Reincarnated! A Tale of the Sorceress Amaya

“WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?” The paladin shouted. I turned towards him. His armour was no longer pristine. I could see scorch marks on it. He was down on one knee. Lily was standing before him. She was in a much better state.

Lucy and Shani were still fighting. Or more like toying with their opponents. Since they did not need help I walked over to the paladin.

“This is Ashmedai’s work. But I doubt that he is any worse than whoever you serve.” I said.

The paladin stared at me. I could see his hate filled eyes through the slits in his helmet. “You did this! This is your fault!” He pointed at the demons around us.

“No. Actually, we are enemies. You might have noticed that the dwarves, our army, are also fighting the demons.” I pointed out.

He stared at Lily.

“Clearly she is a different kind of demon. She serves me, not Ashmedai.” We also had Lilith on our side. And some of her succubi were on the field. So I suppose technically we were only fighting some of the demons.

“They are all the same!” He protested. “You are trying to take this world from us! You are here to rule, to corrupt! But the Inquisition will stop you! Even if I fall, humanity will prevail!”

I scratched my head. “A brainwashed zealot. You think interrogating him will get us some useful info?” I asked Lily.

“I shall certainly do my best, my lady. He could have valuable knowledge about the Inquisition. While it does seem unlikely that he knows the true force controlling them, he might know about some of their plans.” She said.

“I shall not surrender! Die you filth!” He grabbed his sword and charged me.

Lily stepped in his way. With a precise strike of her naginata she disarmed him, then used the butt of her weapon to trip him. He was surrounded by illusionary blossoms as he fell.

“I shall take care of him, my lady. I will ensure he stays alive for interrogation.” Lily said.

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH” There was a loud scream coming from behind me. It was followed by a crunching sound. I turned around and saw Lucy bite the leg of the big fighter. While she could not quite penetrate the armour she was crushing the bones of the man’s leg with her teeth.

While he was immobilised Shani’s scythe descended on his head. She hit him in the throat, right under the helmet. The man was dead. His two companions had fallen as well.

What followed surprised me. Shani jumped onto Lucy’s back.

“LET’S GOOOOOOO!” She shouted. Lucy roared. Then she charged towards more enemies.

The lightning covering the kitsune seemed to flow into Shani. It empowered her scythe which grew even larger. The elemental cleaved everything that was not trampled by Lucy.

The whole battle had become a slaughter. Demons were running rampant within the Inquisition’s ranks. Some officers tried to rally their troops but they failed. With the darkness from the clouds, Lucy’s lightning covered form was easily visible from afar. She became an avatar of death. Maniacal laughter could be heard from the elemental on top. They broke the enemy's morale.

The Inquisition’s army ran. Small pockets of soldiers tried to fight. Maybe out of duty, maybe because they saw no way out. But most of them tried to flee. Some even dropped their weapons. The dwarves focused on the demons, who were still happily slaughtering everything they saw.

We won. But there was still a lot of cleanup to do. I looked for the nearest group of demons and charged.

Once the fighting was over I returned to the command tent. I had lost track of Lucy and Shani. The storm from my spell had ended a while ago but my aura was keeping the clouds in place. I took a moment to disperse them. The sun returned.

Lilith was the first person I ran into.

“Did anyone try to attack the command tent?” I asked.

She shook her head. “No. Either they considered our defences too strong or they were caught unprepared and had no time to plan a proper ambush.”

“I met a mage on the battlefield. He fled but he said he was serving a mistress. Not a huge clue but he confirmed what we already suspected, the Inquisition serves someone. Unknowingly serves to be correct, a large part of them is likely deceived or controlled.” I said.

“Maybe your captive can provide more information. I saw your maid drag a captured paladin into the camp earlier. I sent Erin to help with the interrogation. It is a good catch. Do you have any plans for him?” Lilith asked.

I frowned. “Plans?”

“I like to turn zealots against their cause! It is a hobby of mine. Of course, he did not serve the cause he thought anyway. Still, he could be a useful tool.” Lilith explained.

I had no plans for the man. I also had very little sympathy. Yes, he was tricked by whoever controlled the Inquisition these days. But his ideals were rotten. He seemed to hate non-humans.

“You can have him.” I said.

Lilith smiled. “Thank you. I appreciate the gift.”