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Time for the next chapter of Chaos Rising. (Warning: contains mild language, violence, mild sexual themes)
It had been a few days since the most recent Nightmare Seven attack. Hope was reaching its peak among the various nations, knowing that the eradication of the Nightmare Seven was within reach. With only two members left in the infamous group the nations and races were singing the Heroes’ praises, knowing it was them who were leading the charge against the murderous warriors.
In the rundown castle on Nyx, Maleagant and Melantha were trying to figure out a way to stop the Heroes and avenge their fallen comrades. Maleagant was going over the remaining plans that Helbram had left behind prior to his death while Melantha tried to think of a possible idea to turn things around.
“Dammit to hell!” Maleagant roared. “I can’t believe our group has been whittled down to just the two of us! How could those lowly ‘Heroes’ and their allies give us so much grief!? There’s no way they should be able to stand up to us yet they’ve killed five of our group! Did that Templar guy who ‘hired’ us know this would happen? Or was he hoping that we’d be the ones to prevail? I just don’t know anymore. We’ve never been beaten on the battlefield. Never. Yet the Shroud Hero party has managed to kill one member after another. Dammit, we need a new plan!”
Melantha, who was lying in a rather saucy pose, replied, “I’ll say. This never happens to us, so why is it happening now? I mean, we were considered invincible and had this entire continent under our thumbs. Now, the rest of the world is laughing in our faces that we’ve been whittled down to just the two of us. It’s gotten impossible to track down a sexy chick for me to have fun with, as they’ve all fled or now see us as laughingstocks. I won’t stand for it.”
Maleagant huffed, “Curb your libido for a bit and let’s try to figure something out. While you and I are the strongest of the Nightmare Seven, the fact that those ‘Heroes’ still managed to eradicate the other five members of our group means we need to take drastic measures. As much as I’d hate to do it, we may have to resort to using those Skull Bells we got from that Templar to summon monsters to either even the odds or at least distract those ‘Heroes’ so we can kill them. I really don’t like using monsters as minions, as they’re totally useless compared to more seasoned fighters like us. But we may have to just simply overwhelm those ‘Heroes’ with numbers in order to balance the playing field, as the odds are now heavily skewered in their favor.”
The lustful female Nightmare Seven member suggested, “Why don’t we ‘invite’ them to come to us instead of always going to them? I mean, no one steps foot on Nyx anymore except Infinator’s group, so maybe we can use this continent’s hostile terrain to our advantage? While having the ‘Heroes’ killed before the eyes of their allies would benefit us more, as it would strike fear into those lowly cockroaches, we may have to resort to dragging them away from their territory and into ours. Besides, even if we have to use monsters, the denizens of this land are far more vicious than the continent of Iselina, which is their home base. Why don’t we try that?”
“We’re out of options, so that may be our best bet. And it would be fitting to have them march to their deaths here on the deadliest continent in the world. Fine, let’s do it. But we need a means of ‘inviting’ them to our domain, as simply hand delivering a ‘message’ won’t work.”
“There’s always a crystal ball. I believe I saw one in that sack the Templar guy gave us. Use that to open up a message channel and contact the ‘Heroes’ to ‘invite’ them here. And make sure they come alone, as in no soldiers or ShadoKnights or that pretty boy knight with his harem or whatever acting as backup. Just that meddling group of ‘Heroes’ and no more.”
Maleagant nodded, “Right. Before I do, let’s iron out our battleplan so we can be ready for them. We’ll make sure that this is the last mission those ‘Heroes’ will ever do.”
It was the following day. King Alvin had gathered up the Heroes and their allies in the throne room. He took a moment to ensure that everyone was present before clearing his throat.
“Heroes, we received a ‘challenge’ from Maleagant,” he said. “He contacted us via crystal ball just this morning, challenging the Heroes. However, this time he wants you to come to him on the Dark Continent Nyx instead of ‘the other way around’, as he put it. However, only the Heroes and the Shroud Hero party are permitted to come to Nyx. He wants Sir Gram’s group and any other allies to stay behind. It’s obvious that this is a trap but it is also our best chance at eliminating the Nightmare Seven. Prince Avalar… what do you say? Should we abide by Maleagant’s wishes and have only your party and the Heroes go? Or should we send others under the guise of Cloak to act as backup?”
