The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress

Chapter 408: Dame Amelia’s choice.

Teleportation was such a convenient gift from the bank. It only took a moment for Sigrid and the team she assembled to go from Eldoria to Medoris in a heartbeat. As always, when they were hunting, they moved in the night and traveled in shadows. Dame Amelia’s territory Suncrest was one of the most guarded in Southern Medoris. It was protected by woods, high walls and trained knights, many of whom were female.

The strategy of making entrance into Suncrest was the same as the one the group applied when they attacked Lord Benwick. They put the knights on the walls to sleep and as they forged inside, those that did not sleep were slaughtered.

With one lighting strike, Christie broke the gates open and they made entrance casually. The wind welcomed them inside as if it had always been waiting.

Resistance inside Suncrest was not as great as one would have expected. This was because the spies Sigrid had planted in Suncrest had poisoned the wine and most of the food. Many of the knights were already on their backs, groaning and wailing in pain. Others were vomiting and some were dead.

Cosmos put a barrier around Suncrest, nobody would be going in or out anymore.

Sigrid pointed her wand at the sky and a magical hologram appeared. Inside it was Emmah’s face, exactly as she currently appeared.

"To the residents of Suncrest, we are here for a wanted murderer, Emmah Fairfax or Fox something as she calls herself. Hand her over and we will be on our way. Nobody needs to get hurt but if you put up a resistance, you will be hurt." She announced, using magic to project her voice far.

Inside the Suncrest manor which was four stories high, Dame Amelia Winslow stood atop the ledge of an open window, the wind tugged at the locks of her unruly hair like a restless hand. Below, her, knights rushed out of the manor and all of its surroundings. With their swords in hand, they assembled and waiting for her to give a command. noveldrama

They parted and made way for a tiger that walked out of the manor and stood at the front, roaring its mightiness.

"Calm down little kitty." Sigrid said to it.

It responded by roaring again.

In response, Sigrid’s griffin jumped down from her shoulders and it grew in size, showing off its mightiness as well.

Dame Amelia’s breath caught in her throat. She turned around and looked at Emmah. The knights had brought her over as soon as her image appeared in the sky.

"Why has the Empress of Eldoria personally come to take you back to Eldoria. Who did you kill?"

Emmah was trembling, afraid that Dame Amelia would hand her over. "You cannot allow her to take me. You swore that you would protect me and help me take the throne. I am a Medorian princess."

Dame Amelia responded coldly, "Your mother was the princess, you are not."

Emmah’s eyes widened. "None the less, you said that I have royal blood and I am a legitimate heir to the golden throne. You cannot abandon me."

"Who did you kill?" Dame Amelia roared. "It has to be someone important. Why else would the cold Empress come after you in person?"

Sigrid’s voice came from the sky. "Time is up. It seems like we are going to have to do this the hard way."

Veylin’s shadow moved back and more Eldorian mages appeared, students of the academy and red knights, at least two hundred of them. Sigrid had grown Veylin’s shadow spatial magical abilities for this purpose. She wanted to be able to transport an entire army to a battlefield without the enemy noticing.

"Empress, turn back now." Dame Amelia’s voice came in the wind.

Sigrid looked up, staring directly at Amelia. "Turn back?" She laughed. "The air is ripe with fear. I am afraid it is too late to turn back now. Emmah Fairfax is a murderer, she cannot take the Medorian throne. It belongs to Alexander Windrider. He has succeeded in taking the capital this very night. Hasn’t the news reached your ears yet?"

Amelia Winslow knew then that Emmah was a useless card to hold. But, her family owed Emmah’s grandfather and she had given her word to protect her. More than that, her territory had been invaded. If she surrendered like a coward, her knights would not respect her.

Sigrid didn’t shout a command, she let her magic do all the talking for her. The griffin screamed as if it was summoning hell, the air rippled and the ground shook. Sigrid vanished, reappearing on the ledge where Dame Amelia was standing.

On the ground, knights rallied and mages whispered. Swords flashed and clashed, a griffins claws met the sharp claws of a tiger.

This clash was none like the ones Amelia’s knights had fought. All their battles had been against other knights, now they were fighting mages collaborating with red knights, creating illusions and hiding in smoke. Screams echoed, blood spilled, spells cracked the earth and caused the sky to rumble.

Amelia’s hair was her strength and Sigrid cast a spell, causing it to shrivel like dry twigs. She teleported her from the manor to the ground, onto the battle field. Amelia took her sword and Sigrid summoned the sword rain. One sword versus a thousand, Amelia stood no chance.

For every move Amelia made, Sigrid countered with a spell and many swords. Soon, Amelia’s sword shattered and she was thrown back, falling beside her pet tiger that had been ripped apart by the griffin.

Sigrid followed and knelt beside Amelia, brushing her brittle hair away from her face. "Why protect her? She is not worth it."

Amelia replied weakly. "I owe a debt. It must be repaid."

"At the cost of everything you worked hard to build?" Sigrid asked.

Amelia coughed, and retrieved a dagger from her pocket. She lunged it forward, aiming for any part of Sigrid’s body that was closest. The dagger melted into liquid silver.

The dame realized that she had lost and her journey was about to be ended. "Who did she kill?"

"She nearly caused the former king’s death. She killed her step mother, a noble. And from the moment of her escape, she killed many more before ending up here. You are brave, but in some fights, you need more than bravery." Sigrid replied.

"Will you kill me now?" Amelia asked.

Sigrid shrugged. "That depends on you. How much do you want to pay the debt you owe? If I take her today, do you plan to to come looking for her?"

Amelia closed her eyes.

Sigrid had her answer. With a flick of her wrist, serpent shaped flames slowly wrapped around Amelia’s body and that of her pet tiger. Their bodies turned into ash within seconds and were carried away by the wind.

All around the Suncrest knights that still had breath lay or stood stunned.