The more the tornado and the scarred man approached, the paler Elona's and Simon's face beca. They knew that the lives of their guards depended on their choices. They had their lives in their hands.
Despite Manu's and the others' insistence, Elona and Simon couldn't run away knowing well that people would die for them.
"I will stay." Simon was the one stepping forward first.
"B-Brother?!" Elona shouted incredulous but Simon quickly raised his hand.
"No. I know you would have stepped if I didn't intervene Elona. I will follow him and you tell father about what happened," Simon said with a resigned smile.
"N-No! You are the heir of our House! You are the most important one between us. I should be the one following him!"
"ARGGHHHH!" A terrific scream interrupted them.
""!""
We turned around and saw a knight of the Falkrona Duchy burning in a sunfire.
"AGHHHHHHH!" His scream chilled everyone one of us. Few seconds later, he turned to ashes.
With a wave of his hand, the scarred man summoned a powerful blast of sunfire, sending the knights scattering. He advanced on them, his sword flashing in the sunlight as he pressed his attack.
"Still not enough?"
The knights, taken by surprise, were quickly overwheld by the scarred man's relentless assault. They swung their swords with all their might, but he was too quick for them, ducking and weaving as he moved in for the kill. Burning them ruthlessly alive.
One by one, the knights fell before him, their armor blackened and charred by the intense heat of the sunfire. But the scarred man was not done yet. He advanced on Elona and Simon, his eyes fixed on his prey.
"Noooo!" Elona scread when she saw that horrific sight.
"ARGGHHHHHH!" Another one caught fire and burned to ashes.
"My patience reached its limit." The scarred man said in a chilling tone.
"Stop that! I will co!" Simon walked quickly toward him.
"Broth-!"
"Elona! You stay behind!"
"B-But!"
"It's my order, Elona!" Simon shouted loudly at Elona, surprising her. "It's my order as the heir of our House and your older brother." He added before turning around.
I sighed in frustration as the noisy commotion around continued. My mana was taking too long to recover after the recent burn, so I reluctantly took out a vial of mana from my ring and drank it down.
To my dismay, it still wasn't enough. "Miss Avia?" I turned to Aurora, hoping for a solution.
"Yes?"
"Can you use your attribute to send towards that guy?" I asked her urgently.
"Mr. Amael…? He is dangerous…"Aurora hesitated, worried for my safety.
"Please. Believe ." But I urged her to trust , and eventually she agreed. She placed her hand on my shoulder, and suddenly I was propelled forward with incredible speed in a flash of light.
Despite the danger, I felt a rush of excitent as I closed in on my target. I was determined to spoil that fucker's day.
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'I agree that it played a big part but more than that, that guy is from the Iris Project. If he gets soone strong and with a rare bloodline like Elona or Simon…he might resurrect that monster…'
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'Xenos Arvatra. The guy behind the Third Great Holy War 300 years ago. Believe Cleenah, if that freak gets reborn now, it will be the end.'
"I will torture the answers out of you, kid. You will regret having been born in this cruel world." He said and his sunfire started to burn my cheek. "Red Seal."
I bit my lips, holding back a scream because of the searing pain on my cheek.
"You are…really strange…how can you resist?" When the bastard said that, the pain beca unbearable.
"Krrri!"
"What?" A grey falcon suddenly appeared next to , slicing the man's hand with its sharp claws and drawing blood.
I managed to break free from his grasp, but the blood spattered on my blindfold, making it difficult to see. I stumbled and fell to the ground, wiping the blood off my face.
"Ember?" I called out, noticing Elonar's familiar at my knees. The falcon tilted her head, regarding with curious eyes.
"One after another…" The scarred man taunted us with his annoying voice, as a fiery ball hurtled towards us, heating up the air around us.
Ember rushed in front of to shield , but I didn't want her to get hurt. With shaky legs, I stood up and stepped in front of her, ready to take the hit.
"No!" I shouted, but before I could even move, Elona appeared out of nowhere with a flash of grey mana.
My brain couldn't comprehend what was happening. Why was she putting herself in danger like this?
"Take now!" Elona demanded, her tone leaving no room for argunt.
I was stunned, but I knew I had to act fast. I reached out and grabbed her hand, pulling her away, but it was too late.
"..." The man didn't hesitate and took out another sphere from the void. The sphere slowly swelled before transforming into a big prison sphere. He raised his hand, and Elona's body flew inside the prison, enclosing her.
"It's over." The man grabbed my shirt and flew into the sky with . The sphere floated right next to us.
"ELONA!!!!" Simon's voice echoed from below. The whole ground seed to float as Simon's sand covered the entire area. All the knights raised their swords, aiming for the sky, hoping to reach and save Elona.
"If you try anything, I will kill your sister and take you instead," the scarred man warned Simon, who was about to fly with his sand and all the other knights.
"..." I glanced at Elona.
She was on her knees, hugging Ember tightly in her arms. Tears stread down her face endlessly from her grey eyes, and her disheveled black hair stuck to her face, making it difficult for her to wipe them.
The situation felt hopeless. Elona was trapped, and we were at the rcy of our enemy. The scarred man's warning kept ringing in my ears, making feel even more powerless.
But I knew I couldn't give up. We had co too far to let everything slip away now. As I stared at the prison sphere that held Elona captive, a fierce determination grew within .
No.
I won't accept that outco.
Why am I always getting defeated?
-Ding!
[Edward.]
[Full Mana Vial~2000AP~]
I drank the content and slid my blindfold on my forehead, pulling up my altered white hair and revealing my dilated amber eyes.
"Leave us."
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