บท 47: Chapter 47: Realities of War
Conjuring a ball of fire, Lillian launched it straight at the General before her. The scorching fire washed over his round Barrier, and from the fire, an explosion from the pipe in his hand echoed through the desolate destroyed city.
She dodged the pillar of fire that almost landed a devastating blow on her.
The General quickly bolted into the nearest destroyed house, frustrating Lillian.
"Hmph!" Lillian directed more of her wind magic onto the man, but each attack only ended in failure as the barrier protected him from each blow.
She then conjured forth spikes of earth magic, launching straight into the destroyed home. This left trails of rubber as the general located a barrel of powder, Scooping its contents into the two long pipes.
Lillian smashed through the wall, continuing to apprehend the man.
He shot off another round this time hitting her in the gut!
He blasted a second but was blocked by a conjured wall of earth.
Lillian felt her hollow and burnt through stomach, healing it quickly through her regeneration and holy magic combined.
He blasted another round into the earth wall protecting her.
"There she is!! That's the Demon Queen!!" a soldier yelled.
Lillian looked behind, finding scores of the confederate soldiers armed with the same pipes.
"FIRE!!" Their captain shouted"
Squads of soldiers fire their pipes forcing Lillian to conjure another earth wall. Despite these protections, however. Everything began to feel completely overwhelming feeling the sheer heat of the blasts.
"Keep up the fire men!!"
Another wave of explosion, but this time followed by a hot steamy fog. This confused many of the soldiers.
"What are you doing!?? Keep firing men-!" The commander was suddenly silenced.
The fog started to envelop the soldiers.
Sounds of tearing flesh and unnatural slices surrounded the men.
Eventually the silhouette of Lillian holding the head of one of the soldiers came into focus. She peeked out from the fog, throwing the head to the side.
Seeing Lillian's approach, some of the men started to cower. But another fearless soldier charged in with his sword showing his full incompetence. And as if by mere thought, Lillian slaughtered with a simple flick of her finger.
Glancing back, Lillian found that the General had escaped somewhere.
"Where is he now?"
A shot from above.
Lillian formed a round barrier of water around her, eating up most of the attack. Fog quickly filled the area allowing her a quick escape from the general's sight.
"Shit." General Trevor scoops another two handfuls of powder into his pipes. He feels for his sword, and then for a pouch by his side. He looked down from the top of the building for his men, seeing only their scattered remains.
"I have to let Ciel know."
Aiming one of the pipes into the sky he shoots it off.
"There you are," Lillian said.
Lillian came from the sky with a punch, hitting his Barrier. She attempted to use her holy magic but was thwarted as the man jumped from the building!
Shocked by this move, she looked down, finding him conjuring an earth pillar from the side of the building, landing on it. From there he jumps from building to building, in a futile attempt to escape.
"Clever man." Annoyed, Lillian uses the full force of her wind and earth magic to devastate the buildings below.
House after house, Rubble after rubble. No stone wall or thatched roof was safe from the onslaught of magic attacks she unleashed.
He returned fire using his last shot in his pipe, this time grazing past her face. Unfortunately for the General, the house below completely collapsed below him. Losing his footing, he fell into the rubble of the newly destroyed house.
Screams of anguish started coming from the newly destroyed home. Wasting no time, Lillian flew over to the remains of the house, landing in front of the general.
The General, now scratched and bruised, looked back up at Lillian as she scanned their surroundings. To her shock, the area littered with civilians, some of which tried to squirm out from the debris to little success.
She scowled seeing this. And with her tail, she threw a piece of debris at the man, watching as it bounced off the barrier.
"Hey. Is your army so Ill prepared that you didn't evacuate everyone? Or was it that they refused to follow your army's order…" Lillians gazed at the general more intensely. "And to think… you'd destroy your own city to maintain power."
Raising her hand, Lillian burned everything around them asunder. a fire so intense, the General thought he'd be burned alive from within the barrier itself. Brief screams filled the area followed by a deafening silence.
The crackling of the flames disappeared along with the very fire. The General looked around shocked to see the fatally injured civilians now charred corpses.
"What are you surprised about? If you wanted to protect them, you should've brought them somewhere safe, like the church," Lillian Said. in disgust.
Lillian attacked the barrier with her clawed hands. Once again, using her holy magic she penetrates the Barrier with her fingers now piercing through. The General started to become even more frightened seeing that she was now tearing through the Barrier. But then….
BOOM!!
A pillar of fire shot through Lillian's arm!
