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54
No Mercy
Blake mumbles something as he staggers back in fear, unable to move his gaze from Slyfer’s. He finally does only to find that those around him has not moved. “Did you not hear me; I said activate the wards, seal down the outpost!”
As if awakened from a deep sleep the troops and ward masters around him jump into action. Slyfer’s eyes narrow as he watches a barrier form around Arana. His voice Augments as he takes slow steps toward the fight. “You think you can hide behind your little barrier? Just wait right there little rat, I am coming for you!”
At the end of his sentence powerful legs propel him forward! Each step causes the air and earth to shake. Behind him the girls keep up.
Orcs squeal in fear and hate as the abomination kills, eats and chops them apart. Some of its arms now have weapons and everywhere it goes , it leaves behind severed limbs and a river of dark green blood! “Feed! You food, make me grow, make pain go away!” A grotesque arm grabs another orc by his foot and with a mighty heave smashes it into the ground. Bones crack and shatter as the creature pounds it back down over and over again turning the Orc into nothing but mush. The other Orc seeing that they have no retreat since the barrier has been activated, attack in vain. Their blades cut, hammers smash, axes swing, but to no avail. As if swatting at flies the other arms just push them away as the pulverized Orc is lifted and placed into the big mouth like some kind of delicacy!
Slyfer watches all this as they approach, his eyes then turns back to the rampart. “Girls you take care of the fat thing I will go fetch its master.”
They don’t reply and only break away from him. The only sound coming from Fira as she giggles with anticipation of burning something! Luna takes on the role of vanguard as the three make their way over. Fira starts laughing and sets the thing a blaze to Trisha’s dismay she never gave the Orcs warning burning some of them with the creature.
It starts to scream in pain much louder than before. Even with its healing abilities it is slowly starting to lose its size. This time there is also no stench? Slyfer looks over only to find the flames are black with a tinge of purple. As it burns it also corrodes witling away at the disgusting thing’s life! Luna does not wait and lets out her own feral snarl, before shooting into the black flames.
She pommels into the creature and her hand shoots out grabbing the large tongue! “You hurt Alpha, hit Luna. Make Luna angry!” With a mighty kick she sends it flying, while yanking on the tongue. With a snap like a whip the tongue is pulled clean out causing the pain filled scream to raise another octave.
As the flaming ball is sent away it reveales Luna. To Fira and Trisha’s surprise she is unscathed by the black flames, instead… Fira stops laughing as she shudders. “It looks like Luna has…”
“…assimilated into your flames?” Trisha finishes the sentence. Luna’s body is covered by the flames as if it has become her armor! Luna looks behind her and smiles revealing her sharp teeth before once again flying after to the abomination causing her silver hair to whip and flow in the wind. Her claws do gruesome work as they hack and slash cutting the creature open.
Trisha sees the destruction caused by the abomination and readies her magic. A slight breeze picks up and flows over the battlefield. Everywhere it goes Orcs start to heal, limbs grow back as if they were never cut off in the first place!
Fira follows Luna closely, laughing again as she burns whatever gets in her way.
Blake sees none of this seeing as his eyes have never left Slyfer who is now standing at the gate. He lifts a clawed hand and pushes against it lightly. The barrier instantly kicks in glowing a feint blue. Blake swallows hard. “Why did it not work! It should have sent him flying with the backlash!”
Slyfer lowers his now tingling hand and takes a few steps back. Blake looks at the ward masters sitting on the allocated spaces where they would be closest to the wards in order to better feed it with their power. Slyfer can sense the fluctuations from above and shouts. “For people who hate magic you sure use it a lot! Hypocrites! Damn leeches!” His anger continues to grow as he speaks, the air around him starts to glow with a white light that has black streaks intermingled.
“Humans, it is time to die!”
With those words he jumps forwards the magic in the air forming a whirlwind around his fist and is pounded into the barrier. A resounding DONG! Like striking a bell fills the air as ripples of energy shoot away from it. The Orcs nearest are sent into the air by the wave, but Slyfer does not care they chose to follow these louses!
