Chapter 11: Protect
The very atmosphere warped with the sound, pressing against skin and bone. Even the reinforced marble underfoot groaned under the pressure.
Then something emerged from its black, swirling depths.
A supermassive monstrosity the size of a mid-size skyscraper began to slither out of it.
Its body was a fusion of abyssal scales and polished bone-like plating, hundreds of jagged crimson eyes blinking in rows along its serpentine frame. Its maw was lined with teeth so thin they looked like needles, and from its back jutted symmetrical wings made of bloodied bone and broken metal.
A horrifying energy signature erupted from the beast like a tidal wave.
General Raikuro did not hesitate.
With a single pulse of power, his body rocketed into the sky, wind and thunder roaring in his wake.
The General was actually a dual element user, and both were the extremely rare and powerful advanced element!
From somewhere within the Royal Palace, Vice Captain Renji joined him a split second later, leaping so hard the stone floor cracked where he launched.
Below, General Raikuro’s voice rang out like divine command:
"Bring the two princesses to safety and protect them. That is your one and only order."