The Escape

Zak has a contest of stamina against his enemy which was a Fallen; while Kelvin and Elma escaped the enemy. They were currently chased by gargoyles and ghouls until Elma was on her limit. The gargoyles were fast approaching and their stamina was drained.

"Son you must survive, I will hold them back and you go to the capital. Warn the soldiers of the Dwight kingdom of the impending threat." said her mom.

"Mom if we part here, the chance of our survival will decrease, and you will be surrounded and I also will be surrounded too. We have to survive this together!" Kelvin said to his mom.

With what Kelvin has suggested, his mom held his hands and said, "If that's what you want, then follow me and stay behind my back."

Because of survival, Kelvin was left with no choice but to disobey his mother and stay alive together. In his thought, when they stick together, they can report this to the capital with a higher chance of survival.

They ran in the direction of the capital with haste without looking back to Zak. Even when they loved him, they still need to report this to the soldiers of the kingdom. They know that he was capable enough to hold him back for long hours.

Amid their fleeing, they felt that the enemies were fast approaching. They realized that sooner or later, the enemies will catch up because they were flying and some were fast enough to catch up with them.

Knowing this inevitable confrontation, they still dashed and dashed to keep the enemies away from them and to keep the distance from the capital a little bit nearer by a few meters.

While panting, his mother was assaulted by a diving gargoyle towards them. They were alarmed by the enemy cries that were drawing near from the distance.

His mother draws her sword and prepared her battle instinct while Kael was on her back, holding also his short sword in his waist while still sheathed. They still run while deflecting the upcoming gargoyles. The gargoyle attacks from above and Elma slashed its waist and then it screeched in pain when it stumbled in the pathway.

They left the enemy to flee from the assaulting enemies and gain distance from them when the undying ghouls at their backs were closing the distance. These monsters were fast and agile and usually hardy and don't feel pain, which results in them becoming high in tenacity and aggressive in their behavior. When they were commanded to attack an enemy, they will never stop until the command was executed perfectly.

The enemies were approaching fast and their stamina was draining continuously. With every step they take, they were on high alert because from both sides were the undying ghouls that were quickly catching up with them.

Kelvin was slowly draining his stamina after hours of running, he estimated that he can't last long in battle if he was completely drained. With their armor that was producing clunking sounds, it was heavy and they were carrying it for hours.

With what was currently happening, the gargoyles were one by one diving to attack them and they were slashed in their attempt. The undying ghouls were also dripping their saliva while running towards them.

One attacked from their back and Elma desperately fended off the enemy with her sword. Kelvin, on the contrary, was attacked also by a dashing ghoul.

Slash!!!

"The undying ghouls are just getting back from the dead even wounded, you must decapitate them to render them from living," Elma said to her son.

"So they keep attacking after all our attacks? I see, so you fend them off and I will do the finishing blow, like decapitating them." Kelvin said.

"Nicely thought son, let's do that!" replied his mother.

They made a plan in split seconds and executed it with bravery. The ghouls attacked and Elma bashed them with her shield.

Bang!

The ghoul shrieked when she bashed it to its head. Kelvin at the same time darted to the thrown enemy and slashed its head with precision. When he managed to kill it, the enemies surrounded him then jumped to him. Kelvin then retreated to Elma and they escaped them.

Kelvin was fast enough to evade them and was like a fish, swimming in the enemy assaults while running around his mother. While Elma was bashing her enemies and Kelvin was finishing them when he has a chance.

Elma was bashing and Kelvin was finishing them. They survived for an hour of slaughter and they were extremely exhausted. Especially Kelvin, because he performed the role of a rearguard and her mother was a vanguard that repels enemies.

When they saw all the bodies, littered on the pathway and they were the only ones standing, they collapsed because of extreme exhaustion. Elma dropped her shield and it made a clanking sound.

Kelvin's view of her was blurry and he was feeling dizzy in the tiring battle. His body was weakening and his mind fades away when he heard thundering laughter of an unknown origin. His body smashed to the ground and have a last look at the surroundings. He immediately looked up and saw that this figure was floating mid-air and has the wings of a dragon. Upon looking at him, he noticed another entity of a figure of a warrior with wings of an eagle (large enough to cover its body). It collided with the first entity he saw and that's what he saw until he closed his eyes.

Time passed by in Lumia and the world was still in danger to the Fallens and their minions. The battle was still ongoing and he was still in the trance in the depths of his mind, swallowed by the void of his own.

"Kelvin!"

"Kelvin!"

"Kelvin!"

Time seems to slow down as he was sleeping but in his dreams, he was constantly being called by someone he knew. The voice of her mother was calling louder and louder but was not clear and seems to be stuttering until he was woken up by a loud boom in the near vicinity.

"Hah!? hah hah hah"

Kelvin breathes heavily when he was woken up in his dreams and was being held by his mother. They were hiding in a tree, large enough to be hidden from the battle.

"It's okay son, we're safe for now. I hide you here while the Angel and the Fallen are fighting but it's just a matter of time when they will find us. The angel is holding off but he is still disadvantaged to the enemy. We will escape while we can if you're okay now." said Elma to her son.

While they were talking, the night sky was being lighted up by fire and magic that was coming from the two battling rivals. The sound and flashes were coming in closer and closer then suddenly, an upcoming figure came crashing to the tree where they're hiding.

"Run!" Elma shouted.

Boom!

