Character : Eric Axwell, Red Explosion
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At the back side of the fort, flames have taken over the battlefield.
Smoke has reached the clouds where the sunlight comes from, turning the area dimmer than others. With the amount of fire taking over the battlefield, it's safe to say that the back site of the fort is pretty much in flames.
And amongst the burning objects… some of them are the alliance soldiers that were besieging the fort.
"This… can't be. He wasn't this strong when he was at the royal castle!" Vice general Evan said while trying to crawl back up, but the burn wounds around his body are just too much.
Surrounding him, all the soldiers have been annihilated. The battle was quite fair during the beginning, but it all changed when the red knight appeared before them.
'Seven', the red knight wielding the fire origin, easily took down hundreds of soldiers all by himself. His strength is undoubted, but what's odd is that he was much stronger than before.
"That… my poor vice general," The red knight spoke to the general on the ground. "is because my lord has granted me permission."
The red knight lifted his hand up, creating a massive fireball. The fireball was made instantly, and the heat easily melts the vice general's armor, even though it hasn't exploded yet.
And the vice general knew… that this will be the end of him.
"I have betrayed my king and his family… my death shall be my salvation!" The vice general said aloud to the red knight, and the fireball began to be lowered.
"Then, may your death be a traitorous death." The red knight lowered his hand, and the fireball made its way to the vice general. As the vice general closed his eyes, the world around him only turned hotter as it melted.
BAAAARRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The powerful explosion shook the entire northern side of the castle, flattening the ground and forming a crater. The red knight felt satisfied by this ending, and he turned around to head to the southern side where the rest of the battle is happening.
But before he could leave, a thunder bolt was heard behind him. He turned around very quickly, and his eyes landed at the far area across the crater.
Kneeling on the ground is a young man wearing a very fancy academy uniform, and his dark blue scarf was wrapped around his neck. His face was staring at the wounded vice general, and his hand touched the vice general's chest.
BZZTT!!!
"Ghaa!!!!" The vice general screamed loudly, and he turned his confused stare to me. "Mister Eric?? Why are you here?"
The vice general studied our surroundings, and I turned my eyes to the crater. If only I was a second later, he would've been cooked. Just like… everybody else.
Damn it. I'm too late again.
"Just stay here, Vice General Evan." I said to him, and the vice general just nodded. "I'll finish this quick."
I stood up and started enhancing my body with lightning energy. In an instant, my muscles feel more powerful, and it feels like I can move very quickly.
"Well, well, well. More and more of you ants just appear--"
BZZTTT!!!!
In an instant, I appeared right next to the red knight.
"Shut up."
BAAAARRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!
With a single swing of my sword, I punched the red knight back to the castle behind him. His body crashed into the building, crumbling all the rocks that were supporting the building to stand.
"Ahaha!! You're very fast!" The red knight shouted as he jumped back down, and I became annoyed after seeing his sword. "But, that's all you are! You don't have the power!"
My swing just now was blocked by his sword. Had the sword not been there, his body would've been cut in half. This red knight, he is pretty fast as well.
"You'd be surprised at what I can do to a titanium wall." I said as a joke, and the red knight started rushing at me. His sword was covered in bright red flames, and he swung the sword very quickly at me once he got close.
BZZTTT!!!!
But once again, I moved faster than his eyes and arrived next to him. My hand swung the lightning-enchanted sword at him, and I thought for sure it was my win. His sword was still swinging to where I stood, and there's no way he could turn the sword around.
But, I was too naïve. This is an unknown world, unlike the time I spent at being a mercenary.
My enemies… are going to be weirder than before.
BOOOOMMMM!!!!!!!!!
Instantly, the ground I stood on exploded. I wasn't prepared for such a thing since the red knight never did anything, but seeing the ground from above, I realized that he never had to do anything to cast his flames.
Around him, ten fireballs are floating in the air. His ability to use fire origin is unlike what I know, and it's almost as if I'm facing a wind origin instead of a fire origin.
I moved very quickly again to get close to him, and this time I decided to fight smartly. I fired multiple lighting bolts at him, and he swung his sword multiple times to capture my lightning. Once I got close, I swung my sword to give it one more attempt, but a fireball appeared right in front of my face.
The red knight only flicked his finger with a grin behind his helmet.
"Boom."
BOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!
I quickly jumped back after receiving an explosion head on, and I can feel my face burning badly. I managed to cover myself from the explosion by putting my left hand in front of me, but even then it was still pretty bad.
Now, my left hand is badly cooked, and I don't think I can use it anymore. I noticed that this guy is more than just special, and I think I know why.
He is… not the same person as the one who attacked the castle.
"You're not him, aren't you?" I asked the red knight, and he chuckled after hearing my question.
"Hmm? Not who?"
"The red knight who attacked the castle. From what I've heard, that red knight only knows how to shoot fire blazes everywhere." I said to him, and the red knight laughed after hearing such a thing.
"Hmm… I wonder." He just replied with that, and it seems like I will have to obtain the hypothesis on my own.
From what I've heard, the red knight that Frisena faced can only shoot fire everywhere. That's why Frisena was able to win, because she can just create water walls to protect from the flames, and she would win every time.
But, this guy is using explosions. Not just that, he is very good at creating exploding fireballs. Not enough, he is also quite fast with his moves.
He is… definitely not 'Seven'.
"Are you… lower than 'Three'?" I tried guessing without any lead whatsoever, and it looks like the red knight reacted well to that.
"Lower than three? No, no, no. I am… 'Three'." The red knight said to me, and he lifted his hand.
The sword he is holding is colored red, and I remember that the red knight Frisena faced was said to be using a spear. This guy is really different, and we were all fooled. He is much stronger than the other knights, so I should retreat and ask for more backup.
"You're thinking of getting a backup, aren't you? Now that you know my identity." The red knight said with a mocking tone, and he placed his hand on his hips to underestimate me. "I guess it's really hard to find a formidable opponent these days."
… I'm not formidable enough, he says?
BZZTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!
Instantly, my body is covered with bright white lightning. The sides of my hair above the ears turned white, and my eyes also changed color into gray. And seeing such transformations out of me, the red knight formed a pose once more.
"There you go." He muttered while enchanting his sword in flames, and ten fireballs appeared in the air around him.
Now that I have activated Limit Break, I wonder if I should go all out or be conserving with how I spend my energy. But, knowing how strong the enemy is, simply buying time is not enough, so I will have to defeat him.
Then, I guess I'll just go all out.