Bound and Broken: An Isekai Adventure Dark Fantasy (Melas Book 1) by V.A. Lewis (autobiographies to read .TXT) 📕

the, then, Free City of Colynas, and won. In their victory, Bys razed the city to the ground, and enslaved its entire civilian population, earning it its name as the Slave City.

But those were wars from times gone by.

In modern times, the Free City of Slaves had not been idle either. Just three decades ago, Bys was a part of the unified force that fought off the Holy Xan Empire’s invasion into the Free Lands. The Alliance of Free Cities had won that war, if only for the Xan Empire’s thin supply lines from fighting a war across the world.

And even more recently were the petty squabbles between Bys and the Free Cities that made up the Chalstics Confederacy. Apparently they were still upset over what happened with Colynas so long ago!

Without a powerful city in their region, the cities in the Chalstics region were being trampled over by the other Free Cities. So they formed a confederation to protect themselves and each other. But even a hundred years later, they still held a grudge against Bys in specific.

These were the relatively recent wars and conflicts that the Free City of Bys found itself faced with. And David had been through most of them.

When he was a young man, David had been conscripted to fight in the Free War during the Xan Empire’s invasion. And when Bys won, he did not retire from the military, but instead continued fighting for his city.

He later found himself fighting against the Chalstics Confederacy, and continued to work his way up the ranks. He had loyally served his country, and was rewarded for it.

David was promoted to a Guard Captain!

Sure, he was only in charge of the western part of the city. And sure, it could be both dull and tiresome at the same time. But at least the pay was good!

And it’s not like guarding the city got dangerous at all! Well, that was what David used to think.

"What are you doing, you idiots? Fire!"

The Guard Captain bellowed at his men. Bolts of blue energy flew up at the walls, but none of them hit their target. David gritted his teeth in frustration, and yelled again.

"What is wrong with you?! It’s only one person! Just kill them already!" He pointed at the lone cloaked figure running along the walls. Hundreds of bullets were flying at the person, and yet they elegantly danced their way through the hail of fire.

That should not have been possible. There were so many bullets. The sounds of gunfire nearly drowned out the ringing of the bells! But the figure evaded them all.

And yet, that was not the only impossible thing the figure was doing. They were running across the walls!

Normally, such an act would be unbelievable. But with magic, it was doable. And that was what the cloaked figure was using. Magic.

David walked up to the nearest guard, and snatched the rifle out of his hand. "Give me that!" he spat as he spoke.

The Guard Captain turned back to the walls of Bys. He saw the fast moving target running along the walls, and carefully aimed. "Now I’ve got you, you filthy heretic." Once he was locked on to the figure, he pulled the trigger—

And the figure was not there. They were gone, like the wind.

David watched as his bullet impacted the brickwork of the walls and nothing more. The shooting from the ground stopped, and David scanned the walls for their target to no avail.

But the firing continued from the battlements. The Guard Captain cast his gaze in the direction of the bullets. He saw the figure flying midair, with nothing but the silver moon behind them.

The cloaked figure pointed a finger at the direction of the city gates. And for a moment, all was nothing. Then, the figure vanished.

David blinked as he stared at the empty space where the figure once was. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw a dark green light emanate from the gates of Bys.

He turned to the source of the light, and for a second, he saw a green and black sphere where the gates of Bys should have been. But once he fully made the turn, the Guard Captain was met with a massive explosion that blew apart the walls and surrounding buildings.

The blast sent him and the other nearby guards flying back at least ten feet. The Guard Captain felt his back slam into a concrete wall that was still intact. He had barely survived!

Out of virtue from being just outside the blast radius, David had survived. However, he was not unscathed.

David felt warm liquid pouring out the side of his head, and realized he had burst an eardrum. He had cuts and bruises on his arms and legs too, but other than that, he was mostly fine.The Guard Captain steadied himself as he got up, and looked at the devastation caused by the lone figure.

A pile of rubble was all that remained of the gate that had been hit by the spell. An entire section of the wall had been blown apart, and a large plume of smoke covered the area like a blanket.

He looked around, and saw a dozen other guards slowly getting to their feet. The Guard Captain dusted himself off, and barked at his men.

"Get up," he coughed as dust entered his lungs, "you idiots."

David felt for the sword on his waist, checking if it was still there. It was. But instead of drawing it, he bent down and picked up the rifle at his feet instead. Now where did that—

The Guard Captain scanned the cloud of smoke that stood where the walls once were. He saw nothing, and heard only the groans of the survivors lost in the rubble. This was a disaster!

It had been such a bad day