The Two Empresses
Ceshier in Danger

"Prince! There's an attack on Lumos!" the soldier kneels before Max. The three brothers who were engrossed in play were shocked and stood up as fast as lightning.

"Who did it?" ask Kezia.

"He's no ordinary man, Princess."

"Not a normal human being? Ah, means 'that guy' huh?" chirps Nero. "Max, we better get to him."

"Give it to you, Nero. I'll take care of the help here. Kezia, you want to come with me or Nero?" ask Max.

"I will help Nero nii," Kezia replied steadily. Max smiled and stroked his head.

"Be careful and follow Nero. He's not an easy opponent" Max said. Kezia nodded and rushed off with Nero. "Send medical personnel and soldiers to evacuate the people!"

"Nii, is that person dangerous?" ask Kezia. Nero was silent for a moment and nodded. "How dangerous?"

"Kezia, listen. He was a descendant of one of the creator gods, the God Oorun. Although he is only a demigod, his strength cannot be underestimated" Nero said. "If you're dealing with that guy, run away as much as you can."

"I will not run, Nii. I must protect the people as a princess from Ceshier. Rather than that, has nii ever fought him?" ask Kezia.

"Yes. At that time I was with the twins was meeting Oorun, but somehow he was behind us and attacked to make me unconscious. Luckily he hasn't killed me yet" Nero said. Kezia fell silent and trembled, a killing aura slowly emanating from him.

"It's unforgivable. Must kill!" jeremy Kezia. Nero held the girl and stroked her head. "Dii!"

"Whatever happens, don't try to fight it. You hear me, Kezia?" nero was half-threatening. Kezia pursed his lips and nodded, making a grin on Nero's face.

"I can definitely kill him" Kezia murmured. Nero just laughed and walked back, followed by Kezia behind him. The soldiers who were aware of the royal family's presence immediately saluted.

"Where are you going, Grand Duke and Princess?" ask soldier.

"To Lumos," said Nero quickly. A soldier brought two horses and gave them. They quickly jumped onto the back of a horse and galloped away from the palace without fear. Max sighed looking at the backs of those who had already drifted away and started working as hard as he could.

"How's the evasion process going?" ask Max.

"At this time we managed to evacuate half the citizens in Lumos, the rest are still trapped.or maybe more precisely.become hostages," replied the chief soldier terrified. Max massaged his temple and squeezed the report in his hand. "Prince?"

"Damn it, how dare that person disturb my people" Max murmured. "Is there a victim?"

"...there, Prince. More than 20 people were massacred on the spot by."

"Suck!" maki Max slams her report. "That man must be executed!"

"But Prince, he's no ordinary human. He's a half-god" said the chief soldier. Max gets frustrated and vents it by kicking the table until it rolls over. Suddenly Bishop Made entered and saluted.

"A prince must keep himself from getting carried away by emotions, Prince Max," he said. Max turned and looked at Bishop Made with the face of a nelangsa. Bishop Made immediately drove the head of the soldier out and approached Max carefully.

"I can't protect my people. I'm weak" said Max, clutching the tip of Bishop Made's robe. The bishop stroked the young man's head tenderly.

"You've fought your hardest, son. You have to believe in yourself as a prince" he said softly. Max knelt before her while shedding tears.

"I don't deserve to be king."

"Are you sure, Prince?" ask the Bishop Made. Max nodded faintly, while Bishop Made continued to try to strengthen the weakened king-to-be.

"Prince! His Majesty the king and queen have been found!" sahut the warrior's head. Max immediately rose to his feet in hopes of peaking.

"Where?" ask Max. The chief soldier walked quickly to the guest room and pointed at the two people familiar to Max lying unconscious. Max was flabbergasted and stroked their cheeks gently.

"Ma? Pa?" call Max lirih. They did not answer and were still asleep. Max sighed and left the guest room blankly. "Please take care of them."

"Okay, Prince."

"Prince, you better focus on our people in Lumos" Bishop Made said. "Grand Duke and Princess are risking their lives here."

"You're right. I have to take on the task of being a leader" Max said calmly. He walked back to the throne room and began to organize the continuity of his kingdom.

