Devouring Monarch: Rebirth of the Profane Phoenix

Atop the gloomy walls of Utgard keep, the knights stood with grim faces and feelings of fear and uncertainty.

However they began to feel a sense of hope from the changes in their Lady, many knew of her actions to help those wounded in the previous battle.

Meanwhile, Maria's heart raced, and after taking the vile potion, her body felt disgusting. However, it restored her magic after healing the wounded knights. It left her insides damaged. She struggled to breathe, her heart beating with an arrhythmia.

'I cannot feel my toes...'

She stood on the walls, once again facing an army that far outmatched hers.

However, this time, the troops didn't look gloomy. Instead, they looked at her with shining eyes, the woman that betrayed them. Killed their former lord and allowed her son to be taken, showing no concern.

'I want to vomit, this potion. Why didn't they state the side-effects.'

"My Lady, we are ready to fight!"

"Please, allow us to protect you."

"Let's fight for Utgard and for Lord Alan to avenge our comrades!"

Maria could hear them, yet she could barely process it. Her body felt as if it was on fire one moment before freezing the next. It felt like something was squirming inside her stomach, but she smiled at the troops who looked up at her.

The Knights moved into position, some climbing up the stairs to join Maria and the other elites. The support units handed out heavy crossbows, latching them along the wall, and prepared to fire. Continue your adventure at мѵʟ

"Do not fear, my people. I will fight alongside you until the end. We are not alone."

Maria lifted her staff and aimed it at the incoming enemy. She watched as the orc horde moved closer, the battle still engaged. She watched with narrow eyes and controlled the magic inside her body. Maria endured a sharp pain. The magic was unstable and violent, each movement causing damage to her mana vein. She only hoped to hold out for a little longer.

The woman had no intention of dying yet.

"For Utgard and the future!"

The knights yelled, their weapons raised as the monsters approached.

A roar shook the ground and echoed through the battlefield. The enemies had massive monsters, lizards with sharp teeth and powerful scales to shield them.

"Earth dragons!?"

Earth dragons—a type of false dragon, despite holding the same name. They lacked the actual genes and bloodline related to legitimate dragons. However, their power and devastating bite surpassed any other land monster in the Monster Kingdom.

They stood on two legs, with a huge muscular body close to half the height of Utgard's walls. They had short arms and an enormous head, with a mouth filled with hundreds of sharp teeth.

Not to mention, their powerful binocular vision allowed them to see further than a normal human; with their speed, no one could outrun them.

"Poison the bolts, fire the ballista!" Maria said with an anxious voice.

Those earth dragons could bring down the gate and walls with ease if the orcs controlled them well. With eight earth dragons, it would take more than Maria could handle.

Maria prepared to aim her spell at the head of the largest one. She could barely stand up straight, but she mustered up all her strength to focus the spell.

The knights loaded the bolts with poison, some throwing them by hand at the monsters. The support units pulled the strings of the ballista, firing a volley of arrows and bolts. Despite the force of the projectiles that slammed into the earth dragons, many of them bounced off the thick scales. However, some hit the skin but only left light scratches that caused minimal bleeding.

"How can they move so fast!?"

"You bastards, get down here!"

'What do I do?'

Maria's fingertips continuously spasmed. She pointed her staff towards the leading dragon while taking a deep breath. She would not aim for the dragons but their riders. The earth dragons were tough, but she could kill an orc with ease.

As Maria readied herself, another roar echoed across the battlefield. A silhouette appeared from behind Utgard's walls, towering over the others as it bounded towards the incoming monsters.

"No way..."

"Why is he here!?"

"W-What is that!"

The knights yelled out with wide eyes, their faces filled with fear and joy as the earth dragons moved back. They began growling and roaring at the appearance of the huge existence in the sky.

A huge white dragon with four wings hovered over the palace. Its beautiful scales and pristine shape shook the humans' hearts. The dragon spread its wings to reveal its correct size, standing tall at 13 meters with a wingspan of nearly 18 meters.

It had four wings instead of two, each wing lined with a pink frill to show dominance. The beast's tail swung side to side with four small fins that helped the creature maintain its balance in the air.

"What are these fools doing?" (Draconic)

The feminine yet strange dragon's voice caused Maria's eyes to widen. She noticed a silver hue on the horizon, understood this might be what Alice meant, and stopped focusing on the earth dragons.

The knights took advantage of the situation and fired another volley of poisoned bolts. The bolts pierced through the monsters' scales, and the poison affected them immediately. The dragons roared in pain as the knights cheered and continued firing their projectiles.

Maria looked back towards the dragon hovering over Utgard. She watched as it opened its mouth and formed a ball of light within its jaws.

