The Villain's Story

As the battle outside raged on, David had pushed Richard to the point of defeat, the giants outside were slowly trampling on the human forces and a few aerial vehicles had already been shot down.

Logan rushed up the mountain to save Richard, but sadly he would not reach in time. David calmly walked toward the defeated Richard. Earlier, he had unleashed a flurry of attacks that paralyzed Richard's mana and the muscles in his limbs as well. He was just a man waiting for death.

With an icy glare prominent in his eyes, he looked at David making his way towards him. The scepter he held shone. The light from the crystal embedded within it affected the scepter as well, making it glow, albeit with a weaker light.

The mana in the environment obeyed and swirled around the crystal, soon it encased David in a protective shield, one that could both attack and defend. The swirling mana coalesced into a sharp edge, much like that of a spear or an arrow, and David aimed it at Richard's head.

"Any last words?"

In normal, cliché fashion, he asked. As if he was expectant of something, he even dared to wait, regardless whether Richard could recover in that time or not. However, when he realized that there truly was nothing...he said.

"Really? Not even going to plead?"

Richard laughed, and rebuked.

"I've never pleaded for my life... I don't see any reason to do it in front of scum like you."

David pondered over it for a moment and sighed, however he did agree with what Richard said. Even if the man did plead, he would still kill him.

"Fair enough."

However, just as he was about to unleash the attack, A shrill cry was heard, one that was of a bird. It wasn't just Richard or David that heard it... The entire mountain had as well. All beings, whether alive or not, heard it. It was something that caused goosebumps to appear and a chilly sensation to run down their spines and into their legs, urging them to run.

The cry, or rather defiant roar, echoed throughout and caused David to stop for a moment. He tried to discern where it came from, but...it seemed like it came from all directions.

Up, down, right, left... From everywhere! Therefore, it was hard for him to discern the direction of its source.

Paying it no further heed, he ordered the mana to go forth and kill Richard...but then his eyes shook with fear. The mana within the crystal and around him was no longer under his control! Surprised, he tried to reel it in but could not do so. The crystal in the scepter spun violently, and caused more mana to build up.

"What?! No!"

All of a sudden, a massive boom was heard as the crystal used the mana to incite an explosion, one that would allow it lodge itself from the scepter and be free.

The explosion shattered the scepter...and David's arm along with it. A part of his face was burnt and blown away as well. He let out a scream of pure agony and crumbled to his knees. Richard was not unscathed...although his injuries were clearly better than Davids.

Surprised, he took out a potion and doused himself with it. He had no time to drink the thing. Then, he lunged at David and tried to take him down with him. But David repelled his attempt and pushed him off the walls.

He decided to cast a skill to treat his injuries as giants swarmed around him to protect him, he even used the mana he had to activate one of the treasures within the city as he felt an ill premonition.

Giants of stone, about 30 meters tall, arose from the ground. They looked more like golems than the giants of ice outside, and they were definitely more powerful than the ice giants outside. They had golden cores in the middle of their chests and rocks flew around them, ready to be catapulted at any enemy that dared to fight them.

"Buy me some time..."

He ordered his subordinates, he was shivering all throughout and was getting avery bad feeling.

And just as he predicted, the crystal shot towards the same room the dragon he captured was in. He was supposed to be dead, but of course things would never go his way.

"Were...the records wrong? Or have dragons simply evolved...?"

Numerous thoughts ran in and out of his head, like a tsunami. But they all stopped when a bright light shot out from that room and an illusory bird appeared in the sky.

All trembled when they saw it, and David stared at the bird of blue fire in the sky with amazement, it cast a weaving shadow on the city and some of the mountain below... However, it disappeared as soon as it came.

He looked towards the door of the confined cell and shivered. At this point he was shaking uncontrollably, the surrounding giants were the same. Only the stone golems were unaffected.

But, the shaking stopped all of a sudden, and a pressure unlike any other erupted all around him, forcing his body to kneel, or be compressed into a ball of flesh. Some of the surrounding giants already suffered the fate and were nothing more than balls of flesh.

He spread out his mana in order to combat the surrounding pressure, and was able to resist it somewhat. He spread it out further to protect the surrounding giants.

At this point, everyone was feeling the pressure. Although the situation at the base of the mountain was much...much better.

However, even though he had dispersed the pressure...he still found himself unable to move. As if a heavenly law had been brought forth, one that bound his movement.

As he stared at the entrance to the confinement cell he had placed in Alan in, he saw blue mist, that seemed somewhat like fire and somewhat illusory, seeped out. The giants focused on the mist particularly...but not David.

He saw two glowing eyes, like the stars in the night sky, deep in the darkness of the hallway, slowly inching forward. And then he saw a hand grab the doorway...and crush the strongest of materials to dust effortlessly.

He gulped.

"Fuck..."

And cursed, afraid.