Celtic pondered for a moment before saying, “Let’s ‘abide’ by Maleagant’s wishes. Nyx is a dangerous no-man’s land: I’d rather we not risk hurting our allies in that harsh environment. Besides, it does raise the concerns that someone could launch an attack while we’re away, so having our allies stay behind to protect the people here would be wise. Yeah, only us Heroes should go right now and deal with the remaining Nightmare Seven members, the rest of our allies should stay here in case of an attack or other issues.”
Gram looked concerned, “Are you sure about that, Sir Celtic? Wouldn’t it be better to have backup on such a dangerous mission?”
“Having backup would be good, but at the same time we run the risk of allies like you getting caught in the jaws of certain monsters or a sneak attack happening here while our defenses have been thinned. It would be wise to leave you and more experienced fighters here to protect the civilians from such an outcome while we Heroes finish off the Nightmare Seven.”
King Alvin took a moment to think before he replied, “Prince Avalar is correct. If our enemies learn that our defenses have been thinned during this mission they may try to launch a sneak attack. It would be better to leave the Nightmare Seven to the Heroes and have allies like Sir Gram and the ShadoKnights stay behind to protect us. I’m not fond of the idea in sending the Heroes off to Nyx to hunt down the remaining Nightmare Seven, but if it eliminates them for good and ensures that our people are safe, then so be it. Avalar, you go and begin the preparations for the mission, since Nyx is a dangerous land. Then you’ll have to use Shadow Warp to get you and the other Heroes to Nyx, specifically the Nightmare Seven’s castle. Don’t take any chances and make sure you eliminate the remaining Nightmare Seven members, as this could be our best bet in doing so.”
Celtic nodded, “Right, I’ll get on it.”
Gram looked a bit worried, “I don’t like the idea of the Heroes going to Nyx alone. But the possibility of a sneak attack while we have fewer defenses is a very real threat. Just be safe, Heroes, as we can’t lose you now.”
Ryan nodded, “We’ll be okay. Thanks for the concern, Gram, we appreciate it, but if we’re just going to their castle then it shouldn’t be too much of a problem. But, again, it is Nyx, so we will be careful.”
Lucas added, “Yeah, we’ll be careful. And if this mission allows us to not only eliminate the Nightmare Seven but also gets us one step closer to shutting Robert’s faction down for good then we can’t pass up on it.”
Celtic said, “I’ll begin the necessary planning for this mission. Give me an hour. Then we’ll make our way to Nyx.”
An hour later Celtic had drawn out the Heroes’ battleplan for dealing with the last two members of the Nightmare Seven. The Heroes all gathered in the throne room, having been briefed on the plan, and were ready for action.
“Godspeed to you, Heroes,” King Alvin said. “Don’t take any unnecessary risks and make sure that you end the Nightmare Seven once and for all.”
“Be safe, Heroes, as we can’t lose you now,” Gram stated.
Celtic nodded, “Right, let’s do this. If we’re all ready to go we can begin.”
The other Heroes nodded, saying, “Let’s rock!”
“Shadow Warp!”
The Heroes and the Shroud Hero party vanished in black portals, leaving the Delgunner royal family and Gram’s group behind. They reappeared in an unfamiliar area. They took a moment to gather their bearings and observe the surrounding area.
“Yeah, this is Nyx,” Viola said. “Can’t mistaken this terrain, what with all the bones scattered about.”
Jerry said grimly, “I wonder if some of these bones are the leftovers from Slader’s ‘meals’.”
Leon replied, “That’s a very distinct possibility.”
Eric then said, “Don’t look now but I see Maleagant and Melantha approaching us from that rundown castle just ahead of us. Looks like we’re at the right spot.”
The Heroes looked straight ahead, seeing the remaining two Nightmare Seven members approach them. Maleagant and Melantha stopped at a certain distance from the Heroes, narrowing their eyes.
