Taste my ray, scums


    |What ?! From where ?! And what with this attire, did ya get hurt ?!|(Apocalypse)


    |We spotted a village getting swarmed by a stray group of monsters so helped them but we got surprised by a killer mantis. Kimia and Sila are still dealing with villagers. There were bug type and goblinoid type monsters. A-and we spotted a dragon in the main swarm.|(Barandian)


    A killer mantis a giant prayer mantis-like monster but with a black exo-skeleton, they aren''t really strong but they are very skilled at stealth and backstab, also for a normal human their speed is nothing to scoff at. And a dragon, that''s really troublesome.


    |From where and when are they coming ? What type of dragon, which race ?!|(Apocalypse)


    |They''re coming from the south, they should be at the city in the evening, as for the type of dragon, it''s an lesser ground dragon as well as a drake. Surely a variant since he breath ice instead of fire. What do we do.|(Barandian)


    |We will interfere and help tha city. Tell tha head maid ta prepare everyone for battle, we''ll leave the pregnants and another fifty people here. Tell them ta bring the fighting gear.|(Apocalypse)


    He nods and go away. I didn''t trained all my servants for show you know, they are all expert at Ki manipulation. I am wondering about what to do with Eali, Eleonore and Lara. With the scale of the stampede Eali will have to rely on her attribute magic, darkness and water, and not on basic spell like wind blade. Eleonore should be fine and the same for Lara.


    I can''t bring Grubdu or Glymina since they would get confused as ennemies by the soldier. I turn around to face my two guests. They look confused and on their guard.


    |Well sorry ta tell ya that but we will have ta continue our conversation later. I''ll have ta ask ya ta help us protect tha city.|(Apocalypse)


    |Why would you protect humans ? Especially when another heretic is part of that stampede.|(Vemir)


    |I already said that I want ta live a peaceful life, if someone prevent me from doing so I''ll get rid of him. That''s tha reason I''m not killing ya on tha spot. If someone is in danger I''ll help them, so I''ll ask of ya .... please do not chase after us.|(Apocalypse)


    I lightly bow in order to show my sincerity and they tell me to stop lowering my head. A little after that a maid comes in with my battle suit, the shotgun and the gloves Zakari had when I battle against him. I quickly changed myself in them. Except for my long jacket I am topless and my muscles are showing.


    I get out the room with the two men and rejoin with Imperion.


    |What tha heck happened here ?|(Apocalypse)


    |Well ..... it looks like they liked your maids more than you expected them to. By the way why do we have to get in our battle gear ? Even your servants are ready but, I don''t know for what.|(Imperion)


    |Stampede, tha stampede is coming towards tha city so we gotta defend it.|(Apocalypse)


    I look around and see that the churches soldier are happily drinking and chatting with the servants, who are in their fighting gears, they are almost four hundred of them here and they are all in heavy leather armor with various weapons. I''ve got a small army under my command and they are no push-over. Imperion grip ''Naddel'' and tell to the servants to follow him. The bischop Tered ordered his fifty soldier to follow us.


    In our way we encountered some small goblinoid monstes but we quickly elliminated them. Lara, Eali and Eleonore joined us with her motorbike, Lara had a small leather piece on her breast and some metal knuckles. Eali was in her everyday clothing with a staff made of treant wood. Eleonore was in her adventuring gears. Barandian took three spears and went to Sila and Kimia to tell them to join us with the villagers. He will do the navette by bringing the villager on his back, they are few enough to allow him to do that in few travels.


    At the city''s gate the folks made a commotion since we were a large group.


    |The crimson servants have descended with the churches knights.| |Did someting happened ?| |Those women aree supposed to be maid ? Lucky bastard.|(Crowd)


    I went to the guild hall and directly entered the guild master''s room, he is an old man who past his middle aged phase since long ago, he must have been a mage if we trust his long beard and his dusty robe.


    |What are you here for ? I do not remember you having an appointment|(Guild master)


    I slam my hands on his desk, making a little cloud of dust fly. His old eyes are set on me, it is not the first time we see each other and to tell the truth we don''t get along, he his an old greedy bastard and he stinks.


    |Don''t have time for that. Tha stampede is coming here, we need ta protect tha city so stop beating around tha bush !! Tha adventurers must help in tha defence.|(Apocalypse)


    |Why should I listen to you brat ? that''s the knight''s job to protect the city, not ours. I ain''t helping someone who sold his freedom for power.|(Guild master)


    I threw away the table, sending it flying against the wall, it breaks in pieces. I grab the collar of his robe and lift him above my head. I glare at him.


