King's Raid: Successors of the Will (キングスレイド 意志を継ぐものたち)

To My

Dear Friend...

It has been a while. How are you?

I'm sorry I never had a chance to write to you.

We are currently in the Ogria Mountain, receiving hospitality from the Orcs.

A lot of things happened until now. Really, a lot of things...

Kasel got a lot stronger and is currently in a battle.

He is fighting himself...

Back when I was in Orvelia, I didn't even imagine these things could happen.

But, Clause... I think this was our destiny all along.

Kasel was destined to live as the heir to the Holy Sword.

After parting ways with you at the Tower of the Sage,

we headed out to the Forest of Elidora, to see the elves.

It was the first step in a very tough journey...

But anyway, who are you?

You didn't even introduce yourself, and you're all like, "Follow me."

Kind of rude, don't you think?

I am Selene.

Master Lorraine instructed me to bring to her the human, Kasel.

Huh?

Where's Miss Selene?

She was just here a moment ago...

We have to catch up to her quickly.

It's a dead end!

What?!

By the way...

Do you know the other name for the Forest of Elidora?

No.

Forest of the Lost.

The elves and treants play tricks on travelers to make them lose their way.

You're telling us this now?!

He has grown fond of you.

Huh?

Perhaps Necha sees something completely different in you...

Something only he sees, that we cannot see...

Who are you?

Nobody. I'm a nobody.

I want to protect the people dear to me, but I have no strength at all.

That's why I have to meet Master Lorraine, to gain that power.

This...

Huh?

You...

You! You!

You!

This thing!

Kasel!

Please stop!

Master Lorraine...

This one is the heir to the Holy Sword...?

Unfortunately, I cannot unseal it right this moment.

I need the power, Master Lorraine!

The power of the Holy Sword is so strong, it can even defeat the Dark Lord.

If it is not wielded properly...

Kasel, it could destroy you, both body and soul.

I don't care what happens to me...

I need power! To protect those dear to me!

Chibi... I'm so sorry I couldn't protect you.

I did defeat that Demon...

But...

All I did was lose myself in anger.

It was just dumb luck that the Demon was defeated in the process.

That's not the power I need.

If this goes on, I...

I want to be stronger...

Until now, I believed humans were destroyers, a threat to all lives in the forest.

A selfish existence with no self-control.

But Kasel here, and his companions, rushed to help the Forest of Elidora

the moment they saw the Demon, with no regard for their own safety.

Why weren't you able to answer me last night?

When Kasel lost Necha, he appeared to have lost control of himself.

If a human like that gained power,

he may use it against the Forest of Elidora in the near future.

That's what I feared.

But no, he understood.

He knew that what he felt then was not true power. Yet, he still seeks power.

Master Lorraine, I think Kasel is worthy of inheriting the power of the Holy Sword.

Now, I will undo the seal on the Holy Sword Aea.

There are two more locks on this seal.

One is with Aeatola, the leader of the Orcs in the Ogria Mountain...

And the other is with Pavel, in the Windland Snow Mountain,

that is even further away than Ogria Mountain.

Visit these two.

Back then, we didn't really understand what it meant to gain the power of the Holy Sword.

We had no idea what would happen to Kasel once he got that power.

How is Kasel doing?

His fever has gone down mostly, but he's still unconscious.

I see. But Mr. Kaulah said he's not in any real danger, right? He'll be fine.

Were you writing a letter?

Yes. I thought I should let Clause know how we're doing.

That's a good idea! I should write a letter to Dominix.

What should I write about?

About how I, a genius sorceress, defeated Demons to save a village?

How I burned an evil dragon to a crisp?

Dragon...? Have you ever even seen one before?

I do recall you burning an inn's kitchen to a crisp, though.

D-Don't dwell on the details!

Lying isn't great either.

Come on, don't take it that way.

It's just a little imaginative exaggeration.

Little...?

Dear Master Dominix. What's up?

My journey with this merry gang is still ongoing.

Master Lorraine, the Demons that entered the forest have been dealt with.

I see. Thank you for the hard work, Selene.

The Day of Lea, the Goddess of Darkness, approaches.

If the Dark Lord Angmund appears again, Demons may invade the whole world.

I wonder how Kasel is doing.

He should be past Ogria Mountain by now, on his way to meet Pavel.

I hope they're all right.

I'm sure they are fine...

Clause, during our trip, I learned that the world is a lot bigger than I thought.

I would never have known that if I had stayed in Orvelia.

The Demonic threat is all over the world now...

Everyone is living their lives to the best of their abilities in these trying times.

Madam Volf is one of them.

This might just be a bare land right now,