.The Shadow Knight.

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I was launched out of the other hole at neck breaking speed, going up several stories in the air with the help of no magic.

All the peoples eyes were glued to me as who can escape such a display?

"Die." Is all I muttered.

I crossed eyes with Kia to see her eyes going wide and just dive towards Sel as she probably heard me and guessed something about the following events.

The holes I previously made dissolved as I yanked one open between my hands and a cascade of fire burst out of them, painting the whole court in an orange glow and shoving me even further up as a lake of fire burst through every part that it could.

The fire soon died down as I had unleashed all of the orange fire I had stocked up in one huge blazing inferno, I closed the hole before the rest of the saved up sorts of fire could be used up too and started to drop.

I caught the outside of a window, looking up at the horrified men still on their wyverns in the sky, frozen in horror at my powers before Owen let fire rain down on them from above before flying off towards the battle field.... Which means.... Bad.

I dropped down, running past the few still contorting chard bodies, trust Owen Akito, you are needed here.

"They must be here for Layla." I said without much of a care as Kia got off of Sel after she tackled her into a dip in the ground to save her from the flames, her own clothes just slightly chard so I assume they are enchanted like mine.

"I figured as much, this attack is not long after you brought her back, they needed to act before the news of their deed reached to my mothers, the only way they had a chance." She said as we both helped a trembling Sel up.

"Right, did Elise leave any guards here? two of my shadows might be on the way but only if they finished evacuating the people."

"We are not near enough, all chose to follow her to the field, leaving the new trainees back, most already died anyway, we have little to no one, I was forced to hide princess Lilia and Layla in the dungeon and leave Wynna there to guard them with a sword" for Kia to trust Wynna with a weapon again and to guard two highly important people the situation must be desperate.

"Kia you take the front, Sel the back, I take both sides as with my holes I can switch in a moment, dived the guards you can find or anyone that can in those areas!"

'Be ready to face pain.'

"Akito wait!" But I was already gone when Sol called out.

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With a flick of my wrist another fell to my blade.

'All of them.... Weak.'

I nodded as I blocked a strike with the guard of my sword and slashed through the chest-plate and torso of a man.

There is a reason why even without all my lively wives I am a force to reckon with.

Spirits are such weird beings, acting on their own morals and wishes and yet some decide to offer us their magic, their strength, their lives, only because they trust in the strength and morals of a mortal.

I reeled my hand back and slammed my fist down into the soft earth with a battle cry, a shock-wave slammed through it, breaking the earth apart and throwing chunks and peoples into the air in a circle around me, the ground shook with after-shock as I stood straight again, standing in a hole several feet deep and large.

"You never anger the empress." I grinned at the soldiers that were shocked motionless for a second as their comrades fell out of the sky. "Now out of my way if you want to live!"

Those that seen my use a small portion of the strength I was granted by my guide split to form a road.

As fast as the battle started so did it end around me, the fear of the news paralyzing it seems, poor idiots, you don't make the cut against me.

I heard the rest fight but these people didn't, many listening to their friends to stay out of my way but some didn't.

I dodged by bending down, the sword catching the top of my helmet which made it ring on my head and I pulled my fist back again before punching.

'Teach these weaklings the strength of a god.'

I am no god nor are you dear guide, you might want to control me spirit of vengeance and anger but I am stronger then you, I've always been, I'll do things my way and only my way.

"Disgusting." I muttered emotionless at man gasping on my arm as my hand had burst through his back, the metal of the plating shredded to pieces instantly by the strength of the hit so it didn't hurt me.

I yanked my arm out and the man collapsed down, dead.

Men, always men, thinking they can control the world.... I'll teach them a lesson, just like I taught you one dear brother, no one, I mean no one, threatens my empire and gets away with it.

My dear family looked so distraught as I casually walked to over to them, waiting at the back of enemy lines, armored and yet never taking part in any battles, pathetic weaklings.

"I welcome you to this empire of mine." I said with mockery laced in my tone.

"Yo--" I sliced, the brother who tried to touch to me having only the time to gasp before his head rolled off his body, mother crying out in pain, something she'd never do for me.

"Do not act out Donoven." I warned him with a smile as anger was blazing on his face as it was turning red and my father paled in horror at how I killed another brother of mine with no remorse, they all had this coming for them when they chose to declare war by attacking my empire. "We wouldn't want you to join our dear brother so soon would we?"

"Elise, come to your senses."

"Father really? Still at this speech? Well--" I wiped my the blood off my sword on my gauntlet  before smiling at them fully instead of a small grin. "--This is your day or reckoning, this is the end. You overstepped and now I am cleaning up the mess you made. we know father, we all know, of the experiments, the blackmail, the mind-control, the scapegoats, the poisons, the lies.... We know about all and there is no way out of it."

Donoven finally lost it and rushed me with a cry of anger.

I lifted my leg and kicked the blade out of his hand, hmmm reminds me of what my little knight did to that jerk of a sword master, how time flies doesn't it?

If it wasn't for her, we'd have never gotten news of their meddling with creation.... I should give her a prize after this mess is cleaned up~.

I spun on myself and with the same leg I kicked him in the head, his body collapsing into the dirt, kicking up a soft cloud of dust.

"DONOVEN!!" I took a step back with my sword sheathed and hands behind my back as my mother ran to the body of her third son. "You monster!" She yelled at me as I looked at her with a cold face.

"You made me one, so now, carry the weight of that choice." I said.

"You will regret this." My father said.

"Make me dear father, send your greatest assassin after me, this so called Executioner." I said but when I did I knew once again I was outsmarted. "So that's why you did nothing." I said, he loved his sons more then he ever did my or Lilia and he just stood there, letting it happen.

"You take what's mine so I take what's yours."

I turned back to my castle after he said that.

Understanding what he meant.

"You are the real monsters here." I breathed out, glaring at them over my shoulder and running off towards the castle, the enemy screaming as I pulled my sword out and didn't wait for them to make me a path, hacking up the bodies as I left my parents behind.

I do not have time to deal with them.

I got to get back.

Now.