Belladona Academy Arena, Madame Stroika had chosen that place as a base to command her warriors, there were some troops arriving through the Academy entrance as Edward and Alister predicted, there were others scattered, but also a huge concentration in the arena, in the center were Madame Stroika and twelve of his generals: Vidar, Guilherme, Maynard, Beatrice, Fernanda[1], Hiruka, Casey, Andreia, Heda, Aron, Trevor[2] and Veronica, all dressed in tactical clothing similar to M. Stroika's. Emma was there too, captive imprisoned in magical bonds created by M. Stroika, there was no way she could escape.
– My dear princess, you will see in first-hand the destruction of your beloved Belladona Academy, and this will mark the beginning of the end for you. – Helloise laughed, who was enjoying that moment. – Let's watch the destruction together and you'll be there when I go to kill your so-called legendary mages... It's time my loyal soldiers, the time to start purifying this rotten world, starting with the heart of rot, Celestia and her accursed Academy of mages who make the world what they want. –
– Go dreaming, they will end your race. – Emma said.
– We will triumph, this time we will finish what the Stroiko Empire could not… Save this world from Celestia's selfish clutches. – shouted Helloise obstinately.
– I wouldn't count on it, they frustrated their plans before, and they go again. – Emma replied.
– Not this time dear, I will take everything from you, your Academy of young mages and your monarch... Valtor will personally take care of the queen, so you will no longer have your future and your past and I will be the one to strike end on your present. – Helloise laughed, sure of victory.
– Let's see if you're right then. – Emma said, she didn't show fear, not even in that situation.
– You have more bravery than your brother, that's undeniable... Go and destroy everything, I want this place reduced to ashes! – Helloise said obstinate and thirsty for blood.
– Yes ma'am! – The generals said, they were soon leaving to destroy everything, the battalions knew who they should follow.
It would be a slaughter, there were all sorts of mages in M. Stroika's paramilitary army, elementals, sensorial, sensorial manipulators, supports, medics, spellbook masters, summoners, sealers, everything imaginable, she came well prepared. She prepared magical screens to be able to observe the progress of the troops, little by little the warriors went to battle, there was only M. Stroika and the princess in the center of the Arena.
– You talk so much about revenge, but you're not going, you're only sending others in your place, and you still consider yourself the warrior you were ten years ago? – teased Emma.
– Honey, I'm not running away, I'm saving the best for last, as much as I hate Astaroth students, I know I can't go easy on them, I need all my power and expertise to deal with them, just as you are a field mage, so am I. – Helloise laughed.
– If you think you can… I consider myself strong, Ethan is strong, Mrs. Margareth is very strong, but 3GLWM, they are on another level, not even you can match them. – Emma said.
– No one doubt my power! – Helloise said, who slapped Emma in the face that makes her even spit blood. – I'm going to finish off Astaroth's students, I'm going to rip the head off of each one of them. –
Madame Stroika really had her certainties and would go for it, the battles across the Belladona Academy would start soon, it was all or nothing.
***
Belladona Academy entrance gates, the selected mages were already positioned there waiting for the imminent attack, they had stationed themselves just in front of the entrance gate of the Academy territories, the golden double gate was right behind them, ahead was the vastness. from the private road and the surrounding trees, it was a region of controlled traffic, they could fight without worry, there were only a few columns and statues of animals scattered in the grass fields nearby.
– Okay, now is the time to defend our home, don't hold back, go with everything, better the entire entrance obliterated than the rest of the place, the reinforcements of the bitch will come this way. – Kristen said, she wanted to be lucky enough to face Vidar and finish the battle they couldn't finish before.
– Team Emiliana, start setting the traps straight ahead, then prepare the traps in the gate area if they manage to get through... Allowed to use as much destructive power as you like... Teams Angel and Angelo, be prepared for the offensive, take them all down the bastards who can... Theón, I don't need to explain your work, right? – Nora said.
– Don't worry ma'am, I know that medical mages in battle should not be purposefully on the front lines and that my main function is to immediately take care of the wounded... Unfortunately I'm not a medical mage like Mrs. Otrera or Astarte. – Commented Theón.
– It wasn't a criticism, I just wanted to make sure I was aware that you are crucial, the point is that you are one of the most valuable members of the team, if anyone gets hurt, you and Elizah are the only ones with medical skills, and the most obvious strategy is to always kill the doctor, you need to be aware of his safety so as not to compromise the others... I would never judge a fellow mage for being a support mage, in the Royal Guard we all have our value. – Nora said with a gentle smile.
– So young and so wise, Gemini chose well the successor of Lord Astaroth. – Commented Emiliana.
– I am honored to fight alongside a mage of the age of legends, the student of Mr. George, you, Mrs. Ava and Aron were considered the best weapons elite in the last war. – Nora commented.
– I thought I was the last on my team until recently. – Emiliana said with a sad and disappointed face.
– Were you and Mom friends? – Said Adam with his mouth open, he didn't know that the relationship between the two was so deep.
– Yes, Ava, Aron and I were teammates under the supervision of Mr. George, before your mother died our teammate Aron disappeared, we looked for him for days, until the master asked us to suspend the search, shortly after your mother died saving those mages... I thought I was the last of the George Squad until I found out that Aron is actually working for Mrs. Stroika, I hope I can rip his head off myself for this betrayal, no matter that we were colleagues from team and as brothers. – Emiliana said, she had affection in her words, but at the same time she was serious and focused.
