Capítulo 111: Welcome the Abominations (I)
The soldiers pulled back their bows and arrows as they frantically searched for the enemy that shot the arrow, but they could not find anyone present.
So far, no other arrows flew toward us. Instead, dead silence followed after, making everyone tense. It was as if the arrow was just an illusion, and the person that died wasn't even real. Still, my comrades' death was a definite proof as red blood glistened underneath the sunlight, making it shine as if it was one of the most beautiful jewels.
I was taken by surprise that the enemy was able to find us. If I remember correctly, it should be challenging to find this place because of a dense mist covering a good mile away from the city wall. The city walls using the plant magic were one ability; the second was the mist that was cast around the city.
Looking up, I saw Crow and Raven, fluttering around on their black wings. From tip to her black wings to her toes, she and her brother were covered in full black. Only a slight peach color of their skin can be seen through the slit of her half-covered mask.
The magic around them was strange, it had a shimmer that made them sparkle. I looked around to see if the others saw Raven and Crow, but it seemed no one could see them flying above them. The only answer was that they had magical enchantment that hid them from the enemy view.
What happened next completely startled me. Raven and Crow raised their hands together, and a large black magical ball was forming in their hands.
"Hell, Fire!" They both shouted, Crow a bit more enthusiastic than his sister.
Quickly, out of reflex, I raised my hands and summoned magic to throw back at them at the same time. But before I could fire my magic, their magic hit against an invisible barrier that I didn't expect at all.
Crow's and Raven's magic was dispersed by the magical barrier. It didn't take long for them to throw another.
"Hell, Fire!"
Multiple black magic shot outwards, leaving not even a scratch behind. I was relieved that they couldn't do anything to harm the barrier with their level of strength, but the strange thing was that the barrier was shimmering. Everyone could tell that something weird was happening to the barrier in front of them, but didn't exactly understand what. The pulse-like energy barrier shivered and even rippled outwards.
In between the casting of their magic, thousands of humans appeared out from the trees, shooting their arrows up towards us.
"Enemy sighted!" Seth yelled. "Fire!"
Thousands upon thousands of arrows rained down upon the invaders. Every time an arrow struck a soldier, another took its place, firing back at them. Trees and plants caught on fire as hundreds of fireballs fell downward like meteorites, howls of pain and anguish could be heard on impact.
Even I joined the cast, though my fireball was exponentially more significant, causing more destruction and devastation. Every time, I aimed at the two siblings that were flapping around in the air, they quickly dodged it. Their wings sent out a powerful gust of wind, completely quelling the fire in the forest. Everyone was confused at the sudden wind that doused the flames.
I finally noticed why the siblings were casting their magical energy. The constant shimmering of magical energy around the city distorted the surrounding, flickering between what was real and illusion. This was giving the enemy where they needed to hit and showed where we were hiding.
I ran back down towards the stairs and took a spare bow and arrows lying around. Picking it up, I ran back up. Steadying myself, I shot towards the flying duo. Out of all the arrows and magic cast, none of them were aimed at the crow except me, making it easy for the siblings to pick me out among the crowd.
"I got this brother." Raven held up her hand, stopping him from moving forward.
"Are you sure? I would like to have a simple bout with her."
"No. All you do is play with your prey."
"I do not." Crow pouted at Raven's words.
Raven dove forward, the moment she passed through the barrier, her full body came into light. Everyone could now see her. Her magic is completely gone. Anyone who caught a glimpse of her stopped momentarily to stare. She was like a beautiful angel of death that had descended down upon the walls, and some actually stumbled back, thinking she was the angel of death to take their souls.
"An angel?"
"Is it real?"
"Come on, it isn't right?"
A couple people fell on their knees and prayed. Others didn't really know what to do with the sudden intrusion of an angelic being.
"Have you come to watch over us?"
"Please bless us with victory!"
People yelled in hopes to gain favor from Raven, but Raven didn't even budge from their words. Instead, her sharp gaze fluttered around the people and eventually landed on me.
