NOVEL WEB Chapter 6: Declaration of War.
"The fourth pillars of creation. Born of the 7th God, he who governs the mortal realm, the human dimension, as we call it."
Before the demons attacked, Rabbit explained how "the fourth pillars of creation" works.
"Silk, a strong fiber commonly used by silkworms and spiders, it is one of the most important features of them creatures."
"What does that have to do with anything?"
"Divine Light. Cast of the Iron Maiden. Those chants enable the use of spatial restoration. Divine Light, it allows one to create a cocoon, more of a ball of silk, it captures a space within this realm, entrapping a target and plundering it's dimension. Cast of the Iron Maiden, it warps space, distorted of reality. Basically, it's an effective form of killing."
Titled: Celestine Central Electrical Box, "Cricket Cricket". Otherwise known as: "The 4th Pillars of Creation"
"Electric Eel, a fish that generates an electric field around them, a major problem is, they don't exist in this world. Cricket Cricket uses this as a reference to recreate a field of electricity around him."
Really? Wait, how do you know that?
"Divine Light. Cast of the Iron Maiden."
A sphere of electrical silk forms around me, I barely manage to avoid it, but [Holy Barrier] gets destroyed in the process.
"How dare you!! May the lights of heaven be casted upon you!"
"Heh. What nonsense are you talking about? Aren't you with the demons?"
"Silent! The message shall be delivered no matter what!!"
What a monster, I can't see any way of winning this fight, unless I unleash my ultimate spell.
"Sniper Imitation."
He dodges it swiftly, I guess snipers won't work on him.
"Rocket Launcher Imitation."
BOOM
He avoids it again. I pull out the Deagle and began shooting at him, ammo won't be a problem with magic.
"How weak..! To rely on such machinery..!! Let me show you, my natural power."
"FGHUA!!-"
How strong?! In the blink of an eye, he appears in front of me, throwing his fist into my chest, breaking through and catching my heart.
SPLATTER
"H-heh... I see no way to win huh... An-"
He pulls his hand out and sends a devastating [Chop] through my neck. My head drops, along with my body, I guess I'm dead now.
Just kidding, I've grown too strong to die like this, good thing he doesn't know it yet. I was about to cast [Antares], which would destroy this entire kingdom, but... Seems like he stopped me before I could even use it.
"Everyone. Let's-"
"Spatial Lift."
Phew..! I successfully teleported him somewhere else. At least this city will be saved now. I put my head back on and get up, of course, injuries won't be a problem too.
"Fin. Let's get revenge for them... Shall we?"
Apologies to my fallen classmates, we will avenge them. The demons still remained in the city, but they won't be a problem for us anymore.
"Blood Magic: Blood Banishment."
5 days later, me, Fin, and Frelhr, along with his army, defeated and got rid of the demons inside the city. Franz and Rabbit disappeared during that time, we searched for a few days, but we never saw them again.
While the city was still repairing the damages done by the demons, Frelhr gave me a message from the Holy Kingdom.
"It seems that the time has come. It is unfortunate that we lost Rabbit and Franz. But good news is, we can finally proceed with the plan."
"Sigh... I see... So? What's the message?"
"The Holy Kingdom of Korpa has requested you to meet their king. Fin, I, and my army won't be able to come with you, so be careful. You only got lucky fighting Cricket Cricket. I know you couldn't do anything else other than that. But still... Stay safe out there."
What wise words. Though, what could the king of Korpa want with me? Are they going to recruit me into their army to fight the demons? Have they figured us out? Whatever it is, I must be careful, I still don't have enough strength yet.
I left the city and began heading towards the Holy Kingdom of Korpa. After a few days of travelling, I arrived at the city gates. The walls look really damaged, bodies are laying around, it seems like they've been attacked as well, one of the guards walk up to me.
"Hey..! Are you the Great Mage?! Thank God! Come on. The royal family is waiting."
"Everyone!! She's here! Call the royal guards!"
The gate guards leads me in, a group of royal guards meets me at the other side, their commander walks up to me.
"You must be Vixen. The great wizard that I've heard about. You've finally arrived huh..! The royal family awaits you. We are the Royal Guards, we will guide you into the castle. I am the commander. Ken, Ken Trook. Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too, Ken. Did the demons cause all of this destruction..?"