– Does that mean…– Sandy began.
– Your teacher is one of the strongest captains in the Royal Guard today, rivaling Trent, Henri, Astarte, Thiago, Adriana and Maurice who are said to be the seven strongest captains today. – Commented Angel.
– Let's leave sentimentality for later, it's time to put an end to invaders. – Laughed Kristen who was itching to hang out with some terrorists, she liked the action.
– I promise that after that I'll tell you everything you want about the past, but we need to focus here, do you understand me? – Said Emiliana looking at her students with affection and seriousness, she was often relaxed, but when it came to something serious, she was very focused, she would not have the luxury and lose any of her students, she remembers how George got devastated by the loss of two of his students.
– Understood! – Said the members of the Emiliana team.
So everyone stood ready while the four mages of the Emiliana team prepared various traps in the surroundings, invisible lines of pressure to fire weapons, thorns, explosive needles and other sharp objects, some explosive celestial energy seal traps in the ground camouflaged by the sand, as well as Sandy had protected the gate region behind them with a colossal wall of sand that she was able to conjure up by having some time to prepare and concentrate. It didn't take long and a thirsty horde of enemy mages advanced against them, starting with a united front of projectiles of dragons of the most varied elements.
– I'll handle it… Alice's Mirror. – Conjured Nora centered, it was one of 15 divine techniques, generated a plasma shield in front of the mage that redirected all projectiles back to the advancing horde, killing them.
However, more and more came, there were thousands on their way there, luckily they were unleashing one by one the various traps of the Emiliana team that in different ways blew up their opponents and threw several into the air, and then discovered that the sand wall was not only defensive, he spit spears of Sand hitting targets thrown into the sky.
– Mrs. Anitta wasn't kidding, the Stroika did send an army to destroy this place, there are still thousands of mages. – Angel said.
– Nothing we can't handle. – Angelo laughed as he went on the offensive with his team.
The fight began, it was a bloody battle, in which skill would define everything, they were opponents, strong, but they weren't all elite like the ones who invaded the Hecatrix house months before, even though there were several of that level among the hordes. Angelo showed why he was a captain of the Royal Guard, advancing against opponents with such ferocity that those in his path were quickly torn to pieces, first he used his dark magic to emanate a black mist around him that took away the visibility of the his opponents and then attacked them with mighty and violent blows with swords made of darkness.
– Boys, don't embarrass me… Dance of The Shadow Blades. – Conjured Angelo who transmuted into darkness with his swords drawn, crossing several of the foot soldiers in a whirlwind of precise cuts in fatal veins and cuts in the jugular veins.
– We would never dare to do that master… Guys, are you ready? – Mathew said, seemed the leader among the three youngest of the group.
– You know that! – Said the other two members of Mathew's team.
They fought with advanced synchronism, managed to converge their skills, Uriel made dirt tracts come out of the ground with mages on top, Matthew then cast explosion seals on these earth tracts, while Jacinto took advantage of the bumpy soil to fill them with acidic flowers, in the meantime they went into direct combat with attacks trying to take the opponents to the craters full of acid flowers.
– Boys, we can't stay behind, let's show what our squad is capable of... Blind Spark + Gaslight Veil + Light Lancer. – Conjured Angel consecutively, first she generated a glare that limited the visibility of several opponents ahead, masked her sensorial abilities and the last spell generated spears of light coupled to her hands and luminous thorns coming out of her arms, heels and knee, this one it was a classic Luceros family combination, a combat tactic passed down to all clan members.
Angel has already started doing impressive damage, an attack tactic somewhat similar to Angelo's, and no wonder they both competed to see who was the most skilled stealth fighter between the two for years. Angel's team was very skilled in team combat, they were a little further back near Theón, so the two medical mages over there would be close to help each other and help others, but Elizah was with her team there, could she? risking more than the neophyte, William used a repulsion spell with celestial energy, Roy then turned his fists into gigantic hammers smashing several opponents in front of him, Elizah proved to be an expert in melee, her main tactic was not measuring force, but hitting points vitals and firing blasts of magical energy converted to electricity with their fingertips, was one of the most basic trainings of any combat medical mage, especially those without elemental abilities to support combat. Theón on the other hand was a mage with electricity magic as a secondary, he fought it was even with blades of electricity in his hands trying to hit opponents' hearts directly and give them electrical discharges, this whole process was made easier by Angel's Blind Spark having affected a large radius of opponents.
The Emiliana team was further ahead in the battle, alongside Emiliana, the three exceptional first-year students felt more confident to fight.
– Boys, "heaven and earth" strategy, now… Blades Field. – Conjured Emiliana who touched the ground and from it emerged numerous straight blades that resembled stiletto blades, but resistant as first-quality swords, in a space of about 100m2, they hit several opponents, but several also evaded and this was an idea.
Those who dodged destabilized, so Sandy threw the unsuspecting into the air, then Adam conjured the explosive needles and Gale with his speed stuck them in the opponents' chests, then Adam activated the explosive roles of the needles.
– It's time to put it to break… Endless Hits. – Conjured Gale, Gale's speed intensified even more, she landed a series of blows, punches and kicks at high speed throwing her low-level opponents into the air.
