True King's Ecstasy

"Haha~ I waited so long to see you, the woman that harassed my mother and one who tried to kill her," Initial easy-going face of Velian quickly disfigured into something ugly as he remembered who this woman in front of him was.

"But I have to tell you, I thought you were just a hoe that seduced that deplorable empire with your body and convinced him to kill her but looks like you're the one who manipulated everyone,"

Andriya quickly calmed down hearing how Velian felt about her, and she couldn't even blame him because who would like to meet a woman that tried to kill a baby.

"Well, past is past, either way, I will have to kill you again, too bad, if you keep hiding without coming out this, you could have lived a little longer," Andriya said and got ready to pick something from her dress with a quick movement, she withdrew her hand from her dress, clutching a small orb, but Velian had no Idea of letting her do that.

(Aqua spike)

As soon as he said that his hand conjured an aqua spike with a flick of his wrist, sending it hurtling towards Andriya. The spike pierced her shoulder, and Andriya let out a cry of pain as she fell to her knees.

"You should know better than to try and attack me, you were so obvious with your intentions," Velian said, his voice low and dangerous.

"Especially with such feeble magic."

Andriya glared up at him, her face contorted with anger and pain.

"You'll pay for this," she spat. "You and that little silver-haired bitch will also pay for this. You'll both pay."

Velian shook his head.

"You really don't get it, do you? I don't care about your threats, Andriya. You can do whatever you want, but you'll never be able to touch me or my family again."

Velian got close to her and grabbed her by the neck and raised her without even letting her take a single breath.

"Daphnia won't lose again, she's a strong woman, despite your advantage you couldn't even kill a single mother that escaped with her three children, you're weak," His grip on her neck increased, as Daphnia felt her mind going blank from the asphyxiation.

Andriya gasped for air as Velian's hands tightened around her throat even more. His eyes blazed with a fierce intensity as he spoke.

"Answer me! What are competitors? What do you know about the black matter that always acts like slime? And how did you get this inhuman power?"

Hearing Velian's questions, Andriya struggled to break free, but his grip was too strong. Her vision began to blur as she felt her life slipping away.

But then, with a sudden burst of energy, Andriya reached deep within herself and summoned the rest of undead monsters that were hiring in the forest. With a flick of her wrist, she commanded them to attack the soldiers, including Aiko, Velian's lover and Remi.

He wasn't afraid of Juno, since he knew she is the most powerful one among the group, but the same cannot be said for the other two, so he had to clench his teeth seeing a massacre happening in front of his eyes.

The creatures emerged from the shadows, their eyes glowing with a sinister light. They swarmed over the soldiers, tearing them apart with their claws and teeth.

Velian heard the deliberate sounds and moans of the soldiers when they are attacked by these gargoyles-like monsters, but he was truly in a tight spot, as he didn't want to let anyone important to him die.

But then he saw a scene where his blood started boiling.

Aiko cried out as she was dragged to the ground, her body writhing in pain. Velian's grip on Andriya's throat loosened as he turned to face the onslaught.

Lucky for him, Velian saw Junk helping Aiko, so he quickly claimed down but, he didn't pet Andriya to rest even for a single minute.

"What have you done?" he shouted, his voice filled with anger and fear.

"Order all your monsters to retreat! Otherwise, I will tear your spine off," Velian shouted his swords dangerously close to Andriya's vocal cords.

"I warned you," Andriya gasped, struggling to catch her breath.

"I won't be controlled anymore. I won't let you or anyone else stand in my way. I will achieve what I want even if I have to die on my way,"

Velian's eyes narrowed as he drew his sword, ready to face the monsters head-on.

"You'll regret this," he said, his voice low and menacing.

"I won't let you destroy everything I hold dear."

Andriya smiled faintly, knowing that the battle had only just begun. She closed her eyes, summoning more creatures from the forest to join the fray.

"Enjoy to your head content, my stepson," Andriya said and quickly got onto another bull-like undead, and carefully looked at Velian once again.

"Velian, you remind me of someone with how hard you're trying to protect your family, but don't end up like him," Andriya shouted.

"I will be waiting to see you again, more than my own son, I will kill you with my ken hands next time," leaving those words with Velian, who was running in the direction of Juno and Aiko, Andriya left the battlefield with her half of undead vanished or killed.

No matter, how powerful Juno was, even for her fighting while protecting a whole army was hard, so she took some wounds from the surprise attacks, but with her newly found power, she single-handedly managed to subdue more than half of the attacking force.

Juno, who had been fighting valiantly on her own, felt a surge of hope as she saw Velian's arrival. With renewed vigour, she charged forward, slashing her sword through the air with deadly precision.

The two of them fought side by side, their combined power a force to be reckoned with. The undead monsters fell before them like wheat before a scythe, their rotting flesh no match for the pure energy that Velian and Juno wielded.

As they fought, Velian could feel the adrenaline coursing through his veins. With each strike of his hand, he felt the energy building within him, ready to be unleashed upon his enemies.

And then, in one final burst of power, the last of the undead monsters fell before them. Velian and Juno stood together, their breathing heavy, their bodies covered in sweat and blood. But they were alive, and they had won.

As the dust settled around them, Velian turned to Juno, a smile spreading across his face. "That was intense," he said, his voice barely above a whisper.

Juno nodded, her own smile mirroring his. "But we did it," she said.

"Thanks to you that is." Her words were ironic as, more than half of this battle was done by Velian, while all they had to do was watch their leader overpowering their enemy and holding him back.