King A. Hendickson POV
Silence.
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Since the two hours the ritual had begun there has been no reaction in the circle. I can’t believe I´ve been pushed this far to use such stupid method to save my kingdom. While I´m looking at the court magician leading the ritual prostrated in front of the circle with four of my best mages by her side. I can see cold sweats in her face, I’m not sure if they are caused for the manna exhaustion or because I’m tempted to end this farce and chop her head off for this insult.
Ah, looks like is the latter, she is sweating even more profusely after meeting my eyes, probably understanding my thoughts. She had started to infuse even more manna to the circle, draining the manna crystal in her hand with an astounding pace that would make any other human pass out. Wasting such item in this, how fool I was. How many cannons we could supply with that? I can feel my blood rising to my head with just thinking it….
To my left is Dahl, my son with an annoyed expression. I’m proud of his strength but his youth makes him dumb and reckless, too much impatience to draw the blood of our enemies. His sword tinkles with his armor expressing his mood. I understand yours feelings son, in other circumstances I would join you just to see the face of the magician but my blood pressure is so high right now that I will politely request you to stop.
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It looks he understood the message. Ah, don’t look at me like that… is not like I would killed you.
Slowly turning my eyesight to my right I see the comfort of my grief, looking at the circle with so much awe that is almost amusing, with long golden hair, big breasts and appetizing lips is… maid A. I don’t know her name, but her tongue… that tongue should have a name of its own. She had noticed my stare and is savoring her lips. Yes, you will definitely help your king tonight.
Sited beside me is Lori, my queen. Pink hair, bored eyes as always. I could fornicate the court magician right now and you wouldn’t notice… or care. Even now hasn’t notice that I’m looking her out of pure boredom. Gods, maybe I should poke her check just to see her reac-what?
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Did her face sharpened just now?
Had she noticed my intentions?
No…
She was watching the circle...
Could it be?
I lead mi sight to the magic circle, seeing what I thought was a waste of my time, money and resources is glowing. Reacting to the manna, producing waves of it to its surroundings. I can’t believe it. The ritual found in the ruins is working. It's actually working,… I knew it!
The crystal is almost grey, proof that is almost depleted. She seems worried; you stop infusing manna to the circle and i will personally behead you on the spot!
I can feel them
The ultimate warriors, the fist of the gods and… my soldiers.
One of the mage ´ve fainted... he looks dead. Perhaps he couldn’t keep up with the manna consumption and ended up giving his vital force?
Weak…
The circle is glowing with more strength and more force, we can hear the sounds lightning over the castle
It’s happening.
A light blind us the moment a lightning reach the circle almost killing the mages and court magician but it looks like Loriel made a barrier around the circle, I didn’t see her chant… it seems she still got it huh?
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But apparently some of the fragments were able to reach suspiciously accurately to maid A in her forehead, killing her on the spot. So bad, so sad; maid A you will be missed
Dear Lori, message received… challenge accepted!
Lets see if you can keep up that smile when I castrate your favorite toy. Well, nobody should die after something like that so I will just kill him. Counselor, is nothing personal.
Now focusing my eyes to the circle after the dust had dispersed enough so see with clarity, I can see the silhouettes of my pawns. They are… they are…
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Children?