Chapter 12 The Dark Battle

They waited for the gate to open as the thud sounds keeps on repeating while the evil soldiers tried to open the huge gate.

"We can do this" Rico said as they prepare their weapons, the loud thud echoed the place as the gate racked and fall on the ground.

"Attack!" the leader of the Thamali soldiers shouted as the sound of sparing swords and soldiers shouting started to occupied the silence.

"I never thought Seres' evil soldiers increased." Maru said as the three of them watch below the battle ground.

"Look! The evil sorcerers surrounds the wall" Niffa said pointing them.

"Seres really planned this as well, but don't worry my dark warriors surrounds the place I'm sure they will fight them" Rico said. Niffa grab an arrow behind her back as she aimed her target and strike it with her bow.

"Remember what Merfoy told us, we can't release any of our flames Seres might spot us!" she said as she jump and fight along with the soldiers of Thamali.

"I never thought she would be that fierce" Maru said as Rico just smiled.

"See you later Maru!" he said as he jump and slit one of the evil soldiers back.

Maru grip his sword as he look down, he was surprise to see the young lady wearing a warrior clothe and bravely fight the evil soldiers around her. He quickly jump as he kick and strike the evil soldiers that comes in his way.

"Your moves are impressive" Maru said as he fight along with the lady.

"Your… your highness?"

"Don't get flatter! At your back!" Maru shouted as the lady quickly stab the evil soldier behind her.

"I'm not flatter, your highness behind you!" Maru kick the soldier and slit the flesh as blood splatter in the air. They keeps on talking as they fight the evil soldiers around them.

"No need to call me your highness just call me Maru, what's yours?"

"Liana"

"Liana it's nice to meet you in the battle ground" he said as he smiled.

"Okay your high… I mean Maru but can we talk later after this is over?"

"Sure, we can win this together" he said as they concentrate on their enemies.

Merfoy left inside the castle as he protects the town people who are not involved in the war as well as the royalties. He built an invisible white wall to protect the town people on the other side while the opposite corner are the royalties as he release some of his white warriors to protect the castle door.

"Are you sure the three can handle the battle with the soldiers?" Queen Rui ask.

"They are stronger than you imagine your highness"

"But I don't deserve to be called a king if I will not fight along with my soldiers!" King Devion said as he grab his sword and step out of the invisible wall, he walk towards the door but the white warriors blocked him.

"King Devion everything is in control just trust Maru's plan and it is to protect you and the entire kingdom, don't you trust your son on this?"

"Fine Merfoy, but something happened I'll help"

King Devion returned inside the protected wall, when suddenly the ceiling was mark in a huge red circle as it slowly melts down. The town people was so afraid from what they witness then Seres jump out of the hole as he landed with such raging red fire around his body and gave Merfoy a smirk.

In the battle ground, the war seems unstoppable as they keeps on fighting the numerous numbers of evil soldiers. Half of Thamali soldiers died as well as Seres' evil soldiers, blood splattered on the ground, sparing swords and soldiers shouting in pain are the only sounds that can be heard on this dark battle. Niffa find a way to escape the soldiers as she climbed the roof to shoot her arrow below, because of her shooting skills and speed she almost killed hundreds of their enemies. But then she saw a group of evil sorcerers running towards the castle.

"Oh no Rico's dark warriors are defeated" she said to herself as she continue shooting the enemies. Rico saw Niffa from afar as he can't find a way to escape the crowded battle ground but he keeps on kicking and striking the evil soldiers that comes his way as he manage to keeps on moving forward. Then Rico saw one of the evil sorcerer in the wall aiming to jump towards Niffa.

"Niffa! Niffa get down!" he keeps on shouting while fighting along but seems like Niffa didn't notice anything.

Niffa keeps on checking the castle when suddenly she saw a sorcerer jumps towards her as they fall down from the roof.

"Niffa!" rico shouted as he saw them stumbling down the ground. He manage to escape the crowd as he quickly run towards the area where Niffa was, he saw Niffa kick the sorcerer with such strength as she step back and aimed her arrow towards the evil one and without hesitation she shoot him towards his chest. But the sorcerer just remove the arrow stabbed in his chest as he step forward towards Niffa, but to Niffa's surprise Rico suddenly block the sorcerer and quickly strike him with his violet raging fire, the sorcerer was burned down as they watch him turned into ashes.

"Rico, Merfoy said that…"

"We don't have a choice, you can't kill sorcerers with weapons alone"

Suddenly they saw a lights surrounding the castle, the other half is a white light while the other half is a red light.

"I think Merfoy and Seres are fighting" Niffa said.

Maru and Liana keeps on fighting as they were still in the middle of the battle ground, when they saw the lights coming from the castle.

"Seres" Maru said as he felt the raging white flame in his eyes.

