Marcala and Prince Edward's duel was still going on very intensely. But now, Princess Flyra has interrupted the fight. She used her magic to form ice around Marcala's shoes so that it will be slippery for her. Marcala was very furious about that. But she was so focused on Edward's movements, she struggled to find time to get back at Flyra. Edward knocked Marcala's sword out of her hand with ease and pointed the tip of his sword at her neck.
'Your move' Edward said.
'You didn't fight fairly' Marcala said with rage. Her eyes stared angrily at Flyra. Flyra responded by showing an 'I don't care' face. Marcala released her current at her. But Edward shifted his sword a little so that it is in the way of the current. The current found interest in his sword and decided to stay there instead of going to the initial target. Blue electricity moved randomly around the iron. Edward pointed the sword back at Marcala. Marcala released her current again continuously and defensively. The currents collided on the sword. Edward was steadily holding it. Trying his best to not lose his grip. The sword is currently the point of interest for the current. Something bad or worse will surely happen if he drops it. Flyra did not wait to do her magic. She made the area of the ice at Marcala's shoes bigger. And Marcala slipped. The electricity when in every direction, electrocuting nearby soldiers, both good and bad. Some managed to duck or block with their shield. Edward took the opportunity to move in and made sure Marcala could not do anything for good. He pointed his sword at her neck.
'For my mother' Edward said.
'So all this anger is all because of the queen? For revenge?' Marcala scoffed. Flyra put on a disbelief expression. She went through about this with Edward earlier.
Suddenly, Marcala started laughing. She just pushed the sword away with her bare hands. There was no blood or cut. She pushed it with such strength that the sword went flying out of Edward's hand. She force-choked him and continued doing so as she stood up. Flyra was getting nervous. She attempted to stop her but her force only came out a little. Marcala used her other hand to force-push her backwards. Flyra got up to see Edward was already in mid-air, his throat getting choked by Marcala's force. Flyra ran to assist. But Marcala froze her in her place. She could only see and listen to what was happening.
'This is how anger is used!' Marcala exclaimed, feeling very satisfied. 'You think you can let anger live with light magic? You're wrong Edward. Anger lives in darkness. Your puny revenge is not gonna work if you think light magic will help. Now taste the true power of anger!'
Marcala hardened her grip on Edward's throat. He struggled frantically. Flyra could only watch in horror as Edward's neck turned red from the force. A forcefield suddenly threw Marcala a few metres away. The grip on Edward's throat was released and he fell to the ground, touching the red marks on his throat. Flyra was also released from the freezing spell. Marcala got back up to see Master Mousy standing defensively in front of Edward and Flyra.
'Master Mousy!' Marcala exclaimed in a sarcastically happy way.
'Master Widow' Mousy said.
'How nice of you to join us. Though I did not invite you'
'I don't need an invitation to destroy you'
Marcala laughed. She let water flow out of both of her hands. Mousy rubbed her hands together. Sand fell out from the gap between her hands and stayed in mid air. Mousy pulled her hands away, a huge amount of sand continued flowing out of her hands. Marcala scoffed. The idea of sand wanting to defeat water amused her. Edward and Flyra were already busy with other soldiers who suddenly found interest in attacking them. Mousy has to face the old avenger alone. Marcala attacked with the water. Mousy blocked with the sand. Mousy had to make the sand very thick as most of it became wet. The water and sand were treated like weapons. Like swords clashing. The water was clearly the better weapon. But Mousy was very smart to multitask. She parried the water strike with the sand. At the same time, she summoned some of Marcala's water to join her side. The fight went on for a while.