– There's plenty for everyone… Sand Tracker Squad. – Conjured Sandy, she formed a squad of sand beasts, a pack of wolves, a flock of sand birds that looked very sharp and a school of Sand dolphins, all of which rushing towards the opponent in consecutive hits.
– You guys get the best part, leave some for me too... Onslaught Of The Four! – Conjured Adam that formed three clones, being in four, he cast all of his mother's favorite weapons, Death Scythe, Heavenly Spear, Twin Raging Blades and the Shards's Bowl, each one attacked using one of the weapons and their special abilities, soon in then the clones and the three other unusual weapons return to Adam.
– A quick and clever trick with your mother's guns, my congratulations Adam. – Emiliana smiled.
The fight was fierce, the opponents were numerous and very dangerous, one of them seemed to be stronger than most of the others, a tall, strong, blond with Stroikos features, he came in a rush with a very powerful flame technique that launched the three first-year mages to the ground.
– Boys, go back, he's not an opponent for you, go after low-level soldiers. – Emiliana said.
– No, if we're here, it's because we have some use, master, we'll take care of it, together. – Sandy said.
– Caution! – Emiliana said, she knew she couldn't make them change their minds.
So the three tried to do their classic strategy of the sand tomb impregnated with explosive seals, but it went terribly wrong, the opposing mage simply generated an even more powerful explosion of flames that knocked the three mages to the ground.
– Is that really all it's got? What I would expect from first year students... Fire Landmark. – Conjured the stroikan mage who touched the ground and the whole of it ignited in a terrifying explosion.
The blow would have been fatal, but Sandy protected them with a massive, magic-enhanced sand sphere, but they still took damage.
– It's going to take a lot more than that if you're going to kill us son of a bitch. – Sandy said, she was already starting to throw sand darts.
– We're not going to lose to trash like you, besides, we're all together, we won't be defeated. – Said Adam, he conjured the sparrow daggers against his opponent.
– You'll regret coming here, asshole. – Gale said, she was preparing some explosive punches with celestial energy.
They had really become quite a team, but the opponent was captain level, they didn't stand a chance without help, the mage managed to survive their attacks and come forward with his blows that really did damage to the boys.
– Really that's just what you have to offer me? I thought Belladona was the birthplace of Celestia's greatest heroes. –Disdained the mage who proved to be very powerful, could even go head-on with Angel and Angelo.
– And yeah, don't be so sinister, don't want to compare yourself to first-years, you bastard. – Emiliana said, interfering by conjuring a large and thick blade from the ground that extended to the sky, impaling it in a non-fatal way, purposely, the target leaving it exposed on top. – Children, he is all yours. –
– Dancing Sand Rain! – Conjured Sandy, who formed several long, thin, and pointed lozenges of sand in the sky and made them advance against the immobilized target.
– Flight Of Sparrow Daggers. – Conjured Adam stirring up a flight of 200 sparrow daggers advancing furiously at the target.
– Lyrics of Heaven! – Conjured Gale mixing her hypersonic magic with the celestial energy in the sound waves, it was a frontal attack, direct and very powerful that ended up killing the target by bursting his eardrums and brain.
They had grown stronger, but had tried to get out in the arm with an obviously more powerful enemy, which couldn't be denied that they had enough power to kill an extremely tough mage, even though he was immobilized from being impaled high in the air. Adam had a wound in the shoulder of the arm holding his gun, Gale had been hit in the calf by the opponent's flames.
– I said he was a very dangerous opponent for you alone... You go after Theón so he can heal those wounds, Sandy will cover them. – Emiliana said.
– And you, master? – Sandy asked.
– I? I can keep battling. – Emiliana laughed, who in the next instant conjured thousands of more blades on the ground.
So Team Emiliana's mages backtracked to get to Theón, he then healed Gale and Adam, while Elizah was healing a wound in Matthew that was hit from behind. William was nearby along with Roy backing them up while the others struggled.
– You are fighting very well Gale, you are certainly a Gallard prodigy. – Commented William.
– It's very good to hear that from you, cousin. – Smiled Gale who was already testing the calf.
Soon they were all ready to fight again, while others hadn't even needed to stop. There was a reason they had sent relatively few mages to that area, they had sent two mages with absurd destructive capabilities, the others were actually facing thousands of mages, but Nora and Kristen, they were decimating the hordes that were further ahead on the battlefield , massive hordes and almost ridiculous they were so big, but Kristen with her lava needles and Nora conjuring the profusion of the four elements swept the opponents, they were master mages, they weren't in this position for nothing, things were going well, until they both realized that Angel, Angelo and Emiliana were in trouble and hurt, they were facing Vidar and Hiruka, those two had tired the three most experienced mages, so the mages immediately took care of going to the rescue of their colleagues.
– Looks like we'll be able to finish that fight after all! – Kristen said, she was already arriving with a lava wall that turns into a lava wave to drive away the two mages.
– Watch out girls... These two, they are very powerful, this level of power is scary, at least the power of a master mage, each one. – Emiliana said with serious injuries in her right arm and torso.
– For them to have been bar even for the lady Emiliana, an advanced master mage level, not one of the common ones. – Said Angel who walked supported by Angelo.
