True King's Ecstasy

"So the first attempt was mediocre at its best, but when the main army arrived everything changed?" Juno couldn't believe what she heard, as it was almost impossible for any living being to get up after getting shot by a cannon.

"I knew it, this isn't normal, something sinister is going on and that black matter has a huge part in it," Velian muttered making the viscount confused, but he had no intention of explaining things so he continued.

"I will take the command from now on, make sure our army is ready, if things get rough, I will personally face Andriya and her henchmen,"

With Velian's last words, the meeting ended as Remi went back to the camp, even though Veliam asked her to stay with them.

Juno and Aiko didn't mind her presence, but Remi couldn't wait in the same place as Velian without looking at him. She knew he didn't look at her like that, and she didn't know her feelings weren't, they were just admiration, but still, Remi didn't want to make any mistake and ruin anything.

"Veli, what are you going to do if Andriya is more powerful than you? Remember when you fought with that previous black matter user, you almost died," Juno questioned worriedly.

Aiko listened to them and she also wanted to know whether Velian was acting upon impulse and if he had a solid plan.

"I have no intention of losing, I agree it's dangerous but, I can't back down because if we lose this battle, we will be forced to handover Pete in exchange for the life of the villagers around this area," Velian said but at the same time, he felt strange.

'Looks like Andriya doesn't care about her son, Why did I even bother to send a letter to her saying don't act rash and accept my request'

Velian thought as he remembered how Daphnia suggested using Prte for their advantage.

"Indeed, I lost once, but it won't happen again,"

Juno and Aiko both decided to believe Velian and be by his side supporting him, instead of trying to stop him and both of them were even motivated to kill anyone who is against his words, as they didn't want any problems.

Within another week, Remi and Velian managed to maximize the defences of hand and help all the villagers evacuate to the city.

They kept a close watch on borders and kept notes about the empire's movement so they won't have to face a surprise attack and they knew Andriya's army is already on move hoping to attack the next territory.

Velian didn't have any cannons to protect the walls, but with his magic, he didn't need any as he decided to completely wipe out the empire army and capture Andriya without even giving her a chance to use her powers if she had any.

As the Empire army drew closer, Velian and Remi could see the vastness of their enemy's forces. The army seemed to stretch out as far as the eye could see, a sea of soldiers ready to crush any opposition in their path.

They had high-level magicians and many cavalry units with archers, and among them, there was a strange unit that looked unbelievably pale covering their faces with hoodies.

But Velian and Remi were not ones to be intimidated. With fierce determination, they stood their ground and prepared for battle. Velian took up his sword, while Remi began to strategize, mapping out potential plans of attack.

As the Empire army reached the border, they let out a mighty roar, their battle cries filling the air. But Velian and Remi stood firm, ready to meet their foes head-on.

"Remi, take care of the small fries with Juno, make sure to support each other, and I will see what I can do," Grabbing Aiko's hand, Velian went to a place where he can take a closer look at the army and asked Aiko to join the mage unit.

As soon as he arrived at the ultimate viewpoint, the first thing he did was to search for Andriya, who should be on the battlefield, but Velian had his own doubts about whether she will come directly instead of using and ordering.

"Hmm~ it's hard, but I see some familiar faces,"

Even though he kept searching for Andriya, he couldn't find her so, the only option he had was to destroy the full army of the empire and force Andriya to come out.

He had no idea why Andriya wanted to attack them if her object wasn't reducing Pete but, understood it won't make any changes right now.

"First, I will deal with mage unto, since they are too dangerous for Juno and other infantries," Velian thought with his body getting ready to cause massive destruction after a long time.

The air crackled with the intensity of Velian's magic, as he unleashed his power upon the unsuspecting army below. His eyes gleamed with an otherworldly light as he focused his energy on the enemy mages stationed on the wall.

(Nova burst)

With a fierce shout, he sent a blast of dark red energy hurtling towards them, his fingers crackling with power.

Nova burst is a mixture of fire and wind magic, so it had firepower that's not comparable to any of the attacks.

The mages tried to raise their own shields with their own magic, desperately trying to deflect Velian's attack, but it was no use. The blast tore through their defences like a hot knife through butter, leaving nothing but smoke and rubble in its wake.

"One side is over, three more groups," Velian thought as he witnessed the panic of the empire army seeing one of their mage units vanish from one single attack.

Everyone tried to find the source of the attack, but except a few from the kingdom none of them knew what happened, and Aiko who saw that amazing spell felt like she was just an inferior magician in front of Velian.

"Andriya! Come out, why are you hiding? Show me your true self," Velian muttered chanting another spell, thinking he wouldn't have to go for another massacre and dirty his hands with blood.