“BLOOD CONTROL: A MILLION BULLETS OF BLOOD.” Rune enchanted and an uncountable amount of Blood drop formed in the room.

“Time stop.” Alfonzo enchanted again kicked Rune!

Rune again went flying in a wall. He was getting worn out. The fight continued like this! But then again Rune fell into another wall! He hit it hard this room. Clouds of dust formed.

Using those clouds to his advantage Rune muttered, “Elements of Wisdom: Ariel.”

A magic crystal in Ariel's pocket started making sounds.

Rune stood up, and hide the crystal in his pocket.

“Oh so, you are still going to fight?” Alfonzo said.

Freda and Andrea can hear their voices now.

Freda tried to speak but Andrea stopped her!

“Just listen.” Andrea whispered.

“Yea, until I take Emilia from here.” Rune said.

His body was covered in dirt and bruises even blood was flowing out from some places.

“Let’s save them.” Andrea whispered.

“Okay, we grab Emilia and Rune, and then escape.” Freda whispered.

“Okay.” Andrea said.

“I’ll check the situation first." Freda said and made a small portal and looked at the situation. She noticed Eimlia's position as well.

"Okay, I'll make Three way portal. I’ll grab Rune in front of his eyes and teleport to Seji and others while at same time you pull Emilia.” Freda said.

“Okay, but let’s teleport Them first. I mean Ariel, Kiriyo and Mei. They all are unconscious.” Andrea said.

“Okay.” Freda said, and they teleported them near Seji and others.

“You won’t be able to take Emilia or Reina from here.” Alfonzo said to Rune.

“Im-not sure.” Rune replied.

“Then take them if you can.” Alfonzo said.

“For-sure.” Rune said.

He was barely standing at this point. He could faint anytime due to the heavy injuries on his head.

A portal opened near Emilia. Rune broke his blood control which he was using to hold those chains together. He had already broken them before when he pretended to check his back.

And a portal opens behind Rune, Freda’s hand came and pulled Rune in portal.

“What?! Not her too!” Alfonzo said in rage and turned back just to notice that Emilia was gone too.

“Why is she helping them? Did they possess Freda too?!” Alfonzo said to himself in shock.

“Reina. I need to check on her.” Alfonzo said and ran to upstairs to check on Reina!

And notices Freda was trying to kidnap Reina too! But he stops time!

Freda can’t move her hands! But her rest of body was fine.

“I can’t move my hands.” She said in shock.

Andrea quickly stood up and put his hand on her.

And Freda pulled her hand back. And the portal was closed.

“Tch. They used Andrea again.” Alfonzo said.

“It-doesn’t-work—on-other-time-controlling-mages either.” Rune barely managed to speak.

Rune was in beaten up state.

“Yea. It doesn’t.” Andrea said.

“Lay down.” Freda said and Rune laid on the ground.

“It must have a specific range.” Rune said.

“It doesn’t have a proper range. It depends on the user. Alfonzo can control is mostly around 5-7 meters. Mines 20 meters.” Andrea said.

“How are you stronger than him?!” Freda asked in shock.

“I have more experience. And we are not from same mother that’s one reason. Father had two wives, my mother was a pure blood control vampire while Alfonzo's mother was a human.” Andrea said.

“I see.” Rune said.

And They hear a big explosion.

“That’s Egan.” Rune said.

Rune tries to stand up, but wasn’t able to.

“Rest. We have to trust them so, they beat them now. They still have Reina.” Andrea said.

“Yea.” Freda said.

“I have to stand up.” Rune said.

“Just keep laying. You can’t fight for now.” Andrea said.

“By the way. He refused to accept that you are acting on your own. We could make a deal with him to give you for Reina.” Rune said.

“He will refuse. He will say that he can take me by force. I’m strong only in terms of time stop's range. My time is lower than him. He can stop for 10 while I can only do for 8 seconds. And then again. He can take me by force. I have to stand up against him, to make him realize that he is doing wrong.” Andrea said with sorrowful eyes.

“That doesn’t make sense to me.” Rune said.

