I planned this whole operation to kill Claire Magnus with the aid of my Timeline Prediction spell. I computed all the probabilities starting from Deva's entrance until we escape the battlefield.
When the operation was on the way, my Timeline Prediction gave the chance of above 80% of success. I also computed that our chances of us escaping the battlefield without reinforcements getting in our way is about 90%.
I overlook that 10% where the reinforcement would interrupt our escape. I didn't even simulate it in my mind. I just assumed that it will be just ordinary military men. I never knew that the 17th Princess of the Novum Empire will act as a reinforcement. Worse, she got a legendary Pulsar Dragon with her.
"I'll fight them! You guys flee!" The Black Flame Dragon telepathically said as she flapped her wings and started to fly. Engulfing her wings with dark flames, she boosted to the air to ram the enemy Pulsar Dragon.
"Grand Caliburn, blind my enemy!" Princess Amaryllis prayed on her platinum sword, making the blade irritating flash!
When the white light faded, the Black Flame Dragon realized that the princess and her dragon are no more. She immediately braked in midair and looked behind.
The princess her dragon already went past the Black Flame Dragon. They are not intending to fight for the small fries. Princess Amaryllis is targeting Deva herself.
"Let's go!" Deva grabbed my hand, and we started to run. She spread out her sword-wings and was about to leap, but then a lightning strike blasted her way! "Ah!"
"Deva! Surrender at once!" Princess Amaryllis shouted. Unlike her usual cutesy and innocent persona back then, she now has an intimidating tone mixed in her voice. It's like the princess has been reborn into a stricter and more serious person.
"Don't move! Or I'll cut his throat!" Deva immediately wrapped her arm around my neck, and her katana is pointing at my esophagus. Deva whispered to my right ear afterward. "Uly, follow my lead."
I nodded. Then, I looked at the princess high above and dramatically reached out my hand. "Oh princess, my princess! Save me!"
I noticed that Deva's grip on my neck became tighter. Maybe she's annoyed that I'm doing a theatrical play of a hostage. However, Princess Amaryllis bought my acting skills.
"Don't worry, Lord Corasell! I will save you, just how you saved me back then!" Princess Amaryllis raised her platinum sword once again. "Grand Caliburn, disable my enemy!"
All of a sudden, an electric explosion blasted right in the middle of Deva and me. Both of us were launched away from one another, but Deva suffered some electric sparks all over her body. She cannot move!
"What is this!?" Deva cried.
"It's over, Deva!" Princess Amaryllis declared. Her Pulsar Dragon opened its mouth and charged a miniature white sparkling star. The princess also pointed to her platinum sword which is filled with mana. "Starfire-"
"Do not ignore me!" The Black Flame Dragon entered the scene and drilled her horn on the Pulsar Dragon's left side of the body.
The ramming force and speed of the Black Flame Dragon are strong enough to drive them both crashing in a nearby skyscraper. Debris and glasses fall from the twentieth floor of the building. Smoke also filled the area of the impact.
"Uly, go!" Deva said. "We will hold them as long as we can. You can use the Summoning Spell to transport us later!"
"Okay!" I nodded. I started to run, searching for a good establishment to hide.
While I run around the place, I used my Shared Sight spell to Deva and Marina. I'm their get-out-of-jail card, so I will use my Summoning Spell if the situation demands it.
When the dust of the skyscraper cleared, I saw that the Black Flame Dragon is in a disadvantageous position. Her clawed arms are being held by the Pulsar Dragon, preventing her from escaping or moving. The Black Flame Dragon and the Pulsar Dragon gnarled at each other.
Princess Amaryllis charged her platinum sword once again. She was about to talk but then she felt an impending assault!
"Alphastrike!" Deva shouted, and she disappeared. She teleported right at the back of the princess and slashed her katana! However, the blade did not reach the princess. A transparent diamond-shaped barrier is protecting the silver-haired royalty from taking any damage!
