A few months ago...

"Well, the mission will be complicated, but if you stick to the rules everything will work out perfectly"

We are now on Stagecoach Island. It is the only island with better military weapons and defenses against the beasts. This is because this island has a direct exit and is the closest island to the mainland. Thus, it is more likely that a few beasts will be able to cross the sea. Although it is not very common, some beasts have the intelligence to swim across the sea, classifying them as more dangerous than other beasts. Shields are the most effective defense against beasts, but they are problematic because they use solar energy to capture power, but they can run out of energy if they suffer considerable damage. The problem with solar energy is that many days are cloudy or have little sun, so the shield becomes much less effective and is deactivated after only a few hits.

"The plan is to divide us into two groups."

"One group would be supervised by Roxanne and the other by Jax."

That order was given by General Dwight, who is Seraphim's right hand man and is in command of the entire defense force, including us apostles. Right now we are all in formation, waiting for the general to finish his order.

To distinguish between the apostles and the soldiers, we should pay attention only to the attire they are wearing. The apostles wear white suits and the soldiers wear black suits.

"The apostles, Roxanne and Jax have shown incredible talent in their missions."

"Roxanne is very good at killing large numbers of beasts in combat, while Jax has an excellent ability to carry out missions in critical situations."

"Both of their teams rose with them at an impressive rate, but in particular Roxanne and Jax displayed great leadership skills."

"So I have complete confidence in both of them."

"That's why they are exactly the right people to carry out this mission."

The general has a very impressive figure, a man with very long black hair gathered in the back, plus a face that is always serious and confident, and a body that is well-shaped and shows that he is very tall, close to 180 cm.He wears a suit just like us, but it is diamond colored and there are also many details that make him look like a millionaire man. He holds the highest position in the military and we all have to obey him. That is why his costume is a clear representation of this.

But his great appearance does not stop there. His combat skills are nearly flawless, he is a master of the katana, and he can use electrical magic. At the moment, this type of magic is the most powerful, as it has the potential to slow down or even bring the beast to a standstill, but it is not limited to that. He can also wield a sword with greater speed and agility and can take on many beasts by himself.

"Roxanne and Jax, advance now!"

"I want the soldiers to meet the people who will lead them to total victory in this mission!"

With that cry from the general, Jax and I moved forward to appear before all the soldiers.

Anxiety and nerves ran through my body at the thought of so many people staring at me.

I look to see where Jax is, he is perfectly calm and has a smile that shows pride.

I look back a bit and see the reaction of the soldiers. Many of the soldiers seemed completely confused. It was as if the soldiers thought it was a joke that Jack and I were in charge of the operation.

"I know that these two apostles look too young for their age, but I assure you that both of them are old enough to carry out a mission, so I ask you to have full confidence in both of them".

General Dwight seems very confident when he speaks, which is precisely what makes most of the soldiers stop hesitating.

"Yes, General!"

The soldiers shouted as they all stood fully erect showing respect.

"¡Right now, roxanne and jax must stand before the soldiers and demonstrate everything they know.!"

I looked at Jax to see if he would cross eyes with me. That way we could see who would introduce themselves first.

Jax at no time crossed glances with me, he just remains with a proud look looking at the general.

jax is a young man of 25 years old, slim, very close to 170cm, has black hair with a lock that falls in the right eye, has blue eyes and always has a cold look, as if he were someone without emotions.

"If you will grant me permission, I will speak first, General!"

Jax spoke up immediately, getting ahead of me, he must do this so that the soldiers would trust him and he would look superior to me in leading a mission.

As he asks the general for permission, he looks down on me while smiling, as if he feels triumphant for speaking before me.

"Go ahead, jax, introduce yourself to the soldiers. In a way that they understand who you are and your way of carrying out a mission!"

Jax took a deep breath to begin speaking.

"As you already know, my name is jax. I am 25 years old, I specialize in earth magic, I use a shield. Which serves me as protection in combat, while at the same time I can use it to fight, though it's usually not as effective in damage."

The soldiers stare at jax while some mutter slightly, but mostly compliments. As if they know that someone who specializes in defending will prioritize the lives of the soldiers anyway.

At that, many soldiers began to smile at Jax's comment. He was generating a lot of confidence in them, and you could even hear them whispering that some of them wanted to join his group.

"So, soldiers, my sole purpose besides the mission will be to take care of you, ensuring a peaceful return home to your families, completely safe and sound."

"I will see to it that everyone returns safely, because that's what a leader does."

"My way of carrying out the mission will be calm and without resorting to sacrifices in vain, I want fighting the beasts to be less relevant and for us to focus more on exploring the outskirts to benefit the entire nation."

"I've had enough of foolish deaths, I just want to accomplish the mission and get us all back home safely!"

"I hope you can see in me a true leader to carry out the mission!"

Jax finished speaking and stood tall.

"Yes, sir, we will trust you!"

A large portion of the soldiers said that in parallel as soon as jax finished speaking.

"Very good presentation jax, you were able to become someone who will generate confidence in the soldiers!"

After saying, that, general dwight looked directly at me. It can be clearly inferred that he wants me to introduce myself now.

I stepped forward and took a deep breath.