“So, you came after all,” Maleagant growled. “You’ll soon regret that, as your bones will be joining our other victims as part of Nyx’s décor. This time we’re gonna avenge our fallen comrades and finally put an end to you ‘Heroes’. Melantha, I know you want the Light Elf for yourself. You go ahead and ‘enjoy’ her while I deal with the rest.”
Melantha smirked, “Gladly, boss.” She turned to Skye, “Boobalicious elf, you and I are going to have ‘some fun’ together. Just you and me, no one else. Let’s put some distance between us and your little faction so we can begin. I can’t wait to have my way with you when this is all over.”
Skye snarled, “Bring it on. You’ll soon find out that my heart, body, and soul belong to Celtic. And I mean that quite literally when it comes to my heart, as the very organ that beats in my chest is actually one of Celtic’s hearts that he used to resurrect me when Sylph killed me. So don’t think that I’ll let you have your way with me, as that honor belongs to Celtic.”
Melantha’s eyes narrowed, “You dare let a man have his way with you? I’ll show you that there is only one true path to take when it comes to a gorgeous number like yourself. Let’s get this party started.”
The two scantly clad, busty, attractive females put some distance between them and the rest of the group. Celtic gained a worried expression but focused his attention on Maleagant. The leader of the Nightmare Seven gave his halberd a swing.
“Normally I’m against using a tactic like this,” he said. “However, desperate times call for desperate measures. I never thought anyone would push my group this far. But I’m gonna make sure that you all perish today and avenge my comrades!” He started to channel energy before stating, “Command!”
It was as if targets had been put on everyone in the Hero faction except Skye. Suddenly, they all heard heavy footsteps. Rupert was the first to spot something with his sharp eyes.
“Hey, heads up, gang!” he stated. “We’ve got a whole pack of King Gunthor Leviathans coming our way from the east!”
Everyone turned to see the herd of massive monsters approach them. They looked a lot like T-Rexes, only they had drill-like tusks on the sides of their jaws, a row of spikes lining their backs, dragon-like frills, and long, thick tails ending in a spade.
Lucas readied his Spear, “No worries. We can just use the Ringmonster-based abilities to flip the script on Maleagant.”
Viola shook her head, “Sorry, Lucas, but that’s not possible. Command is a spell that cannot be overwritten unless the target or targets are dead, the user is dead, the monsters affected are dead, or someone else uses Command. So the Ringmonster-based Gear forms are useless here. No, we have to do this the old fashioned way. Fortunately, they have a massive weakness to Ice, so any Ice-based skills will go a long way in killing them.”
Eric went pale, “Please tell me that’s not true.”
Celtic nodded, “Yeah, sadly we have to deal with those King Gunthor Leviathans the hard way. So, prepare for battle!”
The Heroes and most of the Shroud Hero party prepared for battle while Maleagant stepped back to watch. At the same time, Skye and Melantha started to fight, with Skye’s naginata clashing with Melantha’s spear. Both females fought fiercely, though it was obvious that Melantha was eyeing up Skye, especially the Light Elf’s bosom, much to her annoyance. Both charged each other repeatedly, trying to gain the upper hand, though it appeared Skye’s martial art strength was starting to overpower Melantha’s raw might.
At that time the King Gunthor Leviathans had appeared and started their battle with the Heroes. Viola made quick motions with her clawed hand, entangling the King Gunthors’ legs with her silk.
“Okay, that should limit their movements!” she said. “However, the raw strength in those legs will eventually tear the silk, so we have to act fast while they’re temporarily disabled.” She started to channel energy before stating, “Like this! Ice Tower!”
She slammed her palm on the ground, causing pillars of ice to shoot up, impaling the King Gunthors, making them roar in pain as the Ice damage hurt them.
“I’ll join in!” Celtic stated. “Ice Tower!”
He slammed his palm down, causing more pillars of ice to jut out of the ground, impaling the King Gunthors. This attack caused the King Gunthors to start struggling against the silk ensnaring their legs, causing tears to form.
Ryan turned to Eric and Jerry, “You both know Deep Freeze, right?”