Suddenly, a friendly war horn could be heard throughout the entire field. A war horn which no one would expect to hear anymore. The war horn of Silverside. The said to be one of the fallen cities of Inland. From the southwest direction, a huge army of Silverside soldiers came running into the battlefields. But that was not all. Running in with the Silverside army was the army of Trisnarim. Many times bigger than the amount that followed Princess Flyra originally. There were more tankers and Ocean Masters. And riding on a huge strange white creature that looks like it is more comfortable living in water, was Queen Lady Lith herself. The creature was all white, just the same colour as what Lady Lith was showing. It's like a whale mixed with a seal. That is how it is able to move on land. Lady Lith has a staff in one hand. Which she used as a weapon. When the whale-like creature reached the nearest enemy, Lady Lith jumped off its back and knocked the soldier out with her staff as a landing style. The whale then got busy attacking as well. Lady Lith fought stylishly. She used both her staff and water magic. And her movements were more gracious than all the Ocean Masters. One soldier charged at her, she parried the sword's strike with her staff. She then turned the staff around like a wheel, cold wind swirled around the soldier, freezing him to death before vanishing. After that she dealt with another soldier. King Harold, the king of Silverside, was leading his men. His two young princes, around the ages of Princes Nathan and Jake, were by his side. The fight went on excitingly. The tables have turned. The good guys outnumbered the evil plus the undead by a few hundred.
Marcala and Mousy's fight were now being interrupted by other SHAWs joining in to help Mousy.
The wingless dragon was now face to face with Lady Lith. She ended him very easily. The dragon was already very badly injured from all the sword attacks on his feet, and the magic from masters and Ocean Masters on his body and face. Lady Lith surrounded him with icy mist and froze him inside and out. She then caused the frozen dragon to burst into a million snowflakes.
Erieka watched in horror and went into rage mode. Her whole presence, from the top of her scarf to her shoes, glowed red. Her iris glowed very bright red. More dead soldiers got back up to fight. This time they were even more aggressive. They attacked without mercy. Erieka herself was more aggressive. She made sure every strike would immediately kill the victim.
Marcala too was very angry. She pushed the enemies in front of her, in a semicircular motion, with forcefield. She reached her palm up facing the sky. This time it wasn't any normal electricity. Lightning zapped the areas around her. Some hit the masters who died instantly. Marcala's eyes were blue in colour. She continued summoning lightning, occupying a huge surface area on the ground every time it zaps. Mousy and the other masters couldn't fight that, they ran away. Mousy did not intend to let it go. She planned on returning back to Marcala to finish their fight.
Mousy stumbled upon Master Kitty and Edward who were fighting a troublesome undead beast together. Edward struck with his sword and Kitty caused the wound to spread wider with magic. The undead fell but only for a few minutes. Just like all the other undead, they'll get back up a few minutes maximum after every attack that was meant to kill them.
'We need to stop Marcala and Erieka first. That's the priority' Mousy said.
'Yes master' Edward replied obediently. He was eager to do anything to finish this war, so he was open to any good idea.
'It's good to see you again Edward' Mousy made a quick comment. She missed him so much.
'Later' she said quickly. There'll be time for this. She turned her attention to Marcala.
'We'll need Flyra's help as well' Edward said. 'She's the key to stopping the amulet's power'
'Who? Well never mind then, where is she?' Mousy said. Edward did not remember that Kitty had told him before that Mousy had been stuck in another place all these years. Hence she has no idea who Flyra or Jake were. She had only met Nathan back at the castle dungeons. Edward looked around for Flyra but could not find her. And the duels happening around him were distracting.
'We have to do something first until we can find her' Mousy said. She raised her hands, her eyes turning green. Edward remembered the last time he went into the vulnerable state. Both times, just earlier during the war and when he was a small boy. Both times he couldn't control himself. Well he could control a little when he was eight but now he couldn't. Even not many grown ups could. Mousy, Marcala and even his sister seemed to be able to control. He wants to help as much as he could but for now, he fears the vulnerable state and is not intending to enter it. Kitty's eyes turned silver in colour and he zoomed past Mousy to where Marcala was standing. The lighting was still actively zapping the areas around. Kitty was in a suicide mission. If he is not careful, he'll be dead. There were disturbances along the way, evil soldiers or undead blocking both masters' way. Mousy destroyed them. Their bodies literally turned to soil and fell back into the ground. Kitty managed to avoid all the obstacles until he was a few metres away from Marcala. The lightning zapped the grass patch a few steps away from him. Edward could see Kitty's fur stood for a while from the static current. Kitty surrounded himself with a shield as he waited for Mousy to get closer. Edward immediately continued to look around for Flyra when an avenger suddenly came up to him with a sword. Edward parried just in time. He force-pushed him away. Then he saw Flyra. She was dealing with three soldiers at once. Edward rushed to her aid. He took one opponent. The two soldiers fighting Flyra charged at the same time. Flyra formed huge ice spikes around both of them. The third soldier swung his sword at Edward. Edward parried his strike and drove the sword into the side of his chest. His sword pierced the armour. The soldier dropped. Edward turned to Flyra who nodded her head in respect and thanked him for helping.
