The Duke's Passion

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A strong gust of wind blew past Heliot, making his feet slide back slightly. If not for the weight he put on his feet to keep his ground, Heliot was certain the impact would send him flying. Heliot wasn't the only one who was forced to stop. All the knights from the rescue and defense team also stopped.

After some time, when they sensed that it was safe, everyone slowly opened their eyes. Some of them lowered their arms or hands to uncover their eyes. As soon as they did, deep lines instantly appeared between their brows and foreheads.

They looked around, eyes squinting to see better in the lingering light turned into small particles in the air. But that wasn't what surprised them, but the enemies that were attacking them aggressively moments ago.

The undeads... were all on the ground, unconscious.

"What happened?" murmured a knight out of shock before they instinctively gazed up at where the sphere of light came from.

There, on the top of an establishment, stood a man with his sword glinting brightly. For a moment, the sword looked as though it had a light inside its blades, but then the light

disappeared on its tip.

Ileliot narrowed his eyes. Upon seeing the person clearly, he instantly recognized the man.

"Rufus Barrett," he whispered the name of the man, watching Rufus set his eyes back on him. "I heard you hold the holiest sword that was rumored to be blessed by the divinity. I doubted it, but it seemed I was wrong."

Rufus was impossible to copy, especially with the abilitics he was given and the light that he was blessed with. On the other hand, it was just impossible to copy Fabian. That man... it was useless to imitate him. There was just something in Fabian that would make people - especially vampires leave the man alone.

"I see." After Heliot summarized what Claude told him, Rufus rocked his head in understanding. "I must thank him for having a quick mind and making immediate action."

"Ile may be young, but I couldn't disagree with you" I eliot blinked ever so slowly, drawing a careful breath. "Now that you are here, I assume your change of plans and ours matched." "Perfectly," Rufus stressed. "Our plans matched so perfectly that I am relieved I came here. Now, I don't regret the risk I took."

Deep lines resurfaced in between Heliot's brows. But before he could ask what Rufus meant by that, he sensed this strong aura rushing in their direction. When he lifted his eyes, all he saw was the hoard of undead running in their direction.

"Rufus Barrett..." Heliot's voice shook in anger, shifting his fiery eyes to Rufus, only to see the man already turning his back on them.

"I told you, Your Highness. Time isn't in our favor. Rufus maintained his calm, ignoring the death glares cast upon his back. "Anyway, I would like to ask for your men's help to keep those monsters at bay while I cleanse them bit by bit. As for you, I would really appreciate it if you focused on the rescue."

Rufus took a deliberate pause before he cocked his head back, eyes falling on Heliot. "By that, I mean to use that ability to stop large debris from smashing the innocents who were hiding somewhere. Thank you in advance."

"Do you all think I am one of your people? Who do you think you all are to think you can order me around?" Ileliot revolted, a little annoyed that these people only knew how to order him

around.

However, just before he could add anything, Rufus already shouted and the knights under Heliot had no choice but to back him up. Not that they had a choice but to fight back; they couldn't wait for Heliot's orders as they had to save their lives first until Heliot make up his mind.

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