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Slowly, the sun lowers itself, creating beautiful colors in the sky, yet I didn't have time to appreciate it. I'm helping the wounded people into the warehouse. The soldiers rounds up the remaining villagers into the warehouse as well. I go around, making sure everything and everyone is okay. Some people are comforting their family members, while others can only sit there alone and wonder what would happen next in despair.
"Lady Micah, are we going to die?" Sheri asks, holding my hands in hers. I could see her eyes,showing me her fear. Is she afraid of dying or the possibility of becoming a slave? I have no idea, but I will try my best to soothe her worries with careful words.
"No, because I deicide to protect this village." I declare, giving her a small smile. She gives a small smile in return. Finally, she squeezes my hands and lets go, going back to her mute aunt. I grip my staff tight, highly upset that these knights has the balls to show up here again. 'How dare they' I thought angrily, walking back to AInz and Gazef. 'They are going experience hell over and over again' I promise myself, planning what to do with them after I capture all of one is going to be spare from my wrath.
I carefully examine this group of soldiers that are supposedly this kingdom's knights. Gazef looks like a capable fighter while his friends are…...meh in my standard. I peek outside to see in the distance figures surrounding us. I see a figure with yellow wings. I narrow my eyes on them. Are they flame archangels?! How can those monsters be here? I have so many questions now. I can only hope that I can atleast get a decent group back to Nazarick for Demiurge to interrogate.
"What should we do?" I said, walking up to AInz and Gazef. I stand near Ainz, hoping to practice more of my magic.
"It seems that they have surrounded the village in equally spaced interval," Gazef replies, looking at them through the window. There is a lot of harsh whispers from the villagers, and muffle crying from mostly the children. Unfortunately, moving the villagers as a group will get them killed faster.
"Who are they?" Ainz asks. Without missing a beat, Gazef answers him.
"Only the Slane Theocracy could send this many magic casters out at once. And they're part of a special ops unit directly under the Head Priest. It must be one of the six scriptures…"
"They, the ones that attacked earlier….," I mutter, making note how many angels I can see. So far I can only see at least six of them. It takes a lot of magic to summon those types of angels.
"They were dressed as soldiers of the Empire but it looks like they are actually from the Slane Theocracy." Gazef states, looking at AInz. He doesn't even look my way.
"As I thought…... Does this village have any value?" Ainz mumbles out loud enough for us to hear. It is completely obvious whats going on? I slightly feel bad for the leader of this country and Gazef. I mean I would go for an assassination rather than sending a group of people to deal with one person.
"Sir Gown, if you have no idea why they are attacking…then there is only one reason why they would attack this village." Gazef said, staring at Ainz. I look between them, my eyes go back and forth. I wonder what's going on here. Did I miss something? Ainz shifts his body a bit.
"You have many enemies,Head Warrior," Ainz said, giving him pity. I won't give him pity. I'm actually really impress by this. If an entire country sends their special ops unit to kill this man, then is it not worth to invest in him and try to help him out? I want to know what makes him so special.
"...hahaha...To think that even the Slane Theocracy is after me." Gazef states, looking outside. I narrow my eyes again. What does he mean by "even the Slane Theocracy"? Does this mean there is another group wanting Gazef's death? I smirk a bit, hiding my face. The more he talks, the more I want to learn everything about him. Not only does he have an entire country after him, but some other group as well within. Now, I am curious. He turns to AInz, then to me. I look up, giving him my attention.
"Sir Ainz, and Lady Micah," he said, staring at us. AInz tilts his head.
"I would like to hire you if possible. I will be sure to reward you as you wish," he pleads with us. I bite my lip, preventing me from answering. I need to act like Ainz's student and I can't just boss him around in public. Yet the idea of the reward excites me. With his status, he might have the riches or the connections I need at the moment. I need to generate some type of income for the tomb. We can't depend on the gold we have now.
"We decline,"Ainz said, without hesitation. I almost snap my head at his direction. The hell! I give him a side glare.