Blake goes paler and takes a step back pushing those around him forward in panic. “Kill him! Shoot arrows. DO SOMETHING!” The elite troops around him waver for a second and in anger Blake grabs a sword and stabs one in the back. “Those who do not fight…DIE!”
As if breaking a spell the troops jump into action and start throwing spears, rocks anything they can get their hands on! The arches fire their arrows, but the more they attack the stronger Slyfer strikes at the barrier. To their dismay anything that is thrown at Slyfer simply disappears into thin air! Still they continue acutely aware of Blake and his most loyal guards standing with raised swords behind them.
Slyfer curses and jumps and swings around, striking down with his new tail. A deathly smile plays on his face as he hears a welcoming cracking sound. Blake screams involuntary when he hears the sound and looks around. Some of the ward masters have died. Toppling over where they sat with blood flowing out of their ears and noses!
In the air the leader of the griffins is looking at it all with mixed feelings of fear and worry. His eyes are not on Slyfer, but on Luna as he thinks. –How can this be, she is clearly one of us, why is she working with them.- Another complaint from one his troops makes him snap around.
“Did I not tell you to shut up! We are here to observe not help that idiot down there!”
The subordinate snorts. “I knew it, because you aren’t human you have this attitude I wont..”
Before he can finish his head starts to fall, it blinks twice not realizing what has happened even as light leaves the eyes. The head hits the griffin’s wing and the helmet falls off before disappearing into the fields below. “Is there anyone else with objections?”
Luna digs her claw into the now exposed ribs and lets out a huff as she pulls them apart with cracking sounds they break while snarling she shoves her arm inside. Her claws cut deep gashes into the abomination’s organs. Fira closes her eyes and forces the magic inside of the things body! The many mouths that were shouting start to gurgle as black flames now spout from them. The creature starts to shrink continuously as it does.
Trisha while healing orcs shoots of a wind blade with a tinge of white. The abomination moves out of the way at the last moment, but does not doge it completely its left leg and arms along with a part of its ribs gets cut clean off. The wound around it sears with blinding light and a dark mist can be seen drifting from it as the skin around it dries out and dies instantly.
Trisha sends out another blade intending to end this, but Luna not realizing has jumped in front of it!
Slyfer swipes at the barrier again causing the cracks to grow. He then takes another few steps back. “Blake this is the end!” He fires off spinning as he does. A purple glow surrounds his tail… TWACK! It strikes the barrier and the entire thing shatters apart. Without waiting, he jumps up to the ramparts landing on a humans head and crushing it. Blake is backed up into the far wall cowering in fear. Hearing a thud he looks up and looks directly into Slyfer’s eyes. The demon smiles….
Trisha wants to shout so Luna can get out of the way, but she knows it’s too late! The blade connects causing a surprised scream to spill out of Luna’s mouth. Trisha on the verge of panicking nearly topples over in relief when the black flames around Luna gets replaced by white, twirling and razor sharp winds. Her close proximity to the nearly dead creature causes the wind blades to cut it into smithereens!
All of them tense up when they receive a message from Slyfer, who has Blake by his neck. Human warriors strike at him but his tail kills swathes of them with a casual swing. Slyfer walks towards the rampart casually choking the life out of Blake. “Are you ready worm have you made your peace?”
Slyfer cringes up his nose as he smells the piss and shit coming from the once proud human. When Slyfer nearly reaches the rampart Luna shoots past dragging a nearly dead creature behind her. She jumps holding onto its leg and swings it around. Taring sounds can be heard as its flesh starts to rip apart. With a scream she lets go and the body crashes onto the roof of the large building in the middle of Arana.
Trisha and Fira follow behind. Both look around for anything living, Trisha intending to heal while Fira wants to burn, but there is nothing living here. They can only hear screams from the retreating humans on the ground. Trisha watches as Slyfer walks with the nearly insane human dangling like a puppet in his hand.
“Slyfer what are you doing?”
Slyfer’s red eyes turn to her. “Fulfilling my purpose.”
