Army of the Damned

CHAPTER 5

A few miles out on the outskirts of the city, the Sword Saint stands in an open plain. The winds blowing Northward, headed to the skylines of the metropolis. She squinted her eyes and could notice shadowy humanoids standing around the city.

Six Great Mages then lower themselves from the skies and approach her. With the voice of a middle aged man, the Great Mage speaks to her with a trembling applause of angels as his tone was power itself, his voice, the very reason of the world.

"You can see it too, don't you? The Watchers... the Divine... they smear our souls with their taint. The main religion of this world has branded you Sword Saint, Elizadeath... you have a set role in this global... or even Cosmic phenomenon." With this white mages gown with thin golden linings, the leaders of the Mages Association seemed otherworldly in their fashion as they floated effortlessly with their hands behind their backs.

Another one of the Mages then spoke up. A young woman whose hair is as white as the rest. "It has been done Sword Saint. We may rest easy knowing that they won't be a problem for a long time. Though the other guilds with modern weaponry might become a problem soon, they'll surely investigate why Eldwood has not sent the signal... though..."

She squints her eyes, rubbing her sharp chin with her pale lanky hand. "Your Divine vision did say only they would be the ones who would start something... could it be about that Signal for the continental invasion? Hmph, the Gods of this world are smart and proactive so it seems."

She nods, bowing her head in front of the powerful players. "By that time they awaken, I shall have a great army that will take all of them on. For now, I must return to Breznick and report to the King. Watch over the other guilds and establish relationships with the Natives of this land. I'll keep helping the Association but you must make sure the underground society of Dark World VR, with all its modern technology, will not use it for selfish reasons. Eldwood had not sent the signal for the Men of the Woods to make their move. We've bought ourselves a few months to a year, I am sure of it."

Another one of the Great Mages, with a bit darker shade on his white hair, clicks his tongue. "Of course, kids controlling modern weaponry in a foreign fantasy world is not something we'd prefer to not deal with the mass panic occurring right now. A misunderstanding could easily occur when a massive army of skeletons controlling war machines were to roll over the open fields and plains."

He then raises a finger, saying straight down on Elizadeath's very soul. "But... The Mage's Association will still put itself in Absolute Neutrality alongside the Shine Guards. We will not move until we've been forced to do so. Many more are teleporting in as we speak, much is needed to be done to quell the masses before the Native Kingdoms react harshly to us."

"The God of this World had spoken to me, showed its face, and touched me. Eldwood was to come at this day and time. The wheel of fortune has started, the time is nigh for the world. An Age of Heroes and Demons are upon us, Mages Association, I hope you are all prepared for this."

"Ehehehehe, such an interesting thing our lives have become. A world where Gods truly and conclusively exist. This will make the Churches and the Kings of this land's rule as true and divine. I wonder... how will we carve ourselves out to this foreign land?" The Great Mage in his great white robe didn't show his face to the Sword Saint, merely speaking in a distance behind her. "In this world, our power, the wisdom and intelligence our avatars hold has become real, I am now far more mature than I could ever hope to be. I hope you made the right decision."

"Humu. But since you already know the dirtiest part of the community, most of all the Men of the Woods and I assume you know about the League of Modern Guilds. They are as machined as the tanks and planes they've built. Unless the Signal was sent by Eldwood to start their siege of the Dark Continent. They won't move. This should at least give them a chance to understand the world has changed. WE have changed."