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Chapter 26 - Battle in the Palace-I

In a small room in a brothel, Eva was kneeling naked in front of Carl after sex. Carl had just used powerful manipulative spells with dark element magic to brainwash her.

"Eva, you're a cheap slut, a devoted prostitute, and a whore by nature. You may deny it, but deep down you enjoy getting sexualized, molested, and raped by men. You want to have limitless sex and breed countless bastard babies! You are a shameless thot who shows off her body to men to attract them for sex." Carl commanded.

"…Yes." Eva replied emotionlessly.

"And you are especially devoted to me- your master. You love me and want to be dominated by me. You cannot disobey me." Carl added, smiling wickedly.

"Yes master…" Eva smiled too and began sucking his penis again.

"And lastly, you will not retain any active memory of being brainwashed by me." Carl smiled.

"Yes." Eva mumbled while licking his penis and sucking its tip, her hands caressing his balls.

"Damn…" Carl slumped on the bed, exhausted. "I spent my magic again huff… I might not get another chance like this. Might as well go all out." He thought and summoned another crystal ball. Lucas' face emerged on it.

"What do you want now? Where are you? I thought you were fighting in the temple. Speaking of which, it has been utterly destroyed and now the palace is burning!" Lucas blurted out.

"Let the whole world burn. What do I care?" Carl smirked. "You helped me greatly earlier by contacting the Mage Council. Now, send me 200 mana stones."

Lucas' eyebrows arose but he didn't say anything. He simply nodded and cut the transmission.

A few minutes later, the door opened and Samuel entered the room carrying a large sealed box. His gaze immediately landed on the heavily pregnant Eva who was sucking Carl's penis devotedly.

"Sir Riner. A package arrived from the Merchant Guild for you." Samuel said.

"Yes, bring it here and leave." Carl said.

Samuel looked at Eva with desire but didn't demand to have sex with her, as Carl seemed serious and busy, and apparently not in mood to share. He had always shared his prey with him and other workers of the brothel, so Samuel held hope.

As Samuel left, Carl pulled out a mana stone from the box. It was a palm-sized crystal in the shape of a diamond. Mana stones could help replenish the magic of mages rapidly. These were of different qualities and sizes. Small and irregular shaped mana stones were the poorest in quality, while palm-sized diamond-shaped crystals were of the superior quality. Lucas was really upholding his part of the bargain of supporting Carl.

Immediately, Carl absorbed all of the mana from the stone, and his magic not only refilled, but nearly doubled over. It could not be contained for long.

"Now then, shall I resume brainwashing you, Eva?" Carl smiled wickedly.

"Boost Charm 30x!

Boost Persuasion 40x!

Boost Hypnosis 30x!

***

Only in half an hour, all the mana stones had been exhausted. They had lost all their brightness and resembled gray brittle stones, which could crumble at the slightest pressure. Carl had consumed them all and boosted himself multiple times over for nearly 200 turns!

Charm, Persuasion, and Hypnosis spells were used repeatedly, and boosted many times. Light element had a naturally healing ability; thus, Carl knew that Eva would eventually recover, but that might just take several months now! During this time, she would be a full-blown whore and his slave to command. He was looking forward to the fun he'd have pimping her around and watching her whore herself by her own will.

Carl, having a twisted view about women, was unable to spare his best friend. Especially after he started seeing her in sexual manner, and fucked her incredible body, and got a taste of dominating her; he wanted to truly enjoy pushing her to her limit. Since Clovis was a cuckold anyway, Carl didn't think there was any problem.

"It's not like she wasn't a slut already. I'm just making her evolve further, hehe, and making it permanent, hopefully." Carl thought and snickered.

"Who's my little cumdump baby-breeding cow?" Carl asked, smirking.

"I am…" Eva smiled stupidly, with her gaze unfocused. "I'm your cumdump baby-breeding cow, Master."

"Hehe, nice." Carl patted Eva's cheek lightly and made her sit on her huge ass with her legs spread. "Now let's get your slutty womb emptied so I can breed you again." A menacing glint flashed in his eyes as he raised his right hand up.

SSTTAK!! A crisp slap landed on Eva's huge belly, making it ripple and jiggle lewdly.

"Ahhn!" Eva screamed.

Sstak! Sstak! Sstak!

"Ahh! Oh! Hyaannh!"

"Give birth, moon slut! Pop your bastard babies out, now!" Carl commanded.

"Hnnggh! Yes, Master! Ohh…! Come out bastard babies!" Eva pushed and pressured her womb. She herself began slapping her own bulging belly cutely as her face flustered.

Ssstak! Sstak! Sstak! "AHHNN! Coming…!" Spurt! Prooft!

"It's coming out! Arrgh!" Eva screamed and groaned, spreading her legs wider.

And then one after another, three babies popped out of her vagina.

"Uwahhh!!" Babies' cries echoed in the room. There was blood and other fluids all over the bed and three newborns were wriggling in it.

Carl immediately cast a cleansing spell and everything became clean again. Eva disconnected the cords of babies and after healing herself, she embraced her children.

