It had been three months since the first confrontation against monsters, since then the clashes have been multiplied and had them showed more and more strategy in their way of attacking. There were even nocturnal attacks on the part of the monsters, which had prompted the army to adapt to the threat represented by the monsters.
And today was still another day of fighting against the monsters and Commander Marc Anderson displayed these capacities in combat, he was equipped with a long sword and a shield and these skills were impressive especially thanks to his exceptional skill to handle the sound, which he combined perfectly with his fencing. The rumor said that thanks to his Sonique sword, commander Marc Anderson had cut a mountain in two, it was clear that the rumor was true, thanks to his technique he had a perfect attack and defense and the monsters could not resist these assaults.
Harsh was impressed by him and especially by his mastery because he did not come from a noble family, but everyone respected him. And for his part Harsh faced a horde of monster who continued to Afluer, he was quickly adapted from the first day and he had improved his technique and used his body in the best possible way to maximize the power of his attacks.
The evening arrived and the battlefield found its calm, and the monsters that had attacked had been exterminating, then on the order of the commander everyone returned to the camp.
After finishing cleaning Harsh taken place near his tent and one of his camp aid was doing the evening meal. As soon as he was finished, he served Harsh who began to eat, some mage knights passed in front of him and greeted him. Their behavior towards him had radically changed, he had gone from without magic to the Savior of a division commander. As soon as he finishes eating Harsh went to rest.
Then one of his guards came to wake him up. "Young master, Commander Marc Anderson sent someone to get you."
"Ah well and I who thought I was going to rest longer." Said Harsh, then he got up and got out of his tent, someone was waiting for him, he said. "What does the commander want?"
"I don't know, he just asked me to lead you to him." Replied the knight Mage.
"OK in this case don't waste time and leave." Said Harsh and the two men set out to the command center.
Once at the Harsh command center entered the tent which served as the basis of operation, then he made his presence known.
"Commander Marc Anderson here I am." Said Harsh.
Inside there were some division commanders who discussed the next attack with Commander Marc Anderson.
"Ah you here are Harsh, if I called you here it is to tell you about our next attack. Our scouts have noticed that a large army of monsters were preparing, bigger than those of last months, which means that it is the last assault that the monsters prepares." Said the commander.
Then one of the division commander said. "But sir why inform our plan to a new one, there will be no improvement there and may leak it." Although thanks to his Harsh achievements had been able to improve his image, for some it was only due to luck, so he considered a mage knight especially because of his lack of mana.
The commander severely looked at the one who had just spoken, then said. "Division commander, the operations manager here is me, so it is me to decide who participates in operations and who does not participate, and Harsh has shown courage and that is what allowed him to be here." The commander's tone was severe.
"Sorry sir." Says the onewho had spoken previously.
"Continuing our meeting." Said the commander.
Then he signaled that he is given a card, as soon as he received it, he opened it and began to speak by showing a point on the map. "To the north of our position there is a passage, and this passage leads behind the current position of the monsters. Although it is not tall we will use it to send a detachment, which will attack the monsters from behind while another group will attack them head on, in order to take them between two fire."
"If I have called you here it is to tell you that your exploits have come to me, and that is why I decided that you will integrate the detachment of the North passage. So go prepare yourself as well as your men, because during the next confrontation which will be held in three days, we will end all this."
"It is understood my commander." Replied Harsh, then he headed for his tent to share the situation with the four mage knights who and were with him, because on the seven Magi knights who had accompanied him, three were dead.
Three days later, the group which was to constitute the special detachment was brought together and they were more than three miles, all including Harsh awaited impatiently the last directives of Commander Marc Anderson who was in front of them.
"Today is a decisive day, because we are going to end all this, we will make these monsters understand why, we are called the Southern Monsters Extermination Company." Rumait Commander Marc Anderson in a loud voice, then after that the members of the special detachment set out to the north passage to the end of taking the monsters with reverse.
After a few hours of walking the group which constituted the special detachment arrived near the passage identified by Commander Marc Anderson.
But Harsh felt a feeling of discomfort for some time and this feeling had only increased once arrived near the passage. His instinct told him that an imminent crisis, he could trust his instinct because his sense of danger had always been sharp, this could be considered a side effect of his lack of mana and his experience on the battlefield for the past three months had only reinforced his instinct.
Harsh motioned for his four mage knights who accompanied him and said. "Stay on your guard because I have a bad feeling."
"Okay young master." Replied one of the mage knights.
