A grand feast was set, Delicious dishes were on display but the attending people were too nervous to enjoy them.
"Welcome Everyone" Epis Said
Everyone in the venue turned to him as he and his family became the focus of everyone's attention.
Various murmurs followed as people gossiped between themselves
"Silence Please! listen to My brother attentively he's doing you lot a favor" Estr said followed by His father and Havier as they too took a seat.
The confused Group of people turned even more confused but stayed silent the knes who weren't were forcefully kept quiet by their respective families
"So i will say this as frankly as possible. Here you see this in my arm? this is magical Power" the glowing orb of yellow kept glowing brighter before disappearing
It's presence shocked many people even the ones who planned to create a ruskus kept watching mesmerized.
"Don't worry since magic will soon return to this world"
Boom#
As if a bomb had been dropped people turned hysteric asking all sorts of questions and saying all sorts of things Zash ignored all of them as his figure slowly started floating
Behind him colourful sand started flowing in surrounding the ceiling of the makeshift venue
The sand kept flowing and condensing into Monstrosities some even appearing in between the people who had started to panicking
"don't worry these are not real but they exist seperated by a barrier, but as of currently there are too many monsters especially the undead ones once magic returns so shall they and other magical creatures. To better prepare ourselves I have taken plenty of measures but I cannot guarantee their success entirely even with my weapons and such so in a few years or months the world will get harsher to survive in do whatever you must to survive Don't expect any help from me I have already moved my people the best I could and told them the risks involved, the demons used to live in such a world already so their experiences are very useful.
Ahem look at me getting off topic, my advise is to stick to your loved ones and try your best to survive collect magical weapons if you haven't already sold them and enjoy today's feast to the best of your capacities"
*Whoosh~
The sand retreated and Epis got down as servers while a bit nervous returned to their respective jobs they felt reassured they had such leaders the same couldn't be felt for the group of people they were serving.
One by one they start panicking and hysterically saying everything was fake and all but a distraction while others pleaded to join his side and requesting protection epis just sighed and said the the people.
"Look I am already doing you a favor by already warning you all beforehand I have a huge territory to protect not to mention a lot of people too I am a saint not a God... not yet anyways even if I do shelter you lot I can't completely trust you so I genuinely hope you survive that's all Father, Brother Let's go we should give them time to sort out everything."
"Oh yes brother I recall you had some friends in the different military divisions right? Give them the weapons I delivered to your room they will be helpful when they're needed"
"Don't tell me" Estr finally realized
"Ah so you do remember when I shipped food and other supplies for rusty and runic weapons they were all Magical in nature I invested in them for times of need that's also one reason I called forth for all these people they have helped me plenty in my cause so I gave them a heads up."
"You knew it would come to this so long back?"
"Of course"
Estr and Epis chatted while eventually getting out of the public eyes as the Royal guards stopped the Royals who kept the shouting and screaming mob in check who were constantly requesting their word to be heard while a select few departing hurriedly whilst select others enjoyed the food.
Months passed Epis helped several people gifting them either gadgets like a Mana Detector to find out their pway through less concentrateed regions of mand both current and for later on or technologies and recipies to make them more prepared but only with them promising their help when they were needed, he also met several other important people all throughout the while the current objective was to get prepared the best they could
Even the citizens were made aware but they were relatively calmer than everyone else outside the kingdom for they Truly believed In their Prodigal Princes always truthful and helpful when they were needed the most they only worried about any unforseen events as a deep sense of unfamiliar wave of worries were about to hit them
but through the demons help and preaching how mana works they felt slight bit less afraid since they had some experience on their side not to mention a Saint who could subdue 3 Empires by external means alone if these feats were not assuring enough Nothing else would work even so during the months Zash Weekly Flew over the cities demonstrating his power but that seemed too flashy but it did the job as dod Estr who sometimes went about and quelled the worrying people and answered whatever he knew constantly reassuring them about the future This too kept the People's morale quite high
Havier grew taller now standing at 5 Feet her figure became more refined and seeing her constantly smiling added to the happier surroundings everyone deemed her smiling face too cute of a blessing to an extent that they somewhat felt jealous towards Prince Estr who was getting Very Personal affection from this cute goddess
"Tea- Big Sis has your family replied to the replacement request we sent over?"
