Music Inspiration
Chapter 34
The Denerias Incident (2)
Marianne had sunk to her knees and looked in disbelief at all the dead bodies. The INQUEST had been shut down and was flying toward enemy territory, which, according to history, was then incorporated into the royal realm.
General Denerias sat contentedly on his horse as royal knights arrived. They took the royal body and placed it on a cart, which immediately set off. As General Denerias rode away, a cloaked figure emerged from the bushes behind the incident.
He held a sphere, a magical sphere in his hand. With a gesture, he disappeared.
"What was that?" asked Marianne.
"The proof of Duke's innocence," said Lysander.
"It was all just an accident. He is not guilty," replied Marianne.
"When Duke throws a dagger, he never misses his target." Glenervan crossed his arms.
"So he aimed at the king?" Marianne was confused.
"Of course not. The trajectory of the dagger was manipulated. That's why Duke was so surprised," said Lysander.
"By whom?" asked Marianne.
"By the person who is king today. General Denerias. Your father," Glenervan said in a cold voice.
"He is… king today?" She looked at Glenervan in disbelief.
"That's right. He seized power and ensured that supposedly every griffin and every griffin knight is hunted and killed. He saw them all as a danger. And I initially helped him with that," said Dexter.
"Supposedly?" Marianne was confused again.
"Well, in this world, there was Ascendary in the end. But Ascendary is more. Denerias never thought about where the griffins come from, and thus he believed he had killed them all. That was not the case. Ascendary's mother helped many griffins escape because she was the link between the worlds. However, before she could secure her own safety, she was tracked down." said Glenervan.
"From Danny's father," Marianne said.
"That's right. Duke arrived late and at least rescued Ascendary, who was stuck here. The years passed, and Ascendary grew up and gradually learned about his powers. Until the day you met each other," Lysander added.
"But what do I have to do with that?" sighed Marianne.
"Denerias has eliminated everything he sees as a threat to his kingship. You are his daughter, thus the heir. In his sick mind, he believed you would want to overthrow him one day to become queen yourself. So he searched for you and tried to kill you. However, you were in good hands and well hidden. You became a messenger and you were too good at it, so he eventually found out. He set the trap and the role of the Denerias incident came into play. He chose that deliberately because he hoped to lure out supposed rebels and threats to his throne to eliminate them as well. Very complicated but a good plan. However, a lot went wrong. The WYVERN that was under his command eliminated the INQUEST but is now also lost. The royal air fleet too. In return, Alcazar's fleet was destroyed as well. By the way, Alexander Alcazar is your half-brother. Denerias saw him as a threat to his throne too. That he was not the shining savior of the empire, you have also noticed. The Scroll is nothing more than a description of the day it happened. The real evidence of what your father did can be found elsewhere."
Lysander stopped and let Marianne process all the information.
She looked at him and then at Glenervan and Dexter. Then she bent down to Ascendary and squeezed him."What's next?" Marianne asked.
"Ascendary," Lysander said and he nodded.
He spread his wings and began to shine.
Dexter took a step back.
"After what I've done, I'm not allowed to go there. Farewell."
Before anyone could react, Ascendary, Marianne, Lysander and Glenervan disappeared.
They reappeared in a forest clearing.
Marianne froze.
In front of her sat a being, half human, half griffin in armor and held a baby griffin in his arms.
Griffins of various ages could be seen everywhere.
"Where are we?" she asked.
"Ascendary's Home." Lysander said.
