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Time for the opening chapter of Chaos Rising Season 4: Age of Heroes. (Warning: contains violence)
The four Heroes were staring down the Chaos Chimera as it awoke from its 300 year slumber. It gave another roar as it slowly started to emerge from the valley.
Lucas stated, “Now’s our chance! Let’s take it down before it can shake off its 300 year nap!”
The other Heroes nodded and started to channel energy into their Legendary Gear.
“Meteor Slash!” Ryan stated.
“Meteor Thrust!” Lucas roared.
“Meteor Slam!” Eric shouted.
“Meteor Shot!” Jerry yelled.
The four Meteor attacks barreled toward the Chaos Chimera before striking it in one of its faces, causing smoke to form. However, the smoke cleared away, showing that the Chaos Chimera was unharmed. This outcome surprised the four Heroes. On top of that, the Chaos Chimera barely seemed to notice the attacks even though they hit it in the face. It merely started to make its way out of the valley, completely ignoring the other Heroes and their parties.
“We won’t let you get away that easily!” Jerry shouted as his Bow transformed. “Wind Arrow!”
He fired a shot from his Bow, causing wind to generate around it. However, despite the attack landing a clean blow, it did no damage to the huge beast whatsoever. Ryan transformed his Sword into a different form.
“It’s a Beast-type monster, so maybe this’ll give it something to worry about,” he said. “Sword Storm!”
He fired several energy swords at the Chaos Chimera. The swords slammed into the beast’s rump, actually causing a bit of damage, making Ryan clench his fist triumphantly. However, to his horror, the Chaos Chimera’s wounds quickly healed, leaving it looking like it was completely untouched.
“So, that thing can heal rapidly?” Eric stated. “Then it’s similar to a Shade Wing, where we need to deal as much damage as possible in one shot before it tries to heal it off! Everyone, attack at the same time!”
Everyone nodded and started to barrage the Chaos Chimera with constant attacks. However, the attacks were either not doing much damage or anything at all, as the Chaos Chimera continued to stomp its way out of Starmist Valley. The other Heroes and their parties quickly pursued the beast so they could defeat it, throwing attack after attack at it, but the massive monster barely acknowledged them, if at all.
Meanwhile, in Shadoria, King Duskbane had been informed about the release of the Chaos Chimera. He quickly made his way to a particular tower in the castle and activated a large machine. This move caused a magical siren to start emitting all across the land, alerting every single person on the continent that something was wrong. He then spoke into a large radio-like device that projected his voice all across the continent.
“Attention everyone! Code: Red! Emergency! The Chaos Chimera has been released! I repeat: the Chaos Chimera has been released! All available warriors and soldiers prepare for battle! I repeat: all available warriors and soldiers prepare for battle!”
This message caused mass panic as the people realized they were in grave danger. All the able-bodied warriors, soldiers, mages, knights, and adventurers prepared for the horrific fight they were about to engage in, knowing that this could very well be their last stand. As this event occurred, Sylph and her fellow Demon Generals were watching from afar, all with gleeful expressions.
“Bronwen, I have to hand it to you, this was an absolutely brilliant plan,” Adelram said with a smirk.
Bronwen brushed some of her hair away, smiling, “Naturally, my dear Adelram. But we’ve only just begun. Next up on our agenda is something that’ll make this catastrophe even more destructive. One that requires a bit of extra ‘help’, so to speak.”
Akuji rubbed his hands eagerly, “Ooh, I’m looking forward to that. What’s the next part of the plan, Bronwen?”
“Here’s what you have to do…”
Meanwhile, the four Heroes and their parties were trying in vain to get the Chaos Chimera to even notice them, much less damage it. They tried attacking it with every skill and spell they knew, only for the damage to be minimal or nonexistent to the beast. They had also heard King Duskbane’s message but were desperate to defeat it themselves for the glory and boosted reputations. However, their efforts were in vain as the Chaos Chimera continued to just walk its destructive path, firing energy blasts indiscriminately and causing untold damage. This also caused their party members to start getting worried and fearful of the beast.
