Chapter 10: The breaking point

"Battle positions! We will assign five knights to a giant, there must be at least 2 fighting at any given point of time. And keep rotating. Archers are to aim at the Giants faces. Shreya will take the skies." I turned to her and spoke in a hushed tone :" Depending on your performance, I may go with you to see this so called mother. " She nodded and cut down the first of the Giants on the way up.

The men cheered as they saw an easy victory with the Fallen on their side. Darling was fuming as he shouted :" The Fallen will cost humanity a great price one day. For the Angels will abandon us for siding with the Fallens." No one cared for even a single moment as they charged straight into battle carelessly, blinded by the hope of victory.

" There is a reason I trusted her, Darling. It may seem reckless, but I noticed she does not have the mall of the Dark Siders. Plus your enemies don't just surrender because you asked them kindly. She had a motive. Whatever it is I will soon find out. And if what she said is true about being siblings. It wad the first I've heard of it." I told Commander Darling as I walked over to the trembling officer.

"You killed the Dragon of the West, and basically cause us to fight a war that we could never win. That was the only dragon with two abilities. Blood and Darkness, you also killed innocents. People who were being involved because of you!" He retorted punching my black and gold chest plate, leaving scratches in the paint, only to reveal it to be made of dragon scales.

" You took his scales?! And made him into a trophy for yourself?! How could you?! He was like a dad to me! " He started to tear and mucus slowly flowing down his nostrils. " You knew that didn't you...he was the only family I had. That was why you recruited me to guard this village, trained me and fed me. Because you felt guilty! Didn't you?! " Commander Darling turned and ran to his horse and rode away from the battle.

I looked at the battlefield 12 Giants left. I charged at the tallest, the champion of this group.

" I call upon the spirits of fire. Lend be your rage to end this swiftly. " I chanted as I raced to the giant. I spotted a nearby cliff, roughly the height of the giant. As I leaped of the cliff edge. I controlled the giant's movement and dragged him towards the cliff with blood control magic. Slicing his head off his shoulders with my blade on a single clean diagonal arc.

" Release your rage!" I spun to see no one but the lifeless body of the giant I have just slain.