"Wah…I became a mother! Sniff-sniff…" Eva cried emotionally and happily. She felt amazing, having given birth to her first litter. "Master, aren't my babies cute?"

"Hehehe, of course they are." Carl chuckled while pondering. "There are too many strange things about these children." He frowned, casting a rapid growth spell on them.

Mixed-element magic engulfed the babies as they grew up into teenagers. Two of them were girls, and the third was a boy. Carl and Eva observed them in awe at their beautiful features.

One of the girls was petite and tall. She had above-average hips, but large breasts and freckles on her face.

The other girl was short and chubby. Her breasts were massive for her age, and her hips were also fat and wide. She was a chubbier version of Eva's original body, before the Moon Goddess' blessing. She had strikingly bright blue eyes.

The boy was tall, muscular, and handsome. He had sharp facial features and cruel-looking eyes.

The odd thing about all three of them was their white hair. It was easier to guess who their fathers were. The petite freckled girl was Carl's daughter. All of his & Rita's children had freckles. It was a genetic thing. The blue-eyed girl was definitely Clovis' daughter. As for the boy, he looked like a much younger version of King Darius!

"These are definitely fraternal triplets, made from mine, Clovis', and the king's sperm. But how come they all have white hair? This is odd. Or am I overthinking it?" Carl pondered.

"Ah, my beautiful babies are so amazing." Eva sighed and stood up to squeeze them in a group hug. The children were still mindless but they recognized their mother and thus hugged her warmly.

"Heh, enough of this. A whore's daughters are whores. And that boy is a prince. He can be a good card to play and win favors from the King." Carl said, more to himself than Eva. "Let's give them fitting hairstyles and basic knowledge.

"Yes!" Eva was excited.

 

Soon the children got their different hairstyles and some worldly knowledge. Carl's daughter had cropped hair. Clovis' daughter had bangs on the forehead and two long pigtails. Darius' son had a generic short boyish hairstyle.

"I'll name my daughter Sophia." Carl said.

"This one is Nora then. It's a cute name befitting her." Eva beamed.

"Alaric for the boy? Unless the King chooses a different name." Carl said. The children smiled.

"The King…" Eva frowned. She hated that man, and although she didn't hate this boy born off his sperm because it was her desire to be bred by numerous men; she disliked what Carl was implying. He wanted to give Alaric to Darius.

"The King has no legal children. Whatever his deal is. But this here is a handsome lad, with definitely a good aptitude for magic. I will give him to the King." Carl said.

"As you wish Carl," Eva sighed, "I mean, master." She blushed. Carl's eyes narrowed as he smiled and nodded.

"Good. Now Alaric…" He said to the boy. "Fuck your whore mother."

***

BOOM! BOOM!

Explosions kept occurring in the capital near the palace. People hid in their homes as there were no contingency plans for their safety during such an attack. Many of the houses had been inflicted in the battle between the Dark Guild and the King's forces.

The palace was still burning wildly, giving off thick black smoke. The King's forces and he himself worked in tandem with the Mage Council, but the enemies still seemed tenaciously powerful.

Cree!!

A giant hawk emerged in the sky and attacked the palace with its fierce talons, destroying walls and harming the people inside.

"An S level summoning!" Kyro shouted in astonishment. He and other members of the Mage Council had also joined the battle in the palace, and even more of their comrades were flying over from different cities.

"Knights! Follow me!" The King bellowed and charged ahead angrily.

Swoosh-swoosh-swoosh! The knights followed their king and charged at the giant hawk with their chi moves.

Boom! Boom! Kree!!

Chi explosions occurred and the hawk screeched, retaliating enraged. The Mage Council couldn't let them show off, so they too joined in the fight.

Meanwhile, in a dark underground hall, a tall black-cloaked mage watched this fight in a glowing crystal ball.

"Hmm, King Darius' strength continues to increase with his age. This isn't normal," the mage murmured, "but that is for another time to investigate." He murmured and looked over his shoulder at his comrades; all in similar black cloaks chanting spells in unison, facing a certain wall. "How is the progress?" He asked.

Rumble!!

Suddenly the whole place trembled. A hawk screech was heard, and this group of mysterious mages realized that the S level summoned familiar had perished.

"Warriors of Urukna are still as strong as ever. We don't have much time left. Finish quickly! We must fulfill our mission!" The man barked.

***

Smoke was rising up from the roasted corpse of the giant hawk. Anastasia flew down with her broom, sweating copiously. She had used a powerful spell to slay the beast in one final shot.

The King nodded at Anastasia as she landed beside him. Some of the knights were helping their injured comrades up and taking them away to a safe spot. The Mage Council had moved out to the next dangerous large familiar. The rest of the knights gathered around their King dutifully.

But as things happened, Anastasia found herself surrounded by the men. Everyone stared at her lewd sexy body. She was wearing a g-string panty that barely covered her crotch while leaving her hips entirely naked! Her mirror waistband was tinkling in the wind and reflecting lights, attracting all eyes towards her bottom. Her huge breasts were hanging out without any bra. Only her nipples were covered with metallic nipple caps that adjusted to her tits like a second skin, completely revealing their shape. Anastasia was basically naked! Her fair skin was glistening with a layer of sweat on it, making her look irresistible.

