The Support Line

The defense line had finally fallen and now there is only one who is now remaining . The support line consisting of troops on the walls and on the ground .

The ground support unit led by Aroth the magician .

And on the walls Guy Emerson thinks of a new strategy .

Jay Garrick and McElroy inch closer and closer to the support line .

Delcado sweats silently in tension .

And Thoth had prepared something .

He heads to the front line with mercenaries carrying crosses .

What good will it do to them .

These crosses are attached to the ground just before Jay and they had the people of the kingdom held up like

Jesus Christ. They weren't nailed to the cross but instead chained .

And Mercenaries standing before then with a large knife .

And Thoth stepped forward .

Thoth :

I've noticed something from the battles that you've fought .

Not one of them has died by your hands .

You're not trying to kill anyone .

McElroy :

Don't tell me .

Thoth :

You're perceptive enough .

I'm going to finish them off all at once .

If you don't surrender .

McElroy:

Why are you doing this .

Thoth :

Isn't the answer simple . I'm a strategist and I have promised to achieve victory . At whatever cost .

In a conflict there is no wrong or right . Theres only the ones who won and the one who lost .

The mercenary points the blades at their throat .

Thoth :

And these death will be bound to you . For you didn't save them when you could have .

Thoth :

And you know them theyll be happy to sacrifice themselves either way

The Aureus were on the cross chained up but they looked fulfilled .

Aureus :

I'm happy if it fulfills your purpose .

Another aureus :

Me too .

These people are about to die just.for.no reason .

Thoth :

You have 5 seconds . Surrender and never come back here again or They die .

4 , if I were you I won't think

3 . Answer you have no time to think

2 . Times tickin

1.

And Zero.

Cut em up boys.

McElroy :

How graceful of you to give us time.

The blades which the men were using struck those men instead.

And while a wall of earth separated them from their attackers.

Jay used metal magic to direct those knives towards themselves. And struck them. And stabbed them in the abdomen.

Jay :

It was worth those stat points.

McElroy :

What now strategist.

Thoth :

Well it was worth a shot.

Thoth turned his back and tried to leave.

McElroy grabbed his back.

McElroy :

Where do you think you're going.

Thoth :

I'm going back I suppose.

McElroy :

You think Ill let you go back,

Thoth pointed towards something on the sky and there was a huge ball of fire the size of an asteroid falling from the sky.

Thoth :

If I don't leave, I will die won't I.

Thoth scoffed his back off his hands.

Thoth :

And if you don't stop thag many more will also die.

You're choice for me it's pure distraction.

And Thoth left with the lackeys.

And now we have a new situation on our hands.

Now what to do how did that fireball even got there on the first place without our notice.

McElroy charged a big blast of water as he pressurized to increase its reach.

Jay was caught thinking and then he looked at his bracelets.

Jay :

I can use this. Hey McElroy toss me a stone. Water one if you have it.

McElroy :

What are you going to use it for.

Don't tell me.

Jay :

Exactly.

McElroy removed a stone from his bracelet and tossed it to Jay.

And Jay took off to the sky towards the flaming ball in the sky.

The flaming ball itself looked like the sun but it was just a fireball just on a bigger scale. It's heat was generated by burning off mana.

Can I do this too make a burning fireball. Well that's to be seen for a later date. Even if I could I didn't have the opportunity to do so. Since doing that I also put others at risk.

Jay entered the fireball because the core of the ball was empty.

Jay :

This isn't that hot. Are they really trying to kill someone.

Jay activated the water stone and injected it huge amounts of mana which cause water to be created and expanded to the whole length of the fireball. And not it was a water ball.

Suddenly clouds surrounded the water all and lightning struck the water ball consecutively.

And in the middle of the water ball was Jay. Human skin is normally very resistant to electricity but when it comes in contact with water it's resistance drops.

And due to the lightning strikes. There was strong voltage and current that had struck Jay Garrick. There is no rough estimate for how much electricity was being passed through.

The water ball touched the ground and the entire water spread throughout creating waves.

Even washing out some of the men who were downed and the healers that went to retrieve their bodies.

And finally Jay fell struck with lightning. He was also downed.

And there were no sign of people on crosses anywhere.

Thoth watching the scene unfold from afar.

Thoth :

Idiots I am already 700 calculations ahead of you.

What abnormality will you show me now.

You're nothing but a lone one.

Lackeys :

Sir we have re calculated the percentage of our victory now that one of them is down.

It's has significantly improved. Considering all the damages and deviations caused we have estimated our victory to be at 63.5%

Amd for their victory it is at less than 30 percent.

Thoth :

They don't call me a strategist for nothing.

Tell Aroth to keep continuing the attacks.

Lackey :

Sir Aroth needs rest to. Conjure that fireball he has recited 53 mantras and is out of breath.

He won't be able to cast for atleast 4 minutes.

Thoth :

No worries at all. Tell Guy Emerson to continue his targeted attack on that water magic user. Engage the entire support line on the walls.

Lackey :

Sir guns are proved not to be efficient and effective on them.

Explosive rounds have been expended.

Guy Emerson entered the room the strategist used to

It had nothing just pages upon pages filled with calculations.

Guy Emerson :

You needed me.

Thoth :

Ah good timing. Tell. Me this are you good with a slingshot or Bow

And can you use mana at all

Guy Emerson :

I can somewhat. I mean use only one spell. And I expend all of it. And I can aim with anything I just need a target.

Thoth :

Perfect.

Aroth and Thoth had a discussion next

Aroth :

I can't approve of what you're making me do. It's inhumane to cast a spell at someone who is a civilian.

Thoth :

The Old man I would like you to come up with a plan with the least counter measures

You've seen what they can do. You know what they are.

You use the same weapons they use.

So do it.

Aroth :

If I couldve I would've.

Thoth :

Even you know that if I had not been here. Everyone would've lost the first hour.

Now leave everything to me and go back and do your thing.

There were many moral concerns taken over what had happened and several fingers raised at Delxad

When Jay fell down he had suffered serious burns but the biggest problem was.

His heart was not beating. Neither there was any pulse that could be felt from his body.

There weren't any impulses that he could respond to.

Neither there was any signals being sent to the brain.

The brain also had suffered through a massive jolt.

The Conclusion to draw was simple.

Jay Garrick is Dead.