[please give me power stones!!!]
[Millis Embassy in Shirone, one day before]
Within the perimeter of the small embassy were a total of 20 people, all powerfull swordsmen and a few magicians who were in the country for a simple objective:
Capture Paul Notos Greyrat and bring him back to Millis so he can pay for his crimes.
This group had left a few hours after Enzo Moreira's group and the assassins, they would be in charge of containing Paul.
But the plan failed terribly, Paul Notos Greyrat killed Enzo Moreira who was a Water King with a strange magic never seen before.
Before the second group only consisted of a total of 5 average soldiers and they were armed with anti-magic chains and barrier circles in case something happened, but this changed things.
There was no chance that the five of them could beat Paul without a doubt, so their leader, the magician Mauricio Matias, declared the following:
"The boy is too powerful for us to stop him now, We're going to follow him wherever he goes and recruit all the most powerful swordsmen and magicians we can find," the middle-aged man said, and his small group nodded.
There were many opportunities to attack them, but Mauricio witnessed that as Paul reacted at almost impossible speeds to an attack just after waking up, they were magicians so a treacherous attack would result in nothing.
Mauricio's group followed them to the East Port and witnessed firsthand a demonstration of power from the boy, it was now totally clear that they needed to recruit strong people able to stand up to that child.
They even went on the same ship as them undercover and halfway through the journey they were ambushed by SeaFolks, but again Paul Notos Greyrat was able to deal with them.
For the rest of the trip Mauricio Matías racked his brains trying to think of who to recruit, but then he remembered that in the Kingdom of the Dragon King is the headquarters of the North God style and with enough money and their devout faith then they might have a chance.
Fortunately, upon hearing the situation, several swordsmen offered themselves:
George Fausto: North Advanced
Roque Aaron: North Advanced
Mark Rakkas: North Advanced
Timothy Fausto: North Saint
Nolan Justino: North Saint
Peikak gregorio: North King
Donald (no last name: North King
Pablo Román: North Emperor
Mauricio's group had obtained Seven powerful swordsmen with just a couple of words and because of their devotion they promised that they would capture that child no matter what.
So they left the Kingdom of the Dragon King and followed Paul and his group for months until they arrived at Shirone, they were extremely cautious due to the displays of power of the child When he was training, the weakest doubted and the most powerful were intrigued.
"The magic that kid uses... I've never seen it before, what kind is it?" The swordsman named Pablo asked Mauricio's group in amazement, but they couldn't answer.
It was new magic, the boy had created new spells and no one knew how, that only made them stay much more cautious on the path.
The group arrived at Shirone and Millis's soldiers and swordsmen went to their embassy to recruit more people.
Although they were only advanced-rank swordsmen of all styles, Mauricio was already sure that they could ambush them once and for all.
But they just needed to find out when...
In the small room of the embassy were the 14 swordsmen, the weakest being advanced rank and the most powerful being Pablo as a North Emperor.
They had already located the inn where they were staying and had all decided that they would attack him when he left the city.
But two days after arriving in the capital of Shirone, an unwanted visitor arrived at their doorstep.
...
It was early in the morning, it had not yet dawned and Mauricio's group was already active devising strategies against Paul's magic and how to deal with their other companions, and so it was until someone knocked on the door of the room.
"What do you want?! We specifically said that no one will bother us now!!" Mauricio'ss annoyed voice echoed throughout the room.
"I'm very sorry, my lord, b-but...there is a demon who wishes to speak with you..." The voice on the other side of the door came out as a whisper and a vein stood out on Mauricio's forehead.
"A demon wants to talk to us?!" Mauricio's voice, full of disdain, came out before he could control himself. "And what does that demon want to talk to us about?"
"According to him, he says he can provide very valuable information about Paul Notos Greyrat."
This made the eyes of everyone present turn to the door and one of the soldiers quickly opened it.
"About the brat?...Get him in and it'd better be worth it!" Mauricio demanded, and the young embassy guard had already gone to the door to return shortly after to the side of a boy with a monkey face.
Mauricio instinctively wrinkled his nose in disgust as he looked at the young man in front of him, he was everything he hated about a demon combined into one being.
"Well?! Speak now! Or how do you know the human language?!" Mauricio shouted angrily and the young demon shuddered with fear.
"A-ah, y-yes! I know Paul Notos Greyrat! And I'm actually traveling with him!"The demon said with a smile and the temperature of the room dropped.
"So you're an accomplice of that damn brat?!, and you dare to come here??" Mauricio shouted and one of the swordsmen drew his sword with a threatening look which only made the demon shudder in fear again.
"B-but it's not like you think! I was forced to travel with him! Besides, I know that kid's way of fighting, and I heard that you want to bring him to justice, right?" The demon's words were convincing and Mauricio crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes.
