Chapter 42

Servin moves the fallen monster from him with the power of his magic. No one understood what was going on or what happened.

"What was that?" Many Lazare knights and even the Isabella forces asked the very same questions. Chaos was about to begin. "Lazare knights! The wall is broken! Storm the city and find the princess!" 

Cairo railed his forces to stand there ground. As of right now they must defend the city with there life. No wall will protect them now and all they have is prayer and their swords. They piled up like ants pushing sword and shield against one another.

Guts and body parts are now all of the battlefield. "Were outnumbered Sir Cairo!" Less then 6000 against there few was alarming. Cairo could only order to slowly retreat backwards. "Retreat backwards to the fort! Don't let any pass you!"

But that was impossible. Lazare had spilt a part its army and had it circle around the Isabella forces toward the fort where they no knew where the princess was. King Arnell's captain of the knights Loid led this group.

After removing a large piece of the wall from on top of himself. What the hell was that. Realizing the shambles in his forces. It was time to show them the power of the Slova General.

All the tears in realty are sealed. As long as Peo stays away I can fight freely. They'll be here soon. There's no way they didn't feel the unusual flow of time and space. Hen then goes to find Cairo. He was not far from them so it was easy to find Cairo.

"General! Your ok!"

"For now. Looking the situation were nearly beat." "What do you suggest?" "Stay behind me. I need use my gifts potential to the fullest."

Hen walks toward the larger force with no hesitation in his steps. Servin who was near the front was confused but would not let it stop him. He ordered them to cut down the old man. In that moment they felt the power that most humans can reach.

The ground and air had been pushed away. The space was visible and shaking violently. Each step flatten the the ground. The arrows that were shot shattered with few feet near him. Hen holds his sword and slashes at them. 

"Partial!" 

A wave of space slashes at large group of lazare knights. There bodies had turned into bits and pieces of iron and flesh. "My king we should step back a little further." "What!? How dare you!?" "Sir that is Henkeva. With out knight captain Loid. We won't be able to stop him. And he will no doubt try to come for you."

"He is human like us! He can be harmed just like the rest of humanity! Through everything at him! I will not retreat!" 

Loid who has a history with Hen recognized feeling he knows all to well. "So you finally joined the battle huh." 

"Sir what do we!? Our king is in danger!" 

"Stick with the plan. We storm the fort and take her hostage." "But we were ordered to kill her." "Change of plans. We will be doing the king a favor. Killing royalty is never a good sign to the rest of the world. I will take the blame. We capture her royal highness. Kill anyone who get in our way."

"Yes sir!"

At the same time Mai was preparing her self to meet Loid. She did not run nor showed fear of the lazare knights. She ordered them to open the gates when they approached.

Tise was running through the rubble city since her fight with Corbin was unexpectedly interrupted. But there was no way she could have beaten him. It made her question her current ability. Or maybe is was just a bad match in magic and abilities. 

"Humans potential is scary." Still Corbin was nowhere to be seen. There was no time to think about his where abouts. But she only assumed that he must have fallen deep with the sewers. She did smell the stench of the sewers when she awoke.

"The castle is destroyed and the streets too. I can sense a massive concentrated mana from where the castle was." She suddenly remembered her people. They must have gotten caught in the explosion.

She hesitated rather to go to her people or finish her part of the job. "..." As of right now we're losing. The city is destroy and she could end up losing her life along with her people. The day before. Mia had given her an option.

"You can leave with your people and move on. I won't ask you to fight for us. After all there should be no reason for you to fight along side humans. Are people have not been fair to you or to anyone in the past. You are free to leave and seek for a new life. But if you do decide to fight. Don't fight for me or humans. Fight for a new beginning and the survival of your people and the pride that every elf holds."

She is such a weird girl. I find it hard to stay near when she acts so different from other human rulers. But again she has given me and my people what no others could. The freedom to choose. 

"I still need to make sure there ok. Sister you there?" A voice speaks to her when she called out to her unknown sister."

"Tise!?"

"Kira!? Are you alright!? And our people!?" "Where fine. Aesar felt the strange flow in space and felt we needed to go. Where in the black market so where fine."

"Aesar. What is he doing now?"

"Its ok sis. He followed what he was told not to do...for now."

"Great. I have some thing to do. So stay there. It will be over very soon. But if you don't hear back from in a couple of hours. You take our people and leave this city as soon as you can. Ok."

"Sister."

"I will be fine. Just promise to survive."

"I promise. Come back to us Tise." After cutting her connection to her sister. She makes her way to the rubble castle.

I hope this is worth it.

Kane like everyone else can feel Hen going all out. He laughs to himself. His body language showed how frustrating and annoyed he was.

