24 Enchanting Agent of Destruction (1/2)

Xelya gently walked towards the soldier's defenses while holding her staff close and tight.

She walks in a way how an innocent little girl would and this just increased the soldiers' doubt, confusion, and fear.

The soldiers couldn't understand why a little girl would come on a battlefield, and a battlefield is no place for a child.

However, judging from the prior event, this little girl is not normal, and looking at her ears are suspicious enough. This could indicate she's no human.

Xelya looked unto the soldiers.

Huh? They don't seem they want to attack. That's strange, aren't we their enemies?

Xelya thought.

Xelya was a bit confused in this. Normally if you see an enemy going to attack you, wouldn't you defend yourself?

Xelya closely looked unto the humans as she gently walked towards them.

She focused on their eyes in trying to understand them.

Are they afraid?

Xelya asked in her mind.

Xelya noticed this in their eyes as well as in their shaking.

Do I look that scary?

Xelya was not made to look like a monster rather as an enchanting being. She could not understand why. She also has not done anything for them to fear.

Xelya looked to her left and saw the two guardians stopped walking so she followed suit.

Xelya returned her sight to the humans.

Xelya pondered if is she's going to attack them now or not. After all, the order was to attack them, but her fellow guardians have not attacked yet so something must be wrong so she couldn't attack them yet.

The soldiers really looked at her with fear in their eyes with the silence all around and this bugged Xelya a bit.

Why are they not attacking? I heard from Mister Sagremor even when in fear, soldiers and warriors will still fight for the sake of what they are fighting for. But why aren't they?

Xelya thought.

Xelya couldn't understand these soldiers, however, they were ordered to attack so she will engage the enemy. But she waited for her fellow guardians to attack first because something might be wrong.

Are they waiting for the humans to attack?

Xelya asked in her mind.

Then suddenly a loud familiar voice rang out.

”Aren't you supposed to be soldiers? Then be one, fight the enemy right in front of you, be the warrior you that you are, or is it that you people chose to be cowards instead? Then there's no point in you for being soldiers. You have no place to go, no escape, so there's no choice but to fight!”

Xelya looked to the source of the sound and realized it came from Sagremor.

Xelya processed Sagremor's words and that does make sense. There is no point in not doing anything when you know there's only one choice left – to fight.

Then she heard something in the ranks of the soldiers.

”Soldiers! Muster some courage, the courage to defend our home, the courage to bring peace to us once again. Do not let fear consume you! The enemies are in front of us, which means we can shoot them. Do not let them do what they want! Our peaceful lives will return when they are gone, so soldiers, fight until your last breath, do not lose hope! Fight for your friends and family!”

After that, it was followed by shouts from the soldiers.

”HOOOOOOOOOOH!!!!”

”WE WILL NOT GIVE UP!”

”WE'LL FIGHT FOR OUR FAMILY AND OUR HOMETOWN!”

Then more words and sentences shouted.

Xelya looked unto the soldiers, they seemed to be better than before and looked more energetic.

Thank goodness, this is much better.

She said in her mind.

This kind of action is what it supposed to be. This kind of actions feels right than prior.

This eased Xelya's heart for this is what she expected them to do and not the one that they are all quiet and looking at her with fear, the way they are acting now feels right and befitting of what she heard on how soldiers should be.

Because of this Xelya smiled behind her mask feeling relieved.

Then after a few moments, the soldiers began to prepare themselves and started aiming at Xelya.

After that, she heard something in the soldiers' ranks.

”FIRE!”

The soldiers pulled the trigger of their guns, bullet and magic particles flew all around hitting their targets. However, something strange happened. Xelya was not hit by anything – or to be exact, the soldiers didn't shoot towards her at all.

Xelya was puzzled because of this, still she decided to move forward in hopes the soldiers will attack her if she gets closer.

But even after several footsteps the soldiers were still looking at her with no intention to shoot, confused she asked them.

”A-ah excuse me, soldiers. Why are you not shooting me, everyone else are being attacked but not me, it makes me feel uneasy.”

When the soldiers heard Xelya and the way she talked, they got enchanted of the soothing and soft voice.

It sounded too innocent just like a very young girl would talk. For a moment the soldiers felt relaxed after all that just happened.

The soldiers could imagine that the girl will be a very beautiful lady when she grows up. They even thought she might already be beautiful or adorable behind the mask.

The way Xelya interacts and talked to the soldiers, the soldiers felt like they couldn't shoot her. How could anyone do anything violent to a young girl, they couldn't even think of doing anything violent in front of her.