CHARLOTTE: The Injured White Peacock
The War of the Two Fortresses

Varl with all his might resisted the attacks of those maids who had even nearly destroyed the shield in his hand. Varl's body was also pushed slowly as the strength of the maids was greater than his. How not, if it wasn't for the ring that coiled around his finger, Varl could have been thrown far away.

Yes, the ring gave off a silver glow and gave Varl even greater strength though not so comparable to the ten maids who attacked him brutally and simultaneously, ganged at Ellena but were driven away by Varl.

Seeing Varl struggling with all his strength, Ellena helped. He held Varl's body from behind, prompting him to stay in place and not be thrown out of defeat by the wrath of Charlotte's maids.

Ellena's arms became tense, even as she started to tremble. His body was unable to hold back the retreating Varl due to the ferocious attacks of the rampaging Charlotte maids.

From behind Varl's body, Ellena slightly peeked at Charlotte whose eyes began to turn red, while a black aura surrounded her. Charlotte was closing her ears, something was bothering her.

“No! Don't do that! I... i... argh!” Charlotte kept screaming in pain. Seeing that, made Ellena anxious. He had never seen how painful Charlotte had been, who had only put on a flat face.

Ellena never knew what Charlotte was feeling and what was in her heart. Charlotte's face never really revealed it honestly. Angered, Charlotte did not frown or link her eyebrows together. Flat, like losing the meaning of life.

Seeing that, Ellena increasingly felt the pain that Charlotte felt. However, his position here was also being pressed!

Ellena could do nothing, only taking cover behind Varl's body and the shield that was in the hands of the curly haired man. Varl's sweat had even soaked his clothes. The man's pulse poked out, as if to say that he was struggling hard.

Later then...

Ting!

Tang!

The clangs between the iron began to sound. Varl and ten dayang put up a fierce fight. They attack Varl with silver weapons capable of slashing and destroying anything in front of him, while Varl only survives with the shield and power of the silver ring.

Both Ellena glared. The situation around him is completely chaotic. He does not know how to, want to ask for help in the wind it feels very difficult. The current wind was raging indistinctly under Charlotte's control.

Ellena can't take control of that. Several times Ellena called them, asking for help, but there was no definite word.

Argh, annoyance!

While on the other hand, Charlotte was also in a lot of pain. Seeing that, Ellena ran over, trying to help the ruler of this country. However, just a few steps he crashed a few meters.

Wuses.

His body hit the palace pillar.

Bruk!

Ellena is in pain. His head was suddenly dizzy, while his right shoulder felt almost broken. A second later, blood came out of his mouth. Uhuk! Ellena coughed and instantly the fresh red blood spurted to the point of hitting her robe.

Slowly, Ellena got up even though her body seemed to crumble. He will not lose and is ready to challenge the black magic that begins to eat Charlotte again.

“Argh!” raung Ellena got up and tried to lung back to defeat the fear.

Yet...

Brak!

Again Ellena slammed so hard. This time he landed to kiss the ground where there was a small rock. Instantly, his blood flowed because his forehead hit the rock.

And also.

Ellena was trying to maintain her consciousness. He fought the pain all over his body. However, at this moment he could only lie down with pain running through every inch of his body.

For a moment, Ellena glanced at Varl who was still fighting against Charlotte's ten dayers. Then, Ellena saw Kuro who had become a statue due to the black magic. Sad and very painful.

The clear thread suddenly decayed from the corner of his eye until it fell soaking the ground he slept on. Ellena crying. Kuro is a victim of his selfishness.

“Kuro,” says Ellena is sorry. If only he had not brought Kuro, he thought regretfully. The pain in the chest was not relieved, indeed Ellena could not forgive herself for the fate of Kuro like this. What do you want Ellena to answer to friends, especially Steven and those palace people?

After lamenting Kuro's fate, Ellena turned to her right. There, he sees Charlotte constantly moaning, self-torturing. The black aura tried to swallow him round and round. While around, the wind is still following the storm.

“ARGH!” ellena shouted, making the wind around increasingly flow chaotic without rules, forming a huge storm that carried sand and dust. Until the next second...

Whoa!

The wind storm blew away the ladies and Charlotte who had been tormented by black magic that was about to master it again completely.

Brak!

Ting!

The maids were thrown, so were their weapons. While Charlotte coughed once and she spat out a lot of blood from her mouth. Not only that, his nose started dripping fresh blood as well.

Instantly, Charlotte's head was extremely heavy. He tried to rise. Seeing that, Ellena, who had been lying on the ground, also got up and wanted to help Charlotte. However, in an instant Charlotte was lost along with her maids who were still moaning in pain due to being hit hard by the windstorm created from Ellena's voice.

The cling!

All gone, Varl and Ellena live in this place. The atmosphere calmed down again, the wind had also become themselves again. Ellena relinquished her control and the wind was free from anyone's orders.

Seeing Ellena bleeding, Varl immediately approached. The man's sweat was pouring out, but he tried to show himself that he was fine.

“You okay, Ellena?” varl asked worriedly immediately.

Ellena did not answer anything, she only showed her own face with wet eyes. Honestly, he did not care about the pain all over his body and the blood on his forehead. Ellena is only sad for Kuro who has been turned into a statue because he was consumed by Charlotte's black magic. Miris.

Ellena's index finger pointed at Kuro who was posing in the middle of attacking. The black horse had become a stone statue. Varl's head turned, following where Ellena's index finger was pointing.

Both of the men's eyes instantly opened. He only realized that the statue was Kuro after being observed. Soon, Manu who had just flown and watched the match above because he had no more strength immediately jumped after realizing that his friend, Kuro had turned into a stone.

Manu darted quickly towards Kuro. Then, he neighed at the statue. His gaze came softly. Seeing the two horses that were already like family increasingly made Ellena blame herself for the fate of Kuro like that.

“Sorry,” Og Ellena. Her tears were so big. Holding her right arm that was about to break, Ellena nodded. He lowered his head inside. If only, he thought it was always so.

Then, Ellena raised her head, looking at Varl with a hopeful twinkle despite her swollen eyes and being very wet.

“Varl.. let's save Kuro. Hwaaaaaaa!” Ellena's cry broke even more, making Varl so restless.

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