Black Star

Page 109: For the Glory and the Fall [Part 3]

Yuno's POV

Astraea-san and Asta went off, and we are left here as we'll be the arrow that pierce Araceli's darkness. But before that, we have to wait the right moment. Right now the Wizard King moves our healers to refill our mana, but my eyes are on Oberon-san. He looks so drained.... Did his dear friend's mana affected him this much? I mean I'm not dumb, after seeing with which expression Atlanta-san watches over his friend, his situation concerns me too.

We need him, I can't leave him be. He was so nice when he escorted me at Hage to move my village to Y/n's lands. I refuse the attentions of the healer and approach the Lord. With my wind magic I try my very best to make the air around him cooler and drop to temperatures more enjoyable for him. I hope this will improve his conditions a bit.

"I appreciate it, little Yuno." he says with a tired voice and his face and clothes still smeared with blood. "But don't waste mana, you are the bow for the arrow."

Ever so gently he grabs my shoulder and pushes me back, maybe because he doesn't have any strength left, but either way that gesture upsets me quite a bit. He doesn't listen to any reason I attempt to stay, he still pushes me away and only let Atlanta-san aid him, in vain. Of course, he doesn't know any magic how could he help more than treating your left wounds and move some air with his hands?

"Wizard King, sir." There is no way I'm letting him have his way when he actually has no freedom of choice. Just like us, he forced us to do all of this, well now I'll force him to be treated and nursed back to health. "May I have a moment of your time?"

"Of course Yuno-kun, what worries you?" as always our king is so kind to lend us ears and be open minded; I'm really grateful to have him as the main ruler of this kingdom. After hearing the constellations' pasts, I am glad we don't have a douchebag at the top of our system.

"Sire, Oberon is in bad shape after taking on Astraea-san's mana. He won't let me help, could you please send there a few glacial knights so they could cool him off?"

"Send there? Hahaha, he's only a few meters from us, Yuno-kun." the Wizard King chuckles and ruffles my hair. "Sure, leave it to me. Everyone, someone go over Oberon-dono and cool him off until he recovers! Quick, quick, we don't have time to rest yet!"

I count 6 knights from all squads rushing over the Lord and stubbornly creating a frosty ambience around him. He keeps complaining but this time Atlanta-san switches side and convinces him that it's the best choice. So even if he kept kicking the air, Atlanta-san ever so easily laid his friend down and kept him pinned until he ceased his tantrums. But before doing it, he flashes me a pissed stare and his middle finger, which I replied with a victorious smirk and a head bow. After that though I see his body relaxing, the freezing air must feel so good to him, he even falls asleep. That man is so old I can't even write his age, yet he bahaves like a kid sometimes, I swear. The total opposite of Astraea-san and Atlanta-san. How did they end up with him, I wonder.

"Dear niece, now that two Lords are here..." Mars reminds to all of us that Y/n is here too, and I find her sit on top of the few roofs left watching the horizon where feeble meteors are moving left and right. "Couldn't we interrupt the resurrection and get rid of the corpse?"

"We accelerated it, it's too late. All the blood is gone, did you notice?"

Fuck, I did not! I look around just like everybody else and we did not notice all of that blood vanishing like it never was here. A part of it evaporated it when Astraea-san arrived but this.... Wherever my eyes land there is no trace of blood left, it's like someone cleaned the whole capital. The corpses are still there but they don't shed a single drop of blood anymore, like someone not only cleaned them but also sucked the red gold put of their veins... How could I not notice a river of blood that soaked my boots and clothes be gone like this??