Mon'Ter

Chapter 9: The Monster Horde.

As the horde of monsters with shining green eyes approached, the carriage horses began to get restless, trying to set themselves free and run. 

The carriage owner