The Thousand Year Dynasty
Anthology 2

"We didn't come here to rob the Ancient Tomb. We're just gonna pick up something that also happens to be stored in there?" noel began to speak the Azorgian language to buy time for Nicaea and Figor to arrive.

"Oh, so you understand our language? How intriguing. But, isn't that the same as you robbing an ancient tomb? Because there was nothing but the treasure of the Sun Emperor in the tomb," the double-switched Getzja woman said in her tribe's language.

"No, all we want to take is Scion's bracelet. It was not a treasure from the Sun Emperor" Noel replied.

"What did you just say?" Not only do the women with double swords seem to be surprised to hear Noel say about the Scion bracelet, but all of the Getzja also look surprised.

"Scion Bracelet. We're here to get that thing." Noel repeated his words.

"Who are you guys? How did you guys find out about the Scion Bracelet?" The double-edged Getzja woman asked curiously.

"If it is, you don't need to know" Noel said later.

"We don't care about your problems either. But clearly, we won't let you set your dirty feet behind this gate." The woman began to pull two swords from the sheath behind her back simultaneously.

It appeared that the sword had a flat blade and was thinner when compared to the sword blade that was usually used in the central plains of the Elder. At the back end of the sword's hilt, there were several red short straps tied with a kind of bead from natural stone. Noel immediately realized that it was a totem.

"It looks like Nicaea has moved here" whispered the Gesthal to Noel. He could hear and feel the whereabouts of his comrade from afar.

"Do you still need time to wait for your other friend to come here?" The woman with the double sword realized that Noel and the Gesthal were stalling for time. He deliberately spoke in the Central Plains language so that the Gesthal understood what he was saying.

"Ck, what am I thinking? They certainly realize that too." Gesthal was irritated to forget that his current opponent was also a Getzja. They have the same ability.

"Prepare, Gest." After warning the Gesthal, Noel immediately did a simple chant quickly. And without waiting for long, he immediately shot a dazzling light magic towards the double-bladed woman and her three companions.

The bright light appeared suddenly and blinded the eyes of the four unprepared Azorgia guards. The Gesthal who already knew what Noel was planning, had already closed his eyes.

As soon as the dazzling light disappeared, immediately Noel and Gesthal used the opportunity to prepare to do a magic chant. Noel was planning to cast magic to destroy the gate, while the Gesthal was chanting to make a magic protector.

But not a Getzja if the four guards had no other senses to rely on. Because despite losing the ability to see for a while, they can still find out what Noel and Gesthal are doing based only on hearing and wind direction movements.

Knowing that Noel and the Gesthal were doing a magic trick, the Getzja girl, one of the four guards who did not carry the weapon, suddenly darted towards Noel to stop him from doing the slap. The girl moved very quickly. Even the Gesthal who is also a Getzja was unable to follow his movements.

But Noel immediately canceled his call, and swiftly grabbed the handle of the sword hanging on his left waist, with his left hand. With the position of the hand as if to do a stab. Then quickly pulled out the sword from its sheath.

Even the blade of the sword had not entirely come out of the scabbard, when a kick struck the sword. The kick that was going to Noel's head.

The Gesthal seemed to hold his breath in surprise seeing that the weaponless Azorgia girl was already right in front of Noel, now. The girl moved for about five horse carriages in just one blink of an eye.

And after feeling her attack successfully repelled, the girl immediately jumped backwards agilely. Before Noel or the Gesthal had time to counterattack against him.

It seemed that the girl was still closing her eyes, due to the impact of Noel's previous magic. However, it does not seem to affect its movement at all. It was as if his eyes were still functioning to see well.

Now the girl is back standing among her three friends who also close their eyes, but still look calm.

Noel noticed, that there was no wound at all on the girl's leg. Although it had just struck a sharp sword blade at high speed.

"What was that magic?" Gesthal asked with a face of disbelief. He felt failed as a Getzja, because he could not follow the girl's movements.

"It may be," Noel answered while sheathing the sword again, and tried to re-attach the horses to do the roping. "We're starting again, Gest" he added.