"My name is roxanne, I am 30 years old and I specialize in thread magic, my form of combat is totally aggressive, my only goal is to totally eradicate the beasts that are out there and if necessary, I would give my life in order to eliminate as many beasts as possible."

As soon as I said that, most of the soldiers became suspicious of me and started muttering things about how it was a total waste of time to work with me on this mission because it would only lead everyone to certain death.

They are seeing me as a demented girl with a hatred for beasts.

It is normal for them to think that way, after all, not all soldiers are fully trained to face a beast, many die devoured or totally annihilated in combat.

This is because the soldiers' magic is usually more limited than ours, while at the same time it is also weaker, so they must rely on weapons such as spears, swords or powder weapons, but these weapons are not very effective against beasts because their skin is very similar to that of concrete, you would have to make several shots or accurate hits with a normal weapon to get to kill a beast.

"My way of doing things is quite simple, I want to take the strongest soldiers to fulfill the mission that we are given, while at the same time we eradicate as many beasts as possible, we can not continue hiding and living in the shadow of the beasts, we have to go out and kill them.

As soon as I said that, most of the soldiers automatically distrusted me and didn't mutter anything else, they just looked at me with doubts about whether I'm really qualified to carry out this mission.

"I finished my presentation"

Neither soldier says anything, there is only an awkward silence in the air, as if what I said was a complete joke.

"¡Very good Roxanne, that was a very enthusiastic presentation!"

"Right now, Mrs. Seraphine, is in charge of fully explaining the mission, ¡I demand full attention to her words!"

Queen Seraphine slowly climbed on to the stage where General Dwight is.

"Very well, apostles and soldiers, I will explain what the mission consists of"

"The mission can be easy or difficult, it all depends on you"

"All you must do is explore the areas outside this shield and find something that will benefit us as a nation, it can be anything, but you must not go back until you find something, it can be anything that will help us increase our supplies."

The mission that Seraphine asks for is a bit complicated, because in the few occasions before this one that we have gone outside, we have not found anything, outside there are only beasts that devour people.

although he is right, we need to advance more as a nation, therefore, finding supplies outside can become essential, but it is still complicated, we have never been able to get more than a few meters away.

"I will explain you in a better way what we are looking for, we want some new discovery, some time ago we thought that all animals become beasts, but it turned out that some marine animals do not, that precisely helped us to use the sea as a source of food, in addition, we also found outside these islands a lot of vegetable seeds and fruits, that has also helped us, finally, we have also been able to find outside a lot of materials to build houses and weapons, in addition to also use those materials to connect the islands with bridges. Which have increased in size as we have found more materials over time".

"I hope then the mission is clear, there are many things out there, which we do not know yet, we may even find something that will give us complete victory over the beasts, but all that depends on your effort, you have to do it for the nation, for your families who are here".

"There is still hope, we must not give up against the beasts".

"Do all this for eden, if you trust your souls, all will be well, after all, in our soul grows magic and that makes us human, unlike those terrifying beasts out there, none of them have souls, they are just creatures that appeal to their darkest and most primitive instincts."

"Your soul will keep you safe, it will be your protector and your guide, your soul is your greatest weapon that lies in your body, that means that you yourselves are the weapon, the weapon that will lead us to end this hell that we live every day."

"Your soul is your only weapon and companion in this world!"

After Seraphine finished speaking, it definitely inspired everyone.

"Those beasts will not continue to torment us!"

As all the soldiers say this, they extend their hands so that their soul energy shines in the sun on their palms. In this way the whole place was illuminated in different colors, each color representing a type of magic, fire, water, lightning, earth, air, plant.

"Well, right now the preparations for the mission will begin, I would like that now between soldiers you organize yourselves to see who will go with roxanne and with jax."

It was General Dwight who spoke.

They are still shouting excitedly about the mission talk, it is as if they are absolutely sure that everything will go well.

After they finished the talk, the seraphine assistants put up 2 signs, one with jax's name and one with my name.

Many of the soldiers within seconds were signing up for Jax's team, it was quite a long line of at least 30 people.

In my team, there were relatively few soldiers who were interested, there are only 6 soldiers in the line.

I'm not really interested in having a lot of soldiers on my team, I just want to kill beasts so we don't have to be afraid of those creatures, but to kill them I need a team that is strong, a lot of these soldiers aren't. That's why it's just a waste of time to do a mission with soldiers, besides, it's clear that Seraphine only uses them as bait for the monsters.

That's why her plan is to send many soldiers, she wants us to use them as bait in critical situations out there.

I'm not going to fall for that, I can even do this work by myself, I don't need anyone.

I started to walk towards the stage to express my idea, I do not want soldiers to accompany me on this mission, I will carry out this mission with my small team, I do not want my conscience to be dirty with fallen soldiers.

As soon as I get to the stage, General Dwight just looks at me and Seraphine does the same.

Then I walked to the edge of the stage to prepare to scream.

General Dwight just looks at me confused and Seraphine looks at me with a smile, as if she knows what I want to do.

"I will not take any soldiers in my team!"

As soon as I yell that, everyone looks at me negatively, it's obvious that they don't like my comment...