– Go after Elizah and Theón, we'll take care of them. – Nora said.
– I think we'll finally have a challenge... The mage of the Blades was the only real problem in that trio, if not for the blessing of Ohana's blood, maybe she could have killed one of us. – Hiruka laughed, adjusting his glasses, his way was very arrogant.
– Whatever that means, they're dealing with master mages now, you bastards. – Nora said with conviction.
– Scorpio's mage is mine. – Vidar said clumsily.
– Feel free, old friend, I'll have fun with the Kalaria. – Hiruka laughed disdainfully and snapping his fingers.
The three captains had gone to recover, the master mages had taken on the combat, each against one, it would be intense fights.
Vidar and Kristen started their confrontation with several projectile blows from their respective elements, it was an intense fight, a feeling of revenge, hatred, and desire to rip each other's heads off.
– Don't think it's going to be as easy as last time… Frozen Spikes Valley. – Conjured Vidar touching the ground, the ice froze everything, and from the icy surface grew randomly large, powerful and piercing spikes of ice in an extremely fast way demanding all of the speed and agility of Kristen who barely escaped a few lethal hits.
– Since you want to go classic… Scorpio: Blazing Lava Needle Rain! – Conjured Kristen who cast an incessant vertical and horizontal shower of lava needles and energy against Vidar.
The exchange of blows was really for killing, but they still managed to mix with the exchange of physical blows, the skill and versatility of those of the mages was really impressive, it was a fight between mages of a higher level, the battlefield around marked by ice she goes.
– A man with so many talents, but who blindly follows a woman who only eludes you. – Kristen said.
– I could say the same about you… As long as you're at the top you don't really care that your organization controls everything in this country, keeps everyone on a tight leash, information collected even without them knowing, communications control and even interrogation of suspicious behavior, which you are responsible for, isn't it? – Vidar said, conjuring some ice dragons.
– We do this for the safety of all, it is a small price to pay for the safety of the nation and to stop traitors and people like you and the Stroika. – Kristen replied, she had one of her nails grown like the stinger of a lava scorpion, she cut the dragons in half with her lava nail and fired some bristles of the same element.
– Translated, you want to maintain control at all costs by preventing any window of opportunity to change the system, a system that vain ones do not control. – Vidar said shortly.
– If it means preventing this nation from being like those stroiko bastards, then yes, you will regret having invaded our home, you animals. – Kristen said, she released a lava bomb through a spell she didn't even need to recite, it was a very powerful spell.
– It speaks of us, but it is also indoctrinated by Celestia's system, the difference is that you let yourself be deceived... Assassin Ice Spykes. – Conjured Vidar, he summoned a serpent of ice thorns that was creating more and more branches, and of the more branches of violent and fast ice thorns that tried to corner and impale the mage, it was a very dangerous attack.
– I see, a spell like that can seriously hurt inattentive opponents, and even resistant ones, multiple and strong punctures in a short space, could be a real problem, too bad you're dealing with a lava mage... Scorpio: Overheating Spots. – Conjured Kristen, she provoked waves of heat that protected her from the thorns, then she provoked epicenters from the ground that exploded in pillars of lava.
– I can't go easy on yourself... Your potential for destruction with this lava is frightening. – Said Vidar astonished.
Kristen wouldn't admit it, but her opponent was really powerful, she was being smart, if any of his fatal piercing attacks hit, she might be lost, she was lucky to have the advantage, but the power level was very similar indeed.
At the same time that Kristen and Vidar started to fight, Nora and Hiruka also started their dispute, it had been an impacting initial confrontation, Nora attacked mixing the magic of the elements perfectly in her movements, a dance of changing the elements in her attacks, it was impressive , in terms of multi-elemnetar control she was considered one of the best, besides mixing it with her direct strikes, Hiruka on the other hand was more agile and her electric strikes focused more on precision, their exchange of strikes was very impactful and interesting to see. Hiruka's combat style managed to be very elegant with thunder blades and trying to land accurate direct hits.
– I see... A great variety of elements, unfortunately for you I only need one element... Raijin No Ikari. – Conjured Hiruka who moved at the speed of a flash hitting a discharge of electric current straight into Nora's belly.
– Speed might be an issue, but I'll break his legs if I have to. – Nora said, she was recovering from that blow, she had been taken by surprise, now she knew that her opponent was much faster and more agile than she was.
– How many more blows will I need to finish you? – Laughed Hiruka was getting ready to attack again with the same attack.
It was to see Nora give the disdainful smile, he went all out, but this time he was the one who was surprised, Nora blew a vortex of protection around her in profusion with the six elements.
– Now it's my turn… Rage Of The Six Elemental Dragons. – Conjured Nora, one of her most extravagant spells and that showed her talent, she cast six elemental dragons, one of each of the six basic elements.
Hiruka tried to run away from the projectiles, but saw that she could control them all with perfection, until they merged into a mega dragon of all six elements, a mage who is simultaneously the bearer of the six basic elements. Four elements was already a mark of exceptionality, but all six of the basics, it was something almost impossible that only 10 mages in history have managed to accomplish.
– Complete mastery of the six basic elements of the cosmos... How is this possible? Looks like I underestimated you. – Hiruka said, even saying that didn't lose his arrogant air.
