NOVPUBPov Kiara:
When I woke up today receiving the call to meet Great Zenos, I didn’t expect anything like this, since I was offered the honor of becoming a Herald under Zenos’ direct command, happiness was all I felt to the point of taking it for granted.
I didn’t think I would need to prove myself worthy, even though I didn’t think I deserved such an honor, I didn’t think I would still run the risk of losing such an opportunity, I was too naive because of that.
The result of my ingenuity was a poor preparation of what I could have done, I have a lot of common eggs, but few of special category and the golden eggs, I could have made 15 or even 17 if I had made a little effort instead of the measly 10 that I just used.
For us Insects, combat is about preparation and yet since I entered under the wings of Great Zenos I have become dependent on him, I have become relaxed, I have become lazy and I have become complacent.
Now I say no more, starting from today, I will show that the opportunity given to me will always be rewarded with the best results, I will honor this opportunity and grab it with strength even if my life depends on it.
"< Aura Incarnation: Imperial Threads of Command >" (I)
From my back the Aura merges into my wings and into my hill, countless threads of Aura emerge and with them form a chain of command in a collective mind with me at the top, the 10 Guardian Queens just below me and the army divided between 100 troops with each Guardian Queen responsible for 10 troops.
Bug Soldiers are individually weak compared to those of the same level, but my race’s strength has always been in relentless numbers, which is not the case now.
Seeing the Fairies approach, I realize that they are not organized or cooperating with each other, but I also know that they are intelligent and will adapt after the first exchange of blows, so this first blow must be devastating.
"< Multi Ritual Magic: Quartet of Natural Devastation >" (I)
With 4 Guardian Queens taking control of 4 different magical rituals along with parts of their troops, I can control them all together for a quick and sequential activation of each Ritual.
The first Ritual created thousands of wood shavings like blades that move on to the second ritual which creates a torrent of flames that double in power with the help of the wood before hitting the next Ritual creating a tornado with strong winds that increase the fire as it transforms. in a fire tornado, the last Ritual was not to increase the destructive power of the attack but to create pure miasma using the Power of Darkness instead of malice.
The result was a Purple Fire Tornado that shoots arrows of purple fire in all directions, this attack was carried out in less than 3 seconds and the Fairies were too close to dodge, many tried to defend the attack without success and were consumed by the tornado.
It was a devastation for the Fairies, but they did not stop their attacks, on the contrary, the Fairies of the Light Element joined with the Fairies of the Water element creating a great Tsunami trying to extinguish the tornado while purifying the miasma.
"(Their reaction is bigger than expected, that’s good.)" (I)
This attack was meant to be devastating, but if it were just that it would just be a waste of time leaving the other troops standing still, a big attack doesn’t just serve to devastate enemies, it also serves as a distraction.
The Fairies were trying to stop my attack or defend themselves and didn’t notice my other troops acting.
I accomplished everything at the same time, in Hive’s mind there is no reason to transmit orders by speaking or with telepathy when I could literally transmit exactly what must be done at once, I could also literally control the troops as if they were extensions of myself.
Using the characteristics of my race to the fullest, I made the Guardian Queen of Thunder use the high speed of her troops and the distraction I caused to bypass the Fairies, aiming their attacks at the water element Fairies who receive much more damage from the Thunder element.
The Guardian Queen of the Light element also commanded her troops that share the high speed of the light element to attack the Fairies of the Shadow element and the few Fairies of the Dark element.
My Ice and Water elemental Bugs on the other hand were accumulating power for a later joint attack.
Metal Insects on the other hand do not have long-range attacks, they are resilient and their limbs are as sharp as swords, only the Guardian Queen of the metal element could use magic and did so to further strengthen the metal in the bodies of her troops. while advancing in a direct attack without fear of the Purple Fire of our troops or the luminous water of the Fairies.
Only the Space element Insects were completely left out of the battle, that’s why I made them hide in space with me, as a commander sooner or later I would become a target, being out of the enemy’s sights is the basic thing to do like the brain in charge.
I plan to use the Space element Insects as a murderous group only being used occasionally, this is because there are also Space element Fairies and I know they are fewer in number than my Insects, if they try to attack I will be able to defend myself more easily using the numbers in my favor.
