fingers."

Avriel smirks.

"Maybe you are right. Thank you for saving my life."

I shrug and smirk.

"No worries."

We both teleported to the Eynhildr Kingdom. The second biggest kingdom in the Alliance Kingdoms, and the first defense of the Alliance Kingdoms. Monsters are often raiding this kingdom, especially goblins, trolls, and orcs.

Avriel looks around and leans towards me.

"Is the girl that you are going to meet has white hair and wearing full plate armor?"

I'm surprised and look at Avriel with disbelief.

"How did you know?"

Avriel smirks.

"Because she is staring at us as soon as we arrived here. She is behind us, and I think she is waiting for you to come here since a few minutes ago."

I'm impressed by how she knows by a glimpse and how accurate she is. Avriel looks at me while smiling.

"You are not going to ask for my help this time, right? Don't get caught..."

Avriel taps my chest with the back of her hand. Then she leaves and goes to the dark alley and disappears.

A sound of heavy metal armor is approaching me from behind. Then it stops.

"I have been waiting for you, Trevor."

I turn around and smile.

"It's been a while, Ivonna."

Ivonna slightly smiles and nods.

"It is. How are you doing? I heard you got hospitalized."

I smile and raise my eyebrows.

"Yeah, I'm fine now."

We both are looking at each other awkwardly. Neither Ivonna nor I have something else to say. Ivonna clears her throat.

"I believe you know the reason why I wanted to meet you. Let's talk about it in our clan base. I don't want anyone else to listen to our conversation."

Ivonna smiles and continues.

"You don't have to worry that we will do something funny to you. We all know that we can't beat you even if we tried our best."

I scoff and then chuckle.

We are on our way to the Forsaken- Clan's base. Ivonna looks around.

"Where is the woman that was with you earlier? Is she your accomplice?"

I chuckle and shake my head.

"No, she has her own business to attend. And no, she's not my accomplice. We just have the same destination, so she tagged along with me here."

Ivonna nods with understanding.

We arrived at the Forsaken- Clan's base. It's a small castle and there are so many players who came in and out from the entrance. Everyone greeted Ivonna and the atmosphere here felt peaceful. They all looked at me and it seemed that they know who I was. Ivonna told me that because of the stream back then when we defeated Queen Arachne, I became famous among Ivonna's fans and viewers. Then we entered the big hall on the 3rd floor of the Forsaken- Clan's base. Emma, Francesca, Michael, Hans, and Leonardo were there waiting for me. They all waved at us with a big smile on their faces. We all sat down at the round table.

Ivonna looks at me and sighs.

"When are you going to take Krestan's eye from us?"

Everyone looks at Ivonna with their eyes widened and raises their eyebrows with disbelief. But then they are looking at me and waiting for my reply.

"I don't know yet. Since I have no idea where it is at. As soon as I know where they transferred it to, I will try to grab it later that night."

Ivonna looks at me and rests her head on her left hand.

"Can you tell us why are you doing this? I know it must be for a quest and it must be a quest from Krestan. But, do you know what is going to happen when you completed that quest? I don't care about the rewards you will get, what I do care about is the players of the Legacy of the Betelgeuse. If you completed the quest, doesn't that means he will bring chaos to Orion again? What is going to happen to them? The players couldn't enjoy the game when that happened. Did you do all this just for your own benefits without thinking about the outcomes from your action?"

I knew she would say that. She cared so much about the community. But she didn't know what will happen later in the game. I need Krestan's reward to protect the players later in the future.

I exhale deeply.

"Of course I do know the consequence of my action. But I'm doing this not just for my own benefit. A small sacrifice is needed. I can assure you that Krestan won't bring chaos to Orion. Not now, not later."

Ivonna is playing with her tongue. I can see her cheeks moving. Then she looks at me with disbelief.

"I'm not convinced with your words. I can't put my trust in your words for this matter. Krestan is someone who we can't defeat currently. The story about him is enough to convince me to not mess with him. You'll make the game too hard for the players, Trevor. I know that the event where Krestan will bring chaos once more will happen later far in the future, but not now. Please don't do this to us, the players."

She's right. Back then, after I retrieved all of Krestan's limbs, he immediately brought chaos to the three sovereignty. Becker and I had to level up intensely and helped them to defeat him again. But this time, I know what I'm doing and I'm confident with it. Because now I know Krestan's power.

Ivonna stands up from her seat and approaches me. She grabs my shoulders and grips them so tightly.

"Give me a reason for me to believe your words, Trevor."

I take a deep breath and exhale deeply.

"Because I have done this once, and I will do it again this time."

Everyone is confused and looks at me weirdly. Ivonna furrows her forehead. I look at Ivonna seriously.

"Becker left his legacy to me and I promised him to make his dream come true. I will fulfill his wish, and this is what I have to do. If I'm not doing this, the players will be facing something that you can't even imagine. Do you think I don't care about the players? I do, and this is how I do it. I know the past few days it didn't seem that I care about the players, but this is the only way for me to achieve something that can help them later. I will never harm the players... well, maybe to those who have toxic behavior then I would gladly teach them a lesson or two."

Ivonna removes her hands from my shoulders and sits beside me.

"You know him personally?"

I nod.

"I do. I was playing the game with him for a long time. I was there when he was dying, and I was there when they buried him. So don't tell me that I did all of these just for fun and for my own benefits. Because you're wrong."