Responding to the queen's urgent order, the knights surged back north, their mission clear and their determination unwavering. Lorem and Lucia, their minds racing, stood their ground against a horde of grotesque frog humanoids, ready to defend their kingdom at all costs.
However, they were nothing but trash.
"Lucia, crush them."
"Yes, Captain!"
Before a dozen frogs could even move, Lucia's body split into countless shadows, each one a perfect replica of the original. She appeared behind a group of confused frogs, her movements a blur of precision and speed.
A casual swipe of her obsidian blades, and she removed two heads from their shoulders. The remaining nine whirled around in a rage, but the girl was faster than them by leaps and bounds.
Her shadows massacred the horrifying monsters before returning to the spot she stood a moment before without a trace of sweat or exhaustion.
"We have crushed the enemy, captain!"