The Undying Magician - Book 3 - Chapter 4.2 - Visitors Part II
Added 2023-05-18 00:35:08 +0000 UTC Nathan
Year 2850 | Month 3 | Day 4
“You have five seconds to-” the guy starts again, making me want to roll my eyes as I raise my hand to create a spell circle in front of it that sends a fireball right at the guy, blowing up in his face and sending him flying into the wall while charred to a crisp.
“I said I was thinking,” I state while drawing my sword, all of the other soldiers looking between me and their burnt friend for a few moments. Then they immediately begin ignoring the other people in the room besides me as they fire their rifles at me, tearing holes through the new armor I just got.
I sigh, briefly wondering what the point of me even wearing armor is at this point. It’s nothing more than a waste of funds.
Aside from appearances at least. Since I’m a magician, I shouldn’t really be wandering around in a t-shirt and pants or something.
Guess I can just skimp and get cheap armor that at least looks cool.
Anyways, I sprint towards the closest soldier before grabbing him by the throat and raising him into the air, still ignoring the bullets as I ask, “So who was it that sent you? Was it that Ashen Magician guy? Or the teleportation magician?”
The man struggles to speak, meanwhile the other soldiers eventually run out of ammo in their clips and begin trying to run. But I stop them simply by waving my free hand, creating a spell circle that makes a barrier of flames appear in front of the door, blocking their access to it and burning the one closest to it to ashes.
I lighten my grip slightly on the soldier’s neck as he grapples for my hand to no avail, letting him speak.
“T-the Radiant E-Elite,” he manages to sputter out, making me frown.
The Radiant Elite… the Radiant Elite…
“Who are they?” I ask while tilting my head in confusion.
All of the soldiers stare at me in confusion for a moment, only for their fear to return with a vengeance when I lightly tighten my grip on the man’s throat again, prompting him to answer, “They’re a group of five m-magicians living on the b-border of the Dark Forest ruling over a small village!!”
Oh. Another one of those.
Shouldn’t be much trouble to deal with them.
I look from one soldier to another all the way till I get to the last one before returning my gaze to the first and asking, “So which one of you wants to be my guide?”
Out of the corner of my eye, I find one of them raise their hand rather shakily. So I smile at them before slaughtering the rest of them without any trouble and opening up my terminal to send a message for the soldiers to clean these rogue soldiers up. Then I glance at the civilians who all look a little frightened, but not really as frightened as I’d expect for what they just saw.
Then again, this kingdom is a bloody hell for non-magicians. They might just be used to it by now.
“As you were,” I tell them with a nod and a light smile before grabbing the one soldier I left alive by the throat– someone who actually looks to be about my exact age – and bringing him outside of the small building that was set up outside of the cave with me.
I pause for a moment, just taking in a deep breath while completely ignoring the man grappling at my arm.
Seeing as I had some bottled blood earlier, my strength is too much for him to resist. So there isn’t much point to his struggle.
Honestly rather glad that I decided to get that bottled blood instead. Because it isn’t exactly a pleasant experience to drink blood from a living, breathing human being. Even if it’s in the middle of a battle.
Better to just have some blood on me that I periodically drink to get rid of that annoying thirst feeling even if only temporarily, and to keep my strength up.
Actually, come to think of it…
I glance at the man I’m holding only to realize I’m holding him a little too tightly. So I release him, the man quickly dropping to the ground with a start before he has a brief coughing fit.
“So,” I begin while kneeling down next to him, “did your leaders know about me when they ordered you to attack?”
Probably something I should’ve asked earlier. Not that it would’ve changed my opinion on killing the others, seeing as they attacked the people here.
It takes a few seconds for the man to answer, and when he does, there’s noticeable fear in his voice and his eyes, “N-n-no. I-I mean, yes! But they believed the r-rumors to be nothing more than that.”
I raise a brow before standing up again.
Interesting. So they just assumed that the news going around about what I did was faked propaganda to make me look strong? And they likely wanted to either test it, prove me as a fake, or take my settlement.
Or all three, if I’m being honest.
“Tell me about these Radiant Elite magicians of yours then,” I order the soldier, who is wearing simple black kevlar with no weapons on him but a knife, the man having dropped his gun while inside the building. “Or rather, what affinities do they have, and how many are there?”
The guy then starts talking. And talking. And talking. And stuttering. And talking.
I guess the guy is either trying to overcompensate to not be killed, or he’s just so nervous he doesn’t realize he’s saying far more than I need or care about?
“That’s enough,” I state after he starts talking about how they’re hunting the animals further out from the border to get food for their group. “All I needed was information about the magicians.”
Which he did deliver at least.
Sounds like there is three light affinity magicians, one dark, and one nature. The light affinity magicians being why they’re called the ‘Radiant Elite.’ Which kind of leaves out the other two despite them being a part of this ‘elite’ of theirs.
Either way, this won’t be much trouble. Especially when they don’t know I’m coming.
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