“It’s like nothing we’re doing is hurting it much less killing it!” Ryan stated.
“Keep pressing on the offense!” Lucas yelled. “It has to fall eventually, as it can’t keep healing forever! Let’s fan out and try to ambush it from various directions! That should expose a weak point!”
Not knowing what else to do, the Heroes and their parties quickly spread out over the surrounding area to try to find a weak point. Ryan and his party started to attack the Chaos Chimera from the rear, hoping that, like the Mega Manticore in their first wave, it had a weak point or something similar hidden somewhere there. They attacked every possible spot they could reach, trying to see if something would give way to their attacks. However, even after a constant barrage of skills and magic it effectively dawned on them that the Chaos Chimera may be invincible.
Ryan grit his teeth, “This thing is too strong! It heals all damage we do to it instantly like Alastor does! We… We can’t defeat this monstrosity! Retreat, now, before it decides to eat us!”
His party nodded in agreement and they started to flee, realizing it was a lost cause. However, this sudden retreat attracted the snake head on the Chaos Chimera’s tail. As Ryan and his party started to retreat, it opened its mouth and generated an energy sphere. It then fired it at the retreating party. To Ryan’s horror, his party was engulfed in the energy sphere, followed by an explosion that threw Ryan off his feet. When the smoke cleared all that was left of his party was a smoking crater. Ryan froze to the spot, unable to move or respond, his face showing pure horror and despair. This blast also caused his stat vision to erase the names and stats of his party members from view, finalizing the deed. Seemingly satisfied, the Chaos Chimera continued its path of destruction, leaving the devastated Sword Hero behind. Ryan gingerly got up and managed to stagger to the crater where his party once was, eyes wide before falling to his knees.
“No…” he said in complete disbelief. “No… No! No! NO!” He then screamed into the night sky, “NOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
He bent over and started to beat his fists against the ground. Tears were pouring out of his eyes as a whirlwind of emotions overtook him. Guilt, grief, despair, and sorrow threatened to drown him in their negativity.
“No…” he wept. “Why? Why did I listen to Lucas, Eric, and Jerry? This… This could’ve been avoided… My party… they’re all gone… Because I listened to those three idiots! Because they coaxed out my deep resentment and jealousy! Celtic was right… and now… it’s too late…”
As he felt this overwhelming amount of emotion, he could feel something awaken inside of him. A black flame. A black, cursed flame that was slowly starting to burn within him.
A dark voice then said, “Don’t worry, Sword Hero, you won’t have to wallow in sorrow over your comrades’ deaths for long. I will make sure of that.”
Before Ryan could process that voice something emerged from the shadows and snatched him, retreating into the darkness with the Sword Hero in tow.
Meanwhile, Lucas and his party were trying to attack the Chaos Chimera’s neck with ranged attacks, completely unaware of what happened to Ryan and his party. However, it was becoming increasingly clear that their futile attempts to harm the beast, much less kill it, were in vain. Lucas, however, kept on trying. Eventually, Wench gained a disappointed look.
“You disappoint me, Lucas,” she said. “You’re not the Hero you thought you were. You’ve outlived your usefulness to my plans. We’re out of here. Enjoy your death!”
She then started to laugh as she and the other women in the party fled for their lives. Lucas looked devastated as he saw this.
“Wait!” he cried out. “Wench! Diantha! Jodi! Jessie! Come back! You can’t leave me!”
Wench turned, pulled an eyelid down and stuck out her tongue before saying, “You continued to fail me left and right, allowing the Shroud Devil to keep getting stronger and more popular. You can’t do anything right, Lucas. And, for the record, none of us even liked you, you incompetent baboon. We only joined you for fame and glory, along with me wanting to take down the Shroud Devil. You were nothing more than my pawn in my game, and you failed to do even that right. Just a tool for me to use, abuse, and abandon. You’re worthless. Such a shame, as you’re a waste of good looks. Have a nice death!”
She then ran off, leaving Lucas behind. His stat vision also displayed that his party members disconnected themselves from him, causing their names and stats to vanish from view. Devastated, Lucas fell to his knees as he watched his party members run for their lives.
