Arc 2: A vigorous first month
Road to a Hero:
Three chances in another world
Chapter 7: Silent night, deadly night
Rosemary wakes up before the woman in black can move and Gray quickly grabs onto Rosemary, forces mana into his legs, then leaps through the door of their room. This stuns the woman, leaving her staring off down the hall, watching as both Gray and Rosemary tumble over and struggle to stand, licking her lips in return.
Gray: “SOKU, OPHELIA, AL, EDWARD GET UP, WE GOT AN ASSASIN!”
Rosemary: “Gray go! I’ll hold her off, you run away!”
Gray: “To hell with that shit! I’m not useless!”
Rosemary: “I know I just don’t want you to get hurt!”
Gray: “I can say the same thing!”
Rosemary: “Alright then, we don’t know how many of them are here so don’t break your body, use as much as you can handle, so no going overboard.”
Gray: “Got yah!”
The woman left the room, dropping the cloak and removing the mask.
Carla: "MY NAMES CARLA! YOU HAVE MY FRIEND SOMEWHERE IN THIS HOUSE! AND I HAVE ALSO BEEN SENT HERE TO KILL THAT GIRL RIGHT THERE, WHILE ALSO CAPTURING YOU! SO COME NICELY AND YOU JUST DIE FAST OKAY!”
Carla continues to ramble, still licking her lips seductively. But suddenly dark mana wraps around her arm, turning solid while shaping itself into a crescent-shaped blade.
Gray: “Nice, you were made to be a killer then huh.”
Carla: “Why thank you for the compliment. Now for the cute girl, DIE!”
She rushes towards them both, aiming towards Rosemary. Rosemary activates stage three, allowing her to dodge Carla's quick strikes through, only slightly, with each strike getting closer and closer. Gray observes, waiting for an opening. However, even with Gray's trained body, his strength and speed are outmatched by theirs.
Gray { Dammit, think! She can’t keep this going forever, I can’t use cenic because it will blind Rose, I don’t have a sword or armor, damn this sucks!}
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Gray: “ROSE DO A FOURTH STAGE FLICK!”
Rosemary {What? What does that mean?...OH! WAIT I GET IT!}
Rosemary forces mana to just her finger, making only that small amount go into the fourth stage. Releasing the finger, flicking a blast of wind pressure launching Rosemary and Carla back.
Rosemary: “UGH… that hurt… Good plan though didn’t hurt my whole body.”
Gray: “Yeah, saw it in a show once, Okay now RUN!”
They run as fast as they can, though before they can get near the stairs, Carla has caught right back up to them, Now with two arm blades, she stands more serious fully focused, licking her lips and going to strike again.
Gray {Got to let Rose recharge}
Gray takes a moment, slowly layering mana around his body like a veil before rushing into the fray.
Gray: “CENIC!”
The hallway fills with black smoke, Gray prepares a punch, though before it can connect, Carla swings her blade, pushing all the smoke away and leaving Gray open, She kicks Gray in the face sending him back, though he recovers, just fast enough to dodge her swing, then she heads for Rosemary. Before anything can happen, A blade of wind rushes toward Carla, though she can block it, it still cuts her arms.
Rosemary: “SOKU!”
Gray: “IS OPHELIA OKAY!”
Soku: “YEAH AL’S GOT HER!”
Carla licks the blood off her hands, launching towards Rosemary. But Gray swiftly pushes her out of the way.
Gray {IF SHE WANTS TO CAPSURE ME SHE WON’T KILL ME!}
Carla misses her swing, slashing above Gray's eye before kicking him down another hallway, separating the group. But Gray luckily rolls right beside a worried and thinking Al.
Gray: “You guys gotta get out of here”
Al: “You act as if I’m not the servant of the most skilled swordsmen; I've got some training under my belt as well as some experience to boot.”
Gray: “Where’s Edward?”
Al: “I apologize, I don’t know. I think there are more here. The one you met, another near Edwards's room, then I think there is one outside.”
Gray: “Damn!”
While Gray sits up frustrated quivering and crying Ophelia grips his jacket, holding him as tightly as she can. Gray doesn't know how to react as he's just as scared if not more, but he pats her head and gives her a large grin.
Gray: “Look it’s okay, don’t cry we are gonna get out of this. Now Al, take Ophelia to the holding cells in the secret basement. I’ll get everyone else down there, and then we will escape through the exit!.”
Al: "I can hold the three of them off but you'll need something to do it."
Gray: "You got a plan?"
Al: "I didn't spend most of my life as Walgonia's best straightest for nothing. I think I have just the thing, and your spiritual affinity is so high that I think you'll manage."
Meanwhile, Near Edward's room, Edward was looking to find a way to get to the others after hearing Grays scream at him, though he was stopped when he saw a man dressed in the Sects outfit, holding a sword at Edward.
Edward: “Who are you? What is your business with us!?”
Conroy: “My name is Conroy, though we are here for multiple reasons, the only reason I have come here is that I heard a Helsing in training was here, and I want to see what the so-called warrior's spirit is like in person!”
Edward: “So you wish to duel then?”
Conroy: “To the death if you will.”
Edward: “ I must pass, so I will.”
Conroy: “It’s late at night yet you have your armor and your sword, quite a big one at that, it resembles Gotsu's sword in the legends. WAIT ARE YOU PERHAPS THE SON OF GOTSU VAN HELSING!”
Edward: “I have my armor because I was practicing, and yes that is my late father's name.”
Conroy: “To be the son of a legend yet, not have the white hair, a shame though. I will be able to fight a legend's son so it will suffice.”
Edward: “OK then, I’m ready.”
Conroy: “I am ready as well.”
Edward unsheathes his sword, and puts his feet down, putting on a serious face awaiting Conroy's swing. Then Conroy quickly swings his sword, being blocked by Edwards'. And with this first swing, they started their duel.
END OF CHAPTER
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