2024-03-19 20:28:01"We can actually win this!"
Krystal had his hands folded as he watched the general plop in confusion.
In front of him were the countless soldiers and Kira, who were trapped by their own shadow.
He dubbed this technique "Shadow Realm Prison."
The inside of the shadow itself was a whole different dimension; that was why Yusaku Ona could not sense his army even after using seismic sense, an advanced Anima technique in which the user could feel the presence of everything and everyone within the radius of their Anima's aura.
In this case, Yusaku Ona's seismic sense could reach well over one kilometer.
"We don't have much time; Grover should wrap this up."
Krystal was feeling the backlash of the hundreds of soldiers trying to use their aura to escape.
"If it goes on like this, they'll escape in less than five minutes.".
Five minutes—that was the time Grover had to deliver a finishing blow to the agitated general.
'Here goes nothing.'
He channeled his anima and was now mimicking a familiar motion.
It was the motion of Killswitch, Krystal's signature move.
"Direct hit!"
"The bastards are down!"
"It's over!"
The allied army started celebrating, but it was too quick. Yusaku Ona emerged from the dust of the attack unscathed.
His gaze looked more agitated than ever.
Grover was sweating all over at this sudden turn of events; the corners of his lips were trembling.
'How is he still standing after taking that hit?'
His shock didn't end there, as what Yusaku Ona said afterward made his entire body tremble.
"Did you really think an attack from a fake would hurt me?"
"How did you know?"
It was at that moment...
The shadow trap was broken, and all the soldiers emerged. As if things couldn't get any worse. Krystal, who had drained most of his Anima, lost his balance as Vladmir gave him a hand.
They were in the very middle of the army.
"Tsk, it seems we have no choice now, Vo.".
Krystal said with a devious smile on his face as he cracked his knuckles.
"Let's show these bastards what the Shadows Guild is made up of, captain!".
The man-beast replied as he summoned his hammer.
The two monsters then charged towards the army.
It was 2 men vs. 200 men.
No, what transpired made it look like it was two dragons scorching a field filled with ants.
"Kill switch!"
"Thunder Mash!"
The soldiers were sent flying in different directions.
At the same time...
Kira, who was also freed from her shadow, rushed towards Yusaku Ona and a knocked-out Grover, whose transformation had ended.
"General! You're okay!"
"It seems my brother couldn't make it."
"Yes, sir, I just received a letter from him, and the contents are disturbing."
She hesitated before handing him a letter.
The contents were... "Go get yourself."
Yusaku Ona scoffed as he stared at the army of 50 and the trio that was dashing towards him.
He was still angry that these people would dare try such a trick on him.
His chaotic aura started to fill the area, and the charging army started to shake in fear; some of them were paralyzed, others lost consciousness immediately.
This was the wrath of Yusaku Ona.
It was only the trio that were barely walking now; they were looking all battered and weak, and even a simple flick on their forehead could knock them out.
"Accursed artifact users, don't get fright, for you will pass unto the afterlife with your sins burned away.".
He pulled out his sword, which was crafted with ellium ore.
A substance was discovered four hundred years ago that could withstand the force of artifact powers.
Once the ore is smelted, it becomes the hardest metal in the world, thus making it the most suitable material for fighting against artifact users.
It was the ultimate weapon developed to fight against artifact users.
Kira did the same; hers was a rapier.
"Now you all shall perish!"
He dashed towards the weakened trio to deliver the finishing blow.
"Snatch Steal!"
His sword disappeared and was in the hand of a battered Grover.
Snatch stealing doesn't just copy other artifacts' abilities; it also allows Grover to swipe any item from his target.
"Huff. Huff, I'm not done with you yet."".
The weakened thief spoke as he stood in front of the trio to protect them.
''It was my plan they followed. I won't let you harm them any further''
He thought to himself as he took a glance at the current battlefield.
Krystal and Vladmir were holding their own against what remained a few dozen soldiers, but the two were weakened from using their combined anima to cast the failed Shadow Prison.
They had barely even recuperated from the injuries they gave each other a week ago.
''Those two idiots are being too reckless; their wounds will open up if this continues any further...'
He shook his head, not wanting to imagine the possible future.
He now had a determined look on his face. As he pointed the blade at Yusaku Ona.
"I won't let you hurt these bastards any further!"
"Kira, hand me your sword."
She complied with her general's order and took a few steps back.
Grover charged at him and took a swing, only for the man to dodge the attack effortlessly.
That wasn't going to stop him, though.
He kept swinging the sword at him, with none of his attacks seeming to hit.
This went on for about 10 minutes.
"I like your ferocity, brave warrior."
He was commended as he kept dodging the sword strikes.
Grover was not a swordsman, nor had he ever received any sword training except for fencing.
He had a decent level of fencing skills, which he learned from his mother when he was a mere child.
But he had never actually tried to fence, and even if he did, it wouldn't change the fact that the sword he was holding wasn't a fencing sword, which puts him at a major disadvantage against the prolific swordsmanship of Yusaku Ona.
He didn't know how to use a regular sword, yet he kept swinging the blade, hoping to strike down his foe.
"But fury and no talent will only lead to your demise!"
Yusaku Ona thrust his sword forward, blocking the incoming attack, as he delivered a blow to the thief.
The trio then had a disgusted expression on their faces as blood splattered on their faces.
