"Ah!!!"
"Help!!"
"Run for your lives!!!"
With the first scream, all of Heian-kyo gradually erupted into turmoil.
"Everyone, don't panic! Return to your homes and hide!!"
The government constables began beating gongs and drums as they evacuated the civilians, telling them to return home and hide.
Those unable to return home were told to find somewhere nearby to hide.
Before long, the roiling Heian-kyo gradually calmed once more.
When the samurai and soldiers climbed onto the city walls, a grim, murderous air filled the city.
A samurai defending the city looked at the swarm of insects in the distance, slapped the battlements, and said, "Notify the general at once. Request support from the Onmyo Bureau and the Divine Court Thirteen Squads.
"The enemy is flying too high. Our bows have limited killing power against them.
"And besides..."
His gaze lowered to the beast legion and the Greed Legion advancing slowly below, his expression grave. "We have enemies of our own to face."
"Yes!" the messenger shouted in acknowledgment before turning to relay the military report.
Heian-kyo's imperial palace was called Heian Palace. Not only did the emperor reside there, but all government offices were located there as well.
Moreover, because Heian-kyo's outer city walls had originally been left unfinished, Heian Palace's walls had been built exceptionally solid and imposing.
Onmyoji had also inscribed barrier runes upon them. At critical moments, they could raise a protective barrier.
It guarded Heian-kyo as tightly as an iron barrel.
At this moment, the emperor was at the competition grounds on East Mountain, watching the martial exchange between Dongying and Huaxia.
A group of court officials had also received news that Heian-kyo was under attack.
The regent Kampaku Fujiwara Taikyu, the Minister of the Right, the counselors, and the other court nobles began discussing a