Nathan


    Year 2851 | Month 3 | Day 21


    To my surprise, when I arrive at the Undying Caverns, I find more than just the people I was expecting to find there.


    Overall, there is the ruler of Hardlight, Hardlight’s Class S magician, the skeleton, Juan, and the most surprising of all being someone I recognize rather well. With that being Lilith Marshall.


    The Dark Magic Chairperson of the Arcanian Republic’s Council.


    And on top of that, she’s also Amelia’s mother.


    The hell is a higher up of the Republic doing here? They’re our enemies…


    Unless she decided to join us because Amelia did? Or something like that?


    My suspicions turn out to be very wrong when I enter the meeting room and the skeleton declares, “It would appear that the Republic’s own forces wish to rebel and kill their own Chairman.”


    That makes my mind blank out for a moment. And I’m not the only one as Juan seems a little surprised and the Class S magician of Hardlight looks shocked.


    But I guess it makes some sense? Seeing as the Republic is pretty much just becoming a dictatorship with the Chairman forcefully ruling over the nation without giving anyone any real control.


    I just wasn’t expecting it.


    So the Republic’s people are coming to us for help while their Chairman is still under attack by the Collective Kingdoms and one of their own Class S magicians?


    “Additionally, the Chairman of the Republic has proven far more tenacious than anyone could’ve expected,” the skeleton continues, surprising me a little bit. “He has invented a new anti-magic spell to completely block the effects of magic on his body while it is activated after losing his arm. Which is making it difficult for the two currently attacking him to deal him any damage.”


    Oh. Well that’s…


    Unexpected.


    “Can he still use magic while the spell is activated, or is he limited as well?” Juan asks while frowning and crossing his arms.


    The skeleton answers while still staring at Lilith, who doesn’t look even the slightest bit phased by sitting in a room with so many Class S magicians, “Artorius is able to use magic spells still while it is activated, but the most he can do are spells with the help of a magic circle and only up to Tier VIII.”


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    Juan focuses on Lilith as he asks, “So to make it clear, he cannot be killed or harmed by magic right now, but he can still use magic with spell circles while he himself keeps the protection spell activated? And the Tier of the spell he can activate is limited on top of this?”


    Lilith nods her head and answers, “That is correct, Fire Overlord. Winters and the Class S magician from the Collective Kingdoms are keeping him at bay, but neither of them are capable of dealing any harm to him anymore.”


    “So the only way to kill him now would be through brute force strength and weapons…” Juan mutters to himself while looking down. “And enhancement magic won’t be effective thanks to his anti-magic.”


    The others in the room look down in thought as I sit on a chair around the large round table we’re at, just waiting for them to figure this out as I don’t really care much. Until they all suddenly lift their heads and glance in my direction.


    At which point it hits me.


    Well that’s annoying.


    Juan glances at Lilith and asks, “So the reason you came to ask us for help was for Nathan?”


    The woman nods her head while staring at me with a faint smile, “A vampire’s strength is natural and not caused by enhancement magic strengthening his body. Therefore Nathan should be able to kill the Chairman if he can get close enough. And with the Chairman’s magic being limited, he may very well be able to pull it off.”


    Great. Now the job is being tossed to me.


    “We of the Republic will fully surrender to the Kingdom of the Fallen should you manage to kill the Chairman,” Lilith declares while turning her attention back to the skeleton again. “Will you accept this deal?”


    The skeleton waves at me and says, “This is up to the kid.”


    My eyes widen at the fact that he’s actually giving me a choice for a first. Since he normally doesn’t really give me a choice.


    Then again, the way things are going, the Chairman will eventually lose one way or another. Whether it’s from his forces being annihilated by the skeleton and Juan while he is busy trying to survive, or through this. So the war will end in our favor either way.


    It’s just that the Chairman will end up being a major problem in the future if he survives now. Which it’s looking like he will without my help to take him down.


    But the skeleton probably doesn’t care about that so long a the victor in the war is decided.


    I look down while clenching my fist a little. Then I remember everything the Chairman forced on my old team while they were fighting in the war.


    Well, damn.


    I let out a sigh.


    Well, whatever. This will give me the chance to fight against a Class S magicians with a handicap. So I might as well try it.


    I look up at the skeleton and nod my head, declaring, “I will help.”


    Lilith smiles at me and says, “Thank you, Nathan.” Then she turns serious again as she continues, “I will bring you up to speed about the Chairman’s personal spells, his fighting style, the weapons he uses, and everything you will need to know to win this battle.”


    I nod my head in understanding with that. Because I’ll probably need everything I can to win against a Class S magician.


    Even if said Class S magician is crippled, immune to magic, and can only use weakened spells and only with a spell circle right now. So pretty much at the weakest he’ll ever be.


    Regardless, this will take the war one step closer to being finished.


    Which means I’ll be one step closer to freeing my parents.