Eric and Jerry nodded, stating in unison, “Then let’s put the freeze on these dinos!”
All three of them started to channel energy before their eyes gleamed.
“Deep Freeze!” all three said.
The Gunthors all were hit by a massive ice storm that briefly encased them in blocks of ice before the ice shattered. The King Gunthor Leviathans roared in agony as their bodies started to succumb to the Ice magic damage. They continued to pry at the Arachne silk around their legs but it was obvious their movements and strength was starting to wane, as the rips in the silk weren’t getting larger.
At the time, Skye and Melantha were still fighting hard. Both were launching spells alongwith their physical strikes, though it was starting to dawn upon Melantha that Skye’s magical levels and physical strength were higher than hers, as the Light Elf’s abilities were pushing back hers more easily.
“You’re a feisty one, elf girl!” Melantha stated. “But you’ll eventually lose and become my plaything. And I think I’m gonna take a sample right now!”
She charged at Skye. The Light Elf clashed weapons with Melantha. Melantha then moved one of her hands and tried to grope Skye’s breasts while they were up close. Skye noticed this, gained a hateful expression, and kicked Melantha back, stabbing her with the spiked heel of her boot, leaving a bleeding wound on the Nightmare Seven member’s bare stomach.
“Only Celtic gets to have any rights to have fun with my body!” Skye snapped. “I’m his and his alone, and I won’t let you violate me before he gets his way with me!”
As she said this Celtic gained an exasperated expression, thinking, “Does she really have to say that out loud? She really is shameless. I sure know how to pick ‘em. Though at least my judgment on a woman’s true personality is better than Lucas’, so that’s one advantage I have.”
Melantha looked livid, “You’d rather a dirty man have his way with you instead of a perfect woman like me? You really need to be taught that the only true path to sexual paradise is with me, not that slimy hybrid man of a Shroud Hero.”
Now it was Skye’s turn to be livid, yelling, “DON’T YOU DARE CALL CELTIC THAT, YOU SHAMELESS MURDEROUS PROSTITUTE!!! You can hate other men all you want in order to flaunt your sexuality, but I WON’T let you badmouth Celtic! He is the master of my heart! I am the dagger to his cloak! We are as one! I could never, EVER accept anyone else as my lover! If you’ve got a problem with that, then that’s your problem! Make it mine and I’ll show you how dangerous I can be when defending him! So, bring it on, scum of Zakota!”
Melantha readied her spear, stating, “Then I’ll just have to prove my point!”
She charged at Skye; spear ready to strike. Skye waited patiently as Melantha ran up to her, eyes closed. As soon as the Nightmare Seven member was barely a foot away, Skye’s eyes snapped open and she launched a martial art strike with her foot, slamming it into Melantha’s stomach, sending her flying. She then got into a crouch and springing upward, shooting above Melantha before readying her naginata.
“Game over, prostitute!” the Light Elf spat.
She started to spin like a sawblade while holding her naginata. Melantha could only watch in horror as Skye’s spinning assault sliced the Nightmare Seven member clean in two. Skye stopped spinning and landed on the ground gracefully while Melantha’s two halves crashed to the ground. At the same time the rest of the party and the Heroes had finished off the King Gunthor Leviathans, leaving a shocked and infuriated Maleagant.
Zuzu slammed her palm on the ground, “Let’s finish this! Wrath Fire!”
The cursed black flames erupted underneath Melantha’s corpse, burning it to nothingness. Leon then started to channel energy.
“Begone, thot!” he said. “Exorcism Eraser!”
The sacred circle formed underneath the charred earth where Melantha once was. It released a pillar of light before Melantha’s soul appeared briefly. She screamed in pain before her soul shattered into nothingness. Everyone then directed their attention to Maleagant, who was readying his halberd.
“You lot have gone too far now,” the leader of the Nightmare Seven growled. “I’ll make sure to avenge my fallen comrades… starting with you, Shroud boy!”
Next Chapter: Unbridled Wrath
That's all for today. Looks like the final battle with the Nightmare Seven is about to unfold. Tune in next time to find out what happens.