“Years ago. We were children. We were son of same father but different mother. It bothered him sometimes. And me as well. He was a crying shy type who would cry on every single stuff. My mother was a pure time stopping vampire while her mother was human so differences were always there. He might say that, He raised me but it was vice versa. I would usually help him to stop crying. And then his mother died, more like assassinated by elders who said a human can’t be there, my father executed them all, but couldn’t help Alfonzo get over it. My mother tried to give him a love of mother, but she couldn’t. So, it was only me, who was left and father. Father was a statesman and of course couldn’t focus on him much. So, I did. Treating him like my real brother. When time came for us to crown to choose us and become crown prince. They chose me. I refused, and asked them to make my brother. Just so he can understand people's lives better aswell. He started studying and knowing bout what happened. And noticed the partition. He was filled with anger towards Galahaeim now or more like his anger for the killers and sadness from his mother's murder took a route and turned into an endless hatred for another nation, and then became Ruler and god of underworld at that point too, I’m not sure though. The rumors were never confirmed. Then he found Reina, she said that she's from other world, and he got interested to know about it and eventually wanted her, because of his lust most likely. He got curious to know more about brains, and how psychology works. He said that Reina told him about that subject which studies human behavior. And rest is history. My powers were stronger due to pure blood, but to make him feel good I made him king and in return, he didn’t adopt the title of king. And now. This is happening." Andrea said.

“I see.” Rune replied.

Meanwhile this, Egan Was fighting with corrupted.

“Was that little girl your friend? Let me just say Alfonzo might be our Prince, but he did something’s to her even a devil would think twice to do. He used her as sample for his experiments.” Corrupted said and laughed, “And guess what? SHE'S STILL BEING HELD AND HE'S PROBABLY STILL CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS ON HER!! AHAHAHAHAH!! WHO THE HECK TOLD YOU GUYS TO TRAIL ALFONZO? HE'S A SICK BASTARD. ONLY WE S CLASS KNOW WHAT HE DOES! Ahahah. Oh man, I’m so dead. You guys du-

“Enough of you're blabbering. DRAGON KING'S WRATH” Egan enchanted and fire burst out of his body!

“Seji, take others and fly!” Reiz said.

Seji picks up some Abstricle Members and flies away! While Reiz takes other ones and flies!

The ground started cracking up, Lava filled in the cracks which formed on ground. Near Egan the consistency of Lava was high, the ground was literally melting. Egan's face had fire flowing out his eyes. His face got cracked up and filled by fire.

“Why his eyes are dropping fire?” Seji asked.

“He's pissed. And sad. So sad that the tears falling from his eyes are being effected by his Wrath and being turned into actual Lava or fire. Even from inside he's burning. Standing close him without Magic skin, and it would burn you off, he's that hot right now.” Reiz said.

“*Gulp* Terrifying yet amazing.” Seji said.

Fire surrounded Egan's arms and legs. His face his body everything was surrounded by a flame which burnt in Crimson color.

“Oh.” Corrupted said.

“Be careful, Corrupted .” Zora said.

“Worry about yourself.” Corrupted said.

“Should we help him?” Seji asked.

“Yea, Egan might be strong right now. But, he can’t take two people like them head-on. He could but, just to be sure I’ll help.” Reiz said.

“What about these people?” Seji asked.

“Keep them away.” Reiz said.

“Yea okay.” Seji said and landed the people away from fight. And laid them.

Reiz followed Seji and did same.

Zora was walking towards Reiz and Seji.

“Let me beat him. I don’t want Egan to show off on me.” Reiz said.

“Uh, but it will be faster if I joined.” Seji said.

“No fun then. Just stand back.” Reiz said.

“Fine. Good luck." Seji said.

“Now it will be fun.” Reiz said and moved ahead to face Zora.

“It's one vs one? I assumed you both will attack.” Zora said.

“What’s fun in that. If Egan can take on your friend alone so can I.” Reiz said.

While Egan was still standing, and his fire on another level.

“Can you only change color, and not fight?” Corrupted asked.

