So their escape happened again. For Frus who was only observing this in his divine sense. He was a baby. What else can he do in such a situation? This was the part where he loses the father whom he only knew in this episode. The Village which the Church of Light used as Sacrifice to make it possible to summon a bishop and 10 hounds. The Church of Light spread false information and rumor about the truth. The disaster and deaths of the people inside the Village was also fabricated. They blamed the massacre of an innocent to the GoldMoon religion. They even went as far to have a week of prayers. They dedicated it to the fallen souls of the villagers who died at the evil religion GoldMoon. In such a remote area hidden deep inside the forest. Without someone testifying and seeking for the truth. Even if there was a person who survived. They can only choose to hide. As the Church of Light well hunts and kills any witness or survivor. Villages far from the big walls of strong countries are being neglected by the world. Even if they wanted to seek justice. Facing the strongest Religion of the world. They can only get forgotten while the truth of their death is also twisted by lies.
"Listen people, I don't want to repeat myself.." Frus' Father was speaking to the people who chose to stay and stop the hounds of the church.
"Who made you the leader..!?" Some one protested.
"Listen here Bob..! I know them and you don't.. I don't care if you hate me.. But I hate you from interrupting me..! And if you won't stop..I'll start kicking your sorry ass.."
He has no time to make jokes with these people. As he was aware that the danger is approaching fast. Everyone started laughing as they wanted to see a fight.
"Bastard what do you mean.." yet the man was anger by his words
"In the name of the LightBringer you shut the fuck up!.."
His words made everyone stop laughing and they all became serious. As they are all fanatics and Devotees of the LightBringer.
They are all devoted warriors of the GoldMoon Religion worshiping the LightBringer. While they may have some minor arguments and misunderstanding. But in times of crisis they are also united by one God.
"There are only 30 of us and that is not enough to fight 10 hounds.."
"Even if there's 300 of us it's still impossible.."
"But hounds are only puppets with great strength.."
"We are human, we can beat them with wits and experience..!"
"As long as we kill the Bishop..It's our victory..!"
"Don't forget we are here to stop and slow them down in order for the Messiah and the new priestess successfully escape..!"
"In the Name of the Light Bringer.. May our soul be delivered from the abyss into paradise..!"
"Amen..!" Said by everyone
He started explaining what these hounds are like. One of the Church of Light's ultimate weapons. 10 hounds was enough to destroy a small country. A small country with thousands of population and a fully equipped militia. Their strength varies depending on the mission they are also given. But despite this all. The hounds have 2 important points to remember. The Bishop must not get killed. The bishop was not only sent there to control the hounds. The important rule they have is when everything else fails. They will to commit suicide. When the Bishop who was controlling the hounds dies. These hounds will lose control among themselves. They will transform into bloodthirsty demons who only want to kill. Their strength will increase a couple of times from their initial strength. They are no different from living atomic bombs from where Frus came from.
But this time they must kill the Bishop. Even if the hounds went berserk they would lose any sense of directions. This will stop them from further chasing their enemies.
"Remember if we want to halt their movements.. We need to kill the bishop first.."
"In the Name of the Light Bringer.. May our soul be delivered from the abyss into paradise..!" They shouted in unison. They bow down and pray to their lord. The silence was a sign of their upcoming deaths. Yet not one of them was afraid. For they know that the two children that have been born were the future of their belief and faith. And so 30 GoldMoon warriors went their way to stop the incoming hounds of the church of light. The plan was simple but hard to accomplish. Kill the Bishop and make the hounds berserk sounds easy. But they are all aware that a bishop has many life saving tools. And this time there was only one Bishop which made everyone suspicious. While Frus' father was not an expert of these hounds. He was well aware that a single bishop can't control 10 hounds. Yet time was not on their side. They can only hide and wait until they can face the incoming hounds.
Meanwhile not far from where the GoldMoon was a temporary camp and staying.
A huge group of people was running in their direction. Some of them are riding horses.
What was eye-catching was another group of 10 large men. They are also equipped with metallic white armor. Yet despite the heavy looking armor they are wearing. Their speed was much faster than a horse running at full force.
"You sure that the Messiah and the new priestess was born at this place..?"
