Two days have passed and the Blood sect army came knocking on Avalon kingdom's walls. Only two thousand meters separated the army from the wall. It was surrounded from all directions. Luckily, Avalon was prepared. Thanks to Elizabeth supervising the preparations herself, they manage to finish everything in one day. However, the danger was still here. Finishing early didn't change the fact that they were being attacked.
"Why don't you guys give up already?!" A man came closer and closer to the wall, his voice sounded strong even from far away. When he was about 500 meters away, a lightning arrow hit him in the head. Oliver, who has been training for two years, didn't even give him the chance to get one step closer. He didn't even warn him.
Oliver was another surprise for the Avalon kingdom. Only two years have passed, yet he managed to become a cultivator at Earth Establishment level 6. His speed was no slower than Griffin's or any noble who cultivated from a young age.
"You should respect your elders, boy." The man who was hit by an arrow simply stood still. The lightning arrow crumbled away instead of injuring him. Oliver was not shocked at all. The man was a Heavenly Establishment cultivator, and the arrow only served as a warning.
"Respect is earned. Blood sect will never be worthy of our respect." Eric who was standing on the wall alongside the other flew, and stood right in front of the man. The man in front of him was not the one who injured Leonard, but he wasn't a pushover. Both of clashed, announcing the start of the war.
Elizabeth, Griffin, Sebas, and the seven remaining Elders of Glory sect all engaged the enemy in battle. Bella was not allowed to fight, as she only hit King Establishment level 4. Her speed was also stunning, but Oliver took the spotlight. Becky also managed to achieve Earth Establishment level 9 after cultivating hard for two years. She was tasked with the protection of Bella.
Avalon kingdom used all of the available militants. Sect disciples and army soldiers. Even the cultivators that weren't enlisted in any of those joined them in order to protect the kingdom. However, the enemy numbers were too overwhelming. The enemy had both monsters and cultivators; it wasn't going to be an easy fight.
"Focus on reducing the number of monsters first! Be careful of the ones that can hide underground!" Eric gave the orders while fighting the man. The man had a higher cultivation, but they were even. Both of them fought for a while, and Eric was gaining the upper hand. Griffin and the others were also fighting strong opponents, monsters, and humans.
"Let me in on the fun!" a man suddenly appeared behind Eric's enemy. Eric was surprised but managed to react in time.
"You bastard!" Eric recognized him as the man that took Leonard's arm. He became furious the moment he saw. Unfortunately, fighting two strong opponents was too much for Eric. Yet, before they could even fatally injure him, an old man joined the fight by flying like a white arrow. He knocked away the man using Leonard's weapon.
"I'm not going to let you bastards do whatever you want!" he spoke to them while standing next to Eric.
"My my. It's the all-seeing Edmund. It's a pleasure to meet you." Eric's first opponent recognized the old man. It was Edmund whom Ed had met on the tenth floor of the Tower of Strength. He was the one looking for Ed every day for the past eight months.
"It's not my pleasure." Edmund snorted while looking at him.
"I thought we told you not to get involved. We don't want bystanders to get hurt in our affairs." Eric scolded him for joining a war that didn't concern him.
"But it is my affair. Edward saved my life, how can I stand by and let his brother get killed." Edmund didn't forget the help he received from Ed.
"Sigh. Do what you want. Still thanks for helping me." Eric was not an ungrateful person. He knew that if he kept fighting those two, it wouldn't end in a good way for him.
"You bastard!!" Leonard's enemy appeared again. This time much angrier, as if he was crazy.
"No time for chit-chat I see." Both Eric and Edmund started fighting the two of them. Sadly, the man was using Leonard's two greatswords. Which are of a much higher quality than Edmund's weapon, a spear. Due to this, Edmund was forced to be on the defensive.
On the ground, Elizabeth and the others were doing their best to kill the monsters. But, the other cultivators were being in their way, stopping them from moving around so much. Oliver was also doing his best trying to shoot down flying monsters. His arrows were the fastest and strongest out of all the archers. He was especially adept at using Lightning magic. Yet little by little, they were being overwhelmed by the monsters. Disciples were being killed, soldiers as well. Many people were thinking of either deserting Avalon or joining Blood sect.
