XXVIII

Kzel stood in anticipation with a smirk. He was just toying with the kid.

The ranger's eyes trembled as he looked at his friends. He had never been in a situation as sinister as this.

The ground suddenly rumbled. Aviree reacted from the commotion and floated above the highest structure in the village. When she reached the limit of her flight, she scouted the surrounding area. Her eyes widened when she spotted what's causing the commotion.

"I see thirty mounted men!" She warned with a gleeful voice.

A chuckle escaped Kzel's mouth as he moved to the direction of a cliff that oversaw the village. He can his fun next time.

"Cleera, you're up!"

Cleera glanced at the ranger who stood up and was content to watch them without any intention of moving. She waved a hand and released a violent surge of energy, "Now scoot along before the Chaos Bringer change his mind."

"But--" There was confusion in the ranger's mind before he dashed towards his friends and shouted, "Let's get the fuck out of here!"

Gathering Chaos energy on her hand, Cleera smiled and turned to Kzel's retreating figure, "Let's have some fun later."

Kzel raised a hand and disappeared.

The chaos energy above Cleera's palm formed a crimson orb. She made it grew five times its initial size before slamming it on the ground. The orb sunk into the ground as a large magic circle appeared beneath her hand while she started chanting. A triple form casting.

"Durl zub abez!"

The magic circle shattered and a huge rocky hand with visible veins of chaos bursted out from the ground. A head with fiery eyes popped out and Cleera hurriedly jumped on top of it. When the chaos golem dugged itself out, it stood over 20 feet tall. A red orb on the center of its chest could be seen. To protect it, shifting rocks seemingly attracted to a magnetic field covered the core of the golem.

Upon seeing the huge figure rising from the ground, the Riders of Light pulled the reins of their horses. Their captain turned to his men and shouted, "It's the chaos cultists! Call the Order!"

One of the riders broke off from the formation and hastily rode to the opposite direction. Before they could calm themselves from their discovery, a huge rock was hurled in the air and landed on their formation, crashing both men and horses into meat paste. As if it wasn't enough, the rock rolled and grinded everything in its path.

The riders did not falter anymore when their captain roared, "Pray to the light for salvation! Charge!"

Chanting together in a unified voice, the sky opened and let out a blinding light that surged down on Cleera and her giant golem. The huge creature roared in agony while Cleera gritted her teeth as the light burned her skin. When the light dissipated, red flames appeared on Cleera's skin, but instead of burning her, it instantly healed her wounds.

Arrows took flight from the riders as they neared. Their target, is the figure on top of the head of the golem. Cleera brought up a red translucent shield that deflected the arrows. However, an enchanted arrow went through the shield and pierced her chest.

A grin could be seen spreading across the captain's face as he proudly raised his bow and declared, "Light shall purify your soul!"

Cleera began to convulse as pure white light spread across her body. After a few seconds, she slumped on the head of the golem, unmoving.

Triumphant cries erupted from the soldiers. They have vanquished the Chaos Cultist.

However, their cheers gradually died down as their faces turned ugly when Cleera's hand twitched. It came alive and pulled out the arrow. Red flames immediately healed the hole on her chest as she stood up like a lifeless corpse before shaking in laughter.

"My boy," Cleera stifled her laughter and tapped the head of the golem, "Slaughter these fools!"

Like a freak of nature, the golem accelerated like a super car and swatted every rider in its sight. In just seconds, nothing remained but lumps of meat. The captain was still breathing while the half part of his body was missing.

Cleera looked down at the man, her eyes devoid of emotion. In retaliation, she said, "Chaos shall purify your soul!"

The golem stepped on the captain like merely stepping on an ant. Cleera once again shook in laughter until she heard the sound of horns in the distance. She clicked her tongue after seeing hundred Riders, bearing the flag of Order. These bunch were troublesome.

A ball of chaos energy formed on Cleera's hands. When it reached its final form, she dropped it and the golem snatched it in mid air. They both started to chant until the chaos ball in between the hands of the golem started to grow until it was as big as the golem itself.

"First impression," Kzel mumbled sitting on the cliff. This was what he was aiming for. To spread terror in Gaia and let them know the presence of Chaos. This will shook the very foundation of this world and caused a huge commotion. He let out a chuckle as the golem hurled the huge ball of destruction.

An old man in white robe leading the Riders of Order rode ahead and grimaced at the incoming danger. He rallied the riders and they all chanted together. Huge particles of mana started to form at the head of their formation. When the Chaos Ball was about to hit them, a large magic circle appeared as a titanic figure caught the Chaos Ball and redirected it into the sky.

"Knight of Merath, 3rd of his kind!" The Riders cheered.

"Merath?" Cleera repeated in shock, "The younger brother of Mirith? Now this world is interesting."

The Knight of Merath stood just as tall as the golem. It had golden armor that shone brightly from the rays of the sun. When it stood ready to charge, Cleera started to chant but stopped after noticing something. The dead she slaughtered beneath started to move. There were black fogs materializing around the area.

Cleera rolled her eyes to the figure that casually strolled to the golem's foot. It was a woman with armors of bones and carried the scent of death.

"I'm Serta from the Faction of Death! My faction wants to form an alliance with Chaos!" The woman called out.

Cleera ordered the golem and it grabbed the woman squeezing her until she coughed blood. The golem then brought her up to Cleera's front who sadistically smiled.

"Do you fear death?"