"Where is Daisy? I think now's the time for her to do her stuff" Stephen groaned as his fingers dug into the dirt in an attempt to rise up on his feet.
"Daisy won't be coming" before Aletta could fork out a reply, somebody else beat her to it.
"Just sit back and watch me take care of her" Jason grabbed the Klypt Dagger lying on the ground as his right foot stomped heavily, leaning his body forward like a pouncing predator, he charged towards the Dark Wraith.
Snorting, the Dark Wraith waved her right hand dismissively as she sent out an ecto tendril slamming towards Jason. Just when the tendril was a few inches away from him, Jason's outburst of speed suddenly came to a sudden halt as his body leaned back to the left, causing the ecto tendril to miss him.
Whilip!
The ecto tendril lashed against empty air. Grunting with displeasure, the Dark Wraith made a grabbing gesture as she attempted to recall it, only to suddenly feel a sharp sense of danger as a silver curved blade stabbed towards her stomach.
Bang!
A pale skinned hand slammed against the flat side of the Klypt dagger, causing a cold but powerful force to transmit into Jason's bones that almost made him loose grip of the Klypt dagger. With the webbings on his right palm splitting apart, Jason ignored the momentary pain as he put in more force, stabbing right through the palm of the Dark Wraith.
Pop!
Like an over swollen balloon, the hand which the Dark Wraith used to block the Klypt dagger exploded, causing her to stagger back while shrieking in pain. As for Jason, the ecto tendril slammed against his back, causing him to vomit blood as he flipped through the air, crashing roughly on the ground.
Tasting blood leaking from his jaws and teeth gum, Jason winced in discomfort..
"You bastard!! you are going to pay for that!!" the Dark Wraith shrieked hatefully as her exploded hand recovered.
However through the Sprite Pupils, Jason could tell that the ectoplasm halo around her seemed to have experienced a sharp decrease in intensity.
"Singi Erecrac!" a chant suddenly rang out as a wave of searing hot flames gushed towards the Dark Wraith.
"Spirit Gun" pointing at the approaching wave of flames, the Dark Wraith pressed her thumb against her Index finger, causing a steady stream of visible ectoplasm to gush out, swiftly condensing into the shape of an orb.
First the size of a sesame seed.. then a bean seed.. then a tennis ball.
Just as the searing wave of flames was about to transform into a flame prison to trap the Dark Wraith, she finally released a flick.
Whoosh!
The condensed ectoplasm tennis ball seemed to have vanished into the wind, only to reappear in front of the approaching wave of flames under the next split second.
"Not good!" witnessing both attacks about to collide against each other, Aletta's expression went ashen with fright as her fingers swiftly weaved through a series of hand signs.. the Hex Tome behind her releasing a brilliant glow, while the rosary around her neck throbbed rapidly.
Bang!
Both attacks finally met. A crimson colored tennis ball and a wave of flames. Under normal circumstances, a stream of flames under such magnitude would be able to effortlessly swallow up such a small tennis ball.
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And indeed, it did. However a few seconds later, a pooping sound exploded from within the stream of flames as it suddenly imploded.
Following this sudden implosion, a loud explosive noise echoed, disrupting the peaceful and silent atmosphere of the night as it's residue shockwave spread about, flattening any physical matter it passed.
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Bang!!
Daisy and her friends were all huddled together watching the horror movie on the plasma TV when they suddenly heard a loud explosion that violently rocked the core foundation of the building, causing the walls to quake intensely.
"What was that?!" Sally stammered weakly.
It was taking every fibre in her being not to ditch this scary sleepover. The horror movie was one thing.. and now an earthquake?!
Could the night get any worse?!
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Koff. Koff.
Coughing dryly, Aletta crawled out from a large ditch on the ground, completely covered in dirt and dust. She didn't even get the chance to complete her Hex before the residue shockwave struck.
"Stephen! Jason!" her pupils dilated as she noticed an unconscious body besides her..
Stephen!
Just like her, Stephen was completely covered in dirt and was bleeding on the head as well. She hurriedly checked his pulse and released a sigh of relief when she discovered he was still alive..
The shockwave must've knocked him out cold.
Sucking a cold breath, she almost had an heart attack when she didn't see a familiar figure nearby.
"Are you guys okay?" her clenched heart finally relaxed when she heard his voice.
"Jason?" lifting her chin up, her gaze fell on a rigid back that was trembling intensely, with blood oozing out from his bare back while his raven black hair swayed with the wind.
"You.." she was completely stunned.
Judging from his current posture and the fact that she and her brother were still alive, Jason managed to block a majority of the residue shockwave with his body!
But how was that possible?!
"I.. I'm fine.. I'll draw this Dark Wraith away" Jason replied in a slightly weak tone.
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—[Title Card: A couple Moments Ago]
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"Spirit Gun" pointing at the approaching wave of flames, the Dark Wraith pressed her thumb against her Index finger, causing a steady stream of visible ectoplasm to gush out, swiftly condensing into the shape of a ball.
Watching the Spirit Gun attack rapidly take shape and form, Jason suddenly heard a voice in his head.
"That is a dangerous move. Your friends won't be able to survive the impact"
"Then we have to use the Union Transformation right?" Jason's jaws clenched.
"That's impossible. We tried it this afternoon, you always end up getting the process wrong" Sofia scoffed.
A few hours ago, Jason had rummaged through the library collecting of Daisy's grandmother and found a spell book about how to initiate the Union Transformation. According to the instructions, there were three crucial aspects to bring about the transformation;
A fit body
Accurately follow the set hand seals and the spell recitation
A Demon or Demonic creature.
Perhaps it was due to the fact that Sofia wasn't a Demon, but anytime Jason tried initiating the Union Transformation earlier, it always ended up in failure.
Thinking it was because of his physique, he had spent half a hour on a workout regime.. press ups, push ups, squats, etc.
However even with all that, he still couldn't get the Union Transformation right.
Taking a deep breath, Jason replied.
"Maybe andrenaline would do the magic. If I don't try I am going to die, If I try and it ends up successful, I get to live. I'm not going to die today.. not today.. not before I kill the demon responsible for my father's death" he spat icily.
Sofia fell silent a bit before replying with a helpless sigh.
"You have my support"
By now, the Spirit Gun attack had almost taken full form.
Nodding his head, Jason's fingers weaved through a series of hand seals. After many failed tries, he was already familiar with the process of the hand seals to the point that they were fluid like breathing to him.
Halfway through the hand seals, he began chanting..
"Los te Anul, auqa te Singi . Ni cnys son sumus. Ni aretats sumegiv. Noinu!!"
Boom!!
Jason's previous red eyes under the effect of Sprite Pupils briefly went back to normal before suddenly taking a shade of silver.
At the same time, a burst of invisible ectoplasm halo erupted from within him, wrapping around his figure. Unlike regular ectoplasm that was crimson red in color, Jason's ectoplasm halo was actually a deep shade of silver. At the same time, a visible but intangible cape made out from ectoplasm appeared behind him, as well as a full body armor, completely silver in color. The left part of his face became covered in a scary bony skull looking mask. His previously shoulder length hair grew twice its previous length and their previous raven black color became a deep shade of silver.
Bang!
And then, the collision finally occurred.