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Chapter 28 - Authority and Eylis

Without wasting any more time, he managed to quickly arrive in Upper Erisia. Since he didn't know exactly where his brother was, he needed to search every place around him. 

 He began to wander aimlessly in Upper Erisia. His only hope was to find a small clue about his brother. 

 While wandering in one of the stone gardens in Upper Erisia, he heard a voice from afar. He began to carefully examine the source of the voice. The voice was a conversation between an authority commander and a girl from Knives of Eylis.

-Eylis, have you managed to find him?

-Not yet. But I have an idea of where he might be. Follow me.

-Understood, then.

 The person the authority commander was talking to was actually Eylis herself, the leader of Knives of Eylis. The only name that came to his mind about who they were looking for was Blake, his brother. Argus followed Eylis and the authority commander. After about half an hour of journey, they arrived at a house on top of one of the stone gardens.

-Are you sure he's here?

-When I scoured the area with Rhythm, the only heartbeat I could sense was coming from there. This must be it.

-Then why is no one around?

-You're mistaken. HE'S RIGHT BEHIND US! WATCH OUT, VORTIGERN!

 Even Argus, who was watching them from afar, realized much later that Blake was there. Blake had brought Authority Commander Vortigern to the brink of death with a perfect attack from behind.

-EYLIS! DO SOMETHING AND KILL HIM. HE HAS SLAUGHTERED A ROYAL COMMANDER. IF WE FAIL TO AVENGE HIM, KNOW THAT THE CELESTIALS WILL FUCK THE HELL OUT OF US. DO SOMETHI-

-Shut up, you damn authority lackey. Death should have come to you long ago. Yet here you are, still blabbering. Tsk. And Eylis, it's not too late for you to leave this place.

 Before Vortigern could finish his sentence, Blake used his rapier to pierce through his skull.

 Blake hadn't actually given Eylis a chance to escape. Because of the wounds that had been left on him from his last battle and his lost arm, he wasn't sure how well he could handle her. 

 Although he had applied to the Ignition Union for a prosthesis, he had not received any response. 

 Aside from all this, the expression on Eylis's face showed how determined she was to kill Blake. In fact, her goal was not just to kill Blake, it was also to avenge the descendants of Celestials and get their blessings. 

 After seeing her expression, Blake decided to make the first move.

He made a move towards Eylis's neck, but Eylis not only dodged it, but also managed to burn Blake's chest via her flamecharm. attunement.

 As if the wounds he received in the previous battle had not fully healed and the fact that he fought with one arm was not enough, the unbearable pain of his wounded body was also added to these flames.

 After receiving the hit, Blake was thrown back. Eylis knew she had only one chance to kill him, so she had to act quickly. 

 She threw her shield aside and wielded her spear with both hands. She was coming for one last strike. Blake, desperately trying to block the attack with his thin rapier, had lost all hope in himself until Argus intervened.