"Bahahaha! That little princess sure thinks of some selfish demands. So the rumours must be true."
Despite all the violence and disagreement, both sides cease all hostility. Literally right at the walls of the inner castle, the warriors and revolting locals have set their encampment and garrison themselves upon the invaders. With barely any space inside the castle, the sick had to be laid down at the wide fields surrounding the keep. Safe to say, tensions are very high, with each side still brandishing their swords.
"I... I didn't even get to use Pagoja for battle..."
One young boy with sparkling ruby eyes sulk sitting atop the head of a mighty beast as it lay down upon rubbles of what once a barricade. Crossing his legs, patting the beast on its massive golden horns, Heon moves his body around in boredom like a child waiting for his mother to finish talking with their neighbour.
"Bahaha! Worry not little warrior, there's plenty of chances in this cruel world."
"That's right! You took away all my prize!"
"Bahaha! The early bird gets the worm kid!"
And resting beside his beast is a giant of man, a juggernaut wearing an armour that seems to be far from its time, unlike the rough lines and jagged details upon the armour of what everyone wears, the sleek and smooth lines and intricate detailings of his armour is out of this world as if it can't be made by hand. With glowing accents and integrated weapons upon his arms, Master Baek tries to cheer the boy with his own way.
"I believe this is satisfactory... I'm even more surprised many warriors agreed..."
Resting behind the boy is a delicate man, a very wounded and delicate man. With silky long almond hair, petal-soft skin, and a slender figure, everyone should've mistaken him for a woman if not for the strength radiating from his body. Sadly, that might not show much terror with his his whole body being wrapped with band-aid. Especially his arm that have been reattached, without proper shamans, emergency treatment can only go so far, unlike the princess who seems to be able to reattached her severed limbs willy-nilly.
With many wondering if the princess is even human, Bo-Minji simply brushes aside those thoughts and continues saying:
"Considering our inactivity yesterday."
"Bahaha!"
With his visor open, the elders' long hair starts to spill out, scracthing his chin, Baek laughs heartily before saying:
"I might have a hand there, but most of all, many want to see her perform another divine feat!"
"I see. She has been performing divine feats left and right."
Staring at the gates of the keep, they watch a single masked girl walking amidst the wounded. With a single goal in mind and her back straight, she walks straight in with no hesitation. Ignoring the glares and confusion by everyone, the princess has one thing in spades, and that is confidence or selfishness.
"There she enters, I wonder what kind of monsters await her to be able to command the King's Swords other than their King?"
"I think it's pretty obvious, minji... Heaven have played a part."
"It seems we're still pawns and at the mercy from Heaven all this time."
"Heaven? What're you two talking about?"
"Bahahaha! That's something you will know when you're older, brat! That there's just skies beyond our own sky."
The wounded soldiers tremble at the presence of the princess who just seems nonchalant with the way she walks, like strolling through a garden despite being surrounded by enemies. The elites that remain can only grit and watch as they respect and follow the orders of those above they cannot fanthom to see. Grand is the word to describe the inner keep of the castle, built for war and to sustain anything that comes its way, it has also been modelled and fitted with the colours of those who resided within it, currently it is a theme of purple. Like the crimson palace, the massive halls and long corridors of the keep are addorned by statues, pillars, and other ornaments, but instead of the flag of the mountain folk, it dispalys the emblem of swords.
Trudging through the enemy infested keep like she owns the place, she slowly ascends the stairs amidst the hate. It didn't take long to arrive at the gates of the throne room, where a line of guards different from the rest stand before her. Each wearing a unique attire from each other but one thing in common is their big bamboo hats, and each one carrying an elegant and beautiful etched naginatas easily longer than their own bodies.
Unlike the rest of the soldiers, they slowly move towards the princess, encircling her silently with their hands in the hilt of their blades as they hide their footwork underneath their trousers, their flowing patterned robes underneath a thick layer of different coloured fur for each individual sway without wind as they take their stances.
"You're not going to let me through huh?"
The princess ask only to be replied with silence and,
*click* *pang*
One swordsman draws his sword only for it to break upon hitting a sword she pulls from thin air. The others didn't hesitate and followed suit unleashing their technique while the one with a broken blade pulls a hidden blade from his robes to make a potent team attack.
*Clang*
"Urgh!"
Only for their efforts to be thwarted easily with a single spell. From their feet, magic circles appeared and chains bind each swordsman to the ground, planting them down as if sewing each body to the earth.
