White House, Oval Office: 10:00 in the morning,

March 12.

Secretary of Defense Gilberth hit the desk with both hands, scaring even the bodyguards."Madam President, I beg of you! Let me bring that bastard to justice!"

President Salome sighed, turning her chair around. Gilberth had been insisting and shouting all morning, taking the president completely off the hook. "Gilberth, please, I'm not going to authorize something like that! Is that clear?!"

"I have proof that Valeria's bastard is the culprit! I cant let her assault a US Army base and go unpunished! She has taken Jolbirth's corpse and we have confirmation that she has revived it! This is a threat to our nation!"

Salome sighed, while caressing the hand of the chair.

"My predecessor told me once that what happens in Bahia del Sol, as long as it doesnt leave that cursed city, is ignorable... You understand that silvering?because if not, I can look for someone else to take your place." She had sounded much colder what she would like, but Gilberth is one of those people who never retire.

"Madam president!" There he went again. "As a secretary of defense, my duty is to protect the safety and well-being of every American citizen! I dont care if you surrendered to that city! Our compatriots are still there, and security is my-"

"The security of Bahia is in charge of GUN, its exclusive defense body of which I remind you that you do not have any power!"

"Change it! Give the order and I promise to purge that city of every Extrahuman or criminal that threatens the integrity of the United States of America!" What really worried Salome was not that he had plans to purge the city, but that he had placed extrahumans and criminals at the same height.

"I'm not going to change anything! We have a deal with the Sol family! So go back to your office and take care of the issues that really concern you! And this time it's not advice, it's an order!"

Gilberth stood motionless for a few seconds, staring at Salome. Then he got up from his chair and left the oval office without bothering to say goodbye or wait for the guards to open the doors.

The president turned back to her chair, looking out the window. For her, it wasnt a tasteful dish to give so much power to a city like Bahia del Sol. Much less knowing that Mayor Vagrand had plans against her authority.

"What would be the right path to follow... Blasting Jolbirth without our help was a pretty hard blow to our international image, but this? This is too serious even for you, Valeria"

Salome took out her personal phone number and dialed the number of the vampire, but all that was found was the constestador. "What are you planning? Everything is getting pretty chaotic around here, Valeria... What will these whispers be in my ear? Why... I feel everything is going to fall apart?"

Salome sighed, convinced again that the extrahumans are the cause of all these problems. But not all the extrahumans! Specifically those of Bahia... or at least that's what she wanted to force herself to convince herself.

???: Same time, same day.

Picking up the half broken communicator from the floor, the priestess sat on her bed, which creaked by a combination of her weight and the intregidity of the bed. "Hierophant, please answer"

After a few seconds, the communicator light went on. "Priestess! I'm certainly busy right now picking up the information I'm missing, is it very urgent?"

"I just wanted to hear if everything was going well, I heard you started your plan"

"That... who told you? Dont tell me! I know who was ... damn snitch" Hierophant sighed as he looked around. "Priestess, things are certainly becoming chaotic in Bahia... and I cant deny my involvement in all this"

"You are the penultimate line of defense that the clan of the moon has, hierophant, and now that we have lost the tower and the cover of Lovers... it is almost destroyed"

"Does that mean that Zoe has located my snitch? Interesting... Robin and she are great adversaries!"

The priestess gritted her teeth, while with a kick she destroyed the bedside table. Destroying is a very kind word, let's say that she pulverized it as if it were an ant under the foot of a titan."Dont take this lightly! you are my last weapon until I can locate worthy moon bearers!"

"Priestess... you told me never to be afraid, but the nightmares are getting bigger, and I can feel their hands dragging me into the depths of oblivion ... I'm drowning in my own misfortune, and everything that calms my tormented "soul" is the information"

"Hierophant... please"

"All I have left is to live my last few days away from the light, gathering all the necessary information to be able to fail...

I was created to learn from mistakes, and evolve as a human... but instead everything what I have seen and experienced is the rottenness in which this world lives!

I DONT CARE ABOUT NOT FIND A WAY TO FOLLOW LIVING! The victory is mine from the moment I initiate the plan!"

"Hierophant! I forbid you to continue what you want to be your plan! I will not lose anyone else along the way!" The priestess rose suddenly, destroying part of the ceiling of the room in the process. The old plaster and ceiling plates fell on her head, but none of that was comparable to the pain of losing someone else under the psychotic hand of the sun.

"The moon finds a way to light the soul that I dont have, priestess ... or at least I'll believe that until I face Hannah"

"...Dont do it please..."

"Something inside of me feels the need to fight, and I do not intend to hold it anymore! In this rotten world, information is power, and the one with the power is the king.

I dont think about waking up anymore, so take this as my farewell. Goodbye, priestess. I hope the moon finally rises"

The communication was cut, while the priestess dropped on the bed, which was destroyed under its weight. Lying on the ground, the priestess cried while praying to the moon for the safety of the hierophant.

On the other side of the communicator, the hierophant plucked the cables from it. He wouldnt need it anymore.

"In this world... information is power, and that can only mean that I am invincible..." While walking through the basement vaguely lit, the hierophant repeated the same phrase as if it were a mantra.

Unknown world: In the present.

Alfred parked the caravan in front of the service station, blocking the motorcycle path to make sure the owner had to talk to them.
The group waited and waited, while the minutes passed and nobody left the bathroom of the station. "He may have fainted, or died!"

Elsa pinched Hannah's nose as she sat on the edge of the table. "Dont be a jinx! We have to act naturally, and when he comes to us, BAM! We interrogate him!"