Egan enchanted, “Crimson fire Magic: Flare.” And a little ember, size of an inch went slowly towards Corrupted.

“Whua!” Corrupted said.

“May I won't even see your ashes.” Egan said. And the ember which had reached Corrupted turned into a massive explosion!!

The explosion was so large that even ashes will be untraceable if landed!

But! Egan fell on ground!!

Dust clears out, corrupted was on ground as well.

“That Almost killed me. But, I had to take some part of bomb only on Magic skin to use my ability.” Corrupted said while trying to stand up.

Egan was on ground laying. But, his fire was still burning, giving hint that he wasn’t out yet.

“Wondering what my ability is? Well, I’m a spirit too. Look.” Corrupted said and showed his hand to Egan, but Egan’s face was on ground. “Oh wait, you can’t look. Ahahahah just kidding. You blew yourself with your own bomb. I’m a spirit, nope not the traditional ghost from human, or any other race. I’m Spirit from the Kryill clan. One of few spirit clan. We can survive without Pacts with anyone, but Alfonzo just pursued me to become under pact with him. So, I had to do it and it increases physical capabilities, so why not? And Kryill Clan's special blood line ability. Ironic we don’t have blood but this technique was passed onto us from ancient times. Whatever you do to me, if it hits my magic skin which is everywhere on my body, you will feel same amount of pain and consequences, of course they won’t appear on body, but you'll feel them. Like you did now. Yea, I took your attack on head. How that sounds now?” Corrupted said with a evil smirk.

Egan stood up quickly.

“I know how to defeat it. I’ll have to kill you, before you kill me.” Egan said.

“Even I don’t know how to beat me.” Corrupted said.

Egan vanished into thin air! He lands a punch in Corrupted’s belly!

Egan also feels the pain! But continues to attack!! He keeps attacking him even though Egan himself was feeling pain too.

While, Reiz was taking fighting stance to fight.

Reiz uses the Water drop to assassinate Zora from behind. But! It gets destroyed!

“Active Defence. An ability which lets my defense work on its own.” Zora said.

“That’s cool. But what if there are a million of drops?” Reiz said and created Millions of balls surrounding Zora.

“Why don’t you try it.” Zora said.

Reiz rained his uncountable drops of water. Out of which every one of them was being hit by a defense wall.

“Well then. Let’s finish this fast.” Reiz said and brought his hand up in air. “Arena of Ocean.” Reiz enchanted a big wall of water surrounded Zora and Reiz. It was round from everywhere and even covered the top.

There was no opening for even a fly to pass through it.

The water starts falling from the top of round walls.

“I could fill this right now. But I wanna beat you too. So, by the time it fills you will be on floor.” Reiz said.

“Try it.” Zora said.

“Water magic: Water clones.” Reiz enchanted and around 30 or 40 Reiz’s clones formed around Zora. They were made from water of course.

All the clones had weapons in their arms, made from water as well.

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The clones start fighting with Zora!

“Active evade.” Zora enchanted and dodged every single attack from clones!

“Active force.” Zora said while dodging! And he started fighting back! The clones deformed with some attacks!

“They were weak as hell.” Zora said.

“I don’t think so.” Reiz said and made more clones. “Water seal.” Reiz enchanted, and the clones which deformed before hold onto Zora's feet.

Reiz and his clones started flying in air.

“Oh!?” Zora changed his expression first time from calm to being shocked.

“All way Cyclone.” Reiz enchanted and all the clones started spinning around Zora in rounds.

Creating a cyclone effect.

“Active defense.” Zora said and opened his book.

The cyclone got bigger and bigger and consumed Zora!

But! Zora was still standing inside there.

“How is his Magic skin still up?! That barrier of his active evade?” Reiz said to himself in shock.

“Wind.” Zora enchanted and blew away the water.

“I have only focused on basic abilities. And trained so hard that they have turned into a self acting activity, whenever I want. And this book helps me enhance those. Defense, Evade, Bare handed fight. Such basic things.” Zora said.

“Tch. Then time to get serious.” Reiz said and took fighting stance, “WATER BURST!” Reiz enchanted and water started bursting out of ground like fountains with high pressure!!

