Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

Thanks to Rain's first attack and the fact that the sea emperor received the order to do everything necessary to win, Seadrei was able to free a part of his body from the control of the human king when he got rid of the first part of his shoulder that had been frozen thanks to Rain's punch.

Seadrei realized that Rain's attack froze his entire area of the body, essentially freezing the blood that had entered his body as well. When he dispelled the ice, he also dispelled the blood… when his arm was frozen again, he did the same thing and then he obtained full control over his arm and it was his dominant arm.

Thanks to that, and the spear, he began to use the water in his body to expel the blood that had invaded it.

The sea emperor never did something so precise like that before and he had to do that in the middle of a battle where he was being controlled… However, he didn't have any other choice, he couldn't throw away the knowledge that Rain gave to him by almost dying two times…

However, much to Seadrei's surprise… all of a sudden, his body began to expel all the blood that had invaded it, and he felt completely under control as well… even Rain was completely astonished when he saw that.

"What the fuck?" Rain furrowed his eyebrows.

Rain looked to the sides and saw everyone emerging from the water, and he asked his friends and the sea folk to keep the others busy and slowly use the water that they created to expel the blood on the bodies of those that were being controlled, he told them that they could control the water around their bodies to do so and that stopped them from resisting, but it would take a while for so many people to be freed.

"What happened?" Seadrei asked.

"Beats me… and I was having so much fun kicking your ass," Rain said.

"Yeah, right… as if you didn't realize that I was holding back," Seadrei furrowed his eyebrows. "We need to check their base."

Rain's guards wouldn't have protected him from the sea emperor on the attacks… even if they were made of dragon's hide and scale… Seadrei used all of his willpower to hold back as much as possible. He wasn't five hundred years old for no reason, after all.

In any case, the whole group reunited while shocked at Rain's recovery, but soon they focused on the task ahead… when they were approaching the anti-magic barrier, they found several of the special soldiers exploding near the barrier… Eventually, the whole thing assumed a more physical form and began to crack like glass.

"... Did they just… give up and decide to kill everyone and blame us?" Jori asked while furrowing his eyebrows.

"... Joanis is the type who would cut losses early on, but he wouldn't give up this soon," Rain replied.

When the explosions ended, everyone saw that the city was still standing… they didn't find many new bodies created by the explosions either. At the same time, in the distance, they could see all the soldiers dropping their weapons and then dropping on their knees and putting their hands behind their heads.

"Maybe the king wants to negotiate… after seeing Rain returning so soon for the fight, it would be wiser to give up and surrender than face him," Reca said.

"... How is your condition?" Rain asked while showing a serious expression.

"I am fine. The blood only invaded my skin," Reca said.

Rain couldn't help but worry… that much stress would be terrible for her and a lot more worrisome for her child. In any case, Rain could only hope that things would be fine after all that.

Everyone arrived in the city with their guards up and immediately grabbed the weapons that the enemies dropped, but they weren't emitting any signs of bloodlust…

"What happened here…" Rain said while looking around. "Hey, you. Answer me."

"The king realized that this war was over when you returned and decided to end things with his own hands to avoid further losses to the human country," a royal guard said.

Rain wasn't foolish enough to believe that… the king still probably could use his magic to control all of them that had that blood inside of them. Thanks to that, everyone kept their guards up… but soon they reached the top of the city and were left speechless… they found the king and Joanis there, both dead.

Joanis had a large grin on his face, even though the king apparently pierced his heart… After doing that, the king apparently cut his own throat.

"... This is impossible… he would never do that," Roan said while blinking several times.

"... We can't let Esmeralda see this before warning her," Rain rubbed his eyes. "How are we going to explain this to the magic people?"

The magic people probably wouldn't believe it… just like the sea emperor and his soldiers… they were having a hard time controlling their anger. They were humiliated by being controlled, and after not so long, the enemies decided to end their own lives instead of fighting like true warriors when things took a dangerous turn for them.

"I am out of here," Seadrei said while stepping so hard on the ground that he damaged even the hard ground made of special stones.

"I guess his anger will convince the magic people…" Rain thought.

"Rain, we still need to find the queen and the prince before calling the others," Roan said.

"Right… let's interrogate the royal guards," Rain said.

Rain and the others reunited the royal guards, and soon they confirmed that there was something odd about them. They didn't try to stop the king, and they didn't look fazed by his death either… Rain could only assume that they stopped caring about their king after so many sacrifices. Still, he soon forgot about that…

"The queen and the prince disappeared after we returned after failing to capture the capital," One of the royal guards said.