“What purpose?”
He chuckles lightly. “Destruction, I suggest you all get clear kitty cat!”
She wants to say something, but seeing the look and anger on his face she can only turn around and jump down with the other two. Her mind is set on warning the Orcs as well.
Slyfer sits down and looks up at the sky. Somewhere up there he can sense the griffins are still present. He looks at the jittering crazy Blake and then gets up. “Time to send a message.”
He drops Blake and the human tries to scamper away, but Slyfers tail easily catches him around the neck. “Hold on, would not want you to brake your neck before the grand finale!”
Booom! Everyone running away turns around only to see SLyfer shooting into the air like comet. Around him is a feint barrier of white making him stand out all the more in the darkness.
The riders on their Griffins cry out in surprise when they realize Slyfer is heading straight for them with Blake in tow. His voice speaks as if next to their ears, “pigeons I have a message for your master. Tell him I am coming! Tell him the people have grown weary of being oppressed!”
Slyfer appears in between them all and to the leader everything looks as if slow motion. Slyfer smiles and the aura around him grows and then flows into Blake causing him to shake and dissolve from pure energy. “Tell your master Atlantia will rise again!”
At the last word the sky turns blinding white. Slyfer twirls around picking up speed as Griffins cry out in fear the riders spurring them on to get away. Trisha and the others see the white light. It grows and grows as wind picks up whipping at them.
Slyfer’s voice reaches everyone. “Those who do not follow me, will die!” The white light reaches its peak and then suddenly shoots downward. It creates a streak as it tares through the sky. “Blake lets out a scream that is somehow augmented by the magic causing the white light to have an otherworldly sound.
Shivers runs up Trisha’s spine, Fira laughs encouraging the whole thing. Luna only looks on with a gaze akin to worship!
The abomination’s eyes look at the incoming light. Even in its state, it knows it’s about to die. A small tear runs out of one of the eyes. “No more pain.”
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Blake crashes directly into its mouth, the momentum causes the roof to cave in and they break through falling through the building. The humans hiding inside watches as a large hole is drilled right through the middle of their hiding place.
Silence…
Blake completely dissolves and the energy that was force into him explodes outward! It utterly destroys the silence the same way the expanding light destroys the once “impenetrable” Arana! Walls crack and break apart, humans turn directly into ash as the sphere of light grows like before. The cracked walls crumble turning into rocks. The rocks turn into dust and finally dust turns into nothing!
The expansion stops slowly… it then suddenly shrinks in a matter of milliseconds to a point as large as a needle’s head before exploding outward in a horizontal wave once again lighting up the night and turning it into day. Everywhere the wave goes new life starts to spread. Green grass grows over the battlefield, woods that were cut down a long time ago, to clear the ground around the outpost re-grows with vibrant life. In mere seconds a scene of total destruction and death has disappeared!
Vinx and the others come to a standstill. The scarred Penca swears and grabs its ears, mumbling something about luck. Argonians hiss as they talk to each other and speculate on what happened. The Snow Elves do not say anything and once again pick up their pace.
The Old man starts laughing. “So the boy won, I did not think he would have advanced to this level at this stage!” He smacks the mount’s rump. “Come on goat run like the wind, run goat run!”
Barendur clenches his teeth and manages to get out. “It is not a goat.”
Vinx flies faster in her eyes she can see that Slyfer has reverted back into his normal self, however there seems to be some changes to him. The fairy that was left behind is helping him to reach the ground safely.
Trisha and Fira still want to make their way forward but the light and darkness around them fades and both topple over completely spent, every muscle in pain. Luna catches both and places them on the ground softly. The sharp winds left her body when Trisha passed out so she does not need to worry about hurting them.
After putting them down she shoots forward to where a small blue light is shining like a shooting star and heading towards the ground. The fairy is trying her best, but she can’t completely fight against gravity.
Luna jumps catching her Alpha before smashing into the ground again. In her demonic state she is nearly as tall as Slyfer in is normal form. She looks at him and lightly brushes her claw through his hair that now has white streak on his fringe.
