Alexander The Great Mage

Chapter 87 - Brutality

RIPPLE! RIPPLE!

Massive spatial fluctuations hit the skies above the Royal Palace of Rin-Turah and caused everyone out in the open to turn their heads in surprise.

RIPP!!! SHRIIIIKKKKK!!!!

An unimaginably powerful force defied the natural order of things, ripped space apart and tore a large gaping hole in the sky.

WHOOOSHHH!!!!!!

A horrifying suction force appeared from the hole and began to wildly suck in everything and anything within its vicinity.

"Take cover! Land! Land!!" Battalion Commander Justin bellowed. He immediately directed his Wyvern down towards the ground. All around him, his men did the same. They made it just in time.

Powerful gales began to blow from all directions towards the hole and sent the soldiers and Wyverns who hadn't managed to make a proper landing tumbling down roughly. For a moment, there was utter pandemonium.

? The entire city was a mess. The Royal Dragon Battalion and The Royal Phoenix Battalion had converged in the city and had the Royal Palace fully surrounded. Everyone was on lockdown and could not leave their homes unless for medical emergencies.

Above the Royal Palace was a massive undead monster surrounded by four ghastly specters of Wyvern Riders, all freshly raised from the dead. A bloodthirsty aura could be felt emanating from them as they glared at their former comrades hungrily. They were still in their uniforms and the fact that they used to be friends and brothers caused the entire Royal Dragon Battalion great angst.

This was the sight that greeted Alexander as he stepped out of the spatial tunnel he created, and he was chilled to the bone.

The Royal Dragon Battalion were unable to hold the Royal Palace, and it  had fallen into enemy hands.

"It's King Aloxandros!" A sharp eyed soldier screamed out.

"PROTECT THE KING!" Battalion Commander Justin roared out immediately.

GROAH!!!!!!!!!!!!! GROAHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Wyverns roared out in excitement as their riders spurred them recklessly on to take flight and reach King Aloxandros as soon as possible, before the enemy Scions could notice and attack him.

However, they were too far away. The massive undead monster and Wyvern riders gave a bloodthirsty scream and immediately shot out towards Alexander.

Alexander merely raised his arms towards the incoming enemies and clenched his fist.

BOOM!

A shockwave of magical energy erupted from him and quickly locked the massive undead monster and the four ghastly Wyvern Riders down. The monster which had given his soldiers so much trouble previously was instantly subdued.

His hands chopped down sideways and immediately, the monster and the Wyvern Riders were violently sent smashing down onto the ground, creating a massive crater.

His spatial prison was actually enough to keep them locked in and harmless. But he swept them to the ground anyway because he found them to be a terrible eyesore.

He scanned the Royal Palace with his senses and felt his stomach clench in anxiety.

Eight beings, each full of power, were gathered in the Royal Court. Though none were as powerful as the Golden Lich Emperor he had just subdued, they were not too far behind. And worryingly, there wasn't a single soul in that palace apart from the eight of them.

That, and also the fact that he could not sense Aleyria anywhere at all, made him extremely anxious.

"King Aloxandros!" Battalion Commander Justin saluted Alexander smartly when he finally reached Alexander. "Let us escort you down. It is extremely dangerous here!"

Alexander glanced at Battalion Commander Justin and the rest of the Royal Dragon Battalion which had arrayed themselves in a protective formation around him.

"Stand down, commander. I am more than capable of defending myself against these intruders. Evacuate the City, make for the City of Turah. If a battle is to erupt here, the entire city will be flattened within moments." Alexander instructed Battalion Commander Justin.

"I… Yes, Your Majesty. We've already started evacuating the city. I will make sure it is completed as soon as possible." Battalion Commander Justin saluted and signalled his men to retreat. He had felt his King's baleful aura and incredible strength rolling off his body like a titanic volcanic eruption. He knew instinctively that his King would be able to protect himself.

"When did he become so strong?" Battalion Commander Justin wondered. He quickly mobilized his battalion and began to coordinate with the City Guard as well as the Royal Phoenix Battalion to evacuate the City.

It was good that his King had become strong. It was very good indeed.

In the sky, Alexander glared at the Royal Palace. He had sent out his senses as far as he could multiple times, and he did not detect a single thing that could give him an indication of where Aleyria might be.

He had no choice but to take action and force the enemy's hand. He gritted his teeth in anger and released his Scion Lord aura to the full.