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Nero and Kezia were still riding when Vatra massacred a hundred men who tried to get in the way. Fresh blood flows soaking the earth. The smell immediately greeted them.

"Damn it, we're late" Nero said. Kezia directly jumped off the horse's back jumping through the trees with an unstoppable fury. "Kezia!"

The called one did not hear, but moved until he came before the blood-soaked Vatra with a flat face. He turned to Kezia and tilted his head slightly.

"Who are you?" tanyakanya. Kezia growled and took out his scythe ferociously.

"I'm your opponent!"

"I'm sorry, I'm not interested in fighting the boy" Vatra said condescendingly. Kezia jumped up and swung his scythe, but managed to be dodged by Vatra. "Hm, not bad. You wanna die?"

"You're going to die, you son of a bitch!" maki Kezia's. Vatra just shrugged and lunged straight at him, but Kezia quickly twitched and retreated. The deadly aura from Vatra made it difficult to breathe. Vatra took out a spear belonging to a dead soldier and threw it as fast as lightning to scratch his cheek.

"Meleset," murmured Vatra. Kezia wiped the blood flowing down his cheek and grasped his scythe firmly. Nero who stood behind Vatra swung his weapon without a sound, but Vatra was able to hold and slam Nero as hard as possible.

"You need to erase your killing intent to go unnoticed" Vatra said. Nero got up and retreated towards Kezia while calling Undine.

"You okay?" ask Nero. Kezia only nodded, but his gaze was still fixed on Vatra. The one being stared at was just staring back lazily.

"You think you can beat me?" ask Vatra.

"I don't know yet, so I tried," Kezia replied as she threw her scythe quickly and scratched Vatra's arm. He just watched as the blood flowed slowly. "Successfully?"

"I think he was on purpose" said Nero. Kezia growls and tries to advance, but Nero gets in the way. "He's dangerous, Kezia. Don't be rash."

"Good, nii. Sorry," said Kezia. Nero took a step forward and put on a flat expression.

"Heh, are you afraid I'm killing your summoned creature?" ask Vatra while avoiding the incoming attack.

"Fear is natural in life" replied Nero as he threw a hard kick to make Vatra retreat far enough. Not stopping there, Kezia jumped up and slashed his scythe to tear the demigod's muscular chest. He kept moving and again swung the scythe, but Vatra did not remain silent. He clasped the girl's wrist and threw her as far away as possible.

"I didn't think you two could hurt me. Ah, errat, exactly the girl," said Vatra. His hand touched the wound on his chest and looked at the blood that smeared his hand. "I think he has more potential than my previous opponent."

"Damn it, he can still survive flatly so?" lamented Nero.

"Not yet!" sahut Kezia while running fast and kicking, coupled with a sickle swing that began to decorate Vatra's body with scratches. Vatra tries to avoid it, but Nero does not give up the opportunity. He advanced to the right side and thrust a knife right into his ribs. Blood poured out again, but there was no expression of pain or fear. Vatra flicked his fingers and the wind pushed them away from him. He immediately pulled out the knife and threw it quickly until it stuck firmly on Kezia's shoulder.

"Aragh!"

"Kezia!"

"You think you can defeat me with that power? You're wrong" said Vatra. The wounds on his body suddenly emitted smoke and closed little by little until it was not broken. "You're a long way from that, boy."

"I won't lose to you!" sahut Kezia while pulling the knife by force and throw it as far as possible. "I must defeat you in order for peace to fill this kingdom."

"Peace, you say? Such a thing does not exist in this world," said Vatra coldly. "How long have you been at war with the Respher just because of differences of opinion and race?"

"It's none of your business!" peekik Kezia's. Nero moved forward alongside the hellhound with a sour face. "Nii?"

"Retreat, Kezia. I will fight him" said Nero.

"You can call me to fight the monster" said the hellhound annoyed.

"Well how else? I can't call Undine now" said Nero. The Hellhound growled and bared its sharp and terrifying fangs.

