[Angie] Double Wings

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Jules had a dream.

In the dream, he was still entangled in a mountain of official duties.As usual, he calmly judges the situation at hand, then dispatches the appropriate manpower, handles all kinds of situations properly, fulfills his responsibilities perfectly, and fights with the toughest and most difficult colleagues among his colleagues. And the one he cares about the most keeps arguing.Everything is normal, like every day he spends on a normal day, it doesn't seem to be different...

But in the dream, his mood was very tense, with an indescribable urgency.

Until his maid called him to get up, the inexplicable anxiety hadn't faded away, and he could almost feel that the urgent anxiety in the dream was still tormenting his usually stable heart.Jules sat with his forehead propped for a while, barely suppressing that emotion, and then got up to wash up.

He poured cold water on his face with both hands, once, twice, three times... until Jules felt the unusually burning heat in his chest had cooled down a bit, he raised his head and pressed his hands on the beige marble made of gold thread. On the washstand, staring at the brass round mirror in front of his eyes.A classic and handsome face was reflected in the mirror, with a kind of face that belonged to him, the patron saint of light.Jules' sternness and sternness didn't look unusual, but Jules felt that his face was shrouded in indescribable violence... He turned around irritably, took the towel from the maid's hand and asked for it. Wiping his face, he suddenly caught a glimpse of an unusual scene from the side window of the bathroom.

"what time is it now?"

"It's 06:30, Master Jules, a little later than usual," his maid was a little nervous, "That, that..."

At 06:30 in the morning of the Holy Land, will there be such a large and round solar halo in the sky?

He casually asked absently, "What's the matter?"

"Have you seen the halo around the sun? Lord Jules, that looks very unusual."

"...Is that just now?"

"Yes, I saw it at five o'clock."

Jules pondered for a moment, "Well, don't be nervous. The first thing scheduled this morning?"

"At eight o'clock in the morning, you are expected to go to the Hall of Glory of Wang Li's dispatched army to meet the supplementary soldiers enlisted this year."

"Understood." Jules wiped his face dry and looked out the window at the sun with a strange halo, "Prepare breakfast. Inform the duty room that I will be late. In addition, I asked Pasa, the person in charge of the Wang Li Research Institute, to come to see him." Me." He walked into the locker room and prepared to take a shower.

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"As you know, the bird universe we live in is supported by Her Majesty, a woman. The existence and expansion of this universe, the formation and destruction of black holes and black swirls, and the birth and development of planets; As small as the amount of water in a river, or even the growth of a small grass...everything in the universe is closely related to His Majesty's special power 'Queen Zakria'."

Standing on the high platform of the Hall of Glory, Jules was speaking in his usual steady and calm tone to the group of recruits who had been strictly selected and conscripted into the army... But he still felt anxious, and the anxiety was getting worse Fierce, like an unknown karmic fire, constantly gnawing at his sanity.

"Beside His Majesty are nine men called 'Patron Saints', who are in charge of nine different 'Sakria' respectively. They stay by His Majesty's side to serve and protect His Majesty. At the same time, they use their own special powers to assist Your Majesty supports the bird universe. Just like me, Saint Jules, the Guardian of Light who is in charge of the 'Zakria of Light' representing 'Glory', is one of them."

His hands pressed tightly against the podium with the script in front of him, his fingertips trembling slightly.

Make no mistake, the restlessness of the dream carried over into the waking world.

"Among Her Majesty's nine 'patron saints', the patron saint of light is the so-called chief..."

Trembling, uncontrollable.

"...The Chief Patron Saint, as the shield and sword protecting Her Majesty, must lead Her Majesty's Royal Dispatch Army...that is, the troops you are about to join, let you be His Majesty's arms to protect and protect the Holy Land and the universe The... safe..."

The anxiety that had been accumulating in Jules' chest since his sleep last night suddenly surged violently.He couldn't help but accentuated his stern tone, "All of this depends on the loyalty of the Wang Li dispatched army, understand? You guys..." His impeccable pronunciation, gorgeous and piercing voice, speaks like It's scolding.He stopped suddenly, pursed his lips hard, and spoke again, "You guys..." What he almost said was still too sharp a line.

Jules pressed the podium and leaned over to look at the tall and healthy young people under the stage, but he felt that none of them were good enough, and even felt that joining the Royal Dispatch Army would only lower the quality of the troops , Pull him back, and create more trouble for his heavy work.

Where did this unreasonable assumption come from?

Jules bit his lip, abruptly suppressing his inexplicable irritability.

Before he opened his mouth, he still felt that he was about to make a slip of the tongue and say the wrong thing under the anger for no reason. He picked up the quill pen and squeezed it hard as if to vent his anger. It pierced his palm, and the pain temporarily woke him up.

Red ink stained his hand, an ominous crimson, dripping down continuously...

like blood.

Looking at his red-stained hands, Jules actually felt a burst of relief, as if he had done something pleasant...it was so abnormal.Aware of his strange reaction, he still kept a somewhat calm brain functioning, turned around quickly, and gestured to his assistant officer.

After taking the paper towel handed to him by Elliott to wipe his hands, Jules drank some water.The cold water entered his throat, and his mood seemed to ease a little.He turned around and spoke again to the group of recruits, "The Holy Land is where Your Majesty and her nine patron saints live and work. In order to protect the most important hub of the universe, you need your loyalty and bravery to guard the Holy Land. Your Majesty even I need you to be her arms, to protect her people for her..."

