The Moonlight Swordsman

Aizel had never experienced anything like that in his life. He was always alone and lived a quiet life. He always dreamed of having friends he could spend time with and have fun with.

He dreamed about having a girlfriend he could love unconditionally and make plans to have his own family, which he never had.

But when he got teleported to Xelgar for the first time, some of those things became real. He made some friends here, and he fought with them in a life-and-death situation. He found some kids who were just like him, lost and alone.

The bond he formed with them was nothing short of a real family, but it felt like it had been shattered before he could even begin to fully experience it.

"No, no, no..this can't be happening." Aizel desperately ran and searched for the kids. He didn't want to even imagine finding them dead under all the debris.

He searched the entire area several times but found nothing.

"Oh no, Daisy..." Aizel ran as fast as he could to Daisy's house.

He hoped she and her kid were safe. His heart was pounding in his chest. As he approached the house, he prayed his worst fears would not come true.

He noticed the house was intact and Alisha was sitting on the closed shop by herself.

"Where are Daisy and Lily? Are they safe?"

"Listen, Aizel, come with me; everything will become clear," Alissa said, trying to calm him down.

Aizle looked straight into her eyes. Alisha seemed to be very calm.

"Come with me." She said. Aizel followed her.

Aizel soon noticed the Hawk banner from afar and realized they were walking straight toward the Rosewell castle.

Seeing that, Aizel sighed with relief.

"Seems like she really saved them," Aizel thought.

When they arrived at the castle, the guards saluted them, which confused Aizel, but he ignored it. The only thing on his mind right now was the kids and Daisy.

He would be unable to forgive himself for the rest of his life if something happened to them.

They arrived at the castle's grand hall, with Aizel admiring the castle's beauty.

As they entered the hall, Aizel noticed Leah, who was standing with her mother, who looked exactly like her, the difference was with the long blonde hair she had.

Then he looked at Daisy, and the kids standing next to them sighed in relief.

"What happened...?" Before Aizel could finish speaking, a girl rushed towards him and hugged him tightly as she cried.

Aizel did not notice at first and assumed it was Emma.

But something broke inside him after hearing what the girl said.

"Aizellll....they took Emma away with them. You promised us you would take us all back to that beautiful flower field. You have to save her; she can't speak properly, you don't know what they will do to her now, and she might be crying alone right now.

"Please, Aizel, save her..." Ruth started crying as she told everything; Emma was closest to her as, from the start, she had been taking care of her.

Aizel's hands began to shake as memories of Emma flooded him. He had the strongest bond with Emma, and now, she had been taken away by someone. He didn't know what to do. He looked around at the other kids. They were all scared and crying. Then he looked at Daisy. She seemed quite worried for him.

Finally, he turned to face Leah. A chill ran down her spine as she found herself on the ground, Aizel on top of her, one hand choking her.

Leah's mother was taken aback because she couldn't keep up with Aizel's movements.

"You said you'd protect them and nothing bad would happen to them. How do you explain this?

"Why couldn't you save her, ANSWER ME!!!" Aizel shouted loudly.

"I did whatever I could; I saved the other kids; if you were there at that time, nothing would have happened; they had the escape scroll; one of them managed to slip away." Leah barely managed to speak as Aizel loosened his grip.

She started coughing. "I don't know where they took her, but I know one thing for sure, it was done by Paul's Family. Emma might be alive, and the only way to get her back is to go to their castle and attack them.

"That's what they do, Aizel; did you already forget about the situation of the village we saved together?"

Aizel hated to admit she was right. The only person to blame was him; if he hadn't left them alone at night, things would be different right now.

"Listen, Aizel, don't worry. I and my family will help you bring Emma back safely. You just need to trust us." This time it was Leah's mother who spoke.

Aizel looked at her and nodded. He didn't have any options; the only thing he could do now was to cooperate with them and bring Emma back.

Leah sighed as she stood up and went towards her mother's side.

"Damn, that was close, but everything went well; now we just have to erase the Paul family from Chestertown and everything will go back to the way it was before." She thought, keeping her emotions in check.

"Leah, go tell everyone to get ready; it's finally time to make Paul's family pay for their crime, and also inform your brother not to leave the house no matter what."

"Yes mother," Leah said. She bowed to her mother and left the hall.

She informed all the mages and members of the family about the situation. On the way, she also met with Thomas and informed him about it.

"So, it's finally happening, huh?"

"Yes, Thomas, go get ready; you are coming with me, and make sure to inform my stupid brother to not go outside," Leah said, but Thomas only nodded and left without telling her that her brother had already left town.

In the Grand Hall...

Aizel went to the other kids and they all hugged him.

"Don't panic, guys; I promise I'll bring her back, and then we'll all go to that lovely yellow field together, okay?"

"Aizel beat the bad guys who took our Emma away from us," Lily spoke in tears.

Aizel smiled at her. "Don't worry, I will show them a glimpse of hell."