Belladona Academy, it was a quiet day, and thanks to the bimester exams the students were enjoying a quiet and not busy day, many had fun, others studied, some exercised, but everyone stopped what they were doing no matter where they were in the Academy, as the sky suddenly reddened, a thunderous explosion erupted in the garden area that sent most of the students who were nearby, many were first year students, to the ground with the shock wave, when they looked again there were thousands from paramilitary warriors of various levels of strength who broke out attacking the students, it wasn't just there, it was all over Belladona Academy, it was an invasion, but if they thought the students would just accept it, they were wrong.
– What are you waiting for? Get them. – Eve said that she had already cast the Chimera Fiery Drill Doll and casted the spell Mad Panzer against several of the invaders.
– You heard the girl... Fell for the Fight! – Erik said that already launched a tornado of quantum energy against enemies.
– You didn't even have to tell me that, bro! – Damian said, he was there with his team and already manipulated the quantum phase to sink several of the opponents far below the ground.
– Leave some for me... Dark Concealed: Shadow Wailing Coffin. – Conjured Declan imprisoning several of the opponents in coffins with dark nails.
All the students were fighting, they wouldn't let them take the Academy that easy, but they weren't weak enemies, they used powerful and advanced spells, you had to be very careful, that horde was still the first of many other hordes, battles were taking place everywhere, and luckily several teams were close. In the Lake region, Baron and other water mages conjured powerful water dragon projectiles, Theo and other electricity users turbocharged the water projectiles, meanwhile Lilly blinded opponents with her spells to become disoriented.
In the area near the dorms the Emiliana team was leading the students along with some sophomores, their instant trap strategies were really very effective, even though the enemies were dangerous, Sandy Sands was proving a fierce offensive defense as well as Gale's speed and dexterity contributed to an offensive worthy of being shared with some second-year sprinters, but it wasn't all flowers, some of the students were being killed, opponents were not that weak, and to boost the defense of that area Emiliana arrived along with Alicia and Andreas who proved to be very important reinforcements, but Adam was wreaking havoc with his library.
Team Astarte was coincidentally together with Team Henri in the outer cafeteria, the fight was good there, Apollodro was already with his healing technique active and throwing very powerful punches; Artemisia had no qualms about setting the invaders on fire; Nathan almost released a serpent sea of darkness; Keith tried to crush opponents with gravity; Alana was using her Mad Allure while Megara in her Cosmic Ballet mode shredded the paralyzed targets. The other students who were there tried to fight, but unfortunately the other students from the first year were weaker, most died quickly, to their help came Henri and Astarte, those opponents were very resistant, they would end up dead, but with those two there story was different, Astarte broke everything with her immense strength and combat skill, while Henri controlled the shadows to hang the invaders.
– Master, what's going on around here? – Artemisia said, she was already with some wounds from a biting wind spell.
– I don't know either, but these are just the scout escort, we need to gather everyone and form a battle plan, at least until the reinforcements arrive, we'll need help, if this attack is who I'm thinking of, we're in serious trouble. – Astarte said, she was scared just thinking about the audacity that Madame Stroika had had.
– Call the cavalry… Megara, do you know where the Quasar brothers are? If we combine their power with some magical amplifier they can keep us in quantum frequency, not for long, but it helps. – Henri said tactically and precisely – Apollodro, me and the boys are going to transfer magical energy to Alana, she contacts Erik telepathically and we do a magic transfusion via telepathic for him. –
– Wait… Is your student a telepathic energy conductor? – Astarte said impressed.
– And a good one! – Henri said.
– Right… Quod Mens Regnum. – Conjured Alana who established a telepathic bridge and flow of magic from all the boys there to Erik, while the girls would be responsible for their rear. "Kitty I found you... If you're near your brother, you two get together and use everything you have, put all students and teachers in quantum phase, I'm sending you the magic flow of teacher Henri, Apollodro, Nathan and Keith, while you stabilize the spell I will try to establish a larger psychic network and find more energy donors, it's just until the reinforcement arrives" said the mage telepathically.
Soon Erick replied in the telepathic network "you can leave it babe, Damian and I can handle it, you increase this network and tell everyone to go to the lobby, we need to meet, and if possible find other sensorial mages soon to help me map all students," Erik said, Alana actually smiled. It didn't take long and everyone there started to get into the quantum phase, Alana concentrated to increase the network, increase the donation of magical energy for her, Erik and Damian, the three were the pillar of the plan, soon the other sensorial mages contacted were helping expanding to all students in the school, a tight-knit network, invaders had no targets to attack if they were intangible, and teachers with great sensorial powers helped to mask the students' presence, thus giving them a chance to run to inside the main building.
