Flerg makes his way out of the city coming to a small countryside town, he begins walking around when he comes to a family talking happily in town shopping as he sees a girl brimming with the smell he smiles creepily. On their way home the family is walking down the road with the girl in the back
"I can't wait to get married, It happens tomorrow i'm so excit–" She gets cut off as a giant hand approaches her face pulling her to the left into the woods as she is thrown down as Flerg stares at her.
"Please wait..please don't.. SOMEONE HELP ME! I DON'T WANT TO DI-"
"Gluttonize"
He stares at her in the dark as he smiles hearing her muffled screams and bones breaking.
"Release"
The blood landing onto his boots as he smiles monstrously.
"Edible"
He opens his mouth as the green light is absorbed again, saying coldly,
"Thank you for the meal."
Flerg begins going from town to town, kidnapping and killing around twenty people absorbing their healing magic becoming less and less human mentally.
—--FLASHBACK END—--
"And yeah..that's about how I got my power, I wonder if you'll make me stronger" Flerg says smiling.
Tatsumi charges at him slashing at Flerg's arms cutting off his left arm, Flerg swings his axe shattering Tatsumi's sword slashing him deeply.
"Chains of Alcides."
Chains appear out of nowhere chaining Shu in place keeping him from moving as he watches Flerg walk closer and closer towards Tatsumi smiling as he raises his hand.
"Gluttonize."
Tatsumi stares as the black power inches towards his face yet he randomly starts flying to the right out of the way, Tatsumi looks to his left as he sees Berig smiling at him as the magic hits him, encasing him instantly.
"BERIG! BERIG!!" Tatsumi and Shu Yell loudly.
Tatsumi stares blankly as he hears Berig's bones breaking yet, he wasn't screaming.
"BERYON GOD OF LIGHT GRANT US YOUR PROTECTION!!"
Sasha screams loudly as the power releases, Flerg staring blankly never seeing anything like this, Berig's body slinking down yet he was still breathing. Sasha holds him close staring at Flerg before speaking,
"Weapons don't work on him we need something that can kill him instantly, Ariel what can you do?"
"I need everyones mana but this could put you guys in danger and make you mana exhausted." Ariel says nervously.
Everyone huddles together as she begins casting and taking the mana from each of them with their hands on her back. Flerg walks slowly towards them laughing,
"I won't lose to mere cadets, let alone weak magic, you cannot hurt me you scum." Flerg yells
"SEA OF HELLFIRE!!"
Blue flames spew out quickly from where she stands thirty feet long and twenty feet high rushing towards Flergs face who smiles confidently. The flames strike him as it quickly burns at his flesh his face becomes shocked as he sees that he isn't healing fast enough compared to how fast he is burning. Flerg charges quickly when Shu appears behind him slashing the backs of his heels bringing him to his knees getting out of the fire quickly looking back at Flerg with hatred.
"Burn and die." Shu said coldly
The wound on his heels do not heal as the flames seep into his wounds watching his flesh slowly turn black, the bones slowly begin to show as the flames disintegrate everything in their path.
"Well done, I lost." Flerg says shocked as the last of his flesh is stripped away leaving nothing but his skeleton remaining.
"You guys should head back. I can handle the rest of these missions alone" Shu said calmly
"Make sure you stay safe, Shu." Ariel says worriedly
Sasha and Ariel lift Berig and Tatsumi up and carry them towards the carriage as Shu walks towards the woods the goblins are supposed to be in.
The carriage ride is bumpy as they return to the fort,
" HEALERS! WE NEED HEALERS!" said a loud voice
"Where are we?" Tatsumi said barely able to see his vision blurry from dirt and blood.
"We're back at the fort!" Ariel said happily
"How is Berig..?" Tatsumi asked worriedly
"I'm about as good as you" Berig laughs coughing heavily as he does so.
"Where is Shu?" They both ask
"He is finishing the missions!" Ariel responded
Healers rush into the carriage instantly starting their healing magic on their most critical injuries.
"Doesn't he have to stop a rebellion?" Sasha said to ariel worriedly
"Yes but Shu can handle a couple knights!" Ariel said confidently
A bloody path in the forest leads to goblin corpses with limbs missing and laying across the other side of the path. Shu stands above a corpse pile of one hundred goblins covered in blood as he slowly sways back and forth the clanking of his metal boots echoing in the woods as he marches towards the rebellion with a cold look in his eyes covered in green blood from the goblins.
ONE WEEK LATER
"It's been a week has anyone heard from Shu?" asked Tatsumi as they eat breakfast
"TATSUMI! CADET TATSUMI! Report to the commander's quarters, you have a mission!"
Tatsumi stands up and walks out and up the winding stair case towards the dark wooden door of the commanders quarters and knocking loudly before speaking,
"Tatsumi Here!"
"Enter." said a cold voice
"Sir, what are my orders?" Tatsumi asked calmly
The Commander looked up at Tatsumi coldly with his red eyes and black hair, the commander in his pure black and gold outfit.
"You are to protect this lady and vow your life to her" the commander gestures to his right as Tatsumi looks over he sees this beautiful lady in white taking off her hood revealing the woman with silky black hair and purple eyes.
"This is the queen to be, wife of the king. Protect her no matter the cost. You are dismissed" The commander speaks coldly
The two walk out nervously she begins to open her mouth as if to speak as he does the same,
"I won-"
"I'm sorr-"
The two laughed loudly as Tatsumi bows and says,
"The meeting in the woods is our own secret my lady. I promise" Tatsumi said confidently looking at her longingly
"My name is Suzumi, let's get along now." Suzumi said, smiling, staring into Tatsumi's eyes.