While the girl drew the summoning circle on the floor, the king's advisor entered the place with a sinister aura but also one of oppression.
As if he was worried for some reason and he already knew what that reason was: me.
Surely this guy is the one named Andrus...
As soon as the guy entered the room, the guards, who were previously relaxed, became tense and bowed in respect.
-Is the circle almost ready?!- the man snapped.
-We are in that gentleman, with the Miko here we have made progress that would have taken us 10 years before in just 4 days- a guard declared
I couldn't see the guy's expression but he was clearly smiling.
-And how long will it take to finish now?- Andrus asked in a more relaxed but still severe tone.
-We are in the final stage and it should be ready today- the guard explained.
-he he Perfect...if the prophecy is true, the summoned one will be the chosen one of humanity that will help us win any war!! - Andrus said in an excited tone
-Neither Asura!, nor Orsted Corp or any of their dogs will even have a chance to defeat us!!- Andrus said in an excited tone
Me and Alek just decided to watch the scene in silence
-Hehe, what an incredible acquisition sir but you never told us how you got this Miko- one of the guards asked
-Heh... since I'm in a good mood I'll grant it to you! A guy named Nolan sold us this Miko for a reasonable price, her power is to revive dead people!!- Andrus said in an excited tone
-And he seems to have enormous knowledge about magic circles, right?- a guard added.
-Indeed! With this girl in our ranks reviving our fallen and with the chosen one leading the battle...we will be unstoppable!!- Andrus said in an excited tone as he raised a fist in the air.
-That's good to know sir but....don't you care about the world powers?- a guard murmured
-What do you mean Deimos?- Andrus answered the guard in a confused tone.
-W-well...as you know...the monument of the 7 world powers is about that, the strongest people in the world....And when those Orsted Corp employees arrived at the castle, numbers 7 and 6 on the monument near here lit up.....- Deimos muttered.
-Oh yes, the monument...didn't number 6 change recently?- Andrus asked.
-Yes, the title Sword God changed to Magic God- a guard explained
-Ah yes...the North God and the recently Magic God came to this nation for a Miko....that only increases their value hehehe- Andrus muttered
Magic God?....when?...oh yes...when I killed Diana..I haven't paid attention to that but I guess Alek got his title back as a result..that's good
-Sir...do you think it's wise to intervene now?- Alek whispered to me, unfazed by the current situation.
-We will wait just a little longer, remember that it is important that Akihito is summoned- I answered
Alek just nodded and we kept waiting.
After about 40 minutes the girl stopped drawing on the ground and the guards and Andrus inspected the circle
-i-it's perfect- Andrus muttered as he looked at the summoning circle in total shock.
-Can it be activated now?- one of the guards asked
-No, we need a lot of mana stones and a human life to do the summoning, it will be tomorrow night- Andrus declared
Apparently the guards realized what he was referring to or maybe not from the look on Andrus' face.
-We need to find a volunteer who will give his life to do the invocation, we need vital energy and a lot of it, what better than just using one person and having Miko revive him until it is reached The desired figure, right? - Andrus murmured.
-ooooh..like the corpse reanimation spell?- a guard asked
-Yes, but this girl's power is more precise and less unstable- Andrus replied
In the end the guards nodded and everyone left the room.
Andrus left first and the other guards returned the girl to the room where they are holding her captive with barrier magic.
Luckily Alek knows the spell to open the door or I'll just use magic disturbance
-So God Magic huh?- I muttered as we walked to the girl's cell.
-I imagined it- Alek answered and so we arrived at the girl's cell.
-....Alek, you copy the magic circle in its entirety, I will free the girl- I told him
Alek nodded quickly and went to the other room.
I looked for the circle activator crystal, I found it on the ceiling and with a simple stone bullet I destroyed it, freeing the girl.
To top it off, she didn't react to this and looked at me with lifeless eyes.
-Who are you?- she murmured and I could barely hear her.
-My name is Rudeus, Rudeus Greyrat, I came here to rescue you- I said with a smile
The girl just raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything and extended her arms towards me.
I felt uncomfortable with this, the girl has not reacted at all to her surroundings, it seems that the constant sexual abuse left her in this state...
This is something that will not heal overnight....
I carried the girl until I met Alek who was copying the magic circle in a notebook.
-What are you doing?- the girl asked with a slight tone of alarm
-We are copying this circle, we will replicate it ourselves under safer conditions- I told him.
I could see some small signs of concern on the girl's face.
-b-but...you will summon Aki..the chosen one? - said the girl while stuttering
-Yes, the difference is that we will not use it for war- I answered with a smile
The girl didn't say anything else and just watched Alek copy the circle.
-I-I can do it again you know?- she declared suddenly
I wanted to slap myself in the head at this
Of course she knows! Why wouldn't she know?! She was the person who drew it in the first place!!!
Holding back the urge to curse loudly, I calmed my anger at myself and my idiocy and thought of an excuse quickly.
-We know but we will not subject you to a job like that- Alek declared
The girl just raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything else.
-Hey...do you have family?- I asked him.
-...I had, my entire village was massacred by my kidnappers- the girl replied dryly.
Oh shit.....
I could see Alek's face tense and I could feel mine tense as well.
-I-I'm sorry...I had no idea...w-what's your name?- I asked him.
-Ileana- she answered
-Very well..Ileana..is it true that you can revive people from the dead?- I answered.
-yes- she answered dryly again
-I-Is that your only power or do you have any more?- I asked him a little nervously.
She thought for a few minutes and finally spoke.
-No, that's my only power, I can only rewind a person's body for 24 hours but they usually use me to revive the dead- Ileana explained
-I see...- I answered while looking at Alek, the drawing was almost ready but the most important details were missing.
-Why are you doing this?- Ileana asked.
-Because it's the right thing to do, or do you like living here?- I asked him with a small smile.
She didn't answer but leaned on me
It's a good sign...we're starting to gain confidence.
-If you have nowhere to go, would you like to go with me to the city of Sharia? We will treat you better there than in this prison game- I said with a smile.
I could see the girl's eyes slowly light up and a slight expression of wonder accompanied her.
-May I?- she asked unsurely.
-Of course, we will take good care of you there- I replied with a smile while stroking her hair
I could see the girl flinch slightly at this and then look at me with wide eyes.
And then the poor girl started sobbing so I put her on my shoulder.
As I slowly caressed her, her crying grew louder and even echoed in the room, so I suppressed the sound with wind magic.
Alek looked at me with a complicated expression but pointed at the drawing indicating that it was already complete.
With this sign I used earth magic to destroy the drawing completely leaving it in nothing.
Just then I could hear noises outside, it was the guards and they had returned for some reason.
I felt Ileana shudder with fear in my arms at the noises and laughter the guards were making.
It was clear what they were coming for....
I could feel Ileana hugging me tighter.
-no...no...no...I don't want to...- she murmured
Seeing the poor girl in this state just made my blood boil.
I had to kill these bastards, they deserved nothing but death!!
Ileana passed it to Alek who stealthily moved forward to the teleportation circle
I headed to the place where the guards were who were alarmed by Ileana's escape.
And they were startled to see me
I recognized one of the guards, if I remember correctly his name is Deimos... that bastard was the one who was giving us the tour of the castle in the morning.
-W-who are you, bastard!!-
-You were the one who stole the bitch!!-
The guards yelled at me as they drew their swords and lunged at me.
I didn't say anything, with gravity magic I caught them all in the air and in the blink of an eye I turned them into a pulp of flesh and blood.
I didn't bother burning the remains, we had to let people know that we were here.
I returned to the armory where Alek and Ileana were waiting for me and so we left the castle in total silence.
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