A little earlier:
Mira rushed forward alongside Nimin. He felt no fear approaching the soldiers, they were no different from those who invaded the forest. They were simply larger in number. The axe he was given was a double sided one, different than what he was used to using.
Mira reached a suitable distance and swung the axe with incredible strength. The soldiers were carved through like a hot knife and butter. Those who tried blocking found their weapons out of their hands or shattered.
Mira followed up the swing by spinning and slamming the axe into the ground. The power behind the strike caused the ground to crack and cave inward, causing a massive indent to form. The ground rumbled and several soldiers fell from the unsteady surface. Mira stumbled a bit as well, the ground was a lot more unstable than the one he was used to.
Recovering faster than the soldiers Mira charged forward. His axe cleaved through armor, and no soldier could stand against the weapon.
"What is a child like yourself doing on a battlefield?"
Pausing his movements Mira turned towards the voice's location. A burly man stood, cracking his knuckles.
Answering the question Mira said, "I am helping."
"By killing these poor people?"
Mira looked around, "They're killing others too. It's only fair."
"Who taught you that?"
". . .", Mira was suddenly not fond on entertaining the questions.
"No answer? No matter, I'll show you why kids don't fight grownup wars."
Mira now knew this was an enemy. Without further hesitation he gripped his axe and launched forward. The burly man watched with a confident smile. As Mira grew closer the man merely raised an arm to defend himself, a magic shield protruding off his wrist.
He watched as the axe made contact with the defense, and shatter it easily. Before the shock could even stun him, a large chunk of his arm suddenly disconnected from his body.
The burly man's eyes nearly rolled back into his head. Gripping the stump of his arm he howled in agony.
"You little brat! I'll kill you-"
The burly man's words were cut short, for an axe had split him into two.
Mira looked at the axe, blood dripping down its edges. A strange red energy seemed to flow onto the axe, it was faint yet noticeable. The moment Mira focused on the energy his heart thumped and it vanished. Touching his chest he frowned and continued to focus on the battle.
~ ~ ~
"Leader was this strong?"
"Holy- with this we actually have a chance against Perina!"
"With such power we can regain our freedom!"
Murmurs spread across the revolution, excitement started to buzz. Suddenly a loud voice cut it short, "What are you all doing?!"
The players turned to see four individuals walking up to them. Despite some new looks, they all knew who this was.
Wrock frowned, "Such an opening was given to you and you're just standing around?! Get in there!"
The voices of the players immediately responded, "Yes sir!"
Akiol watched as he mused, "Your training is quite effective."
"Not enough though.", Wrock shook his head.
Tilia cracked her neck, "I'm sure that's enough standing around for us as well?"
The other three nodded in agreement. Kan'na commented, "It's a good way to test our new gear."
Akiol unsheathed Stars, "Alright, I'll take the couple hundred on the left, you guys take the couple hundred on the right."
"Woah why so many to yourself? I can take a couple hundred, you guys handle the rest.", Wrock rolled his shoulders.
"Shouldn't we leave some training to the rest of them?", Tilia asked while pointing to the revolution.
"This also serves as moral improvement. If they can see they have powerful allies, then they might be more motivated.", Akiol replied.
"I suppose so, shall we show off a bit then?"
"This battle might escalate, so keep it in check just in case."
"Rightio boss.", Wrock grinned in response to the order.
Wrock moved extremely quickly and joined the battle. Instead of diving right into the fray, he lingered among the players, "This is a wonderful exercise! Form up, follow your squad leaders' orders! Remember, you're a team! Do not let anyone be thrown under the bus!"
The players shouted, "Yes sir!"
Wrock's eyes darted towards a location, his figure turned to a blur. He rapidly annihilated around a dozen soldiers in an instant and turned towards the players. A defender was currently standing up, a bit embarrassed from his mistake.
Wrock helped them up and scolded the others, "If one of your teammates fall, you must at all costs make sure they get back up. Even if you have to take a little more pressure than you usually can handle. If one of you fall, the whole team falls like dominos. Understand?"
"Yes sir!"
While the scolding was a bit exaggerated, Wrock was attempting to teach them the essence of teamwork. If everyone merely worked together with their own personal objectives, then a single mistake will tear them apart. Instead they must work as a single entity, even if that was a lot to ask.
Wrock continued to assist at the front lines, covering up the player's mistakes while giving orders and advice.
Kan'na managed the back lines, "Healers, remember to treat your Prayer like gold! In a large scale battle like this your team must stay alive together! If you spend everything on healing one person back to top shape, what's the point?!"
Kan'na lifted a hand and a formation spread underneath the feet of the players, "Sorcerers, remember to prioritize support spells in this battle, if you don't have any use long distance AOE spells. If you don't have that either then just long distance spells! You're one of the key factors to keeping pressure off the front! Maintain your MP for prolonged battle, don't use it all for one spell! If I catch any of you trying to show off I'm sentencing you to be the subject of my next spell test!"
There was a sudden sense of camaraderie among the sorcerer players as they rapidly followed orders. A strange look of fear apparent on their faces.
She created a magic circle and fired it off, "Archers this applies to you as well! Maintain your arrows as much as possible! You have the greatest range! Focus on the enemy healers and spellcasters!"
Tilia took the lead in pushing against the forces. Her War Sight provided incredible coverage against all attacks, but she only used it against the more dangerous ranged attacks. With such a strong shield leading the charge, their push was steady.
As for Akiol, he provided a different kind of support. He flickered across the battlefield, occasionally cutting down a foe. His goal was to reduce pressure the main force was dealing with by diverting attention. Much like Nimin.
As he crossed the battlefield Akiol approached Mira's location. He frowned at the sight of the bloody massacre. He soon spotted Mira's figure, it was drenched in blood as he carved through the ranks of the soldiers.
Akiol approached him, "Mira!"
Mira turned, Akiol grew concerned at the strange chaotic look in his eyes. Perhaps the battle was too much for Mira.
Once Mira noticed Akiol he brightened up, "Sensei!"
"You did a good job here, go back to the main force and assist when needed."
"Huh? But I can still fight!"
"I know, but I can trust you to take on the more difficult enemies that might trouble everyone else right?"
"I can do that!"
"Awesome, don't go wiping out everyone though, they need the training."
"Mhm! So I only take on the strong ones?"
"Yep! You understand perfectly."
"I'll do as you say Sensei!"
Mira ran towards the battlefield back towards the main force. Akiol watched his figure with a concerned expression.
'Am I fighting as well?' -Givale
"Yeah, I'll send you over there to support as well."
'Awww, but I want to help you!'
"You'll be helping me alright, just not directly."
'Boo! Okay I'll go help.'
"Thank you."