As I rode through the city I saw carnage everywhere I looked and felt determined never to let this happen to Serothor.
It took five minutes but eventually I found traces of my soldiers and luckily it wasn't a corpse.
It was bandages made from fabric we had created especially for wounds by the best seamstress in Serothor because the original fabric used for injuries attracted too much lint and was very rough.
I followed a few clues like this and I saw the sun almost at sunset but I still couldn't see any soldiers.
I cursed aloud.
"Fuck where are they?"
°°°kyle pov
We lost one guy to a iron empire soldier but we got them back tenfold I had gathered all the teams as the city got even more hectic and I had stopped sending people to the tent.
Instead we're were guarding them in a building but we are blocked in by the iron empire soldiers.
They are attacking us but this building only has one entrance and every building is made of stone or metal so we have been able to hold them off.
But it's getting worse I can only hope an ally gets here before a strong person shows up otherwise we are fucked.
I saw fire magic being used outside so I was about to look but then I felt something.
I felt a tug on my armour and looked down at a little girl and I heard her mumbling I crouched down and spoke.
"What did you say?"
Then I felt a sharp pain in my abdomen and looked down at the blade in my stomach as her voice reached my ears.
"For the iron empire!"
•••back to normal
I kept searching but then I saw something or rather someone the tint of reddish brown hair I look over and saw a scrawny frame and upon closer expectation hazel eyes with gold flecks.
It was Edward the MC currently on his back looking straight at me his head was covered in blood.
I remember this from the books he got into a fight with a large soldier and won but he was exhausted afterwards and nearly died several times after.
I couldn't spare the time to dismount so instead I circled back as I wrapped him in my red thread as he yelled in shock and I think a bit of fear.
I made the thread come back towards my and suddenly I had a young man sitting down infront of me as I rode my thread horse.
I was nearing my limit and almost decided to dismount and search on foot but then I saw a group of about 400 iron empire troops near a singular building.
If my soldiers are anywhere that is the place I told them to take advantage of the surroundings like in Serothor.
I got rid of my thread horse looked at Edward and spoke.
"I can tell you're tired but do you think you could help me out?"
He looked conflicted but sighed and spoke.
"I guess I do owe you for saving Heran... what do you want?"
I pointed to the group of iron empire soldiers and spoke.
"I want you to cast your fire magic at them push yourself to your absolute limit and I swear an oath on my life and position in the royal family of Serothor I will get you back to the mines alive.
I make this oath to the divinity of Velor I will keep my word"
I felt a pressure in my chest and I felt my mind burn with the consequences of breaking my oath, Velor is a very strict divinity if I do not keep my word I'm as good as dead.
He looked at me momentarily shocked but he calmed down and spoke.
"I have no idea how you know about that but I accept"
I stood back and got ready.
Edward put his hands towards the soldiers and I did the same.
A few moments passed and he spoke.
"Spark"
I waited a few seconds then I spoke.
"GUST"
A giant fire ball five metres in diameter appeared but then turned into a cyclone as it was interrupted by my spell.
Edward looked at me shocked before passing out and I focused on controlling the cyclone.
I sent it flying around in different directions to get the soldiers, it was a lot harder to control than Serothor's many fire spells and it was much more destructive.
He was definitely in the intermediate stage of fire mastery whereas I was still a late state beginner.
But together the effect was tremendous I made sure to maximise the use of each ounce of fire Edward made with his fire ball.
Eventually no fire was left and only a weak wind vortex was left which at most was about as effective as a slightly windy day in summer at actually hurting someone.
I picked up Edward on my back then I walked to the building stepping over the burnt and charred bodies of the iron empires soldiers.
Just as I thought I saw very confused slightly scared Serothor soldiers looking at me. I entered the building and saw all my soldiers, about 20 residents a body bag and...
Kyle on a stretcher and a little girl tied up in fabric from clothes I closed my eyes breathed in and breathed out.
I decided that now was not the time for questions so instead I gave out my orders.
"Hurry up before more come! Serothor soldiers two groups one group leads at the front the other group behind the residents.
Any locals who want to stay do not come with us anyone who wants to leave will receive accommodation in the city of Serothor two people carry kyle and 1 person carry the girl... leave the body.
MOVE NOW!"
I walked out first Edward still passed out on my back and I decided to send a message.
I already had a Serothonian flag so I tied it to a burnt spear and put it in the middle of the carnage as they got organised.
As soon as they were ready we left making good distance through the city and the sun had just set as we went passed the walls and a pillar of iron pierced through the castle in the city.
Things were going to get bloody and the empire was about to experience proper defeat for the first time in 78 years.