The throne room trembled as Garrick's roar split the air.
**"ZAYNE!"**
The bald brother's face twisted into something monstrous, veins bulging along his neck like roots bursting from soil. His axes quivered in his grip, notched blades thirsty for traitor blood. "You spineless, backstabbing *worm*—we gave you a home!"
Zayne flicked blood off his curved sword, golden eyes glinting with something between amusement and apathy. **"And I gave you five years of free labor. We're even."
Vex snarled, his whip coiling around his forearm like a living thing. "You think siding with these *vermin* will save you? The Purgatorist will peel the flesh from your bones for this!"
"Bold words," Zayne mused, "from a man who licks their boots for pocket change."
Above them, the balcony creaked under the weight of Lulusia's archers. Another volley of arrows hissed through the air—
Annie's **Mother's Hands** lashed out, spectral fingers snatching shafts mid-flight. She didn't even blink. **"Zayne."** Her voice was ice. **"Prove you're not wasting my time."**
Zayne sighed. **"You're *such* a demanding mother."**
Then—he moved.
Human Creation // Red Speed of Death
He ignited, painting the air in streaks of crimson. One moment, he stood beside Annie. The next, he was *among the archers*.
Behind the lead archer, his blade cleaving through the man's spine , in a spray of bone fragments , the body crumpled mid-draw, and the arrow slipped.
A diagonal slash with a red color was carved as he slashed another man's torso , the body toppled from the balcony.
Then went to kill 5 more by slashing their heads in mere seconds, then using his creation to ' disappear ' .
Zayne reappeared atop a wooden beam, balancing on one foot like a macabre dancer, his blade dripping. **"Happy?"**
Annie said " No that should be only the beginning" then she turned her focus on the Brothers...
An archer , holding his bow in his hands, shaking as he asked Zayne" why brother Zayne? Why are you betraying us?!"
"Sorry for the disappointment." Replied Zayne" but I have spent my entire life looking for witches, and now that I found them, I can't let my chance pass!"
Then he 'disappeared' again, as arrows, blood, screams, cries for help started continuing.
As soon as the archers started fighting against Zayne , Menma took the opportunity and used his
Human Teleportation // First touch
To teleport and try to kill Garreck whom evaded the attack using his axes.
"WAIT!!" Screamed Annie "i will kill them"
"No!" Said Lunara , we came with you because we wanted to assist you in case of fight, if we weren't here , you wouldn't have wasted time to create' light hands' to protect us all"
Continued Lunara talking " you would have killed them all by now , but since we are here then let us help and each take one of them out!"
Annie looked at Lunara with a proud look, knowing how much she had grown up. "Fine then take your pick , but if things start to go bad, retreat and let me handle them."
Lunara ran towards Kael who struck like a shadow given form. No weapon—just fists wrapped in silver chains. His **Strength Creation** bulged beneath his skin, muscles knotting like steel cables.
Lunara barely dodged the first punch. The second grazed her ribs, sending her skidding back. **"Tch. Overcompensating,"** she spat, flexing her **Steel Creation**—her fingers hardened to razor-edged metal.
Kael didn't speak. He *lunged*.
Their clash sent shockwaves through the floor. Lunara's steel claws screeched against his chains, sparks flying.
**"You're strong,"** she admitted, ducking a haymaker that would've shattered her skull. **"But you fight like a *thug*."**
Kael's hood finally fell back, revealing hollow eyes. **"Strength doesn't need finesse."**
Lunara smirked. **"That's why you'll never be more than a blunt tool."**
While Dain was focused on fighting against the new guardians...
Knocking three arrows at once. His **Multiply Creation** shimmered—suddenly, *nine* arrows loosed toward Sybil, Saphyra, and Sylvara.
Saphyra used her 2 daggers to deflect the arrows, while Sybil and Sylvara used their long weapons to spin them fast, enough to stop the arrows.
"Cute trick" Sylvara said "But math won't save you."
Annie started sighing as she walked" phaa , the energy and stupidity of the youngsters."
Then she thought to herself "but they have no choice, kill or be killed but i do wonder if any of them have the heart to actually kill one of them... probably not."
As Annie looked up one last time watching as Zayne continued his onslaught of the archers, then focused on her opponent
Vex was scared,as Annie walked close to him, thinking that out of the hundreds of witches he has killed, this one is on a whole different scale!
His body *contorted*. Bones cracked, fur erupted from his skin, and his teeth elongated into fangs. **Wildling Creation: Lion's Maw**.
Annie didn't flinch. **"A housecat with delusions."**
Annie's fingers twitched. The air around her warped."Let's see how fast you heal when you're ash.
Witch Creation // Cat Trapper
A light trapper used to catch animals was created on her hands..."be careful, this isn't like the ones, you are used to" said Annie while smiling.
And it was clear Vex was terrified of her
While close to them , - Garrick's Illusion Creation- twisted the world around them. One moment, Menma saw five axes swinging at him. The next, the floor vanished beneath his feet.
**"Pathetic,"** Menma muttered. He *closed his eyes*.
His sword found flesh.
Garrick staggered back, real blood welling from his shoulder. "How—?"
Menma bared his teeth. "Illusions don't work on demons."
While Lunara wiped blood from her lip, sizing up Kael. "You've got powerful Creations," she admitted. "But you're all weak compared to what you should have been!"
Kael's fist trembled. "You know nothing."
Lunara quickly responded "I know wasted potential when I see it."
And all of them continued their fights..
While on the gates of Lulusia Kingdom ' a old man around his sixties arrived,
Balding head , wrinkles around his face, he looked like an ordinary man, but he wasn't!
The gate keepers welcomed him by bowing down " Welcome back ' Father ' , the founded witches are currently trapped in the castle, they are probably dead by now!"
The old man's face remained the same , he only said " good" and started walking away, as behind him horses were carrying a dead Giant
The gate keeper was shocked, his mouth opened, afterall he had never seen a Giant before.