"Ah oh um Yes" Caught unprepared Havier stumbled a lot in embarrassment before continuing "They... they're strange bunch they're attracted to research so they are prepared to get here but it's gonna take some time not to mention they have strange demands not asking for anything about who I love Or if I was well, the first thing they asked was to get a few body samples from you to study I worry that they are too weird"
"haha I'm fine with that here some clipping from my nails as for my hair *Shaa* here" Epis said as he cut a few hair strands and plucked a few seperately
"Sorry if it's inconvenient but they're too weird"
"It doesn't matter Big Sis they're my in-laws so they're like family to me so protecting them is a must it's been 2 Months since everyone got the news and time seems to be working against us truthfully I want them to be safe but also see if they can help around and personal get to knew my in laws better"
"Enough about that have you memorized everything I taught you about mendevra plant and its uses?"
"yes yes I remember what you told I also wrote other uses it might be useful in by its description here's the research sheet"
"Honestly that's All I can teach you you are a Certified Healer Now you've surpassed me already even my own teacher your grandmaster perhaps it you will surely improve sooner then ever I still can't understand how you get everything so easily is it inborn talent or just the benefits of being a saint?" havier asked confusedly
"Maybe both" Epis relied Cheekily
".. Anyways I will declare you a healer today since you have learned everything so quickly I have a lot of free time now"
"Yes yes you can accompany my brother more often now"
"Ahh you"Havier turned bright red as zash flew away
"Geez" Havier turned around and bumped face first into someone burying her head in embarrassment before pulling away
"You you! Are Both of you brothers in on Bullying me Or something?" Havier asked a bit tearfully
"Oh I'm sorry for startling you did Epis bully you? I will get revenge against that rascal later!" Epis crouched down and wiped her eyes with a hancurchief he smiled mischievously before continuing"after all only I can bully you!!" as he pulled her in his embrace and carried her off heading for the newly renovated gardens carrying an over the top embarrassed Havier who thrashed and thrashed around to no end but she couldn't get free walking past the people cast a jealous gaze at the young couple but Estr just went past them as if parading the prey he caught Voicing out that This prey was His and His only!
His wolfish grin only roused more hatred as they watch the cute lamb get caught by a fiendish wolf
"Days went by Havier's family reacher the kingdom and were welcomed in everyone followed all 679 Family members for once at a singular location for once in their lifetime zash helped them with whatever they needed and they too helped the best they could surprised at how multitasking Zash was and how adaptable he was in any given situation if at first they didn't believe the looming threat above them now they absolutely believed it all and it was a joyous occasion as their kind were made to carry mana and be masters of this particular field but to first survive the first wave was I deed challenging not to mention that there was the unification of this Empires Eldest Prince the War Saint and the Healing Saint a match made in heaven alike.
Heaviers family at first felt strange but somehow after interacting with the people and being weird around demons got to see that the people were very welcoming and understandable not to mention decently educated in their own interests,
A unique quality unlike most of the empires and this completely changed how they viewed humans and felt that they were very similar for once they even understood how the food works not to mention the infrastructure and advance literature and Art found throughout the Empire amazed them to no end, they finally made their mind to make their current place a permanent resident at least most of them some still felt a lingering attachment to their old homes since they had spent centuries there but no doubt the lifestyle herre was the most captivating.
Epis continued their accelerated growth as best as he could eventually everyone started preparing for the new world order months went by eerily throughout the world,
The streets of the Capital didn't have the same hustle and bustle they did before everyone started training and learning to be as prepared as they could Estr and Havier wanted to consolidate their relationship as to spread some joy around but of course their relationship had only new just been official
Currently as things stood they couldn't Marriage Or Children or even think about their life as they were headed for uncertain
Time passed A year had gone by Zash had appraised and Traded and Made Several Weapons and Tools enough to pass to every remote corners but only a few needed to as Most of the People Were saturated in the inner capital city
The Demons Bubbled with Battle intent Affected by the heavy atmosphere Havier's Kin were thoroughly excited to welcome whatever may come while Zash tried to find other beings like Dwarves they were deep underground and it was up to them to live however they wanted while Zash would help them if they came to ask of him he can't be too generous as he had his own people to care for Still he hoped for most to make it out alive.
SHAAAA#
A blinding sound Alerted everyone as they turned towards the sky moments ago the sky was all but normal but now it had fissures and cracks each letting out a strong wind threatening to blow everything away! soon the wind was the last of his worries.