"FOCUS ON THE ORCS! PULL BACK FROM THE WALL!"

Up in the sky, the majestic white dragon reared back her head and released a stream of white flames accompanied by flickering bolts of black lightning. The attack blasted through the first earth-dragon and quickly engulfed two more.

The lightning bolts rumbled the ground, shaking Utgard's walls and causing some parts to crumble. Orcs on the ground started fleeing while their mounts roared out in pain before falling silent. The black lightning eroded the corpses, leaving only the bones and armour intact.

Maria quickly ordered the troops to retreat, some barely getting away as the remaining five earth dragons fell.

'We can win?'

Her spirits rose—however, when she stepped forward, like a hand grasping her internal organs, she felt intense pain, causing her agony. Maria stumbled but barely remained standing, able to keep her footing. The woman didn't want to lose this opportunity, so she looked up into the sky and ignored her body.

The Knights on the wall cheered and raised their weapons while the ones on the ground climbed the walls with more bows. The orcs struggled to hold the ground, some turning to flee while the earth dragons desperately tried to escape back to the forest.

The dragon grabbed the last earth-dragon with its sharp claws. Her maw released an elegant growl as she lifted it into the sky and smashed it against a rocky hill, causing blood to splatter everywhere.

'I'm sorry, Alan.'

Maria could only pray for her son's safety and turned towards the orcs, a vicious smile on her face as she prepared her next spell.

Maria finally noticed that a human woman in a long, black, and beautiful robe was sitting on the dragon's back. Her aura seemed noble, and her red eyes shimmered in the sky.

'But I must turn to others to save our people.'

Maria focused her magic, a fire spell to burn down the orcs and sweep them away with a single attack. However, she had a problem. Her magic was unstable—that potion earlier caused more harm than she realised.

'I cannot stop now.'

She no longer cared about herself; she just wanted to protect her people and learn the truth about what happened to her son and Alan. "Oh no... It's him, that orc. Grom'Gaius!" she whispered, her body wreathed in flame. The orc in question stood in front of his army. Their eyes focused on some with a strange green glint and bloodshot.

It felt the true battle would soon begin.

'Can I win?'

Crash!

The enormous dragon landed beside Maria, the majestic sight causing her to gasp. A beautiful woman hopped off the dragon's back. "Greetings Maria Svesta. I am Verana Phoenix, the future wife of Asura Phoenix, the man who will grant you salvation."

Immediately after, huge black wings sprouted from her back, followed by the cry of a phoenix.

"Who is this man... to have such talented wives!?"

"The most wonderful man in the world!" A bright and lively voice echoed before a lovely woman appeared wearing a black and silver combat suit. She appeared from the dragon's body, rather. She WAS the dragon with her lovely pink and silver hair and lovely pink scales along her cheek; she landed with her tiptoes on the castle wall.

"I am Xavida! Wife and mother of his first children! Nice to meet you, hmmm?" Xavida's head tilted before she leaned from the wall, poking her stomach at Maria before a sudden burst of warmth filled her body.

'What!?'

"Ugh... it's hot.... ah....!? The pain... It's gone!"

'Alan... I do not know who this Asura Phoenix is... but he is married to a dragon and phoenix. Can I dream? That we will win this battle?'

"Does it feel better? Darling showed me a way to help when my magic went crazy during heat... Yours seemed similar, so I fixed it." Xavida asked with a cheerful and bubbly voice.

Maria vigorously nodded. She had never felt so successful in her entire life. "I still do not understand how this is possible... But... I am grateful."

Xavida gave her a sweet smile before turning back to look at the burning land flickering with lightning.

"We will leave the orcs to you and deal with the annoying... Ah!? Darling!"

'Where? I cannot... what is that, a god?'

Maria looked into the sky at a figure with long, glossy black hair with a divine aura as it danced along with his descent. Four beautiful wings of various colours fluttered and swayed to let the man's body descend towards the orcs. His piercing crimson eyes gazed upon them, causing all who looked to feel fear and awe.

His body was covered in black scales that seemed to glow as if they were alive. The armour was like Mu Xue's first suit, given to Asura.

Yet he created this new one with his scales and body. It looked more extravagant, with a fur collar around his neck and metallic shoulder pads. On each side of his chest, a symbol of a dragon and phoenix was placed, and his four wings displayed a crest of a black dragon and silver phoenix.

"Darling looks so cool!"

"He really does. I want to drink his blood in that form..."

"Your husband, is he powerful enough to take them all on alone? He is just one man..."

Xavida and Verana turned around in unison. "He can take on the strongest women in the world in bed all at once. These orcs are nothing."