Some mercenaries fighting around Jeremiah noticed him incapacitated by the golem Rya.

"The Kings Slayer is down! What do we do now?" One of the mercenaries asked his ally.

"He’s finished!" The other mercenary replied. "We have to push through!"

Before they continued their fight with the dwarven, human army. Two figures came into the scene with their sword and claws a blazing.

*SWING! SPLAT!*

"AAARRRHHH!" Yelled one Merc that took a hot from Percy's sword.

"Damn! We're being flanked!" Another Merc yelled as he rolled around on the ground, holding his arm.

With her claws, Dalia comes in for the kill, piercing the mercenary's heart.

"A WOLF-KIN! GAH! You bitch!" The Mercenary screams out as he died on the ground.

Percy killed another Merc before Dalia finishes off the last one in this area.

"Are you guys alright," Percy asked the Ironside soldiers as he wiped his blade clean and sheathed it.

"Yeah! Thanks to you." A soldier said with a nod.

"Damn! That guy was so annoying. We owe you a drink, Sire!" A few of the Ironsiders laughed.

"We'll take you up on that after we finished them. But now I think the right line needs you. Regroup with them as soon as possible. We need to be ready for the attack." Percy instructed the soldiers.

"Aye! Let's move out!" The soldiers all said as they ran ahead of Percy to re-enforce the front lines.

Percy turned to Dalia. She was sniffing the air frantically.

"What did you discover, Dalia?" Percy asked the wolf-kin as he knelt down beside her.

"Smells like that guy who crossed us back in the labyrinth. He's not far," Dalia said to him with her nose quivered.

'So, that Merc is nearby?' Percy contemplated while observing their surroundings. 'Well, Rya has healed the prince and has the Kings Slayer under her control.'

"Gamma, what do we do?" Dalia asked her mate.

Percy glimpsed Dalia straight in her green eyes. "We're going to hunt, my Alpha."

Dalia's ears perked up at the mention of hunting. 'Hehe... I do adore this human. After this hunt, I'm going to reward Gamma.' She thought while wiggling her tail.

"Alright, we got a coward to locate," Percy said to Dalia as he stood up. "Keep your senses sharp, my Alpha."

"I will, Gamma. You stay safe too, okay? I need to show you something after our hunt," Dalia responded to her mate.

And with that, the two of them went towards the woods to track down Dietrich.

***

Nieren couldn't believe her eyes. She was a youthful child when she previously saw the Kings Slayer. A mere 21 years old when she witnessed the death of her uncle. She never knew she would get the opportunity to avenge him. In her mind, she thought that she would have to let Father Time take his life. But there he was, battered, beaten, and discolored being held under the foot of a mighty golem that was created by a dark elf. The same dark elf that was healing up the prince.

'Is this a dream? Has the tension of everything finally caught up to me?' Nieren thought as she saw Rya healing up the prince.

She stood in place not sure what to do.

'A dark elf that protects others not for her own personal gain? But rushes to the aid of her friends!? Why were we told that dark elves were wicked?' Nieren thought in disbelief.

***

After seeing how well the prince recovered he felt confident enough to get up.

"Rya, you're my idol you know that," Quinus said as he got back on his feet.

Rya looked up at Quin with tragic eyes, "But people are dying because of—"

"Ssshhh! Don't. We make mistakes, Rya. It's what we do to fix them that makes us good."

Quin smiled at Rya.

'God! Quin is right. I can worry about the fallen once we stop these assholes.' Rya thought as she brushed away some tears.

"Can you still cast your spells?" Quin asked.

Rya nodded, "Yeah, it's time to end this. What would like me to do with this one?"

Quin looked upon the Kings Slayer who was struggling to liberate himself from underneath the golem's foot.

"Please! Let me go! I promise to leave this kingdom and never come back!" Jeremiah pleaded.

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Gone was the prideful mercenary of the Black Rose. This man was desperate to save his life.

Quinus and Rya looked unamused by his plea.

"..."

"..."

Both of them stared at the Kings Slayer.

"You've threatened to kill my allies, threatened to kill me and my family while enslaving my love. You sealed your fate, Kings Slayer," Quinus said.

Rya blushed a little when Quin called her his love.

"You're going to hold that against me? I'm a mercenary. Friend one day, foe the next. It's a job requirement so no hard feelings right?" Jeremiah said frantically as he grabbed ahold of the golem's leg, but it wouldn't budge. He grunted as he struggled.

Quinus and Rya both shook their head before Nieren stepped in.

"No hard feelings? Is this all you can say!? He murdered my uncle and enslaved my people! Prince Quinus, please don't forgive him!" Nieren pleaded.

"GODS! Not another fucking long-eared freak! They think they're special or something because of a stupid tree. The whole world needs to die with races like you in it!" Jeremiah yelled loudly.

Quinus glared at Jeremiah while Rya saw the tears streaming down Nieren's face. Anger was taking hold of Rya as she could feel her magic building inside of her.

"Rya, if I knew I could kill him without him using that ability of his I would have ended him a while ago. I hate to ask you but—" Quinus said calmly as he looked at Rya in the eye.

"It would be an honor, Quin," Rya whispered before her golem grabbed Jeremiah's hands.

"HEY! LET GO OF—AAARRRGGGGHHHHH!" Jeremiah screamed as he struggled in vain before Rya crushed his hands.

