Area II was very well supervised, those aimed at it were at the ready preparing for the imminent attack, all the captains and the master mage had all the strategy in mind.
– Everyone stay tuned, that bastard's soldiers will be here soon... Water users we're on the side of a fucking lake so for the love of the goddess Herah, use your brains, especially you, Baron. – Maeve said in order to encourage them.
– Yes, Maeve! – Said all the young mages, especially the young female mages, they had in Maeve a very impressive example of power and leadership, a warrior among the most powerful even among the masters of the Royal Guard, except for Edward, she is more powerful than all men of the master mages.
– I can't believe I'm here on a field mission with Twelve's Sea Master. – Sheila said excitedly.
– You are an example to all these girls, Maeve, together with Morrigan and Otrera, you really earned a lot of respect. – Commented Alicia.
– The master is really amazing, I would not like to cross her path in a bad mood. – Fiorella commented.
– All the result of a lot of hard work... Pay attention, we're fighting for our home, we have to give our all to win this battle, AB has never been invaded before, let's not let it go, now it's time for you to show what you guys do are made. – Maeve said, brave and sure of what she was saying.
Everyone was getting ready, but Maeve and William saw that Baron was walking along the surface of the water with a lost look on his face and so went to talk to him.
– What do you have, little brother? – William said worried.
– I'm afraid of doing ugly… We're fighting for our home, we're fighting for our honor, I can handle that, but I can't do poorly in front of you and your aunt, I'm afraid I'm not one Waves good enough. – Baron said uncertainly. – I'm nothing compared to you two. –
– I see, silly fear, I know how it is, when you're good, but there's always someone more powerful and that you sometimes want to impress, I spent that with 3GLWM... Baron give it your best shot, you've done extraordinary things in Triad exam, then focus all that power to drown those bastards. – Maeve smiled encouragingly and a little homicidal.
– That's right little brother, I was also a first year student, Maeve had it too, no need to worry, do your best and show who you are, you are a Waves and we are proud of you. – William said, he hugged his brother. – And if any of these invading mages so much as lay a finger on you, I'll drown them at the bottom of the deepest ocean myself. –
William had a very dual personality when it came to his brother, he adored his younger brother, his calm and playful way became something almost psychopath when he felt his brother was in danger.
– Now that we've resolved the existential crisis, we'd better get back to the appointments, because I don't give you a teaspoon because I'm family. – Maeve said focused on the service.
So they returned to land and it was just in time, that area of the lake that even had a natural dam of trees that made it an even half "isolated" area, the place was being invaded by thousands of enemy mages, many of whom seemed to be of a division of mages who fight with animal summons.
– Mages with water skills, how do we welcome you here? – Maeve said with a mocking smile on her face.
Maeve, Fiorella, Theodore, William, Alicia, Baron used the lake itself to form a total of 409 water dragon projectiles, 50% of them Maeve's work alone, it was an initial blow to hit them and if possible kill several drowned. After this initial adjustment, the teams moved forward to the fight, they were going all out from the beginning.
– Josh, let's start with the first part of the combo… Eternal Reverb. – Conjured Areta who released an extremely powerful hypersonic scream that stunned hundreds of enemies.
– Ground Prison! – Conjured Josh who held the stunned up to the waist by the ground.
– Beast Summon: Duo Dobermanns + Dobermanns' Pack Tourbillon: Twin Hunt + Bestiality Loan. – Conjured Bianca who performed three complex spells in perfect sequence, she summoned two eight-foot-long black Dobermans (Fang and Claw respectively, two females), the second spell gave them an absurd booster ability to move like relentless hunting beasts devouring foes, the third spell gave the canine and wild characteristics of the dogs to Bianca to fight like a wild beast. She came out smashing the targets in front of her.
– Josh, give me cover, the master and Bianca manage to go on the direct offensive, you arrest them and I cut their necks, fatal veins or weak points. – Sheila said, she already had energy blades in her hands and her reinforcement magic active, she might not be the one with the greatest destructive potential of her team, but she made up for it in intelligence and skill, she knew the methods to defeat opponents even more powerful than her. with her strategies, a fatal-looking doctor.
So the Areta team was very balanced, Bianca, Claw, Fang and Areta took care of one direction; Sheila and Josh took care of the other direction, but everything close to each other was a very well thought out fight, not to mention that Sheila would become a very targeted target when they realized she was the doctor there. The Priscila team fighting in another area was taking things to an intense and very interesting side.
– Now is the time to see how much kids really evolved, do your combo without me... Explosive Palm: Explosive Trail. – Conjured Priscilla, she fought and each hit left a trail of explosive energy that was triggered soon after, it was an intense and very damaging combat style, to use it one had to be a great martial artist with full control of their combat skills and magic flow. Priscilla was fighting, but her students would have to develop their attacks alone there.
– Let's show them the fury of heaven, hell and quantum... Quantical Gate. – Conjured Malik, he opened portals to the quantum phase through which entered various enemy shots, blows, projectiles and spells that were being cast against them, then Malik reopened the portal only from an angle that the blows returned to the direction they came from. .
– Now that you've received quantum retribution for your deeds, it's time for you to pass through the celestial sieve… Heavenly Redeeming Light. – Conjured Theodora, it was a very powerful spell passed by her father who was a born Specter, and that's why she had access to this type of magic, she submitted her opponents, this spell worked through the intensity of feelings, it evaluates all aggressive, violent, and impure feelings against the caster and redirects all this in the form of celestial energy impact against those who emanate such feelings to the extent of the strength of the feelings and skill of the user.
The hate-stricken warriors fell to the ground with the pain of heavenly retribution.
– And for having proved themselves impure, now they will suffer with the infernal rage... Hellish Fire Storm. – Conjured Kalin who burst the battlefield with a storm of infernal flames that started low and soon touched the skies causing very concrete damage.
Then the three combined their spells to unleash a celestial, hellish, and quantum gale.
– These kids will become even more powerful. – Priscilla smiled.
The Alicia team was also doing very well, they showed a very promising teamwork and to be impressed.
– Next, my eldest brother and my aunt so keeping an eye out, it's a hell of a lot… Lilly blinds these bastards. – Said Baron who seemed very energetic.
– Usually you don't take the reins, but I kind of like this cocky Baron… Blind Spark + Gaslight Veil. – Conjured Lilly consecutively, first she generated a glare that limited Adam's visibility, the second masked her and her team from sensorial abilities.
– Master now you and I, Theo turbines at the end... Shark Bay – Conjured Baron who summoned artificial water waves filled with projectiles of aquatic sharks of high rotation prey.
– You really want to impress those two, not that it's bad… Mad Water Spyral. – Conjured Alicia who jumped high and spit out absurd amounts of water with frightening pressure and force, in addition to managing to mold the torrent of water into a devastating and wide-ranging spiral.
– Everyone piss me off for being a Specter who doesn't use celestial magic, but it's not like I needed it to be a great mage... Overdose Charge. – Conjured Theo with all his efforts electrifying the water strikes of the master and teammate, he released amounts of absurd electrical discharges, almost enough to power a city like Belladona with energy for about two hours.
They all fought, they also went for sequences of solo strikes, Alicia demonstrated why she had the reputation of being such a good teacher, she mixed water and fire for boiling water techniques, Lilly fought with her luminous spears and blinding opponents and their animals , Theo was already with his claws and claws of thunder, he was all fighting with his agility; Baron couldn't hold back with his furious spinning water attacks, he showed very good skill with his projectiles.
Baron ended up venturing against a much more powerful opponent, he cast his spells, but they didn't have as much effect against the dark flame mage who was advancing at him filling him with flaming punches, and then lifting him in the air choking Baron, the situation seemed final , but when he least expected William arrives, furious, who has already arrived with a high-speed punch of water.
