"A long time ago, from a distant land, people of the lost kingdom used to prey on the weak, they conquered the seas, and defeated their oppositions. Until a great force appeared, they tried their best to stop it, eventually, it led to the fall of 10 thousand men. The force that attacked them that day was later named the Great White. A massive shark rumored to have lived a million years, a monster that ate entire ships, and made many species extinct."

Before the battle happened. The Tale of the Great White told me to believe in this story in order to gain further strength for [Divine Whirlpool]. Though, the tale might be true, it is still obvious that the entire thing is exaggerated.

"Foolish... You may be strong. But you and I shall not be compared."

"General Yynfur". A collosal monster belonging to the Demon Lord. It stands almost 8 meters tall, it's massive tail can be used as a weapon to swipe away at their opponents.

This fierce beast has not only a massive amount of magic energy, but it's physical strength also has the capability to destroy an entire kingdom without the usage of magic.

"Very well. I shall show you what a mere weakling can do!"

[Burning Rock]. It is a dance used by the Mharkalayen Sun Tribe, but in my old world, it's basically just breakdancing.

I use [Burning Rock], jumping into a handstand quickly.

"Cast of the Iron Maiden Imitation."

I then cast [Spatial Lift] on my feet. [Burning Rock] is a form of breakdance where you spin with your head, turning sideways very quickly, the reason why it got its name, is because the friction caused by spinning will generate enough heat to cause a fire.

I began breakdancing furiously, the ground immediately started burning.

"Such power..! It seems that I may have underestimated you, Vampire. Now, prepare to get crushed..!"

As soon as his massive fist comes near me, it is blown away by the intense amount of wind pulling at the gravitational field around me.

"What an annoying ability. Do you wish to continue dancing until you die?"

His hand quickly heals while I continue breakdancing. Soon, a fire tornado is formed, is this what she meant by [Divine Whirlpool]? No... It needs to be more powerful!

[Cast of the Iron Maiden]. Even though it's only an imitation, [Spatial Lift] still mixed with it, or combined with it. Warping of reality started within my feet, as I continued spinning, my feet also spun around, further spreading out the distortion of reality.

"No. I can't let you continue this. You've become an anomaly to me now. There shouldn't be anyone who can warp space at will! Die!!!"

Yynfur uses [Titanium Rush], a flurry of punches are sent towards me, but they are immediately blown away as I continue spinning.

Soon, the fire tornado disappeared, a portal formed above me in the shape of a whirlpool.

[Divine Whirlpool] has now been achieved!

"No! You shall die right here and right now!! Such power rivals even the Demon- no..! It's one being used of the gods!"

Truly Divine..!

A power worthy of being used by the Gods... Huh? What's that? Someone's...

A person drops down from the portal. Uh-oh. Did I accidentally summon something bad?

"I thank you, Vixen. For opening up a shortcut."

He grinned diabolically suggesting that of the devil. This immense field surrounding him..! I may have just brought a world-ending threat into reality...

"What- what are you doing here?! This is bad... I must retreat!"

"No you won't."

A deadly beam of magic energy shoots through Yynfur, blasting his head into pieces. Is he defeated..? Did I defeat him..?

More importantly... Who is this menacing figure..?! He is shaped like one, but he has too much power to be called a human... I don't sense bloodlust coming out from him though...

"Vixen, did you forget about me? Or no... Heh. I see. It's no worries if you didn't recognize me. This body certainly is changed way too much."

Huh? What is he talking about? I have no idea who this person is... I may have perfect memory, but I can't remember having met him before..!

"Wh-who are you?!"

"It's me! Keasius! I told you didn't I? That I'd help you out! Looks like boss was right. You really are powerful huh."

"Keasius?! Oh. Tale of the Great White? How did you come out from that portal?"

"You ripped up space, and created a portal back to Jruhgu. That city where your friends are in."

"Huh? You made it back there in just a day?!"

"Huh?! Are you dumb?! Isn't that obvious?!! I'm a shark, a very powerful one too!"

"That's an entire ocean, you know..? There's no way that a shark can cross that in a day."

"I'm just that strong, haha!"

"Anyways. So did you teach Manta and Sting E.M Magic? For them to get 5% of it's full potential already..!"

"Yeah it was easy. Actually, the record books were kinda lies. They say that no one has been able to get above 10% of E.M Magic's full potential before, but most of the demons born with that form of magic actually have 50%, usually."

"How insane..! I see... So do we just have bad information then..?"