Darius adjusted his large boner, gazing at Anastasia lustfully. "Damn it woman, you are testing every man's morals by practically walking around naked. If you have such a strong sexual desire, why not just accept my offer?" He said.

"Hmph! I am an independent woman. There is no law about the type of clothes a woman can wear. I can even walk around fully naked if I want. This does not mean I'm a slut you can tempt with your offers." Anastasia said.

"Hehe sorry to inform you but even sluts wear more clothes than you." Darius chuckled and all the knights echoed.

Anastasia gritted her teeth in shame. If only she hadn't let her guard down and let Kyro discover her secret that she wasn't a virgin; she wouldn't have been blackmailed into wearing next to nothing in public!

"Anyway, why would the Dark Guild attack the palace only? Which secret are you hiding here?" Anastasia eyed the King suspiciously.

"Heh, you really want to know?" The King smirked, "The secret is in my bedchamber. Let me take you there after the battle and show you my large secret." He winked.

"Hmph! In your dreams!" Anastasia snorted. The King scoffed and then grew serious.

"I don't really know what it is that they want. But we can't let them have it, can we? My forces will tackle the exterior of the palace, while we must enter it and fight off the main villains," Darius said.

Anastasia side-eyed him suspiciously, wondering whether he was trying to lure her into a trap. One could never be careless against someone like this King. Anastasia used a signal spell and immediately Ken, Kyro, Happypotamus, Raymond, and Stara gathered around her.

"We're going in. The real fight begins now…" Anastasia said gravely as King Darius marched ahead with his knights.

***

Plap! Plap! Plap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Lewd sexual sounds were echoing in a small room.

"Ahh! Ahhn! Ohh! Ahh!" White-haired girls were screaming erotically, bent over on the bed as two boys fucked them hard.

Carl was rampaging inside Sophia's tight vagina while speedily fingering Nora's wet pussy, and Alaric was pounding Eva whose huge hips rippled and clapped lewdly.

Clap! Clap! Clap! Plap!

"Ohh! Mother! I'm cumming again!" Alaric shouted as he squeezed Eva's hips tighter and thrusted deeply before releasing his sperms.

Spurt! Spurt! Spurt!

"Ahnn! Yes…! Fill me with your cum, son! Haah…impregnate me hyanhh!" Eva said lewdly.

Carl snickered, enjoying how Eva was acting every bit of a degenerate whore. He touched Alaric's elbow, boosting him so he could regain his erection.

"Keep at it. Keep filling your mother's womb until she gets pregnant. Then keep pounding her more." Carl said.

"Yes, Sir Riner." Alaric said and resumed fucking Eva.

Plap! Plap! Plap! Clap! Clap! Clap!

"Ahh! Ahhn! Ohh! Amazing!" Eva screamed happily.

The education Eva's children had received via magic said that incest was normal and that Priestesses were prostitutes, and their daughters were also prostitutes by birth! Carl was not going to let Eva's sexy daughters have a life outside a brothel because he thought it'd be a waste of their beauty. As for Alaric; his father King Darius was bound to train him into an evil prince. Fucking his own mother would be a good basic training for him.

Fwap-fwap-fwap! Plap-plap-plap!

Carl fucked Sophia faster, enjoying how her cute hips rippled. His massive penis had already blown up her cervix and was rampaging inside her womb.

"Ahhn! Ahhn! Father! I'm cumming!" "M-me too ahhn!" Sophia and Nora exclaimed cutely and released their juices.

Spurt! Spurt! Spurt!

"Hehehe, good girls. Now get ready to be bred!" Carl grabbed Sophia's ass and began pounding her speedily.

Plap! Plap! Plap! Plap! Plap! Spurt! Spurt!

A large amount of semen was released inside Sophia's womb, filling it up entirely. As Carl pulled out his penis and stroked it, spraying more cum on Sophia's hips and back, the freshly deflowered vagina dribbled out his semen, and she trembled in weakness.

"Hahh…good pussy. My daughters are the best!" Carl said.

"U-uncle, please fuck me too!" Nora said cutely as she turned around and spread her legs wide. Her vagina was slopping wet.

"Ahhn! Yes, Nora, you're doing well! Take your uncle's sperm and birth a healthy daughter like yourself." Eva said dotingly while her son fucked her like a bull in heat.

Carl too shoved his penis inside Nora's virgin pussy, deflowering her, and kissed her heatedly as he fucked her fast.

Fwap-fwpa-fwap-fwap!

"Ummhg! Unnh!" Nora moaned cutely against his mouth, enjoying the pleasure of sex. The lewd sounds and moans continued to echo.

***

Footsteps echoed in the stairways spiraling down. The darkness was repelled by some floating orbs of flames, which hovered around a group of mages and knights.

"How much deeper do these catacombs go?" Anastasia grumbled. They had been through several underground floors and stairways like this. It was divined through magic that the Dark Guild mages were in the catacombs underneath the palace.

