Chapter 217 (1/2)
Chapter 217
Chapter 217: Decisions Made
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TESSIA ERALITH
Darvus stepped up besidehis dual axes for dear life The sht, replaced by furrowed brows and a tensed jaw “This doesn’t look good, Tessia”
I looked over my shoulder to see Stannard and Caria, and the two hundred-odd soldiers thatsquads of elven soldiers that had been placed under arbed only in cloth or a leather apron for protection as well as whatever thin metal they could find and strap on These were theloved ones
Every one of theripped their weapons while the civilians anxiously clenched their kitchen knives and gardening tools, as the steady drone of rew louder and louder
The once lively elven town just behind us had long since evacuated, but we kneith the st theh—they would all die This wasn’t aan abandoned town in the outskirts; this battle would deterht for Elenoir
My heart pounded againstmy mana core was, nobut fear in this moment
Yet, I couldn’t show it I wouldn’t
Because then, theon e and warrior but as a leader, would collapse
Holding th—this was my burden
I conjured the wind to carrya wave of mana, not only to convey power to my subordinates but also to reassure myself, I spoke
“You all know of the report we received a few hours ago You all knoe rushed here without rest”
I turned around to face“We’re here because of the Alacryan ardom Not everyone here can call this land ‘ho for their lives after being forced to abandon their only ho toward us noill kill them and take over Elenoir, and if they succeed in this, Sapin will be next”
Murhout the crowd
“Our numbers are few but I, for one, a that frowith every able-bodied elf, aredown here to aid us as we speak, but the question is this…”
I held upthis battle, but protecting the weak and helpless from the Alacryans?”
There was just a breath of silence where I was afraidheart would be heard by all of the soldiers in front of me until a roar of cheers and battle cries resounded
At nal, a line of defense fored troops “Conjurers, archers, ready your weapons!”
The foreboding thru grew louder and louder within the dense veil of the fog and trees between us
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I pointed my sword forward “Prepare your attacks!”
With htened senses and familiarity with the Elshi+re Forest, I knew rather than saw as the enee
I thrustout condensed bolts of wind “Fire!”
An array of colors dotted , blades of wind, blasts of fire, and sharp shards of earth fleard the eneside dozens of arrows
I held up ht of spells and pointed steel “Fire!”
Another volley of colors rained down on the enemy, still ht shaped like shi+elds and walls deflected or even absorbed our attacks, but that wasn’t the only proble branches of the Elshi+re Forest were against us
“Another flight?” Stannard proposed hopefully, gripping his artifact in preparation for another spell
“Ranged spells and arroon’t win this battle” I turned to Vedict, the one in charge of the front line “Order the warriors and augmenters to break their line for the rest of us”
With a nod, the steel-clad elf raised his shi+eld and ran forward, relaying nited their cores and charged forward into a battle where we stood vastly outnu, but I could still hear the thunder of theirnot only by weapon and body but my will, I looked at Stannard, Darvus, and Caria—my closest friends, and most trusted aides None of us said a word, but with our ti since spoke volu the saet out of this alive’
I reached for the necklace Arthur had giventhe pendant, I tucked it intoto keep it—and our pro deep into the pit of e!”
ALBANTH KELRIS
“Captain,” a concerned voice sounded fro round, obscured by the blanket of dust, I looked down at my assistant “What is it?”
Sinder, the well-toned roomed since he was just a kid, pointed doard s built to keep soldiers fro off the top of the Wall had become bent out of shape
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“Ah” Readjustinggo
With a gentle smile, my assistant placed an armored hand on my pauldron “I know it’s in your blood to worry and overthink, but look at theto our ene with everyone else positioned at the Wall, atching With how large the enemy army was, it was al lance ithin that sea of mana beasts But every now and then, we’d notice the s within their ranks, like ser pieces to become more unstable
I let out a sharp breath “I know, Sinder But it just painsfor hours”
“Our tieneral is, he is only one man He will need our support soon,” my assistant reassured “Now please, Captain, broaden your shoulders and don’t let the soldiers see you faltering”
“Since when did you beco Sinder’s back and ale of the Wall