"You humans use books from 10 million years ago and are still mad that it doesn't work?!"

"Well. Not a lot of humans are born with E.M Magic, you know?"

The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation.

"Sigh... Anyways. You better get back to your friends now. I'll be waiting in Jruhgu as well. Your friends managed to hide me somehow. So, bye bye!"

"Huh..? Hey wait!"

And then he just jumps back into the portal. So he really was a Great White Shark huh... Wait! Why did he help us? Wasn't Salmon Shark supposed to help us? Also, who is his boss..? I'll have to talk to him later... For now, I should go back to the military bases. No one saw me opening up a portal to defeat Yynfur right?

After returning to base, everyone greeted me happily, knowing that I've won.

"Back in one piece huh."

"You w-won!?"

"Hahaha!! Let's goo!!"

"Well done, outsider! Didn't expect you to win at all..!"

The entire army celebrated for the night. I received a massive reward. It was great, but soon, It was too loud, I couldn't sleep. While laying around, trying to sleep, Rika visits me.

"Yo. I've got a few questions for ya."

Hm? What does she want? And at this time?

"How did you defeat that thing..? General Litharin definitely wouldn't have been able to win without a scratch... So, you coming back here unscathed. What does that mean?"

Oh no. I can't tell her about Keasius saving me. Maybe my inability to speak will help?

"Also... How did you talk earlier..? I thought you couldn't speak."

I'll just pretend to sleep then-

A knife stabs next to me. Uhh... This is getting bad.

"Stop pretending to sleep. You're a big mystery to me... First... I haven't heard of a curse that takes away the ability to speak. Second. General Litharin is the current strongest here... Beating that demon was strange... And Third. What was that strange lightning, and tornado where you were fighting at?!"

How do I get out of this situation..?!

"Fine then. If you don't want to speak... I'll leave you alone. We'll change plans for you. The army will move in a different direction from the heroes. But we'll meet again soon though, don't worry."

Heh..? I thought she was going to stab me... I guess all is fine then.

After I woke up, the army began moving again. They moved towards the south, but we were tasked with moving to the north. The military left us alone, and so we travelled into the harsh winter.

Our main goal was to destroy as much Bases used by demons as we can. Den decided later that we should take out "Fort Kol". Well known for its impenetrable defense, until the demons arrived to break in and wipe out it's former owners. A few survivors remained in the Fortress, though, they were not our main targets, we still needed to save them.

"Everyone. Be careful of those giant beasts. This blizzard will only continue to get worse..! I can't even see a thing anymore..."

"Ah..! I stepped on something!"

"Oh, I forgot. There are also spikes all around. So-"

"You should've told me that already!! I- nevermind. My shoe just broke."

We walked through the blizzards, the snow was blinding, and it was freezing cold. Not to worry though, our stop was nearby.

"It was a shame that you lost your entire arm haha!"

"Even I, at this state, could destroy you."

Crowler lost his entire left arm, but he still had the ability to fight. We were planning on giving him a new arm but... There isn't anyone around, skillful enough to give him a new arm.

Soon, we found some ruins, it was enough to make a camp out of, and to go under for shelter. A formidable ally awaited for us here, a black sheep. "Feradon Ultrias". Also known as "Black Sheep", he is a master of fire magic. After being exiled from his village, he ventured out into the ocean, never to be seen, until, Litharin found him, now, he's going to be our leader, and our only way of communication to Asanrak.

"Huh? Is this going to be our leader? Looks weak."

"What did I tell you about not underestimating people?"

Feradon sat near a wall, there's a campfire burning only thanks to the wall. Is this the place for us to sleep in?

"You must be Feradon huh. General Litharin told us about you. You're a master of Fire Magic, and used to be one of the Mharkalayen Sun Tribe's, am I right?"

Den says. The blizzard was too strong, we rested behind the wall, next to the campfire, it was warm somehow, even with all of this snow.

"Feradon. I understand that you're a very quiet man. You want silence and peace right? But we need to know the details about our mission. Keeping quiet about it will only slow us down."

"Hey..! This guy's not responding? Why don't we beat him till he talks?! Hehe!"

"Is this really the hero's team?"

That's what I am asking. But it's true though, Feradon hasn't spoken a word since we've got here. Maybe... It can't be..! He can't have passed away right..?!

"Speak now. Or I'll kick you."

Crowler says. But Feradon still doesn't talk. Is he actually...

"H-hm?! Hah! Wh-who's there?!"

