Chapter 410 - Made Gods

"THIS-IS-NOT-A-TREE-BUT-CHOP-IT-FOR-FIREWOOD!" 

The familiar booming voice echoed as the dead body of the minotaur slammed against the chimera with a force strong enough to make it fly back like a snipped kite. 

HUH? 

Alinea whipped her head to face the direction of where the voice came from and a choke escaped her lips as she placed a hand against her mouth in shock. With her eyes wide, she stared at the familiar countenances beaming at her. 

"Y-You…" Tears blurred her vision, but the sight she'd seen would forever remain in her heart. 

"Midas, reporting to General Alinea," a paladin in silvery-white armor called out. 

"Horgall, reporting to her Highness Alinea," the huge Viking who just threw the minotaur earlier seconded the paladin in paying respect. 

"Rubic, reporting to our favorite girl, Alinea," a redhead young man who held a silver bow said with a grin. 

"Lucius has returned to report to the General Alinea," a long haired archer bowed respectfully but a grin was also on his face. 

Lastly…

"Sven is here again, reporting to our beloved General, Alinea," a very tall man with a gentle smile said, and it was the last straw. 

"YOU LOT!" Alinea threw herself at her old team— the very same team who perished in the Devil's Cavern with her. "You're all here! You're all here! You're back!" she gushed over and over again in between sobs as she hugged them. 

Her team returned her hugs but didn't linger. 

"General, I think we can continue our reunion later," Rubic said teasingly as he pointed at the still ongoing battle around them. 

Due to her surprise, the fighting surrounding her had faded into the background. Only now that she finally snapped back to reality that she could see and hear them again. 

Ah. Yeah… 

"ATTACK!"

"Yes, General, but you have to stay put. Your father already gave us instructions," Midas said respectfully as he and Horgall raised their respective weapons and targeted one of the generals. 

Alinea watched as Horgall threw is battleax which embedded itself on the chimera's back making it scream in pain. The soldiers dispersed around the two generals they were dealing with giving way to the newcomers. 

"That one's surely big," Lucius commented as he and Rubic set up arrows on the bows and positioned behind a stalagmite. 

"And we're ready!" Rubic crowed as he and Lucius started shooting at the remaining one of the chimera generals consecutively in great speed. 

Alinea noticed that the arrows and equipment that they were using were different. It was something she'd seen before but in the eyes of Alencica and not Alinea. Horgall's and Midas' weapons and armor as well were different.

Celestial bows and arrows. Celestial sword and halberd. 

Sven ran towards the fight and successfully plucked wounded soldiers and carried them away with the help of the soldiers and started to treat them. However, different from his previous healing prowess, he could now use a large scale healing. He even used a seal of his own; the injured people covered by the seal recovering in fast speed. 

Alinea was amazed by how strong they were. Judging from how they were dealing with the two general grade chimeras, they were basically as strong as Fredek. It was a far cry from their previous status. 

As the battle continued around her, Alinea touched the bejeweled bangle in her wrist as a soft smile formed on her lips. "Father, thank you…"

She was not sure before but it was very clear to her now. The reason why her friends were able to return was because of her father's blessing. By capturing their souls in the jewels, he was able to revive them. However, instead of simple revival, it seemed that her father had granted them celestial bodies. Her brothers were now deities. 

Made gods…

They were those who were not born as deities. By doing something very good in their lives as mortals, the King of heaven granted them an eternal life in the service of the King as made gods. This meant that when Alinea finally broke the curse, she could ascend to the heavens with her friends and family and live eternally. 

Warmth enveloped her heart, and a surge of inspiration filled her. She could do this. Blood, grunts, screams, and orders echoed in the cavern as the fight continued. But there was no longer that dreadful feeling in their stomach as the battle was now balanced.

Fire blazed around as the chimeras attacked. But Ivan was a flame caster. It was easy for him to counter. He had to give effort in this fight with a level S elemental, but he was a demigod that had more deity blood that mortal. This fight with the general grade chimera was not something that could threaten his life. 

As for Fredek who was still engaged with the other general grade chimera, he was ȧssisted by the soldiers and they were doing well. The third level S beast was being dealt with by Rubic, Lucius and the soldiers while the last one was taken good care of by Midas, Horgall and the soldiers as well. 

As early as that point, they could already see the outcome of the struggle. The four general grade chimeras screamed as they mindlessly attacked but was thwarted over and over again. Even if there were more elementals that arrived to attack along with them, the other soldiers were able to nullify them. 

Soon, Ivan killed the first general grade chimera with his flames. The elemental let out a piercing death cry before succumbing to the fire and dropped onto the ground with a loud thud. 

"Your Imperial Majesty, you can go ahead and bring the princess to where the Black God is. We'll take care of things here!"