A loud banging sound was made when it crashed to the tree, the tree was cut into half and they saw the figure blown to many trees that it made a straight line of cleared space in the forest.

It was the figure of a warrior with broken wings, it was the Angel itself who was bloody all over.

They were shocked at the outcome of the battle and they were frightened that the enemy was stronger than they imagined. Without the angel who protects them, they will be the only ones left to protect themselves. Kelvin, on the contrary, has a feeling of anxiety, whether they can survive or not, it depends on the decisions they will make to survive.

While they were contemplating for a second, the enemy didn't give them time to escape. It landed on the ground with its wings held high and slammed its feet on the ground. It produced a great sound that was loud enough to make you cover your ear.

Kelvin was struck by fear, and cold sweat fell from his head to his cheeks. In the moment of sickening truth, Elma was left with only one option and that was to repel the enemy and make Mael escape.

In the cold night, the Fallen lighted up ablaze the forest and the light of fire illuminates his gruesome face. Without second thoughts, Elma takes on her sword and shield and shouted to his dear son.

"Mael run!!!"

Mael on the other hand was hesitating to whether to flee for his life or help his mom to escape from the enemy. He unsheathed his sword from his waist and prepared for the attack but at that moment his mother looked back at him.

"I said run! don't you dare disobey me this time! We're all gonna die if you disobey me!" Elma said to him while her tears are flowing.

It only means that Elma was desperate enough to save her son at this moment in time. She neglected her safety, even though she thought that they will be able to both escapes but the enemy was strong enough to take them down. So she was only left with a single option to choose, which was to make her legacy to survive and be strong enough for the future.

She held her shield and sword and confronted the enemy while saying, "We will meet again in the future son!". She strikes the enemy with all her courage. She dashed and dashed until a big explosion burst from the enemy and a great white light that was blinding enough to make you close your eyes. Accompanied by a great booming sound that was emitted from the magic of the enemy.

It erased the surrounding domain of forest, only leaving ashes and brimstones to be walked on. Mael himself was blown away by the shock-wave of the ancient magic of Angels that originated from the Creator himself.

He crouched from the ground and was in pain when he was trying to stand up, but it was all in waste. He was gripping the dust when he realized shortly that his mother was nowhere to be seen and all he could do was to be in pain. His heart was crumpled in his shock to the current events and tears began to drip from his eyes. His tears fall to the ground and were sizzling because of the scorching heat that was still present in the ground. He manages to subdue his loneliness and anger when he heard the laughter of the enemy that killed his mother.

He summoned all his strength to stand up using all his rage and wrath while breathing heavily. His tears dried up and he no longer feel pain or anything–just rage and anger. He stands up and looked upon the despicable creature that he hates the most, with blood flowing from his head and burns from his darkened skin, he charged to the angel and he was showered by a barrage of missiles from the Fallen. He was hearing laughter from the enemy and he was evading the missiles. Luckily, the missiles were not a homing one and Mael was dodging them with pleasure. He has a great instinct for dodging and his only problem was his stamina that was drained in place of his successive evasion.

He was making progress in making it halfway to the angel and wake him up and give him a health potion. But the problem was how can he give it to him when he was currently fighting. Does he even have a chance to do it with the current enemy attacking him nonstop? Well, he will solve that if he can arrive first at his destination.

He saw many more magic missiles incoming and he was halfway through and his speed was deteriorating. Well, it will be more strenuous to dodge when more of his stamina was depleting. He unbuckles his belt holding his short sword in his waist and strapped it in his chest across his shoulders making the sword positioned in his back. It will be easier to dodge with his sheath not jingling around.

He was nearer and nearer but the enemy just doubled its missiles. The ground was hit and the rocks and soil from the ground were all thrown all over his surroundings while he evades, making him all covered in dirt and dust. If you're lucky enough to be blinded by incoming dirt to your eyes then it will be a disaster. The enemy didn't move from its original place and was just firing low leveled missiles at Kelvin. Maybe the villain was underestimating his enemy and it was an opportunity for him.

Wosh! Wosh! Wosh!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

His efficiency in dodging was slowly upgrading and it has still more room to grow. Mael feels that he became more cunning when it comes to evading. His leather armor was a little worn out because of his nonstop movement and action. He also feels that his foot was aching. But the fire of his soul was again being lit.

He can see that he was nearing the end of the tunnel as he sees his destination or his dead end. It depends whether he will succeed in reviving the collapsed Angel laying down on the small crater caused by its crash. He hastily opened the lid of the health potion and trusted it to his mouth and took his shield to defend from the missiles.

The Fallen then gave a sour smile when Kelvin succeded in his plans to reach the rival enemy.

"Hahahaha! Do you think that pity of an excuse weakling can defeat me? Well if you can endure enough to my minions, I will tell you my name! and as a bonus I will also let you live!" the Fallen said an offer that will give them a chance to live, well both of them.

Without a second, the Angel woke up and was coughing hard but still can't get up. He slapped him gently to his face covered with helm and said, "Hey wake up! you hear me! at least stand-up and fight him so we will have a chance to live here if we can get through this!"

The Angel lifted his weary hands and puts them on his shoulders then said, "I can't stand up for now child but you can. Please do me a favor, give me time to recuperate my divine powers and I will fight alongside you. You're in my debt child, I know what you can do and you're the only one who can do it. Now go and defeat his minions. Rise from your past self and reclaim your future!"