Oh... Was he sleeping?! Sleeping in this cold?! Is it because he's a fire magic master? Hmm... I can see how he can heat himself up to survive in this winter.

"You were sleeping?! Wow..! That's kinda impressive here actually."

"H-huh?! Who are you people- oh. Um. Ahem ahem!! It seems like you've finally arrived huh... Heroes. I am Feradon Ultrias. A friend of Reo, you may say. General Litharin ordered me to stay here. But after a whole night of doing nothing. I fell asleep. Forgive me for that."

"Hm. I knew you were sent here by General Litharin. But didn't know you had friends!"

"Hahahaha! Funny joke, Den."

"That wasn't a joke, Crowler."

An awkward silence ensues.

"Anyways. Feradon, what is our current mission?"

"The demons have captured Fort Kol. An impenetrable fortress of the Holy Kingdom. It was one of our main, critical points. Losing it would be a huge advantage for the demons."

"I see. So what's our plan?"

"Plan? Oh- um... Well. Let me think of one."

He really didn't have a plan..? After almost an hour of waiting, he finally got a plan.

"Okay. So our plan is to... What was it again..? Oh right. Our plan is to storm in and destroy all enemies. But it's not that simple though. We'll dig up the ground and tunnel our way below the fortress. Then, we will strike."

"It is simple. How are we supposed to do that though? There are a lot of flaws in your plan. We can't just tunnel our way in there. Other people have already used this method and failed miserably."

"Uh... Okay. How about we drop down from above? The demons can't see that well, especially at night. So if we can just attack anywhere at night. We'll win."

This guy's pretty bad at making plans huh.

"Wait. I have an idea..!"

Lare stands up. Hm? Is this first time he's being significant for once?

"Lare? What's your idea?"

"H-Hear me out on this alright?! First... We'll have Vixen shoot the entire fortress with Divine... Whatever her weapon is..! Then... Then we'll throw spears straight into the enemies before attacking. And I think Rayan will shoot the guards with Deagle..? And then we throw smoke bombs into the enemy..!"

"Huh?! Was Lare ever this smart before?! Also, how am I supposed to shoot this small weapon at a long distance? I'm not that good at it too you know."

Rayan's right. The Deagle isn't really designed for long-ranged use.

"I'm not done yet! We will burn them demons to the ground again. But it's not actually to damage them, it's so Crowler can charge in and swing at them..!"

"Hm. I see. This plan is well thought. How did you learn such?"

"Hehe..! Actually... this isn't even my plan. A strange woman told me this..! She was wearing rabbit ears, even though she already had cat ears!"

Rabbit?! She's here?! She's still alive?!

I throw away Divine Intervention to talk. I must take any form of clue for finding Rabbit. She has too much knowledge, I can't just abandon an ally like that as well!

"Heh? Why'd you throw it just like that-"

"Lare. Who did you see?"

"You can talk?!"

"Answer me first. Do you know about The Rabbit of Earth?"

"N-no..? She said her name was... Uhh... Oh right! Her name was exactly that! The Rabbit of Earth! How do you know each other?"

"We'll talk about that later. So? Where was she? Where did you meet her?"

"Actually... She's probably dead already..."

What?! W-what does he mean by that..?

"..."

"While we were staying at the military bases, She walked up to me randomly, and gave me a paper containing the entire thing I just said. She then told me that she was going to fight the entire Fanine Clan..!"

"The entire Fanine Clan?! General Litharin Fanine's Clan?!!"

Why would she do that?! This isn't like her... But this plan is too good to be made up by Lare. He must be telling the truth then..!

"Y-Yes... She disappeared shortly after... She was also wearing the army's uniform..."

What could this mean..?

"Vixen, can you tell us more about this... Rabbit of Earth woman..?"

"Heh... no. Please excuse me. She's one of my friends back in my hometown. She disappeared at the start of the war. You can continue discussing the plan. I'll get the curse again."

"Huh..? You can just activate and deactivate the curse?!"

"Kind of."

I pick Divine Intervention back up. I must tell everyone back at Jruhgu about this. If we can get back Rabbit, she may have just the solution to end this entire war. I don't know how, but for someone that has lived that long, she must have some kind of plan. That plan is probably ongoing right now.

"Anyways... Then back to what I was saying..."

Lare explained Rabbit's plan. Somehow, Rabbit managed to predict our meeting up with Feradon, and gave Lare a plan before the battle even happened.

Just who is she..?