Flakes of human flesh and blood spurted from the wyvern's gaping mouth.
In the next instant, the dragon that also belonged to the Sky Dragon species felt a terrifying aura heading towards it. Its instincts told it so.
The moment the wyvern looked back, a blinding lightning bolt flashed and hit its body, thumping loudly, and killing it instantly.
The wyvern's body split into several large pieces. It fell to the ground with blood gushing violently from each piece of its body.
The mysterious man with the wide hood was floating calmly far up there. He took a deeper breath, keeping an eye on the monstrous creatures still raging for the destruction of the Southern Wall.
"Two down," he muttered. "And many more to go!"
He took off again, chasing after the winged dragons that were still in the air and threatening the warriors and soldiers with their fire breath.
Whoosh!
Not wanting to linger or let the Demon Army rampage any further, the mysterious man cast a spell while flying quickly toward another Silverwings-type wyvern.
He transformed his right hand into an extremely sharp greatsword. A sword of light, bluish, and with it he chopped off the wyvern's head with just a single slash.
Crash!
The wyvern crashed heavily to the ground. Although its head was severed, its body still writhed for a moment, and blood gushed violently from its severed neck.
There was no time to play around for the mysterious mage. Now with both hands that created bluish light swords at once, he brought down another Sky Dragon, and another, and another until all the winged dragons that threatened the skies of the Southern Wall fell to the ground and died.
Every time the mysterious figure with the wide hood managed to bring down a flying dragon, the soldiers, and warriors who witnessed the action cried out in joy as if encouraging the figure.
Thump!
Groar!
A pair of Spiny Serpents emerged from the ground, right in front of the South Wall gate. The huge spines all over their bodies stretched straight and shook violently until they made a disconcerting rattling sound.
Both belonged to the Earth Dragon species, and that meant, they also possessed fire breath.
One of the Spiny Serpents looked straight up. A reddish hue was visible from its chin to the bottom of its body, a sign that it was about to unleash its fireball.
And before that happened, the mysterious mage had already cast his great lightning bolt as he swooped down toward the dragon.
Clap!
A blinding lightning bolt flashed and struck the Spiny Serpent's head. It thudded loudly and simultaneously shattered the Earth Dragon's head into fragments that scattered in all directions.
Thump!
Crash!
The huge, long, headless body now staggered, then crashed to the ground hard. It leaned against a large wall.
The reddish hue on its lower body slowly faded and disappeared.
Another one became enraged towards the mysterious mage and let out a mighty roar, then tried to pounce on him with its deadly jaws.
The mysterious mage easily dodged the Spiny Serpent's pounce and darted further away.
The legless and wingless Earth Dragon crawled quickly on the ground, chasing after the hooded figure.
He opened his jaws again and this time with a reddish hue there.
The mysterious man snorted softly and then stopped flying abruptly.
Just as the Spiny Serpent moved its head backward so that its body formed an S shape, the mysterious man darted towards it.
A split second after the Spiny Serpent opened its jaws wider, its fire breath burst out violently.
The mysterious man continued to dart even as the Spiny Serpent's blast of fire seemed to wrap around his body.
Swoosh!
Zap!
The people watching became dumbstruck. The mysterious man entered the deadly jaws of the Spiny Serpent.
For a moment, it looked as if the monstrous creature managed to eat the mysterious mage by throwing its head up.
However, the next second, a sword of bluish light appeared and pierced its neck on the left and right sides.
Inside the Spiny Serpent's throat, the mysterious man continued to slide downwards, spinning around with both hands each emitting a sword of light.
Groar!
The Earth Dragon let out a roar as the spinning lightsaber cut into its body from the inside.
Crash! Slash!
People were again stunned to see how the huge and long creature was dismembered, then exploded, and fell to the ground.
From the explosion in the creature's belly emerged the mysterious mage with two light swords in his right and left hands.
"Wh-Who the hell is he?" muttered a knight.
The mysterious man darted again, killing a giant gorilla with one horn on its forehead with his light swords.
He darted again and stopped the rampage of a half-human half-buffalo creature that was five times bigger than a grown man. The lightning he created killed the creature instantly.
Now that the battle looked unbalanced, the Demon Army was thrown into disarray by the mysterious mage.
And the warriors and soldiers could only be amazed by the power and magic of the mysterious figure. Others tried to give aid to their wounded comrades, or simply take them to a safer place.
By evening, the mysterious figure had defeated all the Demon Troops who were trying to destroy the southern wall of the West Coast, single-handedly.
Everyone in the southern part of the Great Wall tried to find out about the mysterious figure, even wanting to get to know him more closely.
Of course, having someone like that powerful mage on their side was a great advantage.
Unfortunately, the figure soon disappeared along with the last creature he destroyed, a large gorilla with one horn on its forehead.
Once the puffs of dust and smoke became brighter in the area outside the ruined wall, the mysterious man was no longer there.
This left people there with much speculation and thought.