"Be careful, it's a Wyvern!" One of the disciples screamed. A Wyvern appeared in the sky, targeting those on the wall. Oliver jumped up in an incredible way and hit the wyvern with a bow as if he was using a club. The Wyvern spiraled to the ground, but Oliver didn't finish there. He sent a couple of elemental arrows, pinning it on the ground before killing it. He wasn't going to let anyone break through the walls. At least not those he could see.
Back on the castle grounds, Becky and Bella were struggling against a man. The man suddenly appeared and killed every one of the guards. Many butlers and maids fell on his hands as well.
"Miss Bella, please escape!" Becky knew she wasn't a match for the man. She could only hope that she can stall him enough for Bella to run away.
"She won't escape. She is my target after all." Hearing his words, Becky lunged at him in an attempt to block him. However, the left side of her chest and stomach were blown away, causing her to fall down on the ground. Her mouth opened up trying to speak to Bella, but no sounds came out.
"Nooooo!" Seeing her in that state, Bella didn't think straight. She couldn't. She raised the Katana her brother made her and slashed at the man. Yet, even with her full power, she couldn't even make him budge. The man hit Bella in the stomach, hard, causing the air to escape her lung. Her body attempted to save her from the pain, causing her to faint. The man then disappeared from the scene, taking Bella with him.
A couple of seconds later, a man came flying from far away. His speed was extremely high, yet he was completely silent. No one could feel or see him. He didn't stop even though he could see a war going on. He went straight to the castle; crashing the walls as he entered, fear slowly taking over him. 'I'm too late again!' He was cursing himself but still didn't lose focus. He quickly made his way towards Becky.
Hello everyone! This chapter had an extra 150 words, but I decided to cut short and leave you with this cliffhanger Muhahaha
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Ed spent two days flying at his maximum speed in order to reach Avalon kingdom. He had to use so many potions to keep flying. He didn't rest or sleep, all he could think about was his close ones. The distance from the Tower of Origin to Avalon kingdom was almost 100.000 kilometers. Ed needed to fly at a speed of more than 2.000km/h. The ship Ed rode on last time needed three days to go from Port city to the Central Continent. Ed could not have finished this trip if not for his system using up potions when Ed's Mp hit less than 10.
"Don't speak." Ed noticed that Becky's life was still hanging on by a thread. Her eyes opened wide as she recognized him. A card appeared in his hand, but no one could see it other than him. Suika appeared, and Ed spoke to her.
"I don't have any Healing cards left, so please heal her. Also, explain the situation to her." After speaking to Suika, she transformed into her human form. Suika did something and an angel with four pairs of wings appeared. Each pair had one bat like black wing while the other was white and feathery.
"Demonic Angel suu" Suika spoke and the figure finished materializing. This was Suika's Hatsu, that she managed to develop during their stay in the second tower. It incorporated Conjuration Nen to make the figure appear, while its abilities belonged to the Specialization category.
Ed now had many cards in his hands and crushed them all at once. His companions' figures appeared next to him, and Raikou emerged from his shadow.
"Protect the country, I need to save Bella!" Immediately after Ed finished speaking, all of them disappeared. Only Suika remained and started healing Becky. The parts that were blown away by the man were being healed at a visible rate. It seemed like she was canceling the damage that happened.
Ed disappeared from his spot after taking one glance at his Map. He could see a red dot quickly making its way out of the area. Ed teleported to the outside of the walls, where he dropped a sigil before entering. Luckily, it was in the direction where the man was escaping. He was heading north-west. Although Ed was exhausted from his journey, he chugged down another potion and accelerated towards the man. Some monsters and Blood sect members noticed him, knowing that he was not an ally, they tried to attack him. Yet, before they could realize it, their heads fell down as soon as Shusui appeared in Ed's hand.
Ed was solely focused on his Map but still managed to kill whoever stood in front of him. His speed was greater than the man's, who seemed to be slower due to taking Bella with him. After almost five minutes of pursuit, Ed was less than a thousand meters from the man. He activated Zero Sign, which was barely out of cooldown due to him using it before entering the kingdom. Ed accelerated further, allowing him to overcome the man, and stand in front of him. As he undid his skill, the man could feel his presence and was startled. He stopped in a sudden way, causing Bella who had fainted to wake up.
