The battlefield was severed even before it began. The four of them stared at each other, waiting for someone to make the move first.
Aztez thought it's gonna be easy as it was three versus one, but he felt something was off.
Even in the battle of Auras, the three emperors' were somehow thinner than the alien.
Conxiu seemed to fall a step back.
Aztez turned to Conxiu. As he turned back to the alien, it was nowhere to be found.
Suddenly, Aztez felt a blow on his stomach. He didn't feel any elemental movements or even normal movements.
Aghhhhh!
Fifteen years old, Aztez's battle sense was too swift, he immediately covered himself with "Forest Art: Mud Soil Hardening".
Forest art may not be the best defending art but the level of Aztez's elemental skill could make it harder than average metal elemental defenses.
But a normal punch without any art used, hurt the fuck out of Aztez.
Aztez was thrown miles back.
Aztez got up and looked back at the battlefield. Conxiu was thrown right toward Aztez. And Hilda too.
"Give up and accept my negotiation."
"Ptweeee! We may be enemies of each other. But this is Nethoria, our home. And Eli, our only ally's home was destroyed" Hilda spat blood and said, "Just like you, we can't just give you what you want after you attacked us."
The Nebulon seemed to think for a bit. "Then let's just keep fighting until you guys or I die."
The Nebulon's dark blue skin turned into a little purplish red color. The three emperors were just looking in awe that they couldn't feel any kind of art.
"Aztez. Your Father has lived more than two centuries right?" Conxiu asked Aztez without taking his eyes off the Nebulon.
Aztez nodded.
"Then have you ever heard of him talking about this kind of unnatural skill set without elements?" Conxiu continued asking but he answered his own question. "Well, how stupid of me to ask. We haven't faced anything like this in history."
"Guys, we are the hope for Nethorians. Let's give this our best. It's do or die." Hilda seemed to be a little shaking but not like he was scared. He's just overwhelmed by the lust of war.
"We were fighting each other for our territories. Now it's time to fight for our territory, all of us homes, Nethoria. " Conxiu agreed Hilda.
"Haha, yeah... Right... I don't know how long these words will last but let's do this." Aztez mocked them both.
Aztez took out Sylvan Whisper, "Forest Blessing: Sylvan Breeze" and turned it into a long sword with a green aura.
Conxiu is a Deity. He took out his Catalyst "Holy Art: Buddha's Mettā", and he formed a shield around all three of them.
Hilda can't use elements. He's a mutant. His muscles got bigger and tougher and he turned into a wild beast form. Mutants called that "Bloodlust Evo". It has two stages. The first stage is just changing wild beast form.
"Fascinating Human! We, Nebulons, are dignified species. We will leave if one of you could shed a drop of blood from me. I promised in the name of "Nebule". Oh wait. I almost forgot. I haven't greeted you properly. My name is Doja. Now let's dance."
A few minutes had passed.
All of them couldn't lay a hand on Doja. They were barely standing.
"Guys... I... I think..." Conxiu couldn't even speak properly. "I am... at my limit... No... I've alrea...dy over my limit..."
Conxiu falls down. He had been the one with the most damage affected because his spell Buddha's Mettā was a sacrifice. It took Conxiu's mind as fuel. The stronger his willpower, the harder the shield will be, and the longer he can endure.
Since the different levels of power were too big, even he couldn't stand long.
"Guys... I'll leave this up to you..." Conxiu passed away.
Hilda and Aztez felt mixed feelings of anger and sadness for Conxiu even though they found peace within them not long ago.
"Aztez, You are the youngest. Leave this to me. Go." Hilda talked to Aztez while looking at Conxiu's motionless body, "This is not a battle you should fight and win. We are all about the same age. I'm glad we met...."
"Hey, How could you say that?" Aztez interrupted Hilda, yelling, "How could I turn my back and run after Conxiu gave his life for this? Think Hilda Think!"
"Yeah..., I shouldn't say that. But we need a plan more than fighting head-on to that trash." Hilda said.
They just stared at each other. "How did we even become Emperors when we can't even come up with a plan? And... that guy is still there." Both turn around and looked at Doja.
"I felt a little bad about that human. Well, I think it's time to end this since you couldn't even lay a hand on me. There's no more reason to drag this fight any longer."
"Raaaaaaaaaaaa!" Hilda's body turned red. He grew a lot bigger. He's in the second stage of Bloodlust Evo.
"Arghhhhhhhhhhh!" His bones pierced through his skin. His skin also became rock-hard.
"Get back, Aztez. Help me from afar. You won't be able to catch up with our speed. Try to find out his weakness." Hilda ran toward Doja.
He was right. Aztez couldn't even catch their shadow in his eyes.
Then he looked into the sky and cried out, "Anyone? Any God?".
Because of the heat that was formed due to the battle between them, clouds were formed and began to rain.
"Hey Relax. I'm here."
A sudden voice made Aztez jump. Aztez may be weak among those other Emperors but he's still the heir of Plutonia. Even then, he couldn't feel someone coming at him in the rain.
"Relax. Take care of that guy. He won't die today." the stranger said.
"Who... Who are you?" Aztez cautiously asked the stranger. "How do you know he's not dead?"
"Because I didn't take him. If you keep bugging me, I'll have to take him and also that beast guy." The stranger kept walking towards the battle.
"Oh hey. One of your friends was dead. Hmph? I don't know if I could say your friend or not. He's at the border, trying to do something nasty. But the girl. She's ok." The stranger told Aztez that and then leave the two of them.
Aztez had no idea who the stranger was. The only thing he know was the stranger is a girl.