The Legend Fake

Chapter 37 - The Dark Forces

"Life-destroying light, Armageddon Blast..!" Shouted Nishiki, light shot from the magic circle towards Iona and everyone there.

As if time slowed down, Iona with a panicked look on her face saw a huge light shooting towards them. "Grandfather, can I?"

"Of course." Grandfather Iona replied, suddenly appearing behind him while patting him on the shoulder.

"Grandfather...? Everyone depends on me." Iona said inwardly as she closed her eyes. As the surroundings turned into empty plains, her magic book lifted up and opened the last page then Iona said. "O warriors in the abyss of despair, victims of betrayal, victims of the cruelty of the world, victims of human selfishness, I ask for the spirit of your struggle which is in the darkness of the abyss." Iona cast a spell, and then red particles appeared around her body. Instantly everything became normal again and the light in the shot was very close. "Rise the Army of the Abyss Curse. The Heishi of the Abyss...!!!!" Shouted Iona loudly, then behind Iona appeared a lot of magic circles that piled up very high, then came out the soldiers with jet-black armor complete with swords and shields, they all dropped down.

"Gww.ahhhh....!" They ran with a loud roar that sounded all over the region. They all dashed towards the shot of light and parried it with their shields together.

"What's!? I've never seen this before. But, if it's just for the protector, I'll just raise my mana usage." Ask Nishiki in my heart. "It turns out that it's just a living shield, you've wasted my surprised expression. Mana Usage 70%!" Nishiki said and his attack became stronger, making the dark soldiers who were fending off the attack slowly start to disintegrate one by one.

"Let's get out more! Hiiyya.....!!!" Shouted Iona and the dark soldiers appeared more than the magic circle behind Iona. They all replace the destroyed and the substitutes will also be destroyed and replaced by others continuously until slowly the light gets closer to Iona. "Ugggh....! My bodies... I use too much mana..." Iona said, bleeding from her mouth. "I must continue to hold on until the attack is over.

"Currently, not enough? Which usage is 80%!" Nishiki said increasing his attack power, Iona already looked exhausted.

"Well... Huh..." Iona slowly bowed and then knelt down.

"Iona, passion...! We believe you...!" Izuru shouted and was followed by the others.

"Yes, spirit!"

"You're our only hope!"

"I'm glad you guys cheered me on. But, where am I not going to add up with that!" Iona said in his heart.

"Which use is 90%!" Nishiki's words reinforced his attacks again.

"Uggghhhh...!" Iona vomits a lot of blood, and from the ears, nose, and eyes. "I beg grandfather, please give me strength...!" Iona cried blood. Suddenly something came out from within his clothes, it was a round black stone necklace.

...*****...

"Uggl... I don't understand this writing." Little Iona said trying to read a book on her bedroom table. Then he took her up to the bed and read it while lying down, then while opening one of the pages something fell on her face. "sick! What'sthis?" Ask little Iona. "Stone? How did this get stuck in the book?" Little Iona asked curiously. "Maybe this includes a Gift from grandfather!" Iona said lifting the stone up. Lali Iona got off the bed and took something from inside the shelf. "It's done! Then I can keep it well." Iona tied the stone into a necklace and put it on. "I'll show it to grandpa!" Said Iona running out of the room and towards her grandfather's room through the hallway. But, when he got there, there were a lot of people at the door. "Why is it so crowded here, what's up?" Iona asked one of the servants there.

"Mrs young, you better not go inside first." Answer the waiter.

"What's wrong? I want to see Grandpa!" Said Iona barging into the room. There, Iona sees her grandfather lying on a bed surrounded by people. "Grandfather!? Grandpa why!?" Iona asked running to the bed.

"Iona, grandpa's already... Died." Answer one of the people there. Immediately Iona's face turned to surprise and disbelief.

"No, it's impossible! Grandpa awake...! Hix... Grandpa...!" Shouted Iona sobbing wiggling her grandfather's stiff body, but it was a bitter reality that Iona had to accept.

...*****...

"Which use is 90%!" Nishiki's shout strengthened his attack. But it had little effect on Iona's dark forces, Nishiki began to be overwhelmed and continued to add to his attack power. "94%! 96%! 99%! 100%...!" Suddenly a thread within his body was cut off and the attack he fired slowly began to disappear, also the magic circle broke into pieces, then disappeared. The sun also began to shine again across the country. "I've reached my limit." Nishiki said he looked pale. Then he turned his body back.

"I succeeded." Iona said, bowing her knees in exhaustion, the dark forces also began to disappear one by one.

"I surrender. I admit my current failure.What kind of punishment is waiting for me there?" Nishiki asked and walked into the forest.

"We made it...!" The cheers of the soldiers who were still unable to move due to running out of mana. Everyone cheered loudly, finally it was all over. All of them managed to defend the village from the monsters' attacks.

...*****...

"Return..!" Said everyone at the table while banging their glasses. "This is the reward of our hard work, let's all eat to the fullest!" Said one of the soldiers while raising a wooden glass.

Izuru and Rin were also there eating their food. "Where is Iona?" Ask Rin.

"Iona, he's meeting the commander. Iona wasn't forgiven even though she saved everyone." Answer Izuru.

"Maybe we can talk to the Commander-in-Chief, so Iona can be forgiven." Rin.

"Yes, I'll see him now." Said Izuru standing up from the chair and walking out of the room. The orange-colored sunlight illuminated from the western horizon, Izuru took a deep breath and began to walk. "It's all done, but this doesn't guarantee the three of us can get together again like we used to." Izuru said inwardly as he walked towards the tower, in front of the door was already the commander. Izuru just went straight to the commander there.

"Hm... What's up?" Ask commander.

"I'm looking for Iona." Ask Izuru.

"You mean the hero's companion? He just left." Reply Commander.

"Does that mean Iona's been forgiven?" Ask Izuru.

"No, we can't just forgive him. He must take responsibility for his actions, now I give free time until tomorrow morning." Reply Commander.

"But, didn't Iona save everyone!? Doesn't he deserve forgiveness?" Ask Izuru.

"Sorry son, I can't do much about that. Because my soldier told his family this news, and tomorrow I'll take him home." Reply Commander.

"Home home...? Forever?" Ask Izuru inwardly. "Is this the end of the three of us?"

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