“N-No…” he choked. “No… t-that can’t be right… My party… was never loyal to me…? And… I was just a tool for Wench… all along? This can’t be… Was Celtic right? Was he right all along? That… I was just some spoiled brat’s personal attack dog? That I was just Wench’s patsy all this time? And that my party were nothing more… than gold diggers…?”
Deep down, underneath the crushing despair Lucas was feeling, he could feel something else. A black flame. A black flame had awakened inside of him and started to burn.
A voice then said, “Rest assured, Spear Hero, for you won’t have to suffer the crushing feeling of being a tool for long. You have another purpose to serve, after all.”
Before Lucas could register this voice something large and fast swooped down and snatched him before vanishing into the night sky.
At that time, Eric and his party were attacking the Chaos Chimera’s right flank, completely unaware of the current fate of Ryan and Lucas. Despite throwing everything he could at the Chaos Chimera nothing did any lasting damage. His party had come to the realization that this was a lost cause.
One of his party members stated, “We can’t win! Let’s get out of here while we still have our lives!”
The rest of the party agreed and started to run, shocking Eric.
“Wait!” he sputtered. “Don’t run! We can do this!”
Another party member shouted back, “Sorry, Axe Hero, but we’re done recklessly risking our lives for your greed and glory! You’re on your own now! Give our regards to the Chaos Chimera!”
As Eric watched his party run, he noticed that their names and stats on his stat vision vanished, indicating that they had severed their connection to him. Eric fell to his knees in shock.
“They… abandoned me…” Eric choked. “They’re leaving me to face this beast by myself. Why? Has… my greed and desire for glory… made them hate me? Does this mean… that I’m the problem? Does this mean… that Celtic was right? Can it be that… I’ve been risking my party’s lives… for my selfish desires?”
As he looked on in despair he could feel something awaken inside of him. A black flame started to burn within his heart, born from his crushing despair at the realization of the situation.
A voice then said, “Fret not, Axe Hero, for I know how to make your pain go away. Just leave everything to me.”
Before Eric could respond something fast snatched him up and took him away, vanishing in the darkness.
At that time, Jerry and his party were trying to strike down the Chaos Chimera from afar, completely unaware of the fate of his fellow Heroes. As each attack failed to do anything significant to the beast, Jerry’s frustration was getting worse.
“Keep attacking!” he stated. “We can’t let up!”
However, his party clearly had enough. Without warning Marvin punched Jerry to the ground, stunning the Bow Hero.
“What was that for?!”
Marvin huffed, “You’re an absolute failure. You think you’re hot stuff, but you’ve allowed that accursed Shroud Devil and his ragtag bunch of scum gain what should be our glory! You’re no Hero! You’re a fake, a loser, a wannabe! We’re not going to risk our lives dealing with your schemes anymore, Jerry! We’re outta here!”
The rest of the party nodded, each giving Jerry a kick, and then running away. Jerry quickly got up.
“I didn’t order a retreat!” he yelled. “Get back here, that’s an order!”
The archer party member huffed, “We’re finished listening to you and your abusive orders, Bow Hero. You can’t tell us what to do anymore! Goodbye and good riddance!”
Jerry could only watch as his party ran off. His stat vision also showed that the names and stats of his party members vanished, proving that they had cut ties with him. Jerry was devastated and fell to his knees.
“No…” he spat. “This can’t be true! This is just a nightmare. A dream. Not reality. My party would never disobey me. I’m the strongest of all the Heroes… this can’t be true… It’s gotta be just a horrible nightmare!”
Deep within him, Jerry could feel something being born. A black flame started to form within him and slowly began growing.
A smooth voice then said, “Oh, this isn’t a dream, Bow Hero. But at the same time it is a nightmare. And the nightmare has just begun!”
Before Jerry could react something swooped down and ambushed him before dragging him off into the darkness.
At that time, watching from afar, Bronwen was floating in the air. She could see the Chaos Chimera rampaging in the distance, making her smile. There was also an energy sphere capsule next to her, though it was empty at the moment.