– Nobody touches my little brother, you piece of shit, wasted oxygen... Rotation Water Dragon: Quick Slash. – Conjured William at an absurd speed, his projectile was very fast and moved at high rotation and speed hitting him from all possible angles and finally taking him up and giving more high rotation damage and exploding with everything in him killing him. – Brother, are you okay? –
– I am, I just went soft, I'm not going to do something stupid again. – Said Baron.
– No problem, we just got stronger, facing stronger opponents, but that one was too advanced for you. - William smiled stroking his brother's hair. – You're doing well. –
William then returned to his squad fighting eliminating bigger threats so as not to reach the youths.
– Saving your little brother's ass? – Theodore laughed.
– I wasn't going to let him face an enemy he wasn't prepared to face, it's time for us to do our damage... Slicing "Watercane". – Conjured William that caused a powerful water hurricane with appendages that looked like water swords, the hurricane rotated at 30,000 km/h, the damage was undeniable.
– Waterfall Fog. – Conjured Theodore, who formed high and vigorous water curtains that generated a thick fog that hinders visibility, and after the fog was made, it transforms the veil of the artificial waterfall into a gigantic spiral that fell with all the weight, pressure and force of the fall. of the waterfall on the warriors of the field, was a technique and phases, first it generated the mist of the fall of the waterfall and soon after it collapsed the weight onto the targets.
– Thanks for the fog, it will make the next step much easier... Absolute Zero Snowrain. – Conjured Fiorella bringing hands together and leaving the snowy field, besides he was causing magic concentrations to freeze targets in magic concentrations of -780.0 Cº, she managed to kill hundreds of opponents like that, it's a very spell dangerous depending on the user, she was a respectable Frost, even if she wasn't the most powerful Frost.
– You really are a squad to be proud of. – Maeve said seeing his students fight so impressively.
Something was strange, the fog and ice seemed to dissipate, but undoing these terrain spells was not a simple thing, an absurd heat would strike the place melting the ice, it was a six meter flaming bird (its name was Zhuque), then an oriental dragon with blue scales and silver belly crossed the sky dispelling the mist, he was twelve meters tall, a snake body (his name was Aoryu), who was arriving was Andreia who came with a confident and almost arrogant way, at his side two other large animals came, a white tiger with black and gold markings, the tiger was 4 meters long (his name was Howaitotaiga); the other was a giant eight-meter turtle with an obsidian shell (his name was Kurogame), a presence that commanded respect and authority.
– Master this woman, how much power, and these animals… They are… – Fiorella said that she was amazed by the theories in her mind.
– Yes, she is a master of beasts, there are four beasts of sacred races, each one of a kind descended from the four sacred animals of Nihondo from the mythological eras, black turtle, white tiger, blue dragon and red bird, tame one of each of the four species and being able to use them in battle is impressive, as well as requiring a very high power level to keep these beasts under control. – Commented Maeve experienced.
– Maeve Waves, the one who is considered the most powerful mage out of the three legendary mages, I made sure to ask the lady Stroika to face you... Test the fourth most powerful mage of the Royal Guard against the four celestial beasts. – Andreia laughed, sure of herself and staring at Maeve.
– If you make such a point, I will be your opponent, even if these were the four original sacred beasts, I would not frighten me, I do not run away from challenges. – Maeve said, she didn't seem intimidated.
– Let's help her with the master beasts. – Fiorella said.
– No, the challenge is for me, I'll face her and the beasts... They'll help the others. – Maeve said that did not seem to express fear.
– Be careful, auntie. – William said.
Maeve's team then went to help the other mages, Maeve would face Andreia and her beasts alone.
– Let's see if you live up to the fame you have. – Andreia said that she was already positioning herself with her four animals, preparing for the attack.
– We didn't have records that one of the Stroika's lackeys had control over beasts of the four sacred species of Nihondo, this fight will be interesting. – Maeve said, she was launching several quick and deadly projectiles against Andreia.
– Of course, I'm one of the cards up her sleeve, I spent months in low-profile, she sent me to Nihondo where I was taming these beautiful ones... I'm a mage specializing in taming wild beasts, it was difficult, I had to kill their original masters to get them for me. – Andreia laughed, who had defended herself from Maeve's initial attack using a reflection spell with the turtle's obsidian shell.
– Killing other summoners to get these beasts, that's despicable... And that explains the news about Nihondo, about the dead Shujin Madoshi[1], they were all tamers of mystical beasts. – Maeve said she was angry at that act that she considered despicable.
– Serious? The list of things Celestia has done is far worse than just political assassinations... Fire Trail Dance + Monstrous Gale Strike + Ascending Rock + Water Pulse Uncaged. – Conjured Andreia consecutively, the spells were performed by the beasts, the flame bird launched a trail of flames, the blue dragon moved forming vigorous and reckless wind currents that fan the flames; the black turtle used its power by generating very powerful and dense water pulsations, the white tiger demonstrated great geokinesis power by launching many earth projectiles at Maeve.
It was a compendium of very powerful attacks, as they were being performed by mystical beasts of legendary races and the power of those blows was monumental, almost the personification of nature turning against Maeve.
– Very powerful specimens of the four celestial beasts of Nihondo, but don't think that will stop me... Water Monstrousity Awaken. – Conjured Maeve using the lake water, which formed an aquatic beast full of long necks of water in high rotation that shook the firestorm, since as for the aquatic pulsations its beast was very robust, and the stone projectiles crumbled with the water turnover.
The fight would be very good, both sides were very powerful, the fight would be very intense.
– An aquatic technique of this magnitude, worthy of the woman who has already controlled ¼ of the world's tides at once, I know your expertise goes beyond that, if I finish you off then I can risk using these four to kill the 3GLWM. – Andreia said, she orders the four beasts to attack again and with even more powerful and violent attacks from their respective elements.
The blue dragon advanced furiously through the aquatic beast and with its wind currents blasting it, the flame bird and the white tiger launched their elemental projectiles, the black turtle attacked spinning inside its own hull in a swift and violent manner, launching Maeve against the lake. The impact had been pretty powerful, a combo of attacks that really hurt, but Maeve still managed to stay on the water's surface and wasn't looking very patient.
– These beasts, they are very powerful, to tame these four beasts… I better be careful. – Maeve said, recovering from the crash and getting ready to attack.
– Honey, you have no idea the level of these beasts... Earthbound Roar + Cascade Fall + Fiery Feather Storm + Born Of The Storms. – Conjured Andreia, the tiger provoked a series of projectiles in the form of stone tigers, the black turtle flew overhead and from there it began to rotate with its shell and from the holes it launched vigorous jets of water capable of splitting the ground in half, the flaming bird launched a storm of flame feathers, the blue dragon curled itself around its own axis causing vigorous lightning storms of wind.
Maeve had to be careful, they were powerful beasts, their attacks had a destructive potential capable of destroying cities easily, the Belladona Academy was luckily protected by a magical field of resistance increase.
– These animals are really heavy... Giant Rotation Water Spheres! – Conjured Maeve who trapped the four beasts in perfect floating spheres of water that were at an absurd speed.
– If you think this will hold them back, think again… Kurogame, free your friends… Aoryu and Zhuque combo from the fire trail… Howaitotaiga rip her head off. – Andreia said, giving orders to her beasts, she had a great deal of control over them, she didn't even need to move much, the beasts did the work.
The black turtle managed to undo the four spheres freeing her and her companions, then Kurogame went to Andreia's side as a defensive measure, and the other three left to attack. The fight was hard, but Maeve wasn't going to falter here.