"You owe me, you rancid boy," said the hellhound. He jumped forward and tried to claw at Vatra, but was able to be held back with only his hands.

"You..who at that time took the girl away, huh? What's name?"

"I don't remember the name" he replied, beating one leg and bouncing away. "We don't have much time."

"Enough, really," replied Nero while jumping and attacking Vatra bertubi, so he did not have a chance to retaliate or defend. "Kezia!"

"Bragh!" he strangled while plunging and managed to slash his left arm until it was cut off. Not enough, the girl maneuvered by twisting her body and intended to slash her neck.

"It's exciting" whispered Vatra, kicking Kezia and slamming Nero to the ground below.

"Well!"

Vatra landed smoothly and looked at his left arm with a blank look. With a single wave, a new arm had already appeared just like that.

"Damn it, is he a lizard?" kezia.

"He's a demigod, so naturally he can regenerate faster than anyone else" the hellhound chirped casually. Vatra turned to the hellhound and grinned.

"The village dog there needs to be trained again" said Vatra. Before the hellhound made a sound, Vatra was already standing before him with his hands touching his nose. "No, training is not enough. Go."

With just a single squeeze, the hellhound shattered into pieces. Nero and Kezia saw him.

"It's bad" murmured Nero. Vatra turned to the Two brothers with a deadly gaze, making them goosebumps in fear. "Damn, shit, shit!"

"Nii?" great-grandson Kezia.

"Your time is running out, snot boys. Your choice is just to die here" said the sadistic Vatra. Nero grew pale, while Kezia curled up in fear behind Nero. Before Vatra unleashed an attack, hundreds of knives had already surrounded him. "Who?"

"Ah, sorry. I didn't want to help or obey the orders of my new queen, but it just so happened that we entered this territory and couldn't bear to see them scared. So.yes we help," said someone. Vatra turned his head and saw Ilmol and Istvan standing behind with horses ready to attack. "You should have closed the portal in the elves' territory."

"Oh? You found the secret portal?" asked Vatra calmly, as if all that was natural. Istvan laughed loudly hearing that.

"This is also one of your plans, isn't it?" Istvan. "And I think you know where my grandmother is."

"Come on," answered Vatra accordingly. Ilmol moved forward quickly and swung his two swords until he severed both arms. Uncompleted, he also slashed both of his legs without pause. Before launching a final attack, Vatra counterattacked by condensing his blood to form a sharp sword. Ilmol who realized the danger immediately twisted and retreated beside Istvan.

"He's too strong" whispered Ilmol.

"Of course, he's a demigod. At least we got him cornered," Istvan replied as he thrust all his knives into Vatra's body. "Damn it, he's condensing his blood again."

"I won't let it!" sahut Kezia while kicking his head as hard as possible until the concentration is dissolved. As soon as the opportunity was seen, Istvan deepened his knife into a bone-chilling spurt. "Pipycoon!"

The Phoenix princess ran fast and pierced her heart with both of her swords until it penetrated into her back, then retreated leaving her sword.

"Successfully?" ask Ilmol.

"...no, he's alive" Nero replied as he pulled Kezia. "Retreat!"

Vatra did not move, but his breath signified that he was still holding on. He stared intently at Ilmol and used his blood as a weapon. The fresh blood instantly formed thousands of thin and long needles, then it was thrown in all directions. Istvan instantly made a shield, while Nero who was carrying Kezia tried his hardest to dodge the random attack.

"Crazy, when I had pierced his heart" lamented Ilmol.

"I'm also curious about it," replied Istvan. "Prepare for the next attack."

"Huh? What attack?"

"Haish, your brutal attack," Istvan replied in dismay. Ilmol poked the young man's head in annoyance.

"Brutal said? Shall I stick your head again?" balas Ilmol's. He burned himself with a red flame extinguished with a terrible smile.

"You know, rather than looking like a phoenix, you look like a demon instead" Istvan chanted. Ilmol just shrugged and burned everything, even Vatra's blood just expanded. Nero immediately jumped far across the river and watched.

"Hey you! Don't try to come here if you don't want to end up being a roast! The fire is too hot to approach!" sahut Istvan's.