“Excellent!” she said. “Everything is going according to plan. Now, we just need the last pawns in our game to be delivered and destruction and chaos will tear this planet apart, allowing Master Infinator to conquer it with ease.”
Just then Sylph, Adelram, Alastor, and Akuji appeared, each carrying one of the Heroes, who were all unconscious. Bronwen’s smile became even larger.
“Excellent, you got them. Now, put them into this energy capsule and we can begin the next part of the Chaos Chimera plan.”
The capsule opened, allowing each Demon General to deposit a Hero into it before sealing up around them. Sylph then pushed the capsule all the way back to the Chaos Chimera. It noticed her and stopped its rampage, recognizing her, making the Succulite smirk.
“That’s right, my pet, you remember me,” she purred. “I’ve got a lovely power up for you. Let me just put it into place and you’ll have even more ability to crush our enemies.”
The Chaos Chimera remained still as Sylph dragged the energy capsule containing the four other Heroes to its torso. She then pushed it against the beast’s chest, causing the capsule, along with the Heroes, to be absorbed into the Chaos Chimera. After the capsule was fully absorbed, the Chaos Chimera roared as its strength increased drastically. Sylph smiled as she noticed this power boost.
“That’s a good boy. Enjoy your living power sources to further make you invincible. I’d like to see the Shroud Hero try and stop you now.”
She then retreated back to where her fellow Demon Generals were, allowing the Chaos Chimera to continue rampaging. Meanwhile, on a ledge looking over the area, Celtic, his party, Gram, and every single soldier, adventurer, mage, knight, and other fighters had gathered. As the sun started to creep over the horizon, Celtic took a deep breath.
“Together we fight!” he stated.
“Together we stand!” everyone else yelled.
Celtic steeled his nerves, his pupils turning into slits before saying, “For the lives of those who live here, and of those who are still to come. We must win. Failure is not an option!”
Next Chapter: Souls of the Seven Sins
That's it for now. Tune in next time to see if the Shroud Hero and his allies can do what the other Heroes couldn't dream of.
Catastrophe Returns
The four Heroes were staring down the Chaos Chimera as it awoke from its 300 year slumber. It gave another roar as it slowly started to emerge from the valley.
Lucas stated, “Now’s our chance! Let’s take it down before it can shake off its 300 year nap!”
The other Heroes nodded and started to channel energy into their Legendary Gear.
“Meteor Slash!” Ryan stated.
“Meteor Thrust!” Lucas roared.
“Meteor Slam!” Eric shouted.
“Meteor Shot!” Jerry yelled.
The four Meteor attacks barreled toward the Chaos Chimera before striking it in one of its faces, causing smoke to form. However, the smoke cleared away, showing that the Chaos Chimera was unharmed. This outcome surprised the four Heroes. On top of that, the Chaos Chimera barely seemed to notice the attacks even though they hit it in the face. It merely started to make its way out of the valley, completely ignoring the other Heroes and their parties.
“We won’t let you get away that easily!” Jerry shouted as his Bow transformed. “Wind Arrow!”
He fired a shot from his Bow, causing wind to generate around it. However, despite the attack landing a clean blow, it did no damage to the huge beast whatsoever. Ryan transformed his Sword into a different form.
“It’s a Beast-type monster, so maybe this’ll give it something to worry about,” he said. “Sword Storm!”
He fired several energy swords at the Chaos Chimera. The swords slammed into the beast’s rump, actually causing a bit of damage, making Ryan clench his fist triumphantly. However, to his horror, the Chaos Chimera’s wounds quickly healed, leaving it looking like it was completely untouched.
“So, that thing can heal rapidly?” Eric stated. “Then it’s similar to a Shade Wing, where we need to deal as much damage as possible in one shot before it tries to heal it off! Everyone, attack at the same time!”
Everyone nodded and started to barrage the Chaos Chimera with constant attacks. However, the attacks were either not doing much damage or anything at all, as the Chaos Chimera continued to stomp its way out of Starmist Valley. The other Heroes and their parties quickly pursued the beast so they could defeat it, throwing attack after attack at it, but the massive monster barely acknowledged them, if at all.