– From what I understand, you are the analyst among the generals of the Stroika. – Nora said without letting her guard down.
– Exactly, I take care of most of the strategies and profile analysis, and as I know you would not consider using your talent for Mrs. Stroika's cause, I will have to eliminate you, before you become a hindrance to her. – Hiruka said who was rushing forward with open palms and electrified with golden rays.
– I want to see it try! – Nora said, she fought without fear, she used her jumps to find a way to get around the opponent's superior speed with her projectiles to distract him.
– These distractions won't work dear… Raijin No Hakugai. – Conjured Hiruka, caused a series of magical thunders that fell one in front of the other trying to hit Nora, literally seemed to chase the mage and their speed only increased.
Eventually the blow hit Nora sending her into the air with the force of the hit, but still in the air she used her elemental powers opening the ground and from there summoning shots from the elements against Hiruka who was taken by surprise. The fight was intense, there were two mages of absurd powers, one focused on mass destruction, the other on precision hits, both deadly, whoever made more mistakes could walk away dead from that fight without a shadow of a doubt. Both of the fights between the master mages and Madame Stroika's generals were tense, they were opponents with lethal abilities, both based on deadly hit tactics, while the mages were versed in high destructive power, both sides were very well represented.
***
At a point on the road that led to the city-academy of Belladona the mages selected to be led by Alister had already positioned themselves, they were 1km from the gates where another group was and 1km from the entrance to the city proper.
– Right, you already know what to do, when those bastards from Stroika come to try to help the reinforcements that Nora's and Kristen's group are taking care of, we'll tear them apart, no prisoners, they've defiled our spiritual home and most sacred, they will pay! – Alister said, who stepped on the ground that formed an abysmal hole, he had separated the road by a fissure of kilometers from one end to the other, and fifty meters from one side of the road to the other, which was strength.
All who were students were gaping and surprised, it was an absurd feat of precision, physical strength and mastery of magic, most of them couldn't even dream of getting close to it, even Lucas was amazed.
– Surprised? Alister is the physically strongest male mage in the Royal Guard, and second overall, second only to Ms. Otrera, going out on the arm with him is not recommended. – Trent laughed.
– We can see. – Lucas said with a mixture of irony and fear.
– Don't worry Luquinhas, with time your strength will also increase, after all you are a Bull, we are the strongest in Celestia. – Alister said confidently.
– I really hope, that was awesome! – Said Lucas admired of his uncle.
– Position yourself and prepare for battle, you will have dangerous opponents, focus on the common soldiers, leave the more powerful ones to your captains or to me. – Alister said seriously and at the same time he looked worried.
– You're thinking about Ethan, aren't you? – Shannon laughed.
– It is so obvious? – Alister laughed.
– Yes, don't worry, Ethan knows how to take care of himself, he is one of the most powerful mages of the current mage masters after the legendary mages, you should trust your boyfriend more. – Rizzi commented.
– I know Rizzi, but still I'm always worried about my baby... And with Thea and Jack there, I know they're going to rock, their team is complete. – Commented Alister.
All were ready for battle, they were mages with assorted skills and would give a lot of work in that fight, the redhead with a lot of hair on Rizzi's team was Vernona Ignite, flame mage; the one with Frakius features with the most beautiful blue eyes was Tatiana Sircoux-Seed, cousin of Drusilla and a skilled plant mage; the other brunette on the team, with markedly classical celestial features, was Elena Winterbell, a wind mage.
The brunette with beautiful brown hair on the Rick team was Melody Hecatrix, second cousin of the Hecatrix twins, she was the daughter of Herminia Hecatrix, cousin of Hecuba Hecatrix, she was of the secondary lineage of the family, and both Melody and her mother were mages of water and earth[3]; the blonde of the group was Jason Talon, great-nephew of the king consort, he had two of the typical spells of his clan, the one of the sound and the one of the energy; the member of the group, who was brown, was called Kadmo Krane, Kristen's nephew.
The action was about to begin, with everyone positioned at different points and in team formation, leaving only Alister alone, they saw the advance of Stroika's troops who were already inside Belladona and who had come to welcome the reinforcements, but on the contrary , they had encountered a lot, a lot of problems.
– Girls, it's time to show service. – Rizzi said.
– Let it go, mistress! – Said the mages.
– Raging Wind Tail! – Conjured Elana causing powerful currents of wind.
– Fire Kiss! – Conjured Vernona launching projectiles of flames in the form of crackling lips that increased absurdly in size and power.
– Curse Of The Numbing Flowers: Bloom. – Conjured Tatiana, who makes numerous purple plants bloom through the field that give off narcotic gases.
– Slicing "Watercane". – Conjured Rizzi that caused a powerful water hurricane with appendages that looked like water swords, the hurricane rotated at 35,000 km/h, the damage was undeniable.
The Rizzi team went all out with their movement, a team with exemplary training, they weren't being careless, Elana was one of the centerpieces, she used her magic conjuring powerful wind currents, in one she fanned the flames of the kissing spell of Vernona's fire and the other it made the poisonous toxic gas plants spread, at one point they all converged to cause a firestorm with numbing gases, then Elana also helped her master by amplifying her water torrents with her wind, even they all converged again to make a whirlwind of boiling water with numbing properties, it was considered the best group work of the entire sophomore year at the Belladona Academy that year. The students went to face the privates, while Rizzi took care of the more powerful ones.
