First Mission

After a long journey to the East, finally the royal entourage of Hwon has reached the kingdom of Dam. The sun had been on the horizon when they reached the palace. They descended and removed the white wolf while still in the forest so that their movements were illegible and caught the attention of Cheol's troops. The six of them are currently observing the situation around the Dam palace from behind large rocks that are on a hilltop near the palace. The palace no longer looked as beautiful and charming as before, the plants that once adorned it had been damaged and died drying out due to the actions of Cheol's troops. That army of disgusting monsters was in every corner of the palace and went around guarding the palace. Some of them were guarding the entrance gate outside and some were busy of walking around on top of the tower observing the surroundings. "All right, we have to split into two groups, the first group is tasked with distracting Cheol's troops and the other is responsible for destroying the tower," prince Woon said. "I think your majesty and princess Dan Oh are the most suitable to destroy the fortress tower with the crystal power possessed by both" Ryu's proposal was greeted by the nods of Siera, Gwi and also Key. Meanwhile Dan Oh protests against the young bodyguard who continues to call her as 'princess Dan Oh' since he learns that the Earth girl is actually a descendant of Yeon's kingdom. Ryu knew that the girl doesn't like to be called as princess but he purposely does it to harass Dan Oh. "Do .. Do you think so?" said the prince quietly. Imagining that he would be left alone with Dan Oh makes Woon feel nervous and awkward. Since the incident that happened in the ghost forest a few days ago, he had not been in any communication at all with the little girl. Woon stared stiffly at Dan Oh while the girl looked serious after thinking about Ryu's proposal more carefully. "True, the four of us will be the bait and hold out your time. After all, maybe the prince will have a greater chance to find a way in this palace," Ryu said, recalling that Woon had visited the kingdom to discuss a cooperation between the two kingdoms. "We will do our best to buy the time Woon, be careful," Siera said with a firm tone and tempestuous eyes. "Okay... After the tower collapses, we will regroup in this place. Eun Dan Oh and I will take the road from the waterways over there," the prince said, pointing towards the dry, barren-looking waterways. The aqueduct was located a little away from the main gate and was covered by iron bars that had appeared porous and rusty. "Allright!" said Siera, Ryu, Key and Gwi simultaneously while Dan Oh simply nodded steadily. "Take care for each of you, let's start our mission now!" the prince had given his troops his command and headed to their respective places. Siera, Ryu, Gwi and Key immediately stood up from their place then slightly ran down a fairly steep hillside. They ran towards the main gate carrying their respective weapons and were ready to attacks the Cheol's troops. "Hey ugly, how are you?" said Ryu to the two Cheol monsters in front of the gate. Both monster seemed furious with the insulting call made by the young guard. They looked at Ryu with the rustling teeth and glaring eyes that were wide open. The two Cheol monsters were about to run at Ryu with the long spear they were holding. The man was ready to face the two while raising his axe highly on the air and crossing the two axes together. "sksksksksksk sraaakk" Suddenly there was a giant boomerang that appeared from behind the cheerful man and cut off the bodies of the two Cheol monsters horizontally. Their bodies fell exactly one meter in front of Ryu. The tall man looked back and found that Key wws smiling behind him. The woman was pleased to have been able to precede Ryu to begin their opening attacks. "ah commander!! They are my target..." Ryu said being annoyed with a serious face to his senior. Key simply shrugged her two shoulders and walked past through Ryu casually as if nothing wrong had happened between them. "Just accept it, you must learn how to act as a real man who is willing to back down for a women. After all there's still a lot of Cheol inside," Gwi said as he walked past Ryu and approached the main gate followed by Siera behind him. "Brakk!!!" the werewolf loudly kicked the gate made of sturdy wood and metal so that the two tightly closed doors were able to opened widely. It wasn't difficult for Gwi to destroy the sturdy gate using his unusually strong physical strength. Cheol's troops that were around the gate were instantly shocked and automatically turned their heads towards the gate that had been destroyed by Gwi. Siera immediately opened her attack by throwing her metal slab towards the nine Cheol monsters that were running towards them. The princess' attack was able to quickly cut the monsters' necks in a single slash and make the disgusting body of the creature fall down on the ground. Meanwhile Key also started her attack and threw her boomerang strongly. Every Cheol monster which affected by Key's attack instantly bounced away and crashed into some sturdy walls around the entrance gate. Gwi attacked Cheol's army with his fists and claws. The man was indeed extremely strong and a martial art expert. With the sharp nails he had as a werewolf, Gwi was able to tear and cut off