2023-02-03 19:25:20Yen laid unconscious with almost no breath in his lungs, his pulse was so little that it could barely be felt. His heart beat as if it was about to give up, and his body was so cold that he could be declared dead.
But Mina had no time to grieve over Yen's condition. As she knelt beside him crying, a scout came to report that a large army had been spotted outside the city walls. She immediately stood up and left the room saying ,"let's go pay them back" as she wiped her tears.
Mina made her way to the military assembly ground and called out "STORM RIDERS!!!" And in a matter of seconds, her entire unit was assembled. They numbered about one-thousand with fifty-five elites and all were ready for battle.
The others also assembled their own units and got ready to march out into battle. Inumaki with his 'ground breakers', Lee with his 'shuan-gou' unit, Susan with the rescue team, and Yamato with the king's army.
Rosewell refused to lead any unit. He just wanted to run into the battlefield and rampage until he he felt consolation for his son, "I won't stop until my little Liam is at peace" he said as he ran straight into the warzone and started causing havoc.
Inumaki's ground breakers followed right behind him and unleashed thier joint eruption technique "WRATH OF THE STONE GOD" and caused every part of the battlefield to tremble. They kept the technique going by placing their hands on the ground and pouring their energy into it and the more they focused, the more intense the tremors got and soon the ground began to swallow some of their enemies. Immediately after that they unleashed another joint technique "GRAND ERUPTION!!" and from within the cracks in the ground, hot molten lava began to pour out in excess and began to burn and impede the progression of the enemies.
As the lava cooled down, the ground breakers fell back and the shuan-gou unit advanced forward and joined Rosewell in the midst of the battle. The king's army followed them from the sides while the storm riders and the rescue unit remained on standby.
Things were going smoothly for the army of Yamato but as usual, the enemy forces had an overwhelming advantage in numbers. The shuan-gou unit were getting pushed back and casualty reports started coming in. Fifteen dead, thirty-six with severe injuries, a hundred and fifty with minor injuries and rest had a few scratches. It wasn't that serious yet but the numbers were bound to increase.
Susan and her rescue team deployed into the battlefield to help treat the injured and take them out of the fight. They were swift and smooth as they moved in and out of the battlefield, rescuing their injured comrades.
Mina and her unit remained on standby waiting for 'the right moment'.
"So when do we deploy, boss" one of her elites asked.
"I'll give the command" she said without even looking at him, and he took a step back.
Soon the moment she was waiting for came and she got ready to deploy.
As she looked far into the distance, she saw a second horde approaching with Albus leading the charge.
She reached into her pocket and brought out a circular device that fit just right in palm of her hand and spoke into it.
"E.V.A. activate" she said, and the device glowed with a bright blue pattern. Then she placed it on her back and the device attached itself to her and her eyes glowed blue.
Mina looked at the elite beside her and noticed that he was trembling and breathing heavily.
"Are you nervous?" She asked and he replied "yes"
"What is your name?" She asked and he answered "Clyde"
"Alright Clyde" she said
"I know that the second army approaching is a real army of men and that none of you have ever killed a man before, but take my advice."
"Set your conscience aside in this battle, because your enemies come with none."
"Now my soldiers" Mina said out loudly
"SUMMON YOUR MOUNTS!!" and they all did
"SET FORMATION!!" And they paired themselves into smaller units of two, one lightning and one wind. Mina stood alone with the cute chubby sky rabbit as her companion.
"STORM RIDERS!!!" she called out
"CHAARRRRGE!!!" she yelled at the top of her voice and at her command, the entire unit ran through the battlefield destroying every enemy in their path
In a matter of seconds they made their way through the first battalion and into the huge gap that separated them from the second battalion. Immediately, they switched formation and all the wind users gathered in front and unleashed a joint attack.
"AIR WAVE!!!" they yelled as they motioned their hands and caused a great wind to blow away the enemies in front of them, and as their enemies stood stunned by the attack, they went for the slaughter.
It wasn't an easy battle but it wasn't hard either. As usual the enemy had an overwhelming number but that was equalled by skills of the Storm riders. The only hard one to beat was Albus, and they all left him for Mina.
