382 War: King and Queen (1/2)
The giants that Alastair produced was made out of the remains of the dead as well as the living.
Before he appeared, there's still at least 2 million beasts needed to be slain in order for the war to end, yet all of them was absorbed into the black orbs that he condensed and turned into gigantic golems that stood several hundred meters tall.
Each Giant Golem was so big that the walls of the kingdom barely reached their waist. If fact, their silhouettes could be seen all the way to castle, causing panic and hysteria amongst people.
As the Giant Golems slowly made their way towards the Kingdom and amidst Alastair hysterical screams. An old and wizened voice followed by a thick pillar of golden light emerged from within the walls of the Kingdom.
”Audacious!”
Alastair's face froze, his eyes narrowing as killing intent radiated off of his body. He glared at the thick golden pillar of light in hatred and watched as two people slowly stepped forward.
Suddenly, a wave of comforting light washed over each soldiers. It brought them warmth and certainty that everything's going to be alright. From within the blessed light, all of them witnessed as their beloved King announced his presence to the enemy.
No signs of weakness could be seen on his face. His back stood straight, his complexion was healthy, and his power emanated certainty and confidence. It even looks like he became several years younger.
As he walked towards the battlefield, each step that he took was filled with unwavering resolve. He was wearing an armor befitting of a King. He was grasping his sword on his right hand and the flag of his Kingdom on his left.
Next to him was Elizabeth, who exudes peerless grace and beauty, she's no longer encased in an statue that barely contained her soul and required the blood of her own daughter each day. She has returned to her own body and she never felt better.
Luna who's watching all of this could hardly restrain her emotions. ”They're cured! Finally!” She cried.
Alastair who's floating in the air had an ugly expression on his face as he saw the two walking towards him, but aside from that, he also felt incredibly shocked. He didn't thought that they were cured already. All this time he thought that they were still suffering from their illnesses, he even saw them in a bad shape before!
He thought about many things that appeared strange but sadly, he didn't have the luxury to be distracted.
The clouds parted as the King moved forward, it was as if his mere presence is enough to drive away the bad weather that's looming over their heads.
”This is the end of your impudence, Alastair.” King Alexander stated as he entered a specific distance between him and Alastair. ”I will not allow you to hurt my people again.”
”Oh trust me, I can and will uphold my word. Today is the last day that you will be a threat to the Kingdom.” King Alexander claimed, ”Your atrocious deeds, ends here.”
After saying that, the King suddenly transformed into a beam of light that flew at a similar speed. Alastair managed to defend against his attack but he figured that the King's strength sent him flying with great distance as he closely followed.
It wouldn't take a genius to figure out what the King has in mind. He planned on fighting Alastair in a different location.
The Queen chose to stay behind since they talked about this before coming here. Alexander wanted to personally end Alastair, but since he doesn't know how long it will take him to do that, he told Elizabeth to remain and assist the army to defend against the golems.
She gently flew down and looked at the hulking figures threatening their home. Her face turned solemn since she could tell that these things will be a headache to deal with.
Elizabeth raised her sword and pointed at the sky, an emerald glow covered her body as she uttered: ”Sacred Tree Roots: Restrain!”
Out of nowhere, thick roots sprouted from beneath each golem's feet, swiftly growing and wrapping around their bodies and holding them in place. Each golem struggled free from the restrictions but the roots firmly held them in place and just refused to budge.
”Everyone!” Elizabeth called out, ”Attack the exposed parts with everything you have! If we combine our strengths, we can surely take these things out! After that, this is going to be over.”
Her words resounded across the battlefield, allowing them to regain their confidence and their fighting spirits. Several roars from the soldiers sounded after that and together, all of them started recovering from their daze and threw everything they got at the golems.
With the Queen holding them in place, the golems couldn't fight back. All they could do is to passively accept the flurry of attacks heading their way.