Might of A Mother

Ron Hendrix, the eldest son of the noble Hendrix family. A family known for their skills with wind magic and coincidentally he was also the third general of the royal knights. A group that served under the king himself.

The king's general?

Why would the king's general come here without Arthur's orders?

Has he gone rogue??

These questions wandered in Mira's mind upon hearing his name but she was interrupted by Ron's sudden declaration for the battle to begin. A rift similar to the one Von opened appeared beside the general. He placed his hand inside it and out came a rapier with a golden hilt and an iron blade. The blade was placed before him before Woosh the man vanished like wind.

Mira looked left and right but saw nothing before feeling a burning pain in her side. Her eyes peered down and saw a perfectly shaped hole that made its way to her back. A laugh was let out behind her making her quickly turn around and once again saw nothing. Once again a hole appeared but one on her left shoulder, completely destroying her ball and socket joint. More swift strikes were made tearing through all the joints in her arm and leg. Her body flopped to the ground, leaving her son standing there worried.

After delivering the blows he reappeared behind her, a smile on his face and a cigarette in his mouth. The cocky swordsman rested his rapier on his shoulder while mocking her state. He walked forth and got a glimpse of the child who was hiding behind her. ``What is this``; Ron commented before appearing behind Ivan in a moment's notice. He gripped the child by the hair and lifted him up in the air. ``Look it's the ghouls little spawn``; Ron said while waving Ivan like a tool.

Upon being held up Ivan attempted to resist but due to his stature and strength he was unsuccessful. Ron saw him trying to resist and began mockingly laughing at him. He further extended him in the air and showcased him to the crowd of knights.

[``Look at him trying to fight, pathetic right!``]

Like the entourage they were, the knights laughed in unison at him. They pointed while saying racist slurs at him, to them he was truly a monster. Tears swelled up under his eyes, his body began trembling, it was nothing he had experienced before and felt overwhelming.

The ground suddenly shook, alerting both the knights and Ron. An overwhelming aura emanated from Mira's body as four blood tentacles slowly formed from her back. Though she was down on the ground it felt like she was towering over them. She turned her head and looked at Ron with her now blood red, feline like eyes.

``Dont Lay Your Hands On Him You Ape!!``

The holes that once bore through her body were healed within an instant and like a tree she sprouted from the ground.

Her nails sharper than blades and hair with patches of white, now she had become the monster they brought her out to be. Ron dropped Ivan on the ground and began nervously laughing.

[``You've got to be kidding me. She's an upper tier``]

Ghouls are creatures of the underworld, servants that simply follow orders. Like any society the ghouls run under a hierarchy that runs under an even bigger one.

Normal Ghouls- They are simple pawns that only take orders and have no free will. They serve and are used as soldiers.

Ghoul Generals - They are much stronger than the normal ghouls but still only live to serve higher ranking ghouls. These beings lead the armies into battle

Upper Ranking Ghouls - Ghouls that are identified as nobles of their society. These ghouls have control over what they do but can be controlled by ghouls higher in rank. They also have an ability that changes them into a more pure blood ghoul called a `` Stigma```. It gives them an increase in strength, speed and provides them with refined blood control.

Ghoul King - The ruler of all ghouls.

Slowly she moved forth towards her enemy. With each step the ground shook and her overwhelming aura spread, freezing the knights with fear. Ron pointed his rapier at her and commanded the knights to attack. They suddenly snapped out of it upon hearing the command, it seems that their respect for Ron was higher than their fear of Mira. Raising their longswords up high they rushed in to cut down their enemy but their lives were out to an end. The tentacles swung around swifter than the eye could see and slit their heads off in a matter of seconds.

Ron began backing up before stopping and clenching his teeth. [``What am I doing, I'm the general of the royal knights``; Ron proclaimed before charging at her. His footsteps were light making it seem like he was skimming through the air. The tentacles suddenly burst forward in an attempt to stop his advance as Mira made her way to Ivan.

The tentacles sliced through the air in the direction of Ron but each slice was avoided by a precise dodge. The fourth tentacle attempted to slap him back but Ron leapt and hovered in the air for a moment before spinning back down and piercing a large hole in it. Ron slipped inside the newly made hole and landed on the ground below.

While Ron was busy trying to make his way past the tentacles Mira appeared in front of her son. The boy looked terrified, confused and happy to be near his mom at the same time. She crouched down and gently rested her hand on his cheek. It felt so cold like she had no life in her body. ``Mom why do you look…``; his question was cut short by his mom placing something in his hand. It was the same trinket Arthur gave him earlier.

[``Take this and run into the forest, once you see it glows turn the top it and think of a place.``]

Ivan asked his mom while she was telling him all of this before smiling at him and kissing him on his forehead. ``My dear Ivan don't worry I'll be right behind you``; said Mira as she felt her tentacles being minced. She shouted at Ivan to go before getting up and running at Ron. Ivan got up and began running while his mother continued the fight. The ground below her shook once more before she leapt in the air and used her own foot to clash with his rapier.

Ron felt his body tremble before being hit in his core by her opposite leg. The pure strength of the kick forced him into a tree. Mira gave him no time to react after the last blow and sent two tentacles at him. Ron spotted the tentacles coming his way and enchanted his blade with the wind. He crouched before doing a jabbing motion which sent a spiral of wind that ripped through the bloody tentacles.

Ron suddenly heard footsteps and saw Ivan making his escape into the forest. ``Knights, get him`` he commanded, pointing his finger in the direction the boy was running. Mira quickly turned around and attempted to stop them but Ron intercepted her with a slash of his weapon.

[``Your fight is with me damned monster``]

Ron swung his rapier in the air before jabbing once more as the wind spiraled around its tip. The spiraling wind pushed Mira back allowing Ron to follow up with another attack. He swung his rapier in the air before slashing in the direction of his enemy. The air became thick and a slashed wind burst forward at Mira. Mira crouched down before launching herself into the air. The slashes of win minced through several trees upon missing their intended target.

Ron looked up at Mira in the air before firing balls of wind from the tip of his rapier. Left hand folded and right, drawn backward like that of the string of a bow. With a single thrust of her right hand the balls of wind were split in half and the ground in front of Ron cracked. This diverted his attention to the ground before Mira made her descent with sparks coming from her leg.

Her arms were placed inward as the fiery foot came crashing down from the sky.

[``Kensei, first form``]

A massive amount of mana spread from foot and coated her entire leg. Mira began spinning in the air, blood from her tendrils spiking from her shoulder blades.

In the midst of the attack Ron was stunned.

``She can also use one of the great arts``

The amount of mana encapsulating her leg growing by the second as she gained closer.

``MORNING TIGER``