"Aaargh!"
"Aaak!"
Each chains tighten its hold as they pull them down upon the solid surface. With their limbs tied they became helpless as some who tries to use magic immediately find themselves choked and muffled by the chains that slowly engulf them. The group can easily tell, even with the mask, the princess is smiling underneath as she seem to revel at their suffering.
"I'll let you go when I'm done. Hang in there."
With those parting words, she leaves them to their fates as none of the soldiers around them approach. Pushing the gates open by herself, the princess can't help but wonder who might be beyond the door waiting for her.
*clack* *psssh* *Thump*
Pushing the heavy gates open without the handles, her thin hands pushes and the gates resist for a moment before opening easily with a heavy thump. The strength she displayed on her small body reverberate through the very castle walls. The hinges screech and with a triumphant heave, the gates swung open.
Stepping through the throne room, her steps remained silent as if all that strength seemingly vanish. Before her lay the broken throne, shadowed by the hanging flag of Geom, the seat of the vanquished King now occupied by a new ruler.
Laying upside down with his head where his feet should be on his throne, the new ruler doesn't seem to be bothered by what happened outside. Resting on throne leisurely swaying his feet above the chair is a young man not much older than the princess. Donning an attite not befit of a king but a warrior, his slick black coat flutter with the breathe of new air entering, his black boots strap with belts moves with his long legs as he walks to greet the uninvited guest.
Brushing the long bangs of his messy black hair back, he glares at the princess with his moody gaze.
"To think someone in this peninsula could actually cause such a ruccuss, it seems our respit will always be cut short."
Hearing him speaking in runician, the princess seem to lit up seeing the young man. Clapping her hands together and jumping a bit as if seeing an old friend quickly restraint herself. As if she is hiding her emotions, she brush her dress as if preparing to greet him but,
"Oooy! Eun-Yong, all our mercenary group pretty much got wiped out there, why don't you get off that high chair and actually command... Hm? Who are you little girl?"
A dashing young man wearing a mix of layered plate armour shows up from nowhere appearing from behind one of the marble pillars. From his traits, he is an Eclish born and raise from his accent speaking in runician, and if there's one particular thing to remember him is the single fang tooth sticking out everytime he smile which he does a lot.
"Hwaaa~ I think we had enough rest, when will that empress actually start the southern invasion? Did she forget we still have the western peninsula to conquer? Well whatever, as long as we're getting paid."
Following behind him is a lady with glowing golden eyes, with messy hair that seem to suggest she just got out of bed, and if that isn't apparent, her pajamas with pigs pictures will. Both of them finally seem to notice the unwanted guest, the lady gasp in shock and quickly try to tudy herself shouting:
"What the hell!? Nobody told me any guest is coming! This all your fault, stupid Eun-Yong!"
"Aaah, shut up! Can't you tell she's no guest but an invader!? Do you want me to throw you into the bathtub?"
"I dare you! Just because you awakened doesn't mean you get an edge over me!"
Seeing the two squable like siblings, the dashing young man fasten the long naginata on his waist before he seem to notice something. His crystal blue eyes sharpen as he locks on and places his hand forth as if he's blocking his own sight. The princess seem to be taken aback as she hangs her head seemingly out of words.
"Ooh! I know you! You're that girl from the tournament!"
The dashing young man's face brighten as he seem to remember something fondly and asks:
"Hey, did I get that right? How's the giant lady's doing? She's been quiet since that young martyr died."
"M-Martyr?"
The princess seem completely baffled by the young man's question but it seems his remarks turn the heads of the two.
"Wait, the small lady, that means... Sova?"
Caught red handed, the princess revealed to be the Empress' brother seems to felt relieved. Soothing HIS posture and looking a bit more lax saying:
"Ah, I'm still feeling quite mixed meeting someone I know."
"Wait... Y-You're alive? How is that possible?"
The golden eyed girl holds her face in shock as she asks wondering if it's true. The the eclish man tilt his head confuse, scrathing his chin he asks:
"Sova? Wait, am I missing something? that Empress' precious little brother? I thought he's an owlian? I saw her cast massive ritual class spells one after another like a Lord Archmage and that crazy power that tear down the walls too... Also, isn't Sova suppose to be a guy, brother and all, you know? Plus, isn't he suppose to have blonde hair too? That don't look the slightest bit yellow."
