This was what happened while Fiona was on the ground, trying her hardest to keep herself alive.
Galibar laid Fiona down on top of the wall, on the parts that were still intact. He looked down at her and asked. "Are you all right now?"
"Yes," Fiona got up to sit properly and then gave her body a few glances. "I have enough spiritual energy in my body now that I think I can heal myself."
"Great, now can you please tell me where my daughter is?" Galibar asked with a grim face.
Fiona looked up with a smile on her face. "Why do you suddenly care about her? Do you plan to use her to form connections?"
Galibar didn't say anything to Fiona's remarks, just stared at the concrete floor silently.
Fiona asked further, not caring about Galibar's state. "So, am I right? If so, don't expect me to tell you anything about her; I won't let her be at your mercy all the time."
"Also, she doesn't need that anymore. You should have heard about the recently famous blacksmith of this town, about whom everyone is vowing to get on her good side?"
"Of course, I know who it is." Galibar finally spoke after this long silence. "I know it's my daughter. She is the famous blacksmith of this town, the one who helped this town a lot, in the most troubled times. I know everything, and I am also proud."
Galibar looked at Fiona with tears in his eyes, which shocked her. "I wanted to hug her and tell her, I am very proud of her and that I am also so sorry for what I have done. Also, it wasn't my fault for becoming like this, I was forced to change because of the pressure Mingxi gave. He was vying for the position that I worked so hard for so many years to claim. How could I let him take that!?"
"Alas," Teardrops fell from Galibar's cheeks as Fiona for the first time saw a patriarch of a clan in this state. "I lost something else while protecting the other. I wasn't able to see who was more important to me, my power and fame, or the only family member I have in this world."
Thud
Galibar dropped to his knees and begged Fiona. "Please, let me see her one last time. Please… I don't know if I am able to see her next time."
Fiona watched Galibar's plea dumbfoundedly. She didn't expect the patriarch of a big clan, the one who controlled and watched over many people, would be begging to his knees now, just to see his daughter.
Fiona's face darkened as she was able to see Galibar wasn't faking and was able to guess what forced him to become like this. Just like how the current situation made him remember what was the closest thing to him.
Fiona questioned herself silently. What would she do if she was in Galibar's shoes? She was also about to become a mother, she could understand parents' deep love for their children.
'I would go to the deepest hell to see my child.' Fiona found her answer in seconds.
She looked into Galibar's closed eyes, which looked like they would only open with a positive answer. "Patriarch Galibar, I can take you to see Kaley. I will also help you mend the relationship between you two."
Galibar gasped in disbelief, and then tears in the form of a stream rolled down from his eyes. "Thank you."
"It's okay, I know how you are feeling, as I will experience that in the near future," Fiona said with a blush, looking at her stomach.
Galibar was confused at first, but he understood in the next second what she meant. Galibar gave his blessing with a smile. "Congratulations, I hope you have a bright future."
"Hehe," Giving a chuckle, Fiona stood up on her feet. She said while glancing at the destruction that was happening inside the town. "I can take you to Kaley, and we can talk about this stuff more later on, but let's stop this. We have to give our children a place to live, right?"
Galibar nodded his head with a smile. "Yes."
Then, in the next moment, Galibar and Fiona jumped down from the wall, diving into the horde that was trying to raze the town.
…
On the other side of the town.
"Come here, escape from this place," Zoon shouted at the big crowd of refugees, pointing them to the safest place and letting them enter their family compound.
Zoon had gathered the women and the kids above eighteen years old to join her in defending their place from this nightmarish horde.
However, despite their courage and bravery, they weren't able to defend themselves properly because of their overall weak strength, but they were still trying.
The defenders who were guarding had their faces full of sweat as they were seeing people start to die on their side slowly yet gradually.
"What should we do?"
"We can't do anything!"
"They are too strong! Should we run?"
"Where can we even run?"
Zoon became nervous seeing the morale of her men getting low. She wanted to give them a boost, but she knew that wouldn't help.
Sometimes reality is so harsh that you just have to accept it.
At that moment, they heard something that made them look up.
A jet of red beam shot down, slicing apart the enemies on the frontlines and leaving many dumbfounded.
Thud
Then the sound of something dropping on the ground. They looked at the source of it and saw a man with red hair, standing straight with a sword in his hand.
"Isn't that!?"
"It's master Ban! He is here to save us!"
Zoon looked at her son's dramatic entrance, in a daze, while the pride in her heart started to grow.
Ban walked before Zoon and gave a full bow. "How are you, mother? Your child is here to help you."
Zoon hugged Ban with tears in her eyes, stopping him from bowing any longer. "Ban, I missed you."
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