Wow sorry to keep all of you waiting guys, just been really busy. Thankfully, I managed to get this chapter out. Just note that this is more of an action chapter than what you'd expect. Had to make it as part of the storyline. Hope you all enjoy! Do give a review if you did, I'd appreciate it.

Once again, real sorry for the wait

Kaiser's PoV

I storm away furiously from the room, fuming mad. Out of anger, I punch a wall, causing cracks to form in the wall and the whole floor to shake for a moment. I run to the fields and out of anger, start killing some creatures to perhaps calm myself down.

Seriously, Tear's a total ass, so unlike her. I just asked for some help on my feelings for Angelic Buster, and she gets all pissy and screams at me. What the hell did she say? I'm THAT stubborn and whatever she says can't change my decision that I can't be distracted by my feelings? That's totally absurd. She has no idea what it's like being a warrior like me, all she does is sit around all day doing nothing.

"Woah woah, that's harsh Kyle, she's still your best friend…" a voice in my head tells me. I sigh.

Yeah true, but that still doesn't justify what she said. It's really hard being in my position, having to defend your race from a tyrant, and suddenly falling in love with the girl fighting alongside you. And now I'm torn between my feelings for her and my duty to protect. Ugh, this sucks.

But then I think back to all these years, when Tear stood by me and supported me. Despite me not spending time with her, she still treated me as her best friend, and helped me out in my time of sadness and need. Except for this time though. Nevertheless, she has helped me out on so many occasions and I am still really grateful for having her in my life, having that shoulder to cry on sometimes.

Now I feel bad, and I think I really owe her an apology for my outburst. Otherwise, I might lose a person that I really care about in my life.

A frantic voice snaps me out of my thoughts.

"Kaiser! Kaiser! Wait! There's an emergency right now! Edea and Piston require your presence in the Great Temple N-O-W NOW!" I turn my head. The chief scout, Tiron, is rushing towards me. He has an absolutely terrified look on his face. He gestures and waves wildly at me, trying to get my attention.

"Woah woah, chill out Tiron! What the hell's going on? Mind telling me what this major emergency's about?" I ask

"From what I hear from the scouts and Piston, Pantheon's being attacked right now! Enemy specters are swarming from Heliseum and our troops are being overwhelmed! We can't hold out much longer and we need your assistance desperately!" Tiron pleaded. It was my turn to be in panic.

"What the?! We're being attacked? Damn it! I'll be right there, no time to lose now! Thanks pal!" I rush away to the Grand Palace to get some instructions from Edea and Piston before I do what I do best – defending my homeland and beating people up.

When I reach the Grand Palace, only Edea is there, looking more panicked than she usually does. She is mulling over some battle strategies. Piston has probably already left for the battlefield to lead the line against whoever has attacked. Edea notices my presence. "You're finally here, Kaiser. We need your help urgently. As Tiron probably told you, we're being attacked. The specters are incoming from Heliseum in large numbers. We have to thanks our luck that Magnus isn't with them, but still our forces are currently being overwhelmed as we speak. Please head to the battleground and assist them. Your very presence boosts the morale of the troops so please do your best to drive these enemies away and fulfill your duty as Kaiser by protecting Pantheon."

"Alright. You have my word." I promise Edea. I power myself up and leave for the battleground.

I cut through hordes of specter warriors with ease, showing no sign of fatigue as I dispatch them easily. Sure, there were a lot of them, but this is nothing a Kaiser can't handle. I transform into my Final Form, greatly boosting my power and start slashing wildly at the specters, sending them to their death, or rather, to their disappearance considering they aren't even real beings. With the last few specters, I summon my hyper skill to wipe them out. "Ancestral Prominence!" A blaze of fire erupts from my sword, wiping out the field of specter warriors. That seems to be all.

"Hooray! The enemies have been defeated!" the troops cry out. "All hail the mighty Kaiser for saving us! Long live Pantheon!" a cry of victory resonated through the air. I couldn't help but feel proud for myself and all of the troops. After all, they fought their hardest and gave their all to defend their home.

