The buildings were aligned in a circle around the small plaza. Andrey and Alex were cloaked and waiting, leaning against the two-story building at which the higher-up pieces of the military puzzle were staying the night.
Taking the head of a general was the real goal. Claiming it for the media and displaying Prince Alextraz Strazjester to be much more than what people took him for.
But the fact that the building was swarming with higher ups was a detail the commoner they interrogated had failed to mention.
Andrey and Alex had their heartbeats rising as the sound of thousands of desperate prisoners’ steps beating against the ground, finally liberated, were running out for vengeance and blood. Their frail and weak bodies, close to abolished by hunger, could now finally feast on whatever they laid their
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“No!” Alex screamed as the arrow exploded in a purple color at Andrey’s location. “Your friend is quite capable, Your Highness!” Roy mocked, as he made use of the situation and grabbed Alex by the hand, activating his ring’s power. Lightning travelled to Roy’s hand, charging the ring with The Prince’s royal mana. The sudden drainage of strength brought the thunder-god to his knees. “That’s right, my Prince… bow before me.” Roy chuckled slightly, still draining the royal power. “How… dare you… Mock a Royal’s clarity! STAINING IT! WITH YOUR!” The Prince’s eyes glowed stronger, as lightning bounced all over his body, making him look much more like a body made of electricity rather than a human being, “FILTHY HANDS!”
“I… I- I can’t… move.” Andrey mumbled. “Ihhm comphhlhehthehly… pahalyed.” Alex spoke, hardly moving his mouth. Roy spoke, “Very smart of you. You figured out I can cancel magic, so you used physical objects to immobilize me. Too bad, but I’ll be getting reinforcements anytime now. And I don’t wish this even to my worst foes, but I think my lady will see you as well… oh god, what waits for you when she sees what you’ve done to me.” The knight laughed through his struggles, entertained by the images of what he believed would happen to his foes. Alex and Andrey made a feeble attempt at speaking, but unrecognizable speech was all that came out of their mouths, as the paralysis really had filled them up. “Oh, yeah, you’
Different voices spoke in an echoing pattern. “He’s not been in his room all this time, as we thought!” “We should be ashamed!”“We underestimated him yet again!” “What is more absurd, I believe, is that the people were all ready to rebel against him, and if they had done so, they would have thrown away their best-fit for a king.” “We were ready to abandon the thing we have been so in search of!” “People are blind. People are weak. They are so frail that someone needs to apply a little force to them, and they follow that person no matter if just.” Andrey ma
“I did my part, as we had spoken. I have gathered plenty of scrolls with engraved mana and spells on them. All status related to our army’s power is here as well.” Eloise spoke as they went into a huge room full of screens with various information readied, in wait for someone to read it out loud as a report. “Ellie… You’ve done so well!” Alex complimented his sister, walking next to her and resting his hand on her shoulder. “Indeed, you have, Ellie. Good job.” It was easy to notice that Andrey’s smile had a bigger impact on her compared to The Prince’s words and gestures. While Alex and Eloise discussed strategies, counting the numbers of their army, and other war-related things, Andrey only observed their communication and kept silent. Half an hour had passed with v
“ You heard my callout, Andrey Makiya. I didn’t expect you to bring friends.” A familiar voice spoke within Andrey’s head. “Reinareth…” Andrey mumbled. “What did you say?” Alex and Eloise didn’t spend a second to ask. The battle-mage’s reply came with a delay. “I think this is where you two should stop. I will go on alone.” Reinareth. They might want your kind for the sake of self-satisfaction and daily needs, but you should know that I come from another place. Your callout? Maybe that’s what woke me up during my meditation a few days ago.
“I see being a part of the Dragon Cult was a condition to be eligible to help you. What is it that the Makiya wants?” Reinareth’s manly voice wondered. This guy. I thought he was not the talkative type, but he really does seem to speak a lot. Maybe because he has found an interest in me? Whatever. I will try to make the best use of this. “Rein. Is the Dragon Cult interested in war?” “Of course… I shouldn’t have expected a question of meaning, rather than one suited to the tongue of a human. You disappoint me, Makiya. I did not expect you to have an interest in war.” “No, that was not really the question. It’s a question related to humanity as a whole.” “Why would I want to help humanity at all?” &
“Yes, Your Highness! No unusual activity today either!” These words repeated day after day, for two, if not three times; morning, midday, evening. Consecutively checking on the imprisoned dragons - the fuel of this world - Alextraz only became more suspicious, the safer it seemed. A week of repetitive checks on the dragon protectors resulted in The Prince’s final decision, “How is it today? Anything unusual? Everything’s fine?” “Yes, Your Highness! No unusual activity today either!”“Give me your diamond sword, soldier.” Alex reached his hand out. The man on guarding duty was around thirty of age, promising mana pool, and obviously a very experienced mage - should he need to act against
Andrey’s eyes widely opened, as his mouth went agape. “Th---this can’t be!” He stuttered. Eloise pushed Andrey’s shoulder and asked him with concern in a gentle tone. “What happened to you?! Get back to yourself!” Andrey gulped hard and regained his senses, thanks to The Princess’ push. “The plan is a failure! We are completely surrounded!” “Nothing has failed yet, Andrey. I can feel it! My intuition speaks to me - I know that today we will win!” Eloise spoke encouragingly, although she did think of something else as well. ‘ Even though I haven’t lied… but what is this uneasy feeling that I have in my chest…?’ Alextraz channeled lightning through his body and proudly yelled. “Show yourself, unless you want to die without even being recognized as a human being!”