[Hidden City]
Walking along the city followed by multiple people Horus now plans to return to the battlefield after knowing that nothing was wrong here and everyone was safe
Due to the crisis being lifted before it become any more complicated, Horus now has to return and apologize after ditching the last time
Following were Ingrid, Melfina, Rebecca, Okou, Pablo, and etc. As they walked him outside right out in the open
"Are you returning to the battlefield?" Asks Ingrid
"Well of course I'm returning and I also need to go and apologize for ditching the elven queen even though I owe much to her" replied Horus
Hearing that Melfina apologized
"I'm apologizing for the trouble"
Seeing her bowing down, Horus immediately lifted her up using wind magic and said
"No need to bow down to me young elf, I'm just doing what I wanted to do, going here and help stall for time until he arrives was a part of them" said Horus as if saying that he anticipated Kaido's appearance
For awhile the crowd was awestruck by those words causing Horus to chuckle at their reaction no less
After that he took a distance from them as he inserted his staff unto the ground and wanted to form a teleportation circle
At that moment Ingrid suddenly spoke up after staying silent
She has been weighing the possibility in her mind when she heard of Horus going, thus coming into decision in a last minute, she then suddenly spoke out causing Horus to smile
"Wait!"
"!!!"
"I... I want to come"
Hearing what she said everyone immediately called out to her
"Ingrid-sama?"
"Ingrid!"
"Princess!!!"
But Ingrid ignored them all as she said
"I'm not taking Kaido's words lightly and I believe that things will get ugly out there, but it doesn't feel right to atleast just sit here and do nothing while he risk his life... Atleast I wanted to do something atleast help him out, if not needed then atleast help my father's army though" said Ingrid
"If you do such thing then you'll be immediately known as the companions of Kaido-dono, what's more if your found out, the whole army that your family is commanding even your father might be in danger if such a thing happened, you should know that such a thing was a possibility right?" Asks Horus
At this moment Ingrid smiled as she said
"Unlike Kaido I can read your mind too, since you kept them open so I know what you are thinking, you were expecting me to come after all"
Hearing what she said all the people around them got startled as they looked up at Horus waiting for his reply
"I see an ability not governed by magic bit rather a trait, like an Esper ability... Ingrid your an Esper yourself"
Hearing the familiar name everyone remembered that Kaido kept saying that he was not a mage but rather an Esper, plus he came from another world after knowing his past, in this world of swords and magic there are no people here that has an Esper ability other than Ingrid herself
"Looks like your family has contracted an Esper before in the past causing you to have an ability, atleast you have something similar to Kaido right? Aren't you glad"
Hearing that from Horus Ingrid was completely shocked and astounded as she doesn't even know how reply on such words
"Fine then I'll wait!" Said Horus as he took a sit on a ground that suddenly erupted using magic
"!!!"
"Come on! Get the people that wanted to come ready"
At that Ingrid finally understood what he meant as she quickly turned towards the people waiting behind her
"I'm planning to go to the battlefield and see how I can help Kaido, but if not needed then I would help my own kingdom, I know it's selfish of me not to consider Kaido's warning but I'm not a damsel in distress that needed someone to protect me, I can fight on my own and I have the right to fight alongside my kingdom too... I'm not going to stand here and do nothing so I'm going" explained Ingrid towards everyone
For some reason the others thought that Ingrid was giving a speech so they intently listened thus causing them off guard when she finished want she wanted to say, but of course some felt the same since they are strong on their own way and on their own field even though they are not as strong as Kaido's new allies
Seeing her resolve and the things that she's going to do, Melfina immediately stepped up after flipping her dagger
"I'll go with you, a battlefield is quite chaotic place your gonna need someone to look after your back" said Melfina
"Oi! That's my job... Princess I'll go too" complained Sarah
"Fufu! Then I'll go even though I just got recovered myself" said Anna
"Me too"
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......
