Chapter 30
(A/N: This is to avoid confusion)
Savior - Rafaela (Support)
Automata - Johnson (Tank)
Breacher - Layla (Marksman)
Explorer - Cyclops (Mage)
Regulator- Saber(Assassin&Leader)
Vespid - Angela (Support)
Emperor Scorpion -Gusion(Assassin/Mage&Leader)
Nephila - Hanabi (Marksman)
Octopus - Harley (Mage)
Monitor Lizard - Grock (Tank)
Whilst fighting against the leader of the SABER squad, Gusion notices the absence of their spearhead and strategist. For a reason he does not know, he suddenly feels the urge to leave Saber for a while and look for his teammates.
Just when the two leaders are on a neck-on-neck fight against each other, Gusion sees the tank of their team running towards a certain direction. His tongue that is almost the same that of a snake, slithers in and out from his mouth as if he is nervous. With his attention diverted over somewhere else, Saber manages to land a hit across the chest of Emperor Scorpion. He also get to kick him right on the abdomen, sending him on a roll on the ground.
"Dang it, Nephila and Octopus, where the hell are you?" he mumbles, instead of worrying about the wound he has acquired. He grunts in pain as he stands back on both feet and watches Grock once more to know what he is up to. His eyes widen upon seeing Layla and Cyclops ready to end the life of his colleagues. Of course, he would not just stand there and watch. He slowly gets back on his feet only to feel something odd.
His wound did not feel much pain compared to the time he got hit by Saber. He fumbles on his chest and felt the warmth of his own blood that stained his armor. Yet when he looks down and tracks the scrape on his protective gear where Saber has cut through, his wound slowly closes.
"Could it be the exousia?" he whispers to himself. Nevertheless, he buries that question at the back of his mind for he has to deal with something much more important at that moment. With his wound healing on their own, Gusion runs alongside Grock and gives him an instruction.
"Stop Johnson from coming in our direction," he states before running at a faster pace. He summons his first blade to mark his target since it seems that the two members of the SABER squad are preoccupied and has forgotten to be aware of their environment.
With Johnson at full speed, Grock is more than ready to have him taste of a wall crash. With his weapon that used to rest just by his shoulder, he sweeps it at across Johnson and a shockwave has sent the surrounding demons flying in midair. With a loud roar when Johnson is already closing in, he hits the ground and just a few meters away, a large stone wall rises from the ground. The tank of the SABER squad could not stop at immediate call for he is at full speed so, he is left with no choice but to crash on that wall.
As Grock turns his back on the wall he just created, he runs towards Gusion to lend him a hand. Yet in his eyes reflected their leader, he is like a lightning that moves at super speed and leaves sparks of light behind. With his daggers, he instantly disarms Layla and Cyclops before they could land an attack on him. Yet it is not Gusion who made the last hit since before he could end the lives of the two, Saber comes lunging at his direction with his sword drawn and ready to kill. He has to deal with him first to defend himself and they are both separated from the remaining members of the squad.
With the two leaders of each squad fighting again, someone suddenly sends out a volley of daggers and it immediately hit the marksman and mage of the SABER squad who have not yet recovered from the attack of Gusion. It is the first for Grock to see such unfamiliar skill so he halts for a while to observe the intruder. He is in awe for that man's skills are almost alike with Gusion's.
The man leaps forward and with just one swift swing of his weapon behind the two, Layla and Cyclops both fall on the ground, disarmed and unmoving. His face could not be seen for he is wearing a hood that almost covered half of his face. Still frozen in place, Grock watches the stranger help Hanabi stand once more. The spearhead is at a loss of words and did not know what she has to say, thus, Harley speaks up in her stead.
"Who are you, acting-cool guy?" he asks when he gets to regain his movement back. He moves his head from side to side to make sure he has not turned stiff. The stranger did not even spare Harley a glance, he was not his concern anyway, for he is too focused on Nephila. He removes his glove from his right hand before wiping off the dirt that stained the cheek of Hanabi with his thumb. It is as if she is so delicate that he did it with much care. Nephila simply stands there for she feels no threat from that man. Well, she recognizes him, that is why.
