“Wh-h-h-hat is your plan?”
Sitting on Cyrus's Shoulders, I say, “I am going to need you to run around, and shout what I tell you all over the city. To make sure this goes well I need no stuttering.”
“I-I-I-I-I am not s-s-s-sure I ca-a-a-a-a-an do that.”
Using my tails, I cover Cyrus's face and say, “I know talking to people can be scary, but I can guarantee you that the sensation from touching my tails is stronger, so if you feel worried just focus in on that, and remember I believe in you.”
“I will try my best.”
“That’s a good dragon, now let's go.”
Running at full speed Cyrus moves in the direction I point him in. He is so ridiculously fast that I feel like I have just been dropped from a hundred meters in the sky. He really is a physical monster, oh I really wish I could fight him.
After reaching a highly populated area I signal Cyrus to stop, and then I whisper in his ears, “Shout this.”
“EVERYONE PERCY HAS BEEN FOUND, REPORT T-T-TO JETER’S RESIDENCE IMMEDIATELY!!!”
Upon hearing Cyrus's overwhelming voice everyone stops in surprise. This is exactly what I wanted. Putting my hands on my head I say, “I need to get prepared.”
I suddenly feel a surge of thoughts and emotions forced into my head. When everyone hears Cyrus scream, they all immediately forget what they are doing and their heads clear so it is easier to sort through them, and single out certain thoughts.
My issue was that going through all the information in these people's heads to find who I was looking for, was almost impossible so instead, I should just make the person I was looking for have certain thoughts and feelings.
Upon hearing Cyrus's announcement, he should feel confused knowing that he hasn’t been caught, unlike everyone one else who will feel relieved or surprised.
“He isn’t here, let's move on to the next zone Cyrus.”
“Right,” he says taking off at full speed.
Running all over the city Cyrus screams and screams, while I continue to go through everyone’s heads.
Did they really find Percy?
I heard a bunch of people saying they did.
Wasn’t that Suzuka and Cyrus, it must be true then, I see no reason for those two to lie.
Mommy, why is Percy coming back at a big event?
I am going to duff that bastard right in the gut.
You’re letting him off easy, I am going crush his balls.
This is great, I need to recall all the search teams.
Oh, big bro Percy is back, I hope he has stories from kicking Gevurah's butt.
What the hell is going on, I haven’t been caught, is this some sort of Ruse?
This must be him! “Cyrus, he is over in that direction, run full speed ahead.”
-Break-
Φ “Mime, what should we do, at this rate we’re going to be unable to sell anything for money?”
“Anto, don’t worry, we will just get one of those flying wonderbeasts out of Skydust.”
“But Mime, don’t they know our face.”
“Fool have you forgotten thieves rule number 5; always have a disguise, so that if you accidentally commit war crimes while drunk, you can get away scot-free.”
“Right Mime, let’s get to packing.”
“We will take our stuff here back to where we keep that giant scarf, then we will fly straight off of Skydust. A flawless plan,” I say as me and Anto start to laugh.
Suddenly Anto says, “Mime get ready, something is coming!!” The moment he says this ice bursts throw the side of the building directly at us.
Grabbing me, Anto throws a dagger and inverts us to a new location, but the ice still flows directly at us, so I use my dagger and I strike it inverting and breaking it to pieces.
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But out of that wave of ice springs Orb. “I am back.”
Staring at his princely face I freeze for a moment which almost allows him to catch me, but Anto grabs me away just in time.
“Anto, we need to get out of here
“But what about our stuff?”
“We will come back for it later, right now we need to move.”
Φ “Right,” I say throwing my dagger. If it covers a bit more distance we can teleport all the way over to the next building. Suddenly, I see something hit my dagger mid-air and knock it far away.
What was that?
“Anto what is taking so long, he is coming!”
Φ As Orb runs towards me and Anto I use my dagger to invert the floor and burst it open.
“Not good enough, I already know your tricks.” Without a single wasted second Orb freezes the roof with ice.
“I can break that as well,” I say as I try to strike the ice, but suddenly it turns into snow and I miss.
Pulling my hand back to try and regain my lost footing, I see the snow has turned back into ice again, so I try to invert it yet again, but whenever I strike it all the ice turns to snow.
“I told you, I know you’re tricks.”
Thieves rule 6; Don’t use spirit energy unless you have to, it will completely give away your position. I guess this qualifies as having too, “I will fight you head-on then.”
Using spirit energy on my legs I charge forward, but when I try to take a big step forward the ice turns into snow and I lose my footing.
Orb uses this moment to dash straight as me. I guess I have no choice; I focus my spirit energy into my right arm then I throw my dagger directly at Orb's legs; this will invert his limb and render it useless, I really didn’t want to use this but I have no choice. Sorry prince.