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The battle was occurring as I had imagined, by discarding most of the water and dark element Fairies I was able to avoid the versatility of these 2 elements making it more predictable what a group of Fairies could accomplish together.
My Ice and Water Bugs performed an area attack creating an ice storm that froze an entire area, the Ice Fairies were strengthened by the environment, but the Fire, Wood and Metal Fairies were weakened and my next targets for elimination.
My metal Insects were not affected as much because they only need their own bodies for combat, and they are carrying out massacres wherever they go like a storm of blades stinging everything in their path.
The Space Fairies tried to attack me more than once, but not together, which made defense a little more complicated without having a pattern that I could read in their behaviors, luckily my Bugs have so far been able to defend me.
The course of the battle was in my favor even though I was outnumbered and the enemy had even more variety of elements to use than I did, this advantage I achieved was entirely due to the coordination and command of my Insects acting as one during the battle. , our casualties were minimized while the Fairies fell in large numbers.
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The battle was taking place in its final moments, now my Bugs are the vast majority with few Fairies remaining, my victory was safely assured, but I didn’t stop being aware of the surroundings until the end.
My army was very injured, 60% of the troops were destroyed, the Fire and Light troops were completely annihilated, but luckily the Guardian Queens were all still here, half of them were seriously injured receiving treatment directly from me while the last Fairies are being destroyed.
Even so, I always pay extra attention to my surroundings, maybe it was just my wrong impression, but my instincts were screaming at me to be careful and I soon discovered the reason for that.
Two other multicolored clouds were coming towards us, they were Fairies, two attack forces as large as the one I just defeated.
My brain was almost fried from all of this, but I forcibly remained calm as I clenched my hand into a fist, luckily I prepared myself for a second battle just in case, even though I didn’t expect a battle like this, I was still prepared to at least try.
"I will not back down!!!" (I)
"Activate all attack spells!!!" (I) 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝖕𝖚𝖇.𝖈𝔬𝔪
When our numbers surpassed the Fairies, I had my Guardian Queens start creating pre-made spells for different attack rituals in case there was another battle or some surprise.
"(It’s going to take more than that to make me give up!)" (I)
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Spins passed, I don’t know how many Fairies were killed, but my initial estimate about those 2 Fairy armies was wrong, they were greater in number than the first Fairy army.
The battle was a defensive one where my focus was on defending and counterattacking in every opening I could dig in their ranks, if it weren’t for the individualism of the Fairies’ attacks, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to even fight, their incompetence in acting in group was what allowed me to fight and win once again.
This time all my troops were dead, the Bug Soldiers fell and from them I followed whatever amount of Power or Vitality remained to replenish myself, which was crucial for me to suffer 2 fatal blows.
Of my 10 Guardian Queens, only 1 remained and she was already reaching the end of her life, her body was charred and full of bloody holes, I no longer had enough strength to heal her when my own body was in ruins, almost unable to stay in shape. foot.
I placed my hand on her body and absorbed all remaining Vitality, healing at least a part of my body while her body crumbled into 1 golden egg full of cracks.
Sigh
"It’s finally over..." (I)
"..." (I)
"Haha hahahahaha... hahahahahahahahahahahaha..." (I)
This time I really thought it was over, I was still very injured and with nothing left, I didn’t have any eggs other than the only golden and half-broken Egg in my hands now, but before I could even feel relieved, I saw more 4 armies of Fairies coming towards me like multicolored clouds.
I couldn’t help but laugh maniacally in the face of a clearly desperate situation, there was no way to face these enemies, I was very injured and without energy, there was also no way to run while still inside a Territory.
I was sure that if I gave up Zenos’ Familiar would get me out of here and I would be safe, but I would also have lost the opportunity to become a Herald and truly be useful to the one who reached out to me when my own race left me. side into a fate worse than death.
"Death before SURRENDER!!!!" (I)
I pull out a sword and several potions I drank, while with my wings partially recovered I moved forward with an even greater will to fight than when I started, but just as I was surrounded ready to fight for the last time, I heard a voice before my consciousness sank into darkness.
"True cruelty in battle is not what you are willing to do to the enemy, but rather how far you are willing to fearlessly sink to slaughter your enemies." (Layla)
"I liked you, approved... hahahahaha..." (Layla)