Slyfer can’t help but smile at her. Luna’s heart skips a beat at the smile and she stands up carrying Slyfer like a princess. Slyfer wants to walk on his own, but after trying he has realized he can’t even move his arm. Luna frowns when he tries to move. “Alpha just stay still, Luna will take care of Alpha like Alpha has taken care of Luna.”
Slyfer tries one more time despite her words but fails miserably. He finally gives up and his cheeks turn a little red. “Thank you Luna.” Luna stops, the sincerity in Slyfer’s voice making her heart burn. Her golden eyes bore into his and then look at his mouth.
“Can…can Luna get a kiss. Luna really wants one now?”
Slyfer manages to nod and a second later their lips meet….
The two soon arrive and she gently places Slyfer next to the others. Around them the Orcs have gathered and watch on in silence. A famiar voice suddenly reaches them. “Move you stinking creature, or I will cut you in half!” The voice continues to curse as it gets closer, until he finally breaks through the circle in the middle.
Slyfer weakly turns his head towards Aldowin and frowns in confusion. The elves usually pristine and clean hair looks disheveled and there are some scratch marks on his face. His nose especially has been scraped on the tip, making him look like a clown.
Slyfer wants to laugh and give a witty comment, but the mere action feels like too much effort. “Don’t look at me that way Estund! I know that look, these are battle scars!”
A female voice behinds him stops Aldowins posturing. “Battle scars? I saw everything Aldowin was sent flying by your magic and decided to land face first instead of on his feet!”
The Queen also breaks through the circle while saying this. Aldowin gives her a look and slumps his shoulders. “Can’t you at least leave me some honor?”
The Queen snorts, “we are even now.” She looks at the Orcs around them. What is it you want ugly brutes? Give us some space, go play in the mud or something!”
The Orcs grunt and one even takes a step towards her before its eyes fall on Slyfer again. With a grunt form it. The others slowly turn around and walk away while giving backward glances towards Slyfer. He sighs, pleased with her actions. –I really don’t feel like dealing with that right now.- is the last thought he has before slowly drifting off into a deep well deserved sleep…..
A loud horn elicits a soft moan of displeasure next to Slyfer’s ear. Feeling stiff all over he lifts one heavy eyelid to have a look at his surroundings. It only takes a second for him to realize, he is back in his tent. His mind flashes with the memories of what happened. He looks to his left where the sound came from only to see Trishas sleeping face on his shoulder.
He gets an urge to kiss her and run his hands through her hair but trying to move his right arm rewards him with a groan on that side. He looks that way to see Luna now in her human form although her hair is pure silver now and no longer blond. As he watches her face she smiles with happiness and squeezes his arm tighter between her breasts. –Ah, I am in heaven again!-
A loud voice from outside interrupts his moment of perversion. “Please sir, SLyfer is resting I cannot let you- Ahh! Stop him!” The shouts are followed by many others.
“You think you can stop this Old man, don’t make me laugh!” The voice grows louder as he laughs at those trying to stop him.
Slyfer wants to sit up, but he is caught between two warm bodies. An old head with a long beard and a smile that can scare children pokes through the tent entrance. What follows is an even older looking body with hair standing in all directions! “By my beard, just look at you!”
Slyfer looks at the old man confusion clearly on his face. “I umm, who…”
The old man walks forward excitedly. “Don’t worry about that now, just let me see you.”
Slyfer falls quiet and watches the old man warily as his green eyes filled with life scans over him. “Mmm a bit pale, but looks quite strong and well fed.”
Trisha opens her cat eyes and turns to the irritating voice. Her cat ears standing up in curiosity. “Ah, another chosen! Wait why is she in your bed… ohhhh quite the lady killer aren’t you!”
After his words another smile creeps onto the creepy face. Trisha blushes and quickly lets go of Slyfer before ducking her head under the covers. “What do you want!”
