"My my, they are so aggressive, what do you think Alice?"
"You scared me," Alice grumbled.
"Oh, my," Merlin gasped "I would have never thought that you would care about me."
"Shut it and let's go."
Alice walked away while Merlin followed her. The hole that was previously seeable was now gone like it was never there. But other than that, the two demons caught by Merlin were handed to the soldiers of the palace. Merlin flew up with his wind magic and started casting a spell. Several spell-crest was formed and impaled by a beaming white light shooting through the sky.
"Islingr unin wyrdfell sundavr" (Translation: Light in the shadow)
A blast of white mana spread to every inch of the palace, exterminating every demon that was left alive. Even the two demons that he captured earlier were dead.
Merlin slowly floated back to the ground as a figure came up to him.
"Thank you. I never would have thought demons would attack now," A man said with a majestic aura. An aura fit for a king. He was wearing armor, that was mainly red with a gold-like outlining, covering all of his body, including his head. Talking the helmet off and revealing a middle-aged man around 35-40. His blond and shortish hair was let loose under the tight helmet. Although he was a bit old, he had his own charmed to attract people and women.
"Father." Alice who just arrived at the location Merlin was. She immediately kneeled after she saw the user of the red-cladded armor.
"Alice? Is that you?" Asuka asked.
"Yes, it is me, father. I have returned."
After days of cleaning and treating the injured, Asuka and Alice both sat down and had a little chat. Asuka filled in what happened during the last 5 days. the Demons had invaded from the Underworld. They have been pushing and calming more land for themselves. The Church of Light was giving the demons a good run for their money. Their "Piller of Light" was capable of going ground to ground with thousands of demons. The only reason why is that they have been blessed by the four Arch-Angles, as there are only 4 Pillers.
Alice, who still had her cloak on, told her father what happened when she was attacked. Meanwhile, Merlin was helping clean up all the debris that had fallen off due to the attack. However, he was slowly turning into pink petals.
"Alice, you know that I can't stay for that much longer right?" Merlin said with an actual serious face.
"I know. You told me of this already."
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1 day earlier
"So you can go outside of the Garden?"
"Well yes, but no. I can make a clone of myself with my [Independent Manifestation]. I can temporarily sustain my existence outside of this place." Merlin explained,
"That means that I cannot be with you for that long, so as a parting gift I will give you this." Taking a sword off of his hand and then handed it to Alice. "I hope you can live up to its predecessors. Take good care of that sword, and it has a name. It's called Excalibur."
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"They are here." Alice broke the silence between Merlin and Asoka while waiting for some special guests. "Please step back father."
Nodding, Asuka stepped back right in front of the army of soldiers standing in front of the somewhat destroyed but still beautiful palace. Alice then took off her cloak and revealed an absolutely beautiful set of armor. Just like her cloak, the armor was white with golden outlining.
"Merlin."
"Yes yes, no need to rush now," Hearing his name, he pulled his arm into the air, and a shield popped out of nowhere. Alice grabbed the shield and steady herself for the upcoming war. "Just remember, I am here. Call me immediately if you think there is ANY danger"
As soon as Merlin said those words, a swarm of demons, flying or not, appeared over the falling sun. Alice then kneeled down on the ground. One keel down on the ground, another one close to her chest.
"Aura of Courage, Aura of Protection. Aura of Strength." Alice finished with her buffing and then said, "The goddess watched over us. "
With a burst of white light, a white and angel-like figure appeared on Alice's back, giving Alice a light kiss on the cheeks.
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We are done for now. Yes I know it's short but I prioritize my school and grades over books. If you have any questions, leave them in the comments and I should be able to answer them rather quickly