The King: To protect what is important to me

     Boumen stood in the center of the field, it was an eerier silence as everyone including Taichou prepared the move they would do.

The mercenaries as well thought of the next move, everyone was hesitant to move towards eachother.

Boumen took a deep breath before exhaling. Just like last time he shifted the Exotere in his body to his feet. Because of this he could move at full speed, but at a cost of losing stamina.

Boumen had a method to conserving stamina while going all out however.He'd use 2% of the Exotere in his body for his feet while using 20% to form the axe.Even If he used the bare minimum it wouldn't tire him out, saving the rest for his fight with Taichou.

Boumen's attack power wouldn't have as much impact but this was the best method.

With this plan in mind he rushed over to the nearest Mercenary. This poor mercenary merely blinked and was already hit by Boumen's trusty axe.The mercenaries thought they had him outnumbered from 50 men to 1 King.They might have been right, if he was a normal king.

Swooping over to the next man, Boumen swung his axe horizontally. That mercenary couldn't adjust to his speed, but was able to react to the strike, although he took severe damage merely blocking the Exoteric axe.Not enough time to— the man thought to himself.

*Shwing* But just like the other guy, he too met his end as this time Boumen swung vertically with little, but swift movement.

“David! You bastard!” Screamed a random mercenary. This time they went in groups, group A, consisting of 5 people all attempted to strike Boumen's left side while group B, made up of 7 people went behind him in hopes for a surprise attack.Trying to get me by surprise eh? Well it's hopeless, Said Boumen. With swift chants, he conjured lightning in his axe. After doing another horizontal slash, the first guy he slashed sparked a chain of lightning that hit him *Zap Zap* as it goes to the next target, and so on. This attack range is so potent it went to the mercenaries in group B. It's an attack that targets multiple people at once, but Boumen used the lesser version of it,they will be out of commission for quite some time. Thought Boumen.

With 14 people out of the way with the rest being 36 mercenaries, Boumen felt like at this rate he would get fatigued and wouldn't have the energy to fight Taichou, even with the small amount of Exotere he was using.

As the next wave of enemies came around, Boumen sheathed his Exoteric axe and raised his hand in the direction the rest of the mercenaries were at.Boumen's mark would glow as he conjured more energy.

In the distance Taichou would smirk, but one of his comrades, Kiki would start to question.

“What's he doing?”

“Don't forget what he's about to do Kiki, you might have to fight him very soon.”

Boumen took a deep breath before focusing half of his Exotere into this one shot. Sparks flew before energy was forming into the palm of his hand. The mercenaries formed a wall of shields, guarding like their lives depended on it.A ray of lightning bursted out of Boumen’s palm. It was almost too fast for even Boumen to see, but alas it pierced the wall of shields the men could muster, all being shot by it with the attack Boumen used earlier [chain lightning] causing them to lose their lives in the process. Because the power was too powerful to contain within the shields it put a hole into part of the castle which was behind the mercenaries at the time.“W-What was that?” Kwite asked in fear.Phoenix Tear were shaken to the core by the power they just witnessed.

“I-I’m not sure,” said Koko. The other members' expressions were just as shocked, well, except for Kwest who was just confused, instead of scared.

Taichou started to say, “The power of the mark, so he finally awakened it.” His small chuckle turned into laughter.

As he's still laughing he went on to say, “I can't believe you were able to learn that power. Not even the highest level of knights are able to contain that power within themselves.”

Smoke sizzled off of Boumen's palm from the attack as he huffed heavily. “There was no option, I know you're trying to tire me out, Taichou.”

Taichou’s laughter soon became dead silent. “So you knew? What am I saying, of course you knew. Kiki, Koko, Kwest, Kwite, it's time.”

They were all worried, but were still battle ready.

Damn you Taichou, trying to tire me out. Maybe there was another way I could've handled those mercenaries instead. Even at half power using the mark takes it’s toll.

Thunder began to strike in the sky. Boumen's clothes as well as Phoenix Tear’s clothes were also getting wet by the rain.

Boumen gazed up at the rain I really don't wanna use it, but… I might have to for this occasion. To protect what I must, that is the reason I stand.

Raising forth his Exoteric axe he mustered up the strength to fight on.The fight started off with Kiki using the rain to her advantage conjuring up water spears using the Exotere in the air to make them the size of icicles going on to launch them at Boumen.

However Boumen blocked them with an exoteric shield. He went on to dash forward at Kiki, but Koko intervened, attacking Boumen, striking Boumen swiftly with the edge of her blade.

*Shwing*

‘She’s fast.’ Boumen just barely dodged out of the way as her blade nicked a singular piece of his hair.

Boumen counterattacked with a blunt shoulder attack to her face. It connected, out of panic she retreated back to where Kiki was, protecting her from any attacks.It was Kwest’s turn. He responded by picking up the surrounding debris and launching it at Boumen.

The King had no choice but to concentrate another 2% of Exotere into his feet to dodge out the way of the flying rocks being hurled at him.

Wait where is the other guy…?

From above was Kwite who conjured Fire into his hand using Exotere to shoot it out.

“Shit!” Yelled out Boumen. He noticed at the last second but concentrated his shield, as well as his axe to block the Fire attack, however it was no use as that was a distraction for Kwest to punch him in the chest. The Exotere in Kwest's hand was enough to break one of two of Boumen's ribs *crack* could be heard out of Boumen's body from impact. The blow was so significant that it plundered Boumen onto the wall.

“You see, Boumen, I prepared this day for years in order for it to succeed, I planted a few seeds in hopes that things would go right. Now that you've seen them, what do you think of the seeds I planted?”

And so the story continues.