A few months pass, Art switching between hanging out with Lumi and Lucia, bringing candy to Lumi and having Lucia teach him healing spells.
But, he's currently at home with his family, suddenly they see Sigurd wearing his armor for some reason, Alva walks to him and asks why is he going out so late, he responds with
"I have a really bad feeling, a war is probably on the way"
Both Alva and Runa are shocked, while Art and the other two are confused, Sigurd then continues saying
"If you hear any loud sounds or explosions, a guard will escort all of you to safety"
Alva worried, tells him to be careful, just when Sigurd is about to leave, Art clings onto him saying
"Where are you going?"
Sigurd turns back to Art and gets on one knee and says
"Just going to check a few things, don't worry i'll be back"
Art let's go of him, Sigurd pat's Art on the head and says goodbye to his family.
About a few minutes of running he gets to one of the watchtowers, he asks one of the soldiers
"Have you seen any movements outside?"
The soldier replies with
"No, Sir"
The king is also there, he sees Sigurd and rushes to him
"Sigurd, what's all this for?"
Sigurd looks back at him and says
"That guy at the party, your so called friend syrus, he was outside most of the party, i saw him when i left he looked like he was observing the walls and the watchtowers"
The king takes a deep breath and asks him what if he was wrong
"If it turns out that i am wrong, then i'll back down from my leadership"
Varen, shocked decides to trust him, Sigurd then says
"Make sure to have escort guards for your daughter and for yourself"
Varen then asks the guard to go to his daughter and stay close to her, an hour and a half passes by, Sigurd looks at the soldiers then orders them saying
"If any of your wives are pregnant, leave now"
Silence, none of the soldiers say anything,
Sigurd raises his voice and says
"DON'T MAKE REPEAT MYSELF, LEAVE OR THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES"
less then half of the soldiers leave, Sigurd looks back to the ones that haven't left and says
"Tonight may be our last, but don't waver or be afraid, all of you have trained, day and night, sweat and blood, but tonight, fight for those you love, fight to protect their peaceful lives, fight with all of your strength, and victory will be ours"
The soldiers, moved by his word's, grip their weapons and grit their teeth, as they wait, for their fate.
Silence fills the night, as the cold wind blows through the gaps in the walls, a rumbling is heard from afar.
Sigurd looks forward only to see an army of demons that spreads farther then the eye can see.
The soldiers raise their sheilds and await their final order.
Sigurd at the front line, takes a deep breath and says
"CHARGE"
As the soldiers go forward, their blades clashing with the demon's.
As Sigurd signal's to the Archers, they raise their bows and launch Arrows that could cover the sky.
Mage's charge their spell's and unleash lightning that turns everything in its path to ash.
The people in kingdom rush out of the gates and are being escorted.
A royal guard arrives at Sigurd's house and helps his family evacuate, as their rushing out,
Art could only think of one thing, his father.
Art change's his direction and starts running in the opposite direction.
His mother and sister screaming, telling him to come back.
But he can't hear them, his ears are left with a ringing sound, his lungs filled with black smoke
That engulfed the streets.
All he could think of
"(Dad)"
Homes collapsing, bodies of the fallen soldiers fill the streets, yet he kept running, running with all his strength.
But, it wasn't enough, as a demon appears in front of him, covered in the blood of the innocent, he makes eye contact with him.
But, all Art could feel at that moment.
HATRED.
A soldier appears and shields Art, he tells him to run.
Art filled with hate, wants to fight.
It took one swing.
As the soldier's body is ripped apart, with what strength he has left, looks at Art, grab's him and throws him towards the smoke, hoping he survives.
As Art is being sent to the smoke, he looks at the soldier one last time, before the smoke swallow's him.
Art falls and is left unconscious.
On Sigurd's side, soldiers fall left and right but he stood his ground, killing one demon after the other.
He looks forward and sees him.
The King Of The Underworld.
Syrus.
He rushes forward, tearing demons apart,
Eventually he reaches him.
Covered in wounds, Sigurd yells his name
"SYRUS!!!"
Syrus looks forward and let's out a laugh while saying
"Sigurd, you had me scared, I thought you left"
Sigurd dash's forward and swing's his blade.
Syrus blocks it with his spear.
Both assume a battle stance.
Sigurd charges forward and swings in multiple directions.
But, Syrus is fast enough and blocks them.
He backs off and does multiple jabs.
Sigurd blocks some of them but is still hit with a few of them.
The two of them kept battling.
Sigurd, standing looks at Syrus and says with the last of his strength
"You…made a..mistake"
Syrus, shocked looks at him and asks what does he mean.
....
When he's about to ask again.
Sigurd's swords falls out of his hand.
....
"He's….dead"
Sigurd, died knowing his family and everyone else are safe.
As the king and his people leave the kingdom.
He looks back and says
"I am a fool"
END OF CHAPTER.