On the other hand, I didn't give Raven a chance to make her entrance spectacular, knocking another arrow, I fired. One thing that I noticed about myself was that I had a knack with bows and arrows, a lot better than swords. My aim flew true, and it aimed towards her chest.
Raven waved her hand in front of her, brushing away the arrow effortlessly. She hovered in the air, glaring menacingly at me. "So, you were here."
I fired another arrow, and it flew true. She brushed it aside once again, making me annoyed that she could easily stop it.
"Did you crawl out of your haven to die by my hands like a rat?"
I didn't listen to her gibberish and kept firing. This was a battle, not a conversation time. Every time I fired, I interrupted her conversation, making her annoyed from being stopped.
"Are you listening to me, Great Magician Berry?" Raven shrilled in frustration. Her wings were picking up a current of air. "Quick running around and facing me!"
I didn't comply with her wishes and did quick guerrilla tactics: hit and run. Stop, reload, and fire again. Even though they weren't much covered, it was enough to get her annoyed. "Come on. Come on. Fire." Grumbling under my breath, I waited for her to hit the wall to activate the defensive spell on the wall.
"Stay still!" Raven angrily glared, watching me run around like a squirrel. "Dark Arrow!"
Multiple arrows flew out of her hands and flew towards me. The majority of the arrows hit the side of the city wall, while only a couple were aimed correctly. The remaining flew and hit the cold floor with a boom, causing the ground to shake. Suddenly, the wall started to groan. The vines on the wall that the enemy was using to try to climb started to move noisily. Birds, animals, and even monsters began to run away in panic for fear of what's to come. People who were using it to try to climb were suddenly wrapped up by the vine, twisting into their bodies.
"Gah!"
"What the heck is this?"
"Someone help me!"
People screamed for mercy, but the plant didn't listen and still relentlessly shredded them apart. Others were dragged towards the wall by their heels. Beautiful white flowers started to bloom all over the city walls, and when the vine brought in their prey like a venus fly trap, it swallowed them whole. Bones breaking, blood seeping out of the white flower dying them red.
The soldiers on the wall gulped at the monstrous display of the plant magic that was activated. The grotesque sight of the carnivorous plants wasn't something that happened often, and it's been a while since it activated. While in the past, the Adventurers did a great job of keeping the monsters back. The plant magic is rarely activated at all.
I furrowed at the horrible sound of the dying, but I was still relieved that the special plant magic has activated. For a moment, I thought we had already used up the defensive magic that the wall had.
A vine shot up straight towards Raven in an attempt to wrap her in its embrace. Raven dodged the vines that shot towards her in rapid succession. She twirled, avoided, and even did a perfect backflip in midair, but not once did the vine touch her body. With a strong flap of her wings, she shot upwards into the sky, leaving the vines entirely behind.
The plant magic stopped chasing after her and redirected its attack at the oncoming enemies. With scampering feet, the enemies cried out in horror at the monstrous plant that seemed to come alive.
"Fall back! Don't let the vines entangle you!" A man in his later forties with brown hair was on a brown horse. His silver and green military uniform with three stars on his shoulders gleamed with gold. Using the sword in his hand, he sliced apart the vines that wrapped itself around his fallen soldier.
"General Gravion!" The soldier quickly rose to his feet, relieved that he was saved.
"Move! This is no time to dawdle!"
"Yes, sir!"
Both of them retreated backward from the thorny vines that continued to entangle its enemy relentlessly.
General Gravion pushed his horse forward towards oncoming danger to help his soldiers free. His sword flashed around him wildly, cutting down as many vines as possible. "Damn it, where are the magicians when we need it?!"
"General!" An arrow cuts through the air and lodges itself into a vine that crept up from behind. Luckily for him, the archer was able to pin the vine before it latched onto the horse's leg. "Please pull back! Your life is important!"
"My life is equivalent to my soldiers. I am no better. Quickly help the others and help them fall back!" General Gravion spurred his horse forward and continued to help as many of his soldiers escaped. He was like a beacon that sparked the soldiers to rally together to help their comrades.
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