On every underground floor, they had to face familiars such as large beasts or insects, summoned & placed there by the foes. Together, the Mage Council and the King's men slew these familiars, but they also realized that without each other's aid, much time and effort would have to be spent on these difficult hurdles.

"Three more levels." Darius answered Anastasia before halting. "But there's a shortcut on this floor if I remember correctly." The group stopped as Darius looked around and then moved to a dark corner on the far right, getting swallowed by the darkness. A fire orb followed after him slowly.

There was a clicking sound as the King pulled a hidden lever, and then with a grating sound coming from a passageway on the opposite side, a door opened in the wall.

"Through there," Darius said and led the group.

Clack! Clack! Clack! Clack! The knights' armors clacked and caused quite an annoying noise.

"So much for the element of surprise though." Raymond from the Mage Council snorted.

Through the door, they entered a shaft where the King pulled another lever and the stone compartment moved down with grating sounds. This was apparently a medieval elevator.

Everyone was standing shoulder to shoulder, packed in the elevator. The heat was rising and the smell of sweat and blood permeated. Anastasia suddenly felt a hand grazing her hip. Her face reddened in anger but she controlled herself. She looked over her shoulder but a knight's shoulder plate blocked her vision.

Another hand landed on her ass, squeezing it. It could be Kyro, or Ken, so Anastasia didn't want to shout and start a farce which won't end well for her since she was at their mercy.

But then more hands landed on her large ass, caressing and squeezing. As though on cue, the fireballs illuminating the elevator were snuffed and then Anastasia felt like a hen amidst wolves. Hands roamed all over her body! Grabbing her large dense breasts, squeezing her tits, kneading her massive hips, and rubbing over her vagina!

"…." Anastasia endured silently. Her nostrils flared. She knew if she called out these bastards, they would all just laugh and deny accusations. It would only add to her humiliation! Thus she endured.

The elevator seemed to be moving excruciatingly slowly.

"H-how much longer will it take?" Anastasia asked, suppressing a moan. As though ridiculing her, the elevator paused with a grating sound.

"The mechanism is stuck. It is old." Darius spoke in the darkness. "I'll attempt to restart it."

"Can we just have some lights?!" Anastasia shouted as someone pinched her right hip.

"We must preserve our magic. Why are you shouting anyway? We can hear just fine!" A royal mage barked.

"Yeah, just endure a little, woman." Another unknown man said.

"It's alright Anastasia. Don't be afraid, hehe." Ken said next to her ear and everyone chuckled while Anastasia felt her panty string getting broken. Then a large penis entered her asshole and she suppressed a groan.

"This bastard… He's fucking me surrounded by our enemies!" Anastasia thought but persevered.

Fwap-fwap-fwap-fwap… faint lewd sounds occurred.

"Huff…huff….haanh…" Anastasia breathed aloud.

"Who is breathing so much? There isn't enough air for everyone. Calm yourself down!" Darius snapped while clanking and cranking the lever.

A hand grabbed Anastasia's mouth and nose, causing her light suffocation while her molester began fucking her faster.

Fwap-fwap-fwop-fwop-plap…

"Hnnf….unngh…" Anastasia forcibly calmed herself down.

Spurt! Spurt! Spurt! Semen was released in her ass and Anastasia felt relieved. The hand was removed as well.

Fwoop! Another penis was shoved all the way in!

"Hnnng!" Anastasia's eyes widened and she clenched her teeth, suppressing her scream.

Fwop-fwop-fwop-fwop… her asshole was fucked again, granting her pleasure and humiliation both.

"Fuck…this must be Kyro!" Anastasia cussed inwardly. "I'll kill these two bastards someday!"

The hands on her body however did not decrease. There were multiple men taking advantage of her! Someone pulled off her nipple caps and began squeezing her tits. A hand was directly rubbing her now-wet pussy. Her large breasts were getting kneaded, pulled, and squeezed.

Tears rolled down Anastasia's eyes. The once proud and powerful female mage had been reduced to a sexual plaything by men! Now it was only pretenses that she could keep up while implying others' commands as her own will regarding her conduct and clothing. And now to top it all, she was getting molested and raped by her allies and foes alike and she could not even resist! Her façade otherwise would drop and she'd have nothing left!

Spurt! Spurt! Spurt!

Another massive load of semen ejaculated inside made Anastasia made her shudder and relax. But immediately another penis was shoved in!

Krr…. At this moment, the elevator moved again. Anastasia's rapist paused.

"The elevator is now moving up and down. This thing requires more time." Darius said unhappily.

The rapist resumed with fervor, grabbing Anastasia's ass and fucking faster. The clapping sound was covered by the grating sound of the elevator.

Fwap! Fwap! Plap! Plap! Clap!

"Ahhg…Ahh…hnng…" Anastasia too allowed herself to moan lightly, to help endure the pleasure better.

Slosh! Someone shoved a penis inside her vagina!

"Damn slut…this is not a virgin pussy. So loose…" The rapist murmured in Anastasia's ear. "Tighten your hole. Obey or I will disclose your secret hehe."

