[197] The Avatar of the Outer God; the Dark Phoenixman
Chapter 197: The Avatar of the Outer God; the Dark Phoenixman
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The world trusted her with its protection. All the races in Pangeal begged for her to win. Civilians of her Empire, the Erebian continent itself, placed their hope on her. They begged the heavens for her victory.
Yet, she ca out defeated.
Victory seed further than the sun.
Founding Empress of the Erebian Empire, the Great Hero Jasmine bint Alimah Al-Qadir fought till the last of her soldiers dropped dead. Until all the cities in her empire were burnt to the ground. Until her people fled from her, in fear that her presence would call the demons to attack that place.
She had no choice but to leave Erebia. Instead of helping restore the little remnant of her ho, she has to flee because the people feel uncomfortable with her presence instead of feeling hope.
….What could be a greater failure for a hero than this? She had no other choice but to seek out an old friend. She required dical treatnt and also planned her next actions, that's why she ca to her old friend, Sieran the Wise.
"We're here, Your Highness," her loyal butler said, acting as the charioteer for this carriage even when one of his arms was missing.
"Mhm." They were right outside the Elven Forest with titanic trees casting shadows at them.
"Grandmother, I hear the Elven Village is located deep within the forest, how long will it take?" one of the other two people who shared the carriage with her, asked.
He was a man in his mid-20s, with strong copper muscles filling him to the brim. He was also quite the looker, as one would expect from a bearer of her family bloodline. He was the 2nd Prince of the Erebian Empire, who's been fighting beside her on the frontlines all this ti.
Of course, it has been six hundred years since she passed away and was resurrected, so she was not really his 'grandmother' but it worked. It was better than adding all the 'great, great, great, great-' before the title.
"It should take a few hours, the Hero's mark will guide us easily," Jasmine replied, her voice raspy and smooth. Although it's been just a few months since she was reborn in this body, she was already as grown as a 30-year-old woman, as one could guess from her mature voice. And while that was a good thing at first, since she didn't get stuck as a baby, it's not good now since the aging didn't show any sign of slowing down. She might reach old age in a few more months and die.
"Should we rest for a while, grandmother? You're still injured." This ti, the other passenger spoke. She's been quiet for the majority of the journey, but she couldn't help but show concern for Jasmine now. "The Elven Forest is filled with monsters, it'll be dangerous if we co across any danger."
Jasmine sighed, "Have more faith in yourself and your brother, Layla. You're the Crown Princess, not a little girl. You and Amir are powerful enough to take down most beasts on your own."
Biologically, she's the younger sister of these two royalties since she was born from a concubine the current Emperor slept with. However, soul-wise, she was their ancestors, she couldn't help but be a worried guardian for them.
It seems fighting against those strong bastards left them with a low morale. Jasmine lanted. It's not as if they're weak. The enemies were just stupidly powerful. Those fucking demon bastards.
One of the two invading Gods, the Clown God, had sent his Avatar on that battlefield, after all. Against that Clown Avatar, Jasmine failed to earn a victory despite giving her all. He was too strong.
…Or maybe she was just that much weaker. She wondered if things would have been different if it was that brat fighting in her place.
In the end, was it true that the single Demon Lord he defeated was stronger than Malebranche, the Twelve Demon Kings that she defeated?
It was not impossible.
The Demon King Shadowveil who that Seriphoth defeated was the son of Malacoda, the leader of the Twelve Demon Kings. And Jasmine knew how strong Malacoda was. It wasn't that hard to believe that Malacoda's offspring could beco a force greater than him, given his blood.
…Jasmine missed that kid. She knew better than anyone how reliable he was. If it was him beside her, maybe she could have defeated those demons. Those fucking demons.
– Bang!
A loud sound filled the air.
"....!"
"Grandmother, there is a problem."
Her two grandchildren looked around startled and she clenched her jaws. She hadn't noticed since she was dazed. "Butler," Jasmine called, and the butler slowed the carriage.
She peeked out of the carriage, looking at the sky. Her eyes widened as she saw an army in the sky.
They looked white-skinned, except for the single one that led them, and had wings. However they… were not angels.
It was demons. Fuck.
Flight was not allowed in the Elven Forest, and so weren't demons. So the army was trying to break the barrier. They were breaking two barriers at once, and once the anti-flight barrier broke, they could easily invade the Elven Forest.
This was dangerous. Were they trying to burn this place to the ground, or what?!
Jasmine couldn't let them enter this forest. From the looks of it, it seed they had so kind of a stealth spell that made their attempt at breaking the barriers hidden. There were no warning alarms. So Jasmine had to do sothing to warn the elves by herself.
"Butler," Jasmine grabbed her sword and jumped off the carriage. "Head into the forest, and shout to any oak tree you see that demons are attacking this place."
"U-understood, Your Highness!"
She looked at the two royals. "I'm sorry but you two have to accompany ."
"Of course, grandmother!" The prince was ready but the crown princess looked hesitant. They both jumped off the carriage, the prince wearing a pair of large gauntlets, while the princess wielded a mage staff.
The carriage scootered off into the forest, leaving behind a trail of dust. Jasmine looked at the kids and sighed. "Follow suit," kicking the ground, she rushed toward the outskirts of the forest again with her sword shining in her hand.
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A mistake.
That was a mistake.
Jasmine's heart pounded as she clashed with two True Grade Ahaiyute, who unlike their lesser variants looked quite humane. That gave them greater maneuvering ability and techniques. They were receiving a lot of attacks from her, but they were not going down. They looked stupidly powerful.
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