Doaf felt enraged by Amera's reckless move. So he didn't hesitate to take a lot of bird's wings, and wrote his orders for the entire army to follow and prepare for a bloody battle before running after her.
The army received his words while watching the two leaders racing after the army. They weren't oblivious to what happened. All knew that Arthur vanished and sacrificed his life to protect them.
However not everyone had the same heart and mind like Doaf and Amera.
"My lady," one of the elite leaders of the army Aemie sent, came closer to Nicole, "it's not safe for you to stay here."
Nicole was already feeling pain from what happened. Yet when that mage came and said so she couldn't help but muster up her courage and say:
"Relay my orders, we are going to advance."
"'That's the right decision my lady," the mage mistook her words and thought he got her blessing to retreat.
"We'll hunt down that damn army and kill every single one of them," Nicole said in a cold tone while her eyes kept focused over that mage.
She wasn't lying when she said she knew nothing about her girlfriend's grand plan. But it seemed that mage knew alongside few others. She wasn't the type to lean towards violence to solve her problems.
She hated wars, yet she wasn't afraid of them. After all she was a mage, a very powerful mage who loved peace and tranquil life.
But right now it wasn't the moment to be a coward. And her heart told her there was a hidden reason behind that sudden care from that mage and his friends around him.
They came to her to help them escape and execute their plan, Aemie's plan. And right now all Nicole felt was an urge to smash that damned plan to pieces.
"Excuse me, my lade, but the orders of our grandmaster…" the mage tried to reason with her, slightly using the name of her girlfriend to make her softer or even threaten her if needed.
However Nicole already felt betrayed by her love. She thought the two were soulmates, no secrets allowed.
In the end her love didn't trust her or even care to warn her about what was going to happen. She was left in the dark, exactly like those outsiders she was sent with.
"Don't take me for a weak lady," Nicole said in a strange strong tone that no one here heard of before, "I'm the leader of this army and if you don't follow my orders, I'll get your heads off your bodies at once."
Her tone, her domineer, her words weren't any like what the old Nicole was. The mage and his little group were startled by this, never thought the weak Nicole to possess such strength or will.
Her words weren't low, so many of the elite forces around heard her words perfectly fine. The next moment many turned their weapons towards the group who felt great threat coming at them.
After all they were part of the leadership, yet everyone here was loyal to the lady, not them.
Nicole was the highest in command, and they got the clear orders from their grandmaster to follow Nicole and keep her safe at all cost.
"I… I think you are right my lady," the mage tried to extract himself and his friends from this unforeseen situation.
"Think?" Nicole raised an eyebrow while her tone told him that she didn't like his answer.
"I'll follow your orders, my lady," the mage hurriedly bowed while others bowed after him repeating his same line.
"That's better," Nicole nodded before waving her hand in an arrogant way. Once they retreated she couldn't help but breathe deeply.
This moment… It was so hard for her to mimic her girlfriend like this.
But she had to. Now she had full control over her army, even if it was for a short time.
She also had a short list of those who were aware of Aemie's true intentions. When everything was over, she would instantly hand them over to Arthur, Amera, and Doaf to deal with them.
She also wanted to know why the hell she was sent to such a forsaken realm without her consent!
"Listen up," Nicole turned her attention to her grand army, "we are going to fight this war. But it's not for anyone else but us."
She unsheathed her sword and pointed it towards the distant army. A grand cloud rose from the horizon where that army kept devastating mountains and crawling on earth towards the sect.
"Those bastards are the ones who attacked our home. They are the ones who tried to kill us, our families, our beloved ones, and everyone else. It's not just a fight to serve justice, it's a revenge… our revenge. If you want it as hard as I do, then come with me. If not, run away now and I won't kill you for that."
She was the closest person to Aemie, the one who saw her true self and how she turned around to become the monster everyone feared in front of others.
So it wasn't that difficult to mimic her attitude and even act like her. Even her aura turned out to be as frightening as Aemie.
Despite giving everyone the chance to retreat, no one did.
Most did that out of their true desire for blood. However the few who wanted to leave in the first place were truly afraid of her right now.
They knew how treacherous Aemie was, and at this moment they got the same vibe out of Nicole.
One single mistake, one single wrong decision and they would all die. No one would risk his life for no reason but to follow orders of someone not even here.
So they lowered their heads and decided to follow the current.
As for Doaf and Amera, the two kept moving fast towards the army. Amera was in the lead, creating more distance with time.
However, Doaf was also fast. He only delayed a couple of seconds to release the bird's wings he wrote before hurrying after her.
"Hahaha, this chick is coming here to die!"
Just as she got near the army, many mages rose high in the air to welcome her. They laughed and mistook her for being impulsive and vulnerable at the moment.
Yet they were gravely mistaken.
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