Chapter 32 - Genral Of Domain

-- Serlin - POV --

Dustin smiles as he stands in front of us.

"Aaris, please stay inside, sir. we need to take care of this right now."

Me and Miss. Ilin leaped from the window.

"But, ma'am!" Aaris sought to follow us, but I pushed him into the Cross Void.

"Stay inside and wait, kid."

"My...my...isn't this unjust, two captains pitted against me-"

He took a stance and raised his fists.

" It's a fair fight against a domain's General."

We are both strong, but he is not to be underestimated.

"Well, I'll overlook everything you both did, even hiding a criminal and misleading to an official."

Just think Miss. Ilin, are you sure you want to make each child here a problem just because of one child? If I were in your shoes, I would've-"

" [ HUNTER'S DOME ]

[ ENCLOSE ]

Whether it's Aaris or any other child, each child here is the same to me. I am a bit greedy, you see.

So I don't have any intention to give him to you."

She created a barrier that keeps the user and enemy both inside, the barrier opened when the spell is destroyed from inside only since his trait is Deception, Barrier type will sure come in useful to keep Dustin from escaping the ground, even if we manage to overpower him, we shouldn't let him have any chance to slip away.

"Now you've done it." Dustin raised his hand,

[ NIGHT-HOUR ]

&

[ NIGHTMARE ]

Dark smoke broke out of the Magus circle and stuffed the barrier.

Let's get over this quickly,

[ GLUTTON VOID ]

this spell will absorb the smoke into the constant void.

"Miss. Ilin, are you okay?" I tried to look around,

In a few moments, the smoke vanished,

"Miss. Ilin?"

Where is she?

There are no traces of Dustin also,

"Aaris!" Had he captured him?

But-

When I turned around, my mind went blank.

I was already trapped in his spell.

The orphanage was gone too.

"It's futile such illusions is useless-"

" Father!!" A familiar voice reached me.

This voice?

"Sarah?"

-- Ilin POV --

"Sir. Serlin! Can you hear me? Sir!"

"You called?" Dustin sneaked behind me and swung his sword.

I barely evaded that, but I don't think Serlin can do that right now. I should keep him busy until he breaks out of his spell.

"Hmm… that's why I thought to kill you before him.

But I didn't think that you would break out of it in one instance, well I shouldn't expect less from a Saint sixth arch,**

But will you be able to fight me alone, a Saint eighth?"

He rushed to me with his sword.

[ LULLABY BELL ]

His sword started to propagate sound every time he swung, making my head heavy and drowsy.

"The spell Nightmare was enough for him but you are troublesome. Hurry up and Sleep!!"

I am barely keeping up with him. I already used half of my mana to make the barrier, I need to end this before anyone else arrives here.

Again he plunged towards me,

"It's useless- huh?"

I tried to evade, but the sword grazed my right arm,

But my left palm was finally where I wanted it,

In front of his face.

[ WIND BARRIER ]

(With a shrinking barrier, compressing the air around in high pressure and to the size of a marble in seconds.)

[ RELEASE ]

(Releasing the pressurized air in form of an explosion)

Yes!! the lullaby spell is deterred too, and a direct hit on his face this will-

" That hurt madam, and you shouldn't have aimed for my face"

He stood up with a bleeding nose and scraped face, it should've busted his veins along with his skull but just a few scrapes?

Damn it! My right arm is grazed and Serlin is also here, I can't go all out, the condition is not in favor of me, I should finish this before the Dome pulls out my remaining mana.

" Now don't blame me for what I will do to your little home after I kill you with enough suffering." He wiped his nose and lunged toward Serlin.

"You bastard!"

There is no time Serlin is still in Nightmare Spell,

[ GUARD BARRIER ]

I created a one-way barrier around Serlin before he could stab him-

"Gotcha!"

His sword went through my chest…

"But...how?" The blood gushed through my mouth while he twisted his sword inside me incited unbearable pain.

"Oh, you talking about that Mirage clone? It's a simple illusion clone, too bad your concentration broke after you used that little wind bomb of yours,

You shouldn't worry about Serlin while fighting me,

The Nightmare Spell is stronger with lingering regrets and traumas, and I know with a past like his he will never be able to wake up."

He pulled out his sword and I fell to the ground.

"Now why don't we have a little fun to punish you for what you did to my face!"

His sword went through my right arm and dug into the ground.

"Wake up Serlin!!"

I cried out in pain.

"Sorry for making you wait!"

Serlin opened his eyes.

[ PIT-FALL ]

I fell into the sudden void gate that appeared below me and I landed in his arms.

" Now listen carefully I have a plan"

"What?"

He put me down and whispered,

"I have to pull him out!"