Legacy of the Betelgeuse

Chapter 222 - Episode 222: A Flattened Land And A Crater.

Krestan is acting weird and then he's falling down unconscious. Azrael immediately dives down so I can catch him before he falls to his demise and gets swallowed by his own spell. I grab his cape and I lift him up and put him down on top of Azrael's body in front of me, then Azrael flies as high as possible and flies through the clouds of flame. Thanks to Azrael's ability, we can pass the clouds of flame without a problem, but as soon as we are out from the clouds of flame, I see how massive that rock is from up here.

"Holy sh*t... I don't think there will be anything left when it hits the ground..."

I immediately message Diamond.

[You need to get the hell out of the city now!]

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[We are! Are you crazy using that kind of spell in the capital city?! Are you trying to destroy the Eluna Empire?! What were you thinking?!]

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[I had to because the subjects are too strong even for me. I can't kill them all if I didn't use this opportunity. I will take responsibility for this, don't worry.]

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[You crazy bastard...]

The clouds of flame are slowly disappearing and I think it's because Krestan doesn't maintain it since he's unconscious right now, and I can see the rock is going down and it gains more speed the closer the rock from hitting the ground. This happened back then as well when Becker and I tried to defeat him, and my legs were shaking and couldn't run away then I died when the rock hit the ground.

I look down and the subjects are running away for their lives, but I don't think they can run away from it because the radius is too big for if they're trying to leave the city on foot. The tip of the rock hit the ground and the impact creates a massive shockwave that immediately flattens the buildings and everything that stands, and even I who's up high in the sky get thrown from the shockwave.

After the massive shockwave, a pulse of flame and lightning follows up, burning and destroying anything that is left on the ground. I see the subjects are getting thrown, crushed, struck by lightning, and burned to death. I don't think anyone would survive this including myself, and if Krestan used this spell against Shazjae, I bet it's enough to make half of his body get destroyed.

Every inch of the rock hits the ground, the pulse of flame and lighting comes out and wipes everything on the ground. The rock is breaking the ground and I don't know how deep it will go down and at this point, I don't even want to think about it. I keep watching it without blinking my eyes because this could be the second and the last time I will be able to see this spell.

(At the same time in the Aarus Empire)

Kingstar is leading all the clans to fight the rebellion and there isn't a single city from the Aarus Empire that isn't having a civil war. A total of 5 big cities in the Aarus Empire's territory are fighting the Aristocrat's faction, and Kingstar received information that there are a few of them that are unbelievably strong and the players couldn't handle them, not just that, but also one-third of the army is starting to raise their banner to help the Aristocrat's faction.

Kingstar and all the players from the Aarus Empire's faction are overwhelmed by the rebellion and it's not going well for them and the royal family. Kingstar and Queenstar are sitting on the chair in the throne room where all the royal family is gathering and hiding, they both are the last defense if things get worse and it makes them both feel anxious.

Kingstar is stabbing his greatsword on the floor while resting his hands on the handle of his sword and tapping his foot on the ground nervously.

"This is not looking good..."

Queenstar is looking at him and putting her hand on his pauldron to comfort him.

"We are going to be fine. We outnumbered them even if one-third of the army joined the rebellion, so don't worry too much because everyone is doing their best."

Kingstar is shaking his head.

"But still, we never know what going to happen since we only know a little information related to the subject and we have no idea if one or few of the generals and commanders are part of the Eluna Empire's subjects, and not to mention what if Trevor failed and the Eluna Empire's forces are on their way here? We don't have the strength to fight against them, so we still need to be cautious."

Queenstar is looking at him with concerns while nodding with understanding, but then the ground is shaking pretty bad that it feels like a heavy earthquake. They both stand up and grab the pillar next to them, they both are looking at each other with confusion, and the earthquake isn't stopping. It starts to make them both panic and they run toward the window to see what's happening outside the palace, but they don't see any smoke or anything weird.

Kingstar is looking outside and searching where the earthquake coming from.

"What is happening?!"

Queenstar is asking the commanders that are spreading around the cities in the Aarus Empire, she then looks at Kingstar with confusion.

"It's not just happening in the capital city! It's happening everywhere!"

Kingstar is glaring at Queenstar with confusion.

"What?!"

(At the Alliance Kingdoms, The Maryoca Kingdom)

Ivonna and the others are in the front line and they're preparing themselves to defend the Maryoca Kingdom from the 5 Kingdoms. Ivonna is staring at the sky with her lance and shield in her hands, she then looks back at the armies from the Maryoca Kingdom that only have 20.000 soldiers, the Hebraum Kingdom with 60.000 soldiers, and the Eynhildr Kingdom with 80.000 soldiers. A total of 160.000 soldiers are gathering behind her.

Ivonna is standing on top of the wall while scratching the metal handle of her lance with his thumb, she's anxious and today is the day when the 5 Kingdoms are going to invade the Maryoca Kingdom. Francesca is approaching her with Emma, Chelsea, and Grisell.

Francesca is waving at her and nodding up.

"What are you doing up here on your own? Looking for some inspiration?"

Ivonna smiles and shakes her head.

"No, it's just I'm nervous. I never thought it would go like this and I thought we can do something to prevent a civil war, but then again, we can do nothing about it."

Francesca is laughing and then she sighs.

"You're thinking too much, what done is done and it's nobody's fault that the civil war is happening right now. There's no way we can stop the civil war if we barely have any information related to the subject. You know it and there's no reason for you to blame yourself for it, just let it flow and do our best, yeah? If the players look at you right now, I bet they will be nervous as well, so lift your chin up and lead us to victory as always, okay?"

Ivonna scoffs and nods with understanding, but then a heavy earthquake hits the Maryoca Kingdom and they're immediately holding each other. The five of them are looking at each other with confusion, Emma is looking down at the soldiers and they're all on their knees while grabbing the ground.

Ivonna looks around to find the source of the earthquake.

"Where is it coming from?!"

Everyone is shaking their heads, Grisell is hugging Francesca on the waist while closing her eyes.

"Oh no! Are we going to fight another Shazjae?! Please no!"

Ivonna shakes her head.

"No, if there's another Invasion, it wouldn't be this fast, and Trevor would have told us about it as a warning. There's no VoW or any warning so I think it's not an Invasion."

Emma is panicking while looking around.

"Then what is it?"

Ivonna is looking at the distance where the Eluna Empire is at.

"I don't know."

(In the Eluna Empire's Capital City)

Azrael lands on the ground and I get off of his back while staring at the aftereffect of the ultimate spell [Armageddon: Nail of Extinction]. The city is on fire with, no, it's more like a flattened land and a crate is on fire. I look around and there's nothing standing, the walls are gone, the buildings are gone, the Palace is gone, not a single living thing can be seen as far as my eyes can see.

I walk toward the crater and look down.

"Right, I forgot that it's going to explode as soon as the rock nailed the ground..."

The crater is so deep that if I jump down there, it will take at least 30 seconds to hit the bottom. I look back and look around me, and I think we just made the Eluna Empire's capital city disappear. I look at Krestan who's still unconscious on top of Azrael's body, I sigh and look up at the sky.

"Well, this is going to be a problem...."