'Light is the everlasting element. It never fades and can never be defeated! So, why am I on the ground?'
Olivier is the wielder of the sacred Light. The element that was lost and erased is in his possession. It was the element gifted by the all-powerful Goddess Light.
Before him is a man clad in dark smoke. The dirty and disgusting color of the darkness.
But he is the one on the ground, having the light of his life robbed off him. He watched as Colt swung his sword, and Olivier saw flashes of memories.
He remembered a group of people in white, and a man possessed by a beast. Olivier, who once possessed a body as frail as a lily, was reborn to become someone stronger.
"You are now an Apostle, a savior of the world." They said to him with a smile.
At the young age of 5, he was given this conception of being the savior that shall give rise to a new era. This idea was drilled in his head, over and over again, so he will never forget his reason for living.
He's destined to become someone great. And as he received his first assignment of whispering in Mina's ears.
He was supposed to wait until their love becomes deeper, but that backfired.
They visited the child and he was left with nothing but a mission.
Olivier was pissed. He wanted to vent out his frustrations but failed. Now, out of the three Child of Light sent to the West, he, the oldest of them all bit the dust against the man he deemed as worthless.
'I wasn't supposed to die like this!' He screamed in his mind as his head got severed by Colt, whose anger overwhelmed even the strongest fat cat on land.
Slash!
Colt raised his head as he killed Olivier. His rationality came back slowly. He raised his head and felt the anger leave him.
Then, before he can fully regain his unguarded morality and conscience, Fluff managed to break through the barrier of anger. The white light appeared on Colt's forehead, giving him a clear and clean mind bereaved of guilt for what he had done.
His body stopped releasing blood-red mist. His body felt weak, and his head was light. He had lost too much blood from the steam.
With the Light Element out of his system, the World Devouring Mark receded to Colt's palms. It returned to being a tattoo devoid of strength. It now became something that only made Colt look edgier than usual.
And as everything went back to normal, the pain assailed him from every corner of his body.
"Haaaa, haaaa, haaa, ack! Damn, this hurts like a motherfu…"
Colt was out of breath and what came next was bodily pain. He was just about to curse when he was slapped by Fluff, saying, "The lass is with us, don't curse and teach her anything bad. You're going to turn my effort of covering her eyes in vain."
"…aren't you concern for my condition?"
"Erm, no, I'm not. You're not going to die, so suck it up. It's far from any vitals. Your wife has more willpower than you, you're disgraceful."
Colt couldn't say anything back. It's true that Mina was indeed had a stronger willpower than him.
It was the truth so why go against it. While Colt was busily conversing with Fluff, Mina walked out of the cell with her strength and body at a normal capacity.
When Mina saw Colt, she runs up to him, hugging him tightly.
"I did my best, my love. I, managed to protect our daughter."
"You did, thank the goddesses both of you are all right." Colt hugged her back.
"Papaaaaa! Ma-Mama almost got killed because of me! I-I'm sorryyyy!" Filla came running to Colt, and she cried as soon as she got a hold of him.
Mina heard Filla's cries, and she carried the lass to her embrace. Though the lass was a genius whose mind is way ahead of her peers, her emotional capacity is no older than that of a four-year-old.
Mina gave her daughter a loving embrace.
"It's fine. Mama's all right now. You were also very brave that you didn't cry, and that alone gave me strength. Thank you for being brave…"
Filla cried louder after hearing her words. Though Filla received no injury thanks to Mina's self-sacrifice, her mind experienced a great toll resulting in her falling unconscious.
Colt wanted to carry Filla, but Mina shook her head, saying, "It's okay, I'm used to it."
With this, Colt managed to save Mina. She suffered at the hand of Olivier, but as he tormented before killing him in cold blood.
Walking out of the cave, Colt and Mina saw Sister Mary waiting for them.
Sister Mary had no blemish in her clothes or any signs of having been in a fight. She was uninjured, and she carried a pleasant smile on her face.
As for Neun, he was nowhere to be found.
"What's the status, Sister?"
"Everyone was killed, but in accordance to your orders, we let one of them escape. The Butler is now heading to inform your father and confirm everyone's safety so that he won't actually give his head to the enemy."
"That's good…with this, Father will have enough reason to decimate the enemy forces. The war would begin, and it should last for about a month. With Olivier gone, they should be in a state of chaos. They will either retreat or be eradicated."
War lasts for months to years, but without a leader, they'll be easier to deal with.
When Colt received the information from Light, she even added the fact that Olivier was the one leading the fleet. So, with that thought, it was easy for Colt to think of what it is that he needs to do.
"Let's return to Wing City, Young Master Apostle. I'll call upon my Soul Partner to bring us there, Luna, come out."
Sister Mary called out, and the pommel of her dagger glowed a majestic green.
What came out was a little eagle that soared to the sky and used its Zara to become a Lunar Roc.
With wings spanning twenty meters and being as big as a truck, the Lunar Roc was a majestic Magical Beast.
The Lunar Roc named Luna descended from above. It looked down upon Sister Mary and the rest, saying, "Why have you called me, Mary?"
"I want you to give us a ride back to Wing City."
"What nonsense, do you think I am some kind of transportation? I am from the Race of the Great Rocs, the Sovereign of the Skies, the Ruler of…"
Pah!
The giant Roc was then slapped mid-sentence by the Chick and flew tens of meters, "Who did you say was the Sovereign of the Skies? You Chicken!"
Said the bird who looked like a Chick.