Near the ruin north citadel-
Seraphine's POV:
"Hyaa", with a roar I sliced apart another Asuran soldier, blood splattering on my face.
"Thaddeus.... how many more of them are left?" I asked my most trusted lieutenant after catching my breath.
"My lady eliminating those Thirty foot-soldier now only twenty foot-soldier, and two wraith Asuran are left", Thaddeus replied after he effortlessly beheaded another one of those foot-soldier and quickly launching a big fire ball enhanced with lightning to a group of Asuran, with loud bang those helpless Asuran turned to dust.
Till now there is no sign of General Auriel and his squadron. Celestia is fending off the attackers at the south tower of Citadel, Lucious is busy at the east tower, Caspian at the south tower while Elara is evacuating everyone to the Royal palace.
"Portal ready?" I asked Thaddues while freezing five foot soldier and sending a wind blade towards them breaking them to pieces.
"yes my lady!", he replied while conjuring a big fire ball charged with lightning and aiming it towards some ten foot-soldier. The soldiers began to run amok but it was useless, as the big flaming ball of lightning fell upon them. With a loud bang, soldiers vanished leaving behind a big crater.
Seeing the fate of their fallen comrades the remaining soldiers were trying to back away, the fear in their eyes are evident. I motioned Thaddeus not to pursue them as he was about to unleash another one of his attacks.
Suddenly a black figure jumped in, halting the retreating soldiers. Upon closer look the figure appears to be a young Asura, with long red scarlet hair, his two violet horns curving upward, wearing that unfamiliar red armour with some traces of black, there in his chest the dragon was painted in bloody red.
"Lord Volgrim!" Asuran soldiers cheering in unison. Some were even clapping, their morale suddenly increasing.
"you're strong top of that beautiful too... it seems rumours were quite true", Volgrim said in a an obvious flirtatious tone.
"Uh kid, I think your neck would look much better without that shitty head of yours", I said irritably. "Thaddeus, take care of him, I have to go help them", I commanded Thaddeus.
"Beautiful lady whe-", Volgrim's voice got cut short as Thaddeus blade was almost inches from his poor neck.
"Your fate shall end here" Thaddeus menaced. Volgirm step back, rubbing his neck. The rest of the Asuras were dead quiet.
"who? By you!? ahahahaha" Volgirm burst into a laughter. "lets see how many minutes you can last!", Volgirm casually drew his swords, but without taking any stances.
I almost forgot I have to find Suwan and Elsiya. Without wasting any more seconds, I took off opening my Six wings. There have been some rumours of Thaddeus having six wings, which is kind of true and false at the same time. He may have four wings but his strength is almost that of six wings.
As I soared up high, looking down I could see the destruction those Asura's caused. The beautiful Archon realm now lay in ruin. What's more puzzling is how the Asura's suddenly became so powerful, and those traitors. After the royal family and now this. "Even though I couldn't save her, I will protect her daughter..." all these events are making me remember about Valarian, my husband. tears welled up in my eyes. As each tears escaped carried away by the rushing wind, I felt a cooling sensation against my cheeks.
Just when I was reminiscing about those bittersweet pasts, through the corner of my eye I spotted Suwan and Elsiya engaging with someone.
Upon closer look it look like the infamous wraith division commander. I began to conjure a hard ice's lance and strengthen it with wind element to make it spin faster, I hurled it towards her.
Elsiya took hold of Suwan and jumped away from the impact, with a loud bang the lance impacted, creating a fog of dust. I started to descend just when the dust got blown away by a fierce wind.
The wraith commander's armour was broken, blood dripping out from her shoulder. Even though I aimed at her head. Ah So she is fast, and doesn't use defensive spells much or not at all. Suddenly the atmosphere changed. Such an intense bloodlust.
"Ahahahaha, here comes The STRONGEST Archonian", she cursed as she began pouring a bottle of healing potion over her wounds. "Lord Krynnor would be SO PLEASED if I Brought YOUR HEAD"
Her voice is so annoying. "Just shut up and die", conjuring another dozens of ice lances I aimed it towards her.
She tried to sidestep it, but a few of them grazed her chest and neck leaving behind a tickle of blood.