Ruth couldn't control herself as he screamed.
If only they could use their artifacts, if only they weren't victims of the mad general's aura burst attack.
Then they could have avoided what had just transpired.
Grover dropped the sword he was holding as everyone had a shocking expression except for Kira, who smirked as she watched blood dripping from Yusaku Ona's sword.
The battlefield was quiet.
"Grover!!!!!!"
Krystal's aura spiked a lot, and he sent a soldier flying as he started to rush over to the other side.
"Hahahahaha! Perish, you accursed artifact user."" He laughed like a maniac.
Yusaku Ona had a devious smile on his face as he licked the blood on his sword.
Grover had a hole in his chest.
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Grover sat meditating in the house of shadows. One of the most unlikeliest places that he thought he would be at this time. Not quite surprisingly, it had been a year since their adventures with the members of the guild and the Ore organization. He smiled gently because, at least, that was something to smile about now—because those were terrible days. Days in which they lived for months on the brink of the end of all humanity, only one step away from one wrong move. Beside him, Shambala was levitating. It seemed as though both of them were communicating through telepathic means without even saying any words. Not too far away from them, Vladimir and Krystal had just finished dueling that morning, and while Vladimir had stopped to clean the perspiration from his face, Krystal, who had won the match, was feeling a bit more excited and was walking away with a smile on his face.On Krystal’s side, it seems like after everything, their lives went back to normal. But, of course, he knows th
In The Enemy's Lair IV
Krystal, in getting out of his stance, quickly lunged at the man, whom he quickly identified as a member of the organization. He remembered the horrible things this particular individual had done to him in the past few hours and was not only going to pay back, but was also going to take the opportunity to punish him for his offenses against mankind.The man quickly realized that he was in a dire situation with three of them facing him, but being a typical member of the organization, it did not even occur to him that there was any other way out of this. He was possessed by the kind of pride that could not ask for mercy. He braced himself for battle and began to fight ceaselessly, even as they attacked him mercilessly on every side.Several times in the short period, they would look at each other’s faces and, without saying a word, deploy the strategy on how to teach this fellow lesson. All he knew was that he bore the brunt of this skill technique, but he did not know how they arrived,
In The Enemy's Lair III
As Grover and Vladimir fought with the guard, Krystal simply looked on without saying anything. Grover realized that, at that point, he was unstable and also very vulnerable. It could easily be tilted in any direction if he stayed in that trance, so even as he fought, he thought of the scheme to get them out of this situation.“Krystal! Krystal, we’re here.” He yelled, but there was no response.Seeing this, they immediately continued to fight with the man once again while they kept trying to use physics on Krystal so he would awaken.Krystal remained where he was standing and didn’t quite pay attention to them, but the man they were fighting with did not like the idea that they were trying to wake Krystal up. The man was annoyed with the way things were going. It was his fault, but there was nothing he was going to be able to do about it. He had caused it. In that moment, he thought of a number of things. The first of which was the reason why he did not call for backup as soon as he
In The Enemy's Lair II
Grover lay on his side, thinking about how he had probably broken a few ribs and how tired he felt. This fight had gone on seemingly forever. He knew they could not give up. But he had to admit that he was getting tired. He looked to Vladimir, who was unmoving with his face in the dust, and did not like the silence, which was only interrupted by the heavy breathing of the guard. If there was any consolation in this situation, it was the fact that the heavy breathing was an indication that the guard himself found them a worthy challenge and was also tired.Just as they finished fighting, as they lay in the dust, they heard a mighty sound as the wall behind them cracked. Grover mustered all his energy in time to see what had made that sound, and he noticed Vladimir also tried to do that, regardless of how tired he was. Not knowing what was beyond the wall, he did not like it that the man behind it had been fighting. He was excited about whoever was coming behind it and looked at it with
In The Enemy's Lair
Grover and Vladimir had been fighting the security person they had seen by the gate to the cave, and it looked like he was getting the better of them. In fact, he had begun gloating, teasing, and making fun of them about how weak they were despite being two and coming against him as a single person.Just as he thought that he had defeated the two, a loud yell came from deep inside the structure. When Grover heard it, it took a minute to sink in, and he then became excited because he would know this voice. Anyway, this was Krystal’s voice. Krystal was yelling that he was not going to agree to be used.“ Arggg!!! Leave me alone! I will win! I have already won! I will always win.“ He kept shouting these over and over again, warding off whatever entity it was that he was fighting, saying that he wouldn’t give up and he'd keep fighting. The more they listened to the exchange, the more they realized that he wasn’t fighting with someone outside of himself but with something on his inside. It
Battle At The Gates Of Doom II
Grover and Vladimir have been deployed by Shambala to go find Krystal and his father, rescue them, and bring them to safety while he and the rest of the guild had a face-off with the members of the organization at the gate. Aside from the unfortunate fellow who had seen them attempting to escape and had paid for it dealing with his life, no other person had seen or been accosted so far because of the chaos they had left at the gate. Grover did not think that they would intentionally make such a stupid decision as to drain the entire facility of its fighting force to only one location to fight an enemy.He thought that the decision to concentrate their entire fighting force in one location was born out of the mindset that they had never been attacked here and, with the exception of the members of the guild, might never have even been discovered at this location. Grover also thought of how it was such a good feeling. Nobody was lunging at him to take his life or were trying to fight wit
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