"And if I invoked royal law and forcefully drafted you too?" he threatens, looking at us. I hear soldiers behind us, unsheathing their soldiers. I growl under my breath. Does he really think he can force us? Me?! He better stand down, before I make him and his little soldiers to serve me for all eternity.
"I would put up a little bit of resistance," I said harshly, staring him down. How dare he?! Yet, Gazef slightly smiles and raises his hand to command his soldiers to sheath their blades. My cheeks warms up at this smile. God, he is so handsome.
"I see. Then please take care, Sir Gown and Lady Micah. Thank you again for saving this village," Gazef, walking towards us. He grabs AIn's hand to shake until he puts his own hand on top of Ainz.
"I am truly grateful. I know this is a selfish request but please protect them once more. I have nothing to give you at this moment but I beg you….. I beg.." He humbly asks, about to go down to his knees, yet Ainz stops him,laying his hand on Gazef's shoulders. I truly want to see him on his knees, that would have been a wonderful sight to see.
"There is no need for you to go that far. I understand. I will be sure to protect the village. I will put my name, Ainz Ooal Gown, on the line," Ainz states. I tsked.
"Don't exclude me. I'm a powerful magic caster too," I grumble, almost pouting. Gazef chuckles and stands up. He smiles at me.
"Then I will have nothing to worry about," He said, his eyes gleamed with happiness. I am over the damn moon that I made him smile like that.
"I will just focus on the enemy in front of me," he said, looking out of the window. I am tempted to have the Sky Patrol take them out, but I have no idea how powerful these types of magic casters are. I cannot risk my own warriors' lives. I'm so sorry, Gazef.
"Then please take this," Ainz said, giving him a wood carving. I look at Ainz, thinking the same thing. Let us use Gazef to gauge how powerful these magic casters are.
"A gift from one such as you? I will accept it gratefully," he said, grabbing it.
"Goodbye," he declares. I really didn't want to use people like this but it's necessary. Ainz and I walk him outside to his horse, before he left I speak to him.
"I wish you all luck in the battlefield," I said, hoping he hears my soft voice. He turns around and smirks.
"If it's to protect a lady like you, I would go to the battlefield one thousand times more," Gazef said, before leaving. The entire group of soldiers gallops away. It takes me a while to compose myself, feeling my cheeks burn. He is so smooth.
"Seems he is taken a liken to you," Ainz said, after a while. He observes the battlefield from the token he gave to Gazef. He could hear what is being said in the battlefield. Albedo stays silent.
"I don't think so. He seems interesting,but highly doubt he does," I said, hearing the exchanges between Gazef and an unknown person, probably the leader of this group from the wood carving Ainz gave him.
"I'm going to prepare the warehouse for these soldiers. No doubt when you switch with him, they are going to be injure as hell," I said, sighing at the end. It means multiple healing spells and items. Thank god I didn't use all of them with the villagers. I left, leaving Albedo with her love of her life. I see the head chief come out from the warehouse.
"Lady Micah, why is the head warrior leaving?" he asks me. I decide to tell them the truth.
"Their aim is the head warrior," I state, seeing the fear in his eyes. Humans get to scared way to quickly.
"Th-then should we stay like this?" head chief asks me. It is difficult to concentrate to listen to the conversation that Gazef and this unknown leader, giving out orders, and trying to figure out what to do with these people. Thank god Ainz came to my rescue.
"We should escape when all the enemies soldiers are focusing his group. He is creating the opening as we speak," Ainz said, walking towards us. The head chief smiles. All of us, walk back inside when something happen. It seems the battle turn for the worst for Gazef. Internally, I growl at this person when they threaten to kill everyone in the village.
'Lady Micah, the enemies have summon more angels and are attacking one solo human male' Sky Patrol reports to me. Ainz and I look at each other,knowing what to do. We are standing in the middle of the warehouse. I step forward. I take a deep breath.
"Chief!" I yell, gaining the attention of everyone.
"Change of plans. Ainz is going to take care of these intruders! I need everyone to give him space," I command the room.
"Ancient Art: Fort Emerald," I chant, a green forcefield covers the warehouse. Some people looks outside from the windows, in awe of what I just did. It seems they give him room for reason unknown to them. I know that he is going to switch with the soldiers. I made sure it was enough space ,especially behind him. Ainz looks at the chief.
