Chapter Eighteen: The Constellations

The Astrologer by the name of Richard Cross evaded the poisoned arrows, as henchmen suddenly attacked the border of Gawkins Republic for the second time that day. He tried to counter, pointed his right palm to the attackers, and summoned a constellation.

"Big Dipper!" he shouted.

The stars suddenly appeared from his palm to form the conjured constellation above them, and then he shouted the next fundamental word.

"Firo!"

The stars which formed the big dipper suddenly rained on the target as falling fire, and the enemy henchmen evaded it by raising their shields. They then retaliated with another set of poisoned arrows fired at high speed possible.

Everybody tried to avoid the raining arrows.

The other Astrologers aimed their own conjuring by summoning other constellations and shouting the fundamental word.

"Libra!"

"Orion!"

"Firo!"

As successive conjured fires rained at the enemy attackers, they finally felt overwhelmed and decided to retreat. Now, the henchmen from the side of the Gawkins Republic fired their own poisoned arrows at the retreating attackers, and managed to hit several of them.

The peacekeeping mission has successfully defended the disputed trading route as Gawkins pledge loyalty to the Commission on Appointments. Now that the Blue Ribbon Committee has voted to withdraw from the area, the future of Gawkins' economy and supply chain is in grave danger of being sabotaged.

"Nice work, well done, Your Reverence," the Centurion by the name of Fenwick Horace said. "The fires will keep them away for now."

"The Tenth Kingdom is committed to protect the Gawkins people from harm, sir. That is why we are all here."

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