Ascension of the Nephilim

Back before the Wings of the Nephilim began their attack, Faust made a report.

"My lord. It seems that the group of mages has journeyed together with some of the skeletons and mages that hid in the settlement." Faust began.

"The four mages that Neteri fought is commanding a small platoon of mages."

"It must be a trick. Be overly cautious. We don't know what they have."

"Yes, Lord Cardinal." Faust responded.

Heralcus frowned and began to urge his armies to move faster.

"We have to hurry. The team of mages that you fought has attacked their army."

"Those mages? Hmm.... They weren't anything special. Did they survive? They were using an incomplete transformation to become skeletons. I thought that they died after that."

"Faust said there were four mages. They must have completed the process and become Skeletons. The Temple could have done it."

"So, they were alive? But what can they do? Tell them to kill those pesky mages. They were only good at buying time for the Nephilim to arrive. With Faust and Eredus stronger, they should easily kill those mages. And what army can they muster from the survivors of the settlements that we allowed to live to harvest more Despaired Souls? And even if they are allied with the Nephilim, the curses of [De-Might], [De-Magic] and [De-Spacito] would weaken them!"

"We cannot underestimate them! We have to- What's that?"

Suddenly several Shadow Ghouls could be seen in the distance. The march of the armies was crossing a nearby mountain region. The Shadow Ghouls suddenly panicked and retreated into the dense forest of the mountain.

"Scouts?" Qara frowned.

"Shall I go and kill them, Lord Cardinal?"

"No. We have to be careful. They have used their abilities to produce deadly attacks when we least expect it. We already lost the recent Commander."

"They were never strong enough to be among us in the first place." Qara glared at the nearby Commander that was added to their numbers.

The Commander bowed and didn't answer.

"Regardless, I cannot... WHAT?!" Heralcus cursed as he sensed another number of souls dying from the ranks of Faust's army.

"How was that possible? So much of our forces had died!" Heralcus cursed.

"Cardinal! Look! There is something strange going on in the Temple of the Nephilim!"

The group turned and could see the strange shape forming, and a beam was shot out.

"The attack was aimed towards the army of Eredus, Faust, and Lucas!"

Heralcus then sensed more deaths occur a few seconds later.

"Faust! What's going on there?!" Heralcus demanded.

At that point, the group had seen and heard Martha's taunt, and they began to chase her in rage.

"More of our armies are dying. That Nephilim! That team of mages was probably just a distraction! The real attack was that beam!" Neteri cursed.

"Cardinal! Look! The strange funnel is now aiming for us!" Daraka exclaimed.

Heralcus frowned.

"Defend!" Heralcus ordered.

Immediately all the Commanders ordered their army to create a massive shield with them.

Force, Magic, and Soul were used, and finally, the Kitty Cat Beam could be seen.

The beam disappeared even before it reached them as it had a very pitiful amount of energy.

"...What?" Shellcross frowned as he saw the disappearing energy.

"It was a trick. They were using that to make use expend our power!" Neteri fumed.

"Disperse the shield energy and continue marching!" Heralcus ordered.

The Commanders gave their orders, but a trace of frustration was now showing on their faces.

"[Holy Beam]!" A sudden shout was heard, and a beam shot from the mountains nearby.

A small beam shot out of the open and struck the unprepared army.

Kyros appeared to where the detected Shadow Ghouls were, and he shot several seconds' worth of attack that penetrated deep into the army's ranks.

Kyos quickly turned his beam to the sides, and the beam struck many more soldiers.

Qara and Heralcus shouted in anger and flew with their speed towards the location where Kyros was.

Suddenly, the light below Kyros flashed, and not a trace remained.

BOOM! BOOM!

Heralcus and Qara landed on the ground and created a massive crater as they landed.

"Where is he?"

"It was a teleportation spell! I saw the ground that he was standing had an energy formation circle drawn on it!"

"That brat!"

"[Holy Beam]!"

BOOM!

Another beam tore on the other side of the ground. Kyros was among the thickets of large shrubs. Beneath him was another energy formation circle that allowed teleportation.

"WHAT?!"

Another beam tore through the area, and this time, Darako and Neteri were charging to kill Kyros.

Suddenly, lightning energy began to gather around Kyros, and with a flash of light, Kyros disappeared.

"Find him! And everyone! Prepare your shields!" Heralcus ordered.

"What was that? How did he disappear?!" Darako cursed.

"That brat! He's an expert in the disciplines of Creation! What he did is not possible for cultivators below Crown! And yet he is able to actually create Spell Scrolls!"

"Spell scrolls? The means to preserve magic spells into an object?"

"Yes! But this brat is monstrous! He didn't use a scroll! He wrote one down on the ground! He created teleportation magic-using Lightning energy! He had already created several energy conversion circles around this area! Everyone! Look for these formations! It could be hidden around the area! Search for any of those! Scouts! Move out and spread out!"

"Are you serious? No matter how smart that brat is, he doesn't look old enough to know how to create energy conversion circles! It takes decades of mastery! Who the hell taught him that?" Darako argued.

"It could be a god! But, Darako, I know an energy conversion circle when I see one! I have studied formations like that one! Teleportation circles are among the basics that kingdoms create! And that was what I saw!"

Qara was stunned at Neteri's deduction. Even she had no knowledge of how to use spell scrolls.

"That's impossible! I fought that brat earlier! He only had Darkness and Light! But that's a given since he's the Nephilim! So how can he suddenly be skilled enough to wield elements and even have the knowledge to call on the elements and create a teleportation spell! Not a trace of lightning element was found in that brat! I know a magic practitioner when I see one!" Shellcross cursed.

"He probably knew how to create energy conversion circles. As for lightning, he probably has a lightning core." Neteri explained.

"That doesn't explain how he can use teleportation! Not even our Lord Cardinal can do that! Even if he can draw energy conversion circles, his mastery and control over lightning should reach such a high level that it beckons at his call!"

"It sorta does. Lightning sort of beckons to my call. Cool, right? Anyway, let's enjoy this little game. This will be the final vexation that I can give you before you charge off to the Temple and die." An answer was heard in the mountain, and then suddenly, a flash was seen.

Several magic attacks landed where the voice was heard, but as the dust and flames settled, there were no traces of Kyros.

"Scramble out, scouts!" Heralcus shouted angrily.

The forces began to move. Most of the army stood by and readied to deploy a combined Force of Magic to repel the incoming attack. The scouts and archers of the army began to scatter and search for Kyros.

Kyros was hidden in the thicket of small branches. There was a teleportation energy conversion circle under him. He began to modify it to make it that the 'landing' circle would become another teleportation circle leading to another landing circle nearby.

"This is fun!" Kyros chuckled as he watched the angry and confused expressions of the enemy.