Cursed Thrones
Chapter 46 - Confrontation

Far from the epicentre of the mysterious wave, in the Imperial capital of Luvelia, was another group of people who could sense it.

Even if the wave is very weak because it is too far away.

"Your highness." said a silver-haired man who covered his ears.

The emperor sitting on his throne immediately nodded his head. Understand what he says.

"This ancient magic again. Whatever happens, that power must fall in the hands of humanity" said Emperor Starrus, who had noticed this mysterious wave of magic.

From a distance, a woman with wavy red hair was seen walking quietly. He used the silver-colored mithril magic wand as his focus.

"The magic is from the city of Mapleford. Should I go after him?" ask the woman with the charming face.

Her clothes were none other than a white robe with a dragon emblem that looked so intimidating.

On the back, a Roman numeral VII symbol appears, meaning the woman is the commander of the 7th holy command.

"To keep watch with Greyhart with you, Cassandra." replied the Emperor.

The silver-haired man also rose from his previous position who continued to kneel before the emperor.

Without a word or a change in expression on his face, the man named Greyhart walked over to Cassandra.

Her white robe was almost similar to the one worn by Cassandra. With the exception of the presence of iron armour on its back, as well as a different Roman numeral on its back.

Under the white dragon emblem, it was clearly inscribed with the golden number I. Indicates that he is the commander of the first holy fairy.

A most important order in this empire, that is to safeguard and protect mankind.

"I think I can solve it myself, but it's up to you" Cassandra said as she began chanting her magic spell.

From the bright blue crystal stone at the end of his magic wand, a beautiful bluish magic circle began to appear.

Along with that, the runic letters that were very difficult to read began to appear. Form a circle where they both stand. Before finally....

"See you later, Your Majesty" Cassandra said before a pillar of light began to envelop the two. Removing their existence from this throne room completely.

"I'm counting on you."

......***......

"Sir, I think this is very bad" Naila said, looking at the pillar of light that appeared right next to Aeshma standing.

"Currently, this fast?"

Aldebaran looks quite upset by the current circumstances. Moreover, after He saw the figure behind that pillar of white light.

"A-what's.... Why is he here?!" naila shouted in surprise after realizing who came to this place.

"Dragon hunter, Greyhart. Aeshma would definitely die in front of him. Moreover beside him was present one of the strongest magicians in this empire."

Aldebaran seemed confused about what he should do.

On the one hand, he had just enjoyed the success of giving the body to Aeshma. A body that has enough anger and hatred for it to live in.

It is also strong enough to withstand the power of the Aeshma itself, even if it is imperfect. But now....

"Mr Aldebaran. Please order." said Naila who is now kneeling before the mysterious man.

'It would be very difficult to recover Aeshma if he was hunted by them. And that too if Aeshma could survive the purification of Cassandra. But fight them both here....'

After thinking about it for a moment, Aldebaran had finally decided.

"Redirect their attention for a moment, then take Aeshma away." Aldebaran replied.

"Understand."

The female servant's body began to change little by little. His ears began to stretch like an elf. Meanwhile his skin was seen starting to turn dark gray with blackened nails.

The changes continued to spread evenly throughout his body, including changing the color of his eyes to pitch black with dark gray hair.

With such an appearance, he took off his servant's clothes. Showing only the black shirt and leather pants behind her skirt.

"Take care of yourself." replied Aldebaran who also began to prepare himself for the worst. He took a knife with a strange shape and kept it under his clothes.

If things get worse, Aldebaran will be forced to kill Aeshma with his own hands. At least with that soul-sucking knife, he can still save Aeshma's soul.

Both began to move. Prepare to defend their best pieces.

......***......

"Hmm? A devil? In the middle of a city like this?" cassandra asked while slightly tilting her head. He was confused to see the figure of Aeshma who still continues to gather back his strength in the middle of this city.

Meanwhile, Greyhart felt something very bad immediately approaching towards him. Quickly, he pulled the large sword on his back.

The sword had a blade that was books with a golden color. The color came from the scales of the dragon he had hunted. Turn your opponent into his own weapon.