Dark Lust
It had been a few days since the most recent Nightmare Seven attack. Hope was reaching its peak among the various nations, knowing that the eradication of the Nightmare Seven was within reach. With only two members left in the infamous group the nations and races were singing the Heroes’ praises, knowing it was them who were leading the charge against the murderous warriors.
In the rundown castle on Nyx, Maleagant and Melantha were trying to figure out a way to stop the Heroes and avenge their fallen comrades. Maleagant was going over the remaining plans that Helbram had left behind prior to his death while Melantha tried to think of a possible idea to turn things around.
“Dammit to hell!” Maleagant roared. “I can’t believe our group has been whittled down to just the two of us! How could those lowly ‘Heroes’ and their allies give us so much grief!? There’s no way they should be able to stand up to us yet they’ve killed five of our group! Did that Templar guy who ‘hired’ us know this would happen? Or was he hoping that we’d be the ones to prevail? I just don’t know anymore. We’ve never been beaten on the battlefield. Never. Yet the Shroud Hero party has managed to kill one member after another. Dammit, we need a new plan!”
Melantha, who was lying in a rather saucy pose, replied, “I’ll say. This never happens to us, so why is it happening now? I mean, we were considered invincible and had this entire continent under our thumbs. Now, the rest of the world is laughing in our faces that we’ve been whittled down to just the two of us. It’s gotten impossible to track down a sexy chick for me to have fun with, as they’ve all fled or now see us as laughingstocks. I won’t stand for it.”
Maleagant huffed, “Curb your libido for a bit and let’s try to figure something out. While you and I are the strongest of the Nightmare Seven, the fact that those ‘Heroes’ still managed to eradicate the other five members of our group means we need to take drastic measures. As much as I’d hate to do it, we may have to resort to using those Skull Bells we got from that Templar to summon monsters to either even the odds or at least distract those ‘Heroes’ so we can kill them. I really don’t like using monsters as minions, as they’re totally useless compared to more seasoned fighters like us. But we may have to just simply overwhelm those ‘Heroes’ with numbers in order to balance the playing field, as the odds are now heavily skewered in their favor.”
The lustful female Nightmare Seven member suggested, “Why don’t we ‘invite’ them to come to us instead of always going to them? I mean, no one steps foot on Nyx anymore except Infinator’s group, so maybe we can use this continent’s hostile terrain to our advantage? While having the ‘Heroes’ killed before the eyes of their allies would benefit us more, as it would strike fear into those lowly cockroaches, we may have to resort to dragging them away from their territory and into ours. Besides, even if we have to use monsters, the denizens of this land are far more vicious than the continent of Iselina, which is their home base. Why don’t we try that?”
“We’re out of options, so that may be our best bet. And it would be fitting to have them march to their deaths here on the deadliest continent in the world. Fine, let’s do it. But we need a means of ‘inviting’ them to our domain, as simply hand delivering a ‘message’ won’t work.”
“There’s always a crystal ball. I believe I saw one in that sack the Templar guy gave us. Use that to open up a message channel and contact the ‘Heroes’ to ‘invite’ them here. And make sure they come alone, as in no soldiers or ShadoKnights or that pretty boy knight with his harem or whatever acting as backup. Just that meddling group of ‘Heroes’ and no more.”
Maleagant nodded, “Right. Before I do, let’s iron out our battleplan so we can be ready for them. We’ll make sure that this is the last mission those ‘Heroes’ will ever do.”
It was the following day. King Alvin had gathered up the Heroes and their allies in the throne room. He took a moment to ensure that everyone was present before clearing his throat.
“Heroes, we received a ‘challenge’ from Maleagant,” he said. “He contacted us via crystal ball just this morning, challenging the Heroes. However, this time he wants you to come to him on the Dark Continent Nyx instead of ‘the other way around’, as he put it. However, only the Heroes and the Shroud Hero party are permitted to come to Nyx. He wants Sir Gram’s group and any other allies to stay behind. It’s obvious that this is a trap but it is also our best chance at eliminating the Nightmare Seven. Prince Avalar… what do you say? Should we abide by Maleagant’s wishes and have only your party and the Heroes go? Or should we send others under the guise of Cloak to act as backup?”
