In the celebration, everyone was happy. The Ice Squad was sitting with them, along with the Chief of the Spear Tribe.
"So you are the only healer in the village?"
"Yes, the power of the healer is passed down from generation to generation since the appearance of the first healer in the village."
"Do you mean you inherited this power?"
"No, the healer's power comes to the chosen person, and it so happened that my mother and I were both chosen."
"I don't understand. In the city of Luminary, there are many healers, so why not here?"
"That is because our healing magic is different. Listen: when the first healer was in our village, her power was enough to treat everyone in the blink of an eye. But there was a condition: she had to sacrifice a part of her soul, and the soul was the energy. Every time she healed someone, it took from her life. Despite that, she had healed everyone, so she wanted to ensure that those who carried her power would not suffer. She stored all her power in this pendant, and those who inherited it did the same so that the next bearer could live their life normally. And here I am, using that power, and thanks to the pendant, I don't use any of my soul's power, but drawing energy from the pendant is exhausting."
"And you say you want to be a hero?"
"And you are."
"Then give me the eagle. I don't want your team."
"Is that what you are fighting for?"
"Yes."
The eagle advanced towards her and stood beside her.
Then the Ice Lord looked at Sora, "Get away from her, you girl-lover!"
He didn't move away.
"Then no lunch for you!"
He still didn't move away.
So the Ice Lord made a long knife. "It looks like I'll be eating roast eagle tonight."
The eagle quickly flew away.
"It looks like he rejected you. Sorry, there is nothing I can do."
Rose grabbed the knife and pointed it towards the Ice Lord. "You are mean! He is a poor eagle. Did you have to scare him?"
The cold-hearted one sighed.
The celebration ended, and three days passed. The Ice Squad was scouting the villages every day, and no sign of demons appeared, which worried the Ice Lord. He warned all the villages to remain on high alert for any attack.
Five days passed, and the reports were the same. But on the sixth day, a gate opened, and demons came out of it. Their leader smiled.
"Finally, everything is ready."
"Sir, the army is ready. What are your orders?"
"Ah, my dear assistant, I have waited so long for this moment, when I will rise in rank after completing this mission. So, the first order is to deploy the soldiers as I commanded, and leave the rest to me."
"Your command, sir."
The Ice Lord, in his tent, sensed a demonic force. "So, they have begun."
He rushed to the village chief and instructed him to be on standby, then gathered the team.
"Team, listen. The demons are planning a major attack on the villages, so we will split up to protect them. Do you understand? I will head to the center, and you to the villages."
"Yes, sir."
Everyone set off to protect the villages, and the Ice Lord went to the center of the demons' power. The demons were waiting in their places for their leader's orders. Suddenly, they spotted an incoming ice storm that wiped out a line of demons. When it disappeared, the Ice Lord appeared.
Their leader smiled. "Finally, you have come, Ice Lord. Waiting for you was truly boring. Why were you late?"
"Be late and miss the chance to eliminate weaklings like you? Weaklings! This is an insult I cannot tolerate, and its price is your death! Demons, attack!"
The demons attacked, and the Ice Lord used his power, forming a storm of ice filled with blades and launching it, eliminating some of them. More came, so he gripped his sword and attacked, cutting down the first and the second. The third moved quickly and dodged his attack, clenching its fist and hitting the ground. The ground shattered, forcing him to retreat.
The rest of the demons attacked, so he made another sword and started cutting them down one after the other. Their leader moved those severed bodies and merged them into a giant monster, which started striking with its fist, trying to crush the Ice Lord, but failed. The Ice Lord advanced and climbed onto its hand. The monster started hitting its body where the Ice Lord was moving until the Ice Lord was no longer visible. Suddenly, the monster found someone was on its head, and when it tried to strike him, it found that its body had turned to ice and was disintegrating until it shattered.
The demon applauded the Ice Lord. "Well done, Ice Lord. You are truly powerful. But what about the rest of your team?"
"They are fine, of course. I trust them."
"Nice words, but what you have killed so far is not even a line in the demon army. So, demons, execute the plan!"
The army formed differently and moved towards the Ice Lord. When they reached a point, they started launching to the right, left, and front. The Ice Lord was surprised. He saw that those in the front were attacking, while the flanks were not attacking but heading towards the village. He then realized the plan. He used a vast amount of power and created ice copies. The copies attacked the demons on the two flanks. At that point, the army stopped moving because they were dead.
The Ice Lord smiled. "Now only you are left, as the demons have died."
The demon laughed a loud laugh that echoed in the place. "You say demons? We do not sacrifice our demons in this way. They are manufactured demons! And guess what? They are made from humans, from their bodies and blood!"
The Ice Lord was shocked and became so angry that his face turned red, and his veins showed. "Are you saying that someone uses human bodies and turns them into demons, you-"
The demon laughed again. "Then let me tell you an even bigger surprise: the one who makes them is a human just like you!"
The Ice Lord erupted, releasing immense energy that made the demon want to vomit blood from its intensity. But the demon only seemed to smile more.
Suddenly, the ground started shaking violently. "Finally, I have waited for this moment. It is the best."
Eight massive ice arms emerged, huge and colossal, amidst even greater shock.
"Yes, the Great Suppressor Beast of the Covenant has awakened here, Ice Lord! Do you know why it awakened? It is not because I am here, but because you are the one who threatens peace in its view! Surprise! Do you like it now? Goodbye!"
The eight arms grabbed the Ice Lord and pulled him into the water. As he was being pulled down, he saw the demon's smile.
The demon stopped, and a gate opened, and five hundred demons came out. "Now the mission begins, my brothers. So let's head to the Spear Village."
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