Year 395 of the Holy Calendar - Titan Castle back garden
(Maria POV)
"Make me proud, my little adventurer" Maria
This old castle has nothing else for me, so we may meet again sooner than you expect.
*Boooom!*
"!!!" Maria
"!!!" Alastor
Fire magic!
"Mom!!" Alastor
He starts running towards the entrance gate.
"Wait, Alastor!" Maria
That level of magic was something outside the ordinary level of Emerald, this could mean...
.....
...
His headless body falls to the ground.
"MOOOOOOOOMMMM!!" Alastor
We were too late.
"...Mom..." Alastor
He tries to walk toward her, but my arm gets in his way.
"This place is not safe. Go inside, now!" Maria
Without taking my eyes off the enemy, I speak to him.
"..." Alastor
Ignoring me, he continues walking forward.
"..." Maria
He is in a state of shock, nothing I say will reach his ears.
"Sorry" Maria
I let him walk in front of me and proceed to hit him lightly on the back of the head.
"Ugh!" Alastor
Leaving him lying on the ground.
"Sebastian, take him inside and prepare the defenses" Maria
Having just recently come out of the castle, I ordered him for the first time in a long time.
"At your order, Madam" Sebastian
He takes Alastor and disappears in one second, leaving only two old ladies outside.
"Do you have anything to say before I burn you to ashes" Maria
I will make her pay for what she did.
"..." Blood Covered demon
Her black eyes are locked on me.
"...Comrade" Blood Covered demon
Comrade?
"Don't tarnish my name by associating me with you, crazy lady" Maria
"...Irregular" Blood Covered demon
I get my daggers from their scabs on my waist and take a big breath.
"COME AT ME!!!" Maria
Ignore the castle.
"IRREGULAR!!!" Blood Covered demon
She jumps at me with her right hand ready to grab me.
"!" Maria
She is fast.
"?!" Blood Covered demon
But not enough.
I cut her right wrist and neck in one motion while dodging his attack.
"Ah" Blood Covered demon
An uninterested sound left the mouth of the uninterested face, as I cast a close ranged magic.
"Fire skill..."
Or I intend to...
*Shine*
Her crown counters the start of my skill with a dazzling light.
"Damn it" Maria
It was a self-defense artifact.
"KnEeL" Blood Covered demon
I can feel her kick on my stomach.
"Kugh!" Maria
It fails to break my stance, but it throws me back.
"Fuuuu!" Maria
Being temporarily blinded by the light skill, I Change my stance to cover my face and focus on the sound.
"..." Maria
I wait for her to move.
"iiiIIIiiIIIIIIHHH!" Blood Covered demon
An inhuman sound leaves the crowned old lady, making it easy for me to localize her.
"Fire skill..." Maria
To the right.
"Fire lance!" Maria
An Rank A adventurer skill, fast and powerful.
*boom*
"..." Maria
I can't hear her scream anymore, so it should have been somewhat effective.
My eyes start to recover.
"!" Maria
And I got to see why she can still fight with two mortal wounds.
"HeE...alll" Blood Covered demon
A white light covers her body lying on the ground, recovering the burns in it.
Healing magic... and chantless at top of it. Only the legendary hero companions are said to be able to achieve that.
Who is this lady?
... No, it doesn't matter.
"I don't care who you are and what you want, what you did here is unforgivable!!"
Let's end this.
"Wind skill..."
This world has a set of skills that are invariant among everyone, the people of Gaia can only use the skills provided by the Holy System when leveling up.
"Tornado"
The body of the still recovering murderer gets inside the wind embrace.
"Fire skill..."
But, some people are capable of creating new skills by perfectly combining their affinities.
"Fire Wall"
A firewall appears in the surroundings of the tornado.
"Take this! the reason for my nickname!"
The fire combines with the wind, creating a...
"Crimson Wind!!"
These people are usually called...
Rank A+ adventurers.
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Maria, The Crimson Wind
Lv: 80(Limit)
Pedigree: Noble (Former Commoner)
Title: Honorary Grandmother
Adventurer Rank: A+
Affinities: Fire and wind.
HP: 99%
MP: 45/100
Physical Force: 82(-4)
Physical Defence: 37(-4)
Magical Force: 84(-4)
Magical Defence: 42(-4)
Charisma: 23
Luck: 22
Condition: Old age (All stats-4)
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