With both hands, Greyhart prepared to hold back anything that would come his way.

Suddenly....

'Kretttaakkkk!!!'

Something seemed to be moving very fast. Directed right at Greyhart's neck. But unfortunately the movement was stopped due to the presence of invisible shield in front of the two commanders.

"Hoo, can anyone crack my shield?" cassandra asked with a smile. He looked more amazed than the fear of the devil who suddenly attacked him.

"Fmgrrrr.... Graaaahhhh!!!" the cry of the Devil who was none other than Naila was like a beast.

Along with that shout, Naila twisted her body and gave a powerful kick to the magic shield.

And this time....

'Yahoooo!!!'

Like a thin glass, the magic shield shattered into pieces after receiving Naila's kick.

Makes not only Cassandra surprised, but also Greyhart.

'This devil.... Not likely.... How come?' greyhart asked in his heart a puzzled.

With only a slight change of movement in Naila's body, Greyhart soon realized what his opponent was going to do.

He quickly kicks Cassandra as far away as possible before Naila changes her movements in the air. Which at that moment aimed the claws on both of his arms to cut off Cassandra's neck.

'BLAAAARR!!!'

The lacing of both arms of Naila was enough to smash the stone road easily. It even made damage up to a radius of 5 meters more than its attack center.

Cassandra who was thrown far enough away immediately understood this emergency situation.

'Fighting inside the city would definitely destroy everything. Because that....'

As Cassandra had just raised back her magic wand, intending to throw the three of them to a place far away from the residents, Naila immediately turned her head towards her.

As if to understand Cassandra's intentions.

'Tap 'em! Swuush!'

Naila stomped her feet with all her might and shot right towards Cassandra.

'A-what?!'

The bluish magic circle at the end of his wand instantly changed after finding this gripping situation.

In an instant, the blue color was replaced by a bright greenish color. Firing a very strong wind wave towards Naila.

'Blaaar!!!'

The wind was strong enough to not only stop Naila from moving towards her, but also throw her tens of meters back.

Where Greyhart had been waiting for that golden opportunity to slash his opponent.

His sword swing was very fast, as well as accurate. Undoubtedly his greatsword would split Naila's body in two horizontally.

Moreover, Naila was in a state of being thrown and was in the air. Avoiding in the air was a very difficult thing, it could even be said to be impossible.

But....

Naila's hand seemed to be able to use the air as her footing for a moment. Allows him to change the direction of his movements very quickly.

Dodging Greyhart's sword slash perfectly.

'This devil.... How come?'

Greyhart and Cassandra felt particularly aggrieved in this fight. On one hand, they faced the demons with such quick movements as well as extremely deadly attacks.

Of course, it does not care about the fate of humans around it.

But on the other hand, Greyhart and Cassandra were unable to bring out their best power. Because it would definitely hurt, even destroy this human city that they were supposed to protect.

The fight between the three of them continues. Which is slowly getting away from where the Aeshma is.

Meanwhile in the distance....

"Aeshma, orders for you. Help Naila and get ready to run away with her if you want to live. Just follow his orders. Understood?" aldebaran said calmly.

As long as his identity and existence are completely unknown to mankind, Aldebaran does not care much about things.

Pawns and subordinates can always be replaced at a later time. But his safety from the eyes of the holy orders could never be regained once it was lost.

It's just....

"Ha.... Ahaha! You are! Who do you think you are?! Now that I have my powers, I will only submit to Lord Hecate and...."

Aeshma's body could not be moved at all after staring right at those pitch-black eyes.

Aeshma felt such a terrifying darkness behind Aldebaran's eyes. It was not something hot and burning like what he saw in Hecate's eyes.

But something so cold that it froze anyone who saw it for too long.

"I-i.... Why not kill them both?" asked Aeshma who subconsciously bowed directly before the mysterious man.

"In the middle of this city, they are powerless to face you. But I'll never know what secrets the witch has.