"All right, spill the beans and we'll let you continue with your miserable life, you fucking demon." Mauricio said with hatred and the stinking demon began to tell everything that Mauricio's group needed to know.
So after telling everything they knew, Millis's group and the demon came to an agreement.
"Well, since you've given us this information, we'll allow you to escape, but only if we don't find you in that carriage with Paul when we attack it." Mauricio's words made the demon shudder and nod fervently before leaving the embassy.
But something happened, a few hours later the same demon returned completely exhausted to give new information.
"Paul is already suspecting that someone is following him and thinking of leaving at noon today" the demon said and the guards sprang into action, leaving the demon behind.
It was time for the boy to pay for his crimes.
...
[Paul Pov]
When I poked my head out of the carriage a sword was headed for my neck.
"!!!"
Unfortunately my sword wasn't close so I had to activate my barrier aura as quickly as I could, but it wasn't enough time to stop the blow completely.
The sword crashed into the right side of my body and the inertia pulled me out of the carriage with a tug.
"nnngh!!!" I was thrown from the carriage and crashed into a tree at high speed.
What the hell is going on? Who are they?!
"Hah?..." Suddenly I felt chills, I touched my neck and felt a huge cut and immediately healed it with advanced range healing magic and fully reinforced my barrier aura.
"Direct hit Simon, Everyone to their positions!!!" A raspy voice echoed through the forest and 15 figures revealed themselves, all swordsmen.
I instinctively looked to my right and the carriage had already stopped, with Laws and Roxy quickly getting out.
"Don't forget, just don't kill the boy, the cardinal wants him alive!!" The same raspy voice echoed through the forest and the swordsmen responded in unison with a:
"Yes, sir!!"
"Oh shit..." I muttered to myself, I didn't have my swords and there were more than half a dozen guys...
"Roxy!!, Laws!!, valance everyone!!!" I shouted and began to conjure mana in my hands to create an electric.
"Oh no! You won't!!!" A swordsman screamed and lunged at me making me lose concentration in the spell.
"Don't be so sure!!" I screamed and used gravity magic to turn him into a human pancake instantly.
Without wasting any time I took the sword of the guy I had killed and continued conjuring mana in my hands.
"Attack together! Overwhelm him!" The same raspy voice shouted and six more swordsmen rushed towards me.
He remained calm and with a precise movement executed a long sword of light that cut two of the swordsmen instantly.
The other four slowly retreated and split into two groups to attack me from both flanks, and two more swordsmen also rushed towards me.
"Shit!!"I screamed as the mana in my hand dispersed and I took a defensive position.
Six against one...what a coward, right?...no, that means they see me as a threat of that magnitude...
When the six were close to me I used a Sonic Boom to jump into the air before their astonished gazes and then launched three fireballs towards them.
Three were burned, two dodged them and one I was able to undo and threw his sword at me which I stopped with gravity magic and returned it by stabbing it in his chest...
I fell to the ground with a thud only to be greeted by two swordsmen heading straight for me.
(claaank!!)
My sword rang with one's and we struggled momentarily.
"You think you're very powerful, huh, kid?!" The man shouted, I opened the palm of one hand and sent a sonic slingshot into the guy's mouth as he screamed, I could only watch as his stomach expanded and he fell dead to the ground.
There are five...ten left!!
But my thoughts were interrupted when the second swordsman immediately attacked me and delivered a strong cut to my elbow but I was able to dodge most of it in time.
"Come here you damn brat!!" The guy shouted and used a long sword of silence against me which I repelled with Flow causing the guy's guard to fall and leaving his hip exposed which I immediately cut.
I quickly looked to my right, the carriage had already left fortunately so that was one less worry so I looked at the guys in front of me.
There were still 9 swordsmen staring at me, But five of them were relaxed and the other four were in attack position.
"What the fuck are you waiting for? Attack now! Immobilize him!" The raspy voice shouted from the shadows and immediately the four guys on guard rushed me but they were too fast...at least of saint rank...
Two of them threw long swords of Light at me and the others went for my arm and legs.
"aggh!!" With all the mana I could gather I used gravity magic on two of them but the others were able to dodge me in time, surprisingly one's long light sword slowed down but the other one...
(slaaash!!)
A clean diagonal cut towards my rigth shoulder, the force was such that my arm flew off and I lost the mana supply in all my spells.
My barrier aura momentarily collapsed and I tried to use a Sonic boom to get away but...
(slaash!!)
Another clean cut and I fell to the ground immediately, this time at knee height on my right foot...
"yeeaghh!!" A guttural scream of pain left my lungs as I desperately focused my mana on my remaining hand.