Gaah* A huge gargoyle peeked it's head through the Fissure and through another Cracked space a Long Boney appendages started clattering and transformed into Undead monsters which started falling at the ground at breakneck speed!
Fortunately The Empires Roofs were Heavily Invested into so there wasn't much damage from the winds or crashing Monsters
"It's Begins!! Our Prince was Right! "
"Ahh Monsters!!"
"Come on lads this is what we trained for! Let's show our worth!"
"Ahhh!!! Brethren It's time to repay our saviours and prove our strength!"
"I I feel strong I can feel magic coursing through me!"
"Is this magic Amazing!"
"Look a Huge Monster! Ah Prince Epis is Going to face off against it! BE CAREFUL PRINCE EPIS!!"
People's shouts could be herd all around as they alongside the demons dealth with the Skeletons falling from the skies and protected the week All the demons felt strong feeling the familiar power coursing through their bodies even some humans were experiencing it themselves while some people noticed the monsters in the sky and cautioned Epis to stay safe
Zash felt the scene familiar as even on earth he was greatly adored by his people but mostly it was for him being an Eleron this made him zone out for a second before recovering and drawing out his swords as they shined and spread their luster filled with magical powers as Zash didn't had to hold back
He headed for the Gargoyle first which has now started concocting a Big lighting spear in its left hand
The gargoyle grabbed the spear with both hands and flew down heading for the city
"No You Don't!" He Conjured a Wind current strong enough to stop the winds and held them in place his small figure fighting the strong monster was seen my all of citizens
It was a Scene out of a Fairy Tale a Ant stopping a Titan
Zash stood his grounds not budging occasionally Striking a Electric Arch through his Sword at the nearby Skeletons who fell
Some people noticed the heroic acts of their Prince while some were fighting for their life at the monsters which had started manifesting from all around them!
They could only pray for their wellbeing while focusing on survival
"Brother" Estr saw his brother in the sky fighting a huge unknown monster 10× his size even dealing with whatever else he was able to, he was severely dissatisfied seeing his brother fighting all alone whistle he felt powerless he tried to feel the Golden mana coursing throughout the world as a small golden sheet of mana had covered the world, the magic was constantly permating throughout the world constantly seeping in twice as powerfully it did a second ago
The magic Crashed down seemingly absorbed in the ground, Plants and People without much of an impact, it just carried a deep sense of familiarity to some while seeming foreign to others
The Ground and Trees however seemed to Hum with Vigor as they let out unfamiliar changes and mutations which would draw many eyes towards it, if only the living had room to worry about that
The Monsters kept increasing in quantities each passing seconds and zash knew he had to do something fast!
"Fortunately this Gargoyle is a Tier 5 Peak but it's body isn't weak it's defense is definitely close to Tier 6 The huge skeletons however they are All Tier 6 !"
Zash looked below him the bloody scenes angered him to no end still he was glad they were surviving well enough
"Haah!" Zash controlled One of his sword at the gargoyle making him block the attack
The next second he used another sword to jump to the side with quick momentum Sending two saords aiming at its eyes and himself aiming at its chest
STAB* STAB*
PUCHI*
RIPPP*
AAHHHHAGGGGGHHH!!*
The winds shook as the Gargoyle let out a ground shaking howl momentarily drawing everyone's attention poked through many angles stabbed through its eyes and A huge rip on his chest and it's blood falling on the ground in huge quantities staining the grounds.
It was a horrifying scene to many but even so Cheers rang out throughout the Watching and with a boosted morale the people went back to deal with the Mob of Undead monsters
"Gotta give it props it's skin is pretty hard and it's also healing slowly I can't have that the undead monsters need more of my time, they seem particularly weak to lightening attacks"
The monster let out a large howl as Zash once again slashed at the wound further expanding it and stabbed it's heart
With quick success zash kept on cutting the heart which was about his size after 5 Seconds the Gargoyle breathed it's last breadth, it's Heart and Other internal organs missing or sliced out by Zash's swords.