Meanwhile, in Shadoria, King Duskbane had been informed about the release of the Chaos Chimera. He quickly made his way to a particular tower in the castle and activated a large machine. This move caused a magical siren to start emitting all across the land, alerting every single person on the continent that something was wrong. He then spoke into a large radio-like device that projected his voice all across the continent.
“Attention everyone! Code: Red! Emergency! The Chaos Chimera has been released! I repeat: the Chaos Chimera has been released! All available warriors and soldiers prepare for battle! I repeat: all available warriors and soldiers prepare for battle!”
This message caused mass panic as the people realized they were in grave danger. All the able-bodied warriors, soldiers, mages, knights, and adventurers prepared for the horrific fight they were about to engage in, knowing that this could very well be their last stand. As this event occurred, Sylph and her fellow Demon Generals were watching from afar, all with gleeful expressions.
“Bronwen, I have to hand it to you, this was an absolutely brilliant plan,” Adelram said with a smirk.
Bronwen brushed some of her hair away, smiling, “Naturally, my dear Adelram. But we’ve only just begun. Next up on our agenda is something that’ll make this catastrophe even more destructive. One that requires a bit of extra ‘help’, so to speak.”
Akuji rubbed his hands eagerly, “Ooh, I’m looking forward to that. What’s the next part of the plan, Bronwen?”
“Here’s what you have to do…”
Meanwhile, the four Heroes and their parties were trying in vain to get the Chaos Chimera to even notice them, much less damage it. They tried attacking it with every skill and spell they knew, only for the damage to be minimal or nonexistent to the beast. They had also heard King Duskbane’s message but were desperate to defeat it themselves for the glory and boosted reputations. However, their efforts were in vain as the Chaos Chimera continued to just walk its destructive path, firing energy blasts indiscriminately and causing untold damage. This also caused their party members to start getting worried and fearful of the beast.
“It’s like nothing we’re doing is hurting it much less killing it!” Ryan stated.
“Keep pressing on the offense!” Lucas yelled. “It has to fall eventually, as it can’t keep healing forever! Let’s fan out and try to ambush it from various directions! That should expose a weak point!”
Not knowing what else to do, the Heroes and their parties quickly spread out over the surrounding area to try to find a weak point. Ryan and his party started to attack the Chaos Chimera from the rear, hoping that, like the Mega Manticore in their first wave, it had a weak point or something similar hidden somewhere there. They attacked every possible spot they could reach, trying to see if something would give way to their attacks. However, even after a constant barrage of skills and magic it effectively dawned on them that the Chaos Chimera may be invincible.
Ryan grit his teeth, “This thing is too strong! It heals all damage we do to it instantly like Alastor does! We… We can’t defeat this monstrosity! Retreat, now, before it decides to eat us!”
His party nodded in agreement and they started to flee, realizing it was a lost cause. However, this sudden retreat attracted the snake head on the Chaos Chimera’s tail. As Ryan and his party started to retreat, it opened its mouth and generated an energy sphere. It then fired it at the retreating party. To Ryan’s horror, his party was engulfed in the energy sphere, followed by an explosion that threw Ryan off his feet. When the smoke cleared all that was left of his party was a smoking crater. Ryan froze to the spot, unable to move or respond, his face showing pure horror and despair. This blast also caused his stat vision to erase the names and stats of his party members from view, finalizing the deed. Seemingly satisfied, the Chaos Chimera continued its path of destruction, leaving the devastated Sword Hero behind. Ryan gingerly got up and managed to stagger to the crater where his party once was, eyes wide before falling to his knees.
“No…” he said in complete disbelief. “No… No! No! NO!” He then screamed into the night sky, “NOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
He bent over and started to beat his fists against the ground. Tears were pouring out of his eyes as a whirlwind of emotions overtook him. Guilt, grief, despair, and sorrow threatened to drown him in their negativity.