“COMPRESSED WATER CREATION!” Reiz enchanted and got a big sword! The water completely calm in sword.

Reiz rushed towards Zora.

Some clones joined Reiz!

Reiz attacked from left!

But! Zora dodged it! Clones tried to attack from above and below simultaneously! But! Then again Zora kicked heads of clones leading to deformation!

“Active evade.” Zora muttered.

Reiz commanded water spikes to fall from left!

And then right!

And then from the fountains!!

But!!! Zora dodged them all!!

Reiz tries to attack faster with sword!!

He keeps getting faster!

An unexpected water fountain came from below!! Hitting Zora!!

Reiz jumped and hit Zora from top!

Zora's defense saved him from Reiz's sword!

“I need to get serious too. Active Force Evade.” Zora enchanted and a faint yellow light surrounded him.

Reiz went to attack Zora!! He again tried to get him! But couldn't! This time Zora got Reiz! And kicked him so hard that Reiz directly hit the water wall!!

Reiz sends his clones to fight! But Zora overwhelms them!!

“tch” Reiz said and stabbed his waterblade in ground.

“Water of purity: Atlantis.” Reiz enchanted and a big magic circle appeared!!

It covered all the ground inside the water walls.

The ground started shaking and sank below and water appeared all over it.

Reiz sank with the ground while Zora started flying over water.

Zora was flying above water trying to analyze what will Reiz do. But then!!

Reiz appeared out of nowhere behind Zora and cut his book in two halves!!

“He almost got me there. He surely was planning to take my head.” Zora said and dropped his book.

Reiz was actually travelling into the water wall and the water below. Giving him all the angles he needs to attack. Reiz's speed was also increased in water.

Reiz again jumped from top and hit Zora's shoulder!!

And again disappeared back in water.

Reiz jumped to Zora again! But this time! Zora got him and kicked him back to water.

“My active force is always learning.” Zora said and smirked.

Reiz gets careful! But then suddenly all the clones jumped over Zora to attack him!!

Zora defeated them all! But Reiz was just below him and pulled Zora in water!!

But!! Zora kicked Reiz and went in Air again.

Reiz thinks, “I need to pull him here to win.”

While Zora thinks, “he will try to pull me down to get advantage.”

Meanwhile, Reiz fought Zora and Egan fought Corrupted, another person was flying towards Seji.

Seji looks at sky, where a two familiar faces were flying towards him.

It's none other than Alfonzo and Reina...

They land in front of Seji.

“So, you did rip apart quite a lot of my men.” Alfonzo said.

“Rei.” Seji said and started reminiscing the old moments with Reina.

“Who is he, prince?” Reina said.

“What do you mean who am I? Just spit the anger you dumbass.” Seji said to Reina with tears in his eyes.

“*cough* She's my wife, she doesn't know you.” Alfonzo said.

“Did I know him?” Reina asked and a tear fell from Seji’s eye.

“No my dear. I don’t believe so. By the way, why don’t you come near me? I miss your lips.” Alfonzo said and pulled Reina in his arms.

“Huh? What do you mean she doesn't remember me. What you did to her?” Seji asked with tears falling down his cheek. Seji’s sadness turned into an instant anger, “Leave her, or I’ll seriously kill you.” He said in rage.

“What if I don’t? Oh come on, let me kiss my wife.” Alfonzo said and smirked.

“Now you've done it.” Seji said and looked down at his shoes trying to control his anger, so, he doesn't harm Reina in attack.

“Who are you to stop me from kissing my prince?” Reina said.

“I am your b-. Never mind . He tampered your memories. He have asked for death now...” Seji said and continued with, “Listen, I was going to let you live before. Now I’ll kill you, Alfonzo.”

“Try it.” Alfonzo said with his smirk.

“Memory tampering? That thing doesn’t exist. Oh, wait are you the one prince told me? Who wants to steal me from prince? Try killing him and I’ll kill you.” Reina said.

Alfonzo tries to kiss Reina.

Seji vanished in thin air and appeared on his left side! Punching him in face.