"YOU…YOU SHALL GET THE BLOODIEST DEATH SERAPHINE", Suddenly the air began to get hotter around her, crackles echoing as lightning started to coat her entire body. Blue flames began dancing on her horn.
With a downward swipe of my index finger, I summoned a well of gravity on Nyxara, slamming her flat to the ground, the ground cracked from the heavy force. I watched as she struggled to get back up. Suwan and Elsiya stood a few metres away, their eyes glinting with pride.
Chuckling, I conjured an ice sword above Nyxara, emanating frosty blue light. Suspended momentarily, as it hangs ominously, with swift motion the conjured blade hurtled downwards, cutting through the air-ha?
In a split second, a fast projectile intercepted the icy blade postponing Nyxara's death. "Krynnor?", I asked steeling myself for the inevitable match. But defeating him might be a problem.
"Lady Seraphine", he intoned as he descended from the sky moving closer to Nyxara's unconscious body. "I can't let her die here she is still my commander after all."
I leapt back to where Suwan and Elsiya stood, both frozen by the Krynnor's oppressive presence, those two children need to survive this, no matter what. "Krynnor, is this what you were after all along?".
"That's what Auriel asked too ahahahaha", tilting back his head Krynnor fell into a burst of maniacal laughter. "Those humans played their parts well, wouldn't you say Seraphine!?"
"You think you can kill me even in this weakened state!?", I spat, drawing my blade. "You're decades early boy!"
Reaching for my aetheric abilities, I slashed the air diagonally, the tear in the air shimmered momentarily, cutting across Krynnor's chest in real-time. His eyes went wide in realization as blood spurted out.
"Ah it appears I am weakened greatly!", I mumbled, analysing the cut which was supposed to cut Kyrnnor in half instead. A flame appears on his chest, slowly healing him as if the flame itself is licking the deep gash.
"You know, your name is even revered in the Asuran realm, even I used to look up to the strongest Archonian!" he said in a melancholy tune. "But alas such is the fate, you have to die here, Lady Seraphine"
"Uh..", I unleashed a barrage of icy swords strengthening with wind element, hitting him at the spot. "You talk too much"
"You can't kill me with that debuff done by those human", Krynnor spoke from above after he effortlessly dodged my previous attack. Ignoring his yapping, I unleashed consecutive slashes quickly from far away, each hitting its mark due to the spatial warp.
As he tried to defend few of my slashes, and with a flap I appeared behind him, striking him in an arc. He quickly turned around with a stunned face, as his arm fell off from another spatial cut, all of this happening in barely 30 seconds. "Ahhhh", Krynnor shouted in agony while holding his severed arm. "Seraphine!, YOU…!"
I observed him, like a churning in my stomach, I could feel scheming eyes behind Krynnor play. With each second passing, my doubt grew more. Just then I felt something cold pass by my chest followed by a sharp pain, I felt like it's a pain to think of all that. Within a distance I saw my screaming my name I wonder why. Ah I lost my footing, clumsy? Luckily Elsiya caught me.
What a lovely child she is, but why must she be crying? Following her eye, I look down, a sword's tip has emerged through my chest, blood dripping out ah I see, I am stabbed from the back. It's cold, I tried to speak but it hurt pain ringing in my ears, as I coughed up blood.
"La-lady Seraphine..yo-you cannot die here", Elsiya was sobbing, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably as she tried to speak. My poor child, I wish I had the strength to comfort her. But I felt relieved knowing that my son would be there. "don't..cry my child, I couldn't do much for you. Your mother would have been so proud seeing how strong their daughter had gotten-"
I stumbled on my words as I cough blood again, I could feel my strength slipping my body. Elsiya hands were trembling, her eyes reddened with her overflowing emotion. I felt oddly at home when I saw my son's silhouette, ah this is how I shall die, right Valarian? …let us both watch over our children like how we used to before. My eyes grew heavy with each second passing, Elsiya screams were more like muffled voice, the lights were too bright paining each second, and now waves of memories of the past began to wash over me, the cold feeling grew more intense, and I fell into the dark oblivion losing my senses, embracing to the ultimate coldness.