Chương 181: The Beginning (III)
I took in a sharp breath.
This was not good. What was Rei doing here?
"Quickly! Get Started!" I shouted in a roar. Everyone turned their attention to me, wondering why I was looking for Stryd.
"The Titan is here!" I barked again. This was a serious problem. A Titan to appear here out of nowhere was something serious.
Some of the elves broke off, running to find Stryd.
Not even a few seconds, a screech of a bird rang out throughout the forest.
I flapped my wings, pushing myself up into the sky, and there I saw a black flaming phoenix flying straight toward us.
"Shit," I mumbled under my breath. What was going on here?
The phoenix screeched again. It blew a sea of black fire into the very forest. Instantly, the ground was tarnished black with fire.
Another screech followed right after. My heart clenched.
The familiar sound of the Black Gryphon rang proudly through the forest. But, unfortunately, Don and Ginger were not here to deal with them, which was a big problem. Only one was here.
"Oh my…" I was in disbelief. "Three legendary creatures? Here? Why!?" I blurted out in complete confusion. They never worked together.
Something grave was happening here; there was no other reason than they would all be working together. Someone was calling the legendary creatures all here.
Instantly, I knew who: Aunt Julia.
I cursed so hard that I faltered in the air. Then, with a quick beat of my wings, I had to bring myself back up.
"Berry!" Phil shouted from below.
I looked down as he was waving his hand for me to come down. Quickly, I landed. It was a terrible landing as I was in a rush that I stumbled. Almost tripping down onto my feet.
"What's going out there? Is there a problem?"
"Yes," I babbled. "Three legendary creatures are here! I'm even sure Aunt Julia is here as well."
"What?!" Phil said in disbelief.
"I know, it's weird. I don't get it."
Phil was silent for a moment. Then, the crinkle on his eyebrows became even more apparent.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes," I growled. "I can see them coming with my own two eyes."
Phil swore as well, his fist curled up.
"You know something, do you?" I asked. It was a nagging feeling that I was getting from his expression.
"Yes," Phil replied. "But I might be wrong."
"Don't hold it in. What is it?"
Phil didn't respond at first.
"Phil, don't hold it back. Tell me."
Phil opened and closed his mouth. "There is another Legendary Creature here."
I gaped. I couldn't believe it.
"You're joking, right?"
"Do you think I am?" Phil looked at me funny.
"No…"
"I'll be back." He sprinted off into the distance, disappearing.
Coco, Tart, and Moca were already beside me. They didn't say much as they watched the surroundings as if they were guarding me against someone or something. It made me uncomfortable to see them so silent.
Cathy ran over. Her hand waving her head over her shoulder. "Take me with you!"
I turned around, realizing who it was.
"Get on."
Cathay nodded. She gracefully got up onto my back.
"Wait!" Strom shouted. He rushed over, huffing and puffing.
"Wait for us as well!" Khor bumbled forward with his stocky feet. Gorum was following close behind, but he didn't look as pleased.
All three of them stopped next to me.
"We heard about the Legendary Creatures coming," Strom replied with a heavy breath. His beard was quivering.
"Yes," I replied. "The Titan, The Phoenix, and The Gryphon are here."
A sharp gasp could be heard from both Khor and Strom. Their expression deeply darkened.
"I would like to come and fight with you," Strom said with commitment.
"What?!" Khor replied, baffled at what Strom said. "You're out of your mind. What can you do?" He reached over to grab Strom by the shoulder, pulling him back.
"You aren't a hero!"
"So?" Strom replied, shrugging him off his shoulder. "I know what I stand for. The Phoenix is here. We are its natural enemy; why not fight back? Instead, we cower inside the mountains?" He
said with a fierce commitment.
"No," Khor replied back. "You're insane. We don't have the power to combat something so deadly!" He threw up his hand in frustration.
"Doesn't matter. I'm going to fight for what I believe." Khor shot back. He started to climb up my back as I watched them squabble. His foot slipped as he fell onto the ground.
"You can't even get up!" Khor shouted back.
