Chapter 1
Prologue
An ominous portal hums throughout the man-infested field. Being the horn that the coming battle is nearing. A field that is big enough to fit three small towns, this is where their fate is decided.
“Get Ready! It is about to start!”
Noah shouted, as he commanded an army. 15 top-ranked hunters, adventurers, and top-rated soldiers.
It was quite a spectacular sight. Seeing as how he was able to command them all with such efficiency. However spectacular the sight may be, to his mind, this was still lacking. He knew that this would be a bloodbath, they were all fully informed of what would happen. They also knew of the effects of this event whether they won or not. As this final act would decide the fate of humanity.
With the stakes at hand, they all braced themselves for the battlefield. With every hum that portal made, their hearts skip a beat. Even the battle-hardened veterans can’t help but flinch.
“Everyone! To their stations! Brace yourself for the battle. I did not pick you to participate in this war just to be fillers. I picked you because I can see the victory with you fighting along my side.” Noah exclaimed to the countless visages of warriors, trying to muster all the courage they have.
“Soldiers of darkness, I command thee to rise up and serve your lord. [Gates of Hell].” He chanted, as countless armies of the undead rose in the battlefield. Many of these undead are comparable to battalions of soldiers. However, a few stand out, mainly those five undead that are behind him.
“Master, all of the troops are in position.” One figure stated with the utmost respect, obedience, loyalty, and stern tone.
-Great- he thought as he nodded.
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“Today we will vanquish this great evil! We will show our tenacity and might. Showing that even if we are insignificant we will be able to conquer any danger that will come our way.” He shouted to encourage them.
“We will leave this place valiantly either dead or alive, knowing we fought till the very end. Now I want to know who we are!” He added.
“The Valiant Army!” They all replied exuberantly. Suddenly the portal’s constant humming came to a stop, signaling it had begun.
“With these we…CHARGE!”
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Chapter 1
A child’s cry could be heard echoing through a dark, musty, and grimy cave. Based from the echo alone, the cave could be seen as a vast system of tunnels.
[Flames’ Wisp]
“Hey! Don’t cry, your big brother is here to protect you.” Allan said to his little brother, Noah, as purple flames magically manifested in his palm.
“It seems that we just took a wrong turn here. If we could trace back our steps, we could get out of here.” -How did I not notice this? We almost went straight to a dragon’s nest and woke it up. I must find the exit once before anything dangerous happens.- He thought to himself as he comforted his little brother.
-Now if I recall, we got here because of a tunnel made by those subterranean goblins. Right now mom and dad might be fighting those monsters that came out. We wouldn’t have survived if I weren’t able to cast [Wisp’s Protection]. The problem is, I couldn’t use [Flame Tracer] without risking alerting the inhabitants here.- He thought to himself.
-Come to think of it, the monsters that they encountered are fairly high leveled themselves. And this cave, upon investigating it further… it does not match any caves I saw in maps, from what I could remember.- He further added
Deep in his thoughts, he did not notice his brother warning him of monsters.
“Allan! Look over there, there are a lot of mobs gathered around.”
“Shhh! Be quiet, it’s a good thing you warned me.” Allan exclaimed. -Why are there a lot of monsters there? Let’s see, five nightshade imps, four hobgoblins and ten dusk trolls. Better control how much power I should release so as to not alert the nearby dragons.- He said as he collected his thoughts.
[Flame Whisper]
A silent dart of purple flames were launched from his palm. It had struck a few of them, however it was not enough to eliminate them.
-Ah! Crap their fast…- He thought to himself as the mobs of monster attack them. “Noah!”
[Wisp’s Protection], [Purple Blaze], [Flame Whisper], [Purple-clad Claw]
[Warning! A series of spells are used in quick succession. You exceeded the set amount of mana you could use at a short time. The effect of the limit will be enforced
You took recoil damage
Your magic stat is lowered by 30%
Your mana is halved
Your mana efficiency is also halved, you will be consuming twice the amount of mana needed to perform your spells
We implore you to give some time before using another spell so as to not suffer greater repercussions next time]
[Innate Trait
[Restricted]
Activated:
Your strength stat was raised by 15%
Your defense stat was raised by 25%]
Allan spew out blood as he took the repercussion from breaking the limit.
“Allan!” Noah yells, worried for his brother’s health.
“It’s alright, I’ll be fine.” Allan claims.
“Okay then, how about we fight more seriously now.” He added.