Atlas: Lightning From The Wild West
47: BATTLEFIELD

BATTLEFIELDS

"Zast, I leave you the nine" said Avalance.

"Give it to me, sir" Zast replied.

"Remember, leave two" said Avalance again.

Without waiting for long, Zast immediately chased after the nine people who were blown away by Indra's lightning.

"You sure you're letting him alone?" Ask Indra.

"Before you become a Devil, he should be stronger than you" Avalance replied.

"How do you know? Oh... You're not a Great Witch, it's not hard for you to know? Then.. so dad also seems to know" Indra replied.

"Indra, how did you end up in this situation without getting any information?" Ask Avalance.

"I'll tell you my purpose after this is over" Indra replied.

"I ALSO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU, DAD!!" Shouted Indra to his father.

"How can you make a contract with the Devil when the Devils have been sealed in hell?" Ask Ignis.

"Come" replied Indra.

Ignis then throws a fireball that explodes and destroys the room and allows Ignis and Avalance to see the Thunder Cage more clearly.

Avalance makes an ice wall that protects him and Indra. The ice wall managed to survive the explosion from Ignis.

"Don't let your guard down" said Avalance.

Avalance then formed a thorn formed from ice that appeared under Ignis' feet to attack him. However, Ignis seemed to have known everything and avoided all of the attacks.

Ignis then used his magic to burn the entire castle and tear down most of the castle. Although in the middle of the blizzard caused by the Avalance curse, the fire from the magic did not go out as if it was mocking the Avalance attack earlier.

"So you were going to kill me. Then I won't hesitate either" said Avalance.

Avalance then touched the ground and quickly froze the entire plains within the range of the Thunder Cage. Even Ignis was surprised to see it. The entire castle collapsed made Avalance, thankfully there were no innocent people still left inside.

"It turns out he did destroy it." whispered Indra to himself.

Ignis laughing.

"FREQUENT!! FORWARD AVALANCE!!" Shouted Ignis.

The Thunder Cage had narrowed even more, while Licht City seemed to have been free from fighting and became the main location to evacuate the residents. The troops from the Northern Region were also dominating the war and managed to get the Southern Region Army cornered, plus all their superiors were confined within the Thunder Cage.

On the other hand, Zast also managed to subvert 7 people of Ignis trust mercilessly. Ignael and Iglea remain. The last thing they had just seen was the body of their colleague that had been ripped apart and torn apart by Zast. 

Zast was a man who used a complete armor and carried a sword, he also wore a headband with a color similar to dried blood.

"It turns out you are just a bunch of clowns who are strong, in fact you are just hiding behind the name Ignis" said Zast.

"Take it easy, Iglea. We are not weak. However, this monster was too strong" replied Ignael who was also exhausted.

The two of them then tried to run out from the sidelines of the thunderbolt from the Thunder Cage. However, getting out of Thunder Cage was not that easy. Even when trying to pass between them, the Thunder Cage would still snatch anything that tried to pass through it. Ignael and Iglea were thrown back in front of Zast.

"You're lucky, I was ordered to bring two people alive. Be thankful that those two are both of you" Zast said.

Zast then saw the castle that suddenly collapsed accompanied by a layer of ice that also immediately enveloped the ruins of the castle.

Meanwhile, Avalance and Indra were already preparing to fight Ignis.

"Indra, it looks like I need your help again" Avalance said.

"Don't forget my reward" Indra replied.

Avalance then made two sword blades made of ice and threw them towards Ignis. Ignis was able to avoid it. However, before the two blades passed through his body, quickly the two ice sword blades exploded and became ice chips that blocked Ignis' view.

Avalance did not miss the opportunity and made another sword and slashed at Ignis' chest before Ignis could see clearly.

Ignis who felt the slash then enveloped his hand with fire and then struck forward to guess the position of Avalance, the punch almost hit Avalance. However, he managed to withstand the blow with his ice sword.

Indra then follows Avalance's steps and tries to slash part of Ignis' stomach. However, Ignis managed to dodge it and landed the same blow on Indra. Indra who missed was not able to avoid the blow, as a result Ignis blow exploded and threw Indra.

"Not bad, Avalance. I think even you've grown. But that wasn't enough to stop me. Even this child's magic is nothing to me" Ignis said.

Ignis then made a fireball that burned bright and hot. He then threw the fireball upwards with the intention to repel the cloud that made Thunder Cage. However, halfway through, hundreds of lightning strikes struck the fireball and destroyed it before it touched the black clouds in the sky.

Even Avalance was surprised to see it. Indra has made a move that can lock up his opponent without a way out, a perfect cage.

"Don't underestimate your own son, Father" said Indra who had stood back up.

The Thunder Cage had now managed to eradicate the Southern Region Army that surrounded the Castle without remaining. The Thunder Cage was becoming increasingly narrow.

"Indra, open the way for Zast to get out of this cage" Avalance said.

Indra then gives way to Zast who is carrying Ignael and Iglea who are unconscious. When the road opened quickly Avalance threw a sword at Zast hinting him to come out. Zast understood the Avalance cue and immediately came out of the Thunder Cage.

"If there is no way out of this cage, then I'd rather bake you in it" Ignis said.

Ignis then let out a very hot air from inside his body that even made the surrounding ice sheet start to melt.

"Already, Ignis. You know that this region is the zone that supports me" Avalance said.

Avalance then let out a cold that even made the surrounding ice sheet thicken and close the Ignis heat.

Their fight continued until Thunder Cage started to become very narrow.

"Avalance, are you able to withstand the impact of the Thunder Cage? I could not open it again when it became too narrow as it is now" said Indra.

"That's not something you can say at the end, Indra. However, it's too late to back down" Avalance replied.