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
"Only this area of the West Coast remains in the Land of Purbha," Edwar said. "The orders from the Svarnabhumi Empire are clear, all the nobles must be in the Central Continent to better strategize and plan the resistance. Admiral, what about the soldiers and warriors?"Another middle-aged man stood up."Lord Blackwood," he said and then addressed the others, "Gentlemen... the remaining soldiers and warriors, they will remain here until the reinforcements from Svarnabhumi and Dakhsina arrive.""I think it might be better to just let the Land of Purbha be occupied by them," said one of the officers on the left. "We can take the soldiers and warriors with us!""No, that won't happen!" argued another."He's right!" said the one in the center. "Letting the Demon Army take over the entire Land of Purbha is tantamount to driving humanity to extinction!""Don't you realize, huh?" said the man on the left. "Those few thousand soldiers and warriors left, they'll all die before the reinforcemen
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
Once he moved his right hand back, the bluish light hit the warrior instantly, sending him far back.People gulped as they watched how the warrior whose back had hit the wall hard was slowly burning. It started with his chest turning red, then peeled off like burnt paper, and spread to the rest of his body.He screamed in extreme pain. An instant later, his body disappeared along with the debris that flew in the wind.People looked back at Mathias with eyes filled with great question marks and shock. But even greater than that was the fear of him."Surround him!" shouted a soldier commander.More than a dozen warriors instantly moved and locked Mathias in the center with the girl, the Knight, and three other shirtless warriors."You have killed a warrior, Stranger!" the commander shouted. "And that was a big mistake!"The three shirtless men looked at each other with pale faces and feared for their own lives now.Two of them were mages, but neither possessed the magic they had just se
"No, wait, please! Spare my life, please―"Stab!The thirty-year-old man died with five holes in the face. His body still twitched for a few seconds before settling down.Mathias grinned at the bloodied fingers of his right hand. He stood up and glanced towards the back left."Wh-Who are you? Why are you killing them?" said another person in the corner of the room, a very messy room."You're the one named Aoris?"The man in the corner gulped, face pale, eyes wide as he looked at the heavily hooded man approaching him."I-I..." In the end, he nodded albeit stammeringly."Then you must die as well!""Why?" cried Aoris. Cold sweat dripped down his temples. "What wrong have we done?""You know better than I do!" Mathias stopped a step in front of Aoris."B-But, but we're Purbha's soldiers! We're fighting against the Demon Army!"Mathias grinned faintly. Slowly, he removed the hood that covered his head and part of his face.Aoris grew choked up as he looked at the face that was now clearl
The two had just finished lunch when a soldier came to meet them."What do you want, soldier?" asked Ryvel as he leaned against the back of a chair."Young Master," the soldier bowed. "Lord Blackwood requests your presence on the center deck. Everyone has gathered there."Cindy stood up and headed for the wardrobe."Don't worry, soldier," she said as she selected her clothes. "We'll be right there.""Very well, Miss Zircon."Ryvel waved her hand, and the warrior nodded and left the luxurious room."Could there be something important that he wants from me?"Ryvel walked up to Cindy and then hugged her intimately from behind.Cindy giggled softly in amusement."He's your father, Ryvel. Not mine. Try to understand his nature and character better.""Yeah, right..." Ryvel kissed the nape of the girl's neck while his two hands wrapped around her slender waist. "How about you become my teacher, hmm?""Oh, stop it for a second, would you?"Cindy giggled again and turned around with a dress in
"No one knows!"Ryvel frowned. "Why? Shouldn't everyone in this world know who the Emperor really is?""Be careful with your curiosity, son!"The father's piercing gaze silenced the son.Without even being told, Ryvel realized that this was a very sensitive issue.And that meant he was forbidden to bring it up anywhere, especially on Svarnabhumi grounds.Someone shouted outside, followed by shouts from others as well.Edwar Blackwood realized that their ship would soon be docking at the Eastern Main Harbor."Mark my words, son," he told Ryvel. "This is for our future."The son took a deep breath and left his father's room.The sun had shifted from its zenith to the west, in its last third, when six large ships tried to dock in one large harbor. One of them was the largest."Father..." Cindy Zircon leaned closer to her father. "This large harbor is not what I imagined."Demian Zircon smiled as he kept his pace down the ship."What did you expect, sweetheart?" her father replied. "All d
Mathias awoke to a muffled crash from below. Something seemed to have deliberately struck the hull.Probably a chunk of ice, he thought.Since yesterday, it has been much colder out at sea. After all, according to the other passengers, they were expected to arrive in the freezing South today.He got up half lazily. From the sunlight coming into his small cabin, he thought it was early morning.Thud!His eyes widened and his demeanor became more alert.The impact felt much stronger this time which made the ship sway slightly, this also made the passengers who had already woken up screech.No, he thought, this ship didn't hit an iceberg!Mathias grabbed his jacket and thick cloak, which he used as a hood to cover his head and part of his face.Thump!"Goddamn it!" he muttered as he quickly made his way to the deck. "Didn't they say Dakhsina was still safe from intrusion?"At the same time, the screams of the dozen or so passengers aboard the ship sounded even more hysterical.The men ha