"…ummh…" Anastasia whimpered and closed her meaty thighs together, tightening her holes.

"Ahh this is what I'm talking about…"

"I know right…?"

"Hey, let me have a turn too."

"Don't push."

"Speak lightly."

Anastasia heard the voices and realized at once that almost every knight and royal mage was onto her! This humiliation and the fear of getting exposed, or blackmailed later was another trauma to the vulnerable woman.

Anastasia cried silently while sobbing and moaning as she was gangraped in the darkness. Her arms were lifted up and her armpits were licked. Her tits were suckled and her breasts were thoroughly squeezed. Her hips kept slapping against thighs and her holes were hammered continuously. This gangrape continued for several minutes.

"It's moving down at last!" Darius suddenly exclaimed. "We will reach the last floor in a minute."

"That's great!" "Let's kill those Dark Guild mages!" "Yeah!" Everyone cheered.

Clap! Clap! Plap! Plap! Plap! Slosh-slosh-spurt!

Plap-plap-plap-plap-spurt! Spurt!

Fwap-fwap-fwap-slosh-slosh-slosh…!

Immediately one after another, men raped Anastasia rapidly and filled her insides with cum.

"Haahh…stop…hurry. Just finish. The elevator…" Anastasia whispered.

"Impreggo." Someone whispered in her ear.

"No, how dare…mmf!" Anastasia was about to cuss when someone kissed her deeply, shoving their tongue inside her mouth. More rapid fucking ensued.

Krr…clang! "We are here!"

Plap-plap-plap-plap!

"No…!" Anastasia screamed in her mind. They were still raping her! In the next moment, she'd be exposed! How will she explain not screaming when she got taken advantage of? Regardless, she had been raped. She wasn't a virgin. Brothel!

The iron door opened and only a faint light could be seen at a distance. Everyone exited the elevator, pushing past Anastasia and some of them squeezed her hips and breasts teasingly.

Relieved, Anastasia quickly cast a cleansing spell on her holes and summoned a pair of useless clothes. A transparent miniskirt, g-string panty, and sheer bra.

"I will…not forgive this…" Anastasia thought, wiping her tears. Not only had she been molested and raped, but also impregnated! Although she could purge the embryo, she was in battle, so she decided to do it later.

"Who told you to change clothes?" Kyro snarled in her ear as he and she were the last ones in the elevator.

"Please, this is not the time! Someone stole my nipple-caps." Anastasia frowned. "The enemies are ahead!"

"Fuck them. Take off your clothes right now!" Kyro ripped her miniskirt.

"Kuh…" Anastasia gritted her teeth. This was over-the-top humiliation! "Fine! Undress me in front of everyone! Let everyone see I'm a cheap sex slave!" She cried.

"…as you wish." Kyro began pulling her out of the elevator by tugging on her bra.

"Urgh, please, have pity on me!" Anastasia begged in frustration and desperation.

"Hmph! Wear something that appeases me and follow us quickly. The battle begins." Kyro said, leaving her behind.

Swoosh-swoosh-swoosh!

The King had already rushed out and others followed. They were now in a large dark hall, dimly lit by the glowing symbols on a certain wall. A dozen black-cloaked mages were standing in front of it, chanting mysterious spells, while one of them was standing away, holding a magic staff and a glowing crystal ball in his hands.

"Well-well, you arrived earlier than we anticipated." The mage said, revealing his wicked wrinkly old face in the glow of the crystal ball.

"Menelaus…" Darius uttered in unison, recognizing this man who was an infamous mage. "Prepare to die, dark mage." the King said, taking a stance with his drawn sword.

Nobody gasped or reacted at the mention of the term- dark mage. Apparently, this was an open secret among mages and knights that not all dark mages were successfully killed off by the kingdom. Some survived and became a menace afterwards. Menelaus was one such person.

"Oh, but I'm already dead." Menelaus said mysteriously before he swished his staff, & immediately dense black smoke filled the hall, obscuring everyone's sight.

Whoosh! A gale of wind swept through the hallway, pushing the smoke aside. Anastasia had arrived; dressed in nothing. Her breasts were bare naked. Her nipples were invisible; obviously turned so by a camouflage spell of sorts. Basically, her breasts looked nipple-less and that added a curious lewdness to them. Similarly, her vagina and asshole were also invisible. Apart from her purple witch hat and boots, Anastasia was wearing nothing! She was literally naked! All eyes stared at her and everyone gawked.

"Damn Anastasia, was it so hot in the elevator that you dropped even your tiny clothes?" Darius asked in astonishment. "Not that I mind. You look fantastic." He smirked. Anastasia's mouth opened and closed but she couldn't say anything in retort. She glanced at Kyro who was smirking and nodding while ogling her like the others.

"Menelaus. I'll erase your very existence…" Anastasia said instead, focusing on the enemy. She aimed her magic staff which she had summoned for aid in combat, at him. This staff was a thick dark brown polished cane with a female harpy design on top.