"Don't get too confident!" One of the swordsmen shouted, but it was too late because I used gravity magic and turned the other two into pancakes.
"Cut off his remaining arm!!' The raspy voice shouted, but I didn't give them time and with a Sonic boom I jumped into the air and with holy rank healing magic I regenerated my foot as quickly as I could and I fell on the ground, stumbling.
But I couldn't rest because the other two swordsmen were coming towards me and I couldn't heal my arm.
"Saint-rank healing magic?!!!, you...you're the one who killed Lord Couleon!!" The raspy voice echoed through the forest, irritating me.
But I didn't even have time to answer.
To my right a long sword of light and to my left an attack towards my newly regenerated foot.
Shit, what do I do now?!!...
In less than a second I made a decision sacrificing my foot, pointed at the long Sword of ligth and turned the guy into human mush before he could react.
The sword sliced through my newly regenerated foot with surgical precision, but seeing his partner crushed like that made him lose focus slightly.
"an opening!!!" and a hollow stone bullet headed towards the guy.
He instinctively cut it and the shrapnel from the interlock embedded itself in his face, making him writhe in pain, but end his misery with another stone bullet between both eyebrows.
And without wasting a second I regenerated my foot again as well as my arm and I got back into combat position.
There were only five swordsmen left and they were all on the other side of the road but...
Their expressions were too calm considering I just killed ten of their own.
Using one of the bandits' sword, I stood at attention as I looked at them and only one made a move as he got into a fighting stance.
" I see how you defeated a Water King and why Mauricio needed so many people...You're a triple saint, aren't you? That's incredibly formidable, but it's a shame we have to kill you." The tallest swordsman of all said in a calm voice as he drew his sword in the same manner.
"Are you the ones the cardinal sent for me?" I murmured unconsciously.
"Yeah, I think you should know that by now, right? Anyway, today is your lucky day. We were ordered not to kill you." The man said, quickly using gravity magic with both hands... but everyone dodged it disappearing from the place without me noticing.
"Eh?..." When I looked to my right, my hand was gone...it had been cut off at the wrist.
"nnng!" With a Sonic boom I tried to get as far away as I could but when I fell to the ground my right foot was gone...
"Fuck it!!" I screamed in despair and ignoring the mana cost I used gravity magic around me.
There was no noise and when I turned around behind me there were two swords which were inches away from my left hand and my remaining foot.
"die!!" I screamed as I squashed both guys like pancakes while a chill ran through my body and when it came to healing my foot the manna didn't come out...
"huh?!!" I instinctively looked at my left hand which shot out ten meters from my arm.
"!!!"
I was literally paralyzed with fear and when I looked forward there was a sword inches from my eyes.
"Haa...you fought well kid, look at reducing us to this state..." The taller swordsman muttered quietly as I tried to twist and escape.
"Mauricio! Come and heal this child if you don't want him to die!" The swordsman's voice sent shivers down my spine as I looked at them in fear.
"Uh!?, is it over already?!...well, well" a fat middle-aged man came out from the bushes and started walking towards me.
The other two remaining swordsmen were also on guard as they stared at me.
I tried to use mana on every part of my body possible but it was useless...
I was writhing like a literal worm on the ground as I tried to get away from the swordsmen.
It must be a really pathetic sight but I wasn't thinking about that.
My mind was racing as I thought of a way to escape, but nothing seemed feasible.
From the first moment I realized that these guys were even more powerful than Wii Taa and the bastards attacked me in a group so I had no chance from the beginning...
My mind went straight to my mother... will she be okay? At least she has Philemon and she won't be alone...
But where is she? I want to see her... I want to see my mother again!!
"Well, well, well, look what we have here..." The raspy voice of the middle-aged man reached my ears and I was pulled back by my hair.
"You really gave us trouble, you damn brat!! You don't know how much I want to kill you right now!!" The man shouted as he continued to pull me by my hair as he walked.
I couldn't defend myself in any way, there was no possibility.
"Well, Lord Mauricio, what shall we do now?" Four other men came out of the bushes and one spoke.
"What we were ordered to do, we will return to Millis and you will be rewarded accordingly," the man Mauricio spoke and then looked at the swordsmens.
After that Mauricio healed my wounds with intermediate level healing magic that only served to close them but not to regenerate them and then he put some kind of thick black handcuffs on me, These had some tiny magic circles that I wasn't able to identify.
"Heh, these are just a precaution, they prevent you from concentrating mana in your hands, they are generally used on fugitive mages who do have their hands intact Jah!" Mauricio's words made him grit his teeth in anger and one of the swordsmen started carrying me like a literal sack of potatoes and so we returned to the capital of Shirone.
I'm screwed...