Cameraman Never Dies

Chapter 168 - 168: Who put out the lights?

The sun of eternal light flickered once, twice, thrice... the light all faded, and the evening sun shone its orange hue on the city of light.

The Vampires, although confused as to why their plans were pushed forward, did not hesitate to throw off their pilgrim attire and launch a full-scale attack on the Avians as soon as the lights dimmed. They surged forward, a tide of dark figures whose movements were both graceful and deadly. Their eyes glowed like embers in the fading light, and their fangs gleamed as they let out war cries that split the air.

Flora just stared at the woman's head rolling in front of her. "Sis...ter..." the woman weakly rasped as her eyes went blank. It was pure chaos around her, but she could not hear any of it. Her only focus was the head that lay there lifeless, caught in the brutal surprise attack.

She did not know the woman's name, but she had seen her and her family. The sister she referred to must have been the newborn girl in their household. Flora felt as though she were living in a dream, as if this would all end if she just woke up. Somehow, in the midst of this horror, she felt... safe, as if she were not part of this chaos.

But the illusion shattered. Flora quickly collected herself as the noise and the voice of her father shouting slowly returned to her. The clash of metal, the screech of talons against claws, and the cries of pain filled the air like a macabre symphony.

"Flora! Get out of your trance!" Solis roared as he cleaved through a Vampire with his radiant spear, Lux Divina, which erupted in a dazzling burst of light. "They won't stop! Defend yourself or die!"

Flora's grip tightened around her glaive, a weapon she had trained with but never truly used in battle.

"O' spirits of the light," She raised the glaive and whispered a prayer, her voice was trembling but resolute, "guide my hand to justice. Illuminate the path of my blade, steady my heart, and shield me in your eternal radiance."

As she spoke, the weapon's blade shimmered with an iridescent glow, and the glyphs etched into her weapon flared to life, casting a shimmering glow across her body. Her wings unfurled, reflecting the light like mirrors, and for the first time, Flora felt a sliver of clarity. This was no dream. This was war.

Solis nodded in his head as he watched his daughter get ready to fight and looked to the east where a group of Vampires where fighting a group of Avians.

He coldly stared at them, his anger was boiling, but he had to keep his calm. He flew up high with just one flutter of his wings, cracks formed on the ground as he took off. Looking at the fight, he slowly lifted his spear and aimed at the group like a wand.

"Light's grace!" He said in a low, deep voice.

The evening sky opened up as bright light shined from above. A shaft of pure, blinding light pierced through the clouds, engulfing the city's eastern quadrant in radiant brilliance., causing the Avians there to glance at their leader. "Go forth proud Avians," Solis called, his voice carrying across the city. "Show them no mercy as they are the god's enemies."

The Avians, everyone who heard the leader regardless of whether them being under the light or not, screamed as they fought harder, the ones under the light had already finished their business.

Flora scanned the battlefield, her heart pounding as she