"Ah, the runaway harpy…" Menelaus smirked, looking at Anastasia. "I remember your lovely screams when you were just a teenager and we had stripped you naked in front of your dead mother. Too bad her powerful familiars chose you as their master and helped you escape."

Apparently, Anastasia's past was as tragic and dark as her present. Menelaus was a dark mage and along with his Dark Guild comrades, had raped, killed, and looted numerous people including mages and knights. Anastasia's mother was among his victims.

"But clearly, you regretted that." Menelaus continued, "So you've come before me butt naked. I will gladly fuck you up and gut you alive later like I did your mother. Damn her pussy was really nice!"

"DIE!" Anastasia shouted hatefully, and all hell came loose in the form of fierce winds.

Fwoosh! Bwoosh! Whew! Whew! Whew! Powerful gales flew in the whole floor, tossing and blowing the unprepared people; friends and foes alike. Sharp wind-blades lashed at Menelaus who cast an invisible defensive barrier around himself.

Swoosh! Darius sprinted past Anastasia, oozing with his white qi, and hacked at the barrier.

Clang! Crackle! The invisible barrier shattered.

Bwooosh! The fierce winds blew Menelaus away but quickly he began to use them as support to fly unpredictably and started swinging his staff around speedily, casting spell after spell.

Giant tortoises were summoned who resisted the winds and bit at the knights with astonishing speeds. Their tough magical shells protected them from qi and magic.

Fire erupted from Stara's body as she stepped near Anastasia. Her petite-framed fully clothed body, neatly tied burgundy hair in a ponytail and square glasses gave her a modest teacher's appearance which glaringly contrasted with Anastasia's naked curvaceous body with huge breasts and hips.

The two women's elements worked well together. A large fire dragon took form, detached itself from Stara, and attacked Menelaus who prepared to defend himself again but the dragon suddenly turned away and charged towards the other Dark Guild mages near the wall.

Bwoosh! BOOM!

With a fiery explosion, the fire dragon exploded, destroying part of the roof and a couple of pillars. The target mages, however, remained unharmed inside a barrier and the wall seemed unsinged.

"Hmph, leave them to me." Raymond said, pulling up his sleeves, and summoned a stone staff with a golem head. He slammed it on the floor and the floor waved as if it were the surface of a sea and the Dark Guild mages got unbalanced and fell. Their chanting stopped.

"No!!" Menelaus growled, "you wasted our efforts, you rascal!" He aimed his staff at Raymond and shot a powerful spell that struck him squarely on the chest, sending him flying.

Bwoosh! Froosh!

The winds and the flames struck Menelaus a moment too late. Meanwhile, a herd of horses made of water attacked the Dark Guild members who retaliated haphazardly.

Boom! Clang! Clang! Fwoosh! It was all pandemonium. Giant tortoises, unrelenting knights, the winds, fire and water elements, spells and curses, figures whizzing past each other on brooms. The summoned beasts in the hall increased, as all the Dark Guild mages joined the battle, knowing their mission had failed, so at least they should escape the palace by defeating the foes.

A giant ant attacked Stara who fought it fiercely and thus was successfully distracted away. Menelaus fought Anastasia freely now.

"Binds!" He shouted and thick metal chains manifested, spiraling around Anastasia and binding her up.

"Crumble!" Anastasia cast a spell without her staff, and the chain crumbled down like ash but Menelaus was finished chanting another spell.

"Blind!" A shadow struck Anastasia on the face and sent her into darkness. She could no longer see!

"Shit! Barrier!" She immediately created a defensive barrier around herself but something massive and powerful struck it, shattering it in no time, sending her falling back. It was one of the giant tortoises.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Darius and a knight moved speedily, attacking the tortoise. White and orange chi flashed and the turtle's head fell off its neck spurting a fountain of warm red blood.

Darius landed beside Anastasia and glanced at her. She was shaking and mumbling something that sounded like, "Can't heal." The knight was now taking on Menelaus bravely.

Darius stared at the vulnerable naked Anastasia and had the thought of taking advantage of her but the battle demanded his attention.

The giant tortoises were almost all dead but there were more familiars now. Giant insects, serpents, and whatnot.

There was a pile of burnt corpses of ants around Stara, who was still being targeted by an unending army of giant red ants that manifested out of nothing and from all directions.

Happypotamus was taking on the Dark Guild mages and failing at it. The remaining few members of the Mage Council were helping him.

Royal mages had their hands full of the familiars as well. Some of them were helping the knights do the gory work up close.

Anastasia, the strongest mage, was blinded and confused. The corpses of several knights and mages were already strewn about.

Darius scowled at the grim situation. "Well fuck it," he thought. "If all of us must die, then we die; but these bastards aren't taking 'that' from behind the wall with them. This palace will be the graveyard for everyone!" He grabbed his sword and took a stance, preparing to use some formidable move.

At this moment Anastasia grabbed his leg, having regained her composure. "Whoever you are. Defend me; I will summon my familiars." She said.

Darius exhaled, judging whether it was a better idea. He decided to let her give it a shot. Anastasia mumbled a spell for quite some time while the battle raged on, and Darius stood by her side to defend her.

