Creation: The Path of a God (Updated Edition)

Chapter 3 - Part 22 (Book 1 - Fantasy World)

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Dennan laughed, confident about his victory. But his laughter slowly died, his smile fading as his jaw lowered in astonishment. His mouth gaped open in disbelief as to what he was witnessing in front of him.

All the hairs on his body raised.

"This is impossible," Dennan stammered as a chill passed through his body as though the spirits of death licked his neck.

Sensing the fear growing inside of its owner, the armored horse slowly backed away. Its eyes were wide in alarm to indicate that it didn't need any convincing to escape the eldritch horrors. Only its extensive training as a warhorse prevented it from galloping away from the things in front of it that looked like horses.

Dennan's eyes were wide. In the back of his mind, he could hear a voice that told him to flee. However, it was drowned out by his father's voice -- yelling about the importance of the family's honor as noble for the most tremendous power on the continent.

Despite some of the flames on their bodies, the armored soldiers from the Helios Kingdom stood their ground as though the heat from the attack hadn't affected them.

It was at that moment that Dennan looked at the soldiers more closely. Something didn't seem right, but he couldn't figure it out. The voices in his head, telling him to run for his life and how the family's honor was worthless if he was dead, slowly began to grow louder.

One of the enemy horses snorted and shook its head as though bored.

Dennan's eyes locked on the horse, and it was at that moment he noticed something wrong. His eyes noticed how the flesh of the horse wasn't complete in some areas. He saw the bone between the armor plating as the creature moved slightly. Under the light of the moon, the bone stuck out how milky white it was.

"What are those things? The Kingdom does not have this level of power." Dennan whispered.

In front of the eldritch and bizarre forces, Dennan couldn't help but sense that they had made a horrible mistake.

Dennan didn't even feel the warm liquid leaking down the side of his leg.

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"Even though I was sure that nothing would happen, I admit to feeling glad that Queen is unharmed," Han watched Queen's summons skillfully moved back to their original positions.

Despite the power that he possessed, Han couldn't help but doubt whether he had considered all the potential outcomes -- especially when engaging with a hostile force. Han didn't have a background related to magic, only experiencing it after he had received the Creation ability. His mind frequently thought about whether his powers were fundamentally different from the magic in the current world and if there were obvious counters to it -- known only by those more educated and experienced on the subject.

"Master, fear not. Nothing will allow us to shame your faith in us. We will demonstrate that your love and confidence in us is not misplaced." Helania smiled as she watched the show next to Han.

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"I should not have expected much from them," Queen sighed after the fire-based attack was over, the last of the flames having died.

Queen slowly observed her summons, checking if there was any significant damage.

The last thing she wanted was to embarrass her Master in front of such rude individuals. Queen clenched her teeth in annoyance, thinking back at the words the noble had spoken.

It was obvious that the Empire forces were wholly ignorant of who they were up against, but Queen didn't think it was enough of an excuse. A sinister smile grew on her face.