Reina looks in Seji's eyes. His eyes had gone red from anger. Those fearsome eyes gave her chills and instead of trying to attack Seji she just backed off.

Reina looked at Alfonzo falling into ground.

“Prince!” She shouted and ran towards him.

“Let me tell you who am I.” Seji said and started walking towards Alfonzo.

Alfonzo stood up.

“Get side, Reina.” Alfonzo said.

“Mhm, let’s fly away. He's crazy he will really kill you.” Reina said.

“You think he can defeat me? A weakling like him.” Alfonzo said.

“B-

“Just get back. Rei. I’m taking you. Let me just say this. That son of a bitch is playing with you. He tampered your memories.” Seji said and kept walking, As he walked towards Alfonzo Black mana started emerging out of him.

“Time stop.” Alfonzo enchanted and stopped time! He hit Seji two to three times!

Time started running.

“You can’t defeat me.” Alfonzo said as Seji fell onto ground.

Seji stood up again with same rage in his eyes. His blood was boiling from the anger.

“Bitch.” Seji said and some black mana released below Seji's feet and surrounded Seji, Reina and Alfonzo in the walls made of Black Mana.

“What is this?” Alfonzo said.

Seji just kept walking straight to Alfonzo.

He looks at Reina. But! He didn’t stop! He kept walking and put his hand in his pocket.

And got the cylindrical item out-of-pocket; the one he obtained from Prince Andrea and stopped walking.

“Let me tell you a story.” Seji said and smiled, “heeeh, I was a silent kid. As I grew up I made some bully friends. I became a bully as well. Getting into fights, beating others, top name in other’s hit list. Yea I was that kid till 9th class, got suspended Four times in a row.” Seji said and smirked. He pulled out a little cylinder which extended to a rod. “This rod reminds me of old times. This doesn’t look much durable, the one I had in my world was way more durable.”

“What will you do with that children's play toy?” Alfonzo said and chucked a little.

Reina was looking at them being confused.

“I used to use these rods or my fists more than my mouth. If I hadn’t met Reina, I bet I would have become a gangster, my original dream." Seji said.

“Oh, come on. Here, come hit me with that. My mana skin can protect me from that.” Alfonzo said and laughed.

“If you say so.” Seji said and went near Alfonzo. And attacked in his waist with the rod!!

“Wh-" Alfonzo's expression changed and spit mana.

“Prince!” Reina said.

“Yea, your magic gets sucked up by my sick mana. No time control, nothing. Just me and you with a rod and our bodies. This will stay like this for few minutes. It’s torture time baby.” Seji said and smirked like a maniac.

Seji kicked Alfonzo!

“You are more or less like beating two or three kids combined.” Seji said.

“COME ON COME ON COME ON.” Seji said and laughed and notices Reina.

“Oh, Reina you still here. Wait outside babe. I’ll talk to you later. Take care there. If someone comes tell them Seji and Alfonzo are in here.” Seji said, and the mana pulled Reina out of the wall.

“B-" Reina tried to speak, but she was pulled.

“Now where we? Ah yea. Kissing her. Tell me what else you did, what you wanted or what you even thought. It will all add to your beating though.” Seji said.

“Why don’t my mana work!?! TIME STOP!!” Alfonzo enchanted while dragging his body backwards from Seji.

“Tch tch tch tch.” Seji said in pity.

“Didn’t I tell you that it won’t work here? This mana consumes everything. Just like the room did in training, I tried to trap myself in a room made from own made black mana back in the training days to see if it works like the room. It did, except that I can control mana fully here. And now we are here.” Seji said and kicked Alfonzo. And started beating sht out of Alfonzo with stick, rod and all.

Kicking him in his face, belly, his legs, crouch, like a maniac had taken over him.

As Reina was left outside she screamed, “Prince!! Prince!” And thought, “who the hell is he, what if... what if.. he's saying truth..” and she stopped screaming, and just sat there with conflicting thoughts.

Meanwhile, Egan was almost done with Corrupted.

“I'M DONE WITH YOU. CRIMSON FIRE GREAT EXPLOSION!” Egan shouted and brought fire rain.