    |People will die, it''s not tha time ta play game with me !|(Apocalypse)


    |People die everyday brat, why should I care how they die ?|(Guild master)


    |You !!! Don''t kid with me.|(Apocalypse)


    |What are you going to do ? Kill me ? Then al the adventurers guild will be after you and your l.o.v.e.l.y wives.|(Guild master)


    His sick grin make me sick, I glare at him with all the hate a man can have, I throw him lightly to the side and get out of this wicked room. This guy hate me because I am close with the king and thus he doesn''t want anything to go my way, I click my tongue at his stupidy. I am in the guild hall, I see the adventurers coming in and out, rooky one and more skilled one.


    |Three gold coins ta anyone who fight tha stamped along with tha Crimson servants, and the right ta take some of tha loots !! Who''s with us ?!|(Apocalypse)If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.


    A familiar voice surprised me when I heard it from behind me, it was Jack Fallhammer.


    |Well even for nothing I would have done something but if I am paid I''ll do it with more vigor.|(Jack Fallhammer)


    |We''ll protect the city with our live !!|(crowd of adventurers)


    |You can''t !!|(Guild master)


    Everyone looked at him, not uderstanding what he meant. Jack, who was still topless, glared at him and I do the same. What does he think he is doing. He may be a guild master but he can''t prevent me from doing anything.


    |If there is really a stampede coming here your job is to help the citizens to get to safety not to fight those monsters with the kingdom.|(Guild master)


    |I see.| |That''s true| |Guess I''ll do that then.| |Wait that doesn''t make any sense.| |How not killing the monster would help us protecting them ?|(crowd of adventurers)


    I leave the guild hall without saying anything so I don''t have to snap at his throat, some adventurers follow me, Jack is one of them. I go to where my servants are waiting to pick them up and then go to the southern wall, I was still grumbling in my beard. When we arrived there were Barandian, Sila and Mimia surrounded by fourty or so commoners. He must have finished.


    They look sick though, motion sickness ? You really can''t underestimate a Vermillion runing at full speed. I could do a five hour trip in a few second after all.


    |Are they all here ?|(Apocalypse)


    |Yes, all the survivors are here, some of them lost people precious to them and the village wasn''t something I''d like to see again.|(Sila)


    |I''ve heard a stampede was coming ... Where do I kill thing ?|(Idgar)


    |I was going ta send someone ta take ya ta us, it comes from tha south so ya''re in the right place, gotta ask ya ta lend me yar experience. I thought of placing tha mages and tha archers on tha walls while the close combat fighters are on tha front line.|(Apocalypse)


    |The archers and the mages are good but we aren''t all as powerful as you so maybe you and your pals could be our front line while the others flank them ? That''s if you want to charge them. If you want to defend, then you gotta aline the spearmen in front of everybody and the swordsmen and axemen behind.|(Idgar)


    Hmmm what should I do ? If we split up to flank them I expose them to the risk of encountering stray group but at the same time if we only defend then it is dangerous given the fact they have a dragon. I never fought with a dragon before so I don''t know what to do, I can''t be certain I''ll be able to stop it right away.


    But if everything goes right then flanking them will lead to the less death.


    |We will go with the flanking thingy. I suppose tha guards are going ta help so just do what I say. as for ya.|(Apocalypse)


    |I suppose we are going to have to listen to you as well. Sigh even though you are an heretic I suppose we''ve got no choice but to listen.|(Vemir)


    |What does he mean, heretic ?|(Idgar)


    |Oh just, you know you always say that the name Vermillion tells you something right.|(Apocalypse)


    Idgar nodded and urged me to go on. I wanted to keep it hidden from him a little longer since I didn''t know how he would react and I kind of like him so I''ll be sad if he go away.


    |Well I didn''t told ya but there''s tha fact that we are tha Tytan''s children and were born ta kill heavenly dragons. Ta tell tha truth we don''t care anymore but ya know, religion and all. Sorry I haven''t told ya that but ya know, yar a good friend and I was a little scared ya''d go away if ya learned that and all.|(Apocalypse)


    |Yeah yeah that''s nice and all but why would I care ? Well, I will care if my family and me are in danger being around you, hey bischop, do you plan on burning us ?|(Idgar)


    |That depends.|(Bischop Tered)


    |What do you mean by that ?|(Idgar)


    |If what he shows me tells me he is little to no threat then I am going to ''burn them'' but if they turns out to be major threats then I am going to leave him be. Let the sleeping dog lies or else they might bite you back.|(Bischop Tered)