And right after Noel finished speaking, it looked like Nicaea was sliding down from the top of the cliff. "I'm coming!" shouted the girl out loud.

Nicaea who had seen the attack launched by one of the four Azorgian Getzja to Noel, seemed to understand very well how strong the ability might be owned by the four people.

Therefore, without a doubt Nicaea immediately took the opportunity by throwing both axes at the four Azorgians earlier, while she was still in the air.

One of the axes was pulled over by a double-sword woman, while the other was easily avoided by the young man carrying a wooden stick.

Meanwhile the Gesthal immediately took his huge shield from behind his back, then stood before Noel and began to chant something. The strategy that he and Noel had failed to do.

Noel also immediately did a high-level magic patch that he had canceled because of the sudden attack from the Azorgia tribal girl.

Before long a light blue dome-shaped protective magic began to appear slowly around where Noel was standing. It was magic created by the Gesthal.

It made the girl without weapons earlier, started to dart back towards Noel. But this time, the Gesthal nimbly jumped first in the direction he expected the girl to be. The Gesthal planned to push the girl away from Noel.

And it seems that Gesthal's estimate is correct. They both collided. And as a result of the speed of movement of the girl, made their bodies both slammed far away, then hit the cliff wall on the left side of the road.

While the Gesthal shield looks upright stuck on the ground, right in front of Noel standing. And centered on the shield, three layers of protective magic were formed surrounding it.

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It seemed that the four Azorgia guards were not happy to see the protective magic that was successfully installed around Noel who was chanting something. Especially the girl who got pushed by the Gesthal earlier.

The girl looked exasperatedly staring at the Gesthal, as she stood up and then dusted off her clothes.

"So that was your unique magic, or just your physical ability?" the Gesthal said, standing up. His right shoulder felt a little pain after hitting the cliff wall.

The girl in front of the Gesthal just kept quiet and started to put up the horses to carry out the next attack.

"I don't think we're going to do any pleasantries or anything like that" said the Gesthal, who also put up the horses ready to block the attack from the girl.

While Nicaea appeared to be dealing with a woman with a double sword and a man with a wooden stick, simultaneously.

Namin with the agility and fire magic of his mystical axe, Nicaea was able to provide a balanced resistance against the two men. Also because the mystical axe can be controlled while in the air, making Nicaea managed to defend while maintaining distance against both opponents who do not have a long-range attack.

While one of the four Azorgia guards, the man with the great sword, started doing short-cuts as he was right in front of the protective magic of Noel. The red light began to bandage his body and his greatsword.

After which, the man quickly began to swing his sword towards the protective magic surrounding Noel. And then something surprising happened again. Every time the man's great sword struck Noel's protective magic, it seemed that the protective magic began to crack.

The Gesthal seemed surprised to know the ability of the man with the big sword, as he was trying to survive the rapid attack of the girl who became his opponent. The new Gesthal first saw a physical attack that could destroy the protective magic. Although in fact he is not too worried about it. Because he had prepared three layers of magic protectors to give Noel enough time to finish his tidying.

Soon enough, the man with the wooden stick that was fighting Nicaea began to look irritated because Nicaea just dodged and attacked him with a mystical axe from a distance.

And because of this, the wooden stick man also began to do a slap. And before long, his body began to be seen wrapped in the wind. So clear, because the wind carried solid ground dust that made the body of the man with the wooden stick as if wrapped with something dark brown.

The wooden stick man immediately slashed with his stick, as soon as he finished with his tidy. And like blades of wind mixed with brownish dust it shot towards Nicaea from the slash of his wooden stick.

Nicaea immediately avoided the wind knife by jumping backwards. But the double-bladed Azorgian woman rushed towards Nicaea, who could not escape being still in the air.

Fortunately Nicaea still had time to call back his two axes that had been floating to attack the man with a wooden stick. And being aware of this the double-bladed woman called off her attack and dodged the two axes that were spinning rapidly towards her.

Nicaea landed smoothly while holding her axe in both hands. Put up the surviving horses. His eyes sharpened, starting to observe all the things around him. The tip of the scarf around his neck moved slowly in the wind that started to blow since the man with the wooden stick was chanting something.

