"It's no use," Cindy said with a long sigh. "You haven't mastered a single magic, honey. As for Ryvel, he's already mastered second-level magic."Cindy accompanied Mathias as they left the Art Building where the Sami taught the younger generation the skills to become a knight, swordsman, archer, or mage."Thank you," Mathias tried to bring his lips to Cindy's.However, the girl did not seem to be in a good mood and moved away from his lips. The man sighed softly."Try harder," Cindy sighed deeply.The next second, the carriage moved under the watchful eye of a coachman, carrying Cindy away from Mathias' presence."Trust me, sweetheart," Mathias murmured. "I've tried as well and as hard as I could...""Mathias!" an 18-year-old girl ran out of the house. "You're home!"Mathias smiled widely. The bruises on his face he didn't care about at all. He welcomed the hug of the girl who was his sister.And that girl was the only reason why Mathias didn't want to leave the Land of Purbha forever

"Sir," Mathias gulped. "But I―""No excuses, rookie!" the Knight scolded as he grabbed Mathias by the shoulders, forcing him to move. "Gather with the others, go!"Mathias' dazed steps amid his confusion, also worrying about his sister's condition, were drowned out by the steps of many others who were about to exit the great hall."Move, idiot!" someone pushed Mathias roughly. "You lousy rookie!""Get out!" someone shouted. "This building won't last much longer! Hurry up!""Hey, hey!" Mathias tried to keep up with the other rookies. "Hey, what's going on?"The young man in question frowned. "Where have you been?""No, I was just―""Don't you see?" said the youth. "The Demon Army has reached here. If you still want to stay inside this hall, be my guest! I don't want to die buried inside this hall!""Hey, did you see―" Mathias widened his eyes and stopped his steps.Some people were annoyed by Mathias deliberately stopping in the middle of the flow of people who were trying to find safe

The Archers lined up at the top of the great wall, aiming at every creature from the Demon Army they could find.Outside the wall, the Knights and Swordsmen worked together to bring down the monstrous creatures. They ranged from those the size of a full-grown buffalo to those dozens of times larger. From creatures with trunks and legs to creatures with no legs at all.As for the battle in the air, to intercept and repel enemies from the winged dragon race, it is the Mage who takes the role. With all their magic and abilities, they try to bring down the creatures that have the breath of fire.Not a few have become victims, both from the human side and from the Demon Army side. All lay lifeless on the ground, with their bodies intact or disjointed. With bodies pierced by arrows and other weapons or burned.The few warriors and soldiers who were still alive down there tried to crawl away and find shelter until the war was over.But it seemed the attacks of those ferocious creatures were

But one thing was certain. The magic possessed by the mysterious figure far surpassed all the mages on the West Coast. At least, they considered the mysterious man to be a Great Mage."Where did he go?" asked an admiral on the Great Wall.He was watching every point down there with a telescope."Looks like he doesn't want to be recognized," replied a female mage to the admiral's right. "Oh, God... imagine if such a powerful mage were our friend!""Yeah," the admiral replied. "That's exactly what I was thinking. Goddamn it!"The admiral gave up trying to find the mysterious mage with his telescope."No matter what," he continued, "we need to find out who he is. Then bring him to the Central Empire!""I think that's a great wish that might be difficult to fulfill.""Nothing is impossible!" the admiral glared at the mage. "While we have the chance, we can do it!"The mage took a deep breath, then cast her gaze down to where the surviving warriors and soldiers were cleaning up the battlef

The hooded man growled softly pressing his head even harder. He became annoyed and removed the wide hood on his head, throwing the thick and coarse cloth onto the bed.For a moment he just sat there, wringing his hair before standing up and approaching the window.He looked at the sea with its not-so-big waves, lapping and breaking on the shore.The moonlight right at its highest point provided a little better illumination.And the mysterious man was none other than Mathias.He looked up at the night sky which looked quite beautiful this time, then down at the sea which reflected the moonlight, glittering like a pile of diamonds here and there."Where are you now, Alie?" he murmured almost inaudibly.He looked back at his right hand, turning it over and over in such a way.Just as he was about to return his gaze to the sea at the far end, Mathias heard a woman's scream from the right.He frowned and found a bit of commotion in his line of sight."Do people like this deserve to be save