As they went further into the city, Mina was surprised to see that most of the people were already settled down.
"It's not even getting dark yet" she said In awe.
"Well she isn't called a queen for nothing" she added
"It was Yamato" a distant voice said
"It was Yamato that did it" the voice said again
They turned to see Inumaki walking towards them. He explained everything to them. The the people had settled, the order of the fortress was established, and the new appointed leader.
While everyone was in battle, Yamato brought the people into the fortress. He singlehandedly cleared and refurnished enough buildings to accommodate everyone. By the time we came back, he was already registering people in as citizens. He knew more about leadership than any of the others so they left the role to him. Also the queen retired.
"I would like to meet this queen of yours" Susan said
"I would also like to meet Yamato" she added.
So they took her to the queen's residence.
"I greet your majesty" Susan said, humbly bowing and the queen burst into laughter saying "No need for all that, I'm not even a real queen"
"Just call me Sora"
"Oh, hi Sora" Susan said smiling
"I'm Susan, Susan Schneider"
"I'm actually curious" she said
"How did you become queen in a world like this"
"You seem to be mistaking something, miss Schneider" Sora said
"I am not queen because of any grand achievement, I am not queen because of any favours. I am only queen because of what they could take from me"
"You said it yourself, how could someone become queen in a world like this. It is not possible, unless you have something as valuable as my power."
"I was blessed with the ability to create treasures. Anything I made consisted of gold and precious gems so the order took me for the riches I could bring them and placed me in this storage room of a city. They gathered treasure from all over the world but the ones I made always outclassed them. They gave me a comfortable life that I couldn't enjoy. I bore children but I had no heart to love them. They called me queen but I ruled over no one"
"I am not proud to be called queen. All I feel is shame when someone bows to me"
"I want to simply be known as Sora"
"Ubaneshi Sora"
"There's one more thing I need to ask" Susan said
"Are you ready for war With the order?"
Sora didn't waste in answering "no"
"All the capable people I known can be counted by hand" she said
"We do not stand a chance with what we have"
"But we can change that" a male voice said from outside the room
Everyone turned to see Yamato walking into the room. He looked like he had been working nonstop and was completely out of energy.
"We have Yen" he said
"We have Rosewell"
"We have Fubuki"
"We have Kojiro"
"We have Inumaki"
"We have me"
"We have Mina and her two new friends"
"We have an entire city of people"
"And most importantly...."
"We have you"
"If we can properly utilize what we have, I see victory in our favor" he said
"Besides, we are not the only ones fighting against the order" he added
"What do you mean by that?" Susan replied
"Is there anyone else fighting against the order?"
"Of course there is" Yamato answered
"I like to call him the pathfinder"
"He singlehandedly took down a large troop of the order's army, And he was also the one that summoned Yen"
"The order keeps sending troops to find him but none of them ever returns"
"Hopefully, he will one day find his was us"
Yamato completed his speech by saying "we will make use of everything we have in order to ensure victory, and we will live a life of freedom"
As Yamato was falling asleep in his mothers embrace, Susan asked him a question.
"What do you think about adding beasts to your army"
Albus walked through the halls of his lab in a frenzy. His rage was visible and could be felt from miles away. "What's the status on the pathfinder" he asked as someone handed him a file. "So it's still the same" he said as he looked into the file "YOU INCOMPETENT BASTARDS!!!" He yelled, throwing away the file and walking into one of the rooms. It was an old room full of books and the person that Albus came to see had his back turned. "Our legion was defeated" the man said "Our subjects were taken" "Our most powerful prophet met his match" "And not a single one of our enemies was harmed" "The council is not happy" "These rebels have created a nation and soon they will coming for ours" "So do we strike back immediately?" Albus asked and the man replied "No" "This is not the time to use crude methods" "We already have a plan they won't see coming, so don't worry yourself, General Albus" the man said and Albus replied "Yes,
So there they stood, before hungry undying beasts, ready to engage and enter the fray. Then Mina asked "What exactly is the plan?" and there was a momentary pause "We...don't exactly have a plan" Susan answered "The divinity of these creatures wasn't something I was aware of until today" "If it is true that they are immortal, we could only take on a handful of them, but these guys are too much in number for us to handle" "I suggest we run" "That won't be necessary" Yen said out loud "I already know what we should do" he said "What is it?" everyone asked "Well, it's quite simple" Yen answered "We will keep the beasts busy, while our dear Susan figures out a way to capture them" "But that would take a long time" Susan said, and Yen turned back and looked her in the eye then said "YOU HAVE TIME" before running off into midst of the beasts. "I have time" Susan muttered repeatedly "I have time..." "I have time..." "I have time..."
