Nullifying Magic

*Hours earlier*

A group of mages numbering over 20 of them wandered around the small village near the borders of Brethlia. They come fully prepared and in numbers after they discovered an information that the cultist group will attack this village anytime soon. Protecting the villagers is their top priority.

Not only mages but a number of border guards also came to help defend the village. As for the villagers, they feel more at ease knowing that they are protected from the said attackers. People who lived near the borders are the most unfortunate ones. In the past, they were the first to be attacked by other nations when at war and rarely, beasts sometimes attack.

"I am telling you Zaiyan, this sounds like a trap. We've been tracking them for months now, we know they are crafty. Those documents seems a bit odd, and the way we found them, they want us to find it."

"So as we, Alfred. The scouts will notify us if they found anything strange. Besides, we are all veterans here".

The mages are not fools, they know this is a trap. This made Alfred worry but at the same time relief that although few, this were veterans both mages and soldiers.

"It's been long enough, Jonathan should be here by now." Alfred started to worry that something might have happen. Then all of the sudden, a loud explosion was heard.

"Captain Zaiyan! We are under attack!" a mage called out to Zaiyan, his arms were wounded. As he was running closer to his captain, a lightning bolt pierced his chest.

"Tell captain Alrin to take the villagers to safety and help us guard the southern entrance. Their safety is our top priority" Zaiyan commanded the border guard on standby near her. A lightning bolt came flying straight to her, but Zaiyan acted quickly. She cast a barrier fast enough to block the lightning bolt. Then she spotted a group of mask individuals from the north.

'There were 10 mages and a few soldiers guarding there, did they fall?' There was no time to grief, Zaiyan quickly ordered the remaining border guards to hold the line and commanded the mages to cast a protective spell towards the guards. But it did not activate.

"Zaiyan! I can't cast my spells! something's wrong!" Alfred tried again and again but his magic would not cast.

"Nullifying magic!" Zaiyan exclaimed. "What?!" Alfred was shocked, Nullifying magic is powerful magic specially against mages. But it was not the reason that shocked him. Nullifying magic is not an Elemental or primal magic. It is a more powerful type of magic, Arcane magic.

"If we don't kill it's caster we are a sitting duck" Zaiyan tried to look for it's caster, then surely enough she spotted him. "Archers!" She commanded.

Arrows flew towards the caster, but arrows were burned by their magic. Without magic enhancement their arrows will not reach their targets. Zaiyan knows this much when battling against a mage.

"Captain Zaiyan, The cultist have overwhelmed the southern entrance" A soldier from the south informed Zaiyan.

"And what about your captain and the villagers?" Zaiyan asked.

"Captain Alrin fell, a mage got him. and a few villagers was taken."

"That means we're trap, what do we do now Zaiyan." Alfred requested orders from his captain.

Zaiyan knew that this was a trap, so they sat a trap of their own. But she did not expect that they have this kind of weapon, the enemy were a step ahead of them.

The guards fell one by one, and Zaiyan and her mages could do nothing, thus they were taken captive.

"Hmmm fine specimen we got here, A strong wind elemental magic flows in her, specially here" A masked individual caress Zaiyan's face then groped her chest.

"Don't touch her scum." A dagger pierced the masked individuals back, Alfred broke free from his bindings. He went over to Zaiyan to cut the ropes that tied her arms and legs. But he was spotted by another cultist.

"What do we have here?" The cultist grabbed Alfred on the back and slammed him onto the floor in front of Zaiyan.

"Zaiyan, for far too long you have been a nuisance to our plans" The cultist held Alfred's hair and lift his head from the ground, he could not move because his body was broken. Zaiyan's tears started to build up.

"I know you Zaiyan, and this man too. He's not just a colleague am I right?" the cultist pointed a dagger on Alfred's throat.

"Don't!" Zaiyan shouted, "please don't kill him" Zaiyan pleaded in a soft voice. The cultis was amused, he did not expected that this Zaiyan would break easily. He wants more of it.

"ARGGGHHHHHHH!!!!" Alfred screamed in unbearable pain. "NOOOOO!" Zaiyan cried.

Alfred's life force was drained and his soul was separated from his body, all that is left now were his skinny flesh and bones. Zaiyan cried in anguish at the sight of her lovers death.

"You, are you the one responsible for all of this?"

They heard a cold voice behind them.