Using this moment of confusion, General Trevor got to his feet, escaping with a single pipe in hand.
Lillian regenerated her arm, more annoyed by the arrival of a second General. A brown hair gruff man with a beard, wearing the same designed armor as the former. He perched himself far away atop a tall tower.
"Damn it! I missed!" Ceil hissed.
"That was too close!" General Trevor looked more fiercely at Lillian. "Whatever you do, don't let the Demon Queen near you!" Trevor shouted.
"Oh?" Lillian followed Trevor into a decimated town square. She glanced around curiously as she wondered where the other General was.
Soon, soldiers arrived onto the scene, many more than what Lillian had faced so far. Most of them sported pipes and readied their weapons. As others from behind had swords and bows ready to attack.
Lillian could only smile, amused at the situation. "More?"
Even more soldiers started arriving at her two sides, and then even behind her. It's as if they forced every man in the city to participate. This seemed to be the case upon closer inspection, The soldiers were all wounded in some form or fashion with even a couple missing an arm.
"Hmm…" Seeing the sorry state of the men, she became more serious.
"FIRE!" Trevor shouted.
Lillian quickly conjured a round barrier of water and earth, surrounding herself. Piles of steam once again filled the air. A fear rose among a few of the soldiers, followed by some relief? Without explanation their pain faded away from each soldier including the two generals.
"This… must be a blessing from god." One of the soldiers proclaimed. "We… We killed her! We killed the Demon Queen!!"
General Trevor felt the side of his face, finding his scar now gone. Suddenly a golden glow emanated around everyone, along with a surge of power.
"This… This is the power of God himself…" Trevor almost stared into the sky with awe until a laughter arose, the shock and awe.
But then… A familiar voice then arose.
"I see you all appreciate the boost I've given." Lillian blew away all the fog surrounding them, revealing herself to be just fine.
"Hmmm…" She smiled, almost proudly. "I think one more should do it." Raising her hand slightly, everyone once again started to glow gold feeling another surge of energy unlike what they've felt before.
Confusion struck everyone that surrounded Lillian.
"W-what- Why would the Demon Queen- No! How could she do such a thing?" Ciel muttered to himself.
"I still pity some of you. Those of you who are still scared, that came from the mountains and countryside, feel free to leave. If you give up willingly, I'll let you live."
"She's a liar! Don't listen!" The soldier aiming his pipe was instantly slaughtered.
"I'm still talking." Lillian kept a sharp glare at General Trevor who stationed himself behind the soldiers. " I can still kill all of you now, where you stand. If you truly wish to die for this losing war, so be it. But if you still want to live… This is the only time I'll show any of you mercy."
"So what will it be…" Lillian lifted a finger, slowly manifesting explosive magic at the tip of it. It grows bigger, and bigger and bigger.
"W-what kind of magic is that? "One of the soldiers muttered.
"Ready!!" Trevor Shouted.
With practiced ease, many of the soldiers aimed their pipes at an unamused Lillian.
All the while some of the other soldiers just stood, stunned by the size of the magic they were witnessing. It felt as though everything was at a standstill.
"Ready!" Trevor repeated.
Tension became thick within the ranks, until finally… "I-I surrender-!!"
A soldier shouting within was cut down by one of the captains.
"Aim your damn pipes men!!!" The captain yelled.
Slowly more men started to join in reluctantly.
"Shame…" she said, recognizing not only the choice, but fear from within.
A faint yellow glow started to materialize in front of all the brigades, one of which, in front of the commander. "Huh?"
General Ciel who's watching from atop a building is flabbergasted. Before anyone could realize, the explosive balls of magic are sent hurtling to the closest soldier!
Explosions surrounded Lillian; she flicked her finger to Ciel sending the huge ball of explosive magic his way. He stood in stunned silence as it quickly closed in!
He jumped! and in a matter of moments the building he stood on was completely destroyed.
Not wasting any time, she pushed past the smoke and into the horde of soldiers.
She slaughtered every man in sight. She scorched the earth beneath, setting soldiers ablaze. And using the wind magic she sliced through each enemy in sight.
Men struck at her back and arm to little effect. Each soldier was swiftly dispatched as she healed from each cut and blow.
Through this terrifying display of strength, the soldier resolved to fight and slowly started to dwindle away in ranks.
"FIRE!!" A captain yelled.
The amplified power of the soldier in other brigades penetrated the horde she was fighting off.
"Killing your own allies now?" She questioned.
