【 Merry's POV 】

I can't stand by and watch as they fight that man.

I know I have to stay by Hime's side until she finishes transporting the people of this clan.

Felt is now on the grounding crouching and trembling from mana exhaustion.

Vera and velvet is also on the ground trying to stand up.

Please, just a little more time, Vox, Gunther, and gill, hurry.

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【 Army general POV. 】

While I was busy fighting the mandragora and the blood witch, the two woman on the ground is trying to stand up.

Tch~ fighting two people at the same time is already taking a toll on me and those two must be trying to join in.

I need to hurry, I'm about to reach my limit.

"Why won't you stay put?!!"

I hit the approaching blood witch in the face and making her body spin.

I hold her head and slam it into the ground.

I aim my lance to her throat, but the roots of the mandragora hit my right side, also that hit make an impact on my armor creating a crack.

"Haha! The blood witch is no longer able to fight!!!"

The blood witch doesn't move and return to her normal body.

It seems her mana is already out.

"S-Se-Sele...ca!!" (Felt)

"No!!" (Vera)

"You monster!! You will pay!!" (Velvet)

This people! I look at the child summoner, standing beside her is the elderly woman.

From what I recall, that elderly called her "Hime," don't tell me it’s a survivor of the royal family, but the light clan killed all of them.

This village, it must be in order to protect this child.

I must get rid of her or the pope will get mad at me.

"Thy black as the night, thy dark as the soul, thy evil as the enemy. The night shall judge your existence, be the witness of its purging! 【 Arcane art: 《 Black moon 》】" (Velvet)

She point her sword to the sky, a giant magic circle appeared and at the center of it is the moon.

This is bad, my armor will not be able to take this amount of power, and I sense a massive magic power.

The magic circle shine, the light gather at the center and strike a beam of black and white light currently heading towards me.

A concentrated amount of magic power.

"I need to escape!"

"You aren't going anywhere, 【 Ground trap 】" (Vera)

A spider net appeared below me.

"I can't move!"

"Mandragora! T-tra...m.ple h-him!" (Felt)

The mandragora's roots surround me and started to smack me.

"Kuh!!~ My. ARMOR!!!"

My armor is breaking.

The roots bind me breaking my bones.

I can't escape.

But, I will not let this end.

"I will achieve victory!"

I pointed my lance at the sitting child! Yes! Even if I die, I will kill this "Hime"!

With my last amount of mana, I will use my second arcane art.

"God is powerful, God will judge you, The holy light of God will give you salvation! 【 Arcane art: Divine Punishment 】”

Five magic circle appeared on the tip of my lance, charging magic power it will release a ray of massive magic power.

"This is the en-"

My arm was cut off.

"WHO!!!?"

A man appeared on my shadow.

"Frost coffin!" (Vox)

My body is turning to ice.

Three people appeared, they are the people with the black doll.

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Vox POV

Glad we made it on time.

"This is your end!"

"Hahahahaha!!! Amazing undead clan!! But...." (Army general)

The lance of that man is glowing and the magic circles didn't disappear.

"THE LANCE!!!" (Gill)

"SHIT!! HIME!!!" (Vox)

The tip of the lance let out a massive orb of light and the magic circle double its size.

"Good bye undead clan!" (Army general)

Together with the man hit by the arcane art of velvet the ray on the lance also activated creating a massive beam heading towards Hime.

"I will not stand here doing nothing!!!!" (Merry)

"MERRY!!!" (Vera)

"I will protect Hime with all my power!" (Merry)

Merry stand in front of Hime.

"The souls shall scream for agony, my enemy will suffer, the dead shall sing its final song, all souls will depart to the purgatory, 【 Arcane art: 《 Opera of the dead 》 】" (Merry)

This is Merry's arcane art, summoning powerful banshees.

The banshees scream slowed down the beam but the beam of light is stronger.

I ran towards Merry.

