Chapter 227 - Indescribable Dread. (1/2)

Once he was inside, he got a good look around. Following that, other knights entered the room from the same entrance.

They all wore silver armour with a uniquely shaped crest of a wolf.

”Stand-by.” Said Richart to his squad

The members quickly got into the stand-by position as they replied

”Yes sir!” They shouted simultaneously.

They wanted to help, but they all knew they'd only get in the way. The level of the opponent they were facing was not something one could deal with without holy magic.

”W-We're saved!”

”The Earl's and Duke's Knight squad are here!”

”P-Please help us!”

They shouted and began to cheer in happiness. Assuming that they were safe, some nobles quickly ran towards the Knight squad, leaving the area which the cloaked mages couldn't pass through.

”DON'T LEAVE THE GROUP!”

The duke tried to warn them, but by then it was too late.

”What's thi-”

Richart swung his sword in an attempt to cut through the dark spell before it could activate, but he was a second too late

All the nobles with a dark circle above their heads, were struck by a dark beam of light on their head, causing them all to collapse.

They weren't unconscious, anyone could tell just by looking. It looked as if they had the life s.u.c.k.e.d out of them.

At the same time as that happened, Richart's sword light passed through all the people, cutting through the darkness in the area before reaching John.

A few dropped to the ground as the light hit them, before revealing their true form.

Richart was right, some of the people hidden amongst the nobles were traitors or part of the enemy. He could see that as their transformation and cloaks were now completely visible as they dropped to the ground after taking the attack.

As it hit John, he fell on to his hands and knees, before slamming his head straight on to the ground.

”ARGH!!” He shouted in pain

The darkness inside John's eyes was beginning to be forcefully suppressed by John.

Serena who watched didn't know what to do, John was in pain and healing magic wouldn't help him. Even if it did, she couldn't use it.

”Not... Now...” John muttered as he continued to force the progression back

The only thing she could do now, was support him as she waited for a moment to strike.

”You can do it John, just... Focus on my voice... I'm here and I'll stay here with you...” Whispered Serena to his ear as she wrapped her arms around him before pulling him closer to her c.h.e.s.t.

Hearing this, John could feel the pain in his head decrease, on top of that, he could feel a warm light enveloping him.

As he slowly opened his eyes and looked over at Serena, he noticed that her Sacred Treasure was glowing. It was strange, it felt like holy magic. But normally, that would just cause him pain, it was something else.

And in no time, John was starting to feel like himself again. Seeing this, the expression on the boy's face went from an unpleased one, to a bored one.