CLACK-CLACK-CLACK-CLACK
The fight was a blur of movent and energy, but Kael’s opponent was relentless, striking with a precision that made every block and dodge feel like a gamble with death.
Even with Venezia Sanguis, Kael could barely keep up, each exchange pushing his limits.
His dark magic lashed out in wild, violent bursts, but the figure before him only grinned, treating the fight like a ga.
"Is this all you’ve got, little dragon?" the man sneered.
Kael’s jaw tightened as he launched forward again, slashing with his sword.
Aethral Fang glowed ominously in his hand, its whispers urging him on.
CLACK-CLACK-CLACK-CLACK
The two clashed in a storm of sparks and power, but just as Kael managed to gain a foothold, a chilling voice rang out across the battlefield.
"YOU MIGHT BE KAEL."
Kael froze mid-swing, his blood turning cold.
The voice ca from behind him, smooth and confident.
He turned his head slightly and saw them—dozens of figures erging from the darkness like specters.
The rest of their group had arrived.
Kael’s heart sank as he took in their overwhelming presence.
Almost 30 more figures surrounded the battlefield, their auras suffocating.
Each one radiated a power of atleast Demigod(5)
And at the center of them all was soone even greater.
The leader, cloaked in a shimring black mantle, hovered above the rest, their aura like a storm pressing down on everything.
Empyrean (4)
Their face was obscured, but their smile was sharp, cruel, and mocking.
"How am I supposed to survive this?" Kael whispered, his voice trembling as the weight of the situation crushed him.
"How am I supposed to save everyone?"
The faces of his friends flashed through his mind—Shirone, Lumia, Lira, Ren, Oliver, and the others.
Each of them was fighting with everything they had, their bodies already pushed to the brink.
This isn’t supposed to happen.
This isn’t in the novel.
I caused this.
Their deaths will be because of .
His hands shook, his grip on Aethral Fang loosening.
He could feel the hope draining from his body, leaving behind only a suffocating void of despair.
And then, a voice broke through the darkness in his mind.
"Kael," his mother’s voice whispered from a distant mory, "when the odds are stacked against you, rember this: fear doesn’t decide your fate. Courage does. Even if your hands tremble, even if the world seems to end, stand tall and fight. Because sotis, courage is the only thing keeping the world from breaking."
Kael’s eyes snapped open, the trembling in his hands replaced by a cold determination.
He tightened his grip on Aethral Fang, his aura shifting, growing darker and more volatile.
Kael lunged toward the most powerful figure in the group, his voice a low growl as he muttered,
"Dark Void."
The world around him shifted.
Shadows erupted from his body, coiling like serpents as they consud the battlefield.
Visibility vanished, the darkness swallowing everything in its path.
"Venezia Sanguis," Kael hissed, his voice resonating with power.
His body moved like a phantom, the darkness cloaking him as he launched toward the leader.
His sword glead in the void, a sliver of light cutting through the abyss.
He struck with all his strength, aiming for the heart of the Empyrean(4).
But just as his blade was about to connect, it stopped.
The darkness shattered like glass, and Kael was thrown back, skidding across the ground as the Empyrean stood unhard.
"Good trick," the figure said, their voice dripping with amusent. "But not good enough."
Before Kael could recover.
ZIMP!
A blast of energy shot toward him, aid directly at his chest.
He braced himself, but the impact never ca.
Instead, Lira stood in front of him, her bow drawn, her body shimring with protective magic.
"Kael!" she shouted, her voice strained.
"Focus! You’re not dying on yet!"
She fired a dagger infused with light, its brilliance cutting through the darkness.
STAB!
It struck one of the attackers, forcing them to retreat montarily.
But the effort drained her, and before she could nock another dagger, one of the figures appeared behind her.
"Lira!" Kael scread, but it was too late.
SLASH
The figure’s blade pierced through her back, the sound of steel cutting flesh echoing across the battlefield.
Lira gasped, blood trickling from her lips as her knees buckled.
She turned her head slightly, her eyes eting Kael’s.
"Stay alive," she whispered, her voice barely audible. "Save them…tell my little brother that I love him"
THUD!
Her body fell limp, crumpling to the ground.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh....
Kael’s scream tore through the battlefield, a sound of pure anguish and rage.
He charged forward, his sword ablaze with dark energy.
But another blast of power sent him flying back.
Before he could rise, another figure stepped forward, their blade aid at his heart.
"Not today!" Oliver roared, slamming into the attacker with his shield.
The force of the impact sent both of them tumbling, but Oliver quickly regained his footing.
He stood in front of Kael, his shield raised, his body battered and bloodied.
"You’re not taking him," Oliver growled, his voice fierce.
"Hahaha"
The attacker laughed, their strikes relentless as they battered Oliver’s shield.
CLACK
Despite the onslaught, Oliver held his ground, his determination unwavering.
But the cracks in his shield began to grow, and his movents slowed.
With one final strike, the enemy’s blade shattered his defense, piercing through his armor.
SLASH.
"Ughh"
Oliver coughed, blood spilling from his lips, but he smiled weakly as he turned his head toward Kael.
THUD!
His body fell, his shield clattering to the ground beside him.
Kael knelt in the dirt, his body trembling with rage and grief.
Lira and Oliver’s lifeless bodies lay before him, their sacrifices burned into his mory.
"This is because of ," he whispered, his voice shaking. "Because I wasn’t strong enough…"
But then his mother’s words echoed in his mind again: "Courage decides your fate."
Kael’s aura surged, his power erupting as he rose to his feet. The battlefield trembled beneath him as shadows and light coalesced around his body.
He wasn’t giving up. Not yet.
Just then—
Everyone felt it as Kael turned towards Lumia.
Her dark Aura radiating in every direction.
"JUST TOUCH HIM,".
Everyone one felt it lumia Aura was increasing at a high speed...
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