Three years passed with peace and there was no attacks from the order. It seemed that the defeat of Albus had caused them to take their enemies more seriously and make bigger, longer preparations. Mina and the others didn't know what the order was planning but they definitely weren't doing nothing. They had managed to raise an army of thousands; all valiant and powerful, each unit with their own speciaty. There was the 'Storm riders' who rode large mounts into battle. Most of them wielded wind and lightning techniques, and the elites among them rode their elements. This unit was trained by Minna who knew more about Yen's power he did. Yen on the other hand joined in training under her. Another unit was the 'ground breakers' who specialized in 'ground breaking' earth and fired techniques. Led by Inumaki these warriors have been trained to bend the ground below them to their will, and the fire users among them helped in their eruption techniques. Inumaki doubled as the l
Betty's info wasn't totally reliable. All she knew was what she was told to do and nothing more. But Rosewell already expected as much and already had a means of getting things from her. Betty was a naïve young girl in her mid teens. By giving her a name, Rosewell took advantage of that and got her to open up to him. He got other information like the layout of the enemy territory, the drop point of her mission and a few other information that were really helpful. Rosewell didn't waste time in informing the others of what had happened and they all ready to jump into action. Everyone prepared with haste and were ready to go in just a few minutes. But before they left, Mina decided to see Betty. She walked into the room where Betty was and was shocked by the young girl's reaction. As soon as Betty saw Mina she immediately ran to the farthest corner of the room and screamed "DON'T COME ANY CLOSER!!" at the top of her voice. but Mina slowly approached her anyway. "I know y
Yen laid unconscious with almost no breath in his lungs, his pulse was so little that it could barely be felt. His heart beat as if it was about to give up, and his body was so cold that he could be declared dead. But Mina had no time to grieve over Yen's condition. As she knelt beside him crying, a scout came to report that a large army had been spotted outside the city walls. She immediately stood up and left the room saying ,"let's go pay them back" as she wiped her tears. Mina made her way to the military assembly ground and called out "STORM RIDERS!!!" And in a matter of seconds, her entire unit was assembled. They numbered about one-thousand with fifty-five elites and all were ready for battle. The others also assembled their own units and got ready to march out into battle. Inumaki with his 'ground breakers', Lee with his 'shuan-gou' unit, Susan with the rescue team, and Yamato with the king's army. Rosewell refused to lead any unit. He just wanted to run into t
Yen walked up to Mina and said to her "let me give you a hand." as he kissed her forehead. Then he took a few steps forward and snapped his fingers, releasing a strong electromagnetic pulse throughout the battlefield and causing every machinery to stop functioning. Then he set his gaze upon Albus and his killing intent was felt by many. He walked slowly towards Albus who was backing away in fear. "That was a nice exploding act you performed earlier" Yen said as he continued walking. His eyes were fully sparking with lightning and so was the entirety of his body. The Sparks of lightning were so intense that every step he took left burn marks on the ground as he walked. "You're supposed to be dead" Albus said in a horrified tone as he continued to back away. "HOW THE HELL ARE YOU STILL ALIVE!!" he yelled as he turned and started running. Yen followed right behind him, repeating the words "why are you running?" "Why are you running?" "Why are you running?" "Wh
"Let the air bear witness" "Let the earth bear witness" "Let the sun bear witness" "Let the morning bear witness" "On this sacred day" "We bind our lives" "By flesh and blood" "By mind and soul" "By life and death" "One shall not depart without the other" "If one departs, the other shall follow" "We seal this bond with the power of death himself" "It cannot be shaken" "It can never be broken" As soon as Hanzo and Jade recited this spell, they were bound for life. If one of them was to die the other would follow immediately. Even though they worked for the order where romance was highly prohibited and punishable by.... well no one knows exactly what happens to those who get caught except for the fact that they were never seen again, these two lovebirds were still brave enough to perform such an act. "So what now?" Jade asked "We're now bound death but we are being separated in life" she lamented "I know you're worried but you have to calm down" Hanzo sai
"I always wanted to be a hero. I wanted to be the one that everyone could put their faith in no matter the situation. I wanted them to have no fear as long as I was around." "But here I lay. Alone, waiting for my strength to return while the enemy slays my people." "I feel helpless" "I feel weak" "I feel pain" Shin lamented as he laid on the ground unable to make a move. Tear flowed out of his eyes as he looked up into the sky. Then suddenly, a voice came to him saying "Get up!' "But I can't" Shin replied "Get up you foolish son of mine" the voice said again "There is no weakness In you" "The numbness in your feet is a lie" "The fear in your heart is an illusion" "The pain you feel does not exist" "So get up" "Get up, oh son of grace" "Get up and fight" "Let them feel your power" "LET THEM HEAR THE THUNDER!!" Suddenly, Shin no longer felt any pain in his body. His breathing was fine, his movements were perfect.