The sunlight was blocked. The forest was still a Giant stood over the entire orphanage swinging down it's fist it attempts to break the barrier so when you get this down he tries to attack but the barrier stops it as if propelling its existence. The three of them stood in silence baffled at me of incident unfolded.
Maria: how did a giant get so close to the orphanage? shells wolves should have killed it before it got this close.
Lucas finally breaks out of his days and gets up from his table. He grabs hold of Maria.
Lucas: announced at the time to think about that. We got to do something change for me.
Accepting his request, she's clatted in a flashlight. An ultra great sword takes her place. Lucas grabs the hilt then raise the blade jumping up. He gets up to the giant's face and attempts a swing but the swing doesn't follow through missing by a wide margin.
After Lucas's attack fails to hit the Giants, smacks him into the Earth Lucas gets up then yells at Maria in her weapon form.
Lucas: you're too heavy !
While Lucas keeps jumping up, trying to hit the giant and getting knocked back down heavily notices the residents of the orphanage all trying to get to a secure location running to the Halls. At another point, the director comes from one of the Halls. After stopping in the courtyard he starts to paint. Clearly running around. For someone or something.
Directory: where is shell? His wolves should have taken care of this?
The director notices the wolf sitting next to Evelyn. He then starts to scan around the area in a tree to his right. He spots a sleeping shell.
Directory: what are you doing? Lazing around order your wolves to deal with the problem. We have an agreement.
Shell opens one eye while resting in the tree. Looking at the director, he shows no pity, sympathy or interest in what he has to say letting out a minor site, he closes his eye again.
Directory: Don't ignore me.
Shell let's add another. Sigh. And gives him simple response.
Shell: can't do what I can't do you want me to order the walls but they can won't listen to me anymore.
The director gives an agitated expression while gripping his fist tightly in his hands, then yells.
Directory: what do you mean? They're your wolves. Of course they're listening to you.
Shell lives one of his arms then points to Evelyn and the wolf settling by her feet.
Shell: as you can clearly see, the hierarchy has shifted now that my So-Called partners here and proven herself before the pack. I'm only second in command and since the leaders are around her orders, Trump of mine.
Lucas, slams back into the ground standing back up. He looks over at Evelyn then back at Shell.
Lucas: you got to be kidding me. Don't give me that BS just because you're only second in command now doesn't mean you don't have the right to order them around. So stop messing around in help.
Shell shrugs off his comment then tries to get more comfortable in the tree.
Shell: funny you say that considering you of all people should understand Royal etiquette. A pack works just about the same way when the king is present. Why would anyone want to listen to the queen? At most The queen Kim suggest actions, but as long as the king is present only some of them would listen. And right now we're in the middle of ascertaining if our leader is worth following. Which is why Zane has been hanging so firmly around her. After a little show in the basement. It's clear who she is and the others have already heard. So now it's a wait and see.
Frustrated at his statement. Lucas decides to get back to attacking the monster. This time he coats himself in a rather golden aura moving faster than ever. He blinks out of existence straight in front of the monster's face. This time his swing manages to hit but only scratches. The monster's cheek angry the Giant swats him with both hands then slaps him away into the distance .
Shell : that was interesting. I really didn't see that coming, but all together very much worth seeing you. In fact, I'd pay to see it again.
Looking around Evelyn observes the situation more Lucas has just been sent to God knows where all the wolves haven't moved an inch constantly watching her. She then looks down at Zen. Zen looks back up at her. She then contemplates what Shel just said kneeling down she gets close to Zen.
Evelyn: can you help me out? I would really appreciate it.
Zen gets close to her face and licks her cheek. She then walks over to the tree where Shell is resting. She howls with all her might then stops for a minute after a minute more howling can be heard from around the perimeter from all around the sound could be heard. Zane, then Ben looks up at Shell.
Shell: tch guess that's majority vote you really do piss me off lady.
Hopping down from his tree he gives a shallow laugh then walks over to where Evelyn is following behind him is Zen. He then places his hand on her shoulder. In that moment, a stream of mana comes out of Evelyn and enters into Zen, then begins to grow an ominous blue and starts to sink into her shadow, then dives in along with him after he completely disappears, a peculiar sword rises from her shadow. A sword made of a single piece of steel dual edged yet the face is hollow and lacks a tip. One would think that the blade is broken, but it's design indicates not and there are no scratches or cracks along the outer blades at the center where the face should be stands in inverted cross and on the hilt is a black rope with the end dangling like a tail. The her eyes landed on the weapon she could feel it with every fiber of her being. This was her armory but her excitement started to fall down a bit. For some reason. He didn't know how she knew but she could just feel it. This wasn't shell pawn closer inspection. She could feel that this was Zen.
