Dominatrix System

Chapter 183: Battle for the Docks Part 1: Arriving

I leaped roof to roof, carrying the soft Kara in my arms as I moved. Her large innocent eyes looked up at me with a worshipful gaze as the clash of steel against bone sounded in the world around us. The burning city's flames slowly reignited as the war of undead clashed against the might of the Empire's military.

Moving, Kara tried to remain as still as possible with her hands holding her measly possessions. I heard the sound of steel against bone get louder, and I was coming into the range of the docks. That was when I started to notice a little in the distance men covered in armor on the rooftops—some with bows and various weapons shooting down into the streets.

I paused and looked from a distance as men clashed against the dead from a bad angle—the men and women of the military clashing against the dead and many standing together. I frowned as I realized that this was a standing army of this world. I was from the Kingdom of Arlin, which called to arms in a different style. They brought forth both the individual and the group when it came to war. Against the beasts, that turned the war into a quagmire but against the beasts, it worked much better.

The Empire seemed to work together, facing the dead that was coming at them in a mass. This, in practice, would work better, not on the terrain that the Kingdom of Arlin was fighting on. The Empire's tactics should rule as a dominant force in this world or continent, and that's what it was doing. Only the Demon Lands boasted more or around the same as the Empire.

Steel swords and mana swirled in the first use of military mana usage I had ever seen in this world. My angle sucked, and I could see that someone was also casting spells like a wizard against the dead. Then I remembered that the docks were my territory for the night, and the Necromancers here clashing against the military meant that we were losing ground if they won.

I looked down into my arms and saw Kara's innocent eyes looking at me. I was tempted to abandon her here temporarily so I could turn the tide of the battle for a short time to buy more time. My eyes narrowed, and I saw green orbs of mana shoot and hit steel, making men scream before I shook my head.

Putting Kara on the ship and preparing the backlines before I did more was the best solution. The boats would be ready, and there would be fighting to do, and I could do it with my whips instead of hamstrung with only my knife. I leaped past and felt my spine straighten as I felt new colder fiercer eyes watching me now as I ran towards the docks.

Putting energy into my movements, I was quickly crossing a defense line where a bunch of more weary weaker people saw me cross. They knew I was a part of them according to their leader's orders. I crossed the barrier, quickly leaped back to the streets, and started to run to the ship we were going to debark on.

The clash continued as I reached the boats, and I saw Freya watching out in the crow's nest, looking towards the fighting. Finally arriving, I used my energy and leaped onto the boat and put Kara down lightly on her feet. "Kara," I said, my voice soft as men worked around us preparing. "Go get yourself situated and find a place in the main cabin where I will stay. I have other things to look into." I told her bluntly, and she nodded.

Kara looked lost, and I leaped onto the rope climbing to the crow's nest at the top. Seconds later, I was sitting on the edge looking down and noticed the fight to the south a little. "How are the preparations?" I asked.

"Mistress," Freya replied quickly, "The ships are almost ready to move with the sun. Things are moving faster than intended, and the Military attacked the docks sooner than thought. The Necromancers have held the line but are losing at an increasing pace to the Military, it seems here. Although we have spread our forces a little in case they try to flank us, which they haven't done as of yet," Freya said.