A Fallen Knight-Lost art of Necromancy

"Well even if it is like that. What am I supposed to do?" Severus asked one of the genuine questions.

[Well, at this point. Even I don't know what we are supposed to do. Let us not dwell in it and just complete the task we came here for. So now, tell me why we ended up here?]

Severus' expressions turned solemn. "Not many are aware but who does, are all killed. It is said that if the curse is being talked about in foreign land then the person in the context and as well as the person who played the role of listener, both will die. This was the main reason I did not tell you about it. No matter what, safety is the priority. I might have not believed in it earlier but now, after experiencing the curses at such a close level, there was no way I was taking it lightly."

[Curses which cannot be talked about....]

"Yea. Mostly like we can't speak about them but that's not the case if we are inside the curse's territory. That is how it works. It's a system that checks as well as keeps tabs on the people associated with it."

"Betrayal seems impossible in this case making it one of the most sought techniques of the world. However, Znye had never shared the curses with any other kingdom. Even if someone might have found it, they are bound with a curse and would never reveal its nature, unless they want death."

[It is kind of scary]

Severus glared at Noworry. "Not Kind of but it surely is."

[…]

[Okay. So, tell me now since we are in Znye]

"I was traveling around the southern coasts when I met with Glen."

[Glen? Do you mean that old lady who bends spaces in the real world?}

Severus nodded his head in approval.

"Yea that old woman Glen. She was the one who informed me about the drug Etcetera as well as recommended me to have it, despite knowing that I was heavily allergic to it."

[Now you cannot blame her though] Noworry chimed in as a matter of fact.

"I never did though" Severus deadpanned.

[…]

Brat!

"Well, she didn't tell me actually but showed me what it was and how it worked. Inside the oracle, I saw how that man died and what he said before he died. The curse which Znye's uses is known as serpentine valiosa."

[…. such fancy name]

"…."

"You serious?"

"Concentrate on what I am telling you," Severus said sharply.

[Whatever] Noworry shrugged it off.

"Serpentine Valiosa- A curse which swallows the speaker as well as the listener. First, a dense smoke appears which takes the shape of a large snake. I do not know whether it's the effect of dark magic or the fear which makes the person paralyze. He just stands there, gazing into his yellow eyes as the snake slowly swallows him completely. When he did, the smoke intensified, and whoosh! The man completely vanished from the face of the earth. NO TRACES WERE LEFT. Even the smoke disappeared leaving nothing behind. The same fate falls on the listener."

Dead silence!

Noworry felt the surrounding temperature went down as a chill surfaced on his feathers. He didn't know what it was.

Maybe a warning.

Or mocking laughter.

But whatever it was, it sure was creepy. Again, he felt something but for a fleeting second. At this moment, he was sure that whatever they were facing was severe.

Or else Noworry wouldn't have felt threatened.

[Did you feel it?] Noworry said in a grave voice.

Severus was confused when he heard him. "Felt? Felt what?"

[The sudden chill? It was as if something slithery and cold was present inside this room and was staring at us]

Now it was Severus who freaked out a little. "What do you mean that there was someone inside the room? Aren't we two are the only ones here?"

[I am talking about physical presence, you idiot. It was spiritual. Just like me but that thing didn't have a form.]

"Huh?"

[Severus you need to be very careful and promise me that you would not meet that crown prince alone] Noworry said seriously. From his expression, Severus could read that he wouldn't take no for an answer.

Severus was not an idiot. If Noworry said that it was dangerous then he believed it.

"Fine, I promise it but why do you say so?"

[Earlier when you collapsed in the desert. I felt dark energies, so I went inside of your body to protect you, but I was fairly surprised when those knights came and saved you. I don't know what their motives are, but I can conclude that they brought you here for their crown prince. He was saying that the Znye's crown prince once said that you are special and there are chances that they are aware of what happened in Rivera. That means they are aware of your powers and that may be the reason they brought you here.]

"Now when you put it like this, it all makes sense. Well, this is kind of a blessing in disguise for us" Severus said with a soft chuckle.

[…]

[What do you mean by blessings, you idiot? Do you even have an idea how grave the situation is? If I need to give you an approximation then I can say, the crown prince of Znye is a hundred times stronger than Tishn. Now you get it?]

Severus pulled a stiff laugh.

"No way old bird. You are just scaring me. Aren't you?"

Noworry did not reply to Severus humor however he gave killer stares to him that said,

DO I LOOK LIKE I AM JUST SCARING YOU...?

Servers wanted to cry but had no tears.

Why was he the only one having all these amazing troubles? Shouldn't someone else join him in the fun?

SED SED SED

Severus pitied him.

Meanwhile Noworry … [....]

He was totally blank with Severus antics.

"Well, I think I need to take it seriously?"

Severus was now seriously angry.

[You still just think. Rascal you should be serious] Noworry cursed him angrily.

…. oaky.

"First we need to gather information about the curse Serpentine valiosa. Our priority is to find out how to break the curse in case we are being afflicted with it. I could use my sword, but I am not sure if it will be capable enough to cut the curse. "

"Secondly, Minya, the crown prince of Znye Island. He is not what he looks like so we need to be on our toes with him. His slurpy voice really gives me goosebumps."

"Third and the most important things that we came here for. It was rumored that inside the hidden room of Znye palace, lives a cursed spirit. It was rumored that the spirit was the guardian spirit of the Znye Island but Minya's father, who is no more, was the one who turned the guardian spirit into a cursed spirit. It was said that he was a vicious man who wanted absolute power, so he did something unforgivable due to which he lost his life while the guardian spirit turned into a cursed spirit. Once it was down, the cursed spirit went on a rampage and started killing the natives. It was Minya who subdued to spirit, but he couldn't defeat it, so he just locked it inside the hidden room."

"Then there are also rumors about a feminine spirit killing the men of Znye Island. It was said that she kills the one who is filthy and rotten to the core while she spares the ones who have a good heart. She just bit them and drank a little blood from them and left. If they are lucky enough, they survive and face the same fate again and again."

[…]

[What a cruel way to kill….]

Noworry understood his plan.

[We are going to free that guardian spirit?]

"Of course,"

[and?]

Noworry knew there was more to it than Severus told him.

"We are going to save the guardian spirit and reverse the curse however, we will do it discreetly. No one should know our real motive or else we will die."

AT this juncture Noworry was suspicious.

"Why? I mean you said Minya was not able to subdue the spirit and locked it. Wouldn't he be grateful if we helped him to reverse the curse and help him to protect his kingdom"?

HAHAHAHAH

Severus mocked Noworry.

"Do you really think this is the real reason?"

[What do you mean?]

"Look. I don't know the actual reason, but I don't think Minya subdued the spirit for the sake of the people. Imagine it, why would a guardian spirit go on a rampage, and even if it does. Wouldn't he just kill the ones who harmed her and not everyone? Even if we keep this all aside. I somehow have an idea how powerful Minya is. Unlike me, he has studied dark arts since he was a child. He knows how to manipulate it and thus I highly doubt that he failed against the guardian spirit?"

Noworry blood turned cold.

If what Severus was telling was true then probably Znye's were after the same thing, what Marquis was.

Absolute powe