"This wasn't much hard if only I had better weapons!" Zash complained as he controlled the motionless corpse to fall onto open grounds away from the crowd
He turned his attention to the 10 or so Clattering Boney Hands extending out of a crack
3 Huge skeletons had gotten out All of them were huge with unique features all had eye balls and chunks of lesh here and there around their waist they had worn down leather while one was enshrouded by strong murky Dark aura all around itself
"Let's Dance!" Zash exclaimed before charging at them. Seeing him charge at them the skeletons let out enraged roars and Clattering sounds shaking the sky scaring everyone in the vicinity
"KEEP CALM!! I AM HERE FIGHTING ALONGSIDE YOU ALL!! WE WELL GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER!!" Zash shouted at the top of his lungs 12 Swords surrounding his Majestic Figure as he charged in Battle once more after defeating an Utterly Terrifying Monstrosities!
"My Brother is Doing so much for the Kingdom already we have trained for this moment for Years and It's our Duty to Protect OUR Citizen! So my Friends! My Guards! My Brethren Today we Repay our favour to this world which has birthed us by Fighting to Protect those we care about!! CHARGE!!!" Estr said out loud as he and nearly all of the Royal Guards went out Only leaving 20 or so guards to protect their father and mother in the castle
Seeing the Huge Cavalry approaching with Prince Estr in the lead the fight got even More Onesided While monsters were innumerable they didn't stand a chance in front of these highly trained elites not to mention all the heavy attackers were kept at bay while injured were kept inside and given other roles after doing their part in battle nobody faltered and held their grounds only due to the tow brothers
One kept the skies clear while other Handled all the problems at the ground and saved people left and right through their quick thinking the both of them singlehandedly saved Thousands of lives with their quick thinking!
Whoosh####
The ground let out a sparkle as the sky turned Golden before a huge crashing sound occurred all around the world shaking the world thoroughly!
Everyone had to stop fighting for a second as even the monsters were momentarily stunned by the bright light all around them
Zash Applied Electric Affect on all his swords and slayed one skeleton as it returned to dust before transforming in a black crystal that fell to the ground for which zash didn't care or to eb accurate couldn't care less as at the moment he felt very Uncomfortable!
"Ugh! This... This Feeling! it's exactly what I felt outside that Collosium in that space The Energy is too Much!" Zash grunted before launching 8 blades at the two other skeletons
The Skeleton Bones like before let out a small sizzling sounds before cracking and vanishing as the skills let out anguished howls and dissipated into thin air.
SHAAA#
At this point Mana had Started Attaching to anything around it, sticking to everything like water vapours
Zash's current body let out a Blinding Light coincidentally the same time the Barrier between the world cracked open The Cluttering hands fell apart and were destroyed but the rest of their bodies were free now! 20 Huge Skeletons Let out Loud Warcries as Zash threw up golden blood from his mouth even his eyes nose and ears bled gold
this brings back to the reason why Zash was able to handle the Excessive Mana before
Zash's Original Body was His own and Fine Tuned to his Needs Since Birth and had a Familiarity to his soul and not to mention his body was trained and Heavily Nurtured with Natural Treasures from all over Galaxies and Eventually his body and soul had both, Grew, Healed and adapted to mana in the Magical Pools for Thousands of Years.
A cultivator Functions Normally Nothing was Infinite At least Not to the Extent of Breaking The Laws of Reality
Zash's body worked like an engine Storing and Intaking Essense and Mana using it as a fule which is then converted to an Pure form of Energy Absorbed by hai body and Soul after absorption his body naturally generates Magical power he could use
In Zash's old body's case his old body was way too optimized at both converting and generating Energy Too Efficiently! But the same couldn't be said for his current body which wasn't as much "Sturdy" and had it not been for his Current Self had become a Saint he might've had to go into closed door cultivation to focus on staying alive!
Zash looked at the skeletons and took a hard look around the Main City
Hundreds of Thousands of Skeletons surrounded the City walls on all Sides A Huge walls of Skeletons approaching from all sides not to mention other distinguished monsters like Ghouls Wraiths and other monsters of the Undead kind
"IT IS TIME! ACTIVATE THEM!!" Zash Grunted through an device Before heading to attack the Huge Skeletons once More
This time once again with a huge boost in battle power.
As soon as the orders were received a Blue Sheen expanded over the Empire covering it till it's Walls were Secured within a Circular dome acting as a seperator between the approaching New batch of Monster Waves and it gave the living time to deal with the monsters within the kingdom and prepare for New Battles later on
Zash had already seen through it and created small Tier 5 Barriers Spending quite lavishly on having them installed all around the Capital the problem was they had to be activated manually and they worked on magic so he was playing a waiting game