Chapter 48 - The Battle of the Gods!

In the most powerful empire of the Eurus continent, the Greek empire, more precisely in the province of Solara, in the meadows of one of its cities, the battle took place. This was the border between the Greek Empire and the kingdom of the giants, Verias.

Arthur's military camp was to the west of the Greek empire, large enough to house and sustain a million soldiers. He received support and donations from some kingdoms and merchants who identified with his cause.

Arthur, donned in a white and gold kimono with golden dragons designs on the ends of the sleeves, had his hair tied back to stay out of his way. His costumes were usually grand and intimidating, matching his dead expressions, towering height, and astronomical physique. But the clothes added an extra layer of intimidation.

Luana, inside the formation with a silver armor, looked intensely at Arthur. "Seeing him like this, he is really tall... And very handsome. Is it because of the King's Power...? The tanned skin, the physique, the defined face, the broad shoulders... Gods, I'm so jealous of the captain..." she thought, blushing.

In front of the army, Arthur stood alone, no one was next to him or behind him this time, everyone looked at him and saw his cold expression and the hands behind his back. – KNEEL!! – he ordered, his eyes following everyone as they knelt.

Everyone in the camp knelt down. He didn't need to use the language of Titans or Sound Arts. They knelt out of pure loyalty.

Arthur, looking down on everyone, raised the broken sword that his grandmother had given him, the sword that never left his side.

On his knees in front of Arthur, Butler looked up at the sky and smiled. "The new era as finally started..." he thought, knowing what was coming.

Raising his sword in the air, Arthur thought. "An ability I received from that woman, from the Light, to be more specific..." – Sanctuary: Blessing! – he whispered, a light emanating from the tip of his sword.

He basically gave a portion of the Light Essence's energy to them. Transforming them into beings of the Light and servants of it. He and the Light Essence didn't lose energy with this, even if he shares one hundred percent of his power, he doesn't lose none.

On his knees, Butler nodded. "It's smart, he sealed us all with the Essence of Light and blessed us..."

On her knees, Andromeda saw glowing golden runes on her arms and felt an energy enter her Qi channels. giving her a breakthrough into the Mystic Dimension.

– This is... – Andromeda pondered as her body began the refinement process, removing impurities and restructure itself.

Arthur, looking at the queen, smiled. "This is excellent! Skipping a Dimension?! It's a shame that the effect varies from person to person..." he thought.

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Across the meadow to the east, at the Union camp.

– That light?! – one of the soldiers questioned, drawing the attention of the others.

One of the soldiers swallowed hard. – It's the King Force! I remember hearing stories that Pendragon did the same...

Upon seeing the light, the soldiers began to murmur. – But the commander said the King's Force wasn't here... – they murmured, losing the morale to fight.

Mara, wearing a white uniform and golden insignia, perceived the strong light coming from Arthur's camp. The light was so strong, she had to protect her vision with her left hand. "What is this?! Don't tell me it's a type of weapon, or technique..." she thought with a furrowed brow.

Next to Mara, Alucard looked at Arthur's camp with veins bulging on his face. "I may not be a monster, but the sun still bothers me... I-I have no doubt what that Light is, as if it were instinct..." he thought, staring at it. – King's Power!

Mara looked at him with astonishment on her face. – Are you sure?! – she questioned Hades' firstborn.

– Of course it's the King's Force! What did you think that light is?! – Artemis replied, approaching. "The sun clearly bothers him... Interesting that unlike Hades he can withstand the sun, but he is still the son of the god of the Underworld." she thought, analyzing her cousin.

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Back to the Arthur's camp, where the effects of the Blessing were still happening.

Princess Odyssey Aesir with golden runes on her body, spat out blood as her body rejected the Heavenly Qi of the Light Essence. "Damn, these marks are burning me..." she thought, as her body released ashes.

Prince Persival, with the runes on his body, evolved to the last stage of the Unrestrained Dimension. – This is crazy, what is this?! – he asked, laughing with joy because of the energy boast.

On his knees, Lancelot, with the runes of Light on his body and his golden eyes, laughed. – It's the seal of Light, this sensation... This power... – he vented as the mark of Holiness on his forehead shone.

Lancelot already had a small part of the power of the Light, he was a Saint after all. But he didn't have the Essence of Light's blessing. Arthur could just bless them, giving them a boast in power, but he did more...

Smiling, Arthur looked at the Union camp giving his back to his men. "It's for their own good, so they have a better chance of winning, and with this seal I have full control over them, but that is just a small detail... Hehehe..." he thought, with a smirk. – Stand up, it's just a blessing and a seal. The boast was my blessing, and the seal are those golden marks, it will give you one percent of the King's Force... – he said, looking at the Union camp.

Ryu, on his knees, with his golden runes, looked at the king's back. "We have all had breakthroughs of at least two dimensions. How is it possible for someone to be this strong...? Does the king have this source of power within him...?" he thought, looking at him in admiration.

It was on this day that the army became known as the One Million Solar Army. Of course, they weren't a million soldiers yet.

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The next morning, after a rainy night, at the Union military camp, Mara sent her army to start the first world war of the new world.

In front of two million soldiers and the other princes of war in her uniform, she raised her sword, her face covered with veins. – Clean this stain from history! – Mara ordered, looking at the UK camp.

– AAAAAHHH!!!! – the soldiers shouted as they ran.

Alucard, the prince of War and one of the strongest people in the world, behind Mara, drew his sword. – Today I'm going to cut off that bastard's head for what he did to my little brother! Don't stop me, Mara! I know you like him! – he said, looking at the soldiers with veins on his face.