Chapter 53:

“You… the child of the Oswald Household.”

Rely Eloy murmured, stepping ahead to watch Phillip. Dealing with his gaze, marked by a streak of brutality and violence, Phillip couldn’t assist however really feel an uncommon chuckle escape him.

“After barely being reborn as a demon mere minutes in the past, you could have the audacity to name me a child?”

Phillip retorted, assessing the scenario at hand. Whereas some astute onlookers had already made a swift exit, a handful missing in notion or pushed by insatiable curiosity remained discreetly hid, their eyes mounted on this unfolding scene.

‘If that is still the case, the princess gained’t be capable to step ahead.’

Genesis Society, essentially the most secretive group amongst man-made organizations. The princess, one of many members, wouldn’t step ahead except the scenario worsened considerably.

To be blunt, preserving her incognito standing mattered greater than the lives of the Sixth Prince or the youngest princess.

Phillip discreetly signaled Prince Alessios, using a sign sample ingrained throughout fight situations on the academy.

The encoded message: Keep management, evacuate folks to security.

A sign simply decipherable by an academy alumnus. Nonetheless, upon gauging Alessios’ response, Phillip knit his brows.

‘This rattling uneducated idiot…?’

An expression mirroring “What on earth?” performed out on Alessios’ countenance. Phillip couldn’t assist however mull over the urgency for higher training.

Naturally, Felicia had intercepted Phillip’s sign. Slightly than impulsively performing, she appeared attuned to Phillip’s motives, abstaining from any untimely maneuvers.

‘There appears to be no different.’

Conveying one’s intentions to the adversary was usually a forbidden act bordering on folly. But, underneath the present circumstances, it appeared inevitable.

Drawing from his innermost resolve, Phillip’s voice reverberated emphatically.

“Your Highness! Lead the folks in retreat!”

Solely then did Prince Alessios seem to grasp Phillip’s underlying message. Swiftly securing his youthful sister Camilla, he disengaged from the battle’s fray.

“Everybody, disperse! Briefly withdraw, utilizing this time to consolidate our forces!”

Prompted by the prince’s directive, the nobles hesitated momentarily. But, as they witnessed one amongst them provoke the retreat, they regularly adopted swimsuit. Whereas they too have been expert swordsmen, few possessed the mettle to boldly have interaction in fight towards the demon.

The one who grew anxious was none aside from the Rely. He had no intention of idly witnessing the disappearance of the nobles who may function hostages.

“The place do you suppose you’re escaping!”

The Rely left Philip and Felicia behind, hovering in the direction of Prince Alessios with the intent to focus on him. In that fleeting second, Philip swung his sword, aiming to strike the Rely’s wings.

These wings have been the Rely’s lifeline. If circumstances took a flip for the more serious, he can be pressured to flee northwards, compelling him to defend his wings.

“Gah….”

Parrying Philip’s blade together with his naked arm, the Rely winced, narrowing his eyes and releasing a pained groan.

A sudden grin performed throughout Philip’s face.

‘Appears a tad uncoordinated, doesn’t he?’

Although not fairly on the degree of a titled demon, Rely Eloy’s present type possessed a good diploma of energy.

Barely weaker than the vampire he had beforehand encountered.

It might be recommended that he wanted to realize the stature of an Aura Grasp to safe victory.

Nonetheless, the Rely appeared unable to make an astute judgment. And the rationale for this shortly turned evident.

Felicia barely fended off his claws, promptly retreating and recomposing her stance. Philip seized the transient opening she offered.

His coup de grâce, the ‘Spiral Sword,’ compressed to its zenith, prolonged and commenced its speedy gyration, and even the air fractured at its celerity.

The Rely didn’t dare to belittle even that. He had launched most of his powers. Quickly, his grey physique was engulfed in demonic power. When he realized that he had develop into so highly effective that he felt all-powerful, an involuntary smile adorned his lips.

‘I’ll must tear this child’s physique aside and ship his coronary heart to his father.’

Philip exerted all his energy to wield his sword.

Because the conflict between the darkish magic and the Moonlight Sword unfolded, a collision resounded just like the explosion of gunpowder.

“Argh!”

The shockwave overwhelmed Philip, sending him hurtling by the air. Felicia’s view was obscured by the swirling mud, and he or she couldn’t assess Philip’s situation, so her gaze shifted in the direction of the Rely.

Drawing her blade, she swung it skillfully, trying to disperse the dirt-laden air.

“… This wretched is stirring up chaos.”

Surprisingly, inside the chaotic conflict, Rely remained comparatively unscathed. But, he wasn’t fully untouched.

His pores and skin bore lacerations, and the blood-soaked membrane that veiled his wings had been torn, seemingly inhibiting any sleek flight. However, exuding confidence in his impending triumph, he chuckled at Altaire.

“Observe out of your vantage level, Altaire. I recall this younger girl. The one who used to secretly slip away from her household to fulfill you—she is a magnificence, is she not? I shall flay her flesh till her cries resonate like a wailing toddler. Will it stop at that? I’ll pluck out her orbs, sever her tongue, wrench her limbs asunder, and unveil a writhing spectacle akin to a caterpillar.”

Felicia discovered herself ensnared by immobility. Her capability to assail the Rely hinged solely on Philip’s presence. Philip, too, may assail the Rely solely due to her. Such was the inextricable dynamic.

“… Adrian Eloy. For the previous 20 years, I’ve contemplated, and also you undoubtedly consort extra harmoniously with demons than mortals. Such loathsome conceptions would scarcely originate from a human thoughts.”

Witnessing the tableau, Rely reached out into the void, and in response, a lone metal blade sailed by the air, alighting inside her grasp.

“Are you going to assault me? actually? Your coronary heart would burst earlier than your sword even touched my physique. Isn’t the Chain of Oath one thing you’re acquainted with?”

“Now could be the event to check that assertion. You’ve already traversed the edge of demise. Whether or not the covenant perseveres in its entirety stays as enigmatic to you as it’s to me, does it not?”

Altaire slowly replied, and superior leisurely in the direction of the Rely.

“The Aura Grasp will threat his life simply due to this brat? That’s humorous.”

Undeterred by the Rely’s bravado, Altaire remained unperturbed. The Rely harbored intentions of seizing the precise second her blade’s energy surged forth. Whereas he acknowledged his incapacity to beat the mighty aura grasp, he may on the very least protect towards her.

“Adrian, Adrian. A pitiable noble like your self. Do you really comprehend the deeds of the boy named Philip? My existence pales considerably earlier than the expertise of that little one.”

A sigh escaped Altaire’s lips.

Though the understanding of the pact-bound contract’s endurance eluded her, she possessed no inclination to waver, having already made her resolute alternative.

Clad in ceremonial apparel, she deftly wielded her iron sword.

Nonetheless, nobody inside the room managed to discern, not to mention react to, the swift movement of her blade.

The Rely, for all his grandeur, discovered himself incapable of any response; one in all his arms vanished into oblivion, consumed by the unbridled would possibly unleashed by Altaire.

“… Exhale.”

Altaire opened her tightly sealed eyes, and her brow was lined in chilly sweat.

Regardless of her affiliation with the illustrious Genesis Society and her standing because the Aura Grasp, she couldn’t elude the clutches of the concern of demise. Clenching her left breast firmly, she briefly sensed the rhythm of her heartbeat earlier than a superb smile graced her options.

“It seems my demise will not be imminent. Adrian, then. In that case, you need to die!”

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