– Melody, swamp tactic now! – Rick said that he was hitting his opponents with melee and casually causing an eruption of crystals to pierce them by surprise.
– For now… Muddy Swamp Prison. – Conjured Melody who mixed the magic of earth and water to form almost instantly a quasi-living bog that was spreading across several targets and quickly the bog hardens, a dry mud harder than steel trapping the target by the ankles, legs and up to the waist.
– Now it's time for damage... Crystal Garden Bloom! – Conjured Rick using a spell of the Sapphire clan that made the ground appear a garden of giant and pointed sapphire obelisks that impaled those who were immobilized.
– Leave some for us too, Master... Echo Max Strike. – Summoned Jason who concentrated his forces and let out a hypersonic scream with waves of energy together.
– There's plenty for everyone here... Melting Core: Lava Splash. – Conjured Kadmo who spat out of his mouth an absurd amount of lava that fell on the field as if it were a shroud of lava.
They continued to fight, it was a really extraordinary battle, it couldn't be denied that the Royal Guard reinforcements were causing the real damage against the invaders for the most part, but the students couldn't be judged, that was it, just students, and they were there giving their all to save their affectionate home. The Shannon team was in on it too, Shannon was concerned to take her students to an area that only had small soldiers to exterminate the enemy army corps and not put them so much at risk.
– Always remember, this is not a simulation, but we have to perform the same in training... Beast Summon: Arachne Metafis. – Conjured Shannon that summoned five giant spiders and crystal clear and white, he coordinated the spiders to trap several enemy mages with their webs.
– Leave it to us... Curse Of The Numbing Flowers: Poisoned Darts. – Conjured Drusilla who threw purple flowers that gave off a gas that numbed the senses as if they were flower darts, it was an archetype of family, she still had many spells to learn and master.
– Let's not mess it… Shadow Blade Vortex! – Conjured Agatha that caused countless vortexes of darkness with a structural pattern of blades.
– Let's defend our home, Rising Anchors! – Conjured Pierce holding his spellbook and ten giant anchors in profusion connected to their chains rose to the skies in the form of a whirlwind. Shortly thereafter he went into direct combat with his double anchor point spear with quick, assertive movements.
That group was doing very well, at another point the Alek team was also taking care of the great horde, there were many enemies to fight, but they couldn't weaken, it was their home that they were at risk after all, they wouldn't let them get out of such an affront alive .
– Right guys, Mateus go ahead and soon after I prepare the field for Liam and Ian's blow. – Alek said, he launched a quantum storm against a nearby horde.
– Leave it to me... Pressure: surrender of the will. – Conjured Mateus punching the ground and exerting a power of pressure on unsuspecting mages within a wide range leaving them isolated.
– I'll take care of it now… Quantical Cube. – Conjured Alek who trapped a space of 200m2 in a quantum phase where only he and his students could attack and the mages were isolated. – Go there and make me proud. –
– Now it's our turn to attack… Pressure: Mighty Impulse. – Conjured Mateus launching a powerful thrust of pressure that destroyed everything in front of him, it was a powerful technique.
– It's almost macabre to fight them cornered like this... Mad Hive: Assassin Target! – Conjured Ian who conjured a swarm of murderous wasps that came in great powerful and lethal spirals emanating a poisonous incandescent energy.
– Are you going to tell me you've turned moralist now Ian? Spear Party: Max Reach! – Conjured Liam who fired fifty spears coming from different angles and strategic points, they had special arrows, they bounced and ricocheted even if they hit the ground, redirecting themselves and hunting their targets.
Inside that space there was still a mage on the stroikan side who seemed to be very powerful, had long golden brown hair and a serious bearing.
– Children playing with ancestral clan techniques… I'll give them a quick kill. – Said the mage that emanated a very powerful magical energy, more powerful than the three mages together, by far, she had been advancing showing power to kill them with a single hit, and she was followed by a trail of three dragons of silver thunder. –
– Boys back.... Quantical Implosion. – Conjured Alek to save his students, those projectiles had an absurd level of power, it would surely kill them, first he expelled the students from the quantum phase and then imploded that space in quantum phase inside the quantum vibrational field, destroying the mage.
Unfortunately the spell was not fast enough to save the caster himself, when saving his students from the dragon projectiles he became the only target, having been hit hard by the three dragons, each with the power to kill a strong mage if nailed it, there was no salvation for Alek, it was his final moments clinging to all of his strength to say goodbye to his students, he was on the ground.
– Master, please don't! – Mateus said, crying as he hugged the master's almost dead body.
– Calm down Mateus, Ian, Liam... I'm proud of the training I've given you so far, but my time has come, I'm glad I could have saved you in the end and fall protecting our home... All of you will become great mages one day... The best wasp master, the best pressure master and the best spear master... Go and protect Belladona, I entrust you Belladona. – Alek smiled as his life slowly ebbed away.
– TEACHER! – The members of the Alek team cried, it was hard to lose someone who was like a father to the three of them, but they wouldn't let this death be in vain.
– I keep the master's body... Let's send these bastards to Hell. – Said Liam, mad with fury, he used his dimensional magic to save the master's body in a personal dimension and then made a reverse shower of spears rise from the ground.
