The fight between the two was inevitable.

Phillian who continued to attack wildly said, "WHY DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND, GILLIAN ?!", "I'VE ALWAYS BEEN BY YOUR SIDE TO SUPPORT YOU ALWAYS, BUT WHY BECAUSE OF THIS CHILD HAVE YOU CHANGED", "WHAT HAS HE DONE TO YOU, GILLIAN ?!" Phillian said as he continued to attack Gillian. But all of Phillian's attacks were blocked and parried by Gillian.

"DO YOU KNOW WHY I'M CHANGING MY MIND, PHILLIAN ?!" asked Gillian as he tried to keep avoiding Phillian's attacks.

"BECAUSE THIS CHILD LOOKS LIKE MIRRIAN !!!" Gillian shouted at Phillian.

Phillian stopped his attack and was surprised at what Gillian said. "What are you saying Gillian ?!" said Phillian in shock.

"I see Mirrian when I talk to him, his spirit... his sincerity... that's why I can't let him be in danger," Gillian said while continuing to try to convince Phillian.

But Phillian did not seem to mind all of Gillian's words and he said, "Mirrian is dead, I never even saw what he looked like. Phillian then continued his attack on Gillian.

Meanwhile,

Jacquiz, who was watching from outside, said, "Why are they fighting ?". Jacquiz also tried to look around and found Cyril unconscious and tied up in the camp.

"Why is Cyril there ?!" said Jacquiz in his shocked heart.

"Something must be wrong," Jacquiz continued. He thought hard about how to get Cyril out of there.

Gillian and Phillian were fighting so hard that they didn't even notice that the fire had grown big enough to slowly spread to the camp where they were fighting. The air in the place was starting to feel hot and quite tense. Realising this, Jacquiz sprang into action. Jacquiz entered the tent to stop the fight between the two brothers, Gillian and Phillian.

"STOP THE FUCKING FIGHT !" Jacquiz yelled at Gillian and Phillian.

"Look at this place, it's getting ruined. How long are you going to play around like children ?" Jacquiz continued to look at them angrily.

"WHAT ARE YOU SAYING ?!" shouted Phillian who did not seem to accept what Jacquiz had said.

Gillian was silent at Jacquiz's words and thought about it.

"I don't know what you're arguing about, but one thing is for sure, you're both brothers, right ?" Jacquiz asked them.

"I know it must not be easy, I understand that feeling because I had a brother before," Jacquiz said, trying to break them up. The place was starting to burn down.

"JUST SHUT UP, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING !" Phillian shouted again at Jacquiz, charging straight at him.

At the same time the camp began to collapse, the large wooden log supporting the camp fell directly on Phillian's head. Gillian, seeing that, quickly moved to push Phillian away from the log. However, the large wooden log fell on one of Gillian's legs, breaking it and causing it to bleed profusely.

Phillian, who had been saved by Gillian, cried and felt very sorry. He immediately approached Gillian and tried to help him out.

"HEY DUMBASS, WHY DID YOU DO THAT ?" Phillian asked Gillian with tears in his eyes.

"I WANTED TO KILL YOU A WHILE AGO, WHY ARE YOU HELPING ME NOW ?" Phillian continued.

"WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO INSULT ME NOW BY HELPING ME LIKE THIS, WHY DON'T YOU JUST LET ME DIE, GILLIAN ?" said Phillian as he continued to cry and tried to help Gillian up.

"I've told you before, you're my brother after all, it's enough I've lost one brother, I don't want to lose the other one," said the dying Gillian.

"Maybe I've been so naive all this time, not thinking about your feelings and keeping you under my shadow," Gillian continued.

"I'm sorry Phillian, I always thought you were a child and that you couldn't protect yourself, but I was wrong, I realise you're an adult now..." Gillian told Phillian with a smile.

When Jacquiz saw that the camp was getting worse, he rushed to save Cyril, who still looked helpless. He tried to carry Cyril out of the camp.

"Hey you two, that's enough family reunion, this camp is going to collapse, get out," Jacquiz shouted at Gillian and Phillian. Phillian finally managed to help Gillian up and they tried to get out of the burning camp as quickly as possible.

But because Gillian was already badly injured and couldn't move quickly, Phillian moved very slowly and almost didn't make it out safely.

"Phillian, promise me that you will take care of that kid... because I look at him like my own brother," Gillian said to Phillian with a smile.

"HEY, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? DO IT YOURSELF !" Phillian replied angrily. "If you go on like this, we won't make it out alive," Gillian said.

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"Then let this be a grave for both of us, consider it a fitting reward for what I've done to you," Phillian said as he continued to support Gillian's walking body.

"No, not like that," Gillian said with tears in his eyes.

"If you want to be punished for what you have done, promise me that you would survive and fulfil my last favour," Gillian said to Phillian as he pushed Phillian hard to get out of the way.

"If you see Mom, give her my regards, TELL HER HOW MUCH I LOVE HER !" continued Gillian, which were also the last words to Phillian.

"NO !" shouted Phillian, who was very disappointed and upset with Gillian for pushing him.

Shortly after, the camp slowly collapsed and fell on Gillian. Phillian, who could not hide his sadness, was silent as he saw his brother's sacrifice for him. Jacquiz quickly pulled Phillian away from the spot.

"IDIOT..., YOUR BROTHER HAS ALREADY GIVEN HIS LIFE TO SAVE YOU, WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE STUBBORN ?" Jacquiz shouted at Phillian as he punched him in the face to wake him up.

