(A/n: I'm not good at writing fights, please bear with how the chapter will turn out)
King Loyce, now ready for battle, released his enormous mana and activated his mana zone to sense the state of the Castle and its surroundings. He saw the army at his front door and made his calculations. He assessed the damage and potential before taking his stance and commanding the two soldiers before him.
"Rose, send your squad for support and reinforcement to the west of the Castle. I sense Zenon there. With your magic defense and regeneration capabilities, you are the only one who can stall him and his bone magic."
"Henry, gather the forces in the castle and focus on defense, move to the north of the castle, I sense Veronica there, erect a barrier, and halt their progress."
"Send out a signal to the squad communicator and shoot the black flare. This is the time of disaster. We need every able person in the capital to be armed and on guard."
"I want you to form an attack strategy that will break their formation from the outside."
"I will move out and see Dante, if there is any chance of negotiation, he will only do that with me."
"Also, I want the three most trustworthy people of your squad to evacuate the royal family, focus on getting the queen and the heirs out of here as fast as you can."
"Move them to Count Fling's domain, he will house you, that's the only way."
"But Your Majesty, it's dangerous for you to negotiate with the terrorists," shouted Henry in surprise. he knew that it was a losing move that would surely kill him.
"It is the best I can do to stop this nonsense; all the other paths in this situation lead to doom, both for me and the country."
"But still, Your Majesty, it is better you live to see another day and fight for our country."
"Henry, I'm not a Coward who will back out of a fight because it isn't a guaranteed victory. I will fight for the kingdom until my last breath, it is my duty as the king."
"But your majesty-"
"Stop it, Henry," Rose shouted. "Don't belittle our king anymore, he has made up his mind, and as his subjects, we should accept his commands,
I will do as commanded, Your Majesty." Rose kneeled on one knee, her long green hair scattered on the ground, and did the royal salute by placing her right hand to her chest and a little bow of her head. Henry, seeing her final, sighed and did the royal salute as well, and they both said in unison
"As you wish, Your Majesty," they both then walked out of the room with urgency in their steps,
As soon as Henry left the door, his whole persona changed. Now gone was the sweet, timid, and simple man who was only concerned about the royal family and the king.
Now he was the Captain of the mage defence force, the one who stood above all the mages in the country, the strongest force of the country, only second to the royal family and the king himself. He didn't climb to this position by being soft, he rose to this position because he had what it took.
He is a mage on par with the wizard king of the Clover Kingdom.
Henry, Now Ready for the battle of his life, took out his communicator and barked orders to all his soldiers and every available person in the castle. Soon he departed with Rose in tow; they both gave each other a look, Henry with his rinkles deepening every second and Rose with her green hair slightly flaring. they both nodded at each other, with the weight of their responsibilities weighing heavily on their shoulders.
...
(The Royal Palace, Spade kingdom)
King Loyce Hurried and reached the Throne room of his castle. he could sense Dante Zogratos' mana from afar like a beacon, as if he already knew that the king would come after him and was luring him in his direction,
In the way the king found no living soldiers, only dead soldier corpses littering the corridors, and painted the white walls red,
He found a soldier with his chest ripped out, some he found on his way were crushed to death by something like an invisible hand, and some were disfigured and mangled beyond belief. The more he walked towards the throne room, the more he found corpses, including those of common residents and maids alike.
As he reached the throne room, he saw the scene he would never forget for the rest of his life. He saw William, his 1st army commander, dead with his eyes gouged out, his leg chopped off, a hand missing from his body, and a great cavity in his chest with his remaining hand lunged through his heart and to the gate behind him, making him do a sick version of the royal greeting, with his hand pierced to the gate making his act as a Haunting door man.
King Loyce's anger shot through the roof. All the planes he had made before went down the drain. What he saw on his way till now proved what kind of people the 3 siblings were; there is no way to negotiate or deal with them, he doesn't negotiate with Devils, they only deserve one thing: DEATH. And that too will be a mercy to them.
The king carefully removed the corpse of his general and gently placed it down on the ground. Anger was boiling in his veins, and he couldn't wait to rip the traitors apart.
All the methods he thought of to minimize the damage to the kingdom, of negotiating with the traitors despite the blatant betrayal, left his body,
'To hell with the consequences, this is not a COUP, this is WAR,' he shouted in his mind
The king calmed himself momentarily and clasped his hands in front of the general's body and chanted a prayer, then the king used his magic to give the fallen soldier final respect.
Then He, with all the power in his body, threw open the doors of the throne room and entered shouting
"Dante, you bastard."
...
On the throne in front of the king, there sat Dante, the perpetrator of the rebellion, with his legs crossed, watching in amusement as the king crumbled his persona with anger. He sensed the scene outside and saw the King's anger for his soldiers; he took a sick bout of pleasure in watching the king suffer, almost sadistic in nature.
Watching the king, filled with anger but helpless to do anything, made him smile. He truly was a disciplined man, a snake ready to bite its master,
Dante, seeing the King Loyce in front of him, grinned evilly and shouted, "Greatings, your majesty. Hope my return present finds you well. I should thank you, it was possible for us to find such a force because of you. You were the one who backed them into a corner and gave us the reins for their fate, it was way too easy to manipulate them and make them a part of the dark disciples."
"Dante, you bastard, how could you do this, to your own country?"
"All I did was for my country, this country has gone weak under your family's rule, you are just too blind to see it."
"The magic power of the people has declined over the years of your rule, the people have become weak like the king, they are sleeping hungry in this cold, unable to do anything, they have become so weak, so dependent on their king that they can't even reinforce there body with magic. pathetic weaklings"
"They always pray to their God and their king. Where were they when we needed them? Where were you when we needed you?"
"What I'm doing is a blessing to this country and this world. I will make it strong enough that they can fend for themselves."
"I will bring true equality to this country and the world. I WILL BE THE KING OF THE NEW WORLD"
"I shall make a world only for the people worthy to live, a world free from parasites that plague this kingdom, I will eradicate all the pests and bring an era of eutopia."
"You have gone mad, Dante. What you are talking about is genocide. I was foolish to let you survive this long, I hoped that with your powers, I might be able to unite the kingdom and bring prosperity to the people."
"I should have executed your family as soon as I took the throne. I was always against the study of devils, my grandfather ordered. though it saved the kingdom at that time, but it wasn't worth the risk and harm it has caused our kingdom now."
"The time for a chart is over. Now the most I can do is give you a swift death." King loyce grouled as he opened his grimoire.
Dante, seeing the king become excited and shouted, "Come show me the power of the royal family."
"Devil power: 40%", a chill surrounded Dante, a sudden aura of malice and death oozed out of his body, black markings appeared and covered his forehead, the markings took shape of a crown, an abyssal abomination made of lifelike bony fingers, His body pulsed with power as worms crawling under the skin, two jet black wings metarilized on his back, with ancient symbols wrapped around them, and a tail that appeared from his back, like a snake baring its fangs, he became a devil, a monster, something that was far from a human,
Dante smiled, his sharp teeth visible through his grin, he popped his grimoire, and quietly uttered
"Gravity magic- Presence of the Demon King "