Which did explosions of 20 meters! And almost equal to a missile each.

Craters form on ground. Corrupted gets caught in the explosions!!

“Wha-" Corrupted said.

In return of these explosions, Egan also feels pain due to Corrupted's ability, but he keeps standing.

“CRIMSON DRAGON FIRE: DRAGON FIRE.” Egan enchanted and fire formed in a dragon's shape!

Corrupted manages to stand up, He though, “how he's still standing while I’m giving up. If I don’t return I’ll be conjured.. *cough*”

“You are a tough one. INCREASE 10X.” Corrupted said and Egan's pain increased by ten times!

But, it showed no effect.

“What.. The. You must have faced something greater...” Corrupted said in shock.

As Corrupted said his last words Egan attacked Corrupted who was barely standing!

The dragon tore apart Corrupted into two pieces.

“You don’t need to worry what I faced...” Egan said and fell on ground.

Corrupted was dead now, but Egan also felt pain and passed out.

His body was still emitting steam.

Meanwhile, Reiz was also finishing up with Zora!

Reiz's clones jumped out from every direction!

Zora tries to fight them in air but couldn’t look below!

And Reiz jumped and held Zora's feet! He dragged Zora into water below!!

Zora couldn’t move his body!

Reiz held the water tight near Zora's body. He flew out of the water walls in air and compressed all the water into a man size ball!!

Some water magic broke while other got compressed and broke Zora's bones.

In last only his face was out of the water. The water had turned red from the Zora's blood.

“Agh..i-can't-believe-i-fell-for-this-childish-trick.” Zora said and passed out.

“You would have died either way, if not by this then I had filled it all with water and killed you then. "

Reiz turned his back.

“Heh.”

Reiz heard a little laugh he immediately turned back to notice if Zora was alive or dead, his face expression was not changed.

Reiz broke the spell and started walking away. He was beaten quite a lot too. He walked near Egan to make sure he was alive. Reiz checked Egan's nerve and he was alive. But then suddenly they were surrounded by the soldiers whose life they had spared.

“You lost the war. Go away.” Reiz said.

“Not yet.” A voice came and hit Reiz in back! Reiz gets unconscious as well.

Since his mana was low his magic skin wasn’t too effective in protecting that.

The army brought Emilia and others. Including Freda who was beaten down.

“You won’t wake up for some time now.” The lady said.

While others got captured by army, Seji was still beating Alfonzo.

“There goes your backbone.” Seji said while kicking on Alfonzo's backbone and breaking it.

“AHAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAA!! GRR GRRR.” Alfonzo screamed in pain.

“Tell me what is seal, and who Alec really is?” Seji said and continued beating him.

“I’ll tell! I’ll tell what I know. I’m not sure but if I’m correct he's half angel and half demon. Not so common thing you see. A thousand years ago, Before Holy war ended, the Demon King tried to use people as Tools, so, he used seals and altered their memories, but many were safe and eternal peace came. And those who had their memories altered weren’t used. And Alec is one of them. Though, this is not 100% sure and truth. If the story is right then that should be it, but Heavenly Angels and Hell Demons kept many things hidden. It might be one of the lies.” Alfonzo said.

“I see. Then who summoned us?” Seji said and continued beating him.

“I don’t know! I don’t know.” Alfonzo shouted.

“All your bones are broken. From foot thumb to your backbone. Now time for nails.” Seji said and headed towards Alfonzo's nails.

“Seji, big brother..” A tamed little voice came from outside. It was of Emilia.

“Emilia?!” Seji said in shock.

“They are here finally.” Alfonzo said and smirked.

“You know what. I’m taking your arms.” Seji said.

“go ahead, Reina will suffer too.” Alfonzo said.

“So, you are gonna use women to protect yourself? I despise you.” Seji said.

“Princeee!?!” Reina's voice came too.

“See?” Alfonzo said.

“You bastard.” Seji said and used rod to hit in Alfonzo's eye. He was blind at this point.

