The army of the king finally made it to Blacklight, but their arrival was greeted with silence. The city was empty, as though no one lived there.
The signs of war had been cleaned up, and everything looked normal, except for the lack of people outside.
According to the information Matilda sent ahead, the army had made their way to the academy and had taken over, so now the army that was sent had one priority.
And that was to storm that academy and take the enemy down. The black knights were known for their fierce battle style, and so they were the absolute best for this sort of thing.
The entire army marched through the city until they got to the gate of the academy. The middle-aged knight who seemed to be the one leading raised his sword.
“Take them down, every last one of them!” he roared, boosting the morale of the soldiers as they all charged into battle.
They stormed the entire academy in less than a minute, breaking windows, doors, and everything in their path.
But suddenly, when all of them had entered, a dome covered the academy, one that let no one in or out unless the caster was killed.
Immediately the dome covered the academy, Silva’s army, which had now doubled to one thousand, started jumping out of the shadows to begin the battle.
For the first five seconds, the army of the kingdom was confused. All of them were taken by surprise, and so they wasted five seconds trying to get themselves together.
And in that time alone, Silva’s army had cut through a ton of the enemy, the beginning of the true battle.
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Silva, Jade, Selax, and Drake sat in Matilda’s office; she, on the other hand, was not here anymore. Silva sent her to the labyrinth, as her role here was done.
“You all felt that strange energy too, right?” Silva asked.
Drake nodded and took on a serious expression. “The energy I felt from that thing… I think even I would have a hard time dealing with it,” Drake said.
“How could this kingdom afford to have a weapon like that? Could it be that the empire sent it to them?” Silva asked, but that was highly unlikely, as the empire would not give something that powerful to a low kingdom like this.
Silva pondered on it for a bit before deciding to let the issue go. Whatever that weapon was or wherever it came from, he would deal with it.
The battle within the academy was reaching its climax, as Silva’s army dominated, but they were beginning to take damage.
“We should go and help them; we can’t start losing men now,” Silva said and got up to leave, but then he felt the presence again, and this time it was close.
“Master,” Drake called out.
“Go, help the soldiers. Whatever this thing is, it’s no match for me,” Silva assured them. They all believed his words, so they left and went to fight the enemy.
Silva waited as the strange force got closer. He was counting the seconds down until the time was up. After a bit, the being arrived, floating outside the window.
It was an all-black figure with wings on its back. There were no eyes to look at; the only thing on its face was its mouth.
Silva took out his sword and got into stance. The figure saw the sword and immediately charged at Silva.
The force of the air around the body caused a sonic boom that destroyed the wall. The figure stretched out its hand to grab Silva. Silva retreated several steps back and went for a counter.
He slashed upwards, but the being sidestepped to dodge. The force from the attack shattered the wall, crumbling it to the ground.
Code Zero also moved in for a counter, throwing a powerful punch. Silva blocked the punch, but the impact caused the ground beneath them to shatter, making them fall to a lower floor.
Silva got up immediately and hacked down at Code Zero. Code Zero rolled out of the way, then leaped into the air and came down with a punch again.
Silva set his sword over his head and blocked the punch again. The ground underneath him cracked but didn’t break through.
“You seem strong enough; it means I can let loose,” Silva said with a wide smile. His entire body became covered in abyssal flames, the flames extending to cover the blade.
With a mighty burst of flames, he shot into the sky while pushing Code Zero up, smashing through the ceiling until they made it out into the sky.
“Today, I’ll let loose. Don’t disappoint me,” Silva said.
Code Zero suddenly vanished, but Silva could still see his energy with dragon eyes, so he knew where the next attack was coming from. He spun around and blocked the punch, pushing Code Zero back.
Then he slashed with his sword and fired a thick flame arc. Code Zero crossed its arms, and a black fluid came out of his back and formed a shield, tanking the attack.
But Silva immediately moved after the attack, and as soon as Code Zero blocked it, Silva had used flash step to get behind him.
He struck from behind. Code Zero did his best to react quickly, moving out of the way, but his arm was sliced clean off.
But that was nothing to celebrate, as his arm grew back immediately after, and it seemed that cutting off his arm had angered him.
He charged at Silva like a ferocious beast, throwing a flurry of punches. Silva parried and blocked the attacks as fast as he could, but one managed to graze his shoulder.
When Silva felt that one graze him, he couldn’t control his smile. There were few beings that could hit him on the spot—mostly the angels from the portals that kept attacking him.
But today, another being had laid hands on him, and that made him happy. Sadly, he was only at twenty percent and was yet to really get serious. He prayed that this black figure would have more in store.