Unable to tolerate such scene, Harley, with a cringed expression plastered all over his face, grabs Hanabi by the arm to distance her from the stranger. And with a growl, he says, "Get your hands off of her, stupid. This is a war! A war, 'ya hear me?! Not some place for your romance!"
Fixing his hat and dusting off his wand, he turns his back on the hooded man and Harley adds, "Nephila, let us go. That stupid and weak leader needs our help."
Before going after Harley, Hanabi grabs the glove of the hooded man and puts it back on the hand that touched her. And as her parting words as of the moment, she says, "Do be careful."
With that being said, she shifts her position yet she is forced to face the stranger when her arm is grabbed by him. Before she could speak a word, she feels his warm lips on her forehead.
"I'll come and get you later," he states before letting her go. After such, she runs along with Grock to follow the lead of their team's mage.
Seeing Gusion under the mercy of Saber whose sword that is only a few centimeters away to decapitate him, Harley cannot help himself but shake his head in disappointment. Sending Grock to charge himself towards the two would not only crash the leader of the SABER squad but Gusion will also plummet to death.
"Wouldn't that be a great sight?" Harley mutters with a smirk forming at the edge of his lips. With his eyes glimmering like a boy who is in love, he raises his wand to direct Grock.
"Alright, Grock, my friend!" he exclaims, "Charge forward and sweep the leader of SABER with your weapon!"
Hanabi almost wants to hit her forehead upon hearing his words. The moment she sees his smirk, she knows that he is planning something devious. And well, Grock also knows that so he stares at him in disbelief for he seems serious.
"Grip that robot with your ring of fire and I'll finish him off with my Higanbana," Nephila says.
Harley thinks that she is not yet on her full recovery but it seems that he is mistaken. Hanabi does think straight even though she is the most fragile member in their team.
Without further distractions, Harley raises his wand and a blazing ring of fire suddenly emerges but before it failed to reach Saber. Johnson has revved across and received the damage of his magic instead.
Their eyes suddenly return to their leader and relief shower over them upon seeing that Angela has saved him just in time.
"That one hell of an automata just ruined my stage of victory!" Harley complains before jumping off the ground and gets on Grock. "Let's go and get that wheeled... whatever he is!"
Hanabi is about to accompany them yet her eyes catch the presence of a winged woman holding a wand. Her armor is the same as the members of the SABER squad and what even worried her is that she is heading towards Saber. She turns on her heels and follows her instead. Summoning her energy scroll, she shoots it on the flying warrior to stop her from rejoining with their leader.
Having the advantage in midair, it is easy for Rafaela to dodge her attack. Her dark eyes immediately settle on Hanabi who is just behind her. She tightens her grip on her wand with a swift turn, she dives at Nephila's direction.
"I shall bestow the punishment you deserve!" she shrieks that almost deafens Hanabi. Yet it isn't enough to weaken her, she runs faster with the intention of meeting the Savior of the SABER squad. She releases her Higanbana but did not shoot it directly at her so she would not dodge it easily.
"Holy light!"
Rafaela chants her magic, summoning blue magic that goes lunging at Hanabi. Yet with her agility, she dodges her attack and takes the chance to release a set of her energy scrolls.
"Another one down," Gusion smirks, blowing off his silver bangs away from his forehead. With his scarf, he wipes off the blood from his dagger that has taken Saber down. Angela unstrung herself from their leader for she manages to save him after failing to stay by his side.
As they walk across the battlefield where bodies of demons are scattered and rotting around, they see Hanabi having a one-on-one fight against Rafaela.
"It is time to get the Magic Cube," Gusion states as they head towards the direction of Harley and Grock.
Amidst the heated war, Esmeralda is overlooking the battlefield at the rooftop of the Paxley mansion. Her hair as dark as the night is loosened down her shoulder.
"How fun it would be to join the war?"
Hearing that familiar voice freezes Esmeralda in place. She wants to believe that she simply misheard that voice yet when she shifts her gaze on her right, her eyes widen for she is truly there right before her eyes.
That golden crown with glimmering epidote, her purplish armor trimmed with gold, her long black hair and those amethyst eyes confirm that the ancient warrior princess she met a long time ago is actually sitting beside her. The newcomer smiles at her and just then, Esmeralda realizes that there is something far deeper about the prophecy.
"Sivir," she whispers.
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