At the center of the army, Mona was besting both Amala and Pema. The Guiscards started to push back the grey skin warriors. Amala and Pema knew they had to do something, or the entire battle would end in their defeat.

Mona charged at Amala. Pema came in between them and protected her big engaging Mona. Amala then tried to hit her with an arrow but was unable to hit her. Mona was too fast and too unpredictable.

"Shit. We have to somehow keep her still," Amala said frustrated.

"It is hard to get close to her," Pema answered back with still blood coming from his chest.

Mona came to attack Pema, but before she did, she changed courses and rolled past Pema. She ran straight towards Amala who was completely open. Amala started to shoot arrows at her, but none were able to hit her with her slashing them mid-air. She was just about to cut down Amala but her hand was stopped.

Gwon had entered the battlefield and stopped the attack by biting the arm. The humongous and sharp teeth were still unable to penetrate the hand so Mona slashed with the other hand forcing Gwon to let go.

"Gwon! What are you doing?" Amala asked.

"I am defending you."

"Did Rufus send you?"

"No, he didn't want to, so I decided to go on my own."

Amala was surprised that Gwon wanted to help her. Amala had always been a little cold towards him.

Mona started to attack Gwon, but he started to climb up through the air with his divine power. Mona then made her claws grow fast trying to catch up to Gwon. Gwon tried to dodge the nails, but one of them was able to scratch badly at Gwon's hind leg.

Gwon landed on the ground and growled at Mona. She just looked at him with cold eyes and pulled her nails back.

Pema and Amala attacked from the other side. Mona just kept dodging the attacks and even Pema with his martial arts was unable to land a hit. Gwon charged from behind Mona, but she just kicked him sending him flying through the air.

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Edward was struggling with Joan and against the rest of the knights of the black sun. He was having a hard time fighting so many all at once.

He looked around and saw the grey skin warriors trying their best against the knights, but one knight was easily worth at least ten grey skin warriors.

"Shit. If I don't turn this around the left flank of our army will fold like a piece of paper."

Two knights of the black sun charged at Edward. Edward prepared to deal with them, but they were decapitated before they were able to attack him. Two Ghersengs had killed the two knights. Edward looked behind him and saw the Ghersengs had come to help him.

"What are you doing here?" Edward asked from one of the Ghersengs.

"The Raja sent us to help you," one of the Ghersengs said.

The Ghersengs were matching the knights blow to blow. They were the elites of the grey skins who also were given the best of armor and weapons. They were pushing back the knights and Guiscards.

Joan was attacked by two Ghersengs. She cut one up and kicked the other one away. She then charged at Edward swinging her sword like she had gone mad.

Edward blocked all the attacks and didn't try to attack Joan once.

"Please stop this, Joan! Father is dead. You don't have to follow his orders anymore."

"Shut up!"

Edward just kept easily blocking the attacks of Joan with him still refusing to fight back.

"Why are you doing this?" Edward yelled and looked around the knights.

"Look at all your knights. They are dying. They were supposed to fight for this country. Please open your eyes," Edward yelled trying to make sense of why Joan was still fighting.

The knights of the black sun were losing against the Ghersengs. Even though they were losing they still refused to surrender and rather die standing. Edward felt frustrated. He had fought among the knights for years. He remembered that her mother had also fought for them when Edward. She promised to fight anyone Rikard threatened.

They all had families and joined the knights believing they would be fighting for the people. Edward looked at one knight whose helmet fell off. He was just a young boy, the same age as him when he was on the battlefield for the first time.

"What the hell are you knights doing. Fighting for some mercenaries," Edward yelled at all the knights.

The knights looked at Edward.

"Stop talking and fight me for real," Joan yelled and kept attacking Edward without success.

"Knights. I am the son of Evelyn Plangent. She promised to fight for you. She promised to fight against Rikard Plangent when he ordered you to kill civilians. The same people you swore to defend. She saved me that day and gave me her life. Let me now do the same for you. I am willing to fight for you now also as my mother did," Edward yelled to all the knights.

He then lowered his sword. He looked at Joan indicating he wouldn't dodge or block anymore.

"What the hell are you doing?" Joan asked.

"I will not fight you. I WILL NOT FIGHT MY FAMILY ANYMORE NEITHER ANOTHER KNIGHT OF THE BLACK SUN!"

Joan felt insulted. She charged in sword in hand aiming at the throat of Edward.

She was about to kill Edward but then out of the blue two knights of the black sun knights ran and tackled Joan. They held Joan down on the ground but did not try to harm her in any other way.

"Please, Edward. Please save us…..we have lost our way. We have been unable to look into the mirror for a long time. Please help us," a knight said to Edward.

Edward nodded. He then charged at the Guiscards. The left flank of the enemy started to fall.