Soon more people came with her with their own differing opinions causing the list of people wanting to go with her to rise exponentially
People that are going to the battlefield were as follows
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People that are going
- Ingrid
- Melfina
- Sarah
- Anna
- Luke
- Okou
- Lily
- Rebecca
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All in all right people are going together to atleast into the battlefield
At first Ingrid was slightly worried for Lily coming along since she is the Empire's princess and the one who has rights for the throne, as some people might recognize her
Not only that but most of the old acquaintances of Kaido were coming with the exception of Zia and Sui causing the defenses of the hidden City to drop
Unfortunately Queen Empress Evelyn shouted out
"Don't worry about the defenses the remaining Empire's forces with me can handle such a thing" she said
"Leave the city to us" added Marquez Lucio causing Rebecca to feel proud of her father
"Don't worry about the safety of the city and also avenge my hometown" reminded Reinbach
"Take care Rebecca!" Called out Lilith
"Don't be reckless!" Followed up Eli
"Leave everything to us" said Ben the Guild master of Guila Town
"Go at least do something to ease his burden" said Pablo as he waved them off
Hearing all there supports Ingrid even felt like she would tear up as she was amazed how Kaido had connected them all together even though he was using all of them for his personal gains from the start
But soon after she realized their their belongings were still in their own rooms left behind
Seeing her worry Horus immediately used some kind of magic to bring all of their things towards them, completely catching them off guard
Soon after they were ready and equipped from head to toe as Ingrid herself was wearing a different set of silver armor in comparison to her hair color
Soon looking back at the people coming with her, she also saw them all equipped with fully refurbished armor thus speculating that Horus might have done something on them
Finally all ready Horus stood in the middle of the group and tapped his staff twice before a magic circle around them formed up on just a few seconds and started shining brightly
With a parting words, Ingrid said before getting engulfed by the white light
"Wait for us"
In a flash the teleportation magic activated thus causing the whole group to head straight into the battlefield itself
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[Demon continent, on a cliff near the Demon king's Castle]
Standing on a cliff Kaido could see the wide barren plain on his left while the Demon king's Castle was on his right
Seeing the barren plain, Kaido could already imagine the viscous war that is meant to happen on such place
If all the calculations were right then this will be the last stand of the demons as they will give it their all on defeating the alliance, meaning in this last battle many people would die
But nonetheless he doesn't care about them at all as he gazed at far distance on the other side of the barren plains
From afar he could see the huge army camp of the alliance which consist of Human's, Beastman, and Elves, following that he could also see them building up a portal which will bring all of their forces into the battlefield
On his right he could also see the army of the Demon king's army including every rank of the demons from the lowest to the highest
He could even see Hepta infront of the army giving orders, Larval on that walls and Belial inside the castle through the window
Soon after Larval disappeared on the wall which was not a concern for Kaido
The reason why Boone can sense his presence even though he was so close to the castle was because of Aileene's magic that concealed their presence and aura
"Looks like Sirius was taken care off and there seemed to be a few vampires here which is quite different than before" said Fengris as he observed the army
"Well most of them must have rebelled since Sirius isn't the king anymore and they have a new Queen to serve, lucky me" said Aileen as she puffed out her chest which wasn't developed yet since she returned to her Loli form to hide her aura
Snarling at her Fengris then gave her a disdained look before observing the army
As for Argos he was also looking down below and noticed that none of the dragon race have joined the Demon king meaning he haven't conquered them yet
Soon after Seralyn walked up towards them after arranging the army that's she was commanding
Following behind her Marxcus came up, and as he soon got closer to the four Calamity Class Beings he suddenly felt the pressure from them just standing there, thus immediately telling him that these people were already strong enough to destroy the whole world if they wanted to
Of course since Marxcus wasn't faring well from their pressure, Seralyn was obviously the same, but Aileene took care of that as she protected her from the pressure
"The army is on stand by, Kaido-dono are you sure we won't be coming out to attack my father's army first?" Asked Seralyn
"No! We will focus on our goal the Demon King himself, I want him alive, I have something I needed to know since I realized that Demon king's tend to have an abundance of knowledge about what I needed to have to return" said Kaido
"Are you saying..."
"Yes the moment that the Demon's exhausted themselves then we will move, us four will infiltrated the castle by then as for you and the army I want you guys to hold down your father's army, thus pinning it's army in the middle bloke a sandwich causing some fo them to panicked from being attacked on two sides... I say, do not let them through no matter what" ordered Kaido
"Well that's a lot of responsibility burdening me" complained Seralyn
At this moment Argos gave out some words of advice
"Little Demon you should be prepared for this since your going to lead your race very soon if your father died in this battlefield"
"That's right! Man up!... er!!! I mean woman up!" Said Fengris as he scratched his head
"Stop that! We don't know if you have fleas or not you mutt!" Complained Aileene
"Fleas? Oi! Your going to far!!! I'm not a dog!" Argued Fengris
"But your a family of one... What makes the difference if your physiques is the only thing separating you from their category?"
Hearing that Fengris was at a loss for words as he tried to find a way to rebuke her
Seeing them acting like this, Seralyn couldn't help but laugh a little after seeing their humane act
At that moment Kaido said
"Seralyn! Stay strong!"
"....."
Hearing that everyone suddenly went silent as they can't believe Kaido would offer a word of encouragement
"Your a weak person Seralyn, so weak that I can kill you with a single flick of my finger... But you have the quality to lead your race since it's in your blood"
For a moment Seralyn was touched by his words when suddenly Kaido changed his tone
"And such a person will be quite exciting to work with, I sure do hope that the future Demon Queen will abide to my calls and decision since she owe me? Remember your life hangs on my palm, I decide when you die or not... When facing me remember you are my property, you can marry someone else or even have your own family but you'll always be at the beck of my call understood?"
Hearing him wording out his word like a villain, Seralyn doesn't even whether she would laugh this out or cry cause of her unfortunate position
"I can't believe that I got myself shackled" she muttered
Facing the army below, Kaido couldn't wait for the appointed time when the two opposing forces attack each other
Unknown to them at the depths of the Demon king's Castle another group was abiding the time as they waited for the war to start
With their eyes glowing with murderous light, they soon prepared themselves to exhibit their all as their power will soon cause huge changes to everyone involved in this matter
The appointed time for the Demon's final struggle was about to commence in a few days time