Chapter 399 - Side Story (Dimitri)(5)(unedited) (2/2)

”Come with me.” Dimitri offered his hand. ”If you come, I will promise you that you will not need to steal again to live.”

Angel was hesitant at first but took the outstretched hand Dimitri offered. It felt warm after she had touched it. She felt the callouses in his hand, something that she will know came from the years of holding a sword.

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”I can still remember how his hand was so warm to touch.” Angel was still smiling brightly. ”And the time when he was so close, how I wish he had really kissed me back then.”

”Ees after all, one is a good ending and one is the bad ending.”

”I guess your right.” Angel had a solemn smile on her face. ”I think I will try.”

After a moment, they heard rumbling coming down from above. Philip and Angel looked up and saw the birds fly away. Angel thought of the worst-case scenario from where such a sound could come from.

”LAND SLIDE!” Angel screamed. ”Philip, run to the camp and alert them fast!”

”… y-yes.” Philip was surprised. ”What about you?”

”I will try to hold the landslide as long as I can!” Angel said.

”Hmm, be careful.” Philp nodded and ran towards camp.

Angel used her wind magic to levitate from the ground. She had practiced her wind magic hard that she had been classified as one of the tope tier wind magic users in the special army. She flew to see if it was really a land slide coming, and as she had predicted it really was.

Some of her comrades came to her aide after Philip had warned them in camp. They were the first ones that Philip had said of the situation.

”Captain Angel, we are here to help.” One said.

”What is our plan captain?” Another asked.

”Those with earth magic, try making a dike. Those with fire magic, help the earth magic users to strengthen the dyke.” Angel ordered. ”Those with wind magic, help me push the landslide as much as possible. Water magic users, try averting the water of the landslide away from camp until the people have ran to safety.”

”YES!”

They start executing Angel's plan. Earth magic wielders built a dyke made of earth, but because the rain is pouring hard the dyke was soft and hard to form. Some with plant magic tried to grow tree branches as foundation for the dyke. The fire magic wielders tried their hardest to try and dry the dyke even with the pouring rain. The wind and water magic wilders had gone ahead and tried their hardest to stall the landslide from reaching the camp.

”Captain… we can't maintain this much longer!” One yelled.

The Atlantians were at their limit with using their magic. Not many of the ones that came with the envoy were high class magic wielders.

”Try your best until the last!” Angel yelled. ”Just until the people at camp have ran to safety!”

Angel was the one with the highest-class magic user currently there. She felt the burden of the responsibility to try her hardest.

”Angel!” Dimitri's voice was heard. ”Get your men out of there now! The people in the camp are all in a safe place!”

”My lord!” Angel sighed in relief after seeing him. ”You heard the grand duke, get out now!”

Angel's comrades followed her command and started to run for safety. She stayed back until she saw that all her men had left.

Dimitri than used his earth magic to make the dike Angel's men did higher and sturdier. The rampaging landslide was at bay with the reinforced dike that Dimitri made.

”Angel, get out of there now!” Dimitri yelled.

Angel was still hovering above the rampaging landslide. She nodded to Dimitri and when she was about to fly away, a huge tree came rushing from above the mountain. Angel's position was in the way and she was not able to react fast. She looked at the tree with huge eyes in shock.

”No, this can't be.” Angel whispered. ”I still haven't told him how I feel.”

When the tree was about to hit her, she heard her name being called.

”Angel!” Dimitri's voice was so near.

Angel then just realized that she was moved out of the way of the rushing tree and in the arms of someone. When she looked, she saw Dimitri's face so close to her until she felt her body submerge in the thick water mud of the landslide.