She ripped off the head of a soldier, sending it flying to the other brigade's Captain, Killing him.
The blazing heat of their fire started to become much hotter, scorching the very stone pavement of the city. They blasted shot after shot, all in a futile attempt to kill Lillian.
All the while Lillian culled their fellow men and looked around for the blonde General, still unable to find him in the chaos.
Even more fire, now even more filled the air! The firing of the pipes became more and more relentless, each time killing an allied soldier and wounding Lillian for a few moments.
With an entire Brigade destroyed she moves to the next, dealing the same pain to each man in her way. Slice, breaking, burning, snapping even drowning with her water magic. she unleashed the full length of her knowledge to kill unto them.
Eventually through the battle her eyes become fixated by something a far distance off. Seeing this she smiled. "There it is…"
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Alongside a destroyed dirt path Trevor ran up alongside a few of his troops. "Ciel! Ciel!"
Stumbling from between two houses Ciel stumbled out coughing. "I'm right here! What are you doing here??"
"Are you injured?"
"No. Surprisingly I'm just fine." Ciel turns back, looking at the remainder of the destroyed building. "But what are you doing here Trevor?"
"To make sure you're alive, of course. We're the last two generals left. If one of us dies now the morale of the remaining men will plummet." Trevor gave a hand that was turned away.
"Now is not the time for concern. We need to focus on killing the Demon Queen and King."
Just then Lillian flew towards them! followed by an army of their men chasing her.
"Speak of the devil…" Ciel said, shocked.
Lillian turned back with a smile on her face. "Here you are."
She pinched her finger, making it bleed and without hesitation she threw her blood on the ground.
PING
The two generals suddenly found themselves holding their swords by the church along with the dismembered corpse of their men. Blood and burnt stone could be seen everywhere they looked, like a battlefield of a desecrated land.
"W-what the-"
Ciel and Trevor, looked at the corpses, realized that the men before them were all part of the last line of defense. A panic started to settle in between the two.
"Whew. I don't think I've killed this many soldiers before. It's amazing how well admired you two are. For them to sacrifice their lives to protect you two is admirable."
Stunned, both generals looked up to find Lillian at the top of the church holding the church's sacred relic.
"W-when did we- what black magic is this!!??" Ciel questioned.
"Don't worry I just snipped a piece of your memory away, not that you'll need it.
"Ciel! She has the God's Tear!! We can't let her-"
Before he could finish Lillian shattered the entire crystal in her hand. "No. You won't be needing this either."
Just then the entire barrier surrounding the entire city dispelled in an instant.
"You all put up a tougher fit than I expected. Good work."
Her words to the two generals almost felt like she was mocking them. This unexpected turn of event enraged them. as just moments ago they were about to fight back against Lillian.
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Lucius, still standing by, proudly witnessed the barrier's sudden glow and immediate dispersal as it shattered into a trillion pieces, vanishing like air.
"Order all troops to charge." He told Azar.
"As you wish."
The confusion of the confederate soldier became visible. Glances and panics from even the most veteran soldier start to arise.
Not long after the bloody conflict resumed.
Many soldiers stationed at the stone walls became an easy slaughter for the demon. Heads and ligaments scatter across the ground along with the screams of defenseless soldiers.
Azar, stepping up, conjured her explosive magic, using it to completely destroy the gates of the city.
The demon's horde charged in killing any soldier they could find and burning the homes not already destroyed asunder.
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Lillian watching this couldn't help but be disappointed in seeing the barbaric actions of her army. A shot is fired at Lillian. She dodged, giving a chai smile at the two furious generals.
"Still fighting? You've already lost this war. You two might as well give in now."
"Never! We will never let you sins of God win! You will lose this day, demon!!" Trevor aimed another pipe at Lillian, Firing another burst of fire from it. That quickly dispelled itself. "W-what the-"
Seeing this, even Lillian is surprised. "Out of Magic already?"
Lillian held out her hand. Once again, the two generals glowed Gold with strength resurfacing. But this only served to infuriate them further.
Lillian jumped down from the church roof. "I'll give you two, one more choice. You can give up now... Or you can die fighting this losing war."
With determined looks they held out their swords and pipe in defiance. Lillian could only sigh in disappointment "Fine. But I won't be your opponent."
Not long after she said those words, and like a blazing fury, Both Jala and Azar arrived along with Lucius. The generals looked back, shocked to find the demons that now stood behind them.
"Now let's end this war, shall we." Lillian said.
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