Elizabeth Williams
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Once I was convinced that the flames wouldn't suddenly turn into a portal, it was easy to ignore the spread of the cursed flames. After my Charisma-backed order, people ran away faster than the flames could spread. The property damage to the city was for the city lord to worry about. Instead, I paid attention to the approaching forces. A dozen cloaked figures. Nine of them moved openly, wearing the armor of the city guards. Six had melee weapons, while three had arrows. Their weapons were glowing as they…
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As I returned to the inn arranged for me by the city, I was tempted to leave the city instead. Other than finding someone to frame for the fake-smuggling, I had accomplished all that was necessary for the fake operation. At this point, I could leave the city to proceed with the operation, and it would still work well enough, and I could go back to make sure Town Maell and Town Yoentia operated perfectly. I sent a message to Zolast, asking whether I should do so. His answer arrived soon after, asking me…
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My decision to meet with the city lord immediately had led me to a waiting room. It was stocked well with food and drinks, and there were two servants ready to serve for any need that might have been prepared already. But, I was kept waiting for hours. It wasn't a surprising development. I didn't have any friends in the city, only enemies; including the city lord himself. If it wasn't the veneer of honor that had defined most of their life, they might have actually tried to kill me. Of course, their…
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As I stood in front of the gates of Oniphia, I was having conflicting feelings. I was in awe as I looked at the giant walls, even the outermost layer tall enough to create a claustrophobic feeling. It was hard to argue against the impressiveness of the city. Yet, I was still disappointed. The more impressive the city was, the more it contrasted with the rest of the border, showing just how easy it would have been to build the rest up to a similar level. The more I learned about the world and the…
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"Third group. Pattern red-twelve. Attack! Fourth group. Pattern green-four. Suppressive fire! Spearman, set up a wall," Takis shouted, and twenty ballista attacked at once, cutting his path of approach successfully, but his opponent still retreated easily, leaving the magic bolts to explode uselessly. Third failed attempt without using his command skill. Dealing with an opponent that possessed high Speed was harder than he had expected. That would not do, Takis thought as he moved onto the next stage of…
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"No, I do not know what a domain is," Zolast said as he poured himself another drink. I looked at the bottle, but he shook his head. "No drinks for you. It's your punishment for killing Tarug. Do you have any idea how much work I have to do to smooth things over?" he said. "Fair enough," I said as I collapsed on the chair. I was still wearing my dark cloak, and we were currently in his tent, near the second battlefield. The combined efforts of Takis and Zolast had brought two spectacular victories.…
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The silence that filled the plains following my declaration was beautiful. It was a daring declaration, but the shift from blue glow to golden seemed to imprint the desired message. Naturally, fighting against a thousand soldiers just by myself was dangerous, no matter how overwhelming my stats were at this current point. All the Baron would need was to ask the mages to contain me with their spells while focusing on ranged attacks. A simple strategy, but more than enough to deal with a foe with superior…
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It was fun to see the sudden wave of uncertainty spread through the soldiers, and that was with no kind of emotional influence from me. I didn't blame them. From their perspective, I belonged to a mysterious church with many incredible achievements. From their perspective, I might have been strong enough to rival Lord Crusader, which would mean a fight would cost many lives from them before they would finally triumph. The fact that I decided to defend my retreating army alone rather than escaping by using…
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"What's the situation?" I asked Takis once our forces started walking, two of us at the rear of the army, ignoring the risk of the forces behind us. They were busy dismantling the wards around the construction, checking for traps. However, even as they did so, two mounted wings separated from the army, each with two hundred soldiers, taking a wide turn, but their eventual attempt to envelop our forces was rather obvious. As for why they didn't attack directly; the battle against the cultists had been an…
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Jertann's prediction about increasing hostilities turned out to be accurate. Barely an hour after our combined training and reporting session, I received an alert, saying that one of the new mines that was under construction near the border between Town Tarug and Town Maell was about to be attacked, an approaching force detected by our wards. I didn't know how to respond to it ... or rather with what identity. Problematic, because the mine was under the jurisdiction of Tarug Barony, and its status was…
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