"It seems someone didn't read."
Rubbing her eyes, the girl mocks the eclish man only for him to puff his chest out shouting:
"Hah! Shut it, Ha-Yeon, only losers read project reports. I watch things to learn!"
The princess seeing the three squable like kids on a group project slowly removes her mask saying:
"I can assure you I'm alive. It's not like you found my body right? And besides, I feel like it feels too convinient for me to die so easily."
"Wait, if you're alive why didn't you just head back or you know... Contact anyone without doing this? Assuming this is you. Don't you have a phone?"
"No... And I forgot how to use it..."
Ha-Yeon quickly question Sova's actions but his quick answer of refusal seem to take Ha-Yeon back but she quickly stomp her feet shouting:
"Well, this doesn't excuse everything you did! Do you know how expensive those Central Mercenaries were!?"
"Quiet down!"
Summoning two distinct daggers of blue and red, Eun-Yong the true leader and lord of Wenju steps forward as the throne room being lit by the sudden surge of dim ray of light. His messy hair sways like waves alongside his coat that starts to burn in black flames.
"Heh, whatever it is, it doesn't change that this might be an impostor."
The eclish man rest his hand behind his head as if trying to relax saying:
"I don't know... She seems legit to me-"
"Shut up! Sova, or not, why don't you show me proof that you're really HIM?"
Sova expecting such resctions shakes his head with a huge sigh.
"I knew you would say that. So..."
Summoning both his majestic halberd and sword, its silver and purple gloss gives a distinct sheen that is quite the contrast towards Eun-Yong. Something about the meek princess changes as she bursts with unknown power that lit her side in a purple glow. The whole throne room now gets divided between the ashen dim on one side and a brilliant purple on the other.
"I'll take it by force."
"You, trap! You think, I would let myself roll over by you!?"
"Shouldn't you? Sis paid for you did she not? Shouldn't you be listening to me as well?"
"Hahahaha! That's the funniest shit I heard! I hope you don't forget but WE, the Shadow Storm Mercs only listen to master Kazmierz!"
"Who...? I mean, I feel like I heard that someone before..."
As if Sova just strip all the rising tension away, he asks absolutely clueless to the name Eun-Yong mention which cause him to take a step back by Sova. Raising both his daggers and drawing a shape as to insinuate who the person he, Eun-Yong continues saying;
"Y-You know, my master back at Ganfei Citadel in the border- ah! Enough! Either way, you have no aithority over us! So just run back to the Empress and report back you're alive or whatever if you really are her!"
"Sorry, I can't do that. And... It has been quite a while but nothing is really surfacing... This kismis guy."
"Yeah, can't blame ya~ I haven't heard anything from Master for months since he's meditating all the time."
"Ahahaha! Psssh... Wahahahahaha! Looks like master Kazmierz really is nothing special!"
"All of you shut your bitch ass mouths!"
Ha-Yeon and the Eclish man seem to agree with me and anger Eun-Yong.
"Sheesh, you're worse than me in my period."
"Ha-Yeon, please... You're a girl please watch what you say, don't fall off like Eun-Yong."
Eun-Yong the ever so venomous with his words brandishes his daggers and takes his stance.
"Silencer or not, I'm burying you under for good. You're still an invader and we have our bellies to fill."
Sova hearing such a blatant hypocrisy seem to be tired hearing their bicker nods to Eun-Yong replying:
"Yea, it gets a lot awkward hearing you three squabble... Say, I heard some interesting things, but Ha-Yeon and Eun-Yong came from the same orphanage or place right?"
"That's right, if it wasn't for dad and the empress, I would've been stuck in that forsaken place."
"Say, since you did sound pretty convinced I am real, can't you do me a favour and let me have this city?"
Bringing his hand together along with his weapons up to his cheek, Sova pleads adorably like a kid asking for gift to Eun-Yong but he doesn't seem pleased at all.
"Don't act like that, you trap! Prepare to die!"
"Sorry?"
As if that acts is what breaks the straw, Eun-Yong leaps at break neck speed beside Sova and swing his dagger. Sova ever so immune to most surprise attack easily blocks Eun-Yong's downward strike with his sword to his back. Eun-Yong doesn't spare any time as he overpower Sova and drag his sword down with one dagger which surprised him as Eun-Yong proceeds to deliver another cut towards Sova's neck but he easily dodges with simple back step. Sova counters back swinging his halberd around but Eun-Yong dodges by jumping and stomping down at the halberd with a sudden gain of weight as it reaches below him.
