“Our turn.” Sadé said and Jazmel nodded, not looking away from the scene of decimation. He drew Yoru No Tsubasa putting Daishinkan back in his belt. After all, this was the boss of the beast tide, and he needed his strongest sword.
“Everyone get ready.” Jazmel cautioned and his group did as he bid.
Thunder crown
Sadé pulled thunder from the clouds and wreathed her head with it. She had even willed all six of her tails into action. She was now filled with Mana and prepared with thunder dancing along her fingers. Her armour was smudged with soot and ash, but she had seen the least bit of battle of them all.
DING!
BEWARE GENERAL BARBELLON!
And there it was, the tier IV troll ogre general. He was massive, all muscle and wrath, he wore thick leather armour and carried a mallet in one hand and a cleaver in the other. The hate that rested on its face was beyond anything Jazmel had seen, it wanted to do nothing but destroy them all and it was working towards that now.
It roared, growled, and bellowed a challenge. So loud that Jazmel almost had to cover his ears. He noticed Deva and the delta star faction beginning to retreat. He nodded; it made sense for them to. After all, they had done their part and handled the phalanx for them.
The troll ogre did something Jazmel didn’t expect at all. It raised its weapons and clanging them together, the system awakened.
THE TROLL OGRE GENERAL HAS BEGUN THE SONG OF WAR!
THE FIRST SONG OF WAR IS DESOLATION!
ALL ENEMIES OF THE GENERAL WILL SUFFER ITS SPITE!
MANA REGENERATION LOCKED!
STAMINA REPLENISHMENT HINDERED!
ANY WOUNDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLEED!
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THE BASTION OF THE TYRANT RAGES AND REFUSES TO BE HINDERED!
YOUR TYRANT BODY BREAKS THE CHAINS OF THE SONG OF WAR!
+3 END
Jazmel watched the notices as they popped up. His domineering tyrant body quelled the afflictions, he wasn’t under the influence, but the others were. He could tell.
Jazmel stared at the notices in shock. This was a lot, but they were not going to falter here, no they were going to kill this general, and he didn’t care how they did it.
DING!
FLAG OF THE WAR COMMANDER RAISED!
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ERROR!
MANA UNLOCKED!
BUT MANA REGENERATION WILL BE HINDERED!
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Mary was swinging her great flag about and then she stabbed it into the ground.
“Let’s go and see which general won this war.” She said and began to run to meet the troll ogre. Barbellon noticed her and roared, rushing towards her. He raised his weapons to crush her, but Paldane appeared above him.
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Aeonic flame!
Jazmel watched as the troll ogre screamed in pain and shock. He then tried to swat Paldane out the air but then everyone had reached him by then.
Mastodon!
Mary crashed into his mid riff, knocking it back, and making him stumble. Barbellon the general didn’t fall over though; he simply stumbled back and stabbed the cleaver into the ground. Using it to steady himself. He swung his mallet and Mary dodged, while Bannerman leapt over it.
Thunderfire!
A bolt of thunder and flame struck the general clear in the face. He cried out, from shock and irritation but not in pain. He slammed his mallet into the ground and a cloud of dust covered the area. But Jazmel could see him still. Could see his murky Mana from inside the dust cloud.
Sunder!
He carved a wet wound in the side, through the leather armour. He smacked Jazmel aside with the side of the blade; of his cleaver. It hit Jazmel and knocked him clean out of the dust cloud. He hadn't expected the troll ogre to be that quick, but now he knew it.
DING!
WARNING!
HEALTH UNDER 80%
He groaned, but rushed back in.
Full moon!
Jazmel heard, he saw the Mana inside Bannerman burst and fill his entire body. He watched in wonder as his friend, with grey mottled skin and blackened claws. suddenly filled with strength, his black hair, became a shock of white and almost steamed. His speed doubled and he rushed in.
Wolf hunt!