– Until now I didn't understand exactly why I was your specific target, the other master mages are also extremely powerful, why not test their strength against Alister's absurd strength? – Maeve said, launching water projectiles.
– You have a great fame, regarded as one of the most powerful mages in the world, your dangerousness, your feats in war even though eclipsed by 3GLWM, were phenomenal, I was also eclipsed in war by their feats... I have all four Nihondess beasts recently, and I can only test their true strength against a mage of their caliber, I want to be pleased to say that I have killed one of Celestia's greatest assets. – Andreia said, she seemed very determined to win that fight.
– My luck that these are descendants, the four original beasts of Nihondo are each at a level of near godhood, no mage has tamed any of the four. – Maeve commented that she wasn't so arrogant, she knew she was powerful, but she didn't underestimate the abilities of others, especially beasts that individually had powers superior to guard captains.
The two mages were fighting with all their might, Maeve knew that the easiest way to finish off mystical beasts was to take down the summoner, those beasts had exceptional powers and together were a tough match even for mages of Maeve's rank.
***
The group that was taking care of the garden area was preparing for when the invasion of Madame Stroika's servants invaded and passed through the garden area. Teresa was concentrating along with the others who had gone with her.
– Do you think that only the six of us and Battalion I will handle this vast area? – Commented Richard.
– Look at the respect kid. – Melissa laughed. – Teresa is right in the middle of a garden, she will eat the ass of anyone trying to invade this area, let's take good care of this area. –
– I'll show you something, a technique that currently only seven of today's master mages can perform, one of the four divine spells I can perform... Big Bang Army. – Conjured Teresa who touched the ground and all over the garden soldiers stood up with traces of the earth and nature, 300 ephemeral soldiers made by magic from the essence of nature.
– Shocked! – Richard said with a smirk.
– Is it good for you now? – laughed Zuri.
– You can see that the father is on! – Richard said excitedly.
Before long, the invading mages were arriving more and more in staggering amounts through the gardens, they were all on top of the mages, and they wouldn't leave for less.
– It's going to be fun to finish off these guys… Swamp Trap. – Conjured Richard, he joined the magic of water and earth to make a mire that had caught several of the invaders, soon after used fire to harden, they were trapped by the feet in a special hardened mud, in addition to harming opponents.
– You fucking celestian. – Said one of the stroikan mages caught in the blow.
– How rude… Firebreathe. – Conjured Richard who spat a powerful jet of flame at the paralyzed opponents to kill them.
– It won't be that easy, you brat. – Said the stroikan from before who had survived and freed himself, then he launched a blast of ice energy against Richard.
– I hope you like hot springs… Scalding Water Dragon. – Conjured Richard who launched four large steaming water dragons that hit the opponent and others who were nearby, he was a neophyte of great talent.
The fight was getting intense and very destructive, it was a fight to defend their values, defend their home, Melissa was not left behind with her group.
– Come on boys, destroy everything… Explosive Seal Target. – Conjured Melissa, she marked fifty of the magic soldiers created by Teresa with marks of explosive magic, they had turned into magic bombs.
Soon those soldiers who were in confrontation exploded taking several others with them.
– My turn now, Statical Shock. – Conjured Jean-Paul who released a wave of electricity that paralyzed the muscles of several opponents.
– I go in now… Burning Ashes. – Conjured Baco who spat out an absurd amount of ash and smoke that filled that part of the battlefield, and with a swipe of fangs he ignited the ash and smoke blasting the paralyzed targets.
– Why blow things up if you can shred… Tornado Shurikens. – Conjured Zuri, forming a storm around him in a fast and dangerous axis of shurikens of shimmering black metal.
They were a very efficient destruction group, the fights were always intense, Veronica entered the battlefield, the soldiers of nature were not obstacles for her, Richard tried to fight against her casting earth, fire and water spells, but it was not having chances.
– Obtuse child, do you really think you can face me? – Veronica laughed making several plants that spit acid spheres bloom.
Richard managed to escape the gunfire, but was soon caught by magical acidic vines that sprouted from the ground, it was a dangerous and tense situation. Teresa appeared to interpose the situation, she was there to face Veronica.
– Richard, go take care of the east part of here, I'll take care of it... Veronica, it's good to see you again, at least now I can finish cleaning the floor with your face. – Teresa said that there is time for Richard to get out of there.
– Teresa, just who I wanted to meet, we have a lot to settle, isn't that right? – Veronica said conjuring a tornado of acid bristles.
– You crossed the line, attacked our most sacred place, they are attacking children… Rolling Roots. – Teresa conjured, she summoned roots that emerged from the ground causing an earthquake, then two quick roots and sharp with thorns rotated in a helix around Veronica throwing her in the air.
– I'm seriously hearing this from a woman who months ago invaded a city in the east of the ancient continent and gave orders to wipe out the local population for political reasons. – Veronica said, she was involved in a whirlwind of acid petals to corrode the opponent's attack and also stoking several acidic roots against the opponent.
– It's very different, they are teenagers, still in formation, those men and women were sympathizers of a genocide. – Teresa replied, who was advancing in her attack by launching spheres of energy from nature.
– Different? Again you're just kidding yourself, how is it different? You attacked a hotbed of paramilitary soldiers who were against their political interests, we're just returning the favor, so don't be a hypocrite... Acid Flower Dance. – Conjured Veronica who moved releasing several petals of extremely acidic and corrosive plants, with each movement more petals were thrown.
Maeve had to move fast, that acid was powerful, some petals hit her leg and it was really painful, her skin seemed to corrode, but she wasn't there to give up.
– I see you will not give in, but even if you acknowledged your mistake, this affront will not be forgiven... Gift Of The Nature Gods: Root Army. – Conjured Teresa, she summoned ten root golems with paralyzing golden pollens, each of the golems was four meters tall and advancing to destroy Veronica.
– One of the secret techniques of the Hailway clan, as far as I know, is regarded as one of the most powerful and complex techniques of nature... Acid Splash Flux. – Conjured Veronica who concentrated her magic and spat out a stream of corrosive acid extremely potent, she managed to melt some golems, but some regenerated and others kept going up.
The fight intensified, values and principles were at stake, neither of them would give their arms to support, it was a fight between two masters of nature, a fight with conflicting roots and morals.
***
The group from the central building was very well organized, the first, second and third year students who didn't go along with the other teams were fighting around there, they were defending the main building, preserving it, it was a safety point, several injured students they were being taken from there to the medical wing in escort groups of three, the fighting was active and very intense. In the entrance area, it was the selected senior mages who handled the attack.
– Give your all boys, they'll pay for having set foot in this place! Nobody touches the BA and my students! – Margareth said that she conjured up dozens of explosive currents.
– Mistress Margareth, believe me, they will pay dearly for this blasphemy… Scythe Trap: Cutting Chaos. – Conjured Crissy, her library opened and from there came out (still connected to the library by the magic seal in the book) a powerful and violent torrent of kusarigamas scythes that were cutting off their targets, there were more than fifty scythes moving in extraordinary profusion. Crissy then advanced with a special golden kusarigama with triple sickle and at the other end a thorn sphere, she was extremely dangerous and very well armed.
– Aunt Crissy is really thick, I can't be left behind... Iron Fan: Iron Needle Gale Fantasy. – Conjured Amber that unlike the other Targets, she wasn't a specialist in kusarigamas or spellbooks, she was an expert in the use of combat fans, it was a one-meter fan, the material of the folding of the fan was very resistant, firm, soft and the color of cream with inscriptions of magic seals; her spell conjured iron needles that were sealed in the fan's magic seals, she moved the fan with absurd force and speed, mixed wind magic and iron needles spawned in absurd amounts, a very effective long-range offensive attack.