'We need you. Marcala and Erieka overpowered' Edward said. Flyra did not question further, she followed him immediately as he led her to where Mousy and Kitty were. There were some avengers and soldiers who blocked their path. They got rid of them easily, with a sword and magic.
Mousy was already fighting Marcala's lightning. Every lightning strike, Mousy tried her best to send as many rocks up above the trees level. The next lightning was about to zap in a few more seconds. Mousy formed huge rocks from the ground, sent them all up wherever Marcala was conducting. The lightning still managed to pass and hit the ground, but the rocks did minimise the damage.
Edward and Flyra reached the two masters. Flyra immediately pointed her right palm up at the sky. Like she was expecting the lightning to zap her.
'What are you doing?' Edward asked, full of worry.
'Trust me, magic that can kill can't hurt me' Flyra said confidently. After all that she had experienced before, she was determined. The next lightning came seemingly quicker than before. The two masters and Edward watched in horror as the lightning zapped Flyra. But, they were then relieved to find what they thought would happen did not happen. The lightning stopped a few centimetres away from Flyra's palm and it was still moving in its place, as how currents would zigzag on the spot. Flyra was taking over the lightning. Marcala through her glowing eyes, it was obvious she was shocked. Flyra looked like a lot of her energy was drained from doing that. She pushed herself to continue the fight. What happens next is only partially her intention. Flyra absorbed the lightning current into her palm. The current flowed to other parts of her body. Her whole presence was now crackling with electricity. She directed the current towards Marcala. Marcala was not prepared for this. Her eyes glowed a brighter blue as she tried to stop the current. The current hit Marcala, causing a great explosion. Sparks of electricity hit many different spots. A deafening sound for a second. Fire started burning the few grass patches on the ground. Smoke came out of other areas that were earlier covered in snow or just plain soil. Marcala was nowhere to be seen. Her whole body couldn't be found, the explosion had probably disintegrated her into ashes. They watched in amazement. The avengers and soldiers that saw the whole thing were startled. Most of them got killed after the distraction. Edward looked over to praise Flyra. But he saw her already lying on the ground. Her face was less pale.
'Flyra!' Edward exclaimed. He kneeled by her side. Flyra opened her eyes instantly. But Edward could see clearly, she had lost a lot of energy. The power she used had drained her.
'Mousy!' he called. Mousy and Kitty rushed immediately.
'She'll be fine, that was too much for her. She's not used to controlling such power' Mousy said in a praising tone. She was proud of what she saw. She still hasn't gotten to know who Flyra is but she already likes her very much.
About fifty metres away, Erieka was going mad with her undead army, killing everyone that was opposing her.
'Erieka is still standing strong' Edward said.
'Do you still wish to help her' Flyra asked softly. She was still extremely tired.
'I have to do whatever to bring peace to the land. For the good of Inland. I have to stop her. Kill her if that's what's best' Edward replied. Flyra smiled weakly.
'You have a good heart. I'm sorry it has to come to this' Flyra said. Edward understood what she meant. She was referring to his family. First his mother was killed. Then his father died from a heart attack. Now he has to kill his own sister. Edward felt a sudden sense of motivation. His intellect was recovering. He was able to understand phrases without many questions.
'I'll need help. When you're ready, join me' Edward said. Flyra nodded. 'Take care of her' he said to Mousy.
'Master Kitty, stand with me' Edward said again.
'Of course my prince. To my death I'll serve the king or future king of Combination' Kitty said, smiling.