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Fortunately, he didn't say anything inappropriate... After hastily ending his speech, when Jules left the Holy Church of Glory by car, he still felt that inexplicable anxiety that constantly disturbed his usual calm mood.

Looking out of the window of his carriage, the sun's halo did not disappear, but became larger and rounder.

Rushing back to the Divine Bird Palace located in the very center of the Holy Land, Jules quickly returned to his duty room.As soon as he entered the door, he saw two people waiting to see him in his duty room. I don't know how long they had been waiting.One is Pasa, the head of the Royal Research Institute, who was specially summoned by him for the vision in the sky; the other is his most powerful right-hand man, the patron saint of flames.Oscar is in charge of Zakria, the fiery flame representing 'Strength'.

Oscar, who is also the patron saint of Jules, spoke first, "Master Jules, the routine training has ended perfectly, and this time the results are good." He put the report in his hand on Jules' huge walnut On the wooden affairs table, "The four troops participating in the training are excellent in both combat and action capabilities, and their discipline is also excellent."

"Very good. You have worked hard, Oscar." Jules turned his head and looked at the person in charge of the Wang Li Research Institute, "Pasa, what's the matter with the sun halo outside today? Wang Li Research Institute has detected something abnormal ?"

"I'm about to report this to you, Lord Jules." Pasha handed him the document, "Since sunrise today, we have detected a strange fluctuation in the Holy Land." Paza pointed to the document The simplified map of the Holy Land drawn above, "The undulations cover a very wide area. From the Divine Bird Palace as the center, the entire rose ring is covered, and the private residences of the nine patron saints are all within it."

"What is the nature of the detected fluctuations...?"

"The nature is not yet known, the research institute is analyzing."

"Okay, we need to determine its nature as soon as possible." Jules pursed his lips and thought for a moment.Although the Wang Li Research Institute hadn't given him any useful information about the vision in the sky so far, he subconsciously felt that the halo was full of ominous and strange aura.

The current imperative...

He turned to his assistant, Eliot, "Is Your Majesty in the palace?" Eliot nodded, and Jules asked again, "Where are the other seven patron saints? Are they all in the palace?"

"...Uh, I didn't see Lord Saint Clavis, the Guardian of Darkness, he hasn't come yet."

It's him again.

Jules frowned impatiently, "How long will Kravis's day-to-day negligence last?" He suddenly couldn't figure out whether his anxiety was a normal reaction or an abnormal halo impact... He shook his head, "Oscar, first conduct a security check inside and outside the Divine Bird Palace. Pasa, you assist Oscar with the equipment, and report to me immediately if there is any abnormality. If there is no abnormality, you will go to Jiu Check the mansions of the patron saints one by one, absolutely not let the patron saints make mistakes."

"Yes, I understand." Oscar agreed and got ready to set off with Pasa.

"Eliott," Jules ordered brightly to his assistant officer, "immediately raise the alert level of the Divine Bird Palace, prohibit any irrelevant people from entering or leaving, and pay attention to His Majesty's safety. First, all the patron saints They are all concentrated in the palace for protection, and be careful not to let them run outside."

"...All, everything? But, Mr. Clavis is not in the palace..."

Oscar, who had already started walking, couldn't help but stop again, "Master Jules has something for me to do, don't you hear? Of course it's the seven patron saints other than Mr. Clavis and me."

"Yes Yes……"

"I don't count either," Jules said curtly, "I have other things to do."

Oscar frowned his fiery red eyebrows, "Master Jules, are you leaving the palace?"

"Don't worry, I'll take care of my own safety...I have to go to Klevis' mansion," Jules looked away with some guilt, "If... something happens to His Majesty's patron saint It's not good. By the way, Oscar," he changed the subject, "do you have any unusual feelings this morning? Like becoming very irritable or anxious?"

"...It's a little bit, but I don't think it's abnormal."

That being said, that weird restlessness doesn't seem to be serious on Oscar...

Jules nodded and told Elliott, "Prepare the car for me first."

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On the surface, Jules sat quietly in the carriage, but his mind was full of thoughts.

Abnormal sun halos, unusual fluctuations detected by the Wang Li Research Institute, anxiety as if he was possessed... It was really not a wise decision to pick this kind of time to see Kravis, he already felt that he was in harmony with The irritability of Clavis' quarrel.

It's okay not to go...

Jules impatiently opened the curtains on the carriage, and stared directly at the sun with a pair of sharp blue eyes.The halo around the edge of the sun was eerily bright.He couldn't help urging, "Drive the carriage faster!" Kravis's Moonlight Mansion is not far to the southeast of the Divine Bird Palace, but Jules only felt that the journey was as far away as forever. It's like I can't get there.

After finally arriving, Jules opened the car door without waiting for the carriage to come to a stop. He slightly raised the hem of his robe, and stepped down with a single step of his long legs.He felt a slight twist in his ankle, but he didn't make a sound, and strode towards Kravis' mansion.

"Master Jules?"

He didn't pay much attention to Kravis' maid, "Cravis is inside?"

"Yes, it is……"

This guy probably hasn't woken up yet... Jules walked through the hallway and the living room, and was about to go upstairs, when a cold and deep interrogative sentence floated out from the small dining room behind the stairs.

"In a hurry to have tea with me, Jules."

He was startled, and looked towards the dining room, only to catch a glimpse of a pair of dark purple eyes, which were too deep to see the bottom.

"Not even knocking on the door."

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The author has something to say: Master Jules, happy birthday to you!