"Maru? Your eyes…" Liana said as she was shocked from it.

"Liana, promise me to stay alive until the battle is over"

"I will" she said as she concentrate on the battle while Maru run towards the castle.

Rico and Niffa saw Maru running towards the castle as his body was flamed up in a raging white fire.

"Oh no this is not part of the plan already" Rico said as they run on the other side near the walls while evil sorcerers block their way as they fight them with their flames.

Everyone was shocked to see the door burned down as they saw Maru entered the castle with his white flame.

"The white flame" King Devion gasp in surprise.

Maru saw Merfoy bleeding as he sword fight with Seres.

"The white flame is awaken" Seres said as he give him a smirk.

Maru quickly struck his flame towards Seres as Seres drop his sword while wiggling his hand.

"That was impressive Maru, you've grown strong because of me remember and that friend of you tried to ki…"

"Shut up! If someone wants to kill me it is you!"

"Is that how you will repay me from everything?" Seres said as he keeps on taunting him. Maru struck him again and again but Seres keeps on receiving it as wounds traced his skin.

"Are you done Maru?" Seres ask when Maru stops striking his flames as he pants giving Seres a glare.

"Then… receive mine too!" Seres quickly strike his red flame.

"No!" Merfoy shouted as he block the red flame with his white flame.

"How dare you interfere again?!" Seres said and strike both of their directions but Merfoy block again.

Maru strike his white flame helping Merfoy to push their flames together to gobble up the red flame, but Seres tripled up his flame as he push his flame upwards making such strong compact as the two flung in the air and landed on the ground.

"What a surprise brother you've gotten so weak… I thought you're stronger than me?" Seres taunted.

"Oh I see you… because you've grown old after how many years"

Maru stands up as he supposed to release another flame but Seres quickly strike him with chains made of red fire as Maru push through the wall and pinned down by the chain. He tried to wiggle himself but the chain was too tight as it sting his body, Maru flamed up his body but he can't escape.

Merfoy was bleeding on the ground while Seres walk towards him and garb his sword.

"I always wanted to kill you brother, but to be honest I can't cause you know the reason right?" he said, he pull Merfoy's hair upward as he look closer into his bloody face.

"Because if I kill you I'll die too and the same as through with me, our lives are connected" he said as he laugh in an evil way. Maru was shocked to hear what he just said as he tried to push himself from the chain.

"But I can do this!" Seres said as he suddenly stab Merfoy's right shoulder and shouted in pain.

"No!" Maru shouted.

Suddenly Rico and Niffa run towards the door.

"Maru! Merfoy!" Rico shouted as Seres look towards them.

"Of course they escape my evil sorcerers, what do I expect from a violet-eyed and the strongest royalty" Seres said to himself as he smirk towards them.

"Niffa step back!" Rico said as he quickly flamed up with his violet flame and run towards Seres as he let out a speedy punches, but Seres was so fast to avoid them. They keep on fighting in a combat way until Rico was kicked on the ground as he stands up panting while wounded.

"Not bad Rico, your punches are good"

"Shut up!" Rico shouted as he flamed up in a doubled flame and release his flame to struck Seres but Seres tripled out his flame and struck back as they push their flames in such force.

Rico's flame was winning but then Seres push his flames upward and Rico flung in the air as he landed and hurt his back in the ground.

"Rico!" Niffa shouted as she should supposed to step in to fight.

"Niffa no! I can do this" Rico said as he spit blood trying to stand up but Seres quickly run towards him and step his stomach by his right foot.

"Awww that's sweet Rico, the strongest royalty is willing to help you but you want to sacrifice yourself instead" Seres taunted as he harden his step towards his stomach as Rico groan in pain and spit out another blood.

"Stop it!" Niffa shouted in an angry tone.

"Hmmmm I can sense it, Niffa is special to you huh Rico" Seres said as he look at Niffa glaring towards him with her raging green eyes.

"I want to fight you too young lady, but this boyfriend of yours doesn't want you to get hurt, well… I want to see the beast in you, so I think I will kill this man to see that!" Seres raised his right hand as he create a spear from his fire and quickly stab Rico's chest as blood ooze down to the floor.

"No!" Maru shouted as Merfoy tried to get up but he can't.

"Rico!!!" Niffa shouted as she shriek and felt her tears falling she quickly run towards him as Seres teleport and went to the throne as he seated and watch them below.

"Rico! Please don't die! Rico!" she keeps on saying. She bowed her head kneeling down while grasping Rico's hand, then she felt his hand wiping his tears from her cheek as she look at his pale and wounded face.

"I'm… I'm sorry Niffa… I want to tell you a lot of things… but… I think I will just end it with thank you" Rico said when he suddenly lost his breath and died in Niffa's hand.