The Thousand Year Dynasty
Anthology 19
While Fla and Luke in the Iron Train appear to be traveling at the highest speed through the area of Saban towards the Sekai Gate.
"What do you think is really going on, Luke?" ask Fla who looks worried from the driver's seat.
"I heard footsteps, maybe tens. And I don't want something like that happening on the east coast to happen again. So we have to report this immediately and ask for help so that it's not too late" replied Luke, who also looked equally worried from the seat next to Fla.
"You're right. Where do we ask for help? Sekai Forest?" Fla seemed to concentrate on looking at the street in front of him. Although assisted by street light, but still the road is still quite dark and dangerous when traversed at the speed as it is now.
"really. Sekai Forest." Luke replied as well by looking straight ahead.
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While in the town square, Rafa, Yvvone, Ende, Diana, and Sigurd seem to have enough difficulty facing dozens of Yllgarian Crocodiles, who are starting to rampage in the middle of the city.
The atmosphere of the city's central region was very chaotic. Many residents were panicked and afraid to run away from the area. Some Muggers seemed to be chasing after people who were seen by them.
The city guards were no match for the Muggers. They were only easy targets for the Crocodile humans.
For Rafa, Yvvone, Ende, Diana, and Sigurd also could not do anything to see it. Because their current position is also busy facing several Muggers at once.
"They are endless. Some have fallen, but many more have come. Are they still unlocking the Space-time magic?" sahut Sigurd in the middle of his breath after successfully dropping a Mugger in front of him.
They stood around with Diana in the middle. Sigurd stands on the north side, Rafa on the east side, Ende on the south side, and Yvvone on the west side.
The Muggers surrounded them and tried to attack from all directions.
"If they use Arcane stones, the magic will only be open for forty-eight counts" Yvvone explained.
"They keep popping up from that direction," Sigurd pointed towards the north. Towards the northern suburbs, after a river flowing through the city.
"It's been over forty-eight hits. Do they have a lot of Arcane stones?" chirped Diana then.
"It is clear that we must close their entrance, before we die of exhaustion" Ende said after successfully roasting the two Muggers before him with his lightning magic.
"It seems like it's where it belongs. Look at the many Witch Fighters around the place" Rafa said after he looked in the direction Sigurd pointed out.
He turned back to make sure. "I think with so many Witch Brawlers making such protections, if only the five of us, I think it's quite impossible to break through" he said later after returning to confront the Mugger before him.
"Corrections. I'm healer. You can't include me in the count, even if I can fight," Diana said quickly.
Rafa then started thinking. He should be able to make his way through the dozens of Muggers who blocked it.
"I have an idea. I'm gonna try something. In the meantime please protect me" said Rafa, who then kept his wand, and took out a gun from the pouch behind his waist.
"Oh, right. The Firearms Witch shows your prowess punching holes in the Darcz metal on them" said Sigurd, who was visibly excited when he saw Rafa unleash his firearm.
With Rafa now no longer able to block the opponent, the fighting position of the five people was changed. Rafa and Diana are in the middle. While Yvvone, Sigurd, and Ende stood around them more closely. As much as possible close the gap for the Muggers to attack the middle.
Rafa seemed to start chanting something while aiming his gun with both hands, leading to the collection of Mugger Witch Brawlers that Sigurd mentioned earlier.
Looks like magic circles are starting to appear around the barrel of Rafa's gun. Shining bright yellow.
Yvvone, who observed how Rafa was doing fast on the sidelines of his fight against Mugger, seemed to understand what Rafa was doing.
"Wait a minute, Miss Rafa," asked Yvvone as Rafa was about to pull the trigger. "Do you use trigger magic that only works when something passes through the magic circle?" tanyanya.
"Right," replied Rafa who looked puzzled, Yvvone asked such a thing in the middle of the fight.
"Oh, okay. I-i understand. I think I'll help add my magic, Miss Rafa," Yvvone said suddenly. "Take over my share, Miss Ende," she orders Ende.
"Eh?" He was surprised to get such an order. But because of Ende's magic that has a wide range, taking over the territory that should be handled by Yvvone is not a problem that is quite difficult, for a certain period of time.