The use of giant combat fans was not something that common nor linked to a specific clan, it was a type of combat that was earned during the years of the Academy, when it was seen that the student had the talents that balance strength, endurance, skills of sealing, summoning, projectiles, and advanced aiming at each other. The Blades, Locks, Targets and Novels have produced the best users of Celestia's giant combat fans, currently in the entire Royal Guard, out of more than 50,000 members, only 200 are giant combat fans.
– I'm always impressed with this movement of fans, friend, but I also have my charm... Cat's Trap: Lethal Lines. – Conjured Lorenzo moving and establishing a network of almost imperceptible lines where his opponents were coiled more and more as they moved, the lines tightened more and more, some were torn apart by the traction and pressure of the desperate movements. The lines had a special magical boost that made the cutting power even more intense.
– Thanks for giving me material to work with, friends... Symbiotic Empathy Transference. – Conjured Joseph, it was a spell that projected the sensations of pain and suffering of the soldiers who were hit by the blows of Amber and Lorenzo, and with more stunned enemies the other mages fell upwards beating the paralyzed invaders.
Nearby Terrence was also fighting and showing all his pomp and skill, his blows were elegant and powerful, he conjured blasts of ice, vortex of fractals, fists reinforced with ice.
- I hope that Thiago, Erick and Damian are well... These unfortunates will pay for this affront, how much audacity... Absolute Zero Reactor. – Conjured Terrence who created a pillar of ice energy that expanded in a wave of icy energy that came out giving a freezing and kinetic impact at -800Cº, Terrence was one of the most powerful, top 3 of the Frost family, his talent was undeniable among those who had the title of captain there, he was the strongest.
Raquel was around there also massacring the opponents, she had no pity for any of the invaders.
– Rock Dragons Carnival. – Conjured Rachel who created ten projectiles of stone dragons that came out of the ground and were decimating the warriors in their path. – They will pay dearly for this affront.
The fight was getting tougher, the combats got more and more violent, the more experienced and older mages were covering the younger ones, helping them in their combos, giving them cover to develop their techniques, it was a fight of everyone giving their all themselves. Terrence teamed up with some students with sensorial skills to lock down opponents to make hits more effective; Raquel helped several students with elemental skills to launch their projectiles; Crissy and Amber helped with the good students with traps; Lorenzo and Joseph helped students with good direct combat and reinforcement skills. Margareth was in that endeavor helping all types of students, she was the most powerful among the Academy's defenders in that sector and demonstrated why she was the director and one of the masters of the Royal Guard, her chains of the most varied caused immeasurable damage. Amidst all that turmoil Casey was a nuisance, she wreaked havoc, she was a dimensional summoning mage, she conjured curved daggers in the shape of fangs, she was an assassin style mage, she had killed six of the special battalion paladins sent to Belladona's backup, Margareth would not allow this to continue, so she sent her chains to try to disarm Casey.
– Margareth Lock, the director of Belladona, the most powerful in the history of the Academy, I received direct orders from M. Stroika to kill you personally. – Laughed Casey with a somewhat disingenuous and even psychopath way.
– Casey Headley, M. Stroika assassin, I heard a lot about you, 1945 confirmed deaths, overthrew 3 governments of small countries in the east of the ancient continent, a lot of daring to step in this place, believe me, it will pay for trying on the lives of my students and mainly for those you just killed... Marta, Edgar, Raul, Jane, Marcos and Guinevere. – shouted Margareth who unleashed a series of extradimensional currents with extremely sharp points that moved in profusion, with their extensions also serving as a prison of chains.
– Apparently we know well who the other is, we do not need to waste time with this ... Daggers Storm. – Conjured Casey, setting off a violent storm of curved daggers in circular patterns at an absurd speed.
– You mad... Lockchain: Concealed Trap. – Conjured Margareth who wrapped Casey in her chains immobilizing her in a cocoon of very tight chains trying to paralyze the mage.
– Not so fast! – Casey said that she escaped the chain prison by throwing more daggers, in addition to conjuring two golden curved daggers that she directly wielded while controlling other daggers with her telekinesis.
– Your talent is undeniable, but I can't afford to die, not here, not now, and not while my guys aren't safe. - Margareth said, she cared more about the lives of her students than her own, she launched several chains through extradimensional portals that caused successive explosions when coming into contact with the daggers that repelled.
– A somewhat hypocritical speech considering how many you have killed on missions, as far as I know you were the head of the Royal Guard assassins in your youth, and honestly I was very inspired by your abilities... But that doesn't change anything, I'm here to kill you. – Shouted Casey who advanced with his golden daggers and others, his movement was extremely agile, even superior to Margareth.
– Those times are gone, I was young, inconsequential, I didn't have so many responsibilities, I didn't have so many people to take care of, I hadn't found myself as an educator, there is much more value in guiding lives, not destroying them, and for all that it is most sacred, I will not die here, I will protect my students. – Cried Margareth who did not truce with her chains, she conjured several chains with explosive magic at a speed higher than the daggers of Casey, in terms of conjuration and materialization domain Margareth was superior.
The fighting was intense, tinkling between offensive currents and deadly daggers, Casey's advances were violent, but Margareth knew those patterns of movement, had the same background as the training she gave to the assassin division, when she was younger she fought with two main chains wrapped around the arms for direct attacks with their physical blows and controlling the other chains with telekinesis.
– Your talent is undeniable, but I can't afford to die, not here, not now, and not while my boys aren't safe. - Margareth said, she cared more about the lives of her students than her own, she launched several chains through extradimensional portals that caused successive explosions when coming into contact with the daggers that repelled.
– A somewhat hypocritical speech considering how many you have killed on missions, as far as I know you were the head of the Royal Guard assassins in your youth, and honestly I was very inspired by your abilities... But that doesn't change anything, I'm here to kill you. – Shouted Casey who advanced with her golden daggers and others, her movement was extremely agile, even superior to Margareth.
– Those times are gone, I was young, inconsequential, I didn't have so many responsibilities, I didn't have so many people to take care of, I hadn't found myself as an educator, there is much more value in guiding lives, not destroying them, and for all that it is most sacred, I will not die here, I will protect my students. – Cried Margareth who did not truce with her chains, she conjured several chains with explosive magic at a speed higher than the daggers of Casey, in terms of conjuration and materialization domain, Margareth was superior.
The fighting was intense, tinkling between offensive currents and deadly daggers, Casey's advances were violent, but Margareth knew those patterns of movement, had the same background as the training she gave to the assassin division, when she was younger she fought with two main chains wrapped around the arms for direct attacks with their physical blows and controlling the other chains with telekinesis.
***
Morrigan had gone to take care of the attack in the female dormitory area, the place was packed with thousands of mages led by Fernanda, Wanda had gone with part of her battalion to help in that part.
– Lady Morrigan, I'm here to help with whatever you need. – Said Wanda who seemed excited to impress.
– Honestly, do what you want, I do not need help, but I will not oppose the reinforcement. – Morrigan nodded indifferently that left for the battle, decimated mages easily conjuring serpents of darkness in the mounds that devoured the targets.
Fernanda then did not take long to hunt and advance against Morrigan. She carried with her a large, glossy black-bladed sickle with a terrifying design that resembled a reptile.
– Lady Morrigan, Twelve's Shadow Master, one of the most powerful mages in the world, it is an honor to accept such a challenge, to assassinate one of the greatest warriors in the world. – Fernanda said with a tone of admiration as well as determination, she used her scythe casting shadow blades and then multiplying those blades of darkness with her magic.
