Chapter 57. The Challenge

~Haunters Valtorian camp, Sun-World~

Alethea’s brows furrowed and her lips tightened as she stared at an opponent twice her size. About to go toe-to-toe with one of the Knights of the Haunters, Alethea’s eyes sparkled with determination and an unbroken resolve to win.

The seven Knights of the Haunters, including Prince Desmond, were known to be the most dangerous group of soldiers in the entire Valtorian Army, as they had honed their bodies to the maximum a human could achieve, giving them strength and speed that far surpassed the average human.

The armor the Haunters adorned was believed to be cursed, changing the wearer into a completely different being once it was worn. The Haunters would cease to speak, and their faces would be completely hidden like they had vanished, and it was only an empty armor moving.

Of course, Prince Desmond never wore the armor himself, so there was no way of knowing for sure, but he never once believed the rumors spread around b