While Yvvone who does not want to waste time, immediately do a neatening on the gun in Rafa's grasp. And a magic circle with a bright green color appeared in front of the first Rafa magic circle.
"What are you doing, Miss Yvvone?" Diana looks curious to see there are two trigger-type magic circles at the end of the barrel of Rafa's weapon.
"It seems that I also understand what you guys are doing, then I will also help with the lightning magic that I have," sahut Ende who looks enthusiastic see Rafa and Yvvone who do experiments with magic. Things he loved very much.
And Ende was soon doing the same record as previously done by Rafa and Yvvone. While Yvvone's turn is now taking over the Ende section.
And now a dark blue magic circle is seen appearing in front of Yvvone's bright green magic circle.
"Already," said Ende then who had returned to his initial position.
"Well then, now I'll let go" said Rafa as he did his recap once more and a high wall just popped up in front of Sigurd, to hold the north side as long as Sigurd got out of the way of Rafa's weapons.
"Sig, back!" shouted Ende ordered Sigurd to immediately head to the back of Rafa standing up.
And as soon as Sigurd was behind Rafa, the Seithr girl pulled the trigger. There was an explosion, and then a bullet shot through the barrel of the gun before it shot out.
And because when it came out of the barrel of the gun, the bullet passed through three magic circles, then the bullet now has strengthening magic, wind magic, and also lightning magic.
The shot did not give off a bigger explosive sound than usual, but a desing sound produced from the Yvvone wind magic that was wrapped around the bullet, the source said, it makes a very loud and disturbing whistling sound when the bullet is fired. Which is because it is quite loud, until it is heard up to the hill area of the Reservoir and the bottom of the Niche of Stars.
Not only the sound alone shocked even Rafa and the others. The resulting impact is also very large around the direction of the pace.
The bullet moved very quickly which was no longer able to be followed by the sight of the eye. All that was visible was a trail of lightning tails surrounding the bullet. That looks like a line of dark blue light. Which went straight towards where the Muggers had gathered.
And in a radius of less than one horse carriage around the beam earlier, all things were smashed just like that. Flashing like the foam of the waves when it hit the reef.
And the blue light continued to move straight north until it was no longer visible. Which not only hollowed out the new wall in the form of Rafa as protection, but also hollowed out two houses and a city bridge in its path. Then it still destroyed an electric generator, and one guard tower located in the northern suburbs that was far enough from the position of Rafa pulled the trigger.
While the Muggers who passed the shot, now only a pool of blood and the remaining clots of their bodies were destroyed.
"I think we should be careful when using it after this," Sigurd said with a few puffs. Trying to make sure what he sees.
"really. We can destroy this city faster than to finish off the Muggers" Diana added.
"Well, before the other Muggers show up and close the road again, we have to close their entrance immediately" Ende suggested.
"really. Come on." And the five of them immediately ran towards the streets that were now filled with pools of blood.
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"What's that sound?" Fla was shocked when he heard a voice like a whistling high from the direction of the Central City.
Now they were around where the Azzur traders lived and opened the market. Looks like the region also began to look noisy and crowded. From a distance, people began to come out of their tents.
"Come on," said Luke, now standing on his seat, looking back to find out. "It looks like it's magic. Now there is a fire seen soaring in the north of the city" he said again as he sat back facing forward.
"It seems like the situation is getting worse." Fla.
"We have to hurry" Luke said later.
And shortly after Luke stopped speaking, before them, dozens of Yllgarian soldiers were moving westward.
"That, the Yllgarians?" Fla's trying to make sure to Luke.
"Thank God. Right, it's them" said Luke who looked very relieved to find the large group of Yllgarian in front of them.
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"What's that sound?" Shuri almost shouted when he heard a loud voice that sounded almost like a roaring whistle.
"From the direction of the town square" said Thomas from behind Shuri, who was helping to heal a Morra man whose arm appeared to be drenched in blood.
"Let's get this over with and help the others. I have a bad feeling about this" said Axel who was holding an iron pole blocking the exit of a train car that looked upside down, while the others help Shuri pull a female Morra out.
"Chairman..." The bald man of the Fire Star member's son who was previously, seemed to return with gasps.
"Why? What's up?" shuri asked with a face growing more worried and panicked.
