~With the Royal Knights~
All the Royal Knights were gathered in one area, the Hope Tower. When Kyoya entered the building along with his squad mates, he saw Juvia ahead of him. A smile was on his face as he was glad she made it into the Royal Knights.
"So you made it Juvia, that's great."
"Yes, i'm glad to see you made it as well. Though, there is one thing troubling me. Mukuro was on our team, but he was impersonating a Magic Knight. Do you think that they would let someone like him be in the Royal Knights?"
Kyoya thought about it for a moment. Mukuro was a part of their team, but he was also a criminal. Though knowing the Wizard King, he would probably look pass that and let Mukuro join if it would help the kingdom. Though that doesn't guarantee Mukuro will show up. Before Kyoya could answer her, Mereoleona spoke up.
"All of the Royal Knights have finally assembled. You are all here because you passed the Royal Knights Selection Exam! I am Mereoleona Vermillion, the captain of the Royal Knights! Assuming there are no objections, I will act as your commander. From now until the destruction of the Eye of The Midnight Sun."
"Yes ma'am!!!!"
The group salutes towards her. As Mereoleona looked at them, she saw that two people were late. When she turned around, she launched her flame magic towards an individual wearing a Black Bulls robe. Seeing this, the guy used a magic circle to absorb the flames as he safely lands on the ground.
"Sorry i'm late for the party. Zora Ideale is here and accounted for."
Seeing this, Mereoleona turned towards the rest of the mages. She was wondering where the other mage selected was located. As Kyoya looked around, he felt a weird sensation in his chest. Suddenly he turned around as he made a sword out of ice. When he swung the blade he blocked a trident from hitting him.
"Kufufu, I never would've imagined that I would be working together with you."
"What the hell are you doing here, Mukuro?!"
Kyoya swung his sword made of ice but Mukuro jumped back. Seeing this, Kyoya quickly threw the blade at Mukuro. As Mukuro used his trident to shatter the weapon, Kyoya was in front of him as he was ready to use a spell.
"Ic-"
"Stop wasting time!!!!!"
Before Kyoya could cast a spell, Mereoleona punched him into a wall. When he stood up, he saw her standing next to Mukuro as the illusionist had a smug smile on his face.
"It was thanks to him that we located the Eye of the Midnight Sun's hideout. Not to mention, he also showed a lot of promise during the exam just as you did."
"Kufufu, that isn't all. Julius told me to come along just in case. His intuition has been correct so far, so i'll play along."
"Now then, hurry up and get changed into your Royal Knights robe. Everyone else has already gone ahead and went to change."
After hearing this, Mukuro and Kyoya go to get their Royal Knights robe. As this happened, Kyoya looked towards Mukuro with a serious look on his face.
"So you possessed one of their members in order to find their location, right?"
"How did you guess?"
"You were that white owl that kept flying around. In the cave where I first met the Third Eye, I saw that owl scratch Sally a bit. Though one thing bothers me. You're from the Diamond Kingdom and the first time you came to the Clover Kingdom was when you were imprisoned for what you did in Sosshi Village. So why are you going out of your way to help?"
As Mukuro and Kyoya were putting on their Royal Knights robe, Mukuro stood in silence. Kyoya assumed he wasn't going to speak and decided to head back to Mereoleona, but Mukuro spoke up.
"At first, I only intended to find the hideout just so I could have the chance to fight you. However, when my eyes fell upon a certain person while I possessed Sally, I decided that I needed to be apart of the Royal Knights to destroy the Eye of the Midnight. No matter what, I have to kill that man."
"I see. So where is their hideout located?"
"It's in a magic region filled with mist known as Gravito Rock Zone. The large concentration of mana keeps several rocks afloat and inside the largest one is their hideout."
Kyoya nods his head as Mukuro and himself wore the Royal Knights robe. As they were walking back to Mereoleona to meet up with everyone Kyoya said one thing to Mukuro.
"I'll never forgive you for what you did in Sosshi Village. I won't forget the crime you committed. But for now, i'll cooperate with you. But when this is over, i'll beat you into a pulp."
"I know, I was just thinking the same thing. After this mess is dealt with, i'll make a pact with you and posses your body."
As Kyoya and Mukuro glared at each other, they finally arrived to the captain along with the others. When they arrived, Mereoleona explained that they will storm the Eye of the Midnight Sun's Hideout in three days. Soon she also said that some extra people are apart of this mission.
"Since Finral is still in recovery, we've called on the help of Cob who also wields spatial magic. From the Golden Dawn, we have Shiren who's magic will give us a layout of the enemy's hideout and gauge their strength. And last but not least...Nozel Silva."
"With these three here, the Royal Knights are complete! The Eye of the Midnight Sun is a powerful enemy. The Third Eye use to be their strongest group, but with Fana and Vetto out of commission that leaves Licht and the final member of the Third Eye, Rhya. These are our greatest enemies. With that being said, all that matters is we achieve victory and bring peace to our kingdom!!!! In three days we shall move out!!!! For our Kingdom, let us fight with all of our power, Royal Knights!!!!!"
"Yes ma'am!!!!!"
~In Gravito Rock Zone~
Rhya was seen sitting down as he was sure that things were about to get dangerous. When he turned around, he heard someone walking towards him. Without looking at the man, Rhya sighed.
"To think even Byakuran was killed by the Magic Knights. Aside from myself, you're the only one left strong enough to give them hell since Licht isn't here."
"Thank you, but I only joined after the experiments I did in the Diamond Kingdom came to light and I was exiled. Though, I guess I have enough power to spare. Who knows, I just might get to see my test subject who escaped."
"I see. Well then, we're counting on you Daemon Spade."