Against the World II: Transgression
Chapter 8: Defeat in Victory, Part 1
the situation is clearly no longer in control. If Valeria— says once the vampire introduces himself—it's true, the Imperial Army is on the brink of defeat. And as the other vampire said (he didn't introduce himself), there's no reason why he should extend the fight here. He had to save his army before it was slaughtered.
And that's what he did. He left the three women without a word, darting rapidly towards the battlefield.
Xavier did not expect the Vampire Kingdom to offer to become a member of the New World Order. They should be enemies. That was obvious, the Elf Kingdom wanted to destroy them. Xavier won't let Vermyna live any longer. In short, they were not parties that could be called allies. Yet….
The enemy of your enemy is your friend, as unwise words call. In order to destroy the dominance of Emiliel Holy Kingdom, a temporary truce is necessary. That way, they could focus on eliminating common enemies. In fact, Vermillion Empire would not think twice to disagree; emiliel Holy Kingdom was a bigger enemy.
Getting rid of the toughest enemies first is the most basic knowledge.
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“Vermyna Hermythys Kanna could feel the woman at her own level. “Kukira Elf Kingdom is hostile to Vampire Kingdom.”
Facing Vermyna would not take a short time. And seeing Nizivia's physical features visible on her body, Kanna was able to instantly draw conclusions. That is, attacking the queen of blood-loving creatures was a high level of difficulty. If he faces it, he won't be able to help the soldiers.
“Vampire Kingdom has never considered Elf Kingdom an enemy. The two kingdoms are partners on the self regime of the past king, and ourselves will be colleagues back after misunderstanding with the queen self that can now be overcome.”
Kanna ignored Vermyna's words, her eyes glancing towards the eruption of the soldiers' battle. Just then he saw Xavier in a blue aura darting fiercely towards it, it gave him a slight sigh of relief. Like him, Xavier understood that his troops were more important than continuing a meaningless fight. Winning against the enemies would be useless if they had no soldiers to take home.
“Alright, I have no other choice.” Kanna drained the mana to a symbol that was located slightly down her neck. “Rune Magic Manifestation: Parallel Mind of Raphael, Heavenly Garden of Gabriel, True Foresight of Sariel.”
Along with the mana blast that Kanna's body caused, eight pairs of angel wings stretched wide on her back. And in that second also an intricate formation of massive-sized magic circles filled the Great Amarest Forest. Less than a second after, a super-massive teleportation magic circle also coated the plains.
“I will overcome you all by myself,” muttered Kanna, teleporting all the Imperial Army uniform wearers back to their camp outside the Great Forest of Amarest—at that very moment all the circles she made disappeared.
“Today justice will remain enforced.” Kanna deactivates the Heavenly Garden of Gabriel (the function is complete), replacing it with Full Awareness of Uriel.
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Xavier had just stepped himself in the crowd of soldiers, and in an instant he was already in front of the tents. He was not alone, all Imperial Army soldiers also teleported— including the soldiers who had died first before the massive spell Kanna healed all the wounds. That means, Kanna decided to handle it herself—the soldiers would only hinder her.
“And that includes me, huh?”
Now that Xavier feels humbled, wait a minute, does Kanna realize I'm not as strong as when facing Undead Thevetat?
Of course Kanna realized that she was that strong. Or, Kanna has been stronger than her whole self—so she feels weak. Either way, it remains the same as a form of humiliation. At least, that when viewed from the negative glasses— and Xavier tend to see things from the negative side.
However, if he sees Kanna's actions from the positive side, then obviously Kanna wants him to make sure there are no enemies who pursue—, avoiding the possibility of them being used as a hostage. Without having to worry about what was happening with the soldiers, Kanna could focus on overcoming the enemy.
However, could she overcome Vermyna Hellvarossa?
It is clear what I have to do, concluded Xavier while urging the captains to approach him.
“I don't need to mince words; you already know what the situation is like. Your task now is to return to Verena immediately. I'll help Princess Kanna hold them.”
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Vermyna let her lips curl up looking at Kanna who was like a war goddess. He could feel where Edenia flowed in the princess' body, as well as her presence. If Kanna claimed to be the incarnation of Edenia, fifty percent would believe it. Fifty percent believe Kanna has a special role in whatever the beast is planning.
“You deserve a compliment from me, Kanna el Vermillion.” Vermyna made her body float. “You used to be weak, there is absolutely nothing interesting about you. But look now, even Fie's self will flatter you. You will definitely be able to make himself show his true strength.”
“You have your compliments, Queen Vermyna, but I don't have much time to talk to you. We'll get everything done now!”
In the blink of an eye, Kanna was already in front of Vermyna who had already floated dozens of meters into the air. The sword of light was already attached to both of Kanna's hands, and it swung sharply with perfect precision. However, without doing anything, the two light swords pierced through Vermyna's body as if she was just a hologram.
“Don't be too hasty, this ‘diriku’ is just a fragment of the past. In terms of existence, I don't exist. Same with your current environment. You are in the space of the present filled with the past. That is, only you are a real being here. To kill this ‘diriku’, you have to bring together the past and this period—which is certainly impossible, two times cannot exist in one time.”
Kanna didn't say anything hearing that. He expected it. A moment before Vermyna floated, she felt a drastic change in space. No, he did not feel himself being forcibly teleported. Moreover, the entire Great Amarest Forest was like being confined in a single space, but there were no other creatures besides it in this space.
“Prison time dimension?” muttered Kanna, drawing the most precise conclusion she could think of— at the same time, Parallel Mind of Raphael constructed the Runes on a large scale.
“You can conclude so. But, this huge forest was also the past. I am the one who in the present is preparing a special arena for us. And when you're done with that rune, it's also likely that the arena will be finished. You will be a good test for me in the present.”
Kanna snorted, Vermyna's ability was more troublesome than she had imagined. Manipulating space and time at will, it was a power within the god level. Unless he could create a space that was anti-time (a space where time does not exist) as well as anti-space (a space where the concept of space becomes pseudo), killing Vermyna would be impossible for him. Even with Full Awareness of Uriel, perceiving beyond space and time was not something he could do.
“Once,” Kanna response, instantly Rune characters creeping across space. “Rune Magic: Dimension Eater.”