Celtic pondered for a moment before saying, “Let’s ‘abide’ by Maleagant’s wishes. Nyx is a dangerous no-man’s land: I’d rather we not risk hurting our allies in that harsh environment. Besides, it does raise the concerns that someone could launch an attack while we’re away, so having our allies stay behind to protect the people here would be wise. Yeah, only us Heroes should go right now and deal with the remaining Nightmare Seven members, the rest of our allies should stay here in case of an attack or other issues.”
Gram looked concerned, “Are you sure about that, Sir Celtic? Wouldn’t it be better to have backup on such a dangerous mission?”
“Having backup would be good, but at the same time we run the risk of allies like you getting caught in the jaws of certain monsters or a sneak attack happening here while our defenses have been thinned. It would be wise to leave you and more experienced fighters here to protect the civilians from such an outcome while we Heroes finish off the Nightmare Seven.”
King Alvin took a moment to think before he replied, “Prince Avalar is correct. If our enemies learn that our defenses have been thinned during this mission they may try to launch a sneak attack. It would be better to leave the Nightmare Seven to the Heroes and have allies like Sir Gram and the ShadoKnights stay behind to protect us. I’m not fond of the idea in sending the Heroes off to Nyx to hunt down the remaining Nightmare Seven, but if it eliminates them for good and ensures that our people are safe, then so be it. Avalar, you go and begin the preparations for the mission, since Nyx is a dangerous land. Then you’ll have to use Shadow Warp to get you and the other Heroes to Nyx, specifically the Nightmare Seven’s castle. Don’t take any chances and make sure you eliminate the remaining Nightmare Seven members, as this could be our best bet in doing so.”
Celtic nodded, “Right, I’ll get on it.”
Gram looked a bit worried, “I don’t like the idea of the Heroes going to Nyx alone. But the possibility of a sneak attack while we have fewer defenses is a very real threat. Just be safe, Heroes, as we can’t lose you now.”
Ryan nodded, “We’ll be okay. Thanks for the concern, Gram, we appreciate it, but if we’re just going to their castle then it shouldn’t be too much of a problem. But, again, it is Nyx, so we will be careful.”
Lucas added, “Yeah, we’ll be careful. And if this mission allows us to not only eliminate the Nightmare Seven but also gets us one step closer to shutting Robert’s faction down for good then we can’t pass up on it.”
Celtic said, “I’ll begin the necessary planning for this mission. Give me an hour. Then we’ll make our way to Nyx.”
An hour later Celtic had drawn out the Heroes’ battleplan for dealing with the last two members of the Nightmare Seven. The Heroes all gathered in the throne room, having been briefed on the plan, and were ready for action.
“Godspeed to you, Heroes,” King Alvin said. “Don’t take any unnecessary risks and make sure that you end the Nightmare Seven once and for all.”
“Be safe, Heroes, as we can’t lose you now,” Gram stated.
Celtic nodded, “Right, let’s do this. If we’re all ready to go we can begin.”
The other Heroes nodded, saying, “Let’s rock!”
“Shadow Warp!”
The Heroes and the Shroud Hero party vanished in black portals, leaving the Delgunner royal family and Gram’s group behind. They reappeared in an unfamiliar area. They took a moment to gather their bearings and observe the surrounding area.
“Yeah, this is Nyx,” Viola said. “Can’t mistaken this terrain, what with all the bones scattered about.”
Jerry said grimly, “I wonder if some of these bones are the leftovers from Slader’s ‘meals’.”
Leon replied, “That’s a very distinct possibility.”
Eric then said, “Don’t look now but I see Maleagant and Melantha approaching us from that rundown castle just ahead of us. Looks like we’re at the right spot.”
The Heroes looked straight ahead, seeing the remaining two Nightmare Seven members approach them. Maleagant and Melantha stopped at a certain distance from the Heroes, narrowing their eyes.