The group then rushed into the passage between two mountains. The more they advanced, the closer the path became and after continuing their way, the group arrived in an open area, just at this precise moment, a horde of monster had just appeared. The tension rose suddenly, because no one expected the current situation. Then one of the commanders shouted. "Put yourself in the combat position." And even before the group put itself in position, a cloud of arrows fell on them. The most lively protect themselves thanks to their shields and some mages were able to launched shields but that was not enough because some of them fell on the blow of the arrows of the monsters which were placed on the mountain sides.
The situation was serious because, given the narrowness of the path they had taken, they could not turn back because it would turn into a deadly trap, and on the other hand even if it was possible, they had a mission to carry out. What still made this situation much more dangerous was the presence of the Orcs and they were very numerous and among them were even high orcs we could recognize them thanks to red and blue spots on their bodies similar to painting. And some of them had forWolves frame with steel hooks.
After the rain of arrows, the Orcs charged some on wolves of steel others on foot as the group was not completely organized, a carnage ensued.
"Young master, put yourself in the abr ..." Before he could even finish his sentence, one of Harsh's guards was beheaded by an Orc, and the latter attacked Harsh. But just at that moment Harsh was paralyzed by the violence and the brutality that the Orc gave in front of him, his senses were completely overwhelmed by that, he could clearly feel the thirst for blood of his adversary. While the Orc approached him another of his guards threw himself on him to protect Harsh. Just at that moment Harsh turned quickly and took out his weapons and contrasts the attack on another Orc, but the power suddenly was so great that Harsh was projecting violently into a rock. He could thank his exceptional physique for being still alive, but from where he was he could see the massacre which was happening of the mage knights were shredded by wolves with steel hooks of others were massacred by orcs and the orc shamans launched spells which weakened them even more.
Harsh was shocked by the scene that took place before his eyes. "How ... How did they know ..." For him, it had no meaning, regardless of the intelligence of monsters like orcs they were completely impossible for them to anticipate their attack, but the unthinkable took place right in front of him.
And there on this battlefield where earlier on this field of massacre, someone who should not be there was present and it was none other than Félix and what was even more disturbing was that he participated in the massacre alongside the monsters. Then after killing three other mages, he approached Harsh with a big smile and clothes stained with blood then he put himself at his level and said.
"Tsk Tsk what a disappointment on the part of a Silva. But hey his suits us."
"What do you mean by that?" Said Harsh.
"When I learned that the Silva family was going to send one of their to participate I panicked, I expected the presence of Prince Lumière or at least that of the star of destruction. But here they have sent a mana without you I think he wanted to get rid of you, to see you you don't look like other members of the Silva family." Said Félix.
As soon as he listened to these words Harsh frowned, Félix noticing that smiled and then said. "Did I touch a sensitive point!?" Harsh was physically different from his brothers and sisters because instead of having blond hair like them, he had red hair in battle that happened to him below the neck and he had blue eyes like his brothers and sisters. His hair color he held him from his deceased mother some time after birth and this hair color had for him a source of mockery, even even contempt on the part of some of his brothers.
Félix grabbed him by the hair and dragged him where there were other bodies and threw him.
"Why are you doing this?" Harsh said hardly
"Because I want it." Félix replied.
"However, we were friends." Said Harsh
To these words Félix reacted suddenly and struck Harsh violently and said. "We have never been friends without mana."
Harsh answered everything that had happened so far, to the relationship he had built with Félix and said. "So all of this was just a lie?"
"No it was not a lie, it was a game, I wanted to see your face when I finished playing with you Batard without magic." Félix replied, then he exploded with laughing.
A torrent of emotions won in Harsh this hair covered his eyes, then a feeling of rage began to be born in him and feeling that he had never felt before, or rather that hehad repressed, this feeling only growed again and again, in him he felt like a heat that circulated in all his body.
Like a disadvantaged doll he got up as best he could, his head leaning towards the ground and just after a heavy silence settled throughout the area, and that was not due to the end of hostilities, this feeling all the living beings who were on this battlefield knew it and the one who gave off such a feeling was the most insignificant being of the battlefield and that disturbed Félix. They had the impression that even breathing was laborious and immense pressure was felt on them, and they had the impression that the one who was going to move the first was going to die, which reinforced the feeling of discomfort he felt, then just at that moment they realized that the feeling he felt was none other than fear, which disturbed them even more.
At that moment no one knew what was going to happen in this place where only one man faced a horde of monster.