"Yes my Lord.."
"Such a damnable place.. Perfect place for those heretics to hide.. Rats that needed to get exterminated.."
"My Lord we will soon arrive at the place.."
"Such an annoying mission.. Only me and I needed to control 10 Hounds.."
The bishop was angry as he was aware what this mission meant for him. If he succeeded then that's good but if not then he was bound to die. Success means killing a possible leader of the evil religion. and he will be promoted to some big countries. He can then live like a king. But if he fails only death awaits him. They are all riding horses but the terrain of the forest makes it harder for the beast to run. With long and strong branches of wildd trees. The Bishop was losing his cool. He was born with a silver spoon on his mouth. The only reason he was also given this mission was because his parents arranged it for him. 10 hounds was an abnormal amount for a single bishop. If it was the usual setting. One Bishop can only bring three hounds. This shows how important his position was from the church of light. Yet this was also dangerous as controlling this human time bomb was an unstable factor. But the Bishop was not scared as his parents had prepared life saving tools in case something went wrong. Sacrificing 10 hounds can't compare to this single Bishop's life.
"I made it clear and told Father that he gave me an easy mission but what is this.. Killing little babies.. How is this important..!"
"My Lord the babies will be future leaders of the evil organization.."
"So what..! Can't they send Assassins for that.. Why me! I was still having a good time with that new women toy I found the other day..!"
"My Lord, if it will ease your mood.. Two of the people who are hiding there are the Priestess of GoldMoon called DarkMoon. They say her beauty surpasses the celestial beings who live heaven.. Another one was the mother of the Child that we needed to kill. My lord must be familiar with the Princess of Babylonia.. She was a beauty that could take over a kingdom.. Too bad she ran away with a mercenary for hire.."
"Are you sure there are two Premium women at that side..!"
The Bishop upon learning such information can't help but have a perverted look on his face. He was well aware of the fallen princess and he was also one of his admirers. Not to mention the Dark Elf called DarkMoon. Her Image was also posted in the most wanted list. But it was more of a collection as her poster portrait a beautiful Image of a Dark Elf. Such Wanted Posters are being well hidden by people with odd quirks. The Bishop was also one of the people who had hidden this poster.
"Faster you dogs of the Church run faster! If they escape I will bury you all alive..!"
And with an absurd order from the Bishop. Everyone of them double the speed they currently have. But before they arrive at their destination. They saw a group of people blocking their way.
"Don't stop running! Pass over them.." The bishop ordered them.
The hounds which were charging at the front in a mad manner. They went and crashed to the group who was blocking their path. They don't have the mind to think of their own. If they did they well realize that something was wrong in this situation. The people who are blocking their path seem to be waiting for something. Before the Bishop could respond. The hounds in front of them were also dropped in a huge deep pit. It was also filled with sharp objects ready to pierce their skin. But to the hounds unless it was a divine weapon their skin can't get harmed by any ordinary metal. Yet it was enough to confuse them for a few seconds. As the second group appeared out of nowhere and went into the Bishops position. The bishop was also left unguarded. As it happens in an instant. He was also surprised to see the sudden group of attackers coming to take his life.
"You useless Dogs..! Protect me..!" The bishop shouted in panic.
The hounds who heird this ran towards the bishop and tried to stop the attackers. But they are quite far from his position. A sword got stabbed at the heart of the bishop.
"Curse you rats..!" The Bishop shouted in agony.
When the hounds arrive at his side. A sword was already stock at his chest. Good thing his heart was at the opposite of where a normal human was. He avoided a fatal strike that could kill him in an instant. One of the Bishop servants took the sword from his chest and the Bishop drank a potion to heal his wounds. The attacker was in panic as the Bishop managed to organize the hounds. He gave an angry order to start killing the ambushers.
"Why is he still alive..?" The group of attackers was also surprised as their ambush was a failure.
"It's not the time to be confused.." Frus' father shouted.
"Stick to the original plan..!"
"In the name of the LightBringer Attack..!" Shouted by Frus Father and his companion. They confronted the Hounds despite knowing that the chance was winning was zero. They needed to get another chance to kill the bishop regardless of the price they must pay.