Creation - The Path of a God

Chapter 4

Feeling the wind rush past her, Valessandria urged her horse to move faster. Valessandria couldn't believe that the Empire was making their move so quickly, considering the rapid approach of the next Overflow taking place in the next couple of years. The various powers needed to prepare to fight off the Overflow, which will take massive amounts of manpower and resources. To start a war, between the Kingdom and Empire, would be tantamount to suicide where no one ends up a winner. She remembered the last Overflow that occurred when she was a little girl. Just like any girl, Valessandria was playing with her dolls, pretending to live in a palace with her prince charming. The other children often made fun of her, telling her that she was ugly and what prince would ever want her. As the other kids were laughing at her, the sky turned scarlet as if the sky was bleeding. For the next couple of days, the villagers were all scrambling around, scaring her cause nobody was explaining what was happening. To this day, Valessandria still remembered the screams as monsters and demons ate villagers. They came, like a flood, invading the village and eating everyone. Suddenly, she was lifted up by her mother and taken to a hole that was created under the house. Looking up at her mother, as she was lowered down, Valessandria still recalls her mother's face as she said, "My beautiful little girl, mommy will always love you. Remember, to live a happy life and meet someone special. Mommy is sorry that she can't come with you, but she will always be watching over her special girl." The next thing she remembered is being draped in darkness and the screaming of her mother.

"Lady Knight!! We will be approaching Leafly village in a matter of minutes. With the forces we've gathered, many of them students at the academy, I don't know how much we'll be able to help, aside from assisting in the evacuation." William, her second in the disciplinary committee at the Academy.

Pulled out of her thoughts, she looked back at William and yelled, "We can at least buy the village precious time to escape from the forces sent by the Empire! Why do we receive such training and benefits, if not to lay down our lives for those unable to protect themselves! Now stop talking, unless you want to bite your tongue!"

William's expression looked grim, as he thought about the task ahead of them. All of the trainees understood the likelihood of them surviving this encounter, considering how there were barely two hundred of them.

Valessandria cursed at how cowardly and indecisive the upper nobility was. When everyone learned that the Empire was invading them with a massive force, the nobles immediately thought of how to protect themselves. Even after learning that the Empire was on a heading towards Leafly village, a decently sized village, none of the nobles thought about the protection of the commoners living there. When Valessandria of this invasion force, she tried to convince the Student Council President to send help to the village. The academy was meant to a neutral power within the Kingdom, a place where both commoners and nobles were allowed to learn as long as they had the ability. If compared to the size of the population in the capital, the academy would be about half the size. With all the departments that existed in this one location, they were able to be relatively self-sustaining. This practical experience allowed students to prepare themselves for working in the real world. Knights that trained at the academy were often some of the best knights in the kingdom, even being able to join the King's personal forces. Seeing that the Academy wasn't going to anything, Valessandria gathered as many knights as possible and dashed towards Leafly village. Regardless of how many enemy soldiers there were, she would not abandon Leafly.

Off in the distance, she could see a huge sea of flames in front of the village. Did the Empire already reach Leafly village and begun firing magic at it?! "Pick up the pace!! It looks like the Empire has reached the village. When we reach the village, instead of engaging enemy forces we will help the residents with evacuating. Remember, we are knights of the Academy!!" She yelled, trying to motivate those following her.