“So, you came after all,” Maleagant growled. “You’ll soon regret that, as your bones will be joining our other victims as part of Nyx’s décor. This time we’re gonna avenge our fallen comrades and finally put an end to you ‘Heroes’. Melantha, I know you want the Light Elf for yourself. You go ahead and ‘enjoy’ her while I deal with the rest.”
Melantha smirked, “Gladly, boss.” She turned to Skye, “Boobalicious elf, you and I are going to have ‘some fun’ together. Just you and me, no one else. Let’s put some distance between us and your little faction so we can begin. I can’t wait to have my way with you when this is all over.”
Skye snarled, “Bring it on. You’ll soon find out that my heart, body, and soul belong to Celtic. And I mean that quite literally when it comes to my heart, as the very organ that beats in my chest is actually one of Celtic’s hearts that he used to resurrect me when Sylph killed me. So don’t think that I’ll let you have your way with me, as that honor belongs to Celtic.”
Melantha’s eyes narrowed, “You dare let a man have his way with you? I’ll show you that there is only one true path to take when it comes to a gorgeous number like yourself. Let’s get this party started.”
The two scantly clad, busty, attractive females put some distance between them and the rest of the group. Celtic gained a worried expression but focused his attention on Maleagant. The leader of the Nightmare Seven gave his halberd a swing.
“Normally I’m against using a tactic like this,” he said. “However, desperate times call for desperate measures. I never thought anyone would push my group this far. But I’m gonna make sure that you all perish today and avenge my comrades!” He started to channel energy before stating, “Command!”
It was as if targets had been put on everyone in the Hero faction except Skye. Suddenly, they all heard heavy footsteps. Rupert was the first to spot something with his sharp eyes.
“Hey, heads up, gang!” he stated. “We’ve got a whole pack of King Gunthor Leviathans coming our way from the east!”
Everyone turned to see the herd of massive monsters approach them. They looked a lot like T-Rexes, only they had drill-like tusks on the sides of their jaws, a row of spikes lining their backs, dragon-like frills, and long, thick tails ending in a spade.
Lucas readied his Spear, “No worries. We can just use the Ringmonster-based abilities to flip the script on Maleagant.”
Viola shook her head, “Sorry, Lucas, but that’s not possible. Command is a spell that cannot be overwritten unless the target or targets are dead, the user is dead, the monsters affected are dead, or someone else uses Command. So the Ringmonster-based Gear forms are useless here. No, we have to do this the old fashioned way. Fortunately, they have a massive weakness to Ice, so any Ice-based skills will go a long way in killing them.”
Eric went pale, “Please tell me that’s not true.”
Celtic nodded, “Yeah, sadly we have to deal with those King Gunthor Leviathans the hard way. So, prepare for battle!”
The Heroes and most of the Shroud Hero party prepared for battle while Maleagant stepped back to watch. At the same time, Skye and Melantha started to fight, with Skye’s naginata clashing with Melantha’s spear. Both females fought fiercely, though it was obvious that Melantha was eyeing up Skye, especially the Light Elf’s bosom, much to her annoyance. Both charged each other repeatedly, trying to gain the upper hand, though it appeared Skye’s martial art strength was starting to overpower Melantha’s raw might.
At that time the King Gunthor Leviathans had appeared and started their battle with the Heroes. Viola made quick motions with her clawed hand, entangling the King Gunthors’ legs with her silk.
“Okay, that should limit their movements!” she said. “However, the raw strength in those legs will eventually tear the silk, so we have to act fast while they’re temporarily disabled.” She started to channel energy before stating, “Like this! Ice Tower!”
She slammed her palm on the ground, causing pillars of ice to shoot up, impaling the King Gunthors, making them roar in pain as the Ice damage hurt them.
“I’ll join in!” Celtic stated. “Ice Tower!”
He slammed his palm down, causing more pillars of ice to jut out of the ground, impaling the King Gunthors. This attack caused the King Gunthors to start struggling against the silk ensnaring their legs, causing tears to form.
Ryan turned to Eric and Jerry, “You both know Deep Freeze, right?”