Deva continued to teleport from random positions, striking her blade at any angle. But none of it went fruitful as even on the twenty-seventh slash, all she's hitting is a magical barrier.
"What the hell is this!?" Deva cried.
"Royal Shield; a secret magic from my bloodline to protect me from harm." Princess Amaryllis confidently smiled. She raised her sword, ready to swing at Deva. "Grand Calibur, Ultimate Strike!"
Deva is fast enough to block the sword with her katana, but it was the worst movie she can do. The sword swing is buffed by unknown specie of strengthening magic!
"So heavy!" Deva cried before she was launched down to another building.
The force was too powerful that Deva passed through one, two, three buildings before landing on the floor, forming a crater at the epicenter of the crash.
"Gah!"
Seeing her ally fall, the Black Flame Dragon became enraged. She charged a ball of dark fire on her mouth and shot it on the face of the Pulsar Dragon!
"Take this!"
A thick smoke spread out because of the impact. When the smoke faded, the Pulsar Dragon revealed itself still in its prime condition. It only suffered small burns on the left side of its face.
"Overclock Strength Fivefold!" The Pulsar Dragon telepathically roared.
Red electricity flowed on the Pulsar Dragon's veins. The muscles and the armor of the said dragon became twice bulkier, and now it is bathing with crimson lightning. Using this strength buff, it gripped the Black Flame Dragon's arms until her bones cracked. Then, the Pulsar Dragon charged a star replica and blasted it on the Black Flame Dragon's chest!
Because of that excessive attack, the skyscraper collapsed. The white-and-blue dragon immediately withdrew from the collapsing building and fired another star-ball for good measure.
Princess Amaryllis squinted her eyes and saw that Deva is still alive- bloodied and beaten, but still kicking.
"You take care of that dragon. I'll take care of Deva." Princess Amaryllis proposed.
The Pulsar Dragon nodded in agreement.
"Grand Caliburn, Wings of Light!" Princess Amaryllis prayed on her magical sword again and angelic wings sprouted from her back. She kicked off from her dragon and blasted in the air with the speed of lightning!
"Ah!" Deva exclaimed when she noticed the light beam flash in a distance. She rolled to the left in the nick of time before the overpowered princess stabs her!
Another crater was formed due to the princess' sword-stab impact. While the blade was still buried in the ground, Deva sought the opportunity to counterattack! She swung her katana, but the princess dodged it.
Princess Amaryllis drew out her sword and made a counter-counterattack. She swung her sword in one, two, three stab blows, and Deva managed to parry it all.
The blades of the silver princess and the villainess of justice continued, and they are just on equal ground. Yes, equal. They are only considered equals except for the fact that the princess possesses a magical sword with cheats and hacks.
"Grand Caliburn, Disarm my enemy!" The princess prayed, and the magical sword seemed to move on its own. It swung in three consecutive slashes that is so fast that it was invisible to the naked eye, and it managed to throw Deva's katana away!
"What the-"
Now that Deva's unarmed, Princess Amaryllis took the opportunity to swing her sword.
"Kuh!" Deva cried as she fell on the floor; her fairy dress tattered, her flawless skin battered, and her crimson eyes tired. She can no longer fight. All she can do now is glare at the princess who defeated her.
The silver-haired princess pointed her sword a few centimeters away from Deva's throat.
"I win, Deva. Please surrender, and you will face a fair trial for your crimes." The princess confidently said.
Back to my point of view, I have already secured an abandoned building to summon Deva. I poured my blood on the floor and then a magical circle materialized.
"With the power of my blood, I command thee, to summon my Dragonoid Contractor."
Back on the battlefield, Deva's body started to glow. A magical circle also appeared from the ground where her tired body is resting. The summoning spell would be completed briefly…
…If it wasn't for that damn sword.
"Grand Caliburn, Dispell." The princess prayed.
The magical summoning circle disappeared. The transportation magical circle also faded on Deva's side.
"You cannot escape from me, Deva." The princess coldly glared.
The silver-blue-haired villainess can't do anything but grit her teeth.