"Tempest!" Happypotamus used his most powerful spell while enduring the multiple spells that struck him.

Boundless water emerged out of nothing and submerged everyone within moments. Half the height of the hall was rapidly reached by tumultuous water that raged around like in a real oceanic tempest. The powerful waves aided by the still rampant winds from Anastasia's still-active spell assaulted the enemies powerfully. They defended and floated, and all their efforts were spent on it.

Stara got a respite. The ants could not fight in the water. They huddled together instead, floating and creating a mountainous pile of their red bodies. Stara summoned her broom and flew away on it. She was panting as she was tired and her magic was drained but she still went to the injured Happypotamus, despite knowing that her element was the opposite of his, so she could not possibly fight alongside him but she could at least defend him solo and heal him to some minor degree. The corpses of the mages floated around, including Raymond's. The knights had sunk to the floor due to their heavy armors. Only the dumbest of them would die. The rest would either ditch their armors, propel themselves out with qi, or preserve themselves in qi barriers.

"Chi Slash! Chi Streak! Pierce!" A brave knight was fighting Menelaus wonderfully.

Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash!

His qi moves slashed at Menelaus repeatedly, some even breaking through the membrane-like defensive barrier on his body, and left deep cuts. Menelaus retaliated with spells that the knight dodged as he sprinted upon the tumultuous water surface, buoyant by a qi technique.

BAM! Something struck him from the side, taking him off-guard. It was a familiar; a giant caterpillar. In the few moments of this distraction and astonishment, Menelaus finally got the chance to strike the knight down.

"Blood Fountain!" The spell struck the knight and immediately, all of his blood burst out from his entire body, spraying out from the gaps in his armor. He sank into the crimsoned water, obviously dead.

Darius glared while his nostrils flared and his body shivered in anger. He shot a hateful glare at Anastasia too. This woman's delay had cost him a loyal & brave knight!

"Huff…" At this point, Anastasia exhaled and perspired weakly.

Krree! Kree! Kree!

10 Harpies had been summoned! These were mythical creatures with their bodies a mixture of a human and an eagle. Their fierce talons could cut through the densest metals, Their eagle heads looked frightening and their strong beaks could chew anything off. Their wings could generate fierce gales. Their sight, strength, speed, and viciousness were unparalleled.

Swoosh-swoosh-swoosh-swoosh!

The harpies, needing no verbal instructions, flew to their summoner's enemies and pounced upon the Dark Guild mages. Screams, shouts, and screeches echoed in the hall while 3 harpies attacked Menelaus who defended and retaliated with swift spells.

Slosh-slosh-slosh…

Water sloshed around Darius' feet, licking his metallic boots as he walked towards Menelaus upon water, leaving Anastasia behind. His gaze was burning and his expression was cold.

Bwoosh!

A large amount of water burst from beneath him as he leapt off the water surface towards Menelaus and reached him immediately.

"Qi Slash!" He roared, hacking down with his sword, releasing sharp qi at a close distance. There was no dodging it.

Slish! Spurt!

A long gash emerged on Menelaus' upper body from the right shoulder to the stomach and spurted out black blood while Menelaus retreated hastily.

Kree! Kree!

The 2 remaining harpies gave him no quarter, enraged at the murder of their kin which had been struck down by him moments ago.

"Hmph! Black Haze!" Dense black smoke manifested and filled the hall, obscuring everyone and making fighting difficult, but also endangering the Dark Guild's mages, as harpies had no problem seeing through the smoke and could continue attacking them. Menelaus simply wanted to incapacitate the greatest threat to everyone- King Darius.

"Anastasia!" Darius bellowed. Anastasia snorted unhappily and gathered what remained of her magic to generate winds which thinned the black smoke just enough to make out silhouettes.

Slosh! Slosh! Slosh! Bwoosh!

Darius sprinted and attacked again, hacking at the enemy and cutting it down. It was a Dark Guild mage but not Menelaus. His cry gave it away. Frustrated, Darius started attacking every silhouette that didn't match the outlines of knightly armors.

Slash! Slash! Slash! "Gyaah! Aah! Ahh!!" White qi flashed everywhere and screams echoed. Allies and foes fell alike. There was murder on Darius' mind and nobody could stop him.

"S-stop…" Anastasia said weakly. She could not see from her eyes as she had been turned blind but the sounds and the screams were enough to understand the situation.

For a while, this situation continued. The screeches of the harpies, the screams of the mages, and sharp sounds of the qi moves caused quite a din. Anastasia, weakened by the lack of magic and continuous strain, passed out, drowning into the water.

***

The water disappeared gradually along with the smoke, revealing the ravaged hall. There were corpses lying everywhere. It was difficult to guess who killed who. Only 2 among the Mage Council members had survived- Stara and Happypotamus, both looking tired and injured.

"Anastasia!" Stara located her in a pile of corpses, and flew over on her broom.

Three Mage Council members… Anastasia was found alive and tended to. Happypotamus just plopped tiredly on the floor. He had killed more foes than anyone else; except… He glanced at the King who was staring at the mysterious wall in front of him.