*bam*
That stomp forces Sova's body to lean down which exposes his back while planting his halberd down to the ground, Eun-Yong launch both his dagger on different direction at his exposed back at above and below his neck with an attack that resembles a closing jaw. Sova's hand bulge a bit as if his muscles expand, swirling the halberd around scrapping the ground with deep cuts and sending huge slash waves in all direction.
*rumble* *crash*
The whole room lit up in a bright violet flash that engulf everyone. As the light resides, most of the interior of the throne room got demolish. The ceiling collapse and the interior have turn to ruins as dust clouds gather and erupts to the skies like ethereal plumes.
"I admit, you're so much stronger now."
"It's not that I'm strong. You've gotten weaker. I haven't even use any magic nor any of my special powers."
Eun-Yong twirls his daggers between his fingers and juggle them with style before pointhing his blade shouting:
"I hope this is not you at your best, cause that would make my losses so much worse."
Sova who is still shrouded in the thick smog of dust realize his position scracthes his head for answers. It has been a while since he gotten into such a dangerous situation and he can't blame anyone but his own selfish and overconfidence.
"You're right, I gotta get a bit serious."
*Thump* *Shiver*
From within it comes, everyone can feel it. The chilling sensation that causes everyone in his presence to quiver. Eun-Yong noticing his hand shaking uncontrollably forcefully stop it by gripping it still while the other two moves behind Eun-Yong with their expression sharpen. Their bodies tremblem before this uncanny terror that is washing over them.
"Hey, Eun-Yong, I think you should stop poking at the beehive."
"What she said, my guts telling me if he... She... It wants to, this whole city will be no more. Screw the money."
The two who is visibly terrified by what's hiding behind that thick shroud express their concern but Eun-Yong swings his arm and blows the dust from their side away shouting:
"Shut it! If we're afraid of something like this, I wouldn't call myself a warrior. Let's not forget, we have more terrifying foes than this trap."
*Roar* *whimper*
From the distance of the castle, countless cries and whimper reverberate across the castle as even beasts far away can definitely tell something is very dangerous.
"Sigh... What have I gotten myself into."
The Eclish man draws his sword and stand by Eun-Yong which seem to surprise Ha-Yeon who quickly asks:
"What are you two doing!? You had your fun, so let's get out of here! We have no obligation to keep this shitty city anyways!"
"Ha-Yeon, you can feel it too right? I doubt that thing will let us leave."
*wooom*
The Eclish man says as something wriggles from behind the veil, peeking through the darkness is a violet light piercing through the dust like pillars. Magic circles emerge floating across the air breaking any rule of the old magic circles.
*fwoop*
Slowly coming out of the thick shroud is... Something. His smooth bright blonde hair have return with a golden sheen hovering around him like a layers of shield, his limbs have turn violet as if it is overflowing with his mysterious power, apparant by the magic circles appearing on every joint of his body. And from those magic circles, omnious runes flows across his body filling his white exoskeletons with characters that his body looks like a scripture. With his face is hidden behind the new armour everyone can only imagine what face he is making.
With his halberd and sword transmorph into something horrible and fused with his limbs like a new arm extending from his elbow, Sova raises his weapons that is stuck to his forearm like claws above, opening his fingers that has turn to claws as if trying to reach the skies.
"Guess I didn't see wrong. Now, I'll end this quick, unlike you, I'll spare your life since Sis needs you."
Sova's voice remains the same but Ha-Yeon draws her weapon out from thin air in a flash seeing such atrocity.
"What? Where did you get that."
"Never ask a girl where she keep her knives, Isamu."
"Right... Say those number of eyes... Anyone got any fire spells or technique?"
"Of we can obliterate him to nothing it'll result the same! Focus you two, we'll end this quick. Blitz and give it everything you got!"
" "We obey!" "
The two pair who was playing along is no more and is fully cooperating with Eun-Yong. Quickly dispersing and taking some distance to encircle Sova. They gather their strength and power and start to aim at the gaps of his body. Sova's clothes have torn apart to reveal a natural chalk white exo skeleton that has gaps that shines bright red. Counting the red lights, there's one on his chest, one on his arm and one on his leg, and soon, 3 glowing red light shine from behind the exoskeleton visor.
