A crack on the shell

We were held in shock for mere seconds which felt like years had passed. The first to react was Molly, who immediately ordered the deployment of her unit. Mayida and the rest of the nobles were overcome by the same sense of urgency and began to organize their armies.

King August gritted his teeth with an expression of utter anger on his face.

"Those bastards! They really dared to invade my kingdom..."

Inspired by a ruler's bloodlust, he expressed his will to those present.

"The judgment is postponed, defend the kingdom with all the power of the nobility! Do not let any worshipper of evil go unpunished for this offense!"

The nobles greeted the king and shouted in unison, "For mankind! For the heroes!"

I wanted to take advantage of the situation to get out of the castle as soon as possible, but as soon as I turned to head for the exit my path was blocked by a woman with cat ears and hair as white as her porcelain skin.