Seji breaks his spell and notices everyone had been captured blades pointed out at him. But he was holding onto Alfonzo with his magic as well.

Seji was breathing heavily, his magic cancelling ability is way too much for his body to handle. He thought, “My body is constraining this again. I managed to extend it to 5 minutes only.”

“Lord Delbrus. Lord Bellal sent me to your rescue.” A women's voice said.

Their was a woman standing in black robes.

Everyone was captured by army men. Emilia was held by the women in black robes while Reina was help by Zora.

Seji thought, “Reiz failed!? But how!?” He looks at Reiz who was being held by the army. He was unconscious as well. Seji looks at everyone and everyone of them was unconscious.

“What the..” Seji said in shock and thought, “I need backup, should I run. No if I run now, he might kill Reina...”

“My sincere thanks to Lord Bellal.” Alfonzo said.

"Egan! Reiz! Ariel! Rune! Mei! wake up you guys." Seji said.

"No use, even if they wake up for next 10 minutes their bodies will be paralyzed. " The women in black robes said.

“let's have a deal. Seji. Leave me and undo possession on my brother, and you can go with everyone But! one person will have to die.” Alfonzo said.

“Leave Reina and Emilia or you will die.” Seji said.

“Kill me and they will kill everyone.” Alfonzo said.

“Tch.” Seji felt conflicted again thinking, “He's under impression that Andrea is possessed. I should be able to save everyone, except that Emilia is being held by that women and Reina is being held by Zora. If I save Reina, I kill them. If I save Emilia then Reina...”

“Choose anyone to kill.” Alfonzo said.

Seji heard a whisper, “let them all die, save her...”

Seji thought, “What is that whisper?! For god’s sake leave me.”

“Be fast!” Alfonzo said.

“Fine." Seji said and went into a deep thinking about how to save everyone.

“Prince!?! What’s happening?! Why this women have caught me!? Tell her I’m your wif-" Reina was speaking but Alfonzo interrupted her.

“Shut up, it's cause of you, if I had controlled my lust and feelings it wouldn’t have gotten this far.” Alfonzo said.

“What do you mean?” Reina said with teary eyes.

“This-that, You useless peice of sht. My curiosity for knowing more about other world got me.” Alfonzo said.

Reina was left shook. Tears fell down from her eyes.

“What about you take my life, and release everyone? or You can conduct experiments on me,.I've a rare type of mana too.” Seji said and thought, “Am I doing right? If I do that, I won’t be able to meet Reina. But, If I don’t one of them will die..”

“Brother..” Emilia said in sorrow.

“Wha..” Reina said and got back into senses and started crying.

“The answer is no. Your black mana, known as void is not containable. If you die, The mana might loose control. And if I conduct experiment directly on your body, it could fire back too. And Seeing you suffer is way more fun.” Alfonzo said with an evil smirk.

“You sick b..” Seji said.

Seji started getting reminisces from past of Him and Reina. But controls himself.

“I’ll undo possession first, will you leave Reina.” Seji said.

“No, we will leave everyone except Reina and Emilia. Army men look easy to beat and get your friends from right?” Alfonzo said.

Alfonzo had gotten Seji's plan. Seji wanted Reina and Emilia to be free, other army men were weak enough to beat.

“N-No that’s not it.” Seji said reluctantly and thought, “tch. He got my nerve.”

“But that is it.” Alfonzo said and smirked, “Do or everyone dies.”

“You can k-“ Seji was speaking, but he notices Emilia was there barely conscious. And could hear Seji. Seji was going to say that Alfonzo can kill everyone except Reina as a bluff. But even as a bluff it was tough to say in front of her and a thought crossed in his mind, "wait, if I say to kill everyone off, he might start with Emilia first..."

“Continue what you were saying.” Alfonzo said with his evil smirk.

“I was saying bring Andrea.” Seji said.

A guard brings Andrea and Seji puts his hand on Andrea.

Seji enchants some self-made words, “schlasl urnks.” And a light appears out of Seji's hand.

Seji thought, “a simple light magic trick should pull this off.”

“Good, now guards, release everyone except Reina and Emilia.” Alfonzo said.

