“graughh–
Oommph!”
“Haha!
Take that!”
“Stop trying to fight then all Aki, hurry up!”
“Were in no rush and I need to get my fists warmed up.”
Booff!
The woman smashes her fist into a pale face of a mindless stranger
“These are real people,” Shiryu pull her away,
“I don’t care, I’m–
Uhh~
Stop that, give me back my strength!”
“I didn’t take it, it’s because of you acting up,
We’re supposed to be in sync,”
“Do it again then quick.” Aki who had just been widely trashing around at the zombified people now hobbles weakly
Within the thick layer of fog drowning the city of Furlheim the pair dart through after discovering a way to regain their strength,
..
“Promise you won’t be reckless then,
We can’t he fighting every single group we come across you know.”
“I can only promise to try and hold myself back more.”
“Hhhhnngg~” Shiryu sighs
“Fine we will compromise with that…”
“Sync back now.”
“Close your eyes then,” Shiryu slips in between her arms
“Don’t think about anything else…
….
….
….
Good…
Let’s go then,”
…
It’s a strange ability Shiryu has, when in perfect synchronization with the deep emotions of someone else, they both gain a surge of unknown strength.
(Why do I have this?)
chht-chht-chht♪
Their feet continuously kicking up small rocks and debris scattered around the demolished concrete city grounds
Thunk!
Shiryu’s foot accidentally stamps into a soft rotting corpse
“urghh” he yanks his leg out,
Aki hold her breath and increases her speed up,
This was slowly becoming commonplace for them, because of the fog they weren’t able to see to far ahead occasionally running into dead bodies from people who decided to jump off their platforms in the air
And the ones that did make it to the ground would eventually succumb to the draining subsequently becoming a ‘zombie’
“Grauuggg~” ….
Speaking of, Aki and spot a group of them ahead as they approach dome-lik structure not pulled into the sky like the rest
….
“No,”
Shiryu pulls the woman’s arm back as she was just about to rush them,
“We don’t have to fight all…”
“Alright, alright, I won’t,
But look, they’re trying to get at something inside that dome,
Someone may be hiding from them in there.”
“Well let’s see who,
I’ll use my magic create after images of us to get the zombies’ attention, we’ll make our way around them.”
“Why do you always propose such boring strategies?”
“The education system has taught me to prioritize efficiency over everything, my method is more–”
“–You are losing me Shiryu…”
“Fine, let’s just rush em”
“Now you get me,
Smoke bomb substitution!”
…
Closing her eyes to activate her requiem, Aki conjures a ball of smoke firing it by the group
Vwoof♪
As it explodes Ali simultaneously swaps positions, appearing out of the smoke,
Wahchingg♪
She swings a chain whip at the legs of the zombies yanking some of them to the ground
(She’s enjoying this too much…)
“Shut your eyes real quick, Aki!” Shiryu calls bring his hands together for one resounding
“Blinding flash!”
Clopp!♪
He claps a wave of light that distorts the pale-skinned, nutrition lacking mindless drove of humans, distorting their sights briefly
“huyah!”
Shiryu performs a simple but high jump into the air
(What should I do here…
A regular air diving tackle…?
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Or should I try something magical, like refection hopping.....?
No, there’s not enough light here for that..
I’ll just sett–)
“Whoah”
Gudunk!
Thinking over his next move for too long Shiryu flops onto the ground near the zombies with a loud thump
“What was that supposed to be?” Aki disapproves
“whooupp
Phwoo~~”
She breathed in and then out a strong-smelling gas
“You might want to step back a little,” Aki herself making distance, she takes out a red fire magic stone, pulsing it with magic the stone becomes ablaze as it rockets from her hand into the gas..
KABANG!!
….
“Hey I told you not to murder them!” Shiryu stumbles up narrowly escaping the blast
“Relax it wasn’t a fiery explosion you heard it,
It’s more of a ‘bang’ those ‘people’ aren’t dead just scattered about with concussions,
I’ve been training my whole life you know I know what I’m doing.”
“Sorry, I just don’t want if or when they go back to normal more people be dead than there already are.”
“You’re jumbling your words but I understand.” Aki shrugs,
With the area clear for now the two search around the dome for an entrance...
…..
….
….
“What kind of building has no entrance?
How do they expect you to get in?” Shiryu comments after they’d made a lap around the structure
“Hmm, I’ve heard that Furlheim has a sort of causal battle culture to it, these domes maybe a part of that.” Aki remarks
“Smash the wall Shiryu, we don’t have all day
“We do but I digress.”
Cracksh!
With a double palm thrust Shiryu breaks down a portion of the brick wall
….
“Now let’s see what’s insi-
Eckehk!
Echek!”
As the walls came down so did a foul stench
(I think I’m going to be sick)
Inside were dozens of bodies, dead bodies some already rotted away and some covered in worms and maggots
The stench enough to make you vomit your insides out
“bluurugh!” Aki already begins,
“Lets get far away.” She wheezes
“I can’t breathe properly.”
“Its already spreading far.” Shiryu because of his beast body is able to manage the stench a little more though it just as horrid for him
“We will have to go back up for now.”
Grabbing a hold of Aki Shiryu high jumps onto the roof of the dome.
“hyuhh!”
And then another even higher jump he takes into the air….
…..
…..
…Easily landing on one of the house platforms held up by the dragon’s black webs.
..
“Haaah~ The air is much clearer up here.” He breathes out heavily, so does Aki
“I would have objected on going up here again, but uggh I feel sick,
If we come across another dome we’re leaving it alone,”
“The people must have hidden themselves there and eventually died from starvation…”
…
“Speaking of, I wonder if there’s anything to eat up here,” Aki looks at a small house not unlike the one the spent time in
“I thought you were feeling sick?”
“I just threw up so now I’m hungry, plus a warrior should not whine…”
(Whined a lot these past months but ok)
“I’ll check it out,” Shiryu edges up to the house,
(Please don’t have more dead bodies inside…)
…
…
Cautiously he turns open the door holding his breath before peeking–
“Whah!”
Whhick!♪
Shiryu pulls his head away instantly as a blade comes whizzing at it ….
“Someone!?” Aki already rushing to his side
“You won’t take me alive!!”
A strangely familiar voice roars out
Shiryu pushes through inside upon hearing,
“We are not enemies.”
“huh?
Shiryu? Chief?”
“Claude?”