I am put out of my thoughts by a soft laughter. Over the loud noise of the cheers from the soldiers, I hear the clink of titanium boots against the ground. The soft laughter continues. A menacing voice speaks. "Don't get too full of yourselves… I could easily wipe all of you out with a single blow. But that's not what I'm here for. I'm just here to send out a message… There's no point resisting. Pantheon will inevitably fall into the hands of Magnus." The voice lets off a cruel laughter, sending chills down my spine. The cheering from the soldiers stops abruptly and their faces are suddenly plastered with looks of terror.

"That… that voice! Is it… it has to be. There's no other reasoning." I thought to myself, knowing very well who that voice belonged to.

"Well if it isn't the great Kaiser…" the voice continued. "I've been waiting to see you again for so long. I must say you're doing a commendable job as protector of your race… but even you will be powerless against our might." He lets out another cruel laughter.

"Show yourself, traitor!" I yell at the voice, the anger coursing through my veins now. How dare he return as a henchman of the tyrant Magnus, having betrayed his homeland?

"As you wish, old friend." A figure teleports in front of me suddenly. With a movement swift as lightning, he strikes me and knocks me to the ground. Even I, with my sheer strength and quick reflexes, cannot do anything to dodge the blow as I am knocked to the ground. As I pick myself up from the ground, I glare at my assailant with a look of hatred.

There he is, Velderoth, standing over me with a smug look on his face. He wields his sword in one hand, the other hand calmly slotted in his pocket. He laughs cruelly again. "It's good to see you again Kaiser. Or should I say, Kyle…" he sneers.

"What the hell do you want, Veldie?" I question him, my voice heavy with contempt. "Why are you doing this? Why betray your own homeland and join the tyrant? Have your morals stooped so low?!"

Velderoth laughs coldly again. "Are the both of us not two sides of the same coin Kyle? We both seek power. Unfortunately for me, I wasn't blessed with some 'protector of the Nova' title which granted me power. But My Lord Magnus has granted me this power, and for that I am thankful to him, hence I serve him."

I grit my teeth in anger. "We're in no way same, Velderoth. I seek the power to protect my people, friends and family. You seek power for your evil selfish means!"

Velderoth scoffs. He points his sword at me. "Well, how about we see which of these powers is truly stronger? I've been looking forward to this for some time now…"

"Fine, if that's what you really want! I'll show you just where you stand, you bloody traitor!" I pick myself up from the ground and apply my buffs to power myself up. Once that is done, I unsheathe my sword and lunge at Veldeorth.

Velderoth is quick to react, parrying my strikes with equal ferocity. I summon my Tempest Blades to attack Velderoth, but he dodges them and launches his counterattack, sending a wave of slashes at me. A couple of them strike me and I grunt in pain.

"Damn, was Velderoth always this strong or am I just weakened? I might have gone too far with those specters earlier." I think to myself. Nevertheless, I continue my relentless attack, transforming to my Final Form to attack.

We are evenly matched, nevertheless. Whatever power Velderoth got from Magnus, it sure is strong. We land several heavy blows on each other, but both of us are relentless and won't give up the fight.

"Get back Kaiser!" a shrill voice screams. Taken completely by surprise, I do as the voice tells me, pulling away from Velderoth. Hell, it was a good decision. The pink-coloured spirit of a dragon appears and charges at Velderoth, attacking him and stunning him temporarily.

"What the bloody hell!" Velderoth shouts in anger as he is thrown off balance by the sudden attack. I smile. I knew exactly where it had come from.

"Ooooh, she's here! The Angelic Buster has arrived!" The other soldiers cry out.

When she arrives by my side, all she says is a meek "Hey Kyle…"

Oh crap, I just remembered the whole fiasco between the two of us. I let off a sigh of exasperation.

"Look, I know things are a little messed up between us with what we just did… But let's discuss about that later alright? We got a much more important issue here and we gotta beat this traitorous bastard! Is that good Angel?!" I urge her.

She sighes and nods slowly, a rather sad look on her face. "Yeah, that's fine with me."

Velderoth grins evilly again. "Well if it isn't everybody's favourite Idol of the Battleground! Now it's a two-on-one eh? Heh, doesn't make it any more difficult, I could enjoy this fight!" He points his sword at the both of us. "Come at me with whatever you've got!" he sneers.

"Veldie… why are you doing this?" Angelic Buster whispers, only loud enough for me to hear.