As if each pair of red lights follow one person, Sova simply raises his left arm in a certain angle,
*pang*
Blocking both Ha-Yeon and Isamu's attack with a single motion, the two quickly back away when Eun-Yong appear behind Sova and makes a wide swing. While a single dagger may fall to anyone who watch, thousand of shadow dagger strike have engulf Sova with no way of escaping but, lifting a finger a shield appears and block all incomjng strikes from Eun-Yong. His red dagger plunge to his shield but instead of piercing through, the tip of the blade starts to disintegrate.
Eun-Yong doesn't stop and starts gripping his blades tighter as he then swings his blades mercilessly.
*clang* *clang* *clang*
*slash* *slash* *slash*
A death by a thousand slashes, Eun-Yong's flurry of blades becomes faster and starts piercing through Sova's defenses. Like a trailing star that have gone put of control Eun-Yong cuts deeper with each strike, the whole room flashes purple below while blue above by their clash.
*Slash* *Slash* *Slash*
*Pang* *Whoosh*
Sova who seems to slowly adjust to Eun-Yong's speed starts to parry Eun-Yong's dagger as he tries to use his feet and but proven to be ineffective. As if he has done enough, Eun-Yong quickly jumps back and gain some distance when the two returns with another wave of attack. Ha-Yeon brandishes her weapon coated by Qi while Isamu who have sheated his blade without any kind of special power slowly starts to draw it out.
"Spring Zen, void path: Zero!"
Isamu the Eclish warrior draws his sword with a very predictable attack but,
*SEVERE* *Shine*
Despite expecting the strike, the halberd and shield that intercept it gets severed alongside Sova's entire right limb as the limbs holding his halberd gets blown away. The might Isamu shows doesn't stop there, his strike cuts through Wenju's cliffs towering over the city, and even the dark clouds hanging above the peninsula get split open. Giving sunlight to this peninsula darken by their grim future.
"Imperial Black Dragon Technique, Rising path: Storm Ascension!"
Following behind him, Ha-Yeon unleashes another technique targeting the open wound and gap at his defense with her own sword skill.
*Skreee*
Her sword unleashes a flurry of whirwind cuts that continues to rip and tear the wound to his right side, stripping any flesh or bone till his left limb. Just like Isamu, her strike didn't end with only Sova but one side of the throne room gets turn to shreds and pierce through drilling inside the massive mountain wall beyond, forming a massive spiraling crater with a rain of blood.
With almost Sova's sides gone, Eun-Yong returns once more popping out from nowhere. Instead of the dagger, now he holds a massive scythe with a marvelous red blade and intricate blue handle, he swings the scythe from below where Sova with no arms uses layers of shield but,
*Pang* *Shatter*
Eun-Yong's scythe pierce through unlike before and stabs sova from his chin and piercing right acorss his head. Before dragging him forward and rip his head off and slamming it back down to his own body.
*Boom* *Collapse*
The massive strength delivered from Eun-Yong shatters the floor below the throne room and collapse the entire room in a grand black explosion. As they all fall, Sova slams first with both limbs missing and the three didn't hesitate to double tap and unleash another set of skills while still mid-air.
"Fall Zen, rending path: scatter!"
"Imperial Black Dragon technique, rising path: Calamity Drop!"
"Eternal War Series: Slashing March!"
With the combined techniques released in unison, the place soon erupted with another giant explosion that shook the entire castle, no city. A technique that is suppose to be used in a massive scale have been altered to dish out damage toward a single person.
*quake*
The people inside the keep didn't hesitate to run away as the Gods inside the throne room battle. All three combatants jump away to make some distance as they all wonder if it's over. And just as their gut feeling told them,
*swish*
"Ouch... You really didn't hold back."
It isn't over.
The three have finished off many in the past with their cooperation and techniques but this might be the first time they face against something simply so powerful. They start to also wonder what kind of foes their superiors have to face if such a monster exist out there.
Emerging from the ruins unscathed, Sova have return to his human form but still maintains the magic circle around his joints. The limbs that have torn off have return like he never got hurt and so did his head. Sova who doesn't seem to feel the pain he suffered brushes the dust away and swings his hand around as if he just finish warming up.
"Um, Yongyong, I think we should leave, I just blasted him with two of my strongest techniques and he just eat it up like it's nothing."
"Yeah, with the opening now, let's... Make a march... Backward."
"Shut it..."
Sova whose hand have return normal holds his weapon that have return normal too with glee.