"Enough, Khor." Strom got up, brushing the dirt off his pants. "You were always telling me I can't do this and that. When are you going to wake up from your limited belief? I decided that I'd change such thoughts and live for my own beliefs and rights. It's the only thing I have. I allowed you to step over my thoughts, but I need you to listen. This is my choice, not yours."
Strom reached up. This time, he got a stronger end of the straps. Pulling himself up, he was assisted by Cathy.
"You're making the wrong decisions," Khrom said again. This time, he took a step back. He didn't want to get on my back.
"You don't know that." Strom stared down at Khrom. There was a hint of dedication and confidence bubbling in Strom's behavior.
I could feel that something was changing in Strom.
"Mark my words; you'll regret it."
"No, I won't." Strom turned away, not looking at Khrom anymore.
Khrom shivered in anger. He glared at Strom as he couldn't reply back. Instead, he turned his back, leaving Strom behind.
I turned my attention to Strom. "Are you sure about this?"
"Yes," Strom replied back. "I made my decisions."
"Okay."
Next was Stryd, who climbed up my back. Stryd made herself as comfortable as he could. His expression has changed to a more serious expression. He had grown a lot in the short period that he had been here with me.
I was proud of him.
"Let's go." I started to flap my wings. Opening and closing as I pushed myself into the air.
The air around me started to beat heavily to the point where the elves around me were being pushed back so they wouldn't get blown back.
"Hold on tight, guys." I lifted us up into the air.
The wind was blowing, whipping us around.
Even the flames grew bigger and bigger to the point where they quickly ate away at the forest before us.
My heart tightened. I knew this was a bad sign.
Already, the Black Gryphon and the Phoenix were destroying trees left and right, killing anything and everything they could get.
We were in a time crunch.
The closer these three got to the tree of life, the worse it was.
"What are we going to do?!" Strom asked, holding on time.
We could all feel the dangerous energy coming from the very black flames that would melt our very bones if we fell into it.
"We're going to need to split up," I replied. We could not fight all three at once. "Stryd needs to go fight the Titan. He's the only one that can."
Stryd instantly understood what I meant. He nodded a few times, gripping my spine.
"I'll go with him," Coco spoke up first. "I can tolerate the Titan's smell. Moca will be better to go against the Black Gryphon with Tart. I see that the Black Gryyphon's children are here as
well." She pointed out.
Off in the distance, the Black Gryphon had two new specks of form flying near it.
"We can take upon the father and his pup," Moca spoke up, his usual gentleman expression was gone, and his features were slowly turning into his true form. Extra eyes were appearing on his face.
"Yea~ I have been waiting to hit these idiots' faces for a while after what they have pulled." Tart pounded his fist.
"I can assist as well," Cathy spoke up. "The three of us could assist in slowing them down."
"Then Khor and I will take care of the Phoenix," I said.
I headed straight toward the Titan first.
The Titan looked at me with an evil glare, but when he saw Stryd's Asphalt in his hand, the anger in the Titan's body and voice exploded.
"You!" The Titan roared, pointing at Stryd.
"Good to see you too," Stryd smirked. He jumped off my back, and Moca cast his spider web straight at the Titan's body. He then swung toward the Titan as he turned to his true form.
Suddenly, from the right, the Titan's hand came rushing to the right. I dipped just in time before I could get clobbered out in the air.
I wished Stryd the best as he fell toward the Titan. In midair, both Asphalt and the Titan's fist collided together. A loud thunderous bang was heard as both clashed together, sending out a shockwave of energy.
"Watch out!" Cathay yelled, her blade smashed into the Black Gryphon's claws, causing an unexpected shockwave that pushed me into a funky twirl. I had to recorrect myself. She jumped off my back as she battled with the Black Gryphon.
Coco and Tart were the next to jump off my back. Coco shifted into her black horse form. She glided downward as if she was floating in the air, while Tart jumped onto Coco's back as they descended downwards while fighting against the Black Gryphon Siblings.
I headed straight toward the Phoenix.
Khor held on tightly, his eyes angrily glaring.
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