It was a quiet night in the castle after Alnidha went back to her court, this was a cold war they've been fighting since childhood. Back to when they were mere kids, "I know I would've done better" was of a frequent use, their mother however, queen Rosigh was against this rivalry, "You are all I have, what makes this castle a battlefield for its protectors? I'll banish it right away" though she passed away and left the already boiling rivalry to its peak. The King was a patient man, whoever wants the throne needs to be powerful, wise and of course emotionless, his vote was Alnidha though queen always wanted someone strong, one who can lead the forces, she was a warrior too, of sorts, she gave her vote to Stella by giving her the administrative rights of the kingdom. This made Alnidha unhappy, "What did she saw in her that she didn't in me?" she cried right after the queen passed away, rumors went around that the prophecy was completed, in her book, queen said, "My death is a reward, who brings it to me? A warrior never dies inside his own roof, it may on the field with a honor but in it's own house, never".
It was and is the biggest conclusion of her book, who killed the queen? One of her daughter did it, it was a serious matter though it soon became a noble folk lore for all ages. "I could never be you, why? Tell me, why have you left before your time?" Stella talked looking at the stars, she barely sleeps, "I close my eyes to find peace, you snatched it away didn't you? All I see is people running away from me. Don't worry, I won't become you, I'll be better".
In the small village, they came out of the cave but the villagers were still scared, "What is there left to shiver?" Maria asked to one of the kids, "The patrol, they aren't here"
"There is a patrol?" Adam asked, "Yes, they come to check on us, the leader, Grozmak, he is terrifying" one of the human of the village replied, "When do they come?" He asked out of curiosity, "we don't know the time, we couldn't see the sun or moon in that dark cave".
"You don't need to worry, we will handle it. You can get back to your huts and fetch some water to clear these stains and mud" Maria console them and dusted her outfit, she smiled to them as they went on to do so.
Adam used the update gesture,
~SKILL SET APPROVED~
SKILL LEARNT:- SUPER SPEED
LEVEL:- MAXED OUT
SKILL LEARNT:- DASHING CHARGE
LEVEL:- MAXED OUT
~UPDATE SUCCESSFUL~
"How do they max out Every time you learn some skill?" she was annoyed yet amazed, "This is what being a main character feels like, super overpowered. Amazing" he gazed his hands as the update flashed a red aura in his body resembling his blood flow.
The villagers were at their work when they heard staggering of horses towards them, they halted and terrified, gathered at the center of the village, "Well, well, well" the horses arrived and the leader of the horses, Grozmak was stood out from others. He had a shiny purple armor, a blue steel, enchanted axe, he stood gazing the lots, "Isn't it fun…." He walked slowly towards them, he had a purple enchanted helmet as well, "When humans resist? It makes the fight a little more entertaining…" he stood in front of them, he was taller than an average human or demon, almost the size of the majestic tree in the middle, "And who are you?" Adam and Maria stood to the left of everyone, "isn't that my line…." He gazed them thoroughly, Maria hid behind Adam, 'There is no damn way I am fighting that guy' she thought gripping on Adam's shoulder, he had a prideful gesture, "I am Adam, Asadonia's hero!" he awkwardly posed as well.
"You? What do you buddy? Wipe royal Feces?" he laughed as everyone looked down, "Fine, guess I'll be done with you first" he had a strong purple aura to him as he walked towards Adam, 'Alright, I know how to use magic, focus, focus' he thought as every step Grozmak took cracked the ground, he dashed towards Adam and the time stopped as Adam suspected, the list of magic came beneath his left hand.
He could see Grozmak's enchantment and magic,
~ENCHANTMENTS USED~
FEATHER FAST BOOTS
DAMAGE RECOVERY HELMET
HALF COUNTER ARMOR
MAGIC USING:- HEAPS OF CORPSES
'void is a ruckus, I can't use that' he thought to himself remembering Alnidha's face she made while asking him to sit on her lap, he picked the magic he learnt,
"BLUE PHEONIX" though it was not registered perfectly but he used the bit when she taught him gestures, the ground shook more than it did for Grozmak's steps and dash, he looked to Adam who held his right hand to the back of his waist and a blue aura covered his arm, his eyes was pale and blue as he looked up, "Wh-who are you?!" he said as his dash hindered and he couldn't gain the control of it after the gust of wind that followed Adam's charge, "You are about to find out" he said with a smirk and launched the attack which went through half right of Grozmak's upper body and into the sky, it looked like it was chasing the horizon. It was a brighter flash for everyone else and when they got their sight back they thought that they were dreaming, half of his army including half of Grozmak's body was missing, exactly cutting in half he fell on the ground squirting blood from the sides.
"N-No way, he is a God. There is a God! Run! Run!!" the rest of his army went in the woods hiding in the mud, "You can't let them escape!" Maria touched his hand, "What is-" she reflexed it back, "Its super hot" he turned around to her, "Might be a side effect" some of the villagers fainted by the bright light, "But the rest of them!" she said as blue aura blasts occurred around the woods, "How do I know what the magic does?" he asked to Maria as she gestured letter H, so he did,
~MAGIC DESCRIPTION BOX~
NEWLY LEARNT:- BLUE PHEONIX
It is a ranged attack that blasts off to a certain distance, anything in the middle of the blast will be evaporated at the cost of Mana specifically. The remains of such tier attacks cause a later explosion once the charge is neutralized.
Mana cost:- 400,000
~CLOSING BOX~
"four hundred thousand Mana cost?!"
"I expected more"
"You know what? I'll pretend I am not surprised" Stella turned away shaking her head, "yes, everyone, back to work" they had a similar expression of shock as the wind stopped, Grozmak was slain.
The army at the front castle of Uprasrica had a surprise visit by the ruler, the first corrupted king, King Bernard. "On to the gates!" a demon soldier yelled across the pit that connected the castle to the mainland. It was a battlefield none the less. The horsemen entered and the lead was of Bernard, covered in human fresh blood he staggered his mare to the middle of the castle first, he had a silver armor for his mare and for him, a golden helmet that had spikes covering the back of his head to the front, he had a golden set of armor too, shiny as the dawn welcomed, with his silver boots he walked up the stairs to an altitude outpost, "Sire thi-" he showed hands to anyone who wanted to talk to him, "This castle, as quick as possible, empty it" he told to a soldier who immediately rang the bells of the post, everyone started leaving with as much as they can get. Soon the castle got emptied and all that was left was Bernard standing at the top.
He looked to the horizon and saw a light coming towards him, he braced himself by summoning his shield, hiding his body he looked towards it by peaking to the right, a charge, blue in color flew towards the castle and collided! The explosion was huge enough to send its wave across the land of Uprasrica, "Wh-What is that?!" one the soldier screamed as they all flew a bit by taking a hit from the wave, the explosion was so big that it reached the clouds and gathered a dust that covered the entirety of the castle, the dust settled after a fair amount of time and the castle was almost destroyed, only left was few dead horses in the back, the chain for the bridge and few sacks of supplies. In that ruckus he stood too with a shield that was now cracked from the middle and broke down later, he was shook, his armor was damaged as well but his eyes were confident, he looked to the same direction, "So this is you, I won't make the same mistake as everyone else".