Elysia in Another World

Chapter 13 - The Rogue Slayer

"Lord Adaal, upon behalf of the King of Elysium, you are hereby ordered to stand down and return your forces to Olympus. Do this now and there will be no repercussions."

At the edge of Greater Elysium, Supreme Commander Seris Athas stood tall in front of a large army that the Governor of Olympus amassed. Behind her were several powerful elites ready to defend their domain.

The man was massive compared to everyone else. He stood at twice the height of the next person. His muscles were bulging through his clothes, and a massive sword decorated his back. "Stand aside, Lady Seris."

Seris shook her head. "Leave now. I will remain here to bar your path as long as is necessary. So long as you intend to enter Elysium with malicious intent, I will not step aside. I will also not harm you so long as you do not attack. We will only defend. Leave now."

Adaal gestured at the man standing next to him, a large man by his own right, but small compared to Adaal himself. The man lept forward and brought his enormous greatsword down upon Seris's head, but quickly found himself launched backward. Seris merely sidestepped the man's blade and landed a palm strike on his chest that placed him right in front of Adaal.

"Very well," Adaal said. He held his right-hand high for a moment before quickly bringing it down, silently commanding his forces to attack. Before they moved even half the distance between the two opposing sides, a silvery pink burst of mana dropped from the sky and hit the ground between them.

"Adaal, you will not gain that which you came for," said a silver-attired, pink-haired woman. She wore a combat fitted kimono. "Even if you raze Elysium to the ground and let not a single soul survive, you will not get what you want."

Adaal scoffed. The enormous man was not deterred. Instead, he raised his voice. "Forces of Olympus, continue forth. Bring me the heart." Then he narrowed his eyes at the pink-haired woman. "And bring me the Queen of Elysium. I can think of no better way to upset the useless king." He smirked.

Maya sighed and muttered to herself, "Of course. Why do the governors want to piss off Eli? Ugh." Maya shook her head and snapped her fingers. Casting several spells at once, she raised a multi-layered barrier to bar Adaal's forces. She raised her voice. "This is now a direct order from the Queen of Elysium. Leave my domain in peace. You may send an envoy to negotiate further. As of now, you are not welcome here."

Adaal's smirk grew as he gripped his sword. He pooled aether into it and jumped toward the barrier. With a massive crash, he shattered the barrier and led his forces forward with an unsightly battle cry and charged toward the pink-haired queen. The queen made no effort to retreat.

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"MAYA!" Kye lept from bed and instinctively reached for her sword, only to find herself in her bedroom, unarmed and covered in sweat, feeling short of breath.

Alethea, startled from the commotion, jumped up and ran over to her lover. "Shi-chan, what's wrong? Are you okay?"

Kye took a deep breath and leveled her nerves. "I... it was just a dream."

"What about?"

"The past. When Adaal attacked. He broke your barrier, then charged at you. That's when I woke up."

"Oh. I remember that. I don't think I've ever seen a man that large charging full boar at me since then."

"Heh. I bet he was surprised when you kicked him. You were so much faster than him, it wasn't even a contest."

"Hehe, yeah. I'm glad you have your memories back, love, but you've been dreaming about the past every night. I think we should talk about it."

Kye shook her head. "No, it's fine. It hasn't even been a month. If it continues, then let's try to figure it out."