"Yeah.. that's right... They showed up out of nowhere... We weren't prepared for this... We suffered a lot of damages but we eventually won... Somehow."
"I'm sorry to hear that..."
"Don't worry. We'll avenge those who lost their lives in this war! Firstly, we must go meet the king, and the royal family."
"Alright. Lead the way."
Ken, along with his guards, guided me into the castle.
The sight of death, destruction, and hopelessness, was unavoidable in the city. Houses were ruined, people were mourning, and the guards were dragging bodies from one place to another.
Once we made it into the castle, the royal guards left me with Ken, he led me into the king's throne room, where the leader of this kingdom sat in.
"You must be Vixen. I'm very glad that you've come here. The demons ran through the place, destroying everything in their path, it seems that the era of peace and harmony has ended. A new era has begun."
"I see. So? What did you call me here for?"
"I want you to join us. We, the Holy Kingdom of Korpa has too little forces. Doom is inevitable for us, we aren't a kingdom well suited for war."
"What will you offer? I can't just risk my life without getting something in return."
"Hm? I've heard that you've never even lost before. Not once-"
"Actually. I-"
Oh wait, I can't tell them that I just revived myself after my head was cut off, no one would believe I'm a human anymore.
"You continue your speech..! I just saw something insignificant..."
"As I was saying. You helped a lot in taking back that city the demons almost captured. It's tragic that your friends and classmates passed away in that battle, but you don't have anything to do now, don't you?"
"Sigh... Sorry but I'll-"
Suddenly, a person next to the king interrupts, the princess?
"Wait! I know... You don't want to, right..? But wait, I have a good deal for you..!"
"And, what would that deal be?"
"I'll give our family, the royal family's treasure..! Passed down from generation to generation... I-It's a weapon of mass destruction..."
Weapon of mass destruction?! I've heard about it back in my world, nuclear bombs, and atomic weapons. Basically weapons that can harm several people at once.
"The Divine Intervention..! L.A.S.E.R, laser for short... It's a light amplification device, similar to the concepts of a laser, it's also one of the few remaining guns of this era. Well, not this era, but from the past."
Intervention? If I'm correct... Rabbit has told me about it before...
"The Intervention. You can also call it the M200. It is an American bolt-action sniper rifle, also can be classified as an Anti-materiel Rifle. It exists in your world, right? I can't show you right now but if I could, might it be possible for you to imitate it?"
She said. Also, how does she even know that?
"Very well, Tra. Vixen, please accept our treasure, in return, you will become part of the Hero's Party."
The king says.
"Hero? Wait, what did you mean by laser? How is it similar to that?"
"Umm... It's quite complicated actually... But in simple... It amplifies light from the sun and uses it as power for the weapon, hence the name, Divine Intervention."
I see... Taken from the heavens, or the sun, which is worshipped as a God around here, and then intervening on their enemies... Truly a weapon of the Holy Kingdom.
"Alright... I'll accept. That gun seems pretty nice to have around."
They look at each other as if sending a signal before looking back at me. Did I say something wrong?
"You have my thanks. Now... We can officially declare war on the demons. It was a surprise attack on us humans, so I can guarantee that the other races will help as well."
"Tra Nol", daughter of the king, princess of Korpa. Most recent descendant of the Nol royal family.
"Ofich D'Leai Nol", king of Korpa. Current Leader of the Nol royal family.
We walk over to the balcony where the king will now officially declare war on the demons.
A large crowd stood below us, their loud noises quiets down as the King arrives, he stands bravely as the masses expected, before clearing out his throat and beginning his speech.
"Good morning dear citizens of Korpa. It has come to my concern that the demons have began an offense towards us. Their violent attacks against humanity shall not be overlooked! We hadn't done nothing to them, yet why do they do this? Whatever their reason is, I will be the representative for us humans. Today will be the day we show them our might! Not to attack us again without reason! Today is the day that we declare war on them monsters!!"
"YEEEAAHH!!"
"WARR!!"
"TAKE BACK OUR LAND!!"
"REVENGE!!"
The crowd cheers, yelling and celebrating. I never wanted chaos in this world, but it seems that it is impossible to live in peace.