"Please help the soldiers," he commands, switching with Gazef and his soldiers. The soldiers appears,wounded and bleeding. I groan in the inside. This is going to take more focus, and magic!UGHHHHH! Gazef stands in the middle, bleeding, with his sword at the ready. He looks around, confused.
"T-This is? This is the village," he mutters weakly, dropping his sword. He looks around, seeing every soldier he has. The chief walks up to him.
"Lady Micah made a magic barrier around here," the chief said. I was about to say something,but someone tugs on my shirt. It was Sheri.
"What should we do with the soldiers? We don't have enough medical supplies for all of them," she said, worrying about them. I smile and wink at her.
"I'm going to show you some healing magic like you never you seen before. I need help to separate the soldiers though," I said, looking how they are group together. I look up to see Gazef swaying on his feet. He starts to fall backwards. I rush to catch him before he falls, but with how much he weighs and his armor we both fall on the floor. I can feel his blood leaking on me. He slightly starts to crush me with how much he weighs. 'I need to act fast' I thought,struggling to get him off of me. Sheri and the chief helps me with him, lifting him just enough for me to escape from under him. My blue dress has his blood on me.
"I need every soldier on the floor and separate from each other now!" I said, standing up. I grab my staff, as some of the villagers start to organize the soldiers so they are not in a pile. I see them trying to clean them up.
"Move out of the way!" I said. The staff seems to glow a light yellow. I stand in the middle of the circle, next to Gazef's body. I see his eyes, slowly blinking then closing them.
"Circle of Healing," I start to chant. My staff's jewels start to glow brighter in a soft yellow. A bright magic circle appears under all of us. Slowly healing dust come from and slowly start to float. I close my eyes to concentrate on my next spells, feeling the magic in my body pour into the staff and into the earth and air. I need to pull out all area healing spells I know that will help.
"LifeBloom! Serenity of Mana! Aloe Vera Mara!" I shout out spells. Lifebloom is a spell that helps the soldiers and people gain some missing health. Slowly their wounds start to mend themselves even the villagers have the same treatment. I can feel the magic is draining from me. Serenity of Mana is an earth spell. Flowers start to grow through the cracks of the floor. Once they bloom, they release a pollen-filled mana, covering everyone with some of it. Aloe Vera is another earth spell, the circle becoming more brighter than before helping me replenish more mana. Everyone is smiling, enjoying my show. Nemu starts to dance with her sister. The children starts to smile for the first time after what they went through.
"Gift of Naasru!" I call out. I struggle as the circle turn into a blood red. People start to worry, but before they can blink, the circle shrinks until I am the only one in it. This spell start to drain some of my health. My knees start to shake, but I use my staff to stand. As quickly it starts to drain me, it starts to expand giving some of my health to the ones that need it. The circle disappears. I can feel a layer of sweat on me. I swallow some spit, wanting a cup of water. 'God that took a lot of magic from me' I thought. I really need to practice my spells.
"Sheri!" I yell for her. I hear her come to me. I look up to her, and smile. The look on her face is funny.
"Make sure everyone gets some rest. No repairing the village today, just make sure these guys are taken care of," I said, going through my satchel. I know I put it in here.
"Of course. Are you going somewhere?" she questions me. I see some of the people decide to check the soldiers out. I chuckle a bit, finding my mana potion. I drink the purple potion, coughing a bit. It takes disgusting, like drinking orange juice right after brushing my teeth.
"I'll be right back," I said, teleporting myself. I teleport myself above the battlefield. I take off the choker and let my wings out. The Sky Patrol flies towards me, circling me until they sit on the clouds, watching the battlefield. It seems Ainz is having fun.
"Lady Micah, are you hurt?" one of the harpies asks. I look at her, not believing that I created everyone on my floor, especially our Sky Patrol. She is one of the elite fliers that I made. She is very small and petite, with blue feathers. I model her bird features from a blue jay. Her feathers are blue,black and white, and her blue hair is in a mohawk. I think I call her Nadra.