– To the last of these bastards! – Shouted Mateus that generated a pressure wave that destroyed organs and complete circulatory system, it was zero mercy now.
– They'll burn in the seventh hell! – Shouted Ian who conjured the largest swarm of murderous wasps he had ever made because of his fury.
Losses were inevitable in battle, the entire battlefield was fervent and intense with bloodshed, it was a fight that involved deep hatred on both sides, Trent had felt the death of Alek, the death of his boyfriend, and that the he had left him angry and at the same time shaken.
– You bastards... Destroying Air Palm: Vacuum Annihilation. – Conjured Trent, he was more corporal in combat, this spell projected powerful currents of wind and vacuum in the palms of his hands and he unleashed them in the air generating countless vacuum palms with frightening impact and at the same time cutting, it was a spell that he and Valtor were famous for using, and Trent had no pity, young or old, male or female, he destroyed the invaders, his students had never seen him like that.
– Master… Teacher Alek… He… He… – Leila began, who was saddened by the death.
– Yes Leila... But now is not the time to cry, we need to send all these bastards to hell... With "Flowering Inferno", now. – Trent said, he was holding himself not to cry.
– Yes sir! – Said his students.
Trent gave Lucas a boost throwing him high, he focused his reinforcement magic, hitting the ground and crumbling him into a large crater that dragged many enemy soldiers there.
– Let's get them all… Scythe Trap: Catching Blades. – Conjured Mira, her spellbook opened and from there came out (still connected to the spellbook by the magic seal in the book) scythes connected to chains that generated several more blades, they caught on the soldiers and dragged them to the crater created by Lucas' punch.
– I think it's my turn… Paralysis Thorn Garden. – Conjured Leila from the floor of the crater, abscesses began to sprout that shot up large thorns employed by the golden powder of the paralysis. Those targets were suffering from paralysis.
– Very well my students... Now it's up to me! – Trent said, launched countless palms of wind and vacuum that were forming a succession of brutal attacks on cornered targets and already paralyzed, they had no way to defend themselves. – Go and show those bastards the pain. –
Leila then used her roots golem to advance in battle, she had even perfected that spell since her battle with Megara, even opposing mages were impressed with a girl of that age using one of the secret techniques of the Hailway clan so masterfully; Mira showed all her versatility in battle with her Kusarigamas controlled by telekinesis, plus the one she controlled manually; Lucas fought using their absurd strength, they were even a talented group and on the teachings of a very experienced and powerful mage. Alister decimated those who opposed him, and fought close by watching his nephew perform.
– You're fighting very well, a real Bull. – Praised Alister.
– Thank you so much uncle, I'm trying to be like you. – Lucas said with a jovial smile even in the midst of battle.
– I know… Things are getting tougher around Rizzi and Rick's area, let's help them? – Alister said.
– It would be an honor. – Lucas said.
– Alister… Me and Mira are going to support Alek's boys, they must be in trouble, promise me you'll take care of Leila and Lucas. – Trent said worried about the lives of his students.
– I promise Trent, I promise you, they'll be fine, I'm sorry for Alek. – Alister said.
– I know friend, I know! – Trent said, he held himself not to cry.
The teams Rick and Rizzi had teamed up, they were going through a hard time, no wonder, all eight were facing Guilherme, the students attacked with everything they had, but the mage was in a totally different elite, even the attacks of the captains were no match for that mage's power. Fire and wind combos, numbing fog, torrents of water, water dragons, earth and mud combos, crystal combos, lava projectiles and supersonic screams, but Guilherme managed to fight back the attacks and start hitting in sequence.
– You Royal Guards aren't really bad, it's a shame you're not on my level, none of you. – Guilherme said, he hit an elbow that threw Jason away, covered Kadmo's mouth by covering the lava with his bare hands, pressing him to the ground, hitting a kick that threw Rick away, hitting Vernona by table on impulse.
– Children, be careful. – Rizzi said.
– Let's kill this bastard. – Vernona said, who launched more projectiles of flames.
Kadmo soon joined up with the other youths to try to launch another battery of attacks, but Guilherme wouldn't let it go.
– Commendable effort, I will use a real coup in honor of these efforts children... Melting Lava Destruction. – Conjured Guilherme who provoked furious lava vortices in medium-sized screws that targeted the youth.
– Kids! Sapphire Wall. – Conjured Rick putting himself in front of the young mages and projecting a colossal shield of magical sapphire, he seemed to resist the blow well, he was giving his all to protect those young men.
– Commendable, but useless! – Guilherme said, he intensified the blow with a new round of projectiles.
The shield shattered with the extra power, the impact and the frightening lava damage, Kadmo was scared, he tried to protect his teammates with his lava magic, but only managed to protect Elana and Melody, everyone else died from the impact of the coup, including Rick. It was at that moment that Alister, Leila and Lucas arrived, they were horrified by the scene, they were their friends, their colleagues, and one of their teachers.
– Bastard… You'll pay! – Rizzi said, she was launching twelve water dragons against William.
Guilherme then protected himself with a lava wall.
– This man, what power. – Kadmo said, he was scared.
– Rizzi, leave him to me… Take the boys to a quieter area, calm them down and guide them in the fight. – Alister said resolutely, he would not let that offense go unpunished.
