Chapter 1: Prelude (I) (1/2)
The wind blew through the grassy plains as five figures could be seen walking towards the horizon with nimble steps. They could see the sun setting and night was upon them. This was the last night of the year and the new year would begin in only a few hours.
Normally, this would be a time of celebration. A time to welcome in the new year with their loved ones, but after the hardship they've endured, the bloodshed they've witnessed, and the sacrifices they've made. They all knew they would rather be here right now. It may not be poetic, but this was the time they had chosen to put an end to it.
An end to the war that ravaged the entire continent. They would put their lives on the line to save the world and usher in a new year with the sounds of victory.
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After taking the path through the Darkin mountain range, the group of five had finally made it through the most dangerous part of their journey.
The group traveled through the plains as they approached a giant castle in the distance, they were approaching from the rear and as expected their path through the mountain range was the most difficult aspect of their journey, there were a lot of rock monsters living in the mountains.
These monsters weren't a magic beast but they were increasingly hard to deal with, not only were they immune to magic their resistance to physical attacks were also very high, this made it almost impossible to kill them.
Their attack power was also impressive, the only weakness they had was their lack of speed, still, their numbers made up for it. These monsters were called mountain golems, they were over 5 meters tall and blended in well in the mountains with their bodies made entirely of rocks.
These factors amongst many others made the mountain range a very dangerous place for anyone, it was hundreds of times more dangerous than the old Darknar forest and was therefore labeled as a forbidden zone, no one in their right mind would even think about approaching such a place, yet these five figures had exited from there looking like they had just taken a stroll on their dusty backyard.
The five continued their journey as they approached the castle ahead, they had no scratch on them as they dusted the dust the monsters had covered them with off their armor. ”That was easier than I thought it would be, I can't believe they thought this path was that dangerous.” The one who spoke was a large bald young man in silvery-white exquisite-looking full plate armor.
He had a large black hammer on his right hand and an even larger white shield on his left. ”The only reason it was easy was because of my special ability blockhead, any other party would have been wiped out by that many mountain golems.” One of the only two females in the group retorted loudly.
She was quite short and petite, wearing red light armor, she had short red hair styled to the side, her face was a little round and her big bright scarlet eyes glittered like the stars, making her look like a child. ”Children should not speak when adults are talking.”
”You overgrown buffoon!” she snapped.
”That's enough guys, we're already close to the castle this is not the time for your usual bickering.” The young man leading the group spoke in a soft voice as he turned his head to look at the two, he knew if he didn't intervene now this could continue for quite a while. ”Besides, we were blessed by the goddess of luck, we didn't encounter any of the true terrors of the mountains.”
He was a young handsome man with short blonde hair, a slightly longer nose, sky blue eyes, and a well-defined jawline. Being 5'10 he was quite tall, wearing a set of pure gold armor, the armor was designed with white runes and markings that made it looked ancient yet magical. The longsword he carried on his back was equally as amazing, the blade was made of some kind of crystal, the hilt was golden and had similar markings as the armor.
The other guy in the group chuckled and just kept walking. ”What the hell are you laughing at Rey!” the short girl yelled angrily at Rey, he had long black hair and wore a dark blue robe, he was holding a wooden staff in his right hands and had a slim face with grey colored eyes, the wooden staff looked like it had been broken off a tree, but had an ancient aura that gave it a terrifying presence.
Rey just ignored her and kept walking, this seemed to anger her more as she was about to yell at him in response but was cut short by the other female in the group, ”Alright Rosie, that's enough, John already told you to stop. You should also know better than to engage her, Leo.”
Rosie was completely quiet after that she muttered something under her breath but didn't make another fuss as Leo scratched his bald head in embarrassment.
”Looks like I'm still no match for you Elsie, you always know how to calm them down,” John said with a smile as he looked at Elsie, she was a beautiful woman with dark purple long and curly hair. Wearing a long purple dress she only held two iron fans on both hands, the dress did nothing to hide her curves and the mountains on her chest looked like they would bust out of her dress.
She smiled and the group continued their mission to invade the castle from its rear. They weren't that far off after exiting the mountains, they were already closer to the castle than they've ever been.
Thanks to the frontal attack by the allied forces they had gotten so close without being noticed, it was a simple plan, draw the enemies attention by launching an all-out attack from the front while an elite group of the strongest people in the world would circle straight into the enemies base and assassinate their leader.
The instant they arrived within a hundred meters of the outer castle walls, the sentries on top of the wall finally noticed them. They were undead knights wearing a full set of silver plate armor they had bows in hand and a short sword attached to their belts. One of the sentry immediately ran towards a single golden bell at one of the towers in the wall while the others prepared their bows to fire.