Freya POV
Well, it seems like the games are about to begin. Do give me a good show my dear. I crossed my legs and laid back in my chair my glass of wine full with multiple bottles if needed. Oh, I know what will make this better.
"Oh, Allen dear. Would you please come here" I called. I didn't even have to wait a minute before Allen arrived.
"Yes, my lady" he greeted attentively standing next to me. "Allen my dear. Tell me do you recognize him?" I asked already knowing the answer.
Allen looked at my divine mirror and his eyes widened briefly before going back to normal.
"I do my lady. Is this why you didn't want me to follow him? To surprise me?" Allen asked.
"Yes, Allen. I thought it'd be nice for you to see him again. Do you want to see him again"
Allen was quiet for a minute. He was lost in thought before he blinked and answered.
"No, my lady. He is from a different time in my life. As such I don't want to see him. Not until he's under your care and loving embrace. Only then will I accept him" was his response.
"Oh, Allen how sweet. But I'd bet your sister would love to see him again" I cooed.
"She was always closer to the boy. It doesn't matter to me what she does as long as she stays away from me"
I sighed in annoyance not liking the one-sided sibling feud he seems so hellbent on keeping alive
"Very well Allen. But stay and watch the wargame with me so you can see how much your friend has grown"
"He's not my friend I only knew him for a few days many years ago. But if it's your wish I will gladly watch with you lady Freya" Allen grumbled.
I rolled my eyes before watching the divine mirror again. What a nice shot.
Loki POV
"Alright let's see what the little brats got. He's gotta have some serious skill to deny my Ais" I said as I turned the divine mirror toward the little shit.
"Now now Loki he's allowed to decline the offer because that's what it was an offer, not a demand" Finn calmly said.
"Little fucker is still a cocky son of a bitch" Bete grumbled.
"Bete didn't you say he was holding his own against a level 3 as a level 2 and didn't even use his magic? You also said he was a light yellow core mage as well" Finn asked.
"Well yeah. But he had the sword princess the woman of anyone's dream ask to train with him and he declines. Cocky bastard"
"Sounds like yer jealous lad," Gareth said.
"Shut it, old man!" Bete yelled.
"Holy shit that kid just hit the tower!" Tione yelled.
"That has to have been over a kilometer away" Tiona added.
Ok, maybe the kid has some bang for his buck. But he still should've accepted my sweets Ais's training. She has been more of a recluse ever since he declined her. I turned my head to the side and looked at Ais.
She was sitting on a couch farthest away from everyone. She was hugging her legs to her chest and looking at the ground. Riveria was at her side trying to comfort her.
Artemis POV
That bow. How does he have that bow? I made it for Zeus to give to someone...
Could this be who Zeus wanted it for? If so where is he?
"Lady Artemis is something the matter," Rethusa asked. I shook myself out of my trance before I smiled at her.
"No nothing is wrong Rethusa. I was just awed by the shot he made" I said telling a half-truth.
"You could make that easily as well" Rethusa muttered.
"I could but you have to remember I am a goddess of the hunt. Not a 14-year-old boy" I reminded. Rethusa nodded her head in agreement before looking back at the mirror.
"Woah. Looks like someone got motivation" Rethusa whistled. I turned my head back to the screen and watched as the Amazon kissed him. How lewd.
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3rd person POV
Two Apollo familia archers were standing on top of the wall. They were doing their normal patrol route until they saw something that interested them.
"Is that a person?" One asked as he squinted to get a better look at the rocks.
"Looks like it but what are they doing," the other said.
The person then jumped off the rocks and landed on the ground. They began running with two swords in their hands. When they reached the wall they swung one of the swords causing a sea of flames to shoot forward.
The flames hit the wall and caused an explosion. Once the dust cleared the wall had a hole in it and people were coming out of it.
The person swung the other sword and lightning came forth. It hit a few of them and the others didn't notice a ninja sneaking through the opening.
The person then swung both magic swords at the same time. The two mixed and just liked a certain someone's spell they caused a lot of damage.