"No. I am fine,just a bit drain from using too much magic at once." I state, trying to concentrate on the battlefield. It seems the enemy summons a Dominion Authority Angel. I tsked. This enemy is so weak. I mean come on. Is this what Slane Theocracy has to offer?!
"Once Ainz destroys this angel, all agents of Nazarick must be ready to capture fleeing enemies. Let no one escape!" I said, commanding all units in the surrounding areas. The summon angel attacks Ainz with a holy smite. He doesn't move nor want to dodge the attack. He takes damage, because right after the attack, I can feel Albedo's shockwave from her scream from up here.! All the harpies gather behind me, feeling Albedo's rage. I really wish this can hurry up. I see that Ainz uses the spell Blackhole, completely annihilating the angel.
"Ground unit, please stand by to cast any sleeping or stun spells. If you can not make those spells, make sure there are no escapees," I command my troops. Then I see Ainz is about to kill this group of humans, including the leader. The leader is groveling on his knees in front of Ainz while the others start to run away from them.
"STOP!" I yell, flying down quickly. I appear behind this leader. Ainz stop his spell. I land behind him, spreading my wing far and wide. My halo and aura intensify, making me glow a soft leader's mouth drops and his eyes widen at the mere sight of me. Yet, I do not look at him. I state down AInz, his true face revealed.
"These humans are under my custody now," I tell him, stepping forward. Ainz steps back after a while of staring each other. This is for Nazarick after all. The fool leader decides to grovel to my feet instead, seeing that the monster before him seems to quiver in fear before me.
"Thank you, my goddess! My goddess protect us, noblemen. Without a doubt you came to save us from the heavens life is your-" I cut him off.
"Do not worry. I will not let you die here," I said, casting a small sleep spell. He drops to the ground, sleeping. He really doesn't know what kind of hell I have in store for him. I hear the rest of his group, either being stun, capture,or dropping to the ground. I turn around to see my harpies, flying around rounding up the humans.
"Make sure to get these humans back to Nazarick for interrogation,"I tell them.
"Yes Lady Micah!" they answer to me. I open a gate for them to use to go back. One by one, they drag these prisoners two by two. Nadra comes and gets the leader, grabbing him by her claws as he is the last one.
"Nadra," I said, softly. I look at this human and remember all the horrible things he said.
"Yes, Lady Micah," she said, tilting her head. I grip on my staff tight, my face scrunch up with fury.
"Take him to Demiurge. Tell him he can do whatever he want with this one." I said, angrily. She swiftly flies into the gate, and I close the gate behind my Sky Patrol. Note to self, I need to fit them with some type of armor. They look a little to vulnerable to attacks.
"Thank you, Micah. You provide Nazarick an opportunity to get information from them," He states, walking next to me. I close my wings around me, feeling the night breeze. I can't believe I miss the sunset. I sigh.
"I'm going to the village. I'll let them know that the enemy is no more," I softly said. I see Ainz approving my plans.
"Please keep me updated on your situation. I believe you are going to see that man, Gazef," he looks at me. I sheepishly smile.
"What can I say? I love the Tall, Dark, and Handsome guys," I said, teleporting back to the village. 'I'll come back to Nazarick within two days' i message me. I can hear him sigh, muttering about a migraine from here. I quickly place back my chocker, not wanting anyone to see my winged form. I walk around the village to see most of them return home. I see the chief's wife.
"Ah! Lady Micah," she exclaims, seeing me. I wave at her, as I walk towards her.
"Is it over? Are they gone?" she asks me. I smile.
"Do not worry. They will never harm anyone in this country again," I said, smiling. My smile turns a bit evil, knowing that I will have them toture over and over again. Yet, she doesn't know. Then she notices my dress.
"Oh dear. Lady Micah, your dress,"she said with concern. I look down to see Gazef's dry blood on my dress. I really didn't pay no mind to it.
"Do not worry. It's not mine. I can-" I'm cut off by this old woman, dragging me to unknown location.
"Nonsense, please I insist you stay at our home for the rest of your stay here," she said.