"I was wanting to kill him. Not these pests." His armor was broken and cape as well. He takes off both off only showing a common shirt. 

"Who wants first." We both exchange looks. Terra and I attacked him at the same time. Kane read our movements. He grabs Terra's sword by hand. He takes the hit right to the chest. 

"What happened. That punch was weaker now. What happened to the power you had before?" My punches feel light. I'm exhausted and without beast ascension. I won't stand much of a chance. 

"Guess that form of yours did most the damage." Terra jumps and knees the side of his face. He stumbles to the right with smoke coming from his face. "So the rumors are true your half-beast-men."

"Ivalyo. Remember the potions." "But she said to only use when need too or on the brink of death." "...Ivalyo. One of might die. I won't lie. He's not some one we can defeat."

"Then what do we do!?" "Calm down Alie. We just need to fight until the General gets here. With the General on the battlefield. Lazare will be defeated. We just have to hang for a little longer."

"If you think three people can hold me back your wrong. I'm one of the strongest knights in the world. I'm the third knight captain of the imperial army! I'm a master rank! I'm Kane of the Orland family!"

Suddenly the air was pushed at us like a tornado. I jump to save Alie and held onto why we rolled away from the intense air pressure.

I took most the hard hitting on the rocks while she only got away with scrapes. "You ok."

"I'm fine." Kane's body was red like a demon and eyes pure white. I charge at him to tackle him to the ground. But I could not move his body. "Too weak." With the force stronger then beast-men strength. He hits my back that knocked all the air out of me. 

I was not on the ground looking up some one who I immediately thought was a god. Terra sword sword grazes his cheek. With just a upper cut to the stomach she was down quickly. 

"Your not strong. The both of you are low scholar ranks." Suddenly he felt a small presence of mana behind him and grabs it. Alie who had turned her body to mana of light to reflected her body of what was around her.

"Light magic. Are you with the church? No...your way of using light magic is not normal of some of a priest of the church nor would a spirit ever side with the church. Who are you?" 

She turns to astral form and to her smaller form. "You spirits are cowards!" I jump onto his back a bite into his shoulder. I latched my thangs into his bone so he physically tried to remove me. He would tear of his arm.

At the same time. I broke a few teeth since his skin was hard to penetrate. Terra takes this chance and to stab him the back. He then stomps on the floor to break my hold and push away every away from him. 

 Terra was pushed away but I held on to him. "Get off me!" He grabs my hair and stabs ne near my hip. I did not let go instead My moved my left that was wrapped around his neck to push my finger into his left eye.

Lets go of his sword and grab my arm left wrist to stop me from putting anymore force into eye. I started to realize that my teeth were becoming loose from my mouth. Biting down so hard on his skin that was hard as iron was not good for them. 

There stuck in his body. If I try to pull they stay lodged into his body. Alie appears on my shoulder. Let me heal you! She said. Her mana merges with mine like a river connecting to another. 

Suddenly Kane uses another technique of his blessing. Air formed around us like barrier and pushed out any air that was around us. I felt the air compressed around me. But Kane was fine. 

"I can pack air into my lungs for a long time. If you don't let go you will die here!" 

I can feel my eyes ready to pop. Understandable I could not take it. Alies magic could not help me breath or breath at all. I let go and luckily my death was not left behind in his body. Kane punches out and into the broken stone of the castle.

He grabs another potion to heal himself. But again was attacked. This time it was lighting that was a cross. 

"Laney!" 

"Yo." He jumps down from the pile of rubble. He reaches out to lift me up. "Guessing that storm was your doing."

"Yeah." 

"And what now." "That guy over there. Kane." He looks tired. His wounds are healed. Potions. "I felt Terra's mana here too. Where is she?"

While mention her she appeared. "Hey you two! Lets stop talking and end this!" We agreed and surrounded them. Alie appears from nowhere. "Nice cloaking spell. Though I never seen it before." Terra heard Kane call her a spirit but did not mention it nor have the time to. 

I'm not sure if she believes him But no one's know what she is. And were still trying to keep it like that. 

"You guys!" 

"Tise!" 

"Guess your done with your fight." "Ended expectedly." Kane was surrounded and his blood was getting excited. "5 vs 1." He stands on his feet and smirks. "The gods blessed me with a weak blessing. But I made it strong enough to be amongst the greatest of knights."

"Let me show you just how far I can push this blessing to." Suddenly white light shined onto Kane. "Answer me Eris! God of war! I Kane give you my prayer! To far north and the end of the sea! Grant me Divine blessing!"

They say the god of magic tried to destroy all blessing during his era. Simply because of the power they held. Divine blessing. Some thing all magic users fear. A long time ago in era where magic was nothing but a hobby. Divine blessings ruled the world of power.

This my first taste of the power given from the gods.