System Evolution

Chapter Two -System Evolution

Back on the battlefield, the entire fog created by the dust began to settle down slowly making the area quite visible.

The scent of death had grown stronger than ever, and it was much more evident now, as trees once mobile and immobile had all fallen.

On the battlefield where the shield wall of high ranking knights once stood in formation, the silhouette of two figures could be seen through the fog.

Both figures stood close in the middle of a warm embrace with each other, even though under the fog, told a different story altogether.

Embracing Loghark was no one other than the very person he once called a brother, but had ended up as a murderer of not only his wife and daughter, but also a great chunk of his clansmen - Eyrik Redwood.

His attack was never aimed to kill him, but to isolate them while having every possible interruption, well taken care of.

Loghark had lots of questions for his old friend as he knew Eyrik more than anyone could, for he had been through thick and thin with him, even to the extent of Eyrik sacrificing much for him just to get through many bottlenecks in the past.

Their conversation was brief however, in the end Loghark had accepted to receive the honor of dying in the arms of someone he could call the only brother he had ever had.

Their embrace was heartfelt, even though Loghark had a dagger being pierced into his heart, he had a smile up his face, watching the time limit of his skill go off.

"It was an honor Eyrik, it indeed was." Those were the last words he managed to whisper into his ears before he fell, just like the mighty tree he was.

The entire battlefield had become clearer than before, one could now see quite further and better as it was before the fog engulfed it.

Heading North, in a well beaten up armor which from a single look, could tell of its high quality, was none other than Eyrik.

He had done whatever he had to do and was busy looking for the few knights and allies whose names weren't gray out on his system.

Among the allies was a certain Chief he had barely heard about, for he had left the recruitment among other army related issues, to his trusted golden generals.

Being a Chief himself, he knew how important the lives of anyone in that position, determined the fate of thousands.

So his next goal was to find Ramold, Chief of the Yomerwood Clan however, he had no idea of where he could be and so decided to go in any direction - heading north.

Either his luck was good or Ramold's own was, as after covering a reasonable distance, he could feel the resonance which one felt when drawing closer to another Life Root.

It was a brief feeling barely noticeable but with his absolute silence, which caused him to even notice a pin drop, he could tell it out.

Standing still at the very spot he scanned the area, trying to spot at least something or anything that would give away Ramold's position.

Not getting anything, Eyrik kept on walking forward passing by chunks of fallen knights, his eyes darting around hoping that he would just get a hint of any form.

Feeling pain all over with a heavy weight on him, he slowly opened his eyes, only to be met with the horror of having the face of a dead being before him, his lifeless eyes staring down at him.

Quickly he tried to move his right hand only for him to feel an excruciating pain causing him to scream louder, than a lady seeing a common bug.

Hearing a fierce scream, Eyrik automatically turned towards the direction of the sound, being so loud, as if it was directed straight into his earlobes.

Before him was a pile of fallen knights which he stood by, and that was where the scream had come from.

Pushing away the weighty bodies as it seemed that they were of the shield class of knights, popularly known as "Meat Shields".

It was quite impressive how Loghark's attack had sent shield knights all the way here, not only being one but a dozen of those tanks.

Finally getting the weight off him, a miserable sight of Chief Ramold Yomerwood lay before him, he was injured all over having deep wounds which still bled out.

His face was priceless being sliced and diced with shallow cuts on every part of, it as if tiny blades were used to torture him.

As though that wasn't enough, his right arm was ripped off to the extent that only his bones could be seen barely holding both ends together.

Baring through all the pain he felt, he slowly opened his eyes which still hurt, only to see a thin layer of green energy with a red tint, covering his entire being.

Miraculously, he felt the pain going down bit by bit , after a few hours he was more than half better than before.

Eyrik was spent and had to get some rest one way or the other, after using lots of photons to heal up Ramold, even having to halt his own recovery process.

Ramold, who wondered why Eyrik would spend time and photons to heal him up,a no name chief from a backwater clan which had next to know future in this world, yet such a great and strong entity had saved him.

He didn't deserve to live neither he nor his entire clan, but Chief Eyrik gave him another chance to have another go at life's race.

From now on he and the clan he stood for, would live and die with Eyrik and the Redwood Clan.

Standing up, he walked and stood before Eyrik who now rested his back on the hard earth with his eyes closed.

Clapping his hands together, fingers facing the skies, he raised both hands up his head before going down on his knees bringing his forehead and hands held together to touch the earth - completing the Ritual of Total Allegiance.

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•The Yomerwood Clan wishes to merge with your Clan...

Accept / Decline

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"Accept." Eyrik said after pondering on it for minutes, and at that moment he felt a surge in his power as another message popped up.

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Redwood System Evolution Initiating...

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"Find and bring back the survivors." He ordered not having enough time before it began.

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Redwood System Evolution Countdown..

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