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Shell: what you thought you could wield me on your first day. I don't even know how strong you are or how long you'll last. Can't afford to have you dying The first day? Let's ease into this. Hurry up and grab her hint.
Reaching out Evelyn grabs hold of Zen's hilt the moment she grips it a large portion of her mana is pulled out of her. Then the rope binding. The hilt begins to turn red at the same time. She could feel it something strange yet familiar. Replacing the mana that she had lost in no time at all. She was filled with tremendous energy. She pulls out Zen's blade from the ground christan a giant cut leading into the building. The moment she processes what she did, she becomes stunned. Zane a. Black energy begins flowing in between the two blades where are the inverted cross shaped hole is located the energy bursts out forming the tip of the blade.
Shell: too bad. Looks like you're just weak enough to wield her.
Evelyn: what was that? Is this your power?
Shell: it is, but it isn't. My power at work is the fact that you're able to wield an animal as well as that dark energy seeping from the center of the blade. The sharpness is her own thing. The more mana you pour into her the sharper she becomes that is Zen's power. I however can enhance it making her sharper than she ever would be incapable of slashing through air itself. She doesn't even have to make contact in order to slice her opponent.
Curious of how true his statement is. She looks at the tree in the courtyard then lightly tugs the blade in that direction. A blade like krampus begins forming in the path of the blades movement reaching all the way to the tree, cutting off several of its branches and destroying a window as well as forming a deep crack in the walls. Amazed at the tremendous power. She feels like she could do anything, but at the same time she notices that she's kind of sluggish not able to resist. She then leaps at the giant. Much like what Luca did the moment. Her feet leave the ground. She finds herself immediately in front to the face of the giant the giant reacting to her sudden appearance tries to grab her with both hands unable to maneuver in the air. She starts twisting and turning to evade the hands. Doing so a series of cuts appear on both hands as she spins around frantically trying to dodge.
Shell: wow aren't you graceful? Anyways it looks like Zen's blade is rather dull. Give her some more minus so she can sharpen up. We don't want to waste too much time.
Hearing his words, she forces more mana into the blade when the blade starts sucking it up, it pulls out more than she intended to. Then the blade itself began to shimmer as of becoming brand new.
Zen: thank you with this I shall be able to cleave his head off.
Evelyn: what was that?
Evelyn no longer having the momentum of being in the air begins to fall on our way to the ground, the giant proceeds to stomp her into the Earth. What? Evelyn does a quick spin lopping off said leg at the thigh. Unexpectedly, another cut starts to appear around the ankle. Cutting the limbs into two pieces hitting the ground. Evelyn gets back up and jumps back towards the head thinking she could finish this with that one strike. She is blindsided a golden ray of light immediately intersects her as she rises towards the head, sitting her flying into a nearby tree, opening her eyes while pinched to the tree. She sees Luca who appears to be dazed as to how he crashed into you. He must not have her Ascent when he had re-entered the vicinity charging at the Giant.
Luca, assessing the situation notices a silver sword in Evelyn's hand.
Luca: is that shell?
Maria: no, that's Zen stupid. How could you mix the two up?
Luca: how can you tell?
Maria: are you saying we all look alike?
For some reason Evelyn fell twice as annoyed so she kicked the two out of the tree with her watching them plummet into the ground before she launches herself back at the giant. Seeing her coming the giant attempts to block her movements but she cuts right through his orm with her blade panicking the giant tries to grab her with the other arm, but instead of cutting through that one, she instead uses it to gain more momentum in the air by kicking off of it. Then while in the air she gives a downslash severing that on once that arm had been severed, she then proceeds to lop off its head during The descent landing on her feet. The now dead giant begins to disappear into Ash thinking that the fight's over she starts to lower her guard but then notices several pry knives, some wolves, some monsters. The wolves don't seem to be taking action, but the monsters are steadily approaching.
Evelyn: why aren't they helping? I'm supposed to be the new leader so shouldn't they be doing everything in their power to help.
Zen: it's as shell says I personally see you as the new leader and had relinquished my title as second in command to him however. Ken, Ken, the third leader does not approve of you. He definitely would rather follow shell than you and the others do agree while some would rather see if you're worth following.
Evelyn : I've been wondering about this for a minute, but are you for chance? Zen?
Shell: wait. Did I not explain that part? All the wolves are either weapons that I made that's turning them into wolves or stray wolves that I find patched with making them half weapon, thus adding them to the all-encompassing power that is my armory, which in turn is your armory. In short, one of my powers is an arsenal of wolves that turn into a variation of weapons, all of which have different abilities that can be boosted by my ability. Of course I in my weapon form have another ability.
Once may stop listening to shell a new wolf approaches her. This one has well taken care of Fur and a serious look. Which was a contrast compared to Zen. The wolf stopped in front of Evelyn.