Darius' whole attire was stained red with blood. Blood drops trickled down his sword as well. At once, Happypotamus shivered, before feeling a deep sense of disgust for the monster, who definitely slew friends and foes alike in the thick smoke. He had a great excuse too. Who could hold him accountable? The Priestess? Anastasia? Mage Council itself?

"They escaped…" Darius growled, looking angrily at Happypotamus as though eager to put the blame on the first person he'd see. Happypotamus paled, realizing that he was weakened while Darius seemed to still retain much qi.

However, Darius sprinted away from him towards a recess in one of the walls, entering the stairway that led up. Of course, where else would the enemies have fled to? Up was the only option for them.

"Anastasia! Anastasia, wake up!" Stara slapped Anastasia's face repeatedly, eventually succeeding in waking her up.

"Ugh…what happened?" Anastasia opened her eyes and the blurry imagery cleared up slowly as she saw the worried Stara, and the death & destruction all around. "I can see again…" she mumbled at the realization.

"It wasn't permanent blindness. I used a simple negation spell to negate Menelaus' curse on you," Stara said, holding onto a moon-shaped pendant which was giving off a faded white light.

"A moon stone!" Anastasia's eyes widened in surprise. Moon stones were rare mana stones, ancient relics from the era of the Moon Goddess herself. Unlike other mana stones, moon-stones would not crumble after use, and could be refilled with magic.

"Lend it to me?" Anastasia requested and Stara smiled. One simply doesn't ask for another person's greatest treasure. But-

"You might have to do something for me in exchange." Stara demanded with a sly smile. Anastasia's eyebrows arose.

"What is it?" She frowned. She hadn't expected a fellow female mage and comrade to be selfish like the male ones.

Stara brought her mouth near Anastasia's ear and purred, "I want to have hot sex with you and make you moan my name aloud." She grabbed Anastasia's breasts, squeezing them tightly.

"…" Anastasia froze but then sighed. She had been raped, molested, blackmailed, abused, and tortured by so many men. Having sex with a woman would be queer but not the worst she had been through. "Tomorrow night." She replied.

"I'll hold you to your promise." Stara smirked. Obviously, she was bisexual and hadn't been able to resist Anastasia's sexy naked body for long.

Stara pecked Anastasia's plump lips before giving her the moon-stone. Anastasia clasped it in her fist and a moan escaped her throat as magic rushed into her body.

"All our friends are dead," Stara mentioned meanwhile, exhaling. "Most of them were slain by a sword."

"The King remains our enemy," Anastasia said.

"And of Urukna itself. Only the mages are well-bred and sensible enough to properly rule over the other classes." Stara frowned and so did Anastasia.

Suddenly, Anastasia picked up her staff and cast a spell that went past Stara's ear and there came a booming sound from behind. A giant ant splattered into pieces while the remaining ants clicked their jaws menacingly, unfazed. This group of giant ant familiars had huddled together in the water earlier to survive and now were back in action. But they were of no consequence. Their numbers were barely a dozen.

Fwoosh! Crimson flames surged around Stara majestically swirling as she faced the beasts. "I'll handle them. Go!" She said, glancing back over her shoulder. Anastasia nodded, taking Stara's broom and flew upon it towards the higher levels of the catacombs.

***

After a minute of the flaring mayhem, the hall fell silent again. The gloom of death enveloped the only two living beings remaining. Stara walked over to Happypotamus who had been sitting in meditation, recovering his magic slowly. Stara kneeled behind him placing her palms on his back, casting a minor healing spell; the only one she knew.

"Did you fuck her too? Anastasia; in the elevator?" Stara asked.

"…Not every man's mind is full of fuck." Happypotamus replied. Stara scoffed and smirked. She was hoping for a juicy conversation about Anastasia but Happypotamus was not up for it.

"This wall…what secret is hidden in it that even the Dark Guild came after it?" Stara asked, changing the topic.

"Let's find out," Happypotamus said, standing up with some difficulty. "Wait, aren't we forgetting someone? I feel like someone among us is simply missing."

"Yes, come to think of it…" Stara frowned. "There was someone like a shriveled nutsack."

"And another person; stinky and foul-mouthed." Happypotamus remembered.

"Oye-oye, are you two bastards speaking about us?!" Kyro spat in his raspy voice, emerging from underneath a pile of corpses.

"Ah, there's one!" Stara suppressed a smile.

"Hmph! I ran out of magic in the middle. Used the fog to my advantage to hide under these corpses under the water." Kyro explained, drying his clothes with a spell.

"Same." One of the corpses spoke, getting up and morphing into Ken.

"Glad to see you two alive." Happypotamus murmured.

"How many did we lose?" Kyro asked, scanning the area as he and Ken came over.

"Our numbers will recover." Happypotamus said, walking towards the wall, "We are the Shadows after all. We will never cease to exist."

"We are the Shadows." Stara, Kyro, and Ken echoed mysteriously. Their magic poured out and seeped into the mysterious wall trying to decipher its secrets.

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