Guild Wars

Juno burned all her Bloodline Energy into her Noble Energy, using it to boost only her speed to the maximum. As such, when she suddenly appeared beside Walter - and in the path of the strike - she had very little defensive power left.

Naturally, she bore the full brunt of the strike which caused her to spurt out a mouthful of blood as she fell forward, into the arms of Walter who had a horrified look on his face as he just noticed what occurred.

"Juno!" Both Walter and the Clan Head roared at the same time, grief in their voices.

"You foolish girl, what have you done?! Why would you risk your life for this brat?!" The Clan Head roared with bloodshot eyes.

Walter held Juno carefully and lowered her to the ground to allow her to rest, which allowed the battered woman to gaze at her father.

"Heh, a heartless man like you would never understand what it means to truly love someone… *cough*" Juno answered brutally, smirking a little.

The Clan Head shuddered as if he had been bathed in ice water, and his eyes glazed over. Was this really what his daughter thought about him? That he was some heartless beast?

Walter gazed at the injured Juno with a pale face, but the love of his life simply raised a hand and patted his cheek.

"No need to look so aggrieved, handsome. I'm a prodigy, I won't die so easily. I still have to watch our baby boy grow up." Juno stated and in the next second, her body glowed with reddish-brown energy denoted Noble Energy and her injuries rapidly healed.

Walter seemed to come to as he turned to Misery, who had fended off another foe. Seeing Walter's look, his cousin nodded and used the custom healing spell Scathach had taught him.

"By the power of Merlin, I command thee: High Cure!"

A white light left Misery and surrounded Juno, combining with her own efforts to quickly heal her. In time, she would be good as new, and this whole farce would have an ending.

But hehe, when was fate ever so kind?

One of the Elders suddenly had a change of expression. "Clan Head, watch out!!"

However, it was too late. A sword punctured the Clan Head's body, striking through his abdomen and spinning about to mix up his guts.

The Clan Head looked down in shock to see the weapon protruding from his abdominal area, as he ended up spiting a mouthful of blood as his aura became fragile.

The sword was pulled back suddenly, causing the wound to open up and the injured man to spurt out even more blood. The Clan Head mustered his own Noble Energy to try and contain his injuries, and he could barely reach equilibrium.

When he turned around to see who ambushed him, his faced changed greatly.

"Merlin Lineage!!"

The sword that glowed with a faint white light was held by a middle-aged man with slicked back blonde hair and dark blue eyes. He also had a mature visage and a cold brow, along with orange colored robes that showed dignity.

He swiped his sword to the left and spoke arrogantly.

"That's right, Buddha Lineage Clan Head."

Walter and co looked up to see the group at the top of the manor, but instead of excitement at the cavalry arriving, their faces became solemn.

"This… is going to become troublesome…" Edwards muttered with worry.

He then narrowed his eyes and disappeared from his perch, rushing into the manor like a ghost without letting those at the top notice him. Misery saw this and also narrowed his eyes, but he made no motion to follow.

Rather, he and Hector stuck close to Walter and especially Juno, who was still fully focused on healing her injur. She could tell something was happening, but didn't want to ruin her own situation out of curiosity so she kept her eyes closed.

"Why is it him of all people?" Walter questioned with an ugly expression.

Misery and Hector felt the same. Of all the Councilors they could have sent to solve this issue, they had to send the one from the Arthurian Lineage. Councilor Damon was the father of Councilor Damien and the apple truly didn't fall far from the tree...

"Why the fuck couldn't they have sent Nanna? She is literally the one I called for!" Misery complained under his breath.

"It would be too easy. You know they've been suppressing your grandma for years now, and it keeps getting worse. If they let her out, who knows what she could do without them watching her." Hector explained meticulously.

"I get all that, but still, why sent this fucker of all people?" Misery swore.

"Same reason as I just stated, to suppress your grandma… through you." Hector elaborated as he shook his head.

Councilor Damon gazed at the furious Buddha Lineage Elders who didn't dare attack a Councilor on his own soil, much less so when their Clan Head was injured and in need of immediate treatment.

"Hmph, you bunch of mongrels usually keep to yourselves so what made you foolish monks leave your sacred mountin? What made you dare to attack our juniors just because you think we aren't around, huh?" Councilor Damon questioned arrogantly as he looked down on his foes.

"We came here to deal with a child born out of wedlock without our consent! One of the wastrels of your line defiled our precious princess and forced her to give birth to his vile devilspawn! We demand an explanation for this!!" An Elder on the Buddha Lineage's side could not take the provocation and roared.

Councilor Damon only had a strange expression on his face, then he burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! Good, good! Which one of my capable juniors managed to achieve such a feat? Was it Nicholas? Or Hector? Those two debaucherous lads are very capable! Or was it the reticent Edward? That would be shocking!"

Despite it all, Councilor Damon was truly happy. Awkwardness or not, internal strife or not, one would unite when facing an external enemy, and hearing that one of the boys actually made the precious princess of another Lineage give birth to his child made him feel excited.