Phillian did not respond to Jacquiz's actions and said nothing. Cyril started to come out of his stupor and said, "Where am I ?".

"Hey, get up and let's get out of here because this place is going to burn down," Jacquiz said to Cyril as he pulled Phillian.

"Hey Jacquiz, why are you here ?" asked Cyril to Jacquiz who was surprised by his presence.

"Let's get out of here before they find out we're here," said Jacquiz.

The atmosphere in the camp was tense,

Dark Urkmar's troops were busy putting out the fire that had begun to spread throughout the camp, and trying to salvage any remaining items. They were therefore unaware of Cyril and Phillian's existence at the time.

Jacquiz, Cyril and Phillian were also trying to get out of this place.

"Hey Phillian, what drink did you give me earlier ?" Cyril asked Phillian. But Phillian was silent and did not answer.

"Hey Phillian, why are you silent ?" asked Cyril again.

"Oh yeah, where's Gillian ?" Cyril continued. But Phillian also remained silent without saying anything with a very gloomy face.

"Hey Phillian, what's going on ?" Cyril asked Phillian in a rather stern tone.

"A lot of things happened when you passed out Cyril," Jacquiz said to Cyril.

"What, how long was I unconscious ?" asked Cyril to Jacquiz.

"I don't know for sure, all I know is that it was about a night, but a lot of things happened," Jacquiz replied.

"Is it true, Phillian ?" asked Cyril to Phillian to find out if what Jacquiz said was true. But as they tried to escape, it turned out that a Dark Urkmar soldier saw them.

"HEI, DON'T RUN !" the soldier shouted.

Shortly afterwards, a horde of Dark Urkmar soldiers appeared to be chasing them.

"Damn, they saw us," Jacquiz said.

"Let's hurry, we have to get out of this forest," Jacquiz continued.

"Why don't we just fight them ?" said Cyril, who was already preparing to draw his sword.

"Fool, in our current condition only I am ready to fight, so don't be rash," Jacquiz replied to Cyril.

"Besides, Captain Yarwen is known to be cruel and sadistic, if he catches us, our lives are over," Jacquiz continued.

They continued to try to get out of the forest, while continuing to run from the pursuit of Dark Urkmar's troops. But they didn't realise they were heading into a deep ravine, so they stopped.

"Damn, it's a ravine!" said Jacquiz, already feeling trapped.

"If it's like this then we won't survive, you two get off this ravine quietly, I'll distract them," Jacquiz ordered Cyril and Phillian.

"ARE YOU CRAZY ?!!, IF THEN WE WILL FIGHT THEM," said Cyril, who was annoyed by Jacquiz's statement.

"No fool, you are one of the keys to this great war, I don't want you to die in vain. Find the book and go to Halstad, meet a man called Walter, tell him I sent you," said Jacquiz.

"What do you mean ?" asked Cyril, curious to know what Jacquiz meant.

"Hurry," said Jacquiz, telling the two of them to get out of there right away.

"Promise me that you will meet us there, I will wait for you," Cyril said then he hurried away.

"Take care of this kid, don't let him do anything stupid," Jacquiz said to Phillian. Phillian just looked at Jacquiz without answering.

The two of them walked slowly down the steep cliff. Soon after, Dark Urkmar's troops arrived at the place where Jacquiz was waiting for them, sitting in front of the cliff.

"General Jacquiz, why are you here, are you hunting them too ?" asked one of the Dark Urkmar soldiers, surprised to see Jacquiz there.

"Or aren't you helping them escape ?" one of the soldiers asked, suspecting Jacquiz. When Jacquiz heard this question, he stood up and quickly cut off the head of the soldier who asked the question.

"I will not let you touch him from now on," Jacquiz said, pointing his sword at the dark Urkmar soldier.

Then he quickly attacked the soldiers. The battle between Jacquiz and the Dark Urkmar soldier began. Jacquiz quickly managed to kill them all.

Suddenly, a voice from the forest said, "It seems you are just like your mother, you have betrayed your own people. I should have killed you a long time ago" Jacquiz was surprised to hear the voice, but he tried to gather his strength and dared to face it.

"In that case, why don't you do exactly what you did to my mother ?", Jacquiz replied as he swung his sword towards where the voice came from.

"Hm... you dare to challenge me ?" the voice said.

"Come out, I'm not a coward like before, I'll make sure you end up like my mother," Jacquiz replied confidently.

"All right, get ready," the voice said. At the same time, a powerful bolt of lightning struck the forest and it began to burn.

"There seems to be no way to escape, this is a fight to the death," Jacquiz said in his heart.

"I will send you to the same place as your mother, HAHAHA !" the voice said with a laugh.

"Try if you can," Jacquiz replied, running quickly towards the voice. Soon the sound of swords could be heard.

"I'll make this your grave, YARWEN !" shouted Jacquiz as he continued to attack them.

"Let's see!" replied Yarwen with a smile that belittled Jacquiz.

Jacquiz managed to stall long enough for Cyril and Phillian to get to the bottom of the gorge. The two agreed to walk along the river that flowed under the cliff, hoping to find a village or town at the end. Eventually they walked far enough along the river and took 2 nights to reach a village called Phulton.

> [ Phulton Village is a village near the Grimmoldan Forest, below the Myrrie Valley, on the banks of the Gillard River, and is a village affiliated with the Halstad Fortress Government, which is part of the Sylverian Kingdom ].

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