As soon as Albus saw Mina, he immediately ran to give her his greetings along with a few flaming hot fireballs.
"I see you came to die again." Mina said to Albus after she had evaded all his attacks. Before Albus could reply, she immediately closed the distance between them and engaged him in a solid snake-like close quarter combat.
Albus was powerful but hand-to-hand wasn't his forte. Before he could properly react, Mina had already gotten some major hits in. He managed to create some distance between them and get back his focus but as soon as he did that, Mina brought out her crossbow and shot at him. He managed to evade the shot but Mina immediately closed the distance between them again and got a few more hits in before he pushed her back with his flames.
"This would have been way easier if I had Yen with me" Mina said under a heavy breath.
"Well, I'll just have to manage with what Susan gave me"
"E.V.A" she said as she drew out her sword
"OVERDRIVE!!"
Albus noticed the sudden change in the atmosphere and knew that something big was coming. He immediately set up a thick wall of flames around himself but even that couldn't stop Mina.
Mina's movement could not be followed. She wasn't too fast see but she was too fast to predict. every movement she made sent Albus' sense of judgement into disarray and threw him off focus but even with that, she couldn't land a finishing blow. Every time she got close enough, Albus would unleash a wide range attack in all directions and cause her to fall back. The arrows she shot with her crossbow had an effect but they were quickly depleted.
Another of Mina's problems was that she was running out of energy. Even though she had the upper hand at the moment, she knew that things wouldn't go well for her within the next few minutes and that if she wanted to prevent the worst from happening, she would have to kill Albus within a short time.
Mina looked down into the ground as she knew and took deep breath, then she's looked up and saw that everything was moving slowly. Soon, she noticed that her heart rate had increased and all the fatigue was disappearing from her body.
"I know this feeling." She said as tears ran down her cheeks and she smiled and turned back to see Yen walking majestically towards her.
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As soon as Ellie noticed there was something wrong with Orie, she signaled her crew to turn off their cameras. He had been mumbling for a while but soon the mumbling intensified. His eyes were heavy, his voice was inaudible, he could feel his consciousness fading but he kept on praying.He had thought that he had enough strength to keep up the prayer but his condition was worse than he had thought it was."I'm sorry" he said as he fell to his knees and went silent.As the paramedics were rushing to take Orie away the thing that he was trying to keep under control broke free and took over Natsumi.Kaen tried to call back his flames but they were sniffed out as soon as they came in. The mist was thick, it was cold and he could barely see what was in front of him. Icicles were coming at him from different angles and he could hardly evade any of them.He saw himself at a dead end. He could not see anything he could do that would cause him to win the match. He was tired, bleeding, aching a
Keeping cool
"Who should I fear more?" Kaen wondered"Is it the monster that makes me shudder""Or is it the vessel that contains it?"As Kaen prepared to engage his opponent, all that he could think of was the fear that he felt. He could not forget it.Not many remember it but there was once a great incident that took place in Fubuki island. It was an incident that almost claimed the lives of all who lived on the island.A great frost, so cold that no flame could resist, quickly spreading and freezing everything in its path. In the dark winter night when many slept, this frost came along to take their breath.Somehow, everyone woke up in their beds the next morning with no recollection of the past twelve hours. This event sparked many rumors and among them was the rumour that the residents died and were brought back, proponents of this rumor backed their claims by speculating a tragic event within the twelve hours period.That night came to be known as the night where men slept. The "silent night
I am here
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Still standing
Of the expectations that the people had, no one expected that a majority of the spectators would be okay with the outcome of the fight. They were sure that what they saw was real, they were sure that what they saw was fair, they were sure that the contestants gave it their all and they were sure that the winner deserved his victory.Even those who didn't support him in the beginning were cheering for him with all their heart, even those who lost their bets because of him rejoiced at the sight.There were many good fighters in the tournament, many who at the wave of their hands would cause marvelous sights but of all the fights in the tournament, Orie had shown them most invigorating.The cheers went on for a while until people in the crowd began to notice that the referee was yet to formally declare a winner. Soon they noticed that orie had not made a single movement since the clearing of the dust, he was still standing but he could not move.Though one person was on the floor while t
