AKT. 42


SEVEN YOUTHS

All dead: the former Cross Guard that had attempted the test to partecipate to the War Game had just dead in vain. In front of the survivors, a strange figure with the features of a little monster appeared and revealed them this tough reality.

Alviss was incredulous, how could Gaila have possibly died? He hadn't the time to answer to himself that, next to the mysterious figure appeared a little while before, another one appeared, and was introduced to everybody as Chimera, knight of the Chess no Koma . This mysterious character was the "special" challenger, contained in one of the magic stones, and that Gaila had been unlucky to met.
Luckily, the mustache saved his life, and appeared, bloody and in pain, in front of a puzzled Alviss. In the meanwhile, the little monster explained that this one have been only a preliminary, and that the real War Game would have started the following day. The only ones that had passed the test had been six: Ginta, Dorothy, Nanashi, Jack, Snow, and, obviosuly, the mysterious Alviss. Six years before, 60 people had made it, with the old Cross Guard, this time they were 1/10, women and children included. Now, it would have been up to them to protect MÄR Heaven risking their lifes, everything have been already decided and Phantom was only waiting to start.

The night fell, and the MÄR had been invited to spend the night in the castle of Ragenrave by the princess herself, that was trying to do something for them.
Phantom was happy, and discussed with his "soldiers" about the new faction up to protect that filthy world, and was contented with Ginta being there. All the Chess no Koma had the intention to kill the MÄR, especially Gillom, whose stomach was turned because of the defeat of Vestory; and Ian, that was oddly wearing again the mask and was quiet, he spoke only to pronounce Ginta's name.
Alviss, instead, was perplexed. He trusted Aran and he well knew that if the old man have asked him to trust Ginta too, it was because he had surely his own motivations. The bishounen had to give at least a possibility to the little blond boy, also because after their first fight at the waterfalls, he was expecting very much from him and he couldn't wait to see the point he got better so far.
Snow and Ed were happy: now that Alviss had "joined" them, they had found the last person named by the prophency, and were ready to fight against the Chess no Koma.