The woman in black robes thought, "should I speak? that didn't look much like a spell. Delbrus is blind. never mind. it's fun like this ahahahahha."

Guards drop everyone, Seji uses his mana to make a barrier around everyone.

Egan was gaining a little of consciousness, but couldn’t speak or hear properly yet. Just see a blurry vision.

So was Freda, but she could see clearly and hear too.

“Why don’t we make this simple?” Alfonzo said.

Now at this point Seji knew, there is barely anyway to get out of this situation and his brain started messing up. Seji thought, “I can't think of a way to bring everyone out of this... sht.”

“W-wha d-do y-you mean..” Seji said in sorrow.

He had fallen into an endless abyss of sorrow thinking that he needs to kill one of his friend.

“See the dagger in Zora's hand? Zora is in bad health, since he just fought Reiz and almost died. Except that lovely woman there saved him.” Alfonzo said.

Seji hears a whisper, "Stop control.”

And thinks, “what is this thing.. I need to calm down...”

“Tch." Seji said and thinks, “Should I use Void room? If I do that, I should be able to pull all the useless people out and have a direct advantage. Yea, I should do it. I have barely any mana left, but I should be able to.”

Seji's feet started emitting black mana! He was going to use it but! Then suddenly the women in black robes kicked Seji and stabbed an injection in his neck! Seji fell on ground. Seji's body paralyzed for a second. The woman in black cloths never left hold of Reina either.

The mana from Seji's feet disappears. Seji tries to stand up.

“What you just did?” Seji asked, and he felt a big heartbeat.

“You won’t be able to magic for a few days now. " The women in black robes said.

"And now, take the dagger from Zora and stab in Reina or Emilia, don't try anything funny.” Alfonzo said.

“What do you mean? I’ll kill you fi-" Seji was saying but noticed that he couldn’t use mana and Alfonzo wasn’t held by his mana anymore.

"what the.." Seji said and his brain stopped working. Only one thought was left in his brain "What..."

“The dagger is specially made for spirits. It's called the conjurer's dagger. It can conjure any spirit. Though, it's also good enough for stabbing someone.” Alfonzo said.

Seji thought, "No... what just happened. we were winning. why this happen..."

Seji fell onto his knees, his brain gave up. A sacrifice was necessary to save his beloved people.

Zora threw dagger towards Seji.

“Take it and kill someone.” Zora said.

Seeing this, Emilia came to her senses properly.

“Don’t do it to him. I’m ready to die, someone else kill me!! Don’t make him suffer!!” Emilia said with tears falling down her cheek. Seeing that Reina felt shattered as well. To her, her beloved prince betrayed her, unaware of the fact that her real lover was suffering most right now.

Tears started falling down Reina's cheek, and she started crying.

Seji never imagined killing one of his beloved persons.

He wanted to kill himself instead of killing Emilia or Reina. His brain was empty, he gave up on hope.

“Seji... was it? Save your friend. Kill me.” Reina said while crying.

Tears came down Seji's cheek as well, now that he was left with no choice, but to kill one of his loved persons.

“Brother... kill me, save Reina. She’s the reason you joined Elemental and came so far!! You can’t lose her. I’m replaceable, but she isn’t. Please, save her. She don't remember for now, but she will one day so save her." Emilia said with tears rapidly falling.

Seji reminisces the past moments spend with Emilia.

“Brother! Tell me stories.” Her voice rings through Seji's ear from past.

“Seji! I love you.” On the same time he heard Reina's voice.

A conflict which he never had imagined would come was here. Journey to look for his girlfriend had taken sharp turns. It was going to end up in a mess now... Seji stood up from his knees, held the knife, his whole body was shaking.

With memories from past Seji walked near Reina. His face at his shoes, filled with sadness and sorrow.

The memories kept striking, harder with every step.

Reina smiles and felt that she will be relieved of the pain she was going through.

“Brother NO! KILL ME! I BEG YOU!” Emilia shouted in pain.

Seji just went slowly, and points dagger at Reina. Looks into her eyes as his tears fall. ..