Astarte needed to ask for backup soon, Margareth was not at school. She then activated her electronic emergency point to speak directly to Otrera.
– We need help, the school, it is under attack, we need help now master, please everyone you can bring... The Stroika only sent the scouts, the worst is yet to come, we won't be able to deal with them alone. – Astarte said knowing that no matter where, Otrera was listening, that was perhaps the first time that her students saw her with fear in her eyes, and it was no wonder, if Madame Stroika herself was among them, no mage would arrive there at all. to cross it out, two master mages had nearly died for her, Astarte knew her limitations.
***
Tower of the Royal Guard, the twelve master mages were in a meeting, Ethan was telling some joke, and Otrera who was one of the most laughing suddenly loses her cheerful countenance which is taken by one of horror and worry, she had a special electronic point from the hotline between her and Astarte for emergency situations and had received the following message "We need help, the school, she is under attack, we need help now master, please everyone you can bring... Stroika only sent the scouts, the worst is yet to come, we can't handle them alone" she recognized the fear in her student's voice and knew she wasn't intimidated by a bit, so she suddenly reached down on the table with everything and the shred.
– Belladona is under attack! – Said Otrera short and thick with hate in his voice. – Of all that bastard Valtor could have done, that bastard brought her here. –
– What you mean? – Said Margareth who was immediately worried.
– She sent the scouts, the heavyweights, generals and herself will arrive soon. – Said Otrera concerned about the safety of students, especially their nephews.
– And Emma? – Morrigan said that suddenly remembered the princess who had gone to see Valtor.
– As worrying as it is, we have greater dangers to take care of, we are waiting for what... Come on, gather all the mages we have in the tower. – Said Edward who retreated to call everyone he found.
– I will help. – Said Anitta who established a mental link between all the mages in the tower. "Mages, come to the top SSX+ emergency floor, the Belladona Academy is under attack, our future is at risk."
All the master mages somehow went to help call whoever was there, in a short time the floor was full of mages, among them: Thiago Quasar, Adriana Allure, Maurice Novel, Terrence Frost-Quasar, Melissa Watts, Jack Sapphire, Thea Gray, Angel Luceros, Fabio Gallard, Angelo Twilight, Raquel Boulder, Crissy Target, Zuri, Bacus, Jean-Paul, Fiorella Frost, Theodore Falls, William Waves, Uriel Boulder, Mathew Lazuli, Jacinto Flowers, Amber Target, Lorenzo McLaren, Joseph Kertz, William Gallard, Elizabeth Shell, Roy Shapes, Theón Higashi, Richard Pose. These were the first to arrive, but they didn't take much longer to arrive, in total there were the twelve master mages gathered in front of 30 captains, 90 paladins, 150 neophytes, the rest were already on missions abroad, and several scattered in posts advanced all over the country, as far as possible they would do their best to arrive, they had already received the call of the Royal Guard, in total more than 50,000 mages of great and excellent quality capable of destroying entire armies together, but luckily of them, some of the most powerful captains were there, in addition to the members of the Royal Guard who were part of the faculty who were already there to help the students, they couldn't wait much longer to take action.
– All ready to go?! – Said Otrera firmly as if it were for a war, and in fact it was.
– Yeah! – They all shouted in unison.
– Our brothers of the Royal Guard are having problems on the southern and northern borders too, and some are too far away to return at the moment, we will have to suffice... I asked my family to take care of the queen... Now we go to Battle! – Shouted Otrera with her warrior spirit.
– I'll handle it... Fluxus Locus: Belladona Academy. – Conjured Margareth who conjured golden chains that involved everyone in that room and sent them to the Belladona Academy.
***
Reinforcements from the Royal Guard arrived right at the entrance of the Academy's main building, the quantum layer had given way for some time, but the students managed to get inside, and the teachers had created a very resistant barrier, the students and teachers with medical magic they were already healing the wounded, but there were more and more soldiers approaching; Otrera, Morrigan and Edward were not patient, they pooled their powers and unleashed a wave of revulsion that drove all invaders out of sight, but they knew it would be a mere palliative, Madame Stroika would come after them all and with more and more powerful warriors, vicious and turbocharged with small doses of goddess blood. The place had suffered a lot of damage, most of the buildings had been damaged, the main building itself had some damage and burned in some parts.
Reinforcements entered the main hall, all the students who had survived the first attack were there, 80% of the total as far as the mages could deduce, the teachers all intact and there protecting them. Some showed wounds, many eager to fight, there was no fear, but a desire to fight for their home, the master mages soon tried to reinforce the protective barrier to have time to prepare within their logistics. Otrera hug Astarte, and her nephews.
– Glad you're safe! – Said Otrera who was trying to hold back the emotion and soon recovered.