Chris tilted his head doubtfully. "It is true that we have a chief of police expert in interrogations..."

"Stop thinking about kidnapping people, I'm a GUN agent! I should put everyone behind bars for this!" Mirabelle was outraged by the very idea of r03;r03;kidnapping an innocent person. But even more outraged that his own cousin agreed.

"It's true, we have two experts in interrogation, it's all in our favor!" Elsa and Chris nodded at the idea of r03;r03;Hannah totally convinced.

"You're supposed to be the Dirty Lover... how can you think of something like that-" Several knocks on the caravan door sufficed for Victoria to shut up. Everyone looked at each other looking for who should open the door, until in the end all eyes were united in a single towards Chris.

"Me? Why me ?!"

"Please, dad ... do it for Juddit and me!" Hannah put on her best puppy face, winning Chris's heart for a moment. He may not have commented on it too much, but in his plans he was really serious with Juddit, and winning over Hannah was already too juicy an advantage.

Victoria low Chris to the table, and Alfred fixed his clothes quickly. After having the approval of everyone, Chris sighed and went to the door. "Yes, who is it?"

"I am the owner of the motorcycle! Can you move your caravan? I cant leave if you are so close to me and to the wall!" The voice of a slightly serious girl served as a warning to everyone for plan B.

Hannah got up quickly and changed Chris for Elsa, who was already ready to play the game. All this goes without saying how offensive and humiliating it was for Chris.

Elsa quickly fixed her hair and opened the caravan door. On the other side a "human" girl was leaning on one leg with crossed arms.

The girl looked quite young, and the muscles of her arms and legs were prominent but not exaggerated. His clothes looked like earth, with a leather jacket, a black T-shirt and matching jeans. She did not seem too tall nor did she have any extra traits other than white wicks in her black hair.

"Sorry, we were so tired and so tired to sleep that we havent seen your bike! Nice bike, by the way!"

"Thanks, the old technologies are not very useful, but when you want to travel by road enjoying the trip they are very reliable! You arent from here, right? if you let me guess, you must be from the earth, could it be?"

Elsa went completely blank, surprised at how little her cover had lasted. "Well, the truth?  we are, could you help us? We are a little lost..."

"I imagine, can I enter?" Elsa nodded and turned away from the entrance. The girl climbed the stairs of the caravan and looked to the sides to locate the group. "Nice to meet you all! There are usually not many earthlings on this side of the" Barrier of Creilia"! There really isnt usually any earthlings at any time, but on this side? Less than none!"

Elsa walked with the girl and with a gesture Hannah lifted her and the girl leaving them on the table. "Let us introduce ourselves quickly. I am Elsa and this giantess is Hannah, that other is Victoria, the eldest gentleman is Alfred, the young boy is Chris and the dragon is Mirabelle"

"Lance, my name is Lance! Firstborn of the house See, for the earthlings, that would turn me into Lance See, I think"

"Forgive the question Miss Lance, but how do you know we are from the land?" Hannah sounded more nervous than she would like.

"Easy answer! Nobody in their right mind would come to the West Qivaria grove! Also those who are brought here by the" Trickster "always come out of the grove, so it was not difficult to imagine your situation"

"As Elsa said, My name is Alfred, Lady Lance, you can answer two questions, the first one is that it is the Trickster, and the second is if there are more earthlings around here besides us" Lance nodded smiling, although her smile He was not very hard, because she realized what she had to tell.

"I'll start with the first one...

The Trickster is the current governor of Qivaria, the nation where we are right now. After the disappearance of our hero King Alain... a tournament was organized where the champions of each House would fight for the post of King, but the Trickster appeared out of nowhere, and defeating my father in the semifinals and the Pontifical Knight Blaive in the finals, he took control of the crown...isnt a bad king, everything must be said"

"Where is the but? There is always a but in these stories" Victoria could already imagine the answer, so all she longed for was that Lance denied it.

"The Trickster, since he appeared and became king ... has been bringing earthlings to our nation, offering juicy rewards to anyone who murdered them. You are really lucky, if you have left the grove of West Qivaria, or If I wasnt has been the one to meet you...

Dont get confused, if I needed the money I would attack you without hesitation, I am a great swordswoman! But the House See we have many agricultural businesses and we do not lack money, not to mention that my father would never forgive me to accept anything of the Trickster!"

Everyone remained silent, regretting that their situation was still but what they expected. Lance noticed the tension and waved his hands in denial. "I'm sure I can help you! If I ask to deliver something to the earth, they will open an "Azure Gate" for which you should be able to escape! If not ... there is always the possibility of going to the" Golden shrine "when the Trickster come out and send you back!

Dont lose faith, good friends! Excalibur always shines for the people who- "

"Excuse me, what did you just say?" Elsa grabbed Lance by the shoulders while everyone raised their heads equally confused.

"Excalibur shines for the righteous in heart! It's an old saying of Qivaria! Surely you have a similar one on earth!"

"... excalibur you mean the sword, right?" Lance did not understand the look of confusion of the whole world. (and of joy on Hannah's part)

"Of course! The sacred sword that will shine, opening the heavens! The ancestor of King Hero Alain proudly brandished it in the name of Qivaria, and today its light is still what illuminates our lives and gives us the courage to defend ourselves of the Izural dynasty!"

"EXCALIBUR! KING ARTHUR! THERE ARE EVEN THE POSSIBILITIES OF GETTING A KEYSWORD!" Hannah stood up jumping for joy, waking everyone upstairs. Alfred and Elsa looked at each other, and Elsa slapped her face. It was going to be a hard day, that's for sure.