"In the face of the demon invasion, I Shirdok Eragye Knight of Folstina and my army will defeat you." His confident and boastful tone boomed as I turned to Kiera who took a step towards my side. Why is it that humans in high positions are all so confident. They wouldn't even attempt to listen to me when I had tried to explain our situation. I tried to hold back for Malori and Haza's sake and explain why we were here, but he just wants a fight. I guess I will need to finish this quickly

"Tell our unit to go support the other generals. We can beat him and his army with only the two of us," I ordered as I sneered at the pompous man. My army receded and my second in command took her place at my side.

"I really hope Malori doesn't completely destroy the forest otherwise this will be pointless." Kiera said putting her hood over her head. A rune appeared above her creating a void mask over her face and two daggers made of lightning. A similar rune appeared above Vel, but this one brought with it her signature black spears. Taking the darkness into her hand she charged the knight. Kiera went towards his men behind him. Kiera's body disappeared into the shadows and a half second later appeared with one of her daggers embedded into a soldier's throat. The young man tried to scream out in pain, but only bloody gurgles could be heards. The surrounding units flinched at the sight of their comrade. Before they could attack her she had already disappeared again.

Vel threw a spear into the horse the knight was riding. It hit the ground with a weighty boom. The knight had jumped off before the horse had even started to fall.

"Bahaha, I have heard stories about your power Velverosa, and I think it is laughable that you would send your army away. You are said to be on the level of one thousand basic adventurers, but a knight is worth ten thousand." He said as he walked towards me. A flash of holy light lit up the dim forest, and as it subsided he stood there with a giant hammer in hand.

"Let's quit stalling and see who is more powerful then. Vel leaped forward with jarring speed and took a jab at the mans throat. The void clanked to a stop as it met the side of the hammer. He pushed off her spear and lifting his hammer above his head swung down towards her head. Her reflexes saved her as she brought the middle of her weapon to meet his. The force of his blow dug her feet into the ground.

~~~~~Kiera's Pov~~~~~

Dammit, I am not killing nearly as quickly as I would have liked too. I have already killed 150 of his 500 men, but at this rate reinforcements will arrive before I finish the rest off. Dodging into the air, I looked across the tree line. In the distance I seen multiple small explosions, and landing I could feel the ground shaking. I knew It was the force of Haza's punches. Disappearing back into the shadows I threw a few of my daggers at the soldiers. There bodies shook from the electricity and as they died the men next too them stumbled over their coffins. The night is going to be a long one, and I hope Haza stays safe.

I looked back to see my queen engaging the Knight clad in gold trimmed armor. I knew she could have already killed him, so why is she stalling. I was blinded by a sudden flash of light that erupted from the man's hammer. When I recovered I could see Vel being hit in the side by the man. She fell to the ground, but was quick enough to recover as his hammer landed where her head was a moment ago leaving a large crater.