Looks like the sight of the four Azorgia guards began to recover. The wooden stick man and the double-bladed woman, had already started to open their eyes.

While the Azorgia man with the great sword who was trying to destroy the protective magic around Noel earlier, began to look fruitful. The crack on the outer protective magic, looked increasingly enlarged.

And before long, Figor appears by jumping off the cliff just as Nicaea did before. But the difference was, Figor deliberately aimed his jump at the big sword man in front of where Noel was standing, dashing the two sword blades from the back of his hand.

Knowing this, the big-switched man swiftly swung his sword back to make a slash once Figor entered within his range.

But while in the air, the Azorgia woman suddenly appeared with two swords, right behind Figor and ready to do the slash.

Realizing the whereabouts of the opponent behind him, Figor immediately pointed the sword in his right hand back, crossing through under his left arm to make a stalk. And then followed by a movement of twisting the body and strokes from his left arm to the back, in the direction of the woman with the double sword.

The sound of metal clashed, as Figor and the woman with the double sword again landed her feet on the ground.

Figor's long robe again covered part of his armor. The sword on the back of his hand is no longer visible. But even so, Figor still looks wary of installing his combat horses.

The woman with the double sword was a little surprised to see the armor Figor was wearing. He had seen that armor before.

"What is mystic armour?" ask the double-bladed woman in the language Figor understands.

"Oh, I don't think you understand the language of the Middle Lands." Figor was a little surprised not to suspect that there was an Azorgia tribe that could speak his language. "Truely this armor is a mystic armor. This is; Kavacha. High-class mystical armor," his jaqab then with a hint of arrogance.

"It was one of the inherited objects of the Cindar empire. Who did you steal it from?" the woman quickly.

"Oh, it's rude to accuse people for no such reason. I don't know if what you're saying is true or just making it up, but I've only heard this first about the information," figor answered while watching the hands and chest of the armor he was wearing carefully.

"I got that armour from my master, if you're still curious about it. I never asked where he got it. So that's the only information you'll get from me about this Kavacha" Figor continued.

"Discognition is a blessing" the woman said in her tribe's language. "I'm also not too curious where you or your master got it from, it was just a question that suddenly came to light" he continued, this time with language that Figor could understand.

"But now, what I clearly want is to take the mystical armour of the Cindar imperial heritage back," said the woman as she began to mount horses ready to attack.

"Oh, go ahead if you can." Figor was seen smiling widely and then joined in putting up his fighting horses.

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While Figor continues his fight with the double-sword woman, the Gesthal with the gunless girl, and Nicaea with the wooden stick man, Noel seems to be done with his tidying up. As the two protective magic looks start to be destroyed by the big sword man who continues to slam his sword blindly.

And just as Noel opened his eyes, it appeared that the ground where he was standing began to glow a bright yellow. It is a circle with an octagonal star in the center.

Quickly the big-switched man jumped backwards in shock and alertness. And when everyone was still distracted by the light under Noel's feet, the ground suddenly began to shake.

Gesthal, Figor, and Nicaea realize that Noel's magic is ready to be cast.

"It looks like a big attack is coming" Figor said after realizing it.

And before long, from the direction of the gate that led into the Ancient Tomb, it gushed forth from below. Lava with bright red color. The one that smashed the gate and then moved in all directions melted everything around the place.

The Gesthal, Figor, Nicaea, and the four Azorgian Getzjas must inevitably jump up the cliff wall to escape the lava. While Noel did not try to avoid the lava flow, because there was still protective magic surrounding him.

"What the fuck is that magic?" Figor shook his head to see the fiery red liquid begin to smash through the cliff wall which was also the gate to enter the Ancient Tomb.

"It's not Noel's name if you don't finish something as striking as this" Nicaea said chiming in from beside Figor on the left cliff wall. Opposite the four Azorgian guards, which are on top of the cliff wall to the right.

It seemed that the four Azorgia tribe guards also could not believe what was going on. And also, it was only the first time they had seen such a high level of magic in their entire lifetime.

