Night Raid
it was time.
I wished I could say that I felt the mana move, even if that would be bad for our movements. Instead, something of almost a film or bubble started to appear and come into place as Queen Mira stood beside us, and she smiled. "Move forward quietly. I can mask most of the Mana and noise, but it will not be perfect. The smell is another thing. So move forward briskly but quietly as discussed," She told me, her expression hard as she seemed to focus.
Elder Lily was beside us, and both of us nodded. Not another word was said as the Elite army forward forces were waiting near the enemy. I waved my hand as the Supreme Commander and the forces moved forward from the main camp. The movement was slow but we would make it at the height of the moon. Only the strongest B rankers from the main forces were here, and all moved at the same pace as silently as possible.
No one said a word, as everyone knew the risks of tonight, and this could break a major portion of the attacking tribesmen if it went foul. I believed in my movement, as did the army, as we silently trekked forward.
You could feel how nervous everyone was; kilometer after kilometer, people moved silently until we were in sight of the enemy. Tents were pitched all over, and some fires at the edges of camps with men and women in armor were resting. Some stood, and others were sitting looking out into the dark grasslands. We watched as we advanced with the cover of a powerful A-rank Illusionist. None suspected as a powerful force of B rankers moved forward toward them.
You could see guards looking around more and the start of some moving around the camp as we got closer and closer. The darkness moved toward them, and suddenly, a powerful woman shot up into the sky, looking around. You could tell that it was their A ranker worried about something when I motioned for the attack.
On the other side, it must have been the figure of nightmares as hundreds of B rankers fueled their bodies in their unique ways suddenly appeared from nowhere. Men and women screamed, and instantly, people died before they ever had the moment to understand they were under attack. Armor did little for those who were already awake when they were not ready to contend, and the A ranker suddenly had Elder Lily in their face, getting a sneak attack off on them regardless of their instinct warning them.
"WERE UNDER ATTACK!" A Human man yelled finally as we were already moving into the tents and stabbing men and women while they never had a chance ever to do anything. The Elite Army moved to intercept the people who were too scared to fight. The surprise was complete, and even the A ranker tried to run suddenly when Queen Mira appeared before them. I never even noticed her move, and her appearance as a young woman made the Human A ranker shiver as she tried to escape through her only to end up with a dagger from Elder Lily through her stomach from below. The woman attacked and attacked with a sword, but the wounds piled up with Queen Mira there along with Elder Lily.
It seemed Queen Mira was not being a guest for this fight and was actively assisting in the battle. It was undiscussed, but the battle below already was completed more or less. "Retreat! RETREAT!" Someone screamed, and I yelled out, powered by mana, as I shot an Arcane Missile into the gut of a C-ranked soldier. "KILL THEM ALL! NO SURIVIORS!"
My orders echoed along the plain, and Beast-kin moved, running down the humans in armor, throwing their weapons away just to run a little faster. They ran straight into the arms of some of my Elite army that moved into position just in case something like this happened or to flank in the worst-case scenario, and men and women died.
Melees broke out, but the Men and women of the Empire's Military had no time to respond, and they were routed as we broke through them and killed more and more. The reinforcements were done and dead as the night moved on, and the battle in the sky continued with the Human A ranker fighting.
Queen Mira seemed to be everywhere and nowhere as she seemed to attack with a sword of some type. She would swing the sword in an almost lazy style at the Female Swordswoman from the empire. She was older and lightly armored but bleeding all over from multiple wounds. The woman only seemed barely able to defend against these lazy sword strikes. Then, when the sword landed, Elder Lily was there, stabbing her in the body.
Again and again, this repeated, and finally, with a cough of blood, the fight below ended, and I watched the fight above. The Human swordswoman lost, and Elder Lily grabbed the woman and stabbed her in the heart. She tore open her chest with gushes of blood coming out and ripped the no longer beating heart of the Human A ranked Swordswoman.
"OUR FIRST POWER HOUSE KILL!" Elder Lily roared to the beast-kin below. "SWEEP THE HUMANS!" The Elderly Cat-kin roared with the throats of all those below bellowing out in victory as not a single person from the Empire survived that we knew of from the Night raid.
It was a glorious victory and one that was an achievement to my name as Queen Mira stood beside me suddenly. "Ensure no one knows of my involvement. I couldn't let the Swordswoman getaway. She spotted me," Queen Mira told me. "I used more mana than I wished; I need to meditate," She said before disappearing from sight.
"WARRIORS! SCOUT THE AREA! ENSURE THERE IS NO SURVIVORS!" My voice yelled out with Mana, ensuring that they heard.
"YES, SUPREME COMMANDER!" Beast-kin roared together and those with fast feet moved out to search and destroy. Those still in the camp started stabbing corpses to ensure there were no survivors, and I watched Elder Lily walk toward me with a smile on her face.
"Supreme Commander Chelsea, What an achievement you have done. Convincing Queen Mira to assist us. That human woman made a mistake noticing her Presence. She is a powerful woman. Please, let her know that we are thankful and will gift her something when we can. If the Dragonics or the Bunny-kin don't I will personally reward her," Elder Lily finished and turned, "I will depart to search and destroy. I will ensure the minimum that no word of her involvement reaches the Empires ears."
With that, the Elder left, and I looked at the dead bodies around me and sighed. I killed few compared to others, and I sighed. My women were back in the main camp, and I turned to the others around me. "Those with me, Start looking for supplies and things that will be useful. Grab the weapons and armor that isn't destroyed. We need to bring it back for the logistic army." I began.
I needed to start getting to work, and I started to hand out orders to those around me.
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