Chapter 111: Storming the gates

Edge and his group were in front of the gates of Shura. What awaited them there were the knights of the three kingdoms. The whole army of the Northern Kingdom alongside those from the other kingdoms came to greet Edge and his group.

'This reminds me of the raid I did on the demon lord's castle.' Edge couldn't help but smile that vicious smile of his as he looked at the armies before him.

"Surrender yourselves, traitors!" The commanding officer shouted at Edge and his companions.

Edge's smile grew even fiercer than before. 'I guess after meeting "them" my true personality came out.' Edge then screamed his arrogance at the army of thousands in front of them.

"I think it is you guys who should surrender! I do not wish to kill for no reason. We just want to talk to the king for a little bit, if you let us pass we will let you live. If you don't then... YOU WILL ALL DIE!"

The whole army seemed to show signs of anxiety and fear. This just proved that they were small fries, simple cannon fodder. Edge looked at them a bit disappointed.

Still, they did not retreat, even with Edge's intimidation. They stood steady and ready for battle, despite the obvious fear in their eyes. Seeing them do that Edge who felt disappointed was now actually impressed.

"WE ARE KNIGHTS OF THE THREE HUMAN KINGDOMS! WE HAVE SWORN OUR LOYALTY TO OUR KING! THIS IS OUR TIME! WE WILL PROVE OUR WORTH! FOR HIS MAJESTY!" The commander shouted at his soldiers.

A rain of arrows came falling down from the sky, a barrage of spells and bullets alongside flying swords were heading towards Edge's group. In the air, the soldiers from the Eastern Kingdom controlled their flying swords.

Terumi quickly went in front of the group with his towering shield at hand. He took a stance as his feet were buried deep into the ground. He focused a lot of his mana onto his shield, which then expanded it spreading it beyond the shield's range.

In front of Terumi, the image of a twenty-meter tall shield had materialized. It was a shield made out of condensed mana, it stood tall and powerful even in the face of the incoming bombardment. The shield was able to block all the incoming spells, arrows, bullets, and flying swords. The technique that Edge and Terumi created together, Moon Edge style [brilliant moon].

While Terumi was blocking the attacks, Edge started chanting. In his current level Edge's mana was something incredible to witness. Just chanting the spell words made some of the weaker soldiers fain in fear.

"Hear me unnamed spirits of nether. Grant me your power, and bless me with fear. Show the fools before me the terror of the dark.

The enemies that gather before me, have forgotten thy primal fear. The enemies before me have shown ignorance to thy grandeur.

Show me destruction, never-ending chaos, unassailable carnage!

Bring upon my enemies despair!

[Erebus]"

Two huge magic circles floated above Edge's head, after finishing his chant, a burst of darkness came out of the two magic circles.

It was like a shadow of death, everything it touched was devoured until nothing of that item or person was left. The magicians of the Northern Kingdom tried casting defensive shields but it did nothing.

This was one of the original spells Edge had created after learning from one of his past incarnations. He now had a good understanding of mana and the way it flows. Most of his incarnations were battle crazy, but they would do everything they can to improve themselves for the sake of battle, so some of them had researched mana to a great extent. After learning from these past incarnations, Edge was successful in creating this spell. It was his very own magic that didn't exist among the four elements.

The spell then hit the walls of Shura, and upon contact, it was blocked by a stronger barrier. After making a crack in the barrier Edge's spell dispersed. If it was a barrier that could block Edge's spell, then that would mean that guy must have been the one to create the barrier surrounding the whole of Shura. It couldn't be anyone else other than the strongest magician of humanity, Guillare Jester.

'That guy could probably match up to one or two of my past incarnations. Still, even with my magic being dispelled, I was still able to create a path toward the gates.'

Edge and his group started running toward the gates. When they arrived in front of the gate, Tsukiyomi took a bit of mana from Edge. After she felt the mana coursing through her body she touched the gate and dispelled the barrier surrounding it, after which she pushed the gates open.

When they were about to enter, Edge noticed that Sarah, Willa, and Terumi stood outside the gate.

"What are you doing? Let's go already!" Edge yelled at them.

Sarah shook her head and answered. "Sorry onii-chan, the three of us will stay here. If no one stays behind to stop the army from following us, we will be pincered by the enemy."

Edge looked at his little sister worried, noticing the anxiety in his heart Sarah smiled.

"Do not worry onii-chan, the three of us will be alright. Also, I can't let onii-chan protect me forever, it's my turn to protect you."

"Do not worry senpai, I and my brother will protect Sarah." The three Kohais looked at Edge with faces full of determination. Seeing the resolve in their eyes, Edge nodded his head.

With that, Edge and the others left the three kohais to their own battlefield.

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Sarah's POV:

Looking at my brother's back fading away, I steeled myself.

"Thanks, guys, for staying behind with me."

"No problem Sarah." Willa smiled at my side.

"We're friends aren't we?" Terumi smiled as well.

"Yeah, that's right we're the best of friends! Let's finish here, so we can return to onii-chan's side!" "YEAH!" The twins responded in sync.

The enemy army had already regained formation and was heading at us.

I grasped the hilt of my two swords, both of which were in their scabbards, Moon Edge style [crescent moon]. I quickly unsheathed my two swords and covered them with a large amount of mana. The two swords slashed throughout the battlefield and in a blink of an eye, several dozens of soldiers were cut in half.

"NONE OF YOU WILL HURT MY ONII-CHAN!"