– Fernanda Allure, long time, no see, I see that you are still as powerful as before, you really have the courage to use my scythe against me... Betraying us during the last war, sabotaging my attack plans and stealing my weapon, girl, you got balls. – Morrigan said that he had as much respect as anger for the opponent.
– I'm much more powerful than my sister, especially after the boost the Stroika gave me... Shadow Blade Hurricane. – Conjured Fernanda that attacked trying to hit the dark blades and the cut damage, she provoked a gale of gigantic dark blades.
The power of those blades was able to bring down part of the barracks with ease, Morrigan managed to escape the blades.
– You're even more powerful than before, even so, you're dreaming if this is enough to want to face me. – Said Morrigan who went on top of Fernanda, she fought in a vicious and powerful way, projecting snakes of darkness that came out of her arms as she attacked.
The two mages faced each other in direct and agile combat, Fernanda manipulated the scythe very well in combat, and used it as an offensive reinforcement while trying to use her "Concealed Dark" spells to paralyze Morrigan, but the opponent had a clear superiority over control of darkness making it an exercise not very effective, the exchange of blows was intense.
– Lady Stroika offered me a unique opportunity, offered me a place of prominence, I would no longer be behind my sister's shadow as the future leader of the clan and as my superior of the Royal Guard, she gave me the opportunity to have royal power in the hands. – Fernanda said with a crazy glare in her eyes trying to decapitate Morrigan with the scythe. – Stealing this sickle was the cherry of the situation, the Ophidian Scythe was one of his relics stolen from a Zambi tribe that worshiped the snake god Ophixius, let's say I only took it to serve a greater cause. –
– Honestly, even in this quest for power, which I really understand, how dare you attack this place? Our sacred home, and you know me, you know I'm not one for cheap sentimentality, but that's where we grew up, and I won't allow this blasphemy, the cradle of talent, with all its faults, remains the place that helped us become who we are today. – Morrigan said, he had this attachment and feelings of affection with few things in this world.
– Shocked! Morrigan of the legendary mages, with feelings and zeal for a band of nobles' sons. – mocked Fernanda. – I'm doing my job, you know, the best way to destroy an enemy is to destroy its future and bases, in the case of a nation, children and education. –
– I know that very well, Celestia has already ordered us to do "questionable" things and I do not disapprove, power is power, but this is lack of honor and loyalty to our homeland, BA still has the majority of students coming from the noble conjures , but little by little this has been changing, so I won't let it destroy this place. – Said Morrigan who conjured spirals of snakes of darkness.
Fernanda landed an enhanced blow of magic with the scythe cutting Morrigan in half using a spell of her clan to paralyze her, but soon a renewed Morrigan came out of the mouth of the body cut in half.
– You know, I think you really became a mage of respect, and as a token of my recognition I will use you as my next vessel. – Morrigan said with a guaranteed look.
– What? – Said Fernanda scared.
– I'll absorb you. – Morrigan said.
– You can try asshole… I'll rule this world alongside Ms. Helloise, and everyone who gets in the way will perish, even a legendary mage. – shouted Fernanda, who went forward with everything with the scythe and her dark spells, she was voracious and willing to win.
– If you think so. – Said Morrigan that swerved and advanced in battle.
– We live many things in this life, but this fight, I always wanted to kill you, I should be the best user of darkness in the Royal Guard. – Fernanda commented, she was going with biting attacks.
– Second best, maybe. - Disdained Morrigan.
Morrigan truly broke free, demonstrating her superiority over her opponent, overpowered each of her attempted attacks and then after volleying her with a "serpent arm of darkness" she prepared her fatal spell.
– As I said, I will recognize you killing you and assimilating you as one of my extra bodies… Ophidian Possession: Eternal Corpse. – Conjured Morrigan, she generated a myriad of gigantic snakes of darkness imbued with a dark power very intense, these snakes created a link between the two mages bringing them together, the blow was draining Fernanda and little by little assimilating her to Morrigan. – Your last words? –
– You bitch, this spell, I thought something like that was impossible. – Fernanda said that little by little she was being dragged into Morrigan.
– Nothing is impossible for me, dear, I have no limits. – Morrigan said, she took her scythe. – After all this time, I finally got my toy back, now things are going to get interesting. –
Soon Morrigan went on to slay the invaders, she destroyed them with her scythe and snakes of darkness, it was a fatal and cruel combination, Wanda and the others were amazed at the difference in power between them and the legendary mage, those invading mages decimated by a only mage in a matter of minutes, and the mage had almost a pleasure in it, or at least a sociopathic approach to these people's lives.
***
Edward had gone to the boys' dormitory area, the place was in chaos, the designated extra battalions were facing off against the invaders, but Carlos and Daiana who were the heads of those battalions were getting into trouble facing Trevor who was proving to be a much more powerful opponent than the two captains, he swept them both with his wind and earth magic.
– I'll take care of this guy. – Said Edward who puts himself in front of Trevor and protecting the two captains who were extremely injured.
– Sir Edward, sorry for being so useless. – Carlos said.
– Not useless, they just found a superior opponent, so go find a medical mage, I'll take care of him. – Said the legendary mage.
– Sir Edward, he is very dangerous. – Diana said.
– Don't worry, I can handle it. – Edward smiled, winking at the fallen mages who soon left there.
– Edward Tempest... Handsome as always, I remember when I first saw you, I was from an advanced Graeka infantry unit in the Graeku army, you gave an impression of power and grandeur while feeling weak I needed help from a foreigner, I swore I would no longer rely on anyone else for help in battle, and transforming this world is a great way to prove my strength. – Trevor said with a bold and even assured way.
– Trevor Kylos, I remember you, a very promising mage as I remember, I remember that, I was assigned to help you, but what would make such a brilliant soldier betray your people? – Edward said he was surprised and stunned by a boy who years before saw him fighting so bravely for his nation.
– I gave my life and my blood for my country, if not for you I could have died in that battle, but when it was all over, what recognition did I get? After doing everything for my nation, how was I treated? Only the highest ranks received the decorations as heroes, and those of us who gave our lives in battle only received a medal and some congratulations, this is an outrage and if to be recognized I need to help conquer this damn planet then I won't mind of destroying every nation, person and obstacle that prevents it. – Trevor said irritated triggering a series of sharp projectiles of earth along with bristles of biting wind together.
– Pride? Pride? You're helping that selfish bitch to end this world out of pride... Do you know how many friends I lost? I lost my master who sacrificed himself in that damn war, don't you understand we didn't do all that for glory? If your intent was glory, then I'm sorry to tell you that you're just a fifth-rate mage, the mages who gave their lives in that war didn't do it out of self-centeredness or vanity, they did it out of courage and devotion to their nations. – shouted Edward who moved in a powerful way and destroyed the projectiles with his vigorous flames.
– It's easy to say, you are the most powerful man in the world, the most famous, the most admired, and what about me and the other thousands who have not left the anonymity? Land & Skies: Upside Down. – Conjured Trevor causing a terrifying gale with several extremely sharp stone stalactites, it was a fatal combination.
– You idiot, I'm not going to waste my time with such a futile mage who only cares about glory and recognition, this fight is for much more, there are generals from the Stroika who even respect your convictions, but you, you're nothing but what's most rotten, a mage who does have talents, but just wants recognition, shine, that's not the most important thing... Blazing Inferno. – Conjured Edward who advanced even against the powerful earth projectiles hitting a punch on Trevor that set him on fire, his body was consumed in flames, Edward used this attack with everything and with all his hatred.
