First Major Victory

                                    

                                          



It took a while, Aya was asleep the whole time, but we managed to make it back to the floating castle in one piece. As we approached the guards knew who we were, and formed a path, and as we flew past them, their eyes widened as they saw the Retainer's bodies, dead on the back of Sylvie.
"This is a huge win for Dicathen." Arthur said as the doors to the castle opened for Sylvie to fly into. "We got to get her to the medical wing to heal up, I have to go too, but you, you seem fine."
"I am fine." I admitted as Sylvie entered the castle, and the figures of multiple people appeared, the first person I recognized was Elder Virion. He was standing around a bunch of healers, I already told my clone to tell him we were arriving soon, so he was ready for us.
The next person I knew was our sister, Ellie, standing in the back watching us land, and as we landed. I picked up Aya's body and slid off Sylvie. "Gramps, Aya needs medical attention, most likely mana depletion, and few internal injuries, but she should heal up." I held her body out for a healer to take, and they did.
"Get her to the medical wing immediately!" Elder Virion ordered, and two of eight healers I counted left. I used wind magic to pick up the Retainer's bodies and brought them to the floor near us as Arthur slid down Sylvie's wind to the ground. Sylvie changed into her fox form, and jumped on to Arthur's head, tired from the flight. "Oh my god! What happened?!"
"Gramps, right here, are the bodies of three Retainers..." The room fell silent, everyone's eyes widened as they examined the bodies.
"Before that." I interrupted, I basically had all my mana back, it was a long flight, so it gave me time to absorb mana. "Arthur needs to go to the medical wing as well, he has been hurt by acidic mana." 
"I can make it there myself, Veer, no need to worry." Arthur insisted. "I would get theses bodies somewhere safe."
"I know what we are going to do with them, but first, Veer is right." Elder Virion was speaking, but still looking at the bodies of the Retainers. "Get General Leywin to the medical wing too, Veer, do you have any injuries?"
"Nope, these assholes could not touch me." I laughed slightly. "It was quite a battle though." I forgot to do something. "Arthur, I'll come se..."
I was interrupted, and before Arthur could leave, Ellie came running in. "Jeez! Your body is all scarred!" She hugged Arthur, and held him tight, I could see her hands clenched behind his back. "Holy shit! These are the Retainers?" She released him, then looked at me.
"Ellie, it's good to see you too." He said sarcastically.
"Finally, you come back without being severely wounded." Ellie said as she hugged me next. "You can take my older brother to the medical wing now; he needs to go."
"Haha." I laughed, embracing Ellie's hug, my twin sister. "I'll stay with Elder Virion, Arthur, you are fine to leave."
"Okay." Arthur said, and four of the healers left with him, leaving two healers, Elder Virion, Ellie, and me. 
We stood around the bodies. "How?" Elder Virion asked, and then spoke again. "How did you guys manage to kill three Retainers? I thought they were supposed to be one of Alacrya's top generals."
"They are." I answered. "Arthur killed one, I killed the other two, I also killed around one hundred and sixty Alacryans underground." Elder Virion was in shock from hearing this. "Yeah, before you take them, I need something from them." I activated "Blood Oath" and pulled out three tubes I had in my mana ring that were empty. "I need their blood."
"Nasty, Veer." Ellie said, looking at me as I manipulated the blood in their bodies that was left in the three tubes, then when I finished, placed them back in my mana ring. "Are you sure you aren't injured?"