"I would love to, but that exhaustion cos from the magic's effect, not mine. You should wait for a few minutes before the spell wears off. And afterwards, we sprint towards the demonic kingdom."
The woman had a similar robe worn by the mages, with a hat covering her head. Her amber hair fluttered below her shoulders, which gave off a dazzling feeling of hope. And that girl also had a wand clipped in her hand that illuminated the surroundings. Those magic circles beneath our feet had the sa colour as the woman's magic from the wand.
Everything turned out quick, especially this woman before us. And the question glued inside my head, sending thousands of question marks. After collecting my courage, I pulled up my chest and returned the girl's gaze
"Who are you?" I asked once more.
"Lancelot had told about you and your team, Arthur. My na is Guinevere, the king's official wife.Well, not anymore."
When Guinever said those words, her eyes dropped on the ground. She had a sour face filled with sorrow and regret as Guinevere changed the topic.
"Lancelot sent you to . We have already planned this escape when you guys showed up. It doesn't look like it, but I am on your side."
Fenrir and the others wanted to squeeze Guinevere with so questions about her alliance. But we didn't have any spare ti to talk about those matters as our eyes gazed around.
"Those soldiers will show up if we don't hurry. I need you to chase my husb.King Arthur and stop the war! You must reach them on ti before they could clash against themselves."
All of us agreed to Guinevere's words after hearing her voice. We imdiately rose from the soil and prepared ourselves to march onwards to the demonic borders. Since Guinevere's instruction was also our plan, we didn't have any problems fulfilling that command.
However, before we could even progress, an icicle almost struck my chest. It was an ice projectile enough to kill any high tier players that I knew. It happened so fast that none of us had the ti to react. My system, Fenrir's senses, and Lilith's experience noticed the assault from elsewhere. But thanks to the speed of that ice, the attacker had a successful ambush.
Fortunately, Aegis activated itself and defended my chest. But as soon as it perford its action, my shield went into a dormant state. This shield had several hours as its cooldown, which made it useless for later. But despite the depressing duration, it still served its purpose.
If it weren't for that shield, there was no chance for to dodge the spear. And even though I used the saving grace of getting a one-shot, I couldn't still use the shield. Which ans that [automatic shield] and [shield crash] got negated until I could use it soon.
And as luck would have it, the attacker chose as its target. If that silent killer aid at my friends, soone would have already died in my team. Thankfully, that event didn't happen.
"WHO ARE YOU!" I shouted, and glared where the icicle spear got thrown off. "Show yourself, you cheap mage!"
Guinevere also prepared so defensive spells after witnessing the attack. "I don't know who they are, but they want to kill us. Be alive and prepare for combat, Arthur."
Within a few seconds, two figures appeared from the forest. Each of them shared a different weapon equipped in their hands.
The person with the shape of a man had a sword and a bulky armour covering his body. That man also had a helt protecting his head, with a cape fluttering behind him. I could only guess that this person must have been a knight that had the sa prowess with the knights of the round table.
The other had the figure of a woman wearing a robe. We could only deduce that this woman was a mage, since she also had a wand in her hands. There were also several magic circles surrounding their backs, which ca from the woman's arcane.
We buckled ourselves and prepared to fight this pair obstructing our way. And as the dust settled in, those figures revealed themselves before us. Our eyes widened as soon as we recognised the people at our fore.
"Afenos? And Rain? What are you doing here?" I mumbled, while lowering Excalibur. "How was the village? How are you? I was so worried about you guys."
As soon as I said those words, I marched in the pair's direction. But Afenos raised his hand and swung his sword, creating a devastating wind that attacked . That gust of air hit my chest, forcing to tumble backwards and sliding on the soil.
Thankfully, I barely got a dent from the attack. It was thanks to my class as a knight that absorbed all that damage as if it was nothing but air. And when the montum subsided, I stood on the ground and stared at Afenos.
"Hey! What's the big idea! Don't tell you've forgotten all about already?!" I yelled, still refusing to withdraw my sword.
When my comrades saw that presentation, all of them ard themselves once again. My friends bare their fangs and planned on attacking the two figures before us. However, before Lilith and the others could attack Afenos, I urged them to wait for my signal.
Even though Afenos attacked , those two siblings must have a reason. And I would love to hear their words before clashing against them.
"Yeah.I rember you, Arthur," Afenos replied, and gritted his teeth. "I rembered the day when you beca a hero to our village. Everyone praised your and my father after giving your lives for the town. And we tasted that peace for a while, still ignorant of the place."
"But things changed when there were more monsters coming into our village. So farrs saw them from miles away, which led them requesting so help from the kingdoms. And when those knights arrived, I had no other choice but to train with them. Little did I know that the village got destroyed by the monsters..Which was led by a demon." Afenos glared at Lilith and aid his sword at her figure. "We thought you were dead..I treated you as a ntor and a brother.But what did you do? You were alive all along and tead up with this.This devil?"
I couldn't find the words about Afenos' speech about , especially after hearing the town's demise. That village was the first place to welco my existence as an otherworlder traveler. Fate could have placed anywhere that could ruin my second chance of living, but it didn't.
My entire world and perspective changed when Aferous took in. And Afenos showed the real reason to beco a hero.
There was a thorn inside my heart that I couldn't pluck when Afenos reminded of those words. Afenos only told the truth and his perspectives in life as soon as he t . And I would have done the sa thing if I was in Afenos' shoes.
But after a few monts of fighting those negative surges, I finally ca up with an explanation.
"I left the town because I thought you guys didn't need anymore. The two of you siblings are the protectors of that town, while I am just an outsider. And when that giant tossed to that cliff, I nearly diedSoone saved .rleen saved . And when I could move again, I thought that I needed to go on an adventure," I explained. "I thought you never needed because we defeated the horde."
"And you've thought wrong! That adventure cost us the town.Everyone died, Arthur. If we stayed inside the village, Rain and I would have also died.And it's because of you! YOU LEFT US INSIDE THE VILLAGE! And what do you an by 'not needing you'? We needed you.I NEEDED YOU, ARTHUR.I treated you as my brother.And now you will pay.After all we've been through, you sided with the demons. I vowed to protect all people from monsters and demons, like King Arthur's goal!"
"From now on, everyone will call Mordred! I am a brave knight that will seek a change to this world! You made sick to think those demons could change."
Rain didn't say anything about the topic, but her eyes told us otherwise. She had no choice but to fight us and stood strong for their beliefs.
Our ideas diverged, which led us to fight one another. After that talk we had, there was only one way to win this argunt.Afenos.No. Mordred and I would let our fist do the talking, before we could reach King Arthur.
And I was the one who gave them power. Mordred and Rain had the system's arcane running through their veins. And that power would strengthen their bodies, which would beco an advantage.
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