Edward exterminated Trevor, could not hold back, could not accept or respect someone who fought for such derisory reasons as he watched hundreds die nobly in defense of their convictions and nations. And mostly because of Astaroth, a man who taught him to be brave and noble, he couldn't accept such a frivolous mage, especially one who wanted to help destroy the world on the mere whim of the spotlight.
***
The medical support group led by Otrera were very busy treating numerous wounded from the most diverse battlegrounds across Belladona, things were intense, Otrera was putting on a show in treating mages with extremely serious injuries, Astarte was helping with the hospital's line of defense and tending to the less severely wounded so that he could concentrate on the battle, her students were tearing up the entrance area.
– Until taking care of the medical ward is not so tedious… Dynamic Spyral! – Conjured Artemisia, she launched a comet of pure fire and thunder, fed and expanded by the wind furiously.
– We have to buy time for Polo and the other doctors… Hallowed Shadow Mirror. – Conjured Nathan, who summoned shadow mirrors from which spirits that were trying to suck the enemy mages came out.
– Love, we talked about it, I'm not an invalid. – Apollodro said that he had finished healing a colleague and soon after he was fighting with his water blades in his hands and trying to hit lethal points.
– You three, have grown so much in these months, are really a great team, they worry and also put themselves to the test. – Commented Astarte that punched the ground causing a shock wave to destroy some opponents ahead.
– All thanks to your training, master. – Apollodro said.
Otrera could see this even though she was deeper in the medical room, she was happy and proud of it. It didn't take long for a more serious case to arrive there, Alana had serious injuries in the shoulder and torso, she had been taken there by Thea who left her with Apollodro who soon began to treat her friend.
– Thea, what happened? – Asked Astarte.
– She was in a good fight, this girl has amazing skills, but it was trying to help her teammate who was going to be hit from behind by sharp projectiles, I had to bring her right away, some on the other hand, couldn't resist. – Thea said, she was sorry for the casualties.
– Keith and Megara, are they okay? – Artemisia asked, almost dying of anxiety and fear for them.
– Calm down, they're fine, Ethan is dealing with Beatrice and I had to bring her, I couldn't leave Mr. Elijah's granddaughter there knowing I could save her, I need to go back, I know she'll be in good hands. – Thea said that she went back to the focus of the battle from where she was at full steam.
– Come on Thea, she's in good hands. – Said Astarte.
– I'll save you friend, I'll save you. – Apollodro said, he gave his all in those wounds, healing the mage with skill.
The skill with which he healed wounds and returned vitality to the mage was impressive, Otrera and Astarte were impressed by that, even though he still had his flaws and limitations.
– Thank you Polo, you guys need to do something… Me and Mr. Ethan felt it, so it's not in my head, Princess Emma, she's here and I think as a hostage, I felt her psionic energy, in the stadium, and it wasn't alone, it had a very powerful energy, it was really frighteningly powerful magic. – Alana said, she was recovering.
– Master, we have to go there... My mother... - Nathan began.
– Nathan, I don't know if… – Astarte began.
– Go, Astarte, it's his mother who's in danger and with you by her side I think everyone will be fine, young Ivory can help me around here. – Said Otrera with a gentle smile and ending the healing process almost with a flick.
– Thank you very much Mrs. Hecatrix, I promise we will not spoil it. – Nathan said he didn't want to stand there while his mother was in danger.
– Astarte I'm counting on you to take care of them, anything just needs to call me. – Otrera said, as much as she worries, she knew they would run away to go after the princess anyway, that's what she would do in their place. In addition to being very worried about Emma, if she was captured, she was carrying out the orders that she herself had given her.
– Alright ma'am, I'll take care of them, don't worry. – Said Astarte confidently.
– Mom is in danger, we need to go, now. – Nathan said in a hurry and scared for his mother.
– Now the action will get even better. – Artemisia said excitedly.
– Let's bring her back, love. – Apollodro said.
So the Astarte team was led by Astarte to the stadium area, Otrera was very proud, worried and scared, it was a dangerous situation, but she knew on her own that it was times like this that great warriors were forged.
***
The Astarte team headed for the Arena, Nathan of all was the most committed, after all it was his mother who was in danger, but Astarte was there precisely because of her experience and tactical skill, the safety of the princess heir was of the first importance. They arrived at the stadium arena, there M. Stroika was in the center with Emma captive.
– Really? Did they send a novice team against me? – Helloise laughed.
– Son! Watch out! – shouted Emma worried about her son, she knew that M. Stroika would easily break him to pieces.
– Stroika! – Said Astarte, her blood froze, she knew very well how powerful Helloise was and she knew that she wasn't at her level yet, at the same time she wouldn't be able to hold her students with such self-confidence that they go however to save Emma.
– This is Madame Stroika? Quite beautiful. – Artemisia commented that she didn't seem to be afraid.
– Bold and confident, in addition to those beautiful stroikan and celestian features, you are Otrera's niece, I suppose the other is the other nephew and of course the boy with the unmistakable Gallard features is young Nathan Gallard, the princess's son. – Helloise said with total disdain. – And of course, perhaps the only one here who is at least a little worth of my time, Astarte Ishtar, sister to the bastard of Astaroth and apprentice of Otrera. –
– You'll pay, let my mother go, NOW! – Nathan shouted, who advanced without fear, launching a horde of snakes of darkness.
– That's right, better let go of my mother-in-law, if not, I will tear you to shreds! – Apollodro shouted, who punched the ground, destroying the ground and even generating columns of water geysers.
– There's a worthy opponent! – shouted Artemisia, who rushed forward in a flurry of flames and thunder.
– Boys, be careful! – Astarte said, she knew that it was imprudence.
– You really have a strong spirit, very skilled, umbrakinesis, medical magic and pyrokinesis with electrokinesis, you are a young version of the Astaroth team, you are even being trained by his sister, but in the end you are still just a replica that pose no danger. – laughed Helloise, impressed and at the same time, even if paradoxically, disappointed. She paralyzed all three in midair with her telekinesis choking them.
– Nathan! – Emma exclaimed worried about her son.
– Drop my students, I don't care that you were an opponent to my brother, I'll finish you off if it's to save them. – shouted Astarte, who advanced with everything, dodging the scowls that M. Stroika was throwing, but managed to dodge it by hitting a spiral kick in the mage, throwing her back.
The three young mages let go of the telekinesis, soon M. Stroika was already in perfect condition standing in front of the Astarte team, all assuming battle stance.
– Impressive, a force like that, and I suppose you developed healing magic too, an interesting opponent, even if it's not at the level of your brother or master. – Provoked M. Stroika.
– And you think I don't know? I'm training every day so that one day I'll be worthy to be compared to the two of them, so I won't let things get that way. – Said Astarte furious. – Boys, I know what I'm about to ask is something absurdly dangerous, but go after Madame Stroika. –
– No need to ask! – Said the three young mages.
Emma was amazed at how these young mages could be so fearless against an opponent who had already gone off the rails with the 3GLWM together, but she was sure Astarte wouldn't put everyone's lives at risk for anything. Helloise thought about Ohana's words "Nothing much I just felt a disturbance in the cosmos... Those three have returned to active duty, this may be a problem, but I see something different, which may obstruct your path Madame Stroika... There are three mages, skilled healing, darkness and firestorm, these are your greatest gifts... they are two men and one woman, young, ascending, seem to pose no danger, but they could be the key to our defeat, to the end of the world that "we" dream for this world... In order to have renewal, destruction is first necessary.".
Astarte activated her Supreme Regenerative Skill: Super Mitosis with its magical lines and its star photon imprint; Apollodro had activated his Supreme Regenerative Skill: Advanced Mitosis with its marks of magic circuits that began to form a crown at skin level with even a minimal photon-star; Artemisia was already covered in flames and thunder; Nathan had snakes of darkness that seemed to be lurking all over his body.
