How I knew about the ambush was because I had a vision, a vision filled with blood and tears. In the vision, we were attacked unprepared... which led to a one sided massacre.
When the vision ended, I activated 'Blindfold' which detects enemies and noticed that we were already surrounded. But on looking towards the city gates and the distance behind the girl in white, there no enemy in sight, which only meant one thing... A illusionist was involved.
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I decided to check the abilities of my new equipments, to see if they were OP or trash...
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Book of Divine:
*Ability to alter fate.
Cost: -50%Hp to open it || -10Hp/sec for as long as it is open.
[WARNING: COST IS PERMANENT.]
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Scythe of Fate:
*Siphons enemy's life-force on damage to regenerate user's life-force.
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On seeing the warning in the description of 'Book of Divine' I immediately unsummoned it, afraid that it would start sucking my HP even without opening it. My scythe is more than enough to keep myself alive In this battle... as long as it tastes blood.
"How do you see with half your face covered? Or you're just trying to act cool?" The guy behind the girl in white, who reprimanded me earlier asked in mockery.
"Seems like your follower's aren't trustworthy enough... What do you think on going on an adventure with me?" I asked the girl in white with a naughty smile, vexing the guy behind her.
"I'll consider that, if you survive the battle" she replied with a casual smile.
I pulled off my hood and walked up to her, taking her hands in my mine and asking romantically, "what's the name?" while staring into her blue eyes.
I could already feel intense heat coming from the guy behind her.
"Do you have a plan?" She asked with a smile, ignoring my previous question.
"Come on... Can't you play along for a little while?" I asked in dissatisfaction.
"I would've loved to, but people's life are along the line" she replied with an unwavering smile.
I pulled my hood over my head and began to levitate.
"The only way to be a formidable opponent in future, is to get rid of your weaknesses... Because the enemy would always use it against" I said loudly to let the crowd hear me.
"I'll make an opening..." And with that, I shot into the clouds and dove down in another direction.
First impression matters alot you see... A speech with a display power and going to the front lines alone would inscribe 'Respect', into the hearts of the hundreds here.
I would never take unnecessary risks such as rebellion with no benefits... my goal was to gather adorers who would go to the ends of the world for me without questioning.
But I also wasn't stupid... Going to the front lines alone to face hundreds of unknown enemies wasn't my style. I didn't dive down into the battle field... I dived to the tallest tree top and sat on branch while humming, and waiting for a perfect time to make a majestic entry.
I activated my 'spirit vision' on the girl in white to get a steady update on how things were going.
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"Why are there no sounds of battle?... Is he dead already?" Someone from the crowd asked.
"Seems like you guys overestimated my Leonardo... What makes you think he'll go to the front lines for you?" A blonde haired girl who walked out from the crowd said. She had blue eyes, a small nose and full red lips, accentuated with an hour glass figure... with a 'cheer leader' vibe.
Some guy's were already drooling just at the sight of her.
"And you are?" The girl in white asked.
"His lover... Though we had a previous setback" the blonde girl replied.
"Those with the ability to fly will be our 'eyes in the sky'... Julius! Begin the fortification... Rose! Open a rift" the 'dream' guy began barking orders.
The guy named julius released a transparent hexagonal flat barrier into the sky which began multiplying, forming a semi circle above them.
Swoosh
The sound of a flying blade came from the crowd, heading towards Julius who was fortifying the perimeter, but before the blade could hit Julius a rift suddenly opened before Julius and swallowed the blade, then spat it out in the direction from which it came.
"We've been breached!!! Protect yourselves!!!" the 'dream' guy screamed.
And with that, over a hundred people from the crowd summoned their respective weapons and began a massacre.
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*Crack*
"There's going to be alot of friendly fires" I sighed and said.
I was fully aware that this would happen, I saw it in my vision. The reason I didn't alert anyone was because if I did, the enemies in our midst would've known that I was a seer... And find the best counter for my ability next time, which I didn't want.
Besides... I'm no Hero.
"It's time for my majestic entry!!" I said in excitement, and shot up to the sky.
Unknown to me that the fortification was already completed and I couldn't get in.