While Thomas was clashing with the Knight at that time, the others were not staying idle either.
Arthur had already pounced on another knight that was trying to attack Thomas from his back.
"Leave my brother alone."
In the end, that was how they fought, with two brothers watching the back of their strongest one.
/CLANK/
With his axe raised, Arthur attacked the knight.
"Tch!"
And the knight immediately responded, blocking the attack with its shield.
/CLANK/ /CLANK/
And they started engaging in a ferocious battle on their own.
"By the power of the World Tree, let this sword be born. A weapon of magic, to defeat all foes with scorn."
The knight had already started chanting the same one their leader had done, conjuring a similar type of shining sword in his hand.
/SWOOSH/
And then immediately attacked Arthur trying not to let him recover.
But, just as was the case for Thomas, Arthur, too, was talented when it came to using his magic.
That was the reason why they were able to make a name for themselves with them being three brothers.
Because they were very talented at fighting while using their magic.
Because Thomas had a dual attributed affinity and the other two also had a strong affinity.
/SWOOSH/
With flames erupting from his axe, Arthur thought.
'The best defense is always an offense.'
pαndα---noνɐ1,сoМ Although this phrase might be discussible, at that point, it worked.
/SWOOSH/ /SWIRL/ /BOOM/
Because knights needed to retreat instead of attacking.
"Four-star."
Understanding the rank of the enemy was a pretty important thing, and the knight assessed it right away.
/SWOOSH/
But, he was not even discoursed a bit.
Without stopping his track, the knight attacked him, this time with more consistent moves.
/CLANK/ /CLANK/ /SWOOSH/ /SWOOSH/
With a chain of attacks that gave Arthur no time to move aside from defending himself.
'I can't move…. Then, I will blast you off.'
Thinking that, Arthur tried to conjure his fire mana into his weapon.
However, just as he was about to divide his mind into two and try to conjure a spell, suddenly, his senses started screaming.
The knight's weapon was already in front of him.
/CLANK/ /SWOOSH/
With his senses that developed with the years of fighting, he immediately blocked the strike.
However, in the process, his concentration was broken, and that cost him the spell he was trying to conjure.
It was like the knight was aiming for that from the start.
And that was exactly what the knight was doing.
'These guys are not that simple.'
With just a single confrontation, he understood what Thomas ignored.
'They have been trained for such cases; we need to retreat.'
And at that moment, his senses started screaming from his back again, and there he saw another knight conjuring an attack.
'I can't dodge.'
The attack was already about to leave, and on top of that, the other knight was also ready to block his retreat.
'I will leave it to you, my brother.'
However, he was relaxed even under such conditions.
"NO! YOU DON'T!"
Because he knew his brother was watching his back.
And just as he knew, at that moment, Finn entered the equation.
With his sword releasing a bright brown colored mana, he conjured a huge boulder from the ground.
/BOOM/
And the bright aura that left the sword of the knight had clashed with the boulder and got negated as the aftereffect.
/SWOOSH/
However, Finn was not finished at all.
Without even letting the enemy posture himself again, he followed his attack with a lance that he conjured from earthen mana.
/SWOOSH/
That was why they would always win the fights.
Because all of them had a lot of tricks in their arsenal.
/CLANK/ /CLANK/
However, just like the other knights, this knight also used his shield to defend himself from the lances that were targeting him.
/SWOOSH/ /CLANK/
And just like before, Finn too engaged in a battle of close combat with the knight swinging his sword aiming at him.
/CLANK/
However, no matter how hard he tried to attack, his attack could never penetrate the enemy in his front.
/CLANK/
Always getting blocked by the shield in front of him.
"I will pluck your fingers, you fucker!"
And that was what made him mad.
Because he was not able to beat the enemy in front of him just like he always had done before.
/CRACK/
With his feet touching the ground, his eyes turned bright brown again.
Showing he was about to attack with his magic.
But, just as what happened with Arthur, this time, too, his senses started screaming.
/SWOOSH/
An attack was about to reach his face.
There he saw the knight with his speed increase thanks to the green aura imbued on his feet.
/CLANK/
Canceling his magic, he deflected the attack, trying to save his life.
'He is aiming to interrupt my magic. This is not his normal speed at all.'
Although his brothers were stronger than him, there was one thing Finn was better at.
It was judging the situations and seeing things others would normally miss.
'He is trying to make me get used to his lower speed. He will increase it when he sees I have gotten used to his speed!'
Realizing what the enemy was trying to do, he immediately devised a plan to counter it.
'Then, I will make you use your true speed right here.'
Throwing a quick gaze to his brothers, he saw Arthur was fighting with the knight in front of him, and Thomas was also clashing with the strongest one.
'I need to break this equilibrium.'
With that thought, he started channeling his aura to his feet, increasing his speed.
/SWOOSH/
Seeing Finn coming at him with such huge speed, the knight no longer had the luxury to hide his speed and responded with his all as well.
This started another confrontation with Arthur and the other knight also getting affected by it and putting their all into the fight as well.
However, at that moment, they saw a bright light.
A magnificent bright light.
"It is over."
Hearing the mumble coming from the mouth of his enemy, Finn turned his head towards the light, and there he saw Thomas getting attacked.
With bright light covering everything around Thomas, with blood spurting from his arm….
/CLANK/
Although he wanted to help his brother, the knight in front of him did not let him move at all, attacking him ferociously.
"Those who don't know their place, it is my job to teach them as the knight of the World Tree."
And at that moment, he heard the voice of the knight leader and saw his sword piercing his chest.
"BROTHEEEEEEEEEER!"
"THOMASSSSS!"
At that moment, they knew they lost the battle, seeing their brother dying.
"I WILL KILL YOU!"
With a loud shout, he tried to attack the knight in his front.
/THROB/ /THROB/ /THROB/
But at that moment, he felt something in his heart.
"Wha-"
And before he could say anything, suddenly, his blood started flowing through the environment.
"Ah….. So, this is how it feels…."
To the body of his brother that he thought he died…