    Idgar looks at me and smile.


    |Then we''re still pal.|(Idgar)


    I lightly punch his shoulder and we laugh together. They won''t attack us if it causes major loses on their side huh ? Well at least I understand why he is so liked by the people. I''m going to put on quite the show for them then. I call out to Imperion and we go on top of the wall.


    |Ya remember that moves from Fairy Haven ?|(Apocalypse)


    |Which one ? Durandal blade ? Pixies call ?|(Imperion)


    |No. Cosmic dust : glimmer of dawn.|(Apocalypse)


    He gasped. I understand him, we said we will never use it again, not because of its high cost or of the destruction it cause but because it is extremly embarassing. You see Cosmic dust : glimmer of dawn was a duo spell in Fairy Haven, meaning you had to be two to cast it, you had to hold the other party''s hand for it to work.


    From what I understood of magic here, is that you must picture what the spell looks like in your head and then imbue each of your words with mana without losing the picture in your mind, that''s why mages are very observant people and tend to remember how someone looks more easily.


    |If you were a beautiful woman it might have been nice but no, you had to be a grumpy muscle head. Anyway if you ask for it then it must be for a pretty good reason so okay.|(Imperion)


    |Believe me when I tell ya I don''t want ta do it as much as ya.|(Apocalypse)


    I give my orders, our troops split up to the eastern and western gate and when Lara and Barandian tells them to, they charge in the melee. The churches knights are in the back line since they all have light attribute magic and are useful as healer.


    We waited for the stampede and in the evening a horde of moster came into our fields of vision. I could see Orcs, Ogres, Trolls, Stinger wasps, Gargantua, Placide worms and other nightmareish creatures. I didn''t sa the dragon but that may be for the best since I want to deal with it alone.


    On top of the wall I stood with Imperion, my hairs were swaying in the wind, we could heart the cry of dozens of thousand of monsters below. Our strict gaze fell upon them. Those pitiful worm''s fate is but one thing, death, and we are the armed hands of fate.


    I set my back against Imperion''s and we hold each other hands before lifting them above our head. We began to chant the sacred call.


    |Moonlight and shinning stars, heed our call, we pray to the might of the never ending sky above the living.


    Falling stars and sunray, answer our plea, we ask to power of the ever burning flame.


    Dark abysse and sea of fire, call our name, we speak to the misterious unknown.


    Set and rise everyday, leaving behind our tired voice.


    Shinning bright and beaming right, lowering our gaze to the darkness.


    Come to us once again, old star, and fall in our grasp.


    We beg you {COSMIC DUST : GLIMMER OF DAWN} !!!!|(Apocalypse & Imperion)


    At the same time we lower the hands that are not in front of the monsters to our side and we point the other hands towards them before opening them along with our previously closed eyes.


    A line of twenty complex magic circle looking like pentagrams appear before us, I can feel the mana gathering inside those circle, they glow bright pink, then red, then green, then blue and settle on magenta. I can feel the man leaving my body as well as his body.


    The circle shake and shine brightly and at our shout a pillar of magenta light is shot from the circle. It must have a diameter of at least 30 meters and the scenery before us is completly blinded by it. The ground is shaking and the sound it produce is earth shattering.


    You must surely think it is just a lazer, I''ll say yes and no, in the game it had the holy and fire attribute, so here it should be light and fire. Imperion fall on his knees and I remember that since he didn''t killed as many things as me he doesn''t have a mana pool as large as me. Mine is nearly depleted as well but I am still fine.


    Suddenly a roar.


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    Vemir POV


    Cooperating with heretics, what is the bischop thinking ? What if they are a little strong ? A ground dragon is strong but we can kill it if we have enough men for it. I currently am on the western wall and am watching the stampede getting closer to them. They are doing a weird pose since earlier and I ccan feel a lot of mana coming towards them. Suddenly they shouted loud enough for us, who were a few kilometers away, to hear.


    |COSMIC DUST : GLIMMERING OF DAWN !!!!|(Apocalypse & Imperion)


    And then a ray of magenta light was fired at the monster, the ground shook and I almost fell backwards, the power from this spell almost reaching me. I began to sweat at that thought cross my mind .... there were only two of them .... what if ten of them got together to fire a spell ? Plus it didn''t even take that much time, a few seconds at most at 2/3 of the monsters were eliminated, all thing that met that ray got exterminated. I think I got lucky getting away with just my hair getting pulled. I understand the bischop now, the words ''enough men'' would mean an entire country and we wouldn''t even be sure of winning.


    And few second after the spell was fired, a roar.