And if somehow the witch takes you out of the city, your death will be confirmed." explained Aldebaran as the two commanders of the holy order were preoccupied by Naila.

"Alright...."

The longer the Aeshma was in the presence of the man, the Aeshma felt the air around her becoming increasingly cold. Even his body started shaking.

In reality, all of that was due to Aeshma's fear of Aldebaran. A fear that He could not explain in words.

'I don't understand.... Why is a human like this, possessing a darkness that surpasses even my Master?'

With a deep thought in mind, Aeshma immediately stood up and flew into the air. Moving in the direction where Naila was fighting against the two holy command commanders alone.

From the air, Aeshma saw the figure of Naila. Fought on balance, even surpassing those two commanders.

'And he.... How could he have such power? Then.... Is he human? Or demons?' think Aeshma.

Quickly, the Aeshma landed onto the ground. Stripped both of his legs with all his might, destroying the surrounding streets.

Unlike Naila, Aeshma has much greater power and destructive power.

Seeing Aeshma's figure actually portraying a real demon, Greyhart became very convinced.

'I thought, this girl.... Man.' thought Greyhart in his heart while paying attention to Naila's figure.

He realized it after comparing it directly to the Aeshma that had just appeared.

'Oh!!!'

Aeshma immediately launched a very powerful blow right at Greyhart's head. But he held it back by using his great sword.

A very loud sound can be heard. Not only that, Aeshma's arm was even injured after hitting the golden dragon scales sword.

"Kuughh! Goddamnit!" yell Aeshma in pain.

Without retaliating, Greyhart immediately swung back his sword right at Aeshma's neck.

'Sraaasshhh!!!'

'Deg! The deg!'

The sword almost cut off his head completely. If it wasn't for Naila pulling Aeshma's body back, she might have died.

It's just....

'Kretha!!'

Little by little, from the incision marks on his neck began to harden and turn into stone. Before the end the change came to a halt as it only scratched a little of his neck.

Naila started glancing towards Greyhart's sword after seeing the wound on Aeshma's neck.

'Fafnir's scales, so those abilities are really real?'

Naila was increasingly aware of the difference in their strength. And there's no way that they could win.

Quickly, Naila pulls Aeshma and takes her away.

"Quick your wings and get out of here." whispered Naila briefly.

'Swuuushh! Swuuush!!'

Only a few times his wings flapped, Cassandra's magic was finished. The series of magic circles as well as rune writing began to spread very quickly on this stone road.

Each of them tied at the feet of the four people. Aeshma, Naila, Greyhart and Cassandra.

In a flash....

'Swuuuussshhh!'

The chain-like rune pulled the four of them towards the middle. Exactly where a 5 meter wide magic circle is created.

"Damn it! What the fuck?! Destroyed it!" yelled Aeshma annoyedly trying to untie the chains that were the letters of the ancient runes.

But no matter how much He tried, the chain of letters could not be separated. Not even a little scratch.

"Free to fight, this is my own original magic. No one can escape this magic" Cassandra said with a smile on her face.

This magic is what he often uses to catch criminals and throw them directly into the dungeon. Or capture the demons and send them to the interrogation site.

A magic that is completely unavoidable and also cannot be prevented. Never before has this magic failed to capture its opponent.

Even so, it was a demon subordinate to Hecate. No one will be able to escape from that rune chain.

The figures of Naila and Aeshma are seen being dragged from the air to return to the ground. Before being slowly dragged to the center of the magic circle.

After entering it, the magic circle immediately activated.

Making a pillar of light that threw the four of them into a region far away from this city.

Precisely, in the grasslands of the Grenary region.

Meanwhile, Aldebaran's figure is seen on the roof of one of the buildings. Watching the whole incident just now.

'*As expected of the most genius mages in this imperial region. Naila, Aeshma, hang on for a second.

I will save you both from there*.' thought Aldebaran in his heart while redrawing the entire set and magic formation previously used by Cassandra on paper as quickly as possible.

Including all the rune letters that appear. With the main intention, to imitate the magic and understand it. Then use it to pull back Aeshma and Naila from there.