Ch.90 A Plea for Mercy

Ch.90 A Plea for Mercy

Some mercenaries fighting around Jeremiah noticed him incapacitated by the golem Rya.

"The Kings Slayer is down! What do we do now?" One of the mercenaries asked his ally.

"He’s finished!" The other mercenary replied. "We have to push through!"

Before they continued their fight with the dwarven, human army. Two figures came into the scene with their sword and claws a blazing.

*SWING! SPLAT!*

"AAARRRHHH!" Yelled one Merc that took a hot from Percy's sword.

"Damn! We're being flanked!" Another Merc yelled as he rolled around on the ground, holding his arm.

With her claws, Dalia comes in for the kill, piercing the mercenary's heart.

"A WOLF-KIN! GAH! You bitch!" The Mercenary screams out as he died on the ground.

Percy killed another Merc before Dalia finishes off the last one in this area.

"Are you guys alright," Percy asked the Ironside soldiers as he wiped his blade clean and sheathed it.

"Yeah! Thanks to you." A soldier said with a nod.

"Damn! That guy was so annoying. We owe you a drink, Sire!" A few of the Ironsiders laughed.

"We'll take you up on that after we finished them. But now I think the right line needs you. Regroup with them as soon as possible. We need to be ready for the attack." Percy instructed the soldiers.

"Aye! Let's move out!" The soldiers all said as they ran ahead of Percy to re-enforce the front lines.

Percy turned to Dalia. She was sniffing the air frantically.

"What did you discover, Dalia?" Percy asked the wolf-kin as he knelt down beside her.

"Smells like that guy who crossed us back in the labyrinth. He's not far," Dalia said to him with her nose quivered.

'So, that Merc is nearby?' Percy contemplated while observing their surroundings. 'Well, Rya has healed the prince and has the Kings Slayer under her control.'

"Gamma, what do we do?" Dalia asked her mate.

Percy glimpsed Dalia straight in her green eyes. "We're going to hunt, my Alpha."

Dalia's ears perked up at the mention of hunting. 'Hehe... I do adore this human. After this hunt, I'm going to reward Gamma.' She thought while wiggling her tail.

"Alright, we got a coward to locate," Percy said to Dalia as he stood up. "Keep your senses sharp, my Alpha."

"I will, Gamma. You stay safe too, okay? I need to show you something after our hunt," Dalia responded to her mate.

And with that, the two of them went towards the woods to track down Dietrich.

***

Nieren couldn't believe her eyes. She was a youthful child when she previously saw the Kings Slayer. A mere 14 years old when she witnessed the death of her uncle. She never knew she would get the opportunity to avenge him. In her mind, she thought that she would have to let Father Time take his life. But there he was, battered, beaten, and discolored being held under the foot of a mighty golem that was created by a dark elf. The same dark elf that was healing up the prince.

'Is this a dream? Has the tension of everything finally caught up to me?' Nieren thought as she saw Rya healing up the prince.

She stood in place not sure what to do.

'A dark elf that protects others not for her own personal gain? But rushes to the aid of her friends!? Why were we told that dark elves were wicked?' Nieren thought in disbelief.

***

After seeing how well the prince recovered he felt confident enough to get up.

"Rya, you're my idol you know that," Quinus said as he got back on his feet.

Rya looked up at Quin with tragic eyes, "But people are dying because of—"

"Ssshhh! Don't. We make mistakes, Rya. It's what we do to fix them that makes us good."

Quin smiled at Rya.

'Shit... This poor woman. Well, I should give these back to her.' Rya thought as she took hold of the crown and wooden sword.

Nieren was a little worried when Rya walked towards her.

But Rya only smiled at her.

"Here you go. I-I hope you get some sort of c-comfort out of this... It's not much but..." Rya said as she handed the crown to Nieren.

Nieren stared at it in shock before looking up at Rya.

'She's giving me the uncle's crown and sword?! No way! Rya is a good person! There's nothing evil about her at all!' Nieren thought as tears started to fall from her eyes.

"Thank you very much! Thank you sooo much!" Nieren said as she hugged Rya tight.

"Whoa! Um? O-okay? You're welcome." Rya said as she was having difficulty breathing.

Nieren pulled back a bit from Rya and wiped the tears away from her eyes.

"How can I ever thank you enough?!" Nieren asked as she stared at Rya.

“B-By letting me breathe?” Rya said as her head was being smothered in Nieren's chest.

Nieren laughed a bit before hugging Rya tighter.

"You are my hero! I'll never forget what you've done for me! Oh! I know! I will devote myself to you and become a big sister!" Nieren said with a big smile.

'HUH? A big sister? W-Well, maybe that's not a bad idea. I mean I don't have a clue about how female elves' bodies work. Oh God, it just accrued to me that I'm going to have to deal with menstrual cycles! M-Maybe elves don't get them that often? I'd like to think they do...? But yeah, it's best if we find out.' Rya thought as she looked at Nieren.

"If that's what you like then I'm fine with that... Your name is Nieren, right? My name is Rya. Pleased to make your acquaintance." Rya said with a smile.

Nieren smiled back at Rya before pulling her into another hug.

'ACK! She's going to suffocate me at this rate! If I was still a guy I would be loving this moment! AHHH! DAMN, YOU NILS!' Rya thought as she squeezed her eyes shut from the embrace.

Quin was watching this moment unfold as he couldn't help but smirk but he had to finish off the leader of the Black Roses. And he wanted Rya by his side when he did.

"Alright, Nieren. Could you release Rya for a moment? I think she's going to suffocate soon." Quin said with a grin.

Nieren pulled away from Rya and turned to look at Quin.

"What? I would never do that Prince Quinus!" Nieren asked with a confused expression on her face.

"Oh thank god! I can breathe! So this is what it feels like to be suffocated!" Rya said with a sigh of relief.

"It's nothing to worry about," Quin said as he walked up next to Rya. "We need to find Rudolf and stop him. Do you two know where he is? Or where he might be?"

"I have no idea, prince. I was focused on the Kings Slayer." Nieren said with a disappointed expression on her face.

"Hold on... I think I can find him." Rya said as she closed her eyes and did the same thing she did right before summoning her golem.

*WHOOSE!*

Time seemed to be still and everything looked black and white as Rya could see everything around her in a few-mile radius.

'Okay! So, it looks like the Black Rose Mercenaries only have around 125 troops left and the Ironside Army has over 300. Damn, that's a lot of dead... Crap! Where the hell is- Oh!' Rya exclaimed as she spotted Rudolf.

Rya opened her eyes and looked at Quin.

"Quin! He's in the back line of the Ironside Army! Zellin and Hajdah are in trouble!"

"I'll be there in a minute!" Quin said as he ran into the crowd.

"What do we do?" Nieren asked with concern in her voice.

"We clear a way for him! We need to get to the back line quickly. I'll summon a new golem to protect the baron!" Rya said as she started moving towards the rear lines while her first golem gives her cover.

"Wait! You should stay here and keep your guard up. I can handle anything that comes our way!" Nieren protested but Rya shook her head.

"No! You need to get the baron out of danger! Quin and I will deal with Rudolf!" Rya insisted.

"Fine!" Nieren said as she took off to find the baron.