“No…” he wept. “Why? Why did I listen to Lucas, Eric, and Jerry? This… This could’ve been avoided… My party… they’re all gone… Because I listened to those three idiots! Because they coaxed out my deep resentment and jealousy! Celtic was right… and now… it’s too late…”
As he felt this overwhelming amount of emotion, he could feel something awaken inside of him. A black flame. A black, cursed flame that was slowly starting to burn within him.
A dark voice then said, “Don’t worry, Sword Hero, you won’t have to wallow in sorrow over your comrades’ deaths for long. I will make sure of that.”
Before Ryan could process that voice something emerged from the shadows and snatched him, retreating into the darkness with the Sword Hero in tow.
Meanwhile, Lucas and his party were trying to attack the Chaos Chimera’s neck with ranged attacks, completely unaware of what happened to Ryan and his party. However, it was becoming increasingly clear that their futile attempts to harm the beast, much less kill it, were in vain. Lucas, however, kept on trying. Eventually, Wench gained a disappointed look.
“You disappoint me, Lucas,” she said. “You’re not the Hero you thought you were. You’ve outlived your usefulness to my plans. We’re out of here. Enjoy your death!”
She then started to laugh as she and the other women in the party fled for their lives. Lucas looked devastated as he saw this.
“Wait!” he cried out. “Wench! Diantha! Jodi! Jessie! Come back! You can’t leave me!”
Wench turned, pulled an eyelid down and stuck out her tongue before saying, “You continued to fail me left and right, allowing the Shroud Devil to keep getting stronger and more popular. You can’t do anything right, Lucas. And, for the record, none of us even liked you, you incompetent baboon. We only joined you for fame and glory, along with me wanting to take down the Shroud Devil. You were nothing more than my pawn in my game, and you failed to do even that right. Just a tool for me to use, abuse, and abandon. You’re worthless. Such a shame, as you’re a waste of good looks. Have a nice death!”
She then ran off, leaving Lucas behind. His stat vision also displayed that his party members disconnected themselves from him, causing their names and stats to vanish from view. Devastated, Lucas fell to his knees as he watched his party members run for their lives.
“N-No…” he choked. “No… t-that can’t be right… My party… was never loyal to me…? And… I was just a tool for Wench… all along? This can’t be… Was Celtic right? Was he right all along? That… I was just some spoiled brat’s personal attack dog? That I was just Wench’s patsy all this time? And that my party were nothing more… than gold diggers…?”
Deep down, underneath the crushing despair Lucas was feeling, he could feel something else. A black flame. A black flame had awakened inside of him and started to burn.
A voice then said, “Rest assured, Spear Hero, for you won’t have to suffer the crushing feeling of being a tool for long. You have another purpose to serve, after all.”
Before Lucas could register this voice something large and fast swooped down and snatched him before vanishing into the night sky.
At that time, Eric and his party were attacking the Chaos Chimera’s right flank, completely unaware of the current fate of Ryan and Lucas. Despite throwing everything he could at the Chaos Chimera nothing did any lasting damage. His party had come to the realization that this was a lost cause.
One of his party members stated, “We can’t win! Let’s get out of here while we still have our lives!”
The rest of the party agreed and started to run, shocking Eric.
“Wait!” he sputtered. “Don’t run! We can do this!”
Another party member shouted back, “Sorry, Axe Hero, but we’re done recklessly risking our lives for your greed and glory! You’re on your own now! Give our regards to the Chaos Chimera!”
As Eric watched his party run, he noticed that their names and stats on his stat vision vanished, indicating that they had severed their connection to him. Eric fell to his knees in shock.
“They… abandoned me…” Eric choked. “They’re leaving me to face this beast by myself. Why? Has… my greed and desire for glory… made them hate me? Does this mean… that I’m the problem? Does this mean… that Celtic was right? Can it be that… I’ve been risking my party’s lives… for my selfish desires?”
As he looked on in despair he could feel something awaken inside of him. A black flame started to burn within his heart, born from his crushing despair at the realization of the situation.
A voice then said, “Fret not, Axe Hero, for I know how to make your pain go away. Just leave everything to me.”