– We are giving our best, master, we are not going to give this place up without a fight. – Said Astarte.
– That's how you say it. – Said Otrera proudly.
It was clear that the third-years were eager to defend the Academy even more than the other students, with the exception of the first-year A-grade students who were still glowing from the triad exam. Damian Quasar, Fafi Will, Philip Watts, Steven Obsidian, Craig Nambu, and Ethaniel Frost seemed to be like others of their peers, the more stubborn and focused-eyed. They had struggled hard to survive and Otrera realized it. Then the Grand Mistress stood before them to speak, right beside her own statue in that hall.
– Listen... I, no, all of us of the Royal Guard, we are proud, in the face of danger you didn't failed to this sacred place, you held on strong, and you fought for our home... BA is our greatest treasure, we all come from here, and this is where our future is born, grows and becomes a Royal Guard mage, and you have proven worthy of the honor of being protected behind these walls, walls that have welcomed us all before you and will welcome future generations of the Royal Guard, because we won't allow anyone to desecrate our holy place! – Shouted Otrera speaking as a true leader, the three eldest members of the master mages and the other two 3GLWM seemed to see Astaroth himself in Otrera's speech.
All students reverberated in support and courage.
– Okay, there's no escape, everyone will have to fight, so we'll assemble the action teams, third year students are practically neophytes, second and first year students be careful and don't leave the squads you're assigned to, remember if, they will be supportive. – Edward said smiling and confident.
– The enemy is powerful, and from what we could assess, their heavy weights will still arrive, powerful mages who can even go head-on with mages at the level of master mages, don't you dare face these, it's a death sentence, leave those to the specialists. – Morrigan said.
– I can't believe it, let's fight alongside the legendary mages! – Said a red-haired sorcerer of the second year who seemed very excited and with few scratches.
– Now if you are going to fight... Better be properly dressed. – Said Anitta who cast a spell that changed everyone's clothes, everyone was wearing their battle mission uniforms.
So they started to organize the action plan, everyone there knew that place like their guts, after some deliberation, Edward and Alister who were the main strategists there would designate the orders.
– Team Derek, you will go with the QAN trio to the center of the Academy, the point that connects the various roads and branches, a control area, I'm sure you will take good care of this area… Mrs. Anitta will be head of the locality. – Alister said. – Maurice's apprentices won't go with him, they'll stay with another group. –
– Okay! – Said the members of Team Derek.
– I can't believe I'll be able to fight alongside my father! – Eve said excitedly.
– We are honored with this opportunity, daughter. – Maurice smiled, stroking his daughter's hair.
– Team Gregory (Damian Quasar, Fafi Will, Philip Watts), team Sabatella[1] (Steven Obsidian, Craig Nambu e Ethaniel Frost) and team Harley[2] (three third year students, a redhead, a brunette and an Asian boy), you will take care of the outside cafeteria area, there is a good place for them to set up an ambush, we need to be careful... George and his subordinates will go with you. – Edward said.
– It will be an honor to fight by your side, Mr. George. – Said Sabatella.
– And I to your, I heard many good things about you, I remember your great efforts in the war Miss Twilight. – George said with a confident smile.
– Ethan will take care of area I of the lake along with Thea and Jack, to help them I've appointed team Henri and team Jaden[3] (Rachel Hare, Yan Haze and Harry Strong), Andreas team might be of some use there too. – Alister said.
– Keith, I just wanted to apologize for being an asshole to you before. – Yan said, he didn't want to die strugled with Keith.
– It's alright bro… We have much bigger things to worry about now. – Keith laughed.
– Kristen and Nora, the entrance area is very important, with your destructive potential it will be very good to stop the hordes that come through, and also an excellent place for traps... Team Emiliana, as far as I know you are experts In this area, I'm counting on you, to help defend the gates I'm also assigning Angel and Angelo with their respective teams and of course Theón, a medical mage is always convenient. – Said Edward excited, he remembered his last mission with those young people against the giant monster.
– It will be like Forthquill! – Said Theón excited.
– That's right, it's to hit with force and hate, don't forget about hate. – Edward laughed. – As this area is very important and has an area of about two kilometers between the entrance area and the entrance to the "academy city", we need a tactical team to prevent litigation and even what will already be around. inside and try to attack the group at the gates from behind... Alister proposed to keep this area, with him going to teams Trent, Alek and Shannon, in addition to the Rizzi teams[4] (a girl with Ferchoir features, a girl with a blue-eyed brunette and the redhead who was excited before) and Rick[5] (blonde boy with green eyes, boy with brown color, girl with reddish brown hair and fair skin) who are third year groups go too. –
– Understood! – Said all the members of the selected groups.
