Chapter 92
In the castle King Bide heard what was happening as messengers came to him. Hunte was still in the basement finishing with Roy, and when he had heard what Hunte and Arla did he did not expect it was the empire that would be coming.
King Bide:”The Empire is coming?”
The messenger nodded.
Messenger:”The Empress along with her valkyries are escorting the heroine. The Empress demands that we step aside and let her take the boy.”
King Bide:”What relation does the Empress have with Roy? Isn’t Roy just a commoner who grew up in a village?”
Roy might have the blood of a transmigrators within him but there was nothing special about it. King Bide had prepared a special magic contract for use with the women who claimed to be his adopted mothers but the Empress coming was unprecedented. The Empress could not be reasoned with.
King Bide:”Order Psak and the other elites to go meet her, I will go as well. Contact the other alliances to come and aid us as soon as possible with soldiers. If there are teleportation formations available then use them.”
Messenger:”Yes, your majesty.”
The Messenger went to do his work while King Bide went down to see Hunte. In the dungeon below the castle he spotted a man who had no arms or legs as they had been cut. He no longer had has manhood as that had been cut off and his jaw was broken. The healer beside Roy healed the wounds so that it would heal in a horrible position and could no longer be fixed.
Roy was nothing more now than a broken individual who could no longer walk, feed or care for himself.
Hunte:”Father, I’ve kept him alive as promised.”
The eyes on Roy were dead. There was no life in them anymore as the disfigured face stared at the wall. The jaw was broken and he could now barely open his mouth. He couldn’t feel his arms or legs anymore. The only thing left for him was a life of suffering where he could no longer look forward to the next day.
The worst part about it was his best friend who was soon to be a father was killed watching the death not only of his wive but also the unborn babies that he had wanted to see grow up.
King Bide: “Tie him up and bring him out. The Empress is coming to get him on behalf of the heroine.”
Hunte:”The Empress? Then we can use the contract on her as well.”
King Bide:”We will see, but Psak is now going to meet her.”
In the city it’s Psak came with several other heroes of the alliance and came forward. With a large sword on his back. There were many soldiers that had an aura around that showed how powerful they were. Psak stood at the forefront watching the soldiers of the capital getting slaughtered by the valkyries.
They moved forward and the valkyries came to do battle but the heroes were powerful and cut down he weaker of them. The dead valkyries lay on the road in pieces.
Psak:”Psak is here! Wenches come and taste your death!”
Ashes stood up and drew her sword. An enemy that the younger valkyries could not fight had arrived. Ashes drew her sword, coated it in the mana that emanated from her body and clashed with Psak who stood much bigger and taller. The mass of his body made him larger than any other man in city.
Ashes:”I will cut you down as well as the fools who challenge her majesty!”
Erisu watched the fight from the side as Ashes clashed with Psak back and forth. As the fighting continued Ashes found herself at a disadvantage due to the overwhelming brute strength and the massive amount of mana. The other elites who were heroes of their country were outnumbered but the stronger Valkyries came to fight, but as more soldiers arrived the valkyries lost their advantage and many of them began to die.
Erisu:”Empress, is this okay?”
Empress:”I would sacrifice my entire country to destroy those who harm Roy.”
Erisu:”Empress, why do you go so far for my fiance?”
Empress:”He is no longer your fiance, he is mine!”
With that the Empress drew her sword and charged towards Psak who had forced Ashes to the ground. Despite being at a disadvantage Ashes kept her face in a scowl as she fought back using more unconventional means throwing dirt at Psak’s eyes.
Psak saw the Empress coming towards him and one of the elite mages came forward and put restraint spells on her. The Empress continued to force her way forward.
Psak:”She is still this strong, but it doesn’t matter. We have numbers.”
Several more elite heroes began to arrive, among them a spear wielder, magical immobilizer and binder. They threw several more traps and the Empress began to slow down though forcefully she was brought to her knees.
Psak:”You’re strong Empress, perhaps the strongest warrior to ever exist, but no warrior can fight an army by himself. In the name of King Bide and the Alliance I will execute you.”
Erisu seeing this drew her sword and ran forward planting herself firmly in between Psak and the elite heroes of the alliance and the Empress whose eyes could be see glaring at them.
Erisu:”Empress!”
Psak:”Step aside heroine.”
Erisu:”I will not!”
Psak:”The Empress has gone mad and attacked the Capital of Beipan with her warriors. There is no question that this was an act of war and to end a war the leader must be captured or killed.”
