Bright One | Empire of Blood and Swords Series

39. Ocean of Pink Waves

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-Ocean of Pink Waves-

QīngChéng was taken care of, thanks to the King of Jackens' help. Jimenez was shocked to find griffin blades in his lands and had a feeling his son was somehow behind this sudden aid. He asked Herman to confirm it, and his question was answered.

"Though my father doesn't fancy the idea of having another Land helping us, he would be grateful to know you care," Herman told us as we warped to another area. "Travis was much help today."

Seth snorted a reply, which only deepens my curiosity. That interaction between him and Travis, it showed so many untold words. A fight, probably. Or a silly argument at first, which resulted in a huge misunderstanding. Knowing Seth's temper, I'd say he started it.

The new village we warped in was done with its battle a long time ago. The scent of blood was faint, and there wasn't much screaming, which made me relax a little. My strength had recovered fully from that rest, though I'm aware my body is exhausted. But my soul wouldn't let the fatigue take over, keeping them at bay. I have an important job to do, a huge responsibility to play.

The lives of my people, my kin.

All around me I see splattered blood, a few limbs here and there. Hopefully, the host was a dahmati, or one of my father's cronies.

"The wounded are taken to the healing tents," Herman said, looking around for any 'leftovers'.

"What are the odds of a high-born turning into a dahmati?" I asked.

"Four, if you're over a hundred," Seth told me. A gentle smile appeared on his lips, "Don't worry. I won't let anything bite you, or touch you to be exact."

I grabbed his blood-soaked hands, giving it a relief squeeze. We checked the area, even confirmed it with the soldiers who patrolled.

"We checked, my prince, none was left. The bitten are taken into another tent, where they can choose if they want to amputate the bitten limbs."

Herman nodded. "What of the griffins?"

"They left once the area was cleared."

And after that, we went to other sites where the attacks were more serious. The cities or villages held under siege were released. What was left of the war-camps have been reduced to ashes and dust. The men were taken into prison, where their fates will be decided soon.

It is said that once the griffin soldiers arrived, the snake soldiers found their courage. I wouldn't blame them, the angels were here to help. After all, Ava suffered a great loss these few weeks, the men are restless and anxious. I could smell the fear when we first arrived. I wonder what Jimenez felt when he realized Ava was collapsing.

I just hope I didn't mess it up by lying about my identity.

We found Saoirse and Sapphire in one of the most beloved cities—ZhūHuā Lín. We observed from the side, since the area was almost cleared. And there didn't seem to be any creatures we could take down right now, all were occupied.

Saoirse and Sapphire's armors weren't showered with blood like everyone else's, only a few droplets splattered across their faces, but that was all. The twins fought back-to-back, their blades spared no mercy towards the enemies.