"Tens Mugger.." the bald man regulated his breathing. "The Mugger Quarter attacked the town square" he said later.
"What?! Mugger?!" Shuri seemed to not believe the words of his member's son.
"Yes, chief. The guards were unable to defend against them," said the bald man still with a breath of breath.
"I'll be there, you help this place" Axel said as soon as the Morra woman who had been pulled was outside, and he had returned to put the iron pole that had been detained.
"Wait, Ax. I'm coming too. Thom, please take care of the one here," said Shuri while wearing back his chest and shoulder protection that he had taken off to make it easier for him to move in a narrow space when pulling the Morra woman.
"Well, leave it to me" Thomas said quickly.
And after raising his thumb towards Thomas, Shuri rushed to leave the place with Axel towards the town square.
"Begging the people who live in this place to help take care of the victims. And also ask them to prepare clean water and a blanket," Thomas orders the bald man later.
"Okay, chief!"
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Behind them dozens of Muggers who had seen what had happened, began to chase and concentrate their attacks on the five people.
Yvvone was in the front position, then it was Diana who tried to catch up with him. Behind Diana, Sigurd, Ende, and Rafa are on the offensive to hold off the Muggers who are chasing them.
And finally there were two Muggers at the end of what they thought was the place where the entrance was.
Yvvone felt there were several Arcane stones in the waist bag worn by one of the Muggers. And without waiting for the two Muggers to act, Yvvone immediately used his wind magic.
The two Muggers immediately touched their necks, and then as if trying to breathe, their mouths opened shut as if trying to draw air. And it didn't take long for them to finally fall unconscious.
Only Diana, who was not fighting other Muggers, witnessed the horror of the faces of two Muggers who fell limp due to running out of air.
And once the Muggers were no longer moving, Yvvone began to walk closer to pick up the Arcane rocks they had.
But suddenly a skull masked figure just appeared before him, which made Yvvone surprised and immediately jumped backwards.
Yvvone did not even sense the existence of the figure before. He did not feel the Stream of Souls move, the moment before the figure appeared before him.
"I don't think there are a lot of interesting people here" said the masked figure who then took a bag containing Arcane rocks from Mugger's body lying earlier.
Instead of replying to his opponent's words, Yvvone immediately launched a magic attack of wind bullets towards the masked figure.
But the masked figure easily dodged Yvvone's wind bullets that were barely visible to the eye. And then jumped up and landed on one of the roofs of the houses.
"From the first Elves always acted without saying much" said the masked figure later.
"Who are you?"
"You don't need to know who I am, young Aeron,"
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Meanwhile, Fla and Luke finally meet with a large group of Yllgarian troops who are about to head towards the Central City.
"Miss Lily, I'm grateful you've moved the troops to help" said Fla as she and Luke saw Lily among the Yllgarian's forces.
"What's going on?" ask Lily who was a little surprised to find Fla and Luke in that place.
"We don't know for sure either. We rushed to Sekai Forest for help when there were multiple explosions in Central City before a loud noise was just heard." Fla replied.
"What we're expecting, maybe Central City is being attacked." This time Luke added.
"You don't have to worry. We'll soon be me..," Lily's remark suddenly cut off by herself, immediately turning her gaze toward the horizon line where Central City was located. Then it started to look like it was frowning. "So right, Glave is in this place now" he said, only intended for himself.
"Miss Lily?" Evora the Owl, one of the leaders of the Yllgarian army, asked Lily who looked strange.
"Evora take over from here, I'll leave first" Lily said later.
"Well, Miss Lily" said Evora quickly without questioning Lily's reason. Because he knew that Lily wouldn't do such a thing if it wasn't urgent.
After that it appeared Lily leaped high into space, and then darted rapidly towards the Central City with a body that glowed bright white. His figure was like a moving star in the night sky.
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"What's that?" shuri asked as she saw something streaking above the sky as she was running towards the town square.
"What is Miss Lily?" Axel looked a little hesitant as he observed that something shining bright white streaked through the sky was the shape of a rabbit.
"Is that Miss Lily?" ask Shuri to make sure. "My feelings are getting worse, now,"
"It seems like things will not get worse" Axel said, pointing north. Seemed the silhouettes of several Iron Trains and people riding.