Suddenly, in mid-air, my dagger is knocked away. Then all the snow I was sinking into turned back into ice.
Orb says, “Thanks for the assist, Atalanta.”
I am stuck he is going to catch me.
Φ Running to the stuck Mime, I hold her then I use my legacy on 3 daggers, then in 3 different directions, I throw each dagger as hard as I can. Someone is hitting all of my daggers out of the air, so all I got to do is make it more difficult.
Φ Three at once smart thinking, but if you think I can’t hit these your insane Anto. Weaving a spirit arrow, I fire a curved arrow and hit all three daggers into the sky.
Φ Staring at Orb, I stick out my tongue and say, “Bleh,” as I invert our position.
Looking around at my new position, I see that we are not across the building like I hoped, but instead, I am in the sky. I see all my daggers up in the sky as well. They were able to hit even three at once.
“Anto, he is coming!”
Looking down I see Orb approaching us from the bottom. Throwing Mime two daggers I say, “Those plus the two I have on me are all that is left.”
“Then we have to win.”
When Orb approaches, we land on the pillar of ice Orb used to get up to us. It is small and in the shape of a circle.
“If you 2 give up now, I promise I won’t punish you too hard.”
“We refuse prince, this is for our dream.”
“Until we have a house composed of chocolate and candy, we won’t stop.”
Φ Both Anto and Mime charge at me, and attack with a furry of swings. If even one of those swings hits me either my thought process will be inverted or my flesh will.
So, since deflecting their attacks isn’t an option, I dodge them, but it is incredibly hard; not only are they fast but their coordination is ridiculous, I feel like the moment one gives me an opening the other makes sure I can’t capitalise on it. I can’t even find an opportunity to create ice or turn my pillar into the snow.
The footing we’re on is small, so I am not able to make the best use of the space, unlike the twins. This situation is too disadvantageous, all I can do is wait for their stamina to run out before mine.
Out of nowhere light files between me and both the twins, it is Atalanta’s arrows. I really am going to need to thank her later.
Using the opportunity she made for me I lightly tap both kids to the end of the pillar, and then I convert it all into snow which makes us all fall down towards the ground.
Moving toward Mime as we fall she throws her dagger at me while I hear Anto throw his dagger at me in the other direction, they are trying to pincer me when I have less movement, these kids really are thinking of winning even in this situation.
Turning the snow falling down from my pillar into ice, I stop Anto’s dagger then I move my body to dodge Mime’s dagger. Using the newly make pillar as footing I jump towards Mime using snow boost.
When I am about to catch the falling Mime in my hands, she uses her hands and tumbles from my head to my legs, then when she reaches my feet, she places her feet against them and kicks off away from me.
“I am not that easy of a princess to catch.”
Missing her, I fall down into the snow.
Φ Grabbing Anto mid-air I say, “Let’s use the buildings as cover, to switch.”
“Alright, Mime.”
When we land I see a giant wave of Snow coming after us, “Anto hurry up.”
“I am!”
Φ Throwing the dagger under the buildings I grab Mime and jump off the building. “Mime just another three seconds.”
Φ The wave of snow will hit us before we switch. Putting spirit energy into my legs I kick Anto forward, the force of the kick sends me to the ground out of the reach of the snow.
“Sister!”
“Be safe Anto.” Anto switches out of my sight being replaced with a beam.
A large roar rings through my ears, looking to my left I see a bull Wonderbeast charging straight at me. trying to move I feel intense pain in my left leg, I can’t move like this, I am going to get crushed!
Φ “You bastards better hurry up before the Benelium sets or I will kill you all.”
Thanks to all the help the super strong boy gave me yesterday, the construction on my magnum opus has sped up quite a bit, I might even have it finished by the end of this week.
Letting out a series of laughs I say, “I WILL FINALLY TRANSCEND INTO A HIGHER BEING.”
Staring at my building I suddenly see 1 of the beams disappear and it is replaced with a small child.
Φ Looking up I see that a series of objects are about to fall over my head, “Mime, master I am sorry.”
But before they hit me, I am suddenly pulled out of the way. What follows this is a sensation of unbelievable softness.
Looking up I see that I am in the arms of that beautiful woman. “A boy like you who appreciates me can’t die here you got that.”
Unable to hold back tears, I cry, “I was so scared!!”
“There, there little one it will be alright.”
Φ Right before the wonderbeast runs over me I am pulled away. Looking up at who saved me I see my prince, Orb.
“Saving your brother like that takes real guts you’re really amazing.”
Seeing his face, I collapse in his arms and say, “To perfect.”
“Now to make sure where even get in there.”
“What are you talking about?”
Orb pulls me back and then throws me forward, suddenly I am stopped by a bunch of mushy stuff, looking around where I landed I see I am covered in shit.