– Teams Alicia, Priscila and Areta, you go along with Maeve and her private squad of paladins to Area II of the lake which is closer to the gardens region. You might have a tactical advantage there. – Alister said.
– Yes, Girl Power squad! – Sheila said she was excited to be in a squad with only female mage captains and a master mage .
– The girl is lively. – Laughed Maeve. – See if you don't embarrass me, Baron. –
– You can leave it to me, aunt. – Baron said nervously.
– Yeah bro, it'll be good to fight by your side. – William said, he was a syrupy brother.
– And I to yours. – Baron said blushing.
– Now for the garden area, Teresa, the stage will be all yours, with her will Richard, Melissa and her squad, as well as battalion I[6], it's an area you have an advantage. – Alister said, showing the area of the gardens on the magical tactical map he had designed, there it was possible to see projections of all the locations where they would have to go.
– With all my pleasure. – Teresa said with determination in her eyes.
– Margareth, of course you are taking care of the central building, you are the master of all of us, the BA headmistress, I know you want to protect this place more than anything, and it is also a very good and safe base, you will fight defending this place with Terrence, Raquel and Crissy, the less experienced freshman, sophomores, juniors and seniors will be safer fighting close to you. – Said Edward tactical and with a mixture of sentimentality. – Amber Target, Lorenzo McLaren, Joseph Kertz will provide excellent coverage, after all they are Maurice's students. –
– You really became a wise man, Eddy, "he" would be very proud. – Margareth said.
– What about us? The other first-year students in class A were assigned field missions with second- and third-year teams... What about us? – Artemisia said, she was impatient.
– Calm down Artemisia, the Astarte team will stay with me and the other students with medical skills along with some second year groups to stay in the hospital, we need a stable healing area to cure ours, as well as coverage for the doctors. – Said Otrera who was already very experienced.
– I want to fight, I don't want to be left behind. – Complained Artemisia.
– Artemisia didn't I teach you anything? The duty of a Royal Guard mage is to defend Celestia and obey the Grand Mistress, and don't worry, there will be no lack of action, they always try to kill the medic group first... Besides me, master Otrera and Polo being the only ones here with Supreme Regenerative Skill, we can risk more than others, but not all medical mages are so prepared for direct attack. – Astarte said reproaching her student, she didn't want her to get lost in the middle of the battle.
– Sorry, understood, let's secure the medical center. – Artemisia said embarrassed.
– Come on Artê, it'll be fun, we'll be taking care of the entrance of the place. – Nathan said. – If they come to play smart, we'll finish them off. –
– This is the spirit, Prince Gallard… I understand your desire for a fight, Artê, I was once young, but it's not like the Triad Exam, here the thing is for real. - Said Otrera.
– Can I use the Inferis Descenso on them? – Nathan said with an enthusiastic look.
– You must! – Said Otrera and Morrigan together, they literally wanted the invaders to go to the worst of hell.
– Nice! – Nathan said with an evil smile.
– Morrigan will take the area that leads to the girls' dorms and I will take the men's, there could be an excellent place for them to try to ambush us, we need to take care of that blind spot... She'll take Battalion II and I will take battalion III; The other three battalions will be located near the central building that could become the epicenter of the battle and also a strategic point to help everyone else...Wanda[7], Diana[8] and Carlos[9], you will lead respectively these battalions, the IV, V and VI. – He informed Edward that he had blood in his eyes to put his hands on Madame Stroika and tear her to pieces.
– Okay, everyone has their orders, now, let's prepare... Anitta, how many opponents are there? – Otrera asked.
– More than 50,000, and many of the highest level, will not be easy. – Said Anitta.
– Nothing we can't handle. – Otrera said, she had confidence in all the mages there. – Everyone has their orders, now go, to their posts. –
Everyone let out a roar of courage, "FOR BELLADONA" everyone screamed, they were willing to give their lives for their beloved Academy.
[1] Sabatella Twilight, a Royal Guard captain, 36, Scandinavian blonde features, third-year teacher of combined elementary magic.
[2] Harley Bull, a captain of the Royal Guard, 32 years old, brown features, meteorology teacher
[3] Jaden Target, 35 years old, captain of the Royal Guard, explosive arts teacher.
[4] Rizzi Waves, 33 years old, captain of Royal Guard, teacher of aquatic arts
[5] Rick Sapphire, 30 years old, captain of the Royal Guard, teacher of political geography
[6] This battalion is a conglomerate of three captains, nine paladins and 20 neophytes
[7] Wanda Gallard, 34 years old, captain of the Royal Guard
[8] Diana Bull, 34 years old, captain of the Royal Guard
[9] Carlos Flare, 34 years old, captain of the Royal Guard