"They just never end!" Elena grunted as she retracted her black knives from the body of the fallen Demon before her. It was not from Datar, and was one of the mortal minions of the Paragon of Undeath.
While the celestial level forces of the Paragon of Undeath was limited, his mortal forces was many times the number of the celestial forces! He could sustain a long incursion if he wanted to, and that was what he was doing!
Elena looked around at the mass of bodies that were riddled with smoky black daggers. She had mowed through this force of Demons and otherworldly beings that had invaded this town. Up above, the sounds of wings beating drew Elena's attention and she saw two massive Dragons fighting. One was wreathed in shadows, while the other was covered in red, black and gold scales.
Mica fought without losing ground against the enemy, making sure that each blow the enemy dealt was paid back at least twofold!
Elena did not look worried as she knew that Mica firmly held the upper hand. And true to her belief, the body of the enemy dragon soon fell to the side of a mountain, the life rapidly draining from it.
Whoosh!
Mica's wings stirred up powerful wind currents as he swooped down and landed a short distance away from Elena. He opened his mouth to speak, but stopped when a sudden change occurred in the sky.
With shock, both of them looked up and watched as all the portals in the sky rapidly closed up, blinking out of existence. The redness of the sky also began to slowly fade away, although not as quickly as the portals disappeared.
"The portals... they're gone..." One of the many human soldiers that had been fighting to defend the town a short distance away sighed tiredly. They had been fighting for hours and had already lost many to the endless waves of enemies.
However, the soldiers did not let down their guard even though the portals had vanished. Until they received clear confirmation that they were in the clear, then it was best to remain alert and ready to fight at a moment's notice.
"What do you think? Is it over?" Elena asked Mica as she hopped onto his back.
Raegan sighed, "Prepare for more? This world has already suffered so much. Even us, with the highest number of powerhouses and experts, have suffered a lot. I can only imagine what others have to go through. The world will go through an upheaval after this is all over."
"If we survive it." Darren added and Raegan looked at him, his annoyance clear.
"Must you always be so pessimistic?" The older of the two asked.
"One of us has to be the pessimistic one." Darren shrugged casually and turned away from Raegan.
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"Your Majesty." Patrick knelt before Emperor Leonidas. The Emperor had a stern expression as he examined the map that was spread out on the floor of the expansive throne room. It depicted a magical, realistic representation of the current state of the Gublin Empire.
"You may speak, Patrick." Leonidas briefly turned away from the map to look at Patrick.
"The portals have vanished, Your Majesty. And the malevolent aura of destruction has begun to fade away. I believe something might have happened in the Celestial Realm that has lightened the burden on our heads." Patrick gave his report.
"Indeed, I have noticed all of this. But this is not over. My gut tells me that there is trouble on the horizon. Do not let your guard down. Send relief to the towns and cities that need it. Let our men rest and prepare for anything that can happen.
You may go now." Leonidas said and turned back to the map as Patrick took his leave.