James Harriet was a tall lean man, he had defined muscles and a good enough face, he was a man who liked his work as a guard of the northern Gate in the Saxonwold Territory.

He liked his guard duty mainly because it allows him to indulge in his lazy behavior without consequence, just sit down for a couple of hours and do nothing but watch the forest, an ideal job for a lazy man such as himself. 

While he does like the job the main reason was because there are no bandits to look out for, like in other  territories and he gets in exercise once in a while by killing some random monster that got too close, he may be lazy but he still has to show that his doing some work to earn his pay. 

The day started the same as it always did, wake up, splash some water on his face, get dressed, and be at the gate by 11 am, and then just basically sit there till 8 pm before going home and sleeping.

He liked that, the mundane of it all, his calm and peaceful life was going along smoothly, until it wasn't. 

It had Been around 30 minutes after his shift had been done and he should have Been in bed by that time However the people that were supposed to change shifts with him didn't show up and now he was forced to wait.

He kicked a small rock in frustration just slightly causing the rock to roll on the ground before stopping a couple of meters away from him however it was at this moment that he began to feel a rumbling, the rock he had kicked a few seconds ago started to roll back towards him.

Feeling confused by these sudden rumblings he looked ahead and saw a dust cloud from a distance.

"Fuck!"

The Saxonwold barony was surrounded by a rampart, and near the northern gate was a  tower that housed a giant bell that was only rung in emergencies, like monster stampedes, of course, monster stampedes don't occur often, various conditions need to be met first to trigger a monster a stampede as such it could be years before another monster stampede can occur and it seemed it was this year.

Realizing the severity of the situation,  his heart began palpitating as small drops of sweat trickled from his forehead, James quickly climbed the tower and rang the bell as loud as it could possibly get.

Waking up everyone in the territory, the knights in their houses began to scramble as they ran around looking for their armor.

"JAMES WHAT'S GOING ON"

a fellow knight burst through the gate and shouted, of course being in close proximity to the bell, James was temporarily deaf and couldn't hear but that didn't matter as he could guess what his colleague was saying.

"MONSTER STAMPEDE  TELL THE CAPTAIN QUICKLY" 

The other knights nodded and quickly went to inform his superior knight.

James looked, at the monsters once more.

"Shit they're too close"

He exclaimed as he saw that the monsters were already visible meaning they've already entered the  5km Zone.

The Saxonwold barony has all trees within a 5km radius uprooted, this was done to prevent  surprise attacks from monster and also give the knights some fighting ground without the obstruction of trees during monster stampedes of course that was in the case they noticed the monster stampede days ahead giving them time to prepare but unfortunately, this wasn't the case.

There's already a growing number of knights already gathered at the gate but there was still quite a lot missing.

"WHAT THE HELL JAMES  WHY ARE THEY SO CLOSE"

Another knight shouted, a monster stampede is supposed to be detected days Ahead, not right now, they barely had 30 minutes, there's no way they could be ready in that amount of time.  

A few more knights started shouting at James as well, saying it was laziness that caused this and if he stayed vigilant he would have noticed.

Other knights quickly turn tail and ran back inside running away, it was too late to do anything, so best save yourself.

'Shit Shit shit shit shiiit'

James was internally freaking out there was nothing they could do now except retreat not to mention everything was being blamed on him as if this was his fault but it wasn't.

His heart thumped faster and faster within his chest, his clothing became drenched in sweat.

'This is it!!, this is how I die, trampled by fucking monsters'

It wasn't just James, all those who didn't run away had the same thoughts.

They were absolutely fucked, they were so absorbed in the thoughts of their demise that they didn't notice the person who was running ahead of the monsters using a combination of both fire and wind spells to boost his speed.

However James and his fellow men were not going to die today, he will live to see the light of day tomorrow because up in the sky  stood afloat a child no older than 5 years.

The child had pure white skin, her hair gently floated as it was blown by the wind,  she wore what looked to be  bed sheets wrapped around her body.

the child had her hand on her chin as if contemplating, her expression was calm as if there's nothing to fear.

'Majestic destroyer flame aught to do the trick or perhaps  particle style'

She contemplated the choices while the monsters grew closer by the second threatening to trampled everything under foot.

