Episode 76

Point A/ Hallerus Border Contaminations Zone.

"Do I really have to do this?…".

[Well..that's the quest thou….if you want the reward, then you have to do it…].

{ Optional Quest : Kill 10 000 Undeads

Perquisite: Melee Weapon only.

                :Must be Accomplished Alone.

Rewards: Oath of a Elder Dragon }

In Just a few minutes away the Napalm would be here, all of a sudden a quest prompt up in my view. Not that I really mind but, actually I wanted to show all these medieval people a little fireworks, now that this happen, I had no way of showing that, Also knowing me, I'm kinda curious what the reward is. Perhaps I should burst out my annoyance on all these undeads.

"Colleen..Cancel the airstrike…".

"Huh?…but sir…why?....wait sir…".(Major Colleen)

The moment I said so, I can feel like something is watching me, as if it was overseeing the whole area. Colleen who also had a very acute survival sense can also felt it. She immediately cancel he air strike and alert F.O.B on the situations.

"Have you seen a dragon Colleen?..".

for some reason,  the sudden sensations i felt just now is probably the dragon. i never really seen one up closed.

"No...…..Sir, why are you taking off your gun?..sir..wait!..". (Major Colleen)

"Tell everyone to stop fire….also whatever happen do not come down…..I'm so annoyed right now..".

Intentionally I showed my usual 'pissed' expression which immediately silent Colleen. She then order the whole troop to stop firing and watched as I casually jump down from the 15 meter wall to the ground below unharmed, after a phenomenal super hero landing, I ready my sword and get into my Iai Sword Style.

"Colleen what happened?!..". (Duke Merrica Murr)

Seeing All Aeternum Soldier stops shooting, Duke Merrica and Prince Sladin were bewildered. They were on the other end of the wall when Colleen ordered the stop, rushing to the middle the 2 men immediately asked her.

"Wait..where is..!!!!!!!!!!!!!…<HUK!>…". (Prince Sladin)

Out of no where, a large amount of killing Aura filled the area, it was so thick to the point where everyone was suddenly starts to faint, even the clouds on the sky that covers the whole area starts to blackens. Colleen and Every single Aeternum Soldier simultaneously put their right fist on their chest, it was as if they were all praying for something. Meanwhile Duke Merrica, Prince Sladin and the remaining of their knights felt as if their neck were wrangled by an invisible hand, some even fell to their knees, kneeling at they most frightening and majestic Aura that they have never felt before in their lives.

Down on the grond of the containmination wall, a single man was standing on his own before thousand of undeads swarming towards him. He slowly reach to his swords and entered a weird stance, his draw his swords but stops only after revealing only a small part of the blade. At that time everything seems to stops, everything was silence.

"Everything exist in it's place..Flowers on the field, cloud in the sky, the living in the world and the death in afterlife…..When one overstep it's place, the world will fall...Those before me are sinless, a victims of cruelty by their own misplaced trust...Though I'm were nothing but a man, But as a King of a Nation, the suffering of the people always wrought by heart...but, The death who brought upon catastrophe can't exist in the land of the living….O lost soul! Heed my words!!…I Kaiser of Aeternum, Emperor of the Old Empire!! From the Swing of my hands and the cut of my swords!! Shall Purify you soul!!!…".

<ZZZAAAAAASSSSSS!!!!!!..>.

As the sentence end, a bright light arc suddenly cuts through the waves of undeads decapitating hundreds of undeads before him, it doesn't stop there. He dive through the horde with ease, everything that stood on his path were cut down effortlessly, yet his movement was swift and beauiful, as if he was dancing. Each steps and each stroke of his movement displayed a figure of someone who is a master of a swords play.

Seeing a man who on the status of a royalty took upon himself to personally 'Cleanse' the Undeads below, was an admirable scene, never before in the history of Fantasma a royalty dare to stoop so low just to honor a lowly life of commoner. Everyone was touched by his sincerity, as they all heard what he said, all the soldiers who witness the scene followed the suits of Aeternum Soldier and put their hands on their chest, as a sign of respect to the man.

The onslaught continues for 1 hours, by then the only one who standing on the ground was one man. He who previously clean from any speck of dust, now covered with black bloods and soot, all around him lying a his feet was bodies of undeads. It was an epic scenery, slowly the dark sky starts to clear up as the sun light starts to shine through the crack of clouds like a pillar of heaven. It was a stunning scene, It looks like the door to heaven has opened for the poor souls to ascend. Some of the soldiers, interpreted the scene before them as such, even Duke Merrica and Prince Sladin for a brief moment thought the same.

"….Let us give a moment of silence to respect the departed souls….".

With a solemn tone, Mies then stabs his swords on the ground in front of him. With both hands on the pommel of his swords, he closed his eyes and stay standing in silence for a 20 seconds before turning his back to the endless bodies of undeads and slowly make his was to the Wall.

"ATTENTION!!…TO PRESIDENT!!…SALUTE!!..".(Major Colleen)

With tears on her eyes, she proudly saluting her president. Her and Aeternum Soldiers actions were followed by everyone on top of the wall. Rows of man and woman put their hands on their chest with a proud,admirations and respect as they looks towards the man that slowly walks up to the wall.

"Dear soldiers, comrades…I would like to offer my sincere gratitude to you all, for joining this haste punitive movements….thanks to you all, we managed to avoid disastrous catastrophe…to everyone who's here, and those who's helping from afar..you are a heroes!..you took a stance when other don't!!..for that, I respect you!!…With my authority!!..I announce, this undead horde exterminations Operations are concluded with our Victory!!…".

"YYYYYEEEEEEAAAAHHHHHH!!!…HHOORRAYY!!..".

All the soldiers on top of the wall from point A to C were celebrating to the glorious announcement, Thanks to the constant update on the radio broadcast the victorious news were also celebrated by everyone on the central continent.

"Great work with the clouds T.A.S..".

[Well we have a magical satellite on our side..it was easy to do….looks like your years of watching movies weren't really a waste..]. (T.A.S)

All the majestic scene were actually carefully devised on the spot (the part where the cloud clear up), thankfully it went well. When I was finished slaying the undeads I also received a notifications that I have completed the Optional Quest, overall it was quite a fun. I have a blast, releasing all my pent up stress and testing my limits, surprisingly it seems that the whole thing just managed to make me a little bit tired, looks like my endurance was quite high. The only problem was, I haven't received my rewards yet, but thinking of it, my reward system aren't the kind that just magically falls from the sky, it might appeared later, but I wondered how big is a dragon really are.

"Your Excellency Mr.President..It was an honor to fight along side you…on behalf of Hallerus Kingdom, I thank you…". (Duke Merrica)

"It's our victory..not just mine..well now that everything is back in order…I will host a celebrations ceremony in my kingdom in a few days…it would be great if both of you can attend the event..".

"It would be great, I will definetely attend the event..Your Excellency..". (Prince Sladin)

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The whole thing were wrapped up pretty easly, in the operations there's only 2 deaths, 175 injured and a whooping 2 millions undeads were slained. It was a historical event's, but also it has eleviated Aeternum reputations in the Central continent, the heroic tales in the front was quickly spreads, at the same time Church of Light Reputations has taken a toll, people starts to questions their teachings and further distancing themselves from the church itself. some nations already stop paying their tribute and even started to take actions to loosen the church power in their political court.