The bird and the beast
From within the circle came forth a huge bird of prey; a hawk. It appeard to be fully covered in silver. Just by looking at it, one could tell that its beak was harder than a rock and that its claws were as sharp as blades, even its wings didn't seem flying was all they could do. At this point in the battle where pride was being cast aside, the same thought ran through the minds of everyone watching. "NOW THE REAL FIGHT BEGINS" "Go" at this command from Chris, the bird threw itself at Orie with incredible speed. Orie evaded the bird without problem but what came next was quite challenging. After evading an attack from above he found himself facing one from below. Not many can escape such attacks from Chris. He would use the bird to make his opponents dodge in a certain manner, then he would go in for the real attack when their balance had been compromised. It was quite an effective move, but just not for Orie. "How is this possible?" Chris thought to himself as h
The market day
"This is my day" "This is my day" "This is my day" It kept repeating but Natsumi could not understand what it meant" "This is my day" She knew she had forgotten something "This is my day" She was sure she had forgotten something "This is my day" Something that would help her discern the situation. "This is my day" It stopped as soon as she realized what it meant. She remembered that when she thought it was Orie's birthday, he had told her these words. She remembered how he told her of the four market days of his tribe and that he shared his name with one of them. She remembered that he told her how the days affected his power, and this made her the least surprised person among the audience when Orie got back up on his feet. "WHAT... THE... F***!!!!?" Ellie screamed at the camera "How much blood does this guy have?" "He's lost so much yet he is still standing" "What kind of immortal dragon sh** is this" "This is not easy to believ
Silver blade
Chris Vanadium. The only reason he didn't make it to the finals as much as Cal was that he faced Waramaki in most of the semifinals. He is one of the few people that have been able to beat Cal in the previous tournaments. He is also a one time champion and the one he beat to earn that title was none other than Fuji Waramaki. There were many reasons to fear him, but most feared attribute of his was the speed of his blade. Yes, he fights with a sword and he is really good with it; so good that a large percentage of his matches end in less than a minute. Anyone that saw his previous match was immediately reminded of how dangerous he was, even some that had faith in Orie in the previous match lost it for this one. To sum things up on how dangerous he was, the chance of him making it to the final match of the current tournament was ninety-nine percent. Though Orie's match was the first of round one, in round two, his match was the third. Not many had high hopes for this match beca
The doubt of many
There was complete silence in all parts of the stadium. It wasn't that people had nothing to say but what could they say that could explain what just happened before their eyes? They just watched as the referee ran in to confirm the outcome. It took longer than usual as the referee also had his doubts but in the end he had no choice but to declare Cal unable to continue. The silence broke immediately he stood up to declare Orie the winner. The doubt of many began to flow out in words. "IT'S A LIE!!" "THIS IS BULLSHIT!!" "THIS GAME IS RIGGED!!" There was no word of doubt that was not spoken at that moment. Even when the medics came out to put Cal on a stretcher, people still thought it was an act. What could Orie do? He had just won a match and no one believed it. There was hardly anyone cheering for him, all the loud voices expressed nothing but doubt, hate, and disbelief. Despite all the hate he was getting, he just cracked a smile and walked out of the arena
Fight like me
You never truly appreciate a miracle unless you heard of it before it happened. That moment when the thing you thought was just too impossible begins to unfold before you for the very first time. There is no look more precious than that of one who has had such experience. Miracles happen only once. After that, it becomes a possibility. Cal and Orie were initially rated on a seven to one ratio. This meant that the officials of this tournament believed that Cal was at least seven times more powe6r than Orie and seven times more likely to win. At the current time the ratio had become ten to one. It seemed hopeless for the few that had put their faith in Orie. The match wasn't over but the situation made them feel the winner was already decided. "What is he doing in there?" "Does he have a death wish?" "Just give up already!!"even some of those that were on his opponent's side felt pity for him but Orie was not one to dwell on pity. He could not hear their words, al
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