"Brothe-" Her hope, as she looked at Ed's figure, was short lived. The man squeezed her neck hard, causing her to instinctively stop speaking and reach out for his hand. Her eyes, full of tears, settled on Ed's figure. She was not sure if it was actually him, or her mind giving her false hope.
"Release her." Ed's words were calm, yet full of anger. He could barely hold himself from rushing at the man. If Zero Sign didn't lot its effective time, he would have stayed in a hidden form to kill him.
"You forgot to add 'Or I will kill you'. You don't think I will really release her you stupid brat." The man standing in front of Ed looked like he was in his late forties. He seemed to be a noble as he was well-fed, an obvious thing looking at his bulging stomach. His mustache and beard were also well kept. It indicated that he was luxurious enough to take care of them every day.
"Release her." Ed didn't mind what the man said and persisted at ordering him. The man frowned and looked at Ed.
"Didn't you hear me? Or would rather I snap her neck." His fists tightened on her neck, causing Bella to shriek in pain. Ed's eyes narrowed and he continued speaking.
"You can try that, and your neck will never know the warmth of your head after that." Ed's killing intent seeped out slowly.
"You sure can talk the talk. I'd like to see how a brat like you can kill when I'm at Heavenly Establishment level 10. It'll take me less than a fraction of a second to kill both of you." Proud of his strength, he boasted to Ed and Bella before continuing to speak.
"But I won't do that. I will make both of you suffer for what you did to my son! I thought you died Edward Avalon, so I targeted your sister! It was the best opportunity since Arthur is gone! But now I'll torture you both. I'll even mess your sister up before your eyes, while you helplessly cry!" A twisted, sadistic smile formed on the man's mouth. Ed frowned as he tried to understand the connection of this man to him.
'He's heading west and his son…I see.' Figuring out the deal with this man, he looked at him with a triumphant smile.
"You're the father of the incompetent lieutenant I killed." Before leaving Scale kingdom, Ed killed a high ranking military member. It was due to him ordering the army not to protect the slums, causing in an indirect way to kill Eri and the children.
"How did you know it was me?" Ed killed the man's son while in disguise. If it's something in his disguise that leads to his identity being discovered, he wanted to know.
"Now you're curious? Well, let me humor you since you're going to die. The whole army was speaking about your display of powers in a berserk state on the day of the attack. You were also present when the king, oh my mistake former king, asked for who ordered the army. I had some people 'nicely' ask the residents of the slums and figured out that you were very close to some slum rats! Too bad they all died or I would have killed them myself!" The man's words made Ed's blood boil, but he still controlled his emotions. Bella's life was more important right now.
"But thanks to my luck, you're still alive, so are your weak family members. I already killed some of those useless workers. Especially the last one that threw herself at me in order to save this one." He lifted Bella who was still caught in his hand. His words made Ed's blood go out of control. He knew the names of every person in the castle. Although he wasn't with them for a long time, he had the previous prince's memories. Everyone called him a failure prince. But those in the castle treated him kindly as if he was part of their families. Ed could tell from the small amount of time he spent with them that it wasn't because they worked for his father. It was genuine love.
"They were never useless. Each of their lives is worth more than a thousand of yours. Which is sad because I can't kill you a thousand times. And if you think my family is weak, then you don't know about our secret power." Ed's last words caused the man's eyes to narrow, clearly indicating that he was thinking 'What secret power'. However, Ed didn't give him the luxury of thinking. He looked into Bella's eyes which indicated that she understood what he meant.
"Repent on your actions in the afterlife." The man raised his eyes in wariness, but what hit him was an invisible attack. Ed used Conqueror's Haki, which caused the man's consciousness to shake. Bella felt his hand slightly lose its grip. She activated Ren at her maximum power, which allowed her to break free. Fat, red finger marks remained on her neck. Ed saw this and teleported twice. Once to catch Bella, and the other to back away before the man could have a hold of her.
"You brat!" The man's consciousness solidified and rushed at him. Ed stood still, with his Shusui's tip pointing at the man, while Bella hid behind him.
Surprise! Another bonus chapter of the week. I hate cliffhangers too, there was no way I would leave you guys with one as big as this.
I'll thoroughly explain Suika's Hatsu, so don't worry.
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