The Controller

Michail has been left in a pretty bad shape, with worn-out clothes, a burning wound, and bleeding in moderate amounts from his head. Even so, he still manages to stand on his two feet with the silver dual sword while facing an enemy that used a minion with the certain ability to send Michail to his current state.

Nalida, laughing to Michail like some sort of arrogant princess as she's looking down at him.

"Hohohoho~ Is that the only extent your ability can reach me?~ If that's so, then you'll never be able to surpass anyone with how you're fighting~" Michail, feeling irritated as he's thinking,'

(These fucking minions just keep protecting her and suicide on me! When I cut off their arm or leg, it just keeps exploding on me. I can't see an opening for her, I need to come up with a tactic!)

But, Nalida's command on the human torch didn't give Michail the luxury to think anything. The only way for Michail to defeat the human torch without damaging himself is to throw his weapon at them. Which is the weapon made from his silver blood.

One weapon cost him at least 1 liter of blood, and Michail just threw 24 different weapons to the human torch. Indicating he has spent 24 liters or more to defeat it. But even if he had defeated many of them, they just kept coming and coming, which made him wonder, 'Where the hell are these people coming from?'.

At the same time, the group of guards wearing silver plate armor has come out from the building which is the shelter where the civilians are hiding in. They witness the injury has gotten so far, and immediately go on the girl who's wearing a witch hat and red attire, Nalida.

"You! Surrender yourself right in this instant!" Michail noticed some of the human torches had averted their attention toward the guards, so he shouted at the top of his lungs to warn them.

"DON'T COME CLOSE TO THEM!" The guard in the front averted his sight to Michail who just shouted to them.

"Who!-"

"I'm the second son of the Silvereyes Family, Michail Silvereyes! I order you to be wary of your surroundings and don't let those things near the shelter!" Michail meant the human torch which has different characteristics from the normal human. They keep growling silently, their skin is glowing orange, and their nerve are pulsating fast like their whole body is about to explode.

But it indeed explodes, right when they come in close range to their target, or when the part of their body is separated from them, that's when it explodes.

"Don't let it near you! Those things will explode when they are close to you! Attack them with a range attack. If you have any chance to attack that woman also, don't hesitate! She's the one who gives a command to all of that thing!"

Michail gave info to the guard, thinking they could handle them well. But disappointment arose when one of the human torches managed to blow up right in front of them. Even if they were holding the big shield that was almost bigger than them, the explosion was able to surpass its durability and damage the guard.

Michail noticed some of the guards managed to survive an explosion, but it didn't occur to him that Nalida was standing right by them. As she comes to one of the guards, she touches their head. Soon, the glowing orange light emanates from Michail's eyes.

*Grrr....* 

Soon, the sound of the growling can be heard from the surviving guard. Michail stutters about what he just witnessed.

"W-What the..." The guard's face soon turned into the same one as the human torch. That's when he acknowledge the source of the human torch and how they were created.

"So, that's your Unique?" Michail glares dagger to Nalida. Knowing that she was more dangerous than he thought, he created a safe distance between them.

"Oh, surprised? Unfortunately, this is magic the Flameborn discovered somewhere in deep ruins that allows one to take full control of people's minds. Basically a slave. But it didn't occur what would happen to one when they were controlled, and... what form would it take."

As soon as Nalida finished her words, a loud growling echoed in Michail's ears. Soon, the earth was shaken as Michail almost lost his footing. And then, with the piercing gaze that sent a shiver down Michail's spine, the giant human torch was born among the fallen guard.

"Wha- What was that thing?!"

"This is what I meant when it comes to different forms, Gargantuar torch." The Gargantuar torch soon charged towards Michail at a fast speed, giving a crushing blow to him. Like any other human torch, Gargantuar doesn't immediately explode when he comes into contact with Michail, making him an indispensable combat minion to Nalida.

"Kuh, Damn it..." Michail has a hard time getting up after that blow. Soon, the Gargantuar himself comes to him as he lifts Michail by his hair. The liquid falls off from the gigantic hand that's grabbing him, which makes Michail groan in pain as soon it falls on his shoulder.

A lava, one could say. Every drop of liquid is burning and making its way to the bone. Michail at that moment, couldn't do anything to prevent his fate constantly tortured. Nalida who was watching Michail in pain laughed in excitement when she saw Michail's face.

"Serve you right! That's what happens when you come across among the elite of the Flameborn! Now then, I'll leave you to die here while turning every civilian down there as my minion as well." From what Nalida meant, is the civilian inside the shelter, which is where his sister, Fimana Silvereyes was.

"D-Don't you dare!" Michail couldn't prevent Nalida from going inside the building. But soon, the certain magic he felt came from inside the building intent to obliterate Nalida into pieces.

*BOOM!* 

Thankfully in Nalida's case, the human torch managed to jump in to save Nalida from the silver bird coming from within the building.

Fimana Silvereyes, comes to the rescue of his older brother, Michail.