“Oh don’t mind me lassy, these old eyes have seen everything to be seen in life and more. I remember in my day the way the girls used to go crazy…” his eyes glaze over as if in thought. “that was the life, yes that was the life. Although back then people barely wore anything and women did not shave!”
Slyfer a bit bewildered finally gets out a question. “They did not shave?”
The old man nods. “Yes, terrible isn’t it!”
Slyfer nods and shudders at the same time while unconsciously rubbing the smooth legs next to him. Trisha lets out an embarrassed yelp at the touch and pinches him. The pinch returns a bit of Slyfer’s wit.
“Who are you and what are you doing here?”
The old man grabs a chair and sits on it. “Well, officially I am here to check if you have fiddled with the Snow girl’s mind, but we both know you did not, besides you basically wiped everyone out that may have had an objection. Unofficially I am someone with very, very close ties to you.”
Slyfer frowns confused. ‘How can I have ties with a human.” When saying human he could not help but let a bit of hate enter his voice.
The Old man frowns looking a bit sad. “It saddens me to hear you think of humans so, but I do not blame you, however you need not worry I have long ago stopped being anything that can be compared to a human.”
Slyfer wants to ask what that has anything to do with it, but he keeps the words from spilling out. Another loud voice interrupts their talk. Slyfer feels like hiding his head under the covers along with Trisha when he hears it.
“Where is SLyfer, what did he do to my daughter!” The voice abruptly stops and the ring of sword being drawn along with the sounds of curses reaches Slyfer’s ears.
-Fira’s father why now, cant these people just leave me to sleep for a while.- The Old man grunts.
“How long do you want to sleep for? Its already been two days!” Slyfer goes cold.
‘How did you know…”
“…what you were thinking?”
The old man smiles mysteriously and rubs his crooked nose. “It’s rather easy to once you have the knowhow.”
Great hunter suddenly bursts through the tent flap along with his troops that have drawn swords. A look of surprise is displayed on his face when sees a old man sitting on the chair. The old man’s eyes flash and Great Hunter finds himself hanging upside down in mid air along with the other troops that came with him.
“So its you that did it!”
Slyfer looks over. “What did he do.”
“Outside, all the gurads are floating like this.”
The old man laughs. “No worries, they just got in the way it was the only way to bind them without hurting them.”
Great Hunter floats closer to the Old man who lifts his hand and pushes him away, cauing the King to spin as if he is in a plce without any gravity! As the king spins the helmet on his head flats of reveeling a bald head with tufts of hair sticking out here and there. The king swears and tries to grab the helmet that is now beyond his reach.
The Old man laughs. “Oh ho ho ho ho! What happened here?”
Slyfer also starts to laugh, not able to hide it. The kings turns red then purple before spluttering. And Pointing at Slyfer. “its your fault! Fira she, she burned my hair when she woke up a while ago. Whats even worse is that she laughed while she did it! Its you, you did something to her!”
Slyfer stops laughing and cringes at the accusation. –Maybe it was the connection the dark magic may have affected her in some way?-
The Old man laughs again. “That is correct although no need to worry, she will be back to her old self in a few days…. I think.”
Slyfer goes pale. “You, you think?”
The old man gets up, “well in theory anyways. Its time for this Old Man to hit the road again! Don’t worry I will drop you when I am far enough and I know you wont attack and force me to hurt you.” He turns to Slyfer and smiles in a weird fatherly way. “I will see you again young man it is our destiny.”
The Old man starts to walk away. “Wait, what is your name?”
The Old man stops and looks at SLyfer his green eyes glinting with mischief. “I have had many names, but you can call me Regaroth.” With that he disappears out of the tent leaving Slyfer to awkwardly look at the floating king and his burned hair.
Luna stirs and wakes up , her hands sleepily rub at her golden eyes before she lazily stretches. She freezes and her eyes snap open as they rest on the King or more accurately his bald head. She turns to Slyfer, blinks twice and then looks back again before…. “Hahahahaha…”
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So I managed to proof read some of it but I may have missed some sorry for that. Hopefully my grammar has improved yet again. (Mr Sir's Wishful Thinking)
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