"Yep, this feels more normal. Alright, that was awkward controlling it, guess I'm not used to it... So it's my turn to strike, I suggest you dodge."
*bwooom*
A massive magic circle appears, covering not only the whole castle but the entire city, engulfing the entire place in a violet glow.
"Y-You sure you're not trying to kill us?"
Ha-Yeon frightingly ask with her clattering teeth which Sova simply gives a charming smile replying:
"Of course not, but I also trust you three won't die so easily right?"
"You bastard...!"
Ha-Yeon yells and swiftly turn her back alimg with the other. Sova who seem to lose interest in them lift his weapons and look past them, with the sky clear by the skill displayed by Isamu, Sova take in a deep breathe and,
*pang*
Parry an incoming strike. Repelling the attack, the projectile flew to one of the debris and plunge deep leaving a gaping hole. From the direction of the shot, a new hole in the sky have been form. 3 individuals seemingly jumps down as if they just open a door from the sky. One of the three who seem to be a rat-kin aims with a large rifle while still mid-air and fire.
*pang* *pang*
Without making any sound, her bullets each the size of a feet flew without any noise yet has the destructive power to pierce through concrete without any issues. Sova who instinct kicks in and forcefully not wanting to get hit by any of the shot parry every single shot and is left without any opportunity to strike back as he maintains the large magic circle across the city. One girl who doesn't seem to have a constant shape expand and grab the other two by her hand, slowing down their fall where they get to descent safely. Landing beside the terrified trio, the last one is a girl with long flowing black hair wearing a weird mask that covers her face and have something strap to her mouth.
Her jade green eyes pierces the dark tint of her visor as she then shouts:
" "Plant your head to the ground!" "
Shouting in hwansea, part of her mask spins and her voice gets amplified and spread across making Sova's ear ring. Like a striking thunder, the impact blows anyone near her including her friends. The other two who seemed a bit annoyed looks at Sova a bit confused and intrigued even with their faces hidden. That's when Sova notices Eun-Yong, Ha-Yeon, and Isamu have seemingly followed her orders and bury their head in the rubble.
"Hey! What the fuck-"
" "Shut it!" "
"Mmm!"
With another single command in hwansea, the jade eyed girl seems to somehow forces Eun-Yong to shut his mouth. Not wasting another moment the jade eyed girl quickly says:
" "Kneel." "
But a few seconds past with nothing happening before she continues shouting:
" "Kneel." "
" "Kneel." "
" "Kneel." "
Each word spoken in another language from Hwansea, Pyoyeo, Owlian, the common tongue, and many others.
" "Tch!" "
Seeing all her efforts in vain, she immediately retreats back behind her companions. The other two prepares for combat as the slimy one transforms her hands into all kinds of shape while the rat-kin pulls a lever that causes air fo be sucked in to her rifle. Sova who seem to connect one dot to another open his eyes wide muttering:
"Jaya? Is that you?"
The jade eyed girl jolts at the mention of her name shouting:
" "W-Who are you!? How did you know my name?" "
Sova points at himself saying:
"Don't you remember, it's me, Sova. We met at the underground hospital remember? Ah, now I remember, you must be that slime girl that tried to escape right before Ptelophy caught you... I never actually get to know your name. As for you... I don't remember you..."
Now the slime girl is being taken aback as she takes a few steps back at the mention of a certain name. Seeing her allies a bit discouraged, the rat-kin raises her rifle saying:
"We can talk about that after we bring you back. You two, focus. We only got 15 minutes."
"Mm!"
" "Alright, you two! Break your limits and fight with everything you got!" "
The two who heard her words seem to change their aura. Something seem to have force their strength out especially the rat-kin. Her body vibrates so fast as if her own body can't countain her power. Gritting her teeth, she assumes a poise stance with her weapon weapon firmly gripped over her shoulder. A glowing purple aura emenates around her and darken the area around her similar to Sova's violet burst. Swiftly she dashes forward leaving a purple tail in such a fluid motion it seems real.
Sova, reminded of Gangyi's own rapid acceleration back during the yearly invasion raises his weapons in anticipation. Following her eyes that are beaming with a deep violet glow, she simply vanish before reaching Sova and appear behind him with her rifle point blank to his head.
*swoosh* *splat*
Sova barely dodges as he loses his ear. Blood splatters and Sova staggers from her attack, and not stopping there the rat-kin continies her assault by emptying her mags.
