"Don't you ever call me that again" Mina said angrily
"I am no longer under your authority, and I was never your daughter"
"I have transversed the oceans of the earth. I have survived the cruelty of nature. I have done things that even you deemed impossible. So when you talk to me, don't treat me like I'm the little girl you once knew"
"PUT SOME RESPECT ON MY NAME!!!"
"That was a nice speech" Albus said as he stroked his grey beard
"But do you have the strength to prove it?" he said as pure white flames began to form behind him.
He raised his hand and pointed to Mina and all the flames shot in her direction.
The flames exploded on impact with high intensity and the shockwaves reached very far. The brightness of the explosion was blinding and the heat was of one that could burn steel. But after the explosion calmed down and the smoke cleared, Mina and Yen stood within the resulting crater unharmed.
They stood within a dense lightning barrier and watched Albus go dumbfounded. It wasn't his stronnget attack but it was still a powerful one, and for someone to take it and go unharmed was not something he thought possible.
He shot another barrage of flames and made the crater even bigger but all he could do was make a dent on Yen's barrier.
"I see" Albus said as he chuckled
"You're just lucky to have a strong man by your side" said
"But what I have shown isn't even a fraction of my power" he continued
"YOU WILL BOTH PERISH HERE!!!" he yelled as he raised his hand and formed a gigantic ball of flames.
"So what are we doing next?" Yen asked with a smile
"Do we kill him now or do we...." he didn't finish talking before Mina placed her her finger on his lips to silence him
"I have a request" she said softly as she placed her hands on his cheeks
"What is it?" Yen asked
"I want you to allow me to continue using your power" Mina replied
"No problem" Yen answered
"And I want to fight this battle alone"
Yen gave a short pause before say "but if I feel like you're in trouble I will step in"
"You won't need to" Mina replied calmly but the smile on her face almost made Yen have pity for Albus.
Meanwhile, Albus had grown his ball of flames to it's maximum size. It was so big that the colour of the sky was affected by the light it emitted. It was as if the sun just turned pure white.
"This is just the beginning" Albus said as he closed his hand and compressed the ball of flames to a size that could fit in his hand. It no longer looked like a ball of flames but instead it looked like a little ball of light that hovered above his palm.
"NOW DIE!!!" he yelled as he shot a concentrated beam at his target. He easily broke through the barrier but still missed, and his targets were out sight.
"You're right, I am indeed very lucky" Mina from behind Albus. He turned around to look but saw no one.
"But you are underestimating my luck" Mina added as she shot him a lightning bolt from behind.
Albus got pushed forward a little from the force. he was forced into a bowing position and he felt greatly humiliated.
"From now on" he said
"Play time is over"
He raised the little ball of light in the air and it rested on his index finger, and from within it, multiple beams shot in every direction except towards himself.
Mina danced in the rain of concentrated fire evading every shot. This kept her busy while Albus went to attack Yen.
Albus deducted that Yen was the source of the immense power that Mina was exhibiting, he expected that if he eliminated Yen, the fight would come to an end. He was probably right but before he reach, Yen came to him and said "look back" pointing in Mina's direction.
Albus was shocked but he decided to look back. At first he saw nothing out out of the ordinary. Mina was still evading the rain of flames but for little moment, he looked closer and saw a small beam of light shoot out of Mina's hand then the next thing he saw was huge explosion.
"I won't interfere with this fight just yet" Yen said to Albus
"But you should be careful though"
"She's dangerous"
Before Albus could think of what to say or do next, Yen was gone and Mina was right in front of him saying the word "RAIKEN"
"RAIKEN!!!" Mina yelled as she punched Albus in the face with a fist covered in lightning and sent him flying. She did not wait for him to land before launching her next attack with a bolt lightning and immediately after that, she rushed towards him and began a barrage of attacks moving faster than the speed a normal eye could follow. Each attack was faster and stronger than the former. Mina didn't leave any opening for Albus so he created one for himself. Mina was about launch her next attack when she found herself evading another concentrated flame. It didn't come from Albus' direction but from behind and she look back, she saw a whole lot of light balls. Mina already knew the next action to take... run. With all her might Mina fled the area before the barrage flames rained on her and Yen was waiting where she stopped. "Need my help now?" Yen asked "Nahh, I just need a weapon" she replied "Well our swords didn't survive the rampage, you have a crossbow th
Mina woke up in Yen's arms on the back of a moving open-roofed pick up truck. "Where are we headed?" She asked, looking up at Yen "We are going back to the fortress" Yen replied. "Don't worry just rest" "We'll be there in no time" "In the mean time, you need to recover your energy" Although Mina didn't fully understand the situation, she trusted Yen and closed her eyes to sleep. She was too tired to ask about the truck, or who the two people in the front were and how they found them. She had a lot of questions she wanted to ask but she needed to sleep more than anything so despite the bumpy ride, she slept soundly throughout the journey. The first thing Mina saw as she opened her eyes for the second time was the walls of the fortress. Once again, she woke up in Yen's arms but there was no truck, just the two people in front. "Who are they?" She asked with the tone of an exhausted person and one of them turned back to answer. "I am Lee Shuan Gou" h
"I come from a time long before the order. In my time there was no magic but we had reached a point where our technology was almost magical. Men could fly and there was no illness or disability that couldn't be treated. We solved all the global issues such as hunger, war and global warming. In other words, we created Paradise on earth. It was all good. There was peace, there was harmony and everyone lived a good life. The only things we couldn't find answers to were social problems, the problem of eternal life on earth and a few other question that remained unanswered throughout history. This time was worthy of being called 'the age of Paradise' No one at the time expected their Paradise to be turned into hell but it did. It did not happened slowly but overnight and it was not a sight one could bear to look at. The source of our hell was that which we had televised and ridiculed throughout the ages. It was a machine uprising. In a world where almost everything was
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 resi
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