– Let's see if they will worth the effort. – Said M. Stroika who conjures more metal scowls in profusion.
– Maneuver "Take Over" boys. – Astarte said that he fits a series of kicks with his legs while he was upside down, this served to momentarily distract M. Stroika.
– Let it go… Twin Dark Serpent Spyral! – Conjured Nathan, he conjured an ascending spiral of two large dark snakes of twenty meters in a helix full of stings through the body, M. Stroika was caught in the trap and being serrated through the center of the helix being constantly hit.
– Now it's my cue… Firebreathe + Wind Gate. – Conjured Artemisia that converted her magic and elemental nature into fire that spit vigorously through the mouth, passing through a magical seal of wind, passing through the seal that spit of fire that was already strong turned into a wild and uncontrolled firestorm to hit the opponent by launching it. more in the air.
– I finish! – Apollodro shouted, who concentrated his forces at that moment, jumping extremely high and hitting a stomp in midair that sent his opponent to the ground.
Astarte used this quick distraction to manage to destroy the princess's prison and rescue her from there. It wasn't long before Helloise was on her feet and unscathed, erupted in a storm of steel, ice, wind and fire sending all five of them violently to the ground.
– Seriously, you had the pretension? First-year kids wanting to fight a war veteran who has already conquered nations? You two are really that woman's nephews, and you little prince has the arrogance of the Gallards, even you five are useless to me. – M. Stroika said, she was in his full glory and ready to exterminate them all.
Astarte and Emma stood in front of the three younger ones, they would face Helloise if they needed to, but at the last moment before M. Stroika Launched her mighty projectiles powered by ice dragons, three magical figures manifested, they were extremely powerful figures, the legendary mages they had arrived to put order in that place.
– Those boys didn't have any pretensions of facing you for real, Astarte just asked them to distract you while she contacted us, so now you'll have to see us. – Otrera said.
– Mor, that scythe… – began Edward.
– I ended up killing Fernanda, the bastard spent a decade with my beauty scythe. – Morrigan commented indifferently, and almost ironic, about the death of an old colleague.
– Apparently not even my generals fueled with Ohana's blood took care of you, it seems that I myself will have to finish you. – Said M. Stroika
– Blood of Ohana, you had the audacity to release this bastard after all we sacrificed to seal her. – Otrera said furious.
– Let's say I received interference from another universe to destroy one of the three seals, but it was enough to get here and with an extra power. – Shouted M. Stroika who launched three colossal projectiles of ice dragons turbocharged with lethal blades.
Each of the 3GLWM destroyed one of the projectiles with their magical skills, Edward melted and evaporated his own, Otrera smashed his own with a punch, Morrigan used the scythe and her snakes to destroy the projectile.
– You know I can handle you three, with no way to handle your abilities. – Said M. Stroika who had a look of certainty of victory.
– Astarte, you and the others, better not to interfere, this fight can get very ugly. – Said Edward with his charm.
– But if you want to watch, better take your distance. – Morrigan said with a desire for a good fight.
– Valtor, that worm, he put the Stroika in here, he must be with Mom, we need to warn her. – Emma said.
– I'll warn Daedalus, you take down the Stroika. – Said Astarte.
– Needless to say! – Commented Otrera who advanced furiously against M. Stroika.
Emma finally manages to breathe a sigh of relief and hugs her son.
– My son! I'm so relieved that you're okay, I was so scared for you. – Emma said that she hugged her son vigorously.
– I was afraid of losing you, mother, I promise that I will become stronger, stronger to protect you and all those I love. – Nathan said he had this desire to be more powerful.
– The truth is that all of you have become stronger, but there is still a lot to face and improve. – Astarte commented.
Soon Otrera's student took out her cell phone and called Daedalus and warned him about the situation, while Apollodro took care of healing Emma's wounds.
– You are really very skilled, you will become a very powerful mage. – Emma smiled. – You too Artemisia, your flames are really biting and Nathan goes without saying, your father would be proud. –
So the fight between the three legendary mages and M. Stroika was unfolding and the team Astarte and Emma had a privileged view of it all, an undoubtedly legendary fight. Morrigan cast her dark techniques in line with her newly recovered scythe, Edward unleashed her firestorms and Otrera demonstrated her destructive strength; all of this while M. Stroika proved herself a worthy mage to face the three of them, managing to switch between ice dragon projectile spells, metal scowls, lava blasts and many other derivative techniques, a versatility few could demonstrate, especially against three of the most powerful mages on the planet.
***
Throne Hall of the Gallard Royal Palace was a grand hall crafted in resplendent white, columns with refined and delicate gilt details in the shape of serpents, there were large double gates at the entrance and two double bronze doors on either side that led to other rooms. There was furniture throughout the hall with sofas, poofs, in the central part of the hall there was a long scarlet carpet with gilded edges, following this gap it led to the throne altar where the thrones of the king and queen were, and there they both sat in their respective thrones, besides them in the hall were Daedalus, Helena, Hecuba and Valtor. It was a tense moment, the Queen was in isolation from the invasion.
Everyone was there apprehensive about their family in the middle of the Belladona invasion, and things were going to get even more tense, Daedalus got a call from Astarte, "Watch out for Valtor, he's the traitor, he's got M. Stroika in here." . Daedalus hid it well, approached Valtor as if he didn't want anything and suddenly punched him with a rock-reinforced punch, throwing him away.
– You bloody bastard! – Shouted Daedalus. – If anything happens to my nephews, I'll tear you to pieces. –
– Daedalus, what does that mean?! – Said the queen indignantly.
– Queen I am sorry to say this, but your son is the traitor, he was the one who helped Stroika enter Celestia, enter the walls of Belladona, our children are in danger because of that bastard, my girlfriend, my sister and my nephews are at the Academy, if any of them get hurt i swear there won't be a mage strong enough to stop me from killing you. – Daedalus said furious, almost someone else.
– Madness, Valtor tell them that is a lie. – Aria said, holding on with all her strength for that to be a lie.
Valtor seemed to loosen up when he got up from the floor, a sinister, manic smile on his face, almost a satisfaction at having been discovered, at not having to pretend anymore.
– It's true, every word, I've been helping Stroika, and let's say I brought some friends to the party too. – Valtor laughed, conjuring the portals through which thousands of soldiers from the army of M. Stroika appeared, in addition to two generals, Myaka and Zeno.
– Valtor, what is that? – Aria said she was devastated.
– To have what is rightfully mine, I always demonstrated that I wanted the throne more than Emma or Ethan, I'm the best choice and you don't accept that, I had to go into politics to have some power, but even So you continued to haunt me, I'll take the crown by force, even if I have to kill you for that, Mom. – Shouted Valtor who came forward with the intention of actually killing his own mother without hesitation.
Valtor was stopped, Hecuba, Helena, Daedalus and Artorius who put themselves in front of the queen and in a position to protect her.
– You think I'm a fool, I brought backup just to take care of you. – Valtor laughed, who motioned for everyone to move forward.
– Hecuba, Helena, Daedalus, please take care of the generals and soldiers, I'll deal with my son's denatured, Aria is heartbroken to fight. – Artorius said with tears in his eyes for having to face his own son in that situation. – It's time for the spanking I should have given you when you were little, you matricidal monster. –
– Come on up, old man, you know I'm in a more powerful phase, and you're no longer at your peak. – sneered Valtor who did not hesitate to attack his own father with his vacuum palms.
Valtor managed to dodge as he could, but he didn't have daily and arduous training like in his heydays, even so he wouldn't let his son get away with it, so he lets out a hypersonic scream mixed with energy.
