Chapitre 22: The Battle II
On the other side of the forest…
*Cry*
"Everyone, get in line!" Mr. Zissis commanded, "It is a 4-star beast. Do not act on your own"
"Yes sir!"
"Um sir," A Magus appeared beside Mr. Zissis "I just received a report that four 3-star and one 1-star beast have appeared on the other side of the forest"
"Damn!" Mr. Zissis coughed "How are they coping?"
"Orpheus led the 2-star beast into the forest while four unknown Magi are taking care of the of the remaining"
"That young man." Mr. Zissis shook his head "anyways, attackers fire!"
"Yes sir!"
Spells flew across the forest towards the orange-feathered hippogriff. The hippogriff shrieked and swooped down towards the Magi before shooting a torrent of wind at them
"Defenders, hold your ground!"
"Yes sir!"
The hippogriff shrieked in frustration before landing on the ground. Looking between the Magi, it set its eyes on Mr. Zissis and galloped towards him in a swift manner, dodging all the spells shot at it.
"Shit!" Mr. Zissis cursed again "Retreat! It has unlocked its intelligence. Retreat!"
Unfortunately, the order arrived too late. The hippogriff barged into the formation and made its way towards Mr. Zissis, trampling any and everything on its path.
"Oh shite, we're all gonna die"
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Meanwhile, Orpheus dodges lines of trees as he runs away from the blue-feathered harpy at his tail.
[Orpheus, face it. You can't run away from the harpy forever]
~How?! I can't even make good use of my elements ~
[Just go berserk.]
~The strongest element I have right now is lightning. I'm going lightning berserk ~
[Do what you like]
Orpheus closed his eyes once more and opened it but this time, with a gold color in it and golden lightning flashing around his body. The harpy sneered at Orpheus before sending a wind torrent at him.
[Orpheus, it's attacking]
"Yeah, I know" Orpheus sneaked a look at the harpy behind him before disappearing from his position, confusing the creature
The harpy stopped its pursuit in mid-flight and stared around in confusion. Sensing a wild dangerous energy behind it, the harpy shot into the sky before looking down at Orpheus whose hands were stretched towards the latter's former position.
"Oh c'mon. Why is an ordinary 2-star beast this smart? Isn't it meant to be just instinctive?"
[Oh, I guess you didn't know yet. The harpy is just a step way from becoming a 3-star beast]
"Are you friggin' kidding me right know?!"
[Um, no]
"That was rhetorical. And why did you not tell me?"
[You were so enthusiastic about fighting it. Not my fault]
"Damn you man!" Orpheus cursed before turning to the harpy in the sky "I guess I will just have to give it an instant death, I'll go past my limits. If I die, I die"
[What are you planning to do?]
"I'll tell you a short story"
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A while ago,
"The beasts are going berserk" Mr. Zissis yelled "Retreat!"
~This is just a waste of time. Y'all gonna die anyways ~
[Orpheus, be positive man]
~I can't use my elements. How on earth am I going to help? ~
[Try the meditation stuff] Andrian suggested
[How is that going to help?] Aster asked
[It's worth it. His instructor mentioned something being easy when you try it] Tana said
[That's true. It's actually worth it] Aella said
[Stop stealing my words] Tana said in irritation
[I didn't …]
~No bickering. I'll try it ~
Orpheus sat in the lotus position and closed his eyes while focusing on the energy within him. After a while, he jerked in surprise and opened his eyes.
~What the… ~
[What is it?]
~I'll tell you later ~
Orpheus closed his eyes again and his vision changed. He saw five energy balls floating in his mind sea. Focusing on the red one, he controlled it to travel around his body and felt a sudden rush of energy
~So, that is how it works ~
[What works?]
~Nothing ~
Orpheus opened his eyes whiles smiling widely and met the eyes of five other students staring at him.
~Which element should I use? ~
[You are not supposed to reveal any…]
[Use mine! Use mine! Mine!] Tana yelled
[Fine. Use fire]
"Cool, let's go" Orpheus said as the four within him popped out and followed him to the battlefield.
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Back to present,
[You lucky son of a harpy]
~C'mon man. I'm about to kill one, probably"
[Sorry, just a common statement in my days]
~Whatever, I'm going to begin now ~
[Hey, wait. You're about to enter the second berserk stage. Are you sure of what you're doing]
~Yeah, sure. Wait, if I'm about to enter the second berserk stage, does that mean I have been in the firsr stage all this while
[Yeah]
~…Damn~
Orpheus closed his eyes and his vision changed as he saw five familiar energy balls. He controlled a portion of the red, gold, and black balls to move around his energy stream and felt a sharp rush of energy. Opening his eyes, Orpheus stared at the harpy who stared back at him before swooping down in high speed. Immediately, Orpheus' eyes began to burn with black flame as lightning crackled around his body.
~He he he. Bring it on ~
Orpheus disappeared from his position and appeared behind the harpy, swinging his blade at it. The harpy stretched its talons and stopped the blade in mid-motion before sending a kick at Orpheus' chest. Orpheus coughed out blood as he crashed into the trees behind him before hitting a boulder, crushing it to pieces
*Cough*
[Orpheus, finish it now. It's about to evolve]
~What do you think I am trying to do ~
[It's too late. Just run]
~If I run now, I'm going to regret it for the rest of my life ~
Orpheus staggered back to his feet while staring at the evolving harpy that was wrapped in a wind cocoon. The wind cocoon began to disperse and a yellow-feathered harpy flew out with a loud cry before staring at Orpheus with a proud look on its face.
"You motherfu***ing son of a gun" Orpheus cursed
[It's a girl]
~Daughter of a gun. How did you even know? ~
The harpy pumped its chest as it let out a loud shriek, blowing Orpheus into another boulder
~*cough* Now it has psychic powers? Man, damn fate ~
[Just run]
"I can't run. It'll catch up with me. I'll have to put in whatever I have left into this"
Orpheus yelled as he ran towards the harpy at light speed before thrusting its blade at it. The harpy gave Orpheus a mocking look before sending out another sound blast at him. Orpheus was sent flying again at an unimaginable speed. While he was flying, he did multiple back flips to slow down his fall and landed on his feet.
~Speed, I need speed ~
"More speed!" Orpheus yelled as he disappeared, leaving a crater where he stood
All of a sudden, a bolt of lightning flew towards the harpy. Again, sensing imminent danger, the harpy glided to the side, barely dodging the lightning. The lightning dispersed, revealing Orpheus who spun in mid-air and disappeared again. Appearing behind the harpy, he concentrated the three energies into the tip of his blades and joined his blades together again.
"Arrrgghh!" Orpheus yelled as he shoved his blades into the harpy's backside
The harpy tried to dodge once more but it was too late. The blade went into the harpy's anus and sent out the concentrated energies straight through it.
*Cry*
The harpy let out a loud shriek as fire, lightning and darkness elements burst out of its head before falling to the ground, dead.
"Ha, I did it" Orpheus said as his consciousness began to fade
"Orpheus!" a white-haired girl yelled while running towards him
"Aella, I did…" Orpheus fell to the floor, unconscious.
Cadeaux
-- Cadeau
reçu État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
-- Power
stone