"FIRE style would look much cooler tho, very well"

Letting the old man that was running away from monsters run past her she quickly dropped to the ground 

She weaved  the hand sign for Horse  before she inhailed so much  that her cheeks were filled with air, she pulled back her head.

'FIRESTYLE: MAJESTIC DESTROYER FLAME'

and from her mouth she spewed a gigantic torrent of flames so powerful they gouged out the ground as they barreled towards the intended target.

And in the span of but a couple of seconds  a horde of monsters containing goblins, ORCs, wolves, Minatours, Giant crocs, giant scorpions, bull deers and werebears  was burned, scorched  and rendered to nothing but ashes by  a little girl with little difficulty.

The people who saw such a spectacle went from shitting their pants and pissing themselves to absolutely gobsmacked, they were Flashbangerred  and couldn't utter single word 

But a feeling of admiration was sparked within their hearts hopefully it doesn't grow into something more.

....................

Elia ceased her jutsu and watched as the flames slowly die down, she marveled at her strength as she watched her work.

About a step away from where she was standing, the ground was scorched to the point it looked like lava, she could hear the sizzling heat radiate off it, she could feel the warmth against her skin, and she smiled.

'Well, that was... FUCKING AWESOME Hell yeah baby'

She internally screamed excitedly, it was quite a blessing to be able to do these jutsu and from now on she'll start training earnestly.

..........

Two days later 

Adam Crescendo is a well-known doctor that has assisted many people with their health in the capital city of the elderon Kingdom.

He Is a Handsome man well-liked by women and has at one point had an affair with a married noblewoman.

Adam is a man that would go to great lengths for his magical research as he is a man that believes in the endless possibilities that Magic brings.

The only reason Adam is a doctor officially and not a mage is because he did not wish to share his research with the Magic Institute and wished to make his discovery separate from them but at the same time, he needed an occupation that will provide him with enough money for his research hence why he became a doctor.

His life has been rather good, he indulged in what research he wanted without being rushed or being indebted to anyone, however it seems that life is about to come to a close.

In a dark dungeon-like room, Adam was chained to the walls, his head hung low as he sat on his knees, despite being chained he didn't look ragged, he looked more like a person chained for the fun of it but that was not the case.

he could hear the click-clack of footsteps heading his way, the step was louder as they came closer and closer, and the door creaked as it was being opened, allowing some light to enter the room.

He raised his head and looked at his former friend, a red-haired man with slick back hair, the man had a tall build. He wore a plain black shirt and pants, with commoner shoes the shirt's sleeves rolled up. And a sword at the man's waist.

"Milord you're making a mistake I'm not your enemy I was trying to--"

"Do not compound your transgressions with obvious lies, speak the truth or perish" 

The one who spoke was not Harold but his wife, she was keeping herself calm but deep within her heart she did not want to hear him speak at all,

He was welcomed within her home and treated like family, he was a trusted family friend yet he spit on their kindness, and tried to harm her precious child.

'Let death be his end'

"What is it you wanted from our daughter"

"She is not your--"

"ADAM!! Don't make this harder than already is, answer the question"

Harold spoke, Deep down Harold felt immense guilt, it was him that brought this man here, so it's his fault that his daughter was put in harm's way, the immense guilt plus the feeling of betrayal makes it difficult to stand.

Adam stared at the man as he thought of ways to get out of such a situation, they won't listen to whatever he may  say

sometimes telling the truth can often bring you salvation but then again the truth often has deadly consequences.

After a few seconds of deliberation, he opened his mouth to speak and he spoke the truth, he told the reason why he did what he did 

"I see, you were never my friend, to begin with"

Harold said unsheathing his sword.

"Adam Crescendo, for the crime of harming a noble lady, and attempted kidnapping,  and the prescription of drugs under false pretenses, that is medical malpractice, you are hereby sentenced  to death, May the Great goddess guide you to your next life"

Emilia stepped aside and With but a swing of his sword Adam's head was separated from his shoulders, ending his life 

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A/N: hope you enjoyed the chapter, next chapter time skip.

After time skip mc will be Op for real,

Should she have the mangekyo Sharingan and rinnegan or should I wait to have her awaken them due to a traumatic event?

Should the mc have subordinates? Yay or nay

Plz Offer your opinions