Why, when he was younger, how many times did he achieve such a thing himself? Many high class women with their noses turned up and their egos stroked by countless men were forced to bear miscellaneous children by him.

Hearing that one of his younger generation had surpassed even him, he was filled with joy and vicissitudes. As they say, the young will one day surpass the old. Councilor Damon felt that he could bury the hatchet with whichever lad completed this 'quest' and even pass down his unique 'skills'.

Not for one second, did Councilor Damon assume it would be Walter, because he was sure their own precious prodigy would know his own value and would not dare to do such a thing. Naturally, when the Buddha Elder pointed at Walter with bloodshot eyes, Councilor Damon's face changed slowly.

"It was that vile beast!"

When Councilor Damon's eyes followed the trail and landed on Walter, his smile faded slowly. At this time, Kiran, the baby left in the cot behind the group by Juno when she rushed down, chose this unfortunate moment to cry out.

As such, all eyes turned towards him and his chubby cheeks and pure blue eyes. Councilor Damon's expression became cold and he glanced at the baby with anger and disgust.

"Vile devilspawn, die!" Councilor Damon roared as he swung his sword out, creating a sword slash that was heading towards Kiran.

At this time, he didn't care if it was an innocent baby or not, all he knew was that the entire plan of the Council was ruined, and this little shit was the result of that. Neither side wanted a half-breed little shit, no matter how talented it might turn out to be.

At this moment, Edward suddenly appeared and grabbed the baby from the cot before rushing downwards to where Walter and co were. However, due to his late arrival, he was struck in the back by the sword slash, forced to spit out blood as he crashed on the ground, yet he managed to keep the baby safe.

The faces of Walter and co became horrified as Hector rushed to catch Edward and Kiran. Misery quickly cast High Cure, allowing the archer to heal slowly while a terribly deep wound bleed profusely from his back, even showing parts of his spine.

If that had hit the baby, it would have been game over for sure.

The group glared at Councilor Damon with killing intent.

Walter directly shouted upwards. "You fucking old bag of shit, how dare you try to kill my son? I will report you to the Council for attempted infanticide!"

"Not to mention, you severely injured a junior from your own lineage! You're finished as a Councilor for sure." Hector added with a sneer.

Hearing this, Councilor Damon's expression became ugly as he knew that his emotional outburst had opened up a completely new can of worms. It was one thing if his attack had accomplished its goal, but Kiran had survived and now the Councilor was guilty of another crime on top of that.

"And you dared to attack and injure our Clan Head! Don't think this matter between Lineages will be resolved easily!" The same Buddha Elder shouted.

This made Councilor Damon's expression break out into sharp killing intent that swept over everybody.

"I have no idea what any of you are talking about. All I know is that you four brats have been colluding with the Buddha Lineage to betray your Lineage, and this child is the condensation of your efforts!"

Saying this, Councilor Damon swung his sword and beheaded the Buddha Elder who had been the nosiest and had been pointing fingers at him. Even in death, the fellow could not comprehend why he would die when they had merely come to retrieve their princess.

"What are you doi-"

Before the other Elders could ask, they were blown away by the Councilor's power. He then gazed down at the group below, who were all gazing at him with shock, seeing that he had gone off the deep end.

Councilor Damon then used his 6th Order Knight power to rush down towards them, aiming for Juno. In his mind, once he killed the interloper and subdued these fellows, he could easily control the narrative of the story.

Sensing his killing intent, the lads naturally resisted. Edward mustered what strength he could to fire arrows despite his back wound. But they were easily slapped away by the Councilor.

Even worse, Hector and Misery both cast offensive spells to try and take down Councilor Damon, but their 3rd and 4th Order magic were repelled by his 6th Order Knight Energy Ward. The two were then blasted away and knocked out, Misery far less since Councilor Damon still feared Scathach's anger.

Walter held Juno and Kiran tightly and looked like he would rather die than let go of the two. Councilor Damon paused here and floated above them arrogantly, wasting Bloodline Energy to seem superior.

"Make a choice, boy. The woman or the child!" Councilor Damon demanded.

"Neither! Harm any one of them, and I swear, I will spend the rest of my life ridding the world of you and your entire family line!" Walter spat with hate.

Councilor Damon sneered. "Both it is then."

Walter was shocked. "What are you doing?!"

Councilor Damon ignored him and roared, charging his energy into a thick slash meant to vanquish the family of three. His eyes glowed with malice and showed that despite his seemingly risky actions, there was an element of brutal calculation within.

However, before the light managed to kill anyone, it was broken by a fist coated with brownish energy.

Juno slowly rose from Walter's embrace, her body back to fighting form, though not at her peak, and glared at Councilor Damon with hatred.

"Anyone who tries to kill my beloved husband and child will suffer a fate worse than death in my hands."

Walter heard and acknowledged her words by rising to his feet and standing beside her staunchly, his Knight Energy rising to the fore. He held Kiran gently and made sure the child enjoyed 99% of his protective force.

"I have already sent a message to the other Councilors while you were chatting with the Buddha Elders. We'll see how your little plan will work out now."