An invisible pressure fell upon the Royal Palace with great savagery, causing some older and weaker buildings to creak and collapse with great force.

BOOM! BOOMMM!!!

"Come out. Before I get in there and rip you all apart, limb by limb." Alexander whispered, his fury barely held in check.

Alexander's whisper echoed endlessly throughout the Royal Palace.

Come out... out... out... out...

Limb by limb… limb… limb…

*-*-*-*-*

"He's here. So… It truly is a Scion Lord.' The Lich King rasped with a tiny glint of excitement and fear in his red eyes. He turned to Caerose.

"You did well in finding out his weakness." He rasped.

"Thank you, My Liege." Caerose bowed formally.

"Prepare the girl. If everything goes badly, she will be our only ticket for escape." The Lich King commanded.

"As you command, My Liege." Caerose replied.

"Vladir, Ryker, and the rest, all of you are on defen-"

"C O M E! O U T!!!!!" Alexander ROARED out suddenly with boundless fury! The aura he released suddenly spiked in destructive power and a horrifying deluge of power containing every single kind of element Alexander had at his disposal swept out from him and smashed into the Royal Palace ruthlessly.

Alexander had finally snapped, his worry for Aleyria causing him to go mad.

BOOM!!!! BOOM!! BOOMM!!!

Immediately, the entire Royal Palace collapsed! The buildings were unable to resist Alexander's great power. Only the Testing Pillar stood proud and strong, completely undamaged by Alexander's great outburst.

Dark shields glowed around the Scions as they resisted Alexander's shockwave and the collapsing palace around them.

Within seconds, the grand Royal Palace of Rin-Turah which had stood proudly for countless decades was destroyed by her own King.

The Lich King rose up from the ruins of the Palace slowly, with the other seven Scions arrayed neatly behind him. Though they may squabble among themselves, they were not stupid enough to show a divided front to the enemy, especially one as powerful as the person currently glaring at them with such phenomenal fury.

"Scion Lord." The Lich King greeted Alexander formally.

"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!" A shrill scream sounded from one of the Scions of Perses, a woman named Shereen. However, within moments, her scream stopped abruptly.

CRACK! CRACK! SCHLEB! SCHLEB!

Loud sounds of bones breaking and getting crushed could be heard. A roughly spherical lump of flesh dripping blood hung eerily at the place where she was mere seconds ago.

"Release her." Alexander whispered. His eyes were red, and his killing intent filled the entire sky.

The remaining seven Scion Lords were stunned speechless by Alexander's brutality.

"Scion of Zegaro! You're a Scion of Zegaro! Why are you- AAGHHHH!!!!"

CRACK! CRACK! SCHLEB! SCHLEB!

Another spherical lump of flesh took the place of the Scion of Perses who had exclaimed in surprise.

"I am in no mood for conversation. Release. Her." Alexander said softly as he leveled his stony gaze at the Lich King while clenching his fist.

SPLATT!!!

The two spherical lumps of flesh exploded, leaving nothing behind.

The Lich King smiled his fearsome smile at Alexander. His eyes which had glowed a bright shade of red grew brighter still and the space before him suddenly solidified as he put in place a powerful space shield.

"Let him see her, and show him that he does not hold monopoly over brutality." The Lich King whispered.

Caerose immediately raised her right hand forward and with a whoosh! Aleyria appeared, her neck was clutched within Caerose's outstretched hand, and the rest of her body hung limply. She was unconscious. However, Alexander could still sense that she was still alive.

Thank goodness.

"Aleyria!" Alexander's eyes gleamed as hope returned to him. Whatever her condition, if she was still alive, there was yet hope.

However, before he could do anything, thick white shields shimmered into being around Caerose and Aleyria. The other Scions had moved to secure Caerose and their only ticket to survival.

"King Aloxandros. See this?" Caerose gripped Aleyria's right arm and lifted it up for Alexander to see. "I wonder what will happen if I squeeze it… hard?"

CRACK!!

"AHHHHHHH!!!!" Aleyria woke up and screamed in pain! Her eyes shot open and widened in shock and great pain.

"ALEYRIA!!!" Alexander roared. The air around him suddenly shimmered and turned a magnificent shade of golden.

"Do not make a single move, King Aloxandros, or the next thing to snap wouldn't be her other arm, but her neck." The Lich King whispered.