Before Eric could respond something fast snatched him up and took him away, vanishing in the darkness.
At that time, Jerry and his party were trying to strike down the Chaos Chimera from afar, completely unaware of the fate of his fellow Heroes. As each attack failed to do anything significant to the beast, Jerry’s frustration was getting worse.
“Keep attacking!” he stated. “We can’t let up!”
However, his party clearly had enough. Without warning Marvin punched Jerry to the ground, stunning the Bow Hero.
“What was that for?!”
Marvin huffed, “You’re an absolute failure. You think you’re hot stuff, but you’ve allowed that accursed Shroud Devil and his ragtag bunch of scum gain what should be our glory! You’re no Hero! You’re a fake, a loser, a wannabe! We’re not going to risk our lives dealing with your schemes anymore, Jerry! We’re outta here!”
The rest of the party nodded, each giving Jerry a kick, and then running away. Jerry quickly got up.
“I didn’t order a retreat!” he yelled. “Get back here, that’s an order!”
The archer party member huffed, “We’re finished listening to you and your abusive orders, Bow Hero. You can’t tell us what to do anymore! Goodbye and good riddance!”
Jerry could only watch as his party ran off. His stat vision also showed that the names and stats of his party members vanished, proving that they had cut ties with him. Jerry was devastated and fell to his knees.
“No…” he spat. “This can’t be true! This is just a nightmare. A dream. Not reality. My party would never disobey me. I’m the strongest of all the Heroes… this can’t be true… It’s gotta be just a horrible nightmare!”
Deep within him, Jerry could feel something being born. A black flame started to form within him and slowly began growing.
A smooth voice then said, “Oh, this isn’t a dream, Bow Hero. But at the same time it is a nightmare. And the nightmare has just begun!”
Before Jerry could react something swooped down and ambushed him before dragging him off into the darkness.
At that time, watching from afar, Bronwen was floating in the air. She could see the Chaos Chimera rampaging in the distance, making her smile. There was also an energy sphere capsule next to her, though it was empty at the moment.
“Excellent!” she said. “Everything is going according to plan. Now, we just need the last pawns in our game to be delivered and destruction and chaos will tear this planet apart, allowing Master Infinator to conquer it with ease.”
Just then Sylph, Adelram, Alastor, and Akuji appeared, each carrying one of the Heroes, who were all unconscious. Bronwen’s smile became even larger.
“Excellent, you got them. Now, put them into this energy capsule and we can begin the next part of the Chaos Chimera plan.”
The capsule opened, allowing each Demon General to deposit a Hero into it before sealing up around them. Sylph then pushed the capsule all the way back to the Chaos Chimera. It noticed her and stopped its rampage, recognizing her, making the Succulite smirk.
“That’s right, my pet, you remember me,” she purred. “I’ve got a lovely power up for you. Let me just put it into place and you’ll have even more ability to crush our enemies.”
The Chaos Chimera remained still as Sylph dragged the energy capsule containing the four other Heroes to its torso. She then pushed it against the beast’s chest, causing the capsule, along with the Heroes, to be absorbed into the Chaos Chimera. After the capsule was fully absorbed, the Chaos Chimera roared as its strength increased drastically. Sylph smiled as she noticed this power boost.
“That’s a good boy. Enjoy your living power sources to further make you invincible. I’d like to see the Shroud Hero try and stop you now.”
She then retreated back to where her fellow Demon Generals were, allowing the Chaos Chimera to continue rampaging. Meanwhile, on a ledge looking over the area, Celtic, his party, Gram, and every single soldier, adventurer, mage, knight, and other fighters had gathered. As the sun started to creep over the horizon, Celtic took a deep breath.
“Together we fight!” he stated.
“Together we stand!” everyone else yelled.
Celtic steeled his nerves, his pupils turning into slits before saying, “For the lives of those who live here, and of those who are still to come. We must win. Failure is not an option!”
Next Chapter: Souls of the Seven Sins
That's it for now. Tune in next time to see if the Shroud Hero and his allies can do what the other Heroes couldn't dream of.
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