The White Wolf

Chapter 8 - Invasion

"Vice-Captain (Y/N)!" You heard David's unusually serious shout.

Your head shot the direction of the shout faster than you comprehend, Zenon's mirroring your own. He usually referred to you as 'kiddo,' much to your displeasure. Zenon took to his feet slowly, unsure. David appeared in the doors, panting slightly. "Vice-Captain (Y/N)! There's trouble, sir!" David told you. Your whole face seemed to harden, "what's going on?" You were already walking towards him. "It's the Diamond Kingdom, sir! I saw them approaching from the far West of the wall! There's a lot of them!"

Your eyes widened a fraction before you ran out the door, Zenon followed closely behind you. "Gather all of us! We stop them at the wall! They are not to enter the town and wreak havoc among the citizens!" You ordered. "Right!" David and Zenon nodded, separating from you. You headed for the wall you patrolled. The halls were already empty. 'Damn it! Diamond hasn't attacked in months! Why now? No one could have patrolled in Diamond without us knowing, so why are they attacking now? When there aren't enough of us?!'

You pushed open the door at the top of the steps, rushing over to the edge of the wall. Sure enough, there were over a hundred mages heading for the town. "Damn it..." You mumbled under your breath angrily. There had to be at least a hundred and fifty, if not more. Realistically, most of them couldn't be stronger than an Intermediate Magic Knight First Class. But the three shinning generals behind them, they were going to be stronger.

"Vice-Captain!" You turned your head to see Zenon and David, with everyone else running behind them. "There has to be at least a hundred of the bastards, if not more." You stated, "we need to move quickly. They'll be within firing range in under five minutes. If they reach the town, we're screwed. There aren't enough of us to keep every citizen safe. We need to stop them before the cross the wall." "Right" all but one of them nodded in agreement.

"Who put you in charge? We're the same rank" Yuno snapped. "Do you really want to do this now?!" You snapped back at him. "You can't just take charge because-" "Vice-Captain, I believe (Y/N) has the upper hand here. He has a lot more strategic battle experience then any of us." David backed you. "David..." Yuno looked to his squad member out the corner of his eye. "I've been working on the damn battlefield since I was fourteen. And I've seen what death and destruction causes long before that!" You were becoming aggressive towards the Golden Dawn's Vice-Captain. Nacht's eyes widened at your statement, 'I wish you hadn't been there that night.'

"Enough!" Zenon stepped between you and Yuno once again, "I've seen him fight. He's the best chance any of us have to protect anyone and everyone! The best chance we have to make it through this alive!" Zenon sated. You looked to Zenon, giving him a nod of acknowledgement. Yuno growled and tutted before giving in. "What do you need us to do?" Asta inquired, looking at you.

"Asta, Liebe, Klaus, Mimosa; you need to evacuate the citizens! Start from the houses closest to the walls, get them out of here!" "Right!" The three saluted before running off. "Nacht, David; you take the far side along this wall. Yuno, Zenon, you take midway. As soon as they're in firing range, you take the damn shot! Both pairs of you have offensive and defensive spells. Protect each other and take Diamond down." "What about you, sir?" Zenon's brows furrowed as he looked at you. "I'll man this part of the wall." "Yeah, cause you're so strong" Yuno scoffed. "Go!" You ordered. The four ran off to their defensive positions.

The Diamond mages were about thirty seconds away from being within range. Your grimoire opened beside you, glowing a bright yet pale shade. A constellation of stars began to form in front of you. 'Don't hesitate. Take the shot.' You clenched your fists, 'Night Magic; Cepheus Beam.' A large, thick, beam shot from within the constellation in front of you. The attack hit a group of mages at the front. When the beam dispersed, you watched the mages plummeted to the ground.