– I see, send this bastard to hell, please. – Rizzi said, she was already recomposing herself, and was furious, but she had to admit that she had no power to defeat Guilherme alone at that moment.
– Yeah! – Alister said with a heavy heart and thinking if Ethan was okay, thinking how he was doing.
– Come on children, we need to take care of the rest of the battlefield, two captains have already fallen. – Rizzi said, she was being strong for everyone there, she was hurting her guts for having lost Vernona and Tatiana, she would rather have died than seen her students perish. – They were heroes until the end, we can't let ourselves be weakened by them. –
– Right! – Said Kadmo, Elana and Melody.
– Lucas, Leila, you too, go with Rizzi, I'll take care of this man alone. – Alister said.
– Uncle, please don't die, Mom and Grandma wouldn't stand it either. – Lucas said.
– Don't worry, I'll get back to you and them, I promise. – Alister said with a confident smile.
So the others left, it was Alister's turn to settle his accounts with Guilherme.
– Finally, an opponent who represents some challenge, it will be good to finish that fight. – Guilherme laughed.
– I will not forgive what you did, shed the blood of these children... Do you consider yourself a warrior? – Alister said, he was advancing with his strength to destroy Guilherme
– This strength is really scary... And by any chance have you thought about all the lives you took using your strength? Using her against people who didn't even stand a chance just because Celestia ordered them to? – Commented Guilherme, who dodged then launched lava projectiles.
– And you will feel her, for Rick, for Jason, for Vernona, for Tatiana, for everyone, and for daring to step into our most sacred place. – Alister said, he was precipitating a meteor against Guilherme who grazed him.
– If you can defeat me, do it, but I assure you it will not be easy... Lava Dragons. – Conjured Guilherme casting six lava dragons.
– I never expected it to be easy… Closed Exit Meteors. – Conjured Alister, it was a very violent blow, it conjured small meteors in all directions in north, south, east, west, above, below and in 360º bathed in energy.
Guilherme only survived because he protected himself with a lava blanket with which he managed to cross one of the meteors and escape. The two fought fiercely, Guilherme was a very skilled user of lava, and Alister, a fierce warrior, with amazing strength, the exchange of blows was frightening. At one point Alister managed to grab his opponent's wrist, spun him around by the wrist in the air and kick him to the ground, crumbling the surroundings. Alister's sequence of physical blows were frightening, if it wasn't for Guilherme's uniform and the fact that he also has a high physical strength and resistance, he could already be dead, Ohana's blood was doing miracles.
– You know, after I'm done here, I'll make a point of having fun with that boyfriend of yours, I promise not to make him suffer, too much. – Guilherme laughed, who conjured up lava geysers from the ground.
– If I were you, I would shut the fuck up, you shit, before I tear you to pieces… Shock Wave. – Conjured Alister punching the ground and emitting strong shock waves of pure energy along with the force of his punch.
– I have to open my eye, if he lands a real punch on me, I could be in a lot of trouble... Lava Shower. – Conjured Guilherme, who caused a shower of lava against his opponent.
– You've crossed all the lines coming here, your cause is just another cause of seeking power, it's just that you got mixed up with the wrong people. – Alister said, he moved forward without fear, even with the lava rain, he was monstrously resistant, with the uniform of the master mages so he was well protected, he managed to approach and give a seismic step with energy in the ground near Guilherme.
The enemy evaded, but not the three hundred enemy mages who were within the strike's radius who were instantly killed by the shock wave of the strike.
– We are paying the price for a better world, and this ends up destroying this cradle of fascists who control the world behind the scenes, let's give this world true peace. – Guilherme said soon launching more lava projectiles.
– Let me guess, true peace on your government? Don't make me laugh... They desecrated Belladona, and for that they will pay. – Shouted Alister who landed a punch that sent the general of M. Stroika far, if not for the uniform, the hit could have been fatal.
– The truth is that we always see ourselves as heroes, that's why history is made by the winners, when Celestia is in ruins she is the one who will be seen as evil and perfidious. – Guilherme laughed, recovering for the fight.
– Say what you want, it doesn't change my loyalty to my nation, to my friends, and to those I love, so don't talk to me. – Alister said, he appealed to physical combat.
Guilherme tried to dodge and attack with projectiles while Alister attacked mainly with his physical blows, it was a fight of skill, and also a rivalry that emerged since the last clash between them. Both fought fervently for their ideas, and Alister still fought for those dear to him and perished in battle, he would not dishonor those who sacrificed themselves to protect the Belladona Academy, he would give his all in that fight, no matter what the opponent throws if against him, he would continue to forge ahead like the great bull of the Royal Guard.
[1] Thick and glossy black hair, white skin, blue eyes, celestial origin, 34 years old, mage of Arms and Darkness
[2] Light brown eyes, tanned skin, light brown hair almost golden, Graeka origin, 36 years old, Weapons, Fire and Speed magic
[3] The magical families carry in their DNA the type of magic they can develop, the Hecatrix family is recognized for being a family in which all branches can produce magicians of any element and even multiple elements, however the Hecatrix of the main family have a genetic differential that allows them to develop medical magic, reinforcement and even in rarer cases, cosmic magic, and only eight bloodlines around the entire planet develop this type of magic.