"My ice will freeze all, the black crystal I possess will swallow all things, thy follower of the winter death shall accompany the souls to the frozen world, 【 Arcane art: 《 Fuyu no shi 》 】"

A skill that freeze anything I touch.

The skill of Merry make the beam smaller so my power should be enough to freeze it.

It seems I might not make it in time so I swing my arm towards the coming beam of light.

Ice appeared on the ground heading towards the incoming attack.

It collided with the beam of light as it almost reach Merry.

A giant smoke arise and a huge sound are now the only thing we can tell.

"...Merry...MERRY!!!!" (Velvet)

We approach the seen and seen the tragedy.

Merry's whole body.... Her left arm is gone, blood everywhere, her left side is badly hurt.

"M...merry..!!" (Vera)

"No...No...MERRY!!!!!!!!" (Velvet)

"This can be happening! *sob, Merry...merry!! Wake up."

Yes, this is truly devastating, Merry are now half close to death's door.

Every one of us can't hold back our emotions.

Tears started to appear on my eyes.

The night is echoing our sad voices.

"Merry?" (Vetys)

No...

Don't let Hime see this...

The wide eyes of Hime are now looking at the body of Merry.

"Nee~ what happened? Merry? Why are you hurt? You’re strong aren't you?" (Vetys)

The Hime in front of us is slowly approaching Merry.

Her tears began to flow.

"Merry!! Please, open your eyes? Merry...?" (Vetys)

"Hime...”

"WAAAAAHHH!!! MERRY!!! *sob...MERRY!!" (Vetys)

The scream of Hime hurts our feelings.

This is the first time we see Hime this sad.

We always see her cheerful expression.

But today, the sadness is overflowing.

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As I wake up.

The body of Merry, in front of me, is soak in blood.

Her left arm are gone.

Also her right abdomen are severed.

I approached Merry and ask why did this happen.

I never experience losing people like this.

Losing both my parents are already hard for me, from my past life to this life.

I don't want this sadness.

Aion-sama!!

Please.

Help me!

I need to do something.

"Merry please wake up!"

I hold Merry's face close to mine.

I use telekinesis on my life staff and make it stand by my side.

"The song of life shall enchant all, those who hear will be happy, thy maiden of life plays the harmony of the forest..... Heal the wounds of the broken heart 【 Arcane art: 《 Vivera la vita 》】"

The life staff transform into a floating harp.

As the strings creates sounds, the grass grows, and flowers are blooming.

Light rise from the ground and dances to the music.

This skill creates a healing field.

Everyone is getting healed right now.

The wounds on Merry are now closing but it's closing in slow pace.

I use telekinesis to my summoning staff and also make it stand on my right side.

"Children of the forest, the guide of the lost, the light of the road...Forest Light and the Souls of the Druids, 《 Wisp of the Forest 》"

An orb of light flowed out from the staff, three wisp to be exact.

"Heal Merry, please!!"

The wisps gave me a nod and started to approach Merry.

They release a glow that covered Merry.

"The wounds are closing fast." (Gunther)

"Merry! Merry!"

"She is not waking up!" (Vox)

Her face are pale.

Oh no!

"..She lost so much blood!"

"Don't...worry Hime!" (Seleca)

"Seleca!"

Seleca is slowly approaching while limping, her right eye is completely sore.

"Due to Hime's skill my stamina has recovered and I recovered a small amount of mana, if I include a chant the usage will be diminish." (Seleca)

"Please! Seleca!"

"My blood is your blood, the flow of blood will give you strength and power... 《 Blood flow 》" (Seleca)

Selena kneel and touch Merry's heart.

Merry's face are now getting better.

"H...Hime?" (Merry)

"Merry!! Yes it's me, Merry!"

"Glad your...safe!" (Merry)

"It's thanks to you Merry, I'm sorry I put you in this situation!"

"Don't worry Hime, it's my duty to protect you! You are our sole purpose in living...” (Merry)

"Merry *sob... I'm very glad...I’m very glad you...are safe...."

"HIME!!" (Vox)

I lost consciousness.