But just like all magic swords their use was served and they finally broke. The person seeing this unsheathed their great sword and smiled at what remained.
"How dare you use a magic sword. Do you have any idea what they did to the elves" an elf angrily asked?
"Don't care. Now, are you gonna fight or what" Aisha said.
The elf in his rage charged forward attempting to slash at Aisha. She easily blocked it and pushed him back.
He swung and she blocked again before getting closer. She then brought her foot up and kicked him in the balls sending him to his knees.
Every guy who saw it through the divine mirror or was there in person winced. Once the elf collapsed Aisha then spoke.
"Now who's next"
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On the other side of the castle were two more archers looking out across an open barren field.
"Sounds likes there's trouble on the other side," one said.
"Don't worry about it we'll take care of it" the other responded. The two then kept looking out on the field.
"So do you see him?" Bell asked sitting behind them on one of the parapets.
"Nope haven't seen anyone"
"All quiet out here"
It was then the two realized that no other patrol was over this way yet. The next patrol was five minutes away from linking up with them.
The two slowly turned and looked at him.
"Yo," he waved as the two stared in shock. The two quickly grabbed their short swords and swung at him. However, the blades went right through him. This surprised the two.
But they didn't have time to react as their heads were smashed together knocking them out.
"I've wanted to do that for so long," Bell said smacking his hands together. "Now then off to the main show"
He ran down the wall knowing what his objective was. He also knew that his way should be clear with all the distractions being caused outside the castle.
Aisha was causing a ruckus at the western wall allowing Mikoto to sneak in. Welf, Lili, Laurier, Nazha, Haruhime, and Lena were all causing a distraction on the southern wall. Regis was back at camp doing nothing but lazing around.
Which left Bell on his own heading towards the tower that housed his target.
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"I think we made them mad," Welf said as he raised a metal barrier to block some arrows.
"Good that means they'll be focused on us," Nazha said as she fired back.
Haruhime, Lili, and Nazha were firing arrows back at the Apollo familia. Most of which have joined this wall in its defense. Laurier was casting her magic which summoned multiple balls of light which bombarded the wall.
"Welf and Lena were the to provide cover from the arrows and in case anyone got close. "Woah that's a lot of arrows. This is fun" Lena cheered as she blocked the arrows.
"Lili thinks ms Lena is having too much fun," Lili said.
"Oh come on Lili lighten up a little" Lena giggled.
"Lili is getting shot at right now!" she fired three bolts from her wrist crossbow. "She's finding it hard to have fun"
"She's an Amazon. She likes battle what did you expect" Welf said using his fire to burn the arrows.
"Guys I don't think we should be arguing right now" Haruhime cut in. Gone was her nervousness as right now wasn't the time for it. She had arrows flying over her head and was taking cover behind metal that appeared out of nowhere.
"I'm starting to wonder if I joined the right familia" Laurier wondered. She then shot her magic forth again and drank a mind potion.
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Mikoto was slowly sneaking her way through the castle. Since it was the middle of the day it made it kind of hard but she managed. However, something struck her as odd. The place was quiet yes as only a skeleton crew patrolled. Yet Mikoto could feel something was wrong. Something was malevolent. She didn't know what it was but it made her feel uneasy.
Pushing that thought to the back of her mind she got to work. Taking down a lone guard here or there. She continued her way to the tower where the remaining 10 guards were. She could sense their strength and could tell they were only level one's with a single level two among them.
Reaching down to her boot she took out two kunai and threw them. Now, these kunai had a tiny amount of paralysis poison in their tip. Once the kunai struck true her targets went down and couldn't move.
Before she could take down the others they were hit by mana arrows causing them all to collapse to the ground in pain.
"Sir Bell!" She yelled getting scared by him. She didn't even hear him sneak up.
"What I didn't want you to have all the fun," he said putting his bow on his back. "I wanted to take them down" she mumbled.
"Oh. My bad I thought you needed help" he said scratching the back of his head. "Shouldn't you be saving your mana for the fight anyway" she chided.
"Relax I've already replenished it," he said waving off her concerns. "What how!"
