Rise of the Malactric Heir

Chapter 281 By Airship

After hearing about the airship, they smiled and were eager to see how it worked.

"She is correct," the king said.

"I'd like to see it," Sarah said.

Olivia sighed as Eliza said, "Same here."

"Well, we're not going, but I really hope you guys succeed; this isn't going to be like the last time," Olivia said and Cameron nodded.

"This could get pretty nasty," Kyllan warned.

"I know it'll be a lot harder this time, and this crystal won't be easy to get rid of either," Adora replied, and the king sighed.

"This is more like a race," Zack said.

"He is correct, who will get there first and who will not? Who will have it or destroy it? It's a race," Zavis replied, and Adora smiled.

"You are all right," Adora said.

"Well, If that's it then I guess I'll go back to my place," Ifrit replied, and Alix glanced at him.

"Ifrit, are you not coming?" Alix inquired, and Ifrit smiled.

"I don't know, can I?" he asked.

"Sure, come along, I think we should take you; if I leave you alone, they'll have another chance to get at you, and that we cannot risk right now," Adora replied, and Ifrit chuckled.

"It won't be that easy this time, Adora; things have changed, and I have things I want to protect; besides, I want to watch them burn, I will kill them, and I will make them pay for what they did," Ifritsaid in anger with his eyes glowing orange.

"Pay they will, I won't stop until they are wiped off the face of this planet, they have a lot to pay for, but Ifrit, I need you to stay cool," Adora replied, and he sighed and smiled at her.

"I'll do my best; I'm just angry, but you knew that since the day you sealed me," he said with a smile as she patted his shoulder.

"I promise you will get what you want, but for now, I want you guys to start packing," Adora replied as she drank her coffee.

"Fine, I'll go home and start packing," Alix said, before the scroll vanished and he smiled.

"We will go too, it's better to finish early so we can train," Ayden said as he got up as did the others.

"Be careful, everyone," the queen warned.

"We will," Alix replied, then they left and the mage turned to face Adora.

"They are powerful; let them fight; that's the only way you guys will have a chance at getting that crystal but I think you already know that," he said, and Adora looked at him.

"I know that, I will let them fight, this time they wouldn't have much of a choice either, the enemies will not let them go without a fight, they desperately want this crystal, that much I do know and they will go to any length to get it, also we find something off about Vellon," she said as she finished her coffee, and he smirked.

"Oh? That's interesting; I'll accompany you to see the captain of the airship; come on, we'll talk," he replied as he got up and both of them left.

"Would you like me to teleport you to the field where the airship is?" She sighed and looked at the valley beside the castle, not far from where Alix and the others go for training.

"It's just a short walk, I don't think we should have to teleport, walking is good," she responded as she walked away, and he scoffed before following her.

"So, what has changed with Vellon?" he inquired.

"He keeps telling me not to talk to him as if I knew him and as if we were close, it's weird, his tone is weird too, when I first met Vellon with the villains, he sounded normal, like himself, but now, something isn't right," she responded.

"People don't just change themselves like that, something might be wrong, it can't be mind control, that's not how that works, I'm sorry, but I'm not sure if I can help here," he said and she smiled.

"It's fine, I thought you might say that, I am not sure either, so don't worry about it, we will find out soon enough, I am pretty sure we will bump into him again and not by coincidence," she replied with a smile and he sighed.

After passing through the first Valley, they entered the second, which was hidden behind a massive hill with a small building carved into it. There was a huge airship on the field, covering half of it, and Adora smiled when she saw how nice it was.

"Princess," a man said as he and a young man exited the building, and Adora smiled.

He was middle-aged, fair, with black hair, brown eyes, and muscle, whereas the young man next to him was slim, tall, fair, and had blue eyes.

"Dorious," Adora said and he smiled.

"I haven't seen you in a long time; what brought you guys here today?" he inquired.

"Is it okay to fly?" she asked and he scoffed.

"Princess, unlike other airships, this one doesn't even require a crew, this one only requires someone to fly it, it hasn't flown in a while, but yes, it's okay to fly," he replied, and the mage smiled.

"That is good to know, can you get ready to fly tomorrow morning?" he asked and

"Yes, it can, but I'll be working on another airship for another kingdom as the king requested a while back, so I won't be your pilot, but Scott here can, he is young but I assure you, he is a great pilot, he can also protect himself if anything happens," he replied, and the young man smiled at them.

"Is this your son?" asked Xemon, and the young man nodded as Adora and Xemon exchanged glances, not sure if they should take the young man since they didn't want to put him in danger but they knew that it was not their choice to make and thus, Xemon decided to brief him about the danger of taking them.