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"Father... what should we do..?". Sounds of blades clashing echoed throughout the village. The blood of parents trying to protect their children painted the ground red.
"Alma, run and keep on living." Amadeus Deutscher whispered to his only daughter as he unsheathed his sword, Black Lotus, in dark flames. He invoke the spell and pushed her into the middle of the pentagram. "Survive and restore our tribe's glory".
Alma was in the middle of a familiar forest the next moment she opened her eyes. She immediately started to run when she heard a lot of twigs snapping and leaves rustling. There were still pursuers coming for her. The infiltrators had their troops surround the village with no reserves. Even though she had escaped the encirclement with her father's help, the pursuers easily detected her. Tears were still flowing down her cheeks as she ran with all her heart. She prayed for help from the goddess of the Underworld as she took her beast form to escape from them. It wasn't much of use as they were on mounts and are still approaching with high speed.
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It was then, a glowing portal opened up and she stared at it. She was reluclant at first but she bet all of her chances as they were hot on her heels. She closed her eyes and jumped into the portal hoping it would save her instead of bringing more harm.
She was enveloped in a warm feeling before tumbling on unfamiliar high ground. The portal disappeared and she was relieved that none came after her from the portal. She was cautious of her surroundings as she sensed danger approaching. She just snorted as she could not talk when she is in her Night Mare form.
A few beasts came in formation to pressure her. Alma stopped worrying as she could measure their strength and they were inferior in both power and skills. She conjured the flames of purgatory to purge them. They were burnt to cinders instantly. She did not use the flames towards her pursuers as they were skilled and greater in numbers. It also consumes a lot of mana and it will exhaust her unnecessarily.
The Night Mare neighed as if yawning. She laid down on the ground and closed her eyes as she felt safe. She can't sense any presence nearby and assumed it will be safe until dawn. Unknown to her, Ryousuke is observing her actions in a bush nearby.
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