Against the World II: Transgression
Chapter 12: Loyalty, Part 2
...—Coralina, Ekralina Kingdom—...
The Grand Church of Canaan—the second largest church in Islan and the world—stands majestically in the northeast of the royal palace. The tallest tower is the same size as the main tower of the palace—hal it gives a reflection that the power of the palace is not at the command of the church. Of course the majority of people understand it is just a symbolism; no one thinks it is real. However, the splendor of the church clearly merivali the largest church in Islan.
Rossia Himera has only been out of the church since her arrival two days ago. He actually still wants to spend time in the super fulfilled church for the next two or three days. However, the information that had just arrived forced him out. Eternity was no longer in Etharna; they had taken control of Ed's Forbidden Valley. Rossia did not know how they could overcome the barrier so quickly. Clearly, Etharna is currently weak.
The original plan, Saint Marcus would take control of Ed's Forbidden Valley. Information about it will then be disclosed to Etharna. Thus, Eternity would be forced to exit the Favilifna capital and confront the Knights Templar. After their departure, he would bring five thousand Knights Templar plus 10,000 Ekralina warriors to force Favilifna into submission. And that will at least happen in four or five days. Yet….
“...Eternity action is quite surprising,” Rossia murmur coincides with stepping both feet out of the church gate, “but this is not at all detrimental.”
Moreover, the information said that Saint Marcus also sent 5000 soldiers to join in the submission that he would do. He wanted Favilifna to be subdued as soon as possible, thus sparing the Eternity members from running to protect themselves as the Saint and his army decisively crushed them.
“Captain Himera, 5000 Saint Marcus troops have arrived!” report suddenly a soldier after intercepting Rossia's move. “They are ready to move directly to Etharna.”
…The information did say that the 5000 soldiers would be teleported to Coralina, but Rossia did not expect it to be this fast. At the very least, he thought that he would wait one to two hours and that was more than enough time to meet Mortana and talk about the departure of the soldiers. That way, they can go straight to Etharna.
“What can I do, tell them to wait.” Rossia gave the order. “You guys directly join them outside the gate. In less than an hour, I and the Ekralina warriors will join forces. Then we go to punish the rebellious Favilifna.”
“Good, Captain!”
Rossia nodded to see the soldier pass by swiftly, then her legs accelerated to the royal palace.
...—Etharna, Favilifna Kingdom—...
Waiting. That was what Xavier did in one of these palace towers. After accompanying Elmira overcame the church, there was nothing she could do but do the most tedious work. Besides being boring, there is no certainty. It could be that today there will be no movement from the enemy. And, because of that, waiting is really annoying.
But he had no choice but to do so. Indeed, he could visit several places in this city to pass the time. He also meditated to further increase his control over mana. Or, he could spend time in the royal library—Elmira has given him access to it. However, Xavier finds himself sitting on the guardrail bearing of the tower with a view toward the northeast.
…He had no idea what he was expecting, but perhaps Neix or whoever it was would have sped from there and comforted himself with a battle that made the blood boil.
...—Prohibited Valley Ed—...
Marcus was not surprised. Making his sword body a shield that blocked Crow's left hand stab, Marcus shot a laser of light from his left palm in high intensity. The laser light penetrated through Crow's head, but Crow's body quickly melted into a blackish red lightning.
Marcus did not expect his attack to succeed. He knew there was no way Crow would allow himself to be exposed. And sure enough, an existence appeared behind him accompanied by lightning sparks. Marcus quickly lowered his head, narrowly avoiding Crow's right-hand sweep. Then at the same time as that, Marcus deployed [Earth Manipulation Magic] to make the pillars of the ground to hit the masker.
Crow didn't try to dodge. On the contrary, in that instant, the intensity of the lightning that enveloped his body increased and confidently struck the pillars of the ground whose edges were fused together with his two elbows.
The pillars of the ground were smashed to pieces, but Crow's two elbows were restrained by Marcus' great sword body.
Marcus grinning, “Counter Explosion.”
Instantly, along with Marcus' great sword blade, Crow's body was thrown powerfully in a huge explosion. Everything in front of Marcus was wiped out, some soldiers were also victims. It was not an ordinary explosion that occurred at one central point, but rather an explosion of energy that propagated to leave a deep mark on the ground.
And Marcus is not done. Sticking his greatsword on the ground, both of his palms fused together. “Space Magic: Invisible Room!” marcus exclaimed, and instantly the giant transparent cube shut down all the areas affected by the explosion. It was then followed by hundreds of magic circles that appeared to fill the enclosed space.
“Let's see if you can protect yourself from this. Take care, Sinner Execution!”
…There was no sound coming out of the transparent cube, but the effect of Marcus's spells of hundreds of spells was clearly visible. The transparent cube was filled with colors that alternated like a living rainbow.
Even so, Marcus was still not finished. Standing up quickly, the hilt of his sword he held with two hands with the sword standing upright a few dozen centi above his head. Three layers of magic circles wrapped around Marcus's hands. “I've never let go of this technique on anyone, you're lucky to be first, Crow.” All of a sudden the sword shimmered and released a pillar of light into the sky.
“Cut the sinners, Justierar!”
Like splitting the sky, the sword swung carrying that pillar of hot light down. His friction with the air made a thunderous sound fill the space. And as soon as the pillar of light fell, a deafening explosion instantly shocked the entire valley. A white light filled the battlefield, a few seconds blinding the soldiers not far from the location.
Marcus stuck his sword on the ground, both of his palms resting on the handle of the field. The saint's eyes focused forward, looking attentively at the opponent. He did not expect his attack to kill Crow. However, if Crow is killed, it means that he has over-estimated the person. That would be disappointing, moreover Eternity is the most dangerous illegal organization. If only that….
Marcus's lips slowly curled into a grin; the assumption was true, Crow was not subject to the barrage of attacks he threw. His eyes could see the silhouette of someone kneeling with both hands crossed upwards. And when the thin smoke disappeared, it was clear Crow was still alive—although his appearance was not wrapped in a robe and covered with a mask.
“...Vampire, uh, not at all surprising.”