the part of Cheol's body that came attacking him. Ryu who felt left behind and lost a few points of attack from his comrades immediately attacked the Cheol while moving his two axes to make the two objects seem to be snatching on the air and hit the bodies of Cheol's troops around him so agilely and precisely. "We are attacked!!" shouted the Cheol monster inside the palace. It wasn't long before hundreds of Cheol troops emerged from inside the palace and descended the stairs quickly. They ran in a group with metal weapons that appeared to glitter on its ends because the sharp part was exposed to the afternoon sunlight. "Wuuuh... They are so many," Ryu excitedly said to Gwi who stood not so far from him. "Are you ready?" asked Gwi, showing a defiant smile. "Why not?" said Ryu excitedly responding with a broad smile. Both of them are competing for the race in defeating the Cheol monster by a greater amount. Woon and Dan Oh are observing the chaos of the palace from the outside due to an attack launched by their comrade. The two saw that Cheol's army that had previously guarded the black tower had left and joined his flock to take part in a fight near the main gate against the hordes of humans attacking the palace. The prince and the Earth girl looked at each other and nodded steadily. "Come on!!" invited prince Woon as he stood up from his hiding place. Dan Oh immediately stood up and the two then ran down the hillside towards the dry tunnel as planned. There are remnants of fluid around the drain. The liquid appears black and also slimy. They walk cautiously without wanting to attract any attention, they walked closer to the iron bars in the drain. Woon held the bars with both of his hands then pulled it hardly so that the bars that began to be porous were able to be lifted and separated from the surrounding part of the wall. Woon and Dan Oh enter the palace then climb the stairs to the black tower. The two of them looked down and confirmed the circumstances of their friends. The number of their troops was clearly unbalanced by the comparison of four against hundreds. But the situation can still be handled well by the members of the royal entourage of Hwon below. The prince accompanied by Dan Oh continued to climb the high and long stairs then met some of Cheol's troops who were about to descend and join the fight that was going on below. Swiftly, Woon slashed both of his swords while Dan Oh launched her arrow then swung the pointed end of her bow which she used to pierce and tear the thick and hard skin of Cheol monsters. After facing the disturbance they encountered on the steps, Woon and Dan Oh finally reached the base of the tower. There were about twenty Cheol monster left there to guarding the black tall tower. The tower made of black metal with a diameter of five meters and a height of thirty meters. Dan Oh immediately took two arrows at once from behind her back and aimed them at the two Cheol monster at the base of the tower. Her arrow hit precisely in the chests of the two monsters. Being aware of the attack, the other Cheols immediately turned their heads and gave a counterattack to Dan Oh and Woon. The prince ran towards the Cheol trops by carrying his two swords in both of hands and deftly slashed the weapon on the Cheol monster before him. After subverting the two Cheols, Woon thrust his sword at the other monster again. Meanwhile, Dan Oh takes the arrow from her back and attacks the remaining monsters. Then the girl ran towards Woon and stabbed one last Cheol with the end of her bow. Dan Oh kicked the monster's body so hard that it made him slightly plunge backwards. Then the girl quickly pierced Cheol's chest from the front so that it pierced his chest all the way back. Dan Oh and Woon were finally able to sigh a little in relieved after the short fight they had with the monsters. The two looked at the tall tower before them from the bottom to the top. The tower was built from an extremely strong black metal with a cavity section in the center. The thick metal wrapping of the tower's own body reached fifteen centi meters. There is a container made of thin and strong metal in the tower and placed at the inside base of the tower. That container will be used to put the elemental crystals that are in Binju's hands now. When the element crystal is placed in its container, it will absorb all the sources of power in the elemental core in the kingdom area then dig it out through the towering tower and will eventually be directed to Binju to use that power to the fullest. "How are we going to destroy this tower?" asked Dan Oh confusedly as she guessed at the thickness of the metal in front of her. "It will take a lot of time if we try to cut this metal," said the prince while holding the sturdy tower building metal. "Then how? We don't have much time," added Dan Oh, who seemed to be getting annoyed at not being able to think of a quick way to destroy the tower. "I think we should give a climactic attack from above the tower and go straight to the center," the prince added as he looked at the top of the tower. There was nothing on the walls of the tower that they could use to climb onto the tall building. How could they possibly climb to a height of thirty meters with their bare hands. Woon let out a deep sigh. They didn't have much time, yet once again they had to face difficulties to destroy this tower.