And as soon as the gate leading into the Ancient Tomb was destroyed, the lava quickly began to cool. The red color stopped burning, and began to harden like a rock with a strange shape filling the entire floor of the street in front of the gate between the two cliff walls.

While Noel who was still standing inside the protective magic was suddenly just feeling the existence of the Scion bracelet that was around the place.

"It seems that the barrier magic was lost along with the gate's destruction. Good then," Noel said to no one. "Gest! I can feel it now! Get prepared. I'll do it here!" he shouted then to the Gesthal who was on the cliff.

"Now? That's right," said Gesthal while jumping down, towards Noel.

Seeing this, the four Azorgia guards did not remain silent. Although they did not know what Noel and the Gesthal were going to do, judging from what had just happened, it was definitely not something good.

"Sir!" exclaim Figor who saw their opponent start making a move.

"Yes, I understand!" nicaea responded while running, and then jumped against the four Azorgian guards.

Figor and Nicaea stopped the four Getzjas who were about to stop the Gesthal, from plunging down.

The protective magic around Noel disappeared shortly before the Gesthal landed in front of his shield. And then immediately he began to pick up something again. Following Noel who had first started doing a new report.

It appeared that Nicaea and Figor were desperately blocking the four Azorgian guards with the full force of their mystical weapons and mystic armor.

Soon a new light appeared from under Noel's feet. Almost simultaneously with the shine of the eight crystals that were in the Gesthal's shield.

"Call the others, Gest," Noel said.

"Sir, Fig, come here soon!" shouted Gesthal loudly. That sounded echoing between the gaps of the cliff walls.

Nicaea and Figor looked at each other after hearing this. They were both seen breathing in the middle of the battle with the four Azorgia guards.

"What are your hands doing again?" the double-sword woman asked suspiciously and unsettled, as they were searching the fight giving her a chance to take a breather.

"Obviously, not a good thing for you. I suggest that you leave this place immediately" answered Nicaea later.

"Will the Morra man cast magic to destroy again? We, as the guardians of the Ancient Tomb, will not remain silent about it" said the double-bladed girl.

"No. This time he will not cast his magic. He will unleash the magic from the Scion Bracelet," answered Nikea who was already preparing to jump down.

"What did you say? Unleash the magic from Scion's bracelet? It doesn't make sense. Only the Elves could do that," the sword-wearing woman replied as she began to mount horses to prepare to attack.

"Trust. Why I lied. Go before it's too late. I solemnly, "remember Nicaea to her four opponents before then jumping down towards Noel and the Gesthal below.

"really. Get out as far as you can. I say this because I don't want reliable fighters like you - you have to lose your lives without a proper fight" Figor added, jumping after Nicaea.

The unarmed girl, and the wooden stick man, seem to be trying to catch up to Nikta and Figor. But the women with the double sword forbid them. The woman, who understood what Nicaea and Figor were saying, seemed to be weighing. He and his three colleagues simply watched as the figures of Nicaea and Figor slid downwards.

And as soon as Nicaea and Figor landed between the Gesthal and Noel, instantly a thin piece of octagonal-shaped glass began popping up in the air quickly. Intersecting to create a protective dome.

The four Getzja seemed to sense that something bad was about to happen. And after doing a short run, the four of them immediately darted away from the place.

"Band!" noel exclaimed after the protective magic had perfectly protected the four of them.

And right in the middle of the Ancient Tomb, there was a great explosion followed by a bright blue flame that swept out in all directions. Which not only scorched everything in its path, but also scorched the ground in the wide area of the movement of the blue fire.

"Seel," Noel said later. And the blue fire just vanished. Leave the solid ground and cliff walls black like charcoal, and filled with cracks and small cracks.

Noel felt uneasy looking at the surroundings, when the Gesthal's protective magic had already disappeared. The ground around the region looked jet and slightly smoky. All three of Noel's colleagues looked uncomfortable looking at the terrible sight before their eyes.

"Come, let's grab that bracelet and get out of here" Noel asked later.

And the four of them started walking towards the center of the explosion. Passing through the street that now looks like a pile of charcoal.

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