As the 100 troops marched to Sector 1, they saw Thorne Valric, but all of them were shocked as the number of troops he had was double, or maybe even triple, theirs.
Thorne Valric was advancing with 3,000 troops.
300 troops were covering each sector, and he was heading towards Sector 1.
Michael said, "Three people for one guy..."
Michael arrived at Sector 1.
The atmosphere was dark and silent all over. Children watched through the windows.
Thorne Valric fixed his hair as he made direct eye contact with Michael Valric.
Michael didn't dare say anything, but he heard Thorne shout,
"CHARGE!!!"
In an instant, all the troops started charging towards the sectors, trying to enter Lucien Reach.
All the fighters from Crimson Oath had only one thing in their minds: Michael Valric's speech just before the battle.
BEFORE THE FIGHT
Michael said,
"Everyone, listen to me! This war decides the fate of all your lives and everything you are fighting for. Many people fight for their families or for themselves, but if you want to protect them, you have to win this war.
If we win here and hold them until the N.I.Y.U.E. arrives, we will be remembered forever in the history books. Every child in Crimson Oath will remember this sacrifice. There will be stories about this war and songs about us. But none of it matters unless we win.
FIGHT FOR YOUR WOMEN! FIGHT FOR YOUR CHILDREN! WIN AT EVERY COST! WHEN YOU FIGHT, THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WILL HAVE AFTER WE WIN!"
The crowd shouted,
"YEAH!!!"
"LET'S WIN!!!"
PRESENT TIME
As both armies charged at each other, the sound of swords clashing echoed throughout the battlefield.
TANG!!
Wizards flew across the battlefield, unleashing NIT attacks.
The atmosphere turned bloody.
Swords pierced organs.
Blood spilled onto the ground.
From the top of the castle, flaming arrows rained down. As they struck the ground and the trees, they ignited a wildfire, and the outside of the castle was consumed by flames.
People were burned alive, yet countless fighters continued giving everything they had.
But in the middle of the fire...
Two figures stood.
Thorne Valric stared directly at Michael Valric.
Michael says " So he is my brother "
As troops started approaching them, Thorne cut all of them down in an instant, while Michael lit up the entire battlefield with the Purple Emperor's power.
The whole sky turned purple as bolts of purple lightning crashed down around them.
Thorne looked back at Michael but saw no one.
Then he sensed someone approaching from above.
It was none other than Michael.
Michael swung Regicide, empowered by the Purple Emperor.
Thorne tried to retaliate, but his strength couldn't compare to Michael and Regicide.
Thorne jumped away, but that first exchange terrified him.
He smiled and said,
"Michael... Michael... Michael... that's a very great name. But today, you fall, just like all the great ones do."
Thorne swung his sword, which was blocked by Regicide.
Michael bent down and swung Regicide toward Thorne's leg.
Thorne jumped.
But that was a huge mistake.
From above came...
PURPLE SMASH!!
In one devastating blow, Thorne was buried into the ground.
Without wasting a second, Michael swung Regicide across Thorne's torso, cutting him deeply.
Thorne bled heavily, yet he rose back to his feet.
His eyes turned pure green.
THE VALRIC BLOODLINE ACTIVATED.
Michael says " This is the power of a valric "
He jumped at Michael, biting his ear before kicking him across the chest.
Thorne controlled the flow of the air and created a massive tornado that rushed toward the town, throwing every troop in its path aside.
Michael leaped into the air and used Purple Smash to redirect the tornado.
In an instant, he grabbed Thorne by the head and slammed him into the ground.
Thorne scooped up a handful of sand and threw it into Michael's eyes.
Michael stumbled backward.
Thorne charged his fist and landed a clean punch on Michael's face, knocking him to the ground.
Meanwhile, the civilians began pouring out of the shelters and rushed toward Sector 1.
There were over 5,000 of them.
As the battle currently stood...
Crimson Oath — 650 soldiers remaining.
Black Fang Order — 2,000 soldiers remaining.
N.I.Y.U.E. forces will arrive in one hour.
Thorne picked up his blade and drove it into the fallen Michael.
Michael slowly got back to his feet, bleeding heavily.
He ran inside a nearby building and said,
"Oh my God... I'm done..."
He coughed up blood.
"Why am I fighting for all these people? Why is my life so bad?"
Uncle Sam looked at him.
"Stop, Michael. Go fight."
Michael shook his head.
"I don't want to. I think I'm done."
Uncle Sam replied,
"We are men, Michael. From birth until death, our duty is to fight—for our purpose, for our dreams, for our rights, and for our loved ones. This is our duty. And for this... we don't get praise or appreciation."
Michael understood every word.
Without saying another sentence, he stood back up and made his way toward Sector 1.
Thorne saw him returning.
Michael slowly twisted his arms and rose to his feet.
Thorne noticed Michael's eyes.
They had turned...
PURE GREEN.
THE VALRIC BLOOD HAD AWAKENED.