He was now trapped between the golem's foot and the ground.

The Golem then grabbed him by the collar and pulled him up from under the golem's feet.

"RAH! Now you will pay for what you've done, you freak! Gods damn it! You will be my SLAVE!" Jeremiah said bitterly as he glared at Rya.

Her golem punch him in the stomach so hard that his armor flew off and made him puck blood.

Jeremiah groaned as he saw Rya staring at him with a murderous glare.

*Cough!*

"You really do want to kill me, don't you?" Jeremiah asked with blood coming out of his mouth.

"Oh yes, I do!" Rya said as her golem rapidly fired punch after punch that fractured his ribs and broke his arms.

Jeremiah was struggling to breathe as he felt the pain from his broken bones.

"My name is RYA! And you are nothing but a mediocre man. I wish I could make you suffer for everything that you've done but I don't have the time," Rya said as her golem threw Jeremiah back down on the ground.

Jeremiah struggled to stand up and then collapsed back onto the ground.

Quinus looked at the Kings Slayer with contempt and sighed before he nodded to Rya.

"Rya, kill him," Quinus said calmly.

"With pleasure! Let's see how much you like having your bones crushed!" Rya said as her golem lifted Jeremiah and ripped his head off from his body.

Her golem then threw his body away from them and walked back to Rya holding the head and the strange wooden sword.

Rya looked at the head of Jeremiah which had a crown on it.

"Uncle's crown and sword..." Whispered Nieren as she stared at the head.

'Shit... This poor woman. Well, I should give these back to her.' Rya thought as she took hold of the crown and wooden sword.

Nieren was a little worried when Rya walked towards her.

But Rya only smiled at her.

"Here you go. I-I hope you get some sort of c-comfort out of this... It's not much but..." Rya said as she handed the crown to Nieren.

Nieren stared at it in shock before looking up at Rya.

'She's giving me the uncle's crown and sword?! No way! Rya is a good person! There's nothing evil about her at all!' Nieren thought as tears started to fall from her eyes.

"Thank you very much! Thank you sooo much!" Nieren said as she hugged Rya tight.

"Whoa! Um? O-okay? You're welcome." Rya said as she was having difficulty breathing.

Nieren pulled back a bit from Rya and wiped the tears away from her eyes.

"How can I ever thank you enough?!" Nieren asked as she stared at Rya.

“B-By letting me breathe?” Rya said as her head was being smothered in Nieren's chest.

Nieren laughed a bit before hugging Rya tighter.

"You are my hero! I'll never forget what you've done for me! Oh! I know! I will devote myself to you and become a big sister!" Nieren said with a big smile.

'HUH? A big sister? W-Well, maybe that's not a bad idea. I mean I don't have a clue about how female elves' bodies work. Oh God, it just accrued to me that I'm going to have to deal with menstrual cycles! M-Maybe elves don't get them that often? I'd like to think they do...? But yeah, it's best if we find out.' Rya thought as she looked at Nieren.

"If that's what you like then I'm fine with that... Your name is Nieren, right? My name is Rya. Pleased to make your acquaintance." Rya said with a smile.

Nieren smiled back at Rya before pulling her into another hug.

'ACK! She's going to suffocate me at this rate! If I was still a guy I would be loving this moment! AHHH! DAMN, YOU NILS!' Rya thought as she squeezed her eyes shut from the embrace.

Quin was watching this moment unfold as he couldn't help but smirk but he had to finish off the leader of the Black Roses. And he wanted Rya by his side when he did.

"Alright, Nieren. Could you release Rya for a moment? I think she's going to suffocate soon." Quin said with a grin.

Nieren pulled away from Rya and turned to look at Quin.

"What? I would never do that Prince Quinus!" Nieren asked with a confused expression on her face.

"Oh thank god! I can breathe! So this is what it feels like to be suffocated!" Rya said with a sigh of relief.

"It's nothing to worry about," Quin said as he walked up next to Rya. "We need to find Rudolf and stop him. Do you two know where he is? Or where he might be?"

"I have no idea, prince. I was focused on the Kings Slayer." Nieren said with a disappointed expression on her face.

"Hold on... I think I can find him." Rya said as she closed her eyes and did the same thing she did right before summoning her golem.

*WHOOSE!*

Time seemed to be still and everything looked black and white as Rya could see everything around her in a few-mile radius.

'Okay! So, it looks like the Black Rose Mercenaries only have around 125 troops left and the Ironside Army has over 300. Damn, that's a lot of dead... Crap! Where the hell is- Oh!' Rya exclaimed as she spotted Rudolf.

Rya opened her eyes and looked at Quin.

"Quin! He's in the back line of the Ironside Army! Zellin and Hajdah are in trouble!"

"I'll be there in a minute!" Quin said as he ran into the crowd.

"What do we do?" Nieren asked with concern in her voice.

"We clear a way for him! We need to get to the back line quickly. I'll summon a new golem to protect the baron!" Rya said as she started moving towards the rear lines while her first golem gives her cover.

"Wait! You should stay here and keep your guard up. I can handle anything that comes our way!" Nieren protested but Rya shook her head.

"No! You need to get the baron out of danger! Quin and I will deal with Rudolf!" Rya insisted.

"Fine!" Nieren said as she took off to find the baron.