Eric and Jerry nodded, stating in unison, “Then let’s put the freeze on these dinos!”
All three of them started to channel energy before their eyes gleamed.
“Deep Freeze!” all three said.
The Gunthors all were hit by a massive ice storm that briefly encased them in blocks of ice before the ice shattered. The King Gunthor Leviathans roared in agony as their bodies started to succumb to the Ice magic damage. They continued to pry at the Arachne silk around their legs but it was obvious their movements and strength was starting to wane, as the rips in the silk weren’t getting larger.
At the time, Skye and Melantha were still fighting hard. Both were launching spells alongwith their physical strikes, though it was starting to dawn upon Melantha that Skye’s magical levels and physical strength were higher than hers, as the Light Elf’s abilities were pushing back hers more easily.
“You’re a feisty one, elf girl!” Melantha stated. “But you’ll eventually lose and become my plaything. And I think I’m gonna take a sample right now!”
She charged at Skye. The Light Elf clashed weapons with Melantha. Melantha then moved one of her hands and tried to grope Skye’s breasts while they were up close. Skye noticed this, gained a hateful expression, and kicked Melantha back, stabbing her with the spiked heel of her boot, leaving a bleeding wound on the Nightmare Seven member’s bare stomach.
“Only Celtic gets to have any rights to have fun with my body!” Skye snapped. “I’m his and his alone, and I won’t let you violate me before he gets his way with me!”
As she said this Celtic gained an exasperated expression, thinking, “Does she really have to say that out loud? She really is shameless. I sure know how to pick ‘em. Though at least my judgment on a woman’s true personality is better than Lucas’, so that’s one advantage I have.”
Melantha looked livid, “You’d rather a dirty man have his way with you instead of a perfect woman like me? You really need to be taught that the only true path to sexual paradise is with me, not that slimy hybrid man of a Shroud Hero.”
Now it was Skye’s turn to be livid, yelling, “DON’T YOU DARE CALL CELTIC THAT, YOU SHAMELESS MURDEROUS PROSTITUTE!!! You can hate other men all you want in order to flaunt your sexuality, but I WON’T let you badmouth Celtic! He is the master of my heart! I am the dagger to his cloak! We are as one! I could never, EVER accept anyone else as my lover! If you’ve got a problem with that, then that’s your problem! Make it mine and I’ll show you how dangerous I can be when defending him! So, bring it on, scum of Zakota!”
Melantha readied her spear, stating, “Then I’ll just have to prove my point!”
She charged at Skye; spear ready to strike. Skye waited patiently as Melantha ran up to her, eyes closed. As soon as the Nightmare Seven member was barely a foot away, Skye’s eyes snapped open and she launched a martial art strike with her foot, slamming it into Melantha’s stomach, sending her flying. She then got into a crouch and springing upward, shooting above Melantha before readying her naginata.
“Game over, prostitute!” the Light Elf spat.
She started to spin like a sawblade while holding her naginata. Melantha could only watch in horror as Skye’s spinning assault sliced the Nightmare Seven member clean in two. Skye stopped spinning and landed on the ground gracefully while Melantha’s two halves crashed to the ground. At the same time the rest of the party and the Heroes had finished off the King Gunthor Leviathans, leaving a shocked and infuriated Maleagant.
Zuzu slammed her palm on the ground, “Let’s finish this! Wrath Fire!”
The cursed black flames erupted underneath Melantha’s corpse, burning it to nothingness. Leon then started to channel energy.
“Begone, thot!” he said. “Exorcism Eraser!”
The sacred circle formed underneath the charred earth where Melantha once was. It released a pillar of light before Melantha’s soul appeared briefly. She screamed in pain before her soul shattered into nothingness. Everyone then directed their attention to Maleagant, who was readying his halberd.
“You lot have gone too far now,” the leader of the Nightmare Seven growled. “I’ll make sure to avenge my fallen comrades… starting with you, Shroud boy!”
Next Chapter: Unbridled Wrath
That's all for today. Looks like the final battle with the Nightmare Seven is about to unfold. Tune in next time to find out what happens.