“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
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“ 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!”
“This guy is pretty damn good. Is that what you’re thinking?” the man’s voice whispered in Andrey’s ear. Immediately after, the palm of that shady man slapped Andrey’s face sending him flying meters away, ultimately to crash to the ground as his body spiralled like a whirl. Recovering just before impact, Andrey landed on his hands, pushing himself off the pavements, at which moment, the colossal shadow-man’s knee crashed into his back. “ARGGHH!” Andrey screamed from the pain. His cry struck fear in each soldier, The King and The Princess. “Oh, no… Are we going to… lose, after all?” Eloise whispered, as she along with the rest turned toward the source of the agonic scream. “Come on, my boy? Is that all?” The man asked, looking down at the motionless Andrey, lyin
A shockwave pushed the shady man away, leaving Andrey levitating above the ground under the force of his Manakinesis. “Y...You must be kidding me…” Andrey slowly floated toward the decayed. “Ellie… Alex…? No… This… Can’t be!” “THIS CAN’T BE!” Andrey screamed in a distorted voice. “NOW’S NOT THE TIME TO BE DEAD!” As his screams continued, the creatures of darkness spotted him and figured out he was their next target. “GET UP!” “ARISE!” “GET OFF THE GROUND!” “STAND UP!” “YOU CAN’T BE DE
Her tears dried out in a split second. Pain may cause one to cry, but a greater sorrow will silence those tears. That is when a person’s soul completely breaks, just as most mirrors shatter at the edge of a rock. Dea’n’ha’s sharp mind came back to her on time. ‘Just a touch with my Abyssal Crack Magic, and I will return all his memories back to him!’ She thought, as her tattoos started expanding to her fingertips. “Don’t do it!” A cold and angry voice rushed through the hollow room. Pulling her arm away, with slight fright, she turned her head to face at the warning voice. It was Azazel. “But… Why? He doesn’t remember who I am!” The beauty exclaimed. “Get out of the room, Dea’n’ha!” The Demon demanded, his as
It had been awhile since a decent mission came around. While Andrey was absent, Azazel's legion had been mainly enjoying a peaceful and quiet time. Happily for them, that was all over. A mission was issued straight from Lord Beleth Gehenalis himself, as missions for The Demon Azazel’s legion had always been delivered. The instructions were exceptionally short, "Get rid of the nuisance." Of course, instructions and the definition of what the "nuisance" was weren't really handed out. The mission's real purpose wasn’t really explainable, but what was for sure was that getting rid of something meant killing someone of something. Perhaps even a significant amount of power would be required to do the deed. The location was East of Icemorne. The city bore