– Pampered boy, did you give up your country by whim and power? How did we go about raising a child like that? It would have been better if he had died in the war, at least it would have been something to be honored... Echo Max Strike. – Conjured Artorius who concentrated his forces and let out a hypersonic scream with waves of energy together with a devastating power that even the stained glass reinforced by magic shattered.
Valtor had to admit, that blow was very powerful, but it wouldn't be what would stop him once he got there.
– Rogue, don't think you'll stop me, I promise to give you a quick death… Vacuum Palm Bang. – Conjured Valtor right in front of his father, he unleashed several vacuum palms in the air that expanded like gigantic vacuum palms of devastating potential.
– Your reasons are nothing but a joke, you are a disgrace, always the most troublesome of the three. – Artorius said, he was launching projectiles of energy in profusion against his son.
– That doesn't surprise me, I was always the stranger in this nest, the least loved, the least cared for, the attention was always to Emma and then to Ethan and I was always the forgotten one. –Shouted Valtor who left his movements even more violent causing vacuum explosions that threw the king consort to the ground with several injuries, a broken leg and two fractured ribs.
– You are such an idiot if you think like that, we only gave you what any royal would kill to have, freedom to act and do what you want. – Said Artorius very hurt and unable to continue fighting.
– Here's my thanks then! – Valtor laughed ironically ready to kill his father.
– He arrives! – Aria screamed, she couldn't take it anymore, she wouldn't let her husband and son kill each other, she stood in front of her husband and facing her son, she emanated power. – I honestly do not know how I could have raised such a despicable son, perhaps I should have kept you on a tight leash. –
– You've always been unfair to me, always repressing me, always leaving me in the background, always worried about Emma and Ethan, while I, unless I wasn't messing up your plans, didn't care how I was, so I'll take what is mine by force. – Valtor said mad.
– Foolish child, no mother fails to love her child truly, even being despicable like you… I wanted to give you freedom, I didn't want to force you to do anything you didn't want, not with Emma suffering from the weight of the crown and Ethan with an almost impossibility to ascend to the throne was dedicated to the Royal Guard, you were always between these two extremes, whether or not you ascend to the throne and you may have a career in the Royal Guard, but you may have to suddenly drop everything to take the throne, the doubt and uncertainty gnawed at you inside, but none of that is justification for what you did. – Aria said, she gathered all her strength not to freak out.
– Speak all you want, your negligence made me what I am today, so laugh at this irony, you are the very cause of your destruction, killed at the hands of the son you despised. – Shouted Valtor.
– I did not despise you, I just did not want to put an unnecessary weight on your shoulders. – Aria replied.
– If it makes you die with a clear conscience. – Said Valtor getting ready to fight his mother.
As the fight between Valtor and Artorius began, the Hecatrix took care of the other dangers in that room. They split up to see how they would handle it.
– Daedalus, you'll have to deal with the soldiers, you're the best for that with your multi-elementary skills, Hecuba and I took down the generals. – Helena said.
– Right! – Helena's two children said they were there.
Daedalus then advanced against the immensity of enemy mages and prepared a series of elemental attacks with rolling rocks of ten thousand tons, cutting wind currents, water bristles and fire spits, there were many, but Daedalus was a retired ex-military special from the combat, in addition to being at the height of its vigor and strength.
– May the queen forgive me for the damage to her palace… Four Seasons Mega Dragons. – Conjured Daedalus, his spell that formed four colossal projectile dragons of each of the four elements, devastating an extraordinary amount of opponents and continuing to face the others.
Hecuba was facing Zeno, the two were facing each other furiously, it was a very intense fight and obviously Hecuba would have to make an effort, as powerful as she was, was facing a high level mage who was still reinforced by some divine blood, even in a small dose, it could be dangerous.
– How convenient, getting rid of the queen and a minister of the supreme court, will be quite a bonus. – mocked Zeno who launched pressure waves trying to throw the Hecatrix against the ground.
– I better open my eye, if I can't screw myself in here… Lightning Cataclysm. – Conjured Hecuba launching a gale of lightning and thunder followed by violent gusts of wind against Zeno.
– A blow worthy of a Hecatrix, especially the sister of one of the legendary mages... Terrifying Pressure. – Conjured Zeno focusing a devastating pressure to neutralize and crush the mage against one of the pillars.
– Just in your dream that I'll end up crushed here. – Said Hecuba that gets involved in lightning to get out of there and, escaping from the pressure focus, launches a powerful shot of lightning.
– If it wasn't in the first one, go in the second! Gravity Devastation. – Conjured Zeno who threw Hecuba to the ground with devastating power, the pressure was too powerful.
– You bastard… Lightning Storm. – Conjured Hecuba which casts a violent lightning storm that hits Zeno freeing her from the opponent's pressure.
– Apparently we're going to have a good fight. – Zeno said, he used the pressure to force shards of the ground to go against the mage.
– I just say that if my children get hurt, I will destroy each and every one of the followers of that bastard Stroika. – Hecuba said, advancing like a wild beast with winds and thunder that followed it along with the impacts.
Helena was facing Myaka, the two were in an intense combat and full of skill and experience. Myaka proved to be a very skillful mage, she could use her cosmic magic in the sensorial and offensive sense with mastery, she was a sixth degree relative of Megara, but they didn't even know each other.
– It's an honor to fight a mage of your lineage, a former grandmaster of the Royal Guard, it will be very good for my resume. – Myaka laughed, who was advancing without fear, facing Helena with everything.
– You look like a promising mage to me, it's a pity you got mixed up with the wrong mage, don't think I'll go easy on a chick like you. – Provoked Helena, who dodged the cosmic energy attacks and returned it with a continuous and powerful spit of lava that forms a dome that tries to hit the enemy from above.
Myaka barely escaped, Helena was an extremely experienced and powerful mage, even with some bonus from Ohana's blood, Myaka simply couldn't feel safe in that battle.
– You certainly deserve your fame, even at your age, you are still a terribly powerful mage... Cosmic Bounce. – Conjured Myaka she caused the fall of cosmic energy comets behind Helena.
Helena then managed to dodge the cosmic comets and using lava to help erode part of the celestial bodies to facilitate.
– Girl, age is just a number, I can still kill you... Furious Lava Ocean: Stalker Lava Pit. – Conjured Helena, she summoned a pool of deadly lava that moved and expanded rising from ground level in the form of misshapen lava monsters.
– You really are the most feared lava master in the history of the Royal Guard, I can't go easy. – Myaka said, she could deftly dodge the lava, in addition to being much more agile for the youth, she still had her sensorial abilities of cosmic magic to further improve her evasion and versatility to attack quickly using cosmic energy in her hands, she fought using advanced and dangerous tactics .
– What drives such a brilliant girl to serve that crazy woman? – Helena said that she attacks with her lava projectiles.
– Let's say that I knew the poverty, misery and injustices that are in part consequences of Celestia's actions, it's just a retribution. – Shouted Myaka who was advancing fiercely against the mage.
– I can't compete with that agility, but I can melt you instead... Furious Lava Ocean: Meltdown Pool. – Conjured Helena who with a backward thrust jumped high into the air and spit out an absurd amount of lava that turned into a large pool of lava that soon after began to move like a whirlpool of lava.
That spell was very powerful and destructive, it caused absurd damage, Myaka had barely escaped a fatal blow, the two fought fiercely, even with her old age Helena didn't stop, she fought with everything. The fights were scattered, but everyone was fighting to defend their ideals, their values, conflicts of epic proportions were to be fought, the brave put to the test, the students facing life and death challenges and the queen of the nation faced against the last enemy that wanted to face.
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