The king walks away, we follow behind as he leads us to down a stairwell.
"Where are we going now?"
"We're going to get your reward. The treasure, Divine Intervention. It is hidden under the castle. For it is sacred."
Soon, we arrive inside a labyrinth. It is hard to see, but the king looks like he knows the way. As we continue walking, I notice many writings carved into the walls.
"Excuse me but, what do they mean?"
"The writings? Those are the words of God. Written by our ancestors, it has complicated meanings, it would take too long to explain."
"Can you say it simply?"
"Alright. Listen Carefully then. A long time ago, the Gods created the first man. Whom was the greatest, and the absolute peak of all life. It was the perfect creation. We, humans come from it. Eventually, it was sealed, no... It sealed itself... During the Great Catastrophe, it disappeared."
"Is that the history of this world? Like, did we just come from another human? Do you know about evolution?"
"Part of it is true, of course. The first man was shaped exactly just like us. Strangely as it sounds, time travelling magic exists, but none has mastered it."
I see... It's almost like my original world, but magic exists, evolution does exist too so... Who is the first man?
Eventually, we arrive at the weapons chamber. There are racks of weaponry sitting everywhere. And there it is, the Divine Intervention, placed on a table in the middle of the chamber.
"That's Divine Intervention? Hmm... It's a strange question but, why would you give it to me this quick? Isn't it one of the most important treasures of your family?"
"... A more important fellow met us. One that could bring greater damage unto this world if they wanted to. They recommended us to give this to you. We don't know why, but... You seem like you'd use this well."
"And who was that important fellow you mentioned?"
"I'm not so sure, but... They're similar to the same God that the Mharkalayen Sun Tribe worships."
"Mah- what..? Sorry, but my brain capacity is too small for that word."
"Mharkalayen Sun Tribe. The most common worshippers of the Sun God. A God- err... no. An individual similar to that of the Sun God visited us. A warning sent to us. A message telling us of an upcoming new God. The birth of a God, it would be major, a disaster that will fall into this world once a billion years, though, it was always unsuccessful for a new God to be born."
"I see. Why worry then?"
"This God is none other. It's a fallen God. They have walked on this world already, until they fell. Now, they're coming back soon, to hunt us all down."
"What were we talking about again?"
"Why we're giving you this weapon. Our fellow told us that you have at least the potential to protect humanity from the new God, and the demons of course."
"Haha..! Thank that guy for me, if you meet them. Now... I shall gladly accept this."
I step forward and take Divine Intervention. How beautiful it is, I can already sense how powerful it will be..!
In this day, a war between demons and humanity has begun, which means that a Hero and a Demon Lord have arrived as well. Since I've already taken the weapon, it would mean that I'll have to join the Hero's Party now.
Before she disappeared, Rabbit told me about my last lesson.
"Vixen. Yuqo and Clar are your enemies. More specifically, our enemies, enemies of mankind. Though, I am not a human, you see? You may never see it but, have you heard of the placebo effect? This will be my final lesson as your teacher."
"Teacher? When did you become one? And why am I your student?"
"The placebo effect. Similar to the placebo effect, I can alter the brain using a little bit of magic. It is a special type of magic that only I can use. You could call it a direct attack to the soul..."
"Hmm. Interesting. So? Why do I have to know about this?"
"The brain, which is it? Your soul? Or your consciousness? Only I, have this special type of magic, but you can also copy this using your imitation magic. For your final lesson, learn and use Soul Retraction, my main magic technique, it's basically the weakest form of Mind Control."
"Mind Control?"
"Do you know about the hero? This will be important information for the war."
"Yeah. I've heard that when a Hero is born, the Demon Lord will be born as well. Same if turned around."
"That is true. Wanna hear an interesting thing about the hero? They either defeat the demon lord or they will be punished by the Gods."
"What? Why?"
"Lazarus-Delta-Aquamarine-Alice is important to that. To the goddess of order, the hero must serve as humanity's main offense, same goes for the Demon Lord."
Most of the time, I couldn't understand a single thing she says. The Rabbit of Earth, or Rabbit, was a huge mystery. Well, she is someone who has lived for hundreds, possibly thousands of years after all.