*City lord Viyani's Estate*

"Commander."

"Nievas, any thing going on?"

"The group already had their fair share of strolling around. They'll be back soon. However though..."

After cutting her sentence, Nievas then looked around the vicinity before continuing.

"There seems to be more guards now. More than that of earlier."

Brando nodded. In actuality though, he didn't needed to hear it from Nievas herself. He already noticed the increasing amount of guards, or perhaps better known as knights, coming in to the estate.

He also wasn't naive as well. They were brought here for a reason, and he knows why.

"Get everyone to meet up at the lobby, and also make them look formal. Just like the rest of the operations we do."

"Rog."

......

*Some time later*

"Reporting."

"Reporting."

"Reporting."

There were 16 members on his team. Excluding him, the number sets to 15 people.

Seeing that the count was right, he then gave the basic orders that they normally do.

"Same as always, keep yourselves formal as well. Change your communication line to the 1th form. Do you all understand?"

"Rog." (x14)

"Alright, act normal let's go." Said Brando in the communicator.

After Brando said that in the communicator, He suddenly heard a voice behind him.

"Excuse me Sir Brando. The Lord told me to escort you and your friends to the front gate."

Looking back, Brando was greeted with an elf that show visible signs of aging. This elf was also wearing a butler uniform.

Looking at the butler's arms, Brando got the gist that this butler was probably once a soldier as there were many scars and was visibly rough.

Brando nodded. As soon as the butler saw Brando nodded, he then turned around.

"Huh, a Sebastian I see..." Muttered Eman.

After Eman muttered that, he received an electric shock from Brando and a quick gut punch from the people near him.

......

As Brando and the rest, along with the butler, approached the Front gate.

They could already see the huge activity the area is giving.

"Quite lovely huh." Said Brando.

There are formation under formation of knights on the area. With a pose as steady as that of a rock wall.

The armor the knights were wearing were also glistening every once in a while. And neither one of them, be it male or female, not one did not exude an aura that of a person that have never entered the battlefield.

"Over here please." Said the butler.

Brando signaled his team to go ahead while he was still looking at the knights.

After some time, he then followed the group.

However, as he walked. He was followed by a certain fellow.

Feeling a warm feeling over his right shoulder, Brando said with a smile,

"What brings you back to me little one?"

The little one that Brando mentioned was the young fire spirit that 'inspected' him earlier.

The young spirit swirled around Brando's hand and shoulder repeatedly. Brando on the other hand just stared and smiled at the young spirit blankly.

"Why do I feel like it's making me it's toy?" Thought Brando.

While walking, the young fire spirit continued swirling around him. Sometimes, it even revolved around him. Making Brando confused and feel awkward.

As this was happening, Nievas who purposely slowed down her pace, finally caught up to Brando.

"What are you doing far behind commander?" Asked Nievas.

"Nothing much. Just playing with a little guy."

"Huh?"

Giving Brando a questioning gaze, Nievas looked for this little guy Brando was referring to.

Eventually, her train of thoughts landed on a certain area, but she immediately took it of her head.

Seeing the look Nievas was giving him, He just simply gave a bland nod to himself.

"Seems like what the city lord said is true."

The spirits are what the elves use and seek aid when they are using magic. Mostly everything that the elves do, spirits has a part in it.

Viyani, the city lord, also mentioned about the spirit contracts.

Spirit contracts are formed when both sides has in depth understanding and has consent with each other.

Looking at young spirit, Brando had the thought of this.

Shortly after though, he took it of his head.

"This little guy may know my innards, but I barely know this guy myself. That's certainly not in the criteria no?"

As Brando thought of this, he and Nievas have then reached the rest of the group that followed the butler.

They were on the sidelines, a few yards away from the knights. The butler then clasped his hands together and then a bright golden brown light emitted from it .

Followed by this was that stands and fences grew up from the ground. The design of the fences and stands was more like that of the european royalty style. Very elegant.

The ground started to raise them up, or more like carry them, giving them an high positional view of the event that is happening on the front gate.

"Haikeren!"

"Hoa!"

The knights, in an arranged form and array, all in unison, exuded an aura of valor right at this moment.

The armors they wore immediately gave an pleasant golden light. Not to painful in the eyes.

"What a fashion." Said Nievas.

"From what I heard, this type of show is a sign of respect to the country's rulers. Like how we salute to the president, and bow to the ones that deserves respect." Replied Brando.

Hearing this, the butler's ears perked up.

"You are quite knowledgeable Sir. Brando. Indeed, although this is no show, but it is indeed the knights way to show respect to the rightfull rulers of the elven empire."

Brando then looked at the butler and said,

"Those armors that the knights wear... Are those armors blessed by the Spirits?"

"Yes, those armors are blessed by the spirits. Those knights, also are contracted to the spirits."

"That could explain it then..."

The butler looked at Brando, but then soon took his eyes of him.

Most hyumans acted like this. Always seeking knowledge and answers. The only difference is that some do it for the world's mysteries while some, for power.

The gates opened, and came in were knights as well.

These knights however, were different.

They're armor looked heavy and big, but they're movements indicated that it was very light.

These knights were also armored to the bone. Not a single crack nor slit could be seen.

The design of the armor were that of nature friendly but had a mix of European and Chinese armors back in earth.

Brando then looked a little further from the gate, there, he saw silhouettes flashing through.

Although it seemed fast and vagued, Brando could see them clearly. Well, that was because Brando used a technology called Nano lens.

Nano lens are used to identify fast moving things. Every action, every movement, they would all be recorded by the lens.

The only thing the lens can't record is that if that fast moving object is faster than 0.000001 milliseconds.

While identifying the silhouettes, a grandeur carriage then came in the gate.

(Gate: teleport zone.
Fun fact: I was writing sprite instead of spirits on this chap so I had to re edit)