"Is that help from the Northern City?" Shuri asked again still in a running position with Axel heading to the middle of the city. "Thankfully, it means now we can focus on beating those Muggers" he added.
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While Lily who slid fast earlier deliberately led to the position of the skull masked figure who had managed to avoid the attack from Yvvone.
Lily seemed to have prepared a magic spell before. And then it started shooting some white rays at the skull masked figure standing on the roof of the house when he was close to it.
The masked figure repelled Lily's attack with a magic protector that was issued almost unkempt. And then the masked figure jumped backwards.
Lily, who had set foot on the roof where the masked figure was standing, immediately made another strike towards her opponent who was still floating in the air.
A blade of light was ejected from Lily's wooden stick, and shot out quickly towards the masked figure. Before then the figure simply disappears between the night sky, which passes Lily's blade of light hurtling away.
"Even this city has a legendary hero, really very interesting. But enough to get here this time. See you around. Haha...." A heavy voice without a figure could be heard echoing between the night sky. Leaving Lily with a face that looked angry.
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Caspian, along with several squads of troops from the Northern City who were marching towards the Central city, had crossed the Great Gorge bridge when a whistling sound was heard.
"What's that sound?" asked Billy, a Fire Star member stationed in the North City, from inside his Beside Train that was running right next to Caspian who was on his horse.
"Hopefully it's not a bad thing" replied Leon, another Star of Fire member, who sat in the steering chair next to Billy on the Iron Train.
"This whole thing was my fault. May nothing happen to Her Majesty the Queen and the whole city" Caspian said to himself.
Finally, the City began to be seen. Some places look burnt. The fire soared into space.
"Oh, Leon see," said Billy when he found a bright white light shot from the east towards the middle of the city.
"What is the White Lightning?" leon asked who sounded more like he was hoping than sure.
"Come, we must hurry," ordered Caspian who then began to spur his horse after seeing the white light earlier.
The whole army began to increase their speed. And before long a City Guard came running over waving, as Caspian's troops arrived at the northeastern boundary of the Central City.
"General Caspian, there was an accident in the south. There's an overturned train, and we need power to help rescue the passengers who are still trapped inside" the City Guard said as he stood in front of Caspian's horse.
"What's going on in the city?" Caspian asked who did not come down from his horse.
"The Muggers are attacking the city." The City Guard replied.
"Mugger? In the Middle town? How come?" Caspian looks incredulous.
"I don't know, but now the members of the Star of Fire group are confronting them," the City Guard replied.
"Shuri and Axel?" ask Billy later.
"No, Mr. Billy. What I saw was Miss Ende, Miss Diana, and Mr. Sigurd," the City Guard replied again.
"Oh, right. Diana and Thomas were also in this place" Billy said later.
"Well then, three teams assist the passengers who are trapped in the train cars in the south" Caspian asked later. "Show them the direction" he continued, asking the City Guards to guide the three squads he commanded.
"The remaining seven went straight to the center of the city and the residence of Her Majesty the Queen," he ordered again as he drove his horse towards the city ahead of the others.
But only Caspian arrived at the City Station area, visible from the south of an Iron Train traveling at high speed.
It appears he stopped the horse's movements, while the Iron Train Billy and Leon along with the rest of his troops drove towards the city square.
"So is coming? Who's that?" caspian asked his deputy, who also stopped and waited on the horse next to him.
"Seeing from the color of the Besinya Train, it looks like it is the Message Carrier, General," replied the representative after closely observing the Iron Train
"From south?" ask Caspian to make sure.
"Right, General," replied the deputy quickly.
"May it's not bad news." Caspian's face began to worry.
Soon two men got out of the Iron Car and faced Caspian.
"Report, General." The two men kneeled in front of Caspian who was still on his horse.
"What's wrong with the south?" caspian asked without making small talk.
"There was a sudden and simultaneous attack from the kingdom of Augra and also Jouren. And also the rebels managed to take control of our arsenal in the south. The Eastern Province and the Western Province are asking for help" the Messenger reported quickly and clearly.
"Dam." Caspian growled softly while clenching his hands tightly. "Alright, we clean the Muggers first, only after that we immediately headed south," he added before then starting to spur the horse to the city square.
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