Psak had wanted to kill her because without the Empress the Valkyries would have no direction and the Rose Empire would be like a country without teeth. There was no aristocratic system like the alliance where a court proceeding could determine the next leader.
Empress:”I’ll kill you! I’ll kill all of you!”
The Empress screamed and forcefully broke through the magical bindings, the magic, and the stepped in front of Erisu. She stabbed her sword through Psak’s side wounding him which greatly shocked everyone around. The mages began to cast more offensive spells but the Empress pushed through the magic and continued forward like an enraged warrior.
Several of the elite mages who had come forward were killed. More Valkyries charged and clashed in the street and more of them died on both sides.
Erisu:”This… this…”
The young heroine now regretted not trying to free Roy. If he wasn’t captured then perhaps this would not have happened but she was still unsure as to why the Empress was going so far for someone she was going to meet for the first time. The Empress continued fighting with Psak retreating as she exhausted herself with blood flowing out of the helmet covering her face.
She was pushing herself beyond her own abilities and it shocked the bystanders that the Empress was that powerful.
Psak:”Keep hitting her with everything we have. She is wounded and we’ll kill her soon.”
As the Empress continued she eventually fell to her knees. Erisu was nearby and the Empress looked at her with a glare.
Empress:”Roy is captured and taken away by them and they’re most likely torturing him and you still haven’t the resolve to kill them? They’re your enemies!”
Erisu wasn’t sure how to respond. This was a situation where the country that was being assaulted was supposed to aid them in the war agains the demon invasion. Rather than killing each other they should be supporting each other.
Four women arrived on the scene. Dhalia, Xeneva, Spera and Alondra. Alondra arrived with several elite elves, Xeneva with some mercenaries while Dhalia and Spera arrived alone.
A magical barrier blocked Psak from advancing.
Psak:”You four are joining the Empire? They invaded our lands first!”
Alondra:”Where is my son!”
The four of them had an intense glare in their eyes. They temperature felt as it was burning and Psak knew that if he had to fight the four of them including the Empress even if they won there would be irreparable damage to the alliance.
The Heroine and her two companions were off to the side not moving and unsure of what to do.
King Bide arrived.
King Bide:”Halt, this is my Kingdom! What have you all intruded here for?”
Sperra:”Where is my son!”
Xeneva:”Our son! Where is he?”
Dhalia:”I received information he was here. His pendant I gave him is no longer with him. What have you done with him?”
Empress:”I swear, I swear if he is dead I’m going to kill you all! Every blade in the Empire will attack you until one of us is destroyed! I swear! He better be alive!”
The rage of the Empress was embedded in her screams. Her eyes were glowing a faint red color as she wanted to see blood.
King Bide:”Come with us to the palace and we will negotiate, if we don’t negotiate your son will die.”
The five looked at each other.
Xeneva:”We will.”
The Empress stood up but the soldiers blocked her path. Ashes was injured to the side with Sarai now tending to her wounds. Light magic was mending her body leaving behind more scars.
Psak:”The Empress has no business here. Only his family need come and negotiate.”
King Bide:”You know that your son tried to take my daughter for his own against her will.”
Sperra:”Quiet with your lies, continue to spew them and we will take this further, but the Empress is with us.”
King Bide:”The Empress is only here due to aiding the heroine, she will have to pay for her crime of being involved in something that does not concern her.”
Alondra:”You’re wrong about that.”
The Empress removed her mask revealing a face that was similar to Erisu’s. Long black hair and features that were not native to the continent for the humans who lived here.
Erisu was a bit surprised.
Empress:”My name is Eliza Rose, Empress of the Rose Empire and I am the blood mother of Roy Wang. If you harm him, then it’s a debt that must be paid in blood, and I won’t stop until I kill everyone of your family!”
Erisu:”Empress, what about the demon—“
Empress:”I don’t care about the demon invasion! If my son is dead what use is there in this world anymore? Why would I live? I lived before without him but now he is my world! Do you know why I became the Empress? Why I fought bloody battles with the savages in the south? It was to make a safe place for him. I toiled and trained the soldiers all for him. If he is gone then I no longer need to hold anything back!”
King Bide felt a chill going down his spine. This was something he hadn’t realized. Who would have thought the Empress, such a young looking beautiful woman was the mother of Roy. King Bide began to feel some fear, but this only meant he had to be more careful in negotiations.
King Bide:”Very well, we will return Roy alive and promise never to come after him again if you will sign a magical contract with us.”
Alondra:”Magical Contract?”
Xeneva:”A magical contract now?”
Sperra:”The terms better be something we can agree on or the alternative is that we’ll all die together.”
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