He clawed and struck; each strike a flurry. If Jazmel hadn't been able to see Mana, he would’ve missed many of the strikes. But Bannerman had learned a skill that allowed him to double his strength and speed in a short time. Jazmel could see him burning through his Mana pool very quickly.
Mastodon!
Mary appeared and crashed into the knee of the troll ogre. Knocking him down into a kneeled position. Barbellon raised his mallet and slammed it into the ground before slamming his cleaver atop it too.
THE TROLL OGRE GENERAL HAS BEGUN THE SONG OF LIFE!
GENERAL BARBELLON SINGS THE SONG OF HEALING!
THWART HIS HEALING!!
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The system was warning them and Jazmel, Bannerman and Mary rushed in.
Sunder!
Berserker blood!
Wolf hunt!
Sunder hit the troll ogre clear in his chest. The general hadn't raised his weapons quickly enough, he bore the brunt of Jazmel’s attack full on. Barbellon didn’t even flinch, his eyes caught Jazmel, and they locked. Neither backing down nor conceding the contest of gazes.
DING!
PETRIFYING GLARE OF THE DRAKE RAGES!
AMPLIFIED BY THE DOMINEERING TYRANT TEMPERED BODY!
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PETRIFYING GLARE OF THE DRAKE ADVANCES!
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PETRIFYING GLARE OF THE DRAKE BECOMES
TYRANNY OF THE TYRANT DRAGON!
The general shuddered, suddenly caught off guard and Jazmel could tell it had lost in its gaze against him.
The strong form of Mary appeared, crashing into the side of the troll ogre. Bowling him over and away from his weapons. It roared defiantly, but she simply began to beat it to a pulp. It knocked her off and rose up and they began to bludgeon one another. Mary striking hard and fast with knees and elbows, her blood was flowing. But she was also covered in the ichor of the troll ogre. She leapt up and from beneath its chin she hit him with an uppercut that cracked his head back and dazed him.
But that was when Bannerman appeared, sailing through the air, and crashing both his hands into the eyes of the troll ogre. They squelched as they popped, and Bannerman placed his feet on the nose of the troll ogre. Pushing himself like a diving board he somersaulted off and watched as the troll ogre tried to heal his wounds.
Thunderfire!
A bolt hit him square on the chin. The troll ogre was burned, his face sizzled with wounds.
“Mary!” Jazmel shouted and Mary leapt up. She got behind the troll ogre’s head and wrenched it, using all her might and strength. She broke the neck of the troll ogre. Killing it dead.
DING!
CONGRATULATIONS!
YOU HAVE STOPPED THE FINAL WAVE OF THE FIRST BEAST TIDE!
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YOUR REWARDS WILL BE IMPROVED!
YOU STOPPED THE TROLL OGRE PHALANX!
YOUR REWARDS WILL IMPROVE!
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YOU DEFEATED TIER IV TROLL OGRE GENERAL BARBELLON THE CANNIBAL!
YOUR REWARDS WILL BE GREATLY IMPROVED!
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Jazmel watched the screen as the notification appeared.
WARNING!
THE EASTERN WALL HAS FALLEN!
STOP THE BEAST TIDE FROM DECIMATING THE CITY!
Jazmel turned and looked at his friends. They were burned out, Bannerman had stopped his skill, his hair had returned to the black tussled locks he had always known him to have. But he was beleaguered, his Mana was running on empty. Even his stamina was low, he was sweating bricks and Jazmel could see it on him, that he was fighting to stay conscious.
Mary had sat in a cross-legged position; she looked to be meditating. Then he realised, she was undergoing a tier tribulation.
“Mary get to master tier!” he said, and she didn’t respond, but he hoped she had heard him.
“Sadé stay here and protect them both, I will go to the eastern gate.” She nodded but looked at him worried.
“Alone?” she asked, but before he could respond. Paldane landed with a great thump and huffed smoke from between his teeth.
“Never alone.” He uttered and she nodded, smiling at him.
He climbed up behind Paldane and felt his stomach flip as Paldane leapt into the sky. hurtling through the sky towards the city and its eastern wall.