Chapter 19

"War

Worthless

Awful

Ridiculous

Way of ruling and fighting"

- poem for today's chapter

by Ayano_Ann (me)

In front of the eyes of our heroes, a treacherous sight was revealed. They were on a battlefield.

Everything was burned and every blade of nature was burned. The air was filled with smoke and they could barely breathe. The sky was filled with dark-grey storm clouds, and it was in bloody red.

Out of nowhere, the young participants were attacked by all sides leading them in different directions. Little knights, like chess pawns, stood in the front rows. They looked like monsters, with big weapons. Some of them were vampires. They were the ones who attacked them. The army was led by five Commanders.

Each excommunicated five of the participants and attacked them.

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Axel looked past him. Sophie was away from him and pain stabbed his heart. Right in front of him a giant with green tan and a frighteningly monstrous expression walked.

He held a large deadly hammer in his hands and menacingly waved it. His army was full of goblins, and they were attacking them all the time. Fire lit up Axel's eyes and he pulled out his fiery sword. The boy threw two big balls of fire at the monster's eyes to obscure his vision and attacked.

The deadly monster screamed sharply full of agony and pain. This made him even more violent. With screams and anger, the two opponents got into a fight and struck each other.

At one point, the monster hit him so hard that he took Axel to the ground. A little blood licked the man's face. Even though the place was just a simulation, it hurt so badly, as if it were true. He barely got back on his feet and attacked again.

His weapon of fire slammed into the giant's iron hammer and screams stabbed the air. Axel rose as far as he could in the air and continually began to wound his great opponent. The monster's screams followed him with every shot he had, but he still stood firmly on his feet.

Eventually, the boy noticed a green as a swamp stone just above his heart and made his way to it. The giant resisted, but Axel furiously stuck his blade in the stone. His eyes covered in even brighter red as if they were covered with flames, and his hands turned scarlet for a moment. At last, the monster was knocked to the ground. All the pawns fell with their master.

"Let's go! Immediately! "Axel told the others.

With him were Eric, Mariana, Mateo and Florencio, and they watched him down. They themselves were literally defenceless without their elements, and Mariana a little more and would pass out from a lack of air. Axel ignored everything, terrified of the fact that he was separated from Sophie and ran away looking for her.

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Valentina was trying to understand her acquired powers. Despite the great wilderness, the girl was able to reap her plants. The Heart Stone was shining on her neck.

She could create everything she wanted.

In front of her group, a tall knight with a black armour was heading against them. He was wearing a helmet resembling a bird's head. His eyes were shining. In his hands, he was holding a huge sword longer than himself. At its end, it was very sharp. His army was of agile little pawns with sharp blades and attacked the young participants.

Valentina's eyes shone even more in light purple. She raised her hand in the air. 'Let's see what I'm capable of now,' she laughed slightly.

The girl directed a long and thick plant like a huge whip to the knight. She was about to hit him when her opponent swung his long sword and tore the plant apart.

'Oh no, don't think it's over,' Tina threateningly looked at him, and the rest of the plant stuck to his sword. The whip wrapped the whole weapon and then turned to the knight's armour.

With a scorching look, the girl rotted the metal and the white skin of the opponent revealed. The plant attacked him and stunned him with poison. The knight screamed out of agony and swung with his sword. The blade tore the whip, but it revived, ready to fight again.

Then Valentina saw a girl to run against her opponent.

Tina froze in place. 'No, it can't be true....they are created by artificial intelligence....'. Her eyes stopped shining and she stood in one place watching.

The girl was from the Commanders and was wearing a black suit. Her long blonde hair was tied in a high tight braid. On her waist, she was keeping her weapon – rounded like a sickle sword. In her hand, she was holding a pure-white mask. Valentina noticed that there was agony on her face.

The young lady squatted next to the wounded and covered the wound with her hands. She whispered a few words and her hands shone. She looked at him as if she was asking if he was in pain with a sad smile.

"I'm fine, Penelope. Don't look so sad at me," the knight smiled at her and gently covered her face with his hands. She put her hand on his.

Valentina was looking at everything. The stone, as it had increased her bending skills it increased her strength to feel love and emotions too. As the two Commanders rose to their feet while she was holding him carefully, Tina felt thousands of memories come to her. Their memories.

Penelope was mute and a nun. They had taken her voice when she was very young and had left her alone to burn in the flames of her church. Then the knight, Mathias, had saved her from the fire. He had taken her to his house and had taken care of her.

Penelope owed him her life and thanked him. Although she has lost her voice, her sacred abilities still existed. Mathias taught her martial arts.

Memories went up one after the other: they walked together in the woods, they picked blackberries and berries, they lived their lives happily.

After a while, the nun's gratitude grew in love, and he loved her from the beginning. They were going to have a baby.

The King of their Kingdom was ruthless. But his Commanders were faithful to him. Once she became attached to them, Penelope also became faithful, and together with Mathias, they handed out tyrannical justice "in the name of the good," as their king has been saying.

But the Nations disagreed with the way he was governing. They sent their own warriors. While Matthias and Penelope were trying to protect their king, together with the other commanders, they have been captured along with their king.

And from that moment until now, they were here. Their souls were captured.

Valentina got rid of the trance. 'How is it possible... I thought they were all created by artificial intelligence...' She looked at the two sad souls.

They were less than a meter from her, but she couldn't move. Penelope was wearing her white mask again and was holding Mathias' hand...….she was also holding her belly...