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Chapter 23 - The Emerald Awakening

The room where Anya is imprisoned—when Rishabh, Pankaj, and Ayaan enter after breaking the golden shield—becomes filled with golden light, and laughter begins to echo. Twenty Royal Army soldiers and their commander, 'Raiyo', were already present there.

When the golden light fades, the three of them see that they have been trapped inside a 'Holy Barrier'. Now, they had no option left other than fighting the Royal Army.

Anya is lying on the ground, tied to the bed with 'Holy Chains' (chains made of golden light). Blood is coming out of her mouth, and she is having difficulty breathing.

Commander Raiyo, laughing while looking at Anya, says, "Look, someone has actually come to save you..." Saying this, he kicks Anya hard in her stomach. Seeing this, as the three of them try to rush toward him in anger, Raiyo points his hand toward them and speaks in a heavy voice— "Holy Snake!"

From his power, a snake made of golden light emerges and moves toward them. Ayaan immediately thrusts his hand forward and shouts, "Emerald Eagle!" From the power of the green light in his hand, a powerful eagle is formed, which stops the Holy Snake. A powerful shockwave erupts from their collision, which is so strong that some Royal soldiers present in the room lose consciousness, and objects made of glass and clay are shattered into pieces.

Seeing this, Raiyo says in a calm voice while laughing, "You are not as weak as I thought you were..." Saying this, he closes his eyes, and his body gets covered with a thin layer of golden light. His hair grows long and turns golden. As soon as he opens his eyes, a 'Third Eye' opens on his forehead, and a shockwave is released that pushes Ayaan, Rishabh, and Pankaj back 2-3 steps. Raiyo roars— "Pure Holy Form!"

The three of them are shocked to see such a dangerous transformation. Pankaj, looking at the other two, says, "This... what is such a powerful Royal Army commander doing here?" On the other side, Raiyo forms a powerful ball of golden light in his hand; the pressure from its energy makes the wind blow rapidly.

Raiyo says laughing, "During war... you should not take your eyes off the enemy... especially when a 'Divine Guard' is standing in front of you." Saying this, he throws the golden ball toward them, and it blasts upon colliding with them.

The blast was so powerful that the entire room starts trembling, and a crater is formed where the three of them are lying unconscious and severely injured.

After that blast, a terrifying silence spreads, in which only the laughter of Raiyo and the Royal Army soldiers echoes. Raiyo goes to Anya, who was lying on the ground in agony. He grabs her by her hair and pulls her up, making Anya scream in pain. Raiyo says, "Look... because of trying to save you, many have lost their lives again today..."

While holding Anya by her hair, Raiyo gathers energy filled with golden light in his other hand and strikes Anya's face with it. Anya vomits blood, her teeth break, and her jaw hangs broken. She falls to the ground with a scream and loses consciousness, with some of her hair remaining in Raiyo's hand. Raiyo returns to his normal form.

Anya's blood falls on Raiyo's shoes; seeing this, he kicks Anya in the stomach and says, "Your disgusting blood has made my shoes dirty..."

When Anya's scream reaches the ears of Ayaan, Rishabh, and Pankaj, the atmosphere suddenly changes. Their heartbeats begin to echo throughout the room, and a deep green smoke fills the entire room from that crater...

Ayaan, Rishabh, and Pankaj's wounds are healed. Their entire bodies are covered in a thin layer of green light. Their ears grow long, and their hair becomes long and green. An 'Emerald Bow' mark is formed on their foreheads. The three of them come out of that crater, floating in the air, and as soon as they open their eyes, the green smoke is cleared by their shockwave. Their eyes have turned deep green and stars have appeared in them.

Seeing this, Raiyo says laughing, "Do you think you have become powerful by changing yourselves like jokers?" Raiyo takes a long breath and says, "For you... even the Royal Army soldiers are enough." Saying this, he orders the Royal Army.

The Royal Army comes forward and stands, closing their eyes. A thin golden layer appears on all their bodies, and their hair becomes long and golden. They all thrust their hands forward and speak in a heavy voice— "Divine Holy Sword!" As they say this, swords made of golden light appear in the air.

Pankaj closes his eyes laughing, and arrows made of green light appear in the air. When Pankaj's arrow and the Royal Army's divine holy sword collide, the impact passes even through the 'Holy Barrier' and cracks appear on the walls.

Increasing his power, Pankaj creates an arrow made of dark green light that is so powerful that it breaks the holy swords and severs the heads of the Royal Army soldiers from their bodies. The entire room turns red with blood; there is a terrifying laugh on the faces of those three. Seeing this, Raiyo angrily returns to his 'Pure Holy Form'.

Ayaan says laughing in a heavy voice, "The biggest rule of war is... never underestimate your enemies... especially ones like us!"

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