*bang* *bang* *bang* *bang*
*pang* *pang* *pang* *pang*
Her shots cleanly echoes across the ruins of the castle while Sova parries waves of her attack and soon realize his hands tremble the same way when he parries the cyclop's blow. A bit confused how her weapon strengthen with her, he soon find himself surrounded by myriad of weapons protruding from the ground.
"Are you all really going to kill me? Shouldn't you be going back to tell the news? Or let me live?"
Sova who seem to feel like a different person smiles innocently at the three but Jaya puffs her large chest out shouting:
" "Orders are orders! We'll take you back eitherway so it's a win, win! So stop resisting!" "
"Sadly, I can't, not now."
Sova whose ear doesn't regenrate as quick as he use to closes his eyes. The weapon on the ground soon moves and strike upon Sova which he easily dodge with his nimble and silent footwork while his eyes are closed. The rat-kin followed that with another wave of shots which Sova parries time and time again as if he can predict the bullet's trajectory.
Like playing a extreme game of hopscotch, dodgeball, and tennis at the same time, Sova dances upon the world of pain that is slowly being died black while parrying the incoming projectiles coming from all direction. His moves are swift, his actions doesn't leave any wasted enegery, and his first attack,
*scatter*
" "Aaah-"
*spunge*
"Oh! Nice timing!" "
Turns the tide of battle. His scatter shot have been blocked by the slime girl that have turn into a large bloated shield. Soon enough, as Sova finish analyzing his opponent he unleashes his own waves of attack, summoning smaller circles he brings forth nearly invisible scatter shots after scatter shots, blowing away the black slime and special bullets dished out by the two. Soon,
"Checkmate."
*clang*
Chains emerge from all over the ruined keep, leaving no opening for them to escape. The slime girl tries to cut the chain but like many before her, they failed including the rat-kin who seem troubled by what this chains could be that is forming a dome around her. She tries to simply dash away but the moment she graze one of the chains, they ensnare her and restrict her entire body before piling on like sundews.
"Leave, I'm saying this since you're someone I know, Jaya. Or..."
*tap*
At a distance where the magic circle reach, large magic circles emerges from the ground and pile atop each other until it reaches the clouds like an emerging tower.
"[Ezurgent, Iztroann's Enganre, Dosinisus!]"
Unlike usual where Sova would propel himself, his sword dissapears and soon emerges much larger and gigantify inside the towering magic circle.
*BOOM*
His sword rises upward like a thrust towards the clouds and opens another hole in the sky. As if it hits something, a large explosion soon follows after lighting the whole city violet. A black ship soon falls down and crashes upon a sea of flames behind where Sova stands.
" "Um... Isn't that our ticket out of here? 15 minutes my left foot." "
Jaya who seem flabbergasted from even behind her mask look with drooping shoulders. The other two seem to realize what will happen to each of them as they look at the ship wreckage.
"Oh, sorry about that. I guess you can leave up north then. But don't cause any more trouble."
Sova who also seem surprised and seemingly trying to ignore and forget what he did with his own power gathers himself. As if showing them the door, he disperse the towering magic circle and his sword shrink back and return to his hand. He taps the ground once more and the huge fire disperse by a large gust that swallows it all while the chains surrounding them return to whence they came, releasing the rat-kin. In the face of such an insurmountable wall and otherwordly power, Jaya simply takes a crystal out saying:
" "Heretics all of you! I'm running away. You two, with me!" "
The slime girl and rat-kin follows after her, Jaya runs pass Sova shouting:
" "We'll be back! You hear me! Under the orders of the supreme commander of this peninsula, Tell all the soldiers to retreat!" "
The trio who is burried by more rubble and still planting their head on the ground finally seem to be release from their restraints. Eun-Yong especially who is absolutely livid disperse his weapon. Without saying anything he follows after Jaya.
*rumble*
As if they we're all waiting for call, the whole ground shakes with the sound of footsteps and roaring vehicles. The wounded soldier not given any effort was simply dump into each other in a hurry on the back of any vehicle or the arms of able bodied soldiers as they flee. Those are the lucky ones. Seeing such a sight, Sova seem quite taken aback. That's when the warriors who moves closer to Sova and the other peaks arrive as well on the backs of Pagoja. Sova who had an incling on what to do raises his weapons shouting:
"This city is ours!"
" "OOOOOOHHHH!!!" "