"Me special" he joked. He then summoned vines and took the bodies away from the tower and summonsed an earth wall so they would have cover.
"Better stand back Mikoto things are about to get messy," he said walking up to the tower. Mikoto did as he said and took cover behind the earth wall.
Orario watched with bated breath as he reached the base of the tower. He placed his hand on it and to the shock of everyone a magic circle appeared.
Now magic circles were very common with most magic. However, you either had to chant to make it appear or you had to write each individual rune for it to work. Bell did neither.
He then flicked his hand to the side and caused over a dozen circles to appear that surrounded the tower's base.
"What the hell is that kid!" Loki yelled as she saw what he did.
"The fuck" Bete muttered.
"Not even I can do that," Riveria said.
"So he didn't need my training after all" Ais sadly thought.
"Oh my, Allen I bet you didn't expect that" I playfully said as I saw his surprised face. "He always was a prodigy when it came to magic. Illusions especially" he stated.
"Lady Artemis are you alright," Rethusa asked her goddess again.
Artemis didn't answer as she was lost in thought. "The skill with the bow. The talent in magic. Could it really be him? Did I finally find him after all this time?" She thought to herself.
"When you said Bell was a prodigy I didn't think you meant a once-in-a-lifetime prodigy," Alsie said to her goddess.
"I don't even think I can compare to him in magic even though my core's a rank higher than his" Ryu mumbled.
"Ha ha, it looks like silver core gave him a much-needed boost" Lyra cheered not at all bothered by what she was seeing.
"Oh my lord Miach who knew you had such a gem hidden away with you," Kaguya said.
"You haven't seen anything yet" Miach calmly stated as he sipped his tea.
"Is he even human?" Lefiya asked. The other girls with her asked the same question. They all looked to Miach expecting an answer.
"Keep watching and you'll see," Miach said. Ever since the wargame started Miach has had this feeling of dread. Almost like he knew something bad was gonna happen.
After everyone had voiced out their thoughts at seeing such a display of magical power it was finally time.
Bell calmly walked back a little. Feeling he was far enough away he put his fingers together.
"Well then. Let the show begin" he said.
Snap
Boom
Boom
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Boom
One after another the magic circles on the base of the tower exploded. Once they were all done the tower came crashing down on itself since it didn't have a base to hold itself up. Dust and debris had covered the battlefield for only a moment before a gust of wind blew the dust away.
"Where are you, you little bastard? Come out and face me!" Hyakinthos yelled. He didn't have to wait long as he heard a voice behind him.
"I'm right here," Bell said his sword drawn.
"How! How can a measly little rat like you even come close to beating the Apollo familia? How were we tricked and distracted at every turn!" He screamed throwing a tantrum like a child.
"Like I told you before. You're fucking with the wrong person. Now let's get your tantrum over with so I can- Bell stopped talking as he noticed something.
"You reek of foreign magic," he said his grip on his sword tightening. Hyakinthos looked shocked.
"How could you- it doesn't matter I'll beat you and make sure you're in Apollo's embrace" Hyakinthos then shot forward attempting to stab Bell.
Bell predicting this easily blocked it and locked swords with him. "No thanks, I don't swing that way," Bell said pushing him back with his foot that was infused with lightning.
Hyakinthos grunted as he felt his muscles stiffen a little. They glared at each other. Before both took off.
I'm gonna end this here as I want this to be a massive fight. I had a little trouble writing this chapter cause I didn't know what I wanted to do with it at first. Like I want people to have their moment to shine but then I realized they don't need to shine in the wargame they can shine elsewhere.
Also, I've been busy for the last couple of days cause my mom was sick so I was taking care of her. But now I should be all good and since I know what I want to do for the next chapter it should be here soon.
Anyway, few recap points. Allen knows Bell is in Orario but doesn't want to see him. Bell has to show off a bunch if he wants a chance at winning. The thing is all of Orario is watching so he has to be careful. And who did Artemis finally find?
Find out not the next chapter cause that would take the whole mystery out of it. Also, I didn't forget about the mysterious stranger. They're still heading to Orario.