16 The Herald of Leilade (1/2)
That eerie atmosphere stayed for a while. In truth, none of them had any good ideas. The only ones they got were the best of a very bad situation. In other words, barely better than bad. From what they gathered from the souls of the fallen soldiers, they were in the middle of the spring. So at least, none of them will have to worry about winter and ice for a while.
Seeing the state of mind of the four others, Leilade was arguing with the Viscount inside her mind. He wanted to attack the rest and absorb their lifeforce while they were still weakened, something that Leilade disagreed with. Not by compassion or mercy, but only because she thought it was safer with them acting as baits and meat shields. But that posture didn't allow her to quickly regain her mana or even fully heal her burned body. The heated discussion derived to toward their future as 5 if they were allowed to survive.
(No matter what will happen, you can't stay as 5 forever. First of all, it is impossible to hide Ymir and Davion forever, Kardel can at least turn into a monster and you can try to convince other people that you tamed it. But taming a blue and red monster like them? Not a single chance. That's why it is better to work alone and try to get back to the Demonic Empire.)
”It's a planet created by the Ancient, without Davion we will have no way to find their tricks and all the defenses that they probably made. If we are even more unlucky, one of their watchdogs is here and will hunt us if we dare to make a fuss.”
(Outlander, don't curse us like that. If we are really that unlucky for one of those lizards to be present here, we won't be able to do anything anyway. If a Sak …)
”STOP!”
Leilade shouted at the spirit in front of her. She dared to talk about the guardians of the Ancients but was not stupid enough to call them by their name. The main reason why even after thousand years without the appearance of the Ancients their planets were still not conquered were them. The most perfect creature in the Universe. Cunning, intelligent, strong beyond any measures. Created by their technology and fused with the mana, they were capable of using it without any problems and capable of manipulating as they wished. But even with all that power, they were restricted to just one task. Defend at all cost the planet they were living on and if they failed, destroy all the invaders.
The cost to create them was so high that not all the planet had one. But for those that were hidden a monster in their depths, a price will be paid in blood to conquer them. A century before, the Demonic Empire reach one planet like this. They decided to just blow it, not wanting to deal with one of those lizards. On the other hand, that peculiar lizard hunted the entire fleet responsible for that attack. He was capable of traveling in the void of space and more than ten thousands of spaceships were destroyed by it until he was finally killed. After that shameful battle, every planet guarded by them were just ignored. And it worked, if no one invades the planet, they won't move.
”Forget about that part, here what will happen. I will summon him, and hopefully, he will be linked to the local mana. Then, I will just lay low for a few years, wait for the Demonic Energy to be created. As for the rest, they will do what they want. If they want, I can even create a few illusions to hide their real form.”
(If this is what you really want Outlander then it will be done. But may I say just one more thing that will be a lot more enjoyable than laying low? The annual search for the magicians is starting in a few days. If you want to not be bored, maybe you can hide into one of their school. Who will dare to not accept someone with such a strong magical power such as you?)
Leilade pondered a bit about that. Joining one of those human schools? Is it really better than just patiently waiting here, doing nothing? She will have to interact with those inferior creatures and most importantly those children. She was not considered as a human since a very long time and in truth, she didn't miss a single bit that. All she experienced was torture, experiments and killing attempts. But, if she could manage to grab some stuff capable of restoring her mana, like a lost apprentice that will magically disappear or even some monster corpses, that would be great.
”That could be possible, that would even be good. And the chance of them realizing what is truly in front of them is near zero. If I want to hide my powers, no one would be able to see them. That's it, you are right, I will pass the time in of those schools. Can't be worse than staying here in a mountain. In the meantime, rise and shine my herald. Rise and shine.”
The rest of the group broke through their pensive stance and watched Leilade creating a dark circle on the ground. They all could see the darkness leaving her body to form a black pond on the ground. When she finally was done, the tentacle that was previously growing was not even a tenth of what it was. Even the small hands of the Empress were bigger than it. But it was worth it. Soon, a small blue ball was dropped in the center of the obscure spell and after a few seconds, a grave and terrifying laugh resonated on the silent mountain.
MWAHAHAHA MWAHAHAHAHA