Chapter 19- Power

The screams and wails of pain coming from the dying soldiers filled the great mountains. Red blood painted land and painted the earthy ground. The smell of iron as they freely wafted in the air, was intoxicating. 

The gigantic S rank monster, took thousands of lives in just one swipe of his claws. He looked towards the sky, now devoid of colour. The atmosphere was bleak and heavy.

Now that most of the soldiers have been evacuated and have reached a great distance from the monster. The King could finally breathe a sigh of relief. He look forward and sees the warrior that stood between them and the Goblin King.

The Crimson Witch was busy distracting the Goblin King. Constant barrage of fiery attacks were thrown to the Goblin King but no visible damage could be seen. Each attack from the Crimson Witch serve only to irritate the Goblin King.

Vectre, her son stood watching on the side. Keeping an eye on her mother. He muscles tense and ready. If anything goes wrong, he was prepared to act to protect his beloved mother.

“I won’t let anyone take the people that I love from me again.” He promised to himself as he watched the intense fight, between his mother and the monster.

His father was busy transporting the soldiers that have life threatening injuries. Flickering back and forth to the Cloud Kingdom healing facilities and back again to the Great Mountain to carry more injured soldiers.

Ryouma looked at his wife at the corner of his wife in a brief moment.

“Don’t die Cher. My wife is not allowed to die on a monster that relies on a forbidden ability. You’re stronger than this!” But deep within his heart. He prayed for wife’s safety. He wished he could be help her right now, but he was needed here. He was one of the few who was gifted with this ability to teleport. The ability to save countless lives. Now was not the time to be stubborn and selfish.

Ryouma grit his teeth and frustration and continued his work.

May was busy using her ability to stabilise the condition of the bleeding soldiers. While the rest of the generals were busy fighting off B rank monsters and some A rank monsters attracted to the commotion.

“SHIT! Why does my attack not work? I’ve been roasting this guy’s ass for a while now, but the damage that I inflicted just heals back up.” Complained Cher. Her breathing has now turned rough. She expended nearly fifty percent of her energy, but the goblin King was not even close to being wounded.

The Goblin King merely laughed at the Crimson Witch’s futile attempt. The injuries she has inflicted on him was healing because of his ability absorption. This forbidden ability, not only strengthens the user’s soul and give him incredible power by raising his rank by several levels but because this power up was gained by absorbing the soul of living beings. The goblin King can sacrifice a few souls to heal any injuries being dealt to him.

The goblin King felt truly invisible. Unfortunately this ability only lets you absorb the souls of your own species. 

“If I keep hitting him with weaker spells. I would only tire myself out and lose this fight.” Cher muttered. She took a glimpse behind her and saw Vectre watching her with worried eyes.

“I can’t die yet after all. I’m still needed here by my family.” 

Cher. Stopped her onslaught of attack spells and jumped back. She closed her eyes. Feeling the power circulating with her.

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“ACTIVATE!” she screamed. Her mana surged to a new level. Scaring the goblin King and shocking Vectre who was watching the fight.

“Mother. How are you so strong? Despite you’re ability being only a common one.” Wondered Vectre briefly. He was utterly impressed.

Now drawing symbols in the air with both of her hands. Cher chanted an aria.

“King of Fire. You who soared to the heavens and astounded the God’s with your power. Rise once more and burn everything to ashes!”

A giant bright magical symbol appeared beneath the Crimson Witch. And a high pitch shriek could be heard. The shriek of a bird was so loud that some of the soldier’s from the distance have to cover their ears. Vectre felt that his ear drums might explode from the sheer force of the voice.

Vectre look above and was utterly shocked. Hovering above his mother was a crimson red phoenix.  Its flame was so hot that it melted the area around him. The King, the generals and the soldiers have to run further back or else their body would burn and turn to ashes.

Realising the danger of the situation. Vectre activated his ability.

“Legendary Shield.” The shield from the novel ‘The Rising of the Shield Hero’ appeared in front of him and shield him the scorching flames that the phoenix was emitting.

“Let’s see how you survive this one Goblin King! I can only summon the legendary Crimson Phoenix for five minutes before I run out of energy but this should be enough to send YOU TO HELL! NOW DIE!” screamed Cher as she order the Crimson Phoenix to attack.

“CRIMSON CHARGE!”

The Crimson Phoenix flames was so hot, that the air around him were on fire. The phoenix shrieked as its colossal body surged towards the Goblin King.

“NO!!!” the goblin King screamed. For a mere human to have this much power was inconceivable.

The Phoenix crash its body to the location of the goblin King. The damage of the collision was so powerful that it change the terrain of the Inner regions of the Great Mountain. 

The forest was no more, the ground was scorched black and in the place of the goblin king was a giant crater. Deep within the crater was the scorched body of the Goblin King.

King Julius and the soldiers, seeing the fate of the Goblin King was over joyed and immediately started celebrating.

Vectre cried in shock as he saw his mother collapse. Before she hit the ground he equipped boots of Hermes and teleported next to her and caught her in his arms.

Her eyes was close but she was breathing. Vectre took a huge gulp of air calming himself. That genuinely scared him. To lose his mother now would be devastating. 

Emerging victorious. They all went home and celebrated.

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The goblin King’s scorched body was sprawled inside the crater. A stranger wearing a dark cloak that covered every part of his body was staring intensely at the corpse of the goblin King.

He smiled wickedly.

“Master would be overjoyed.” He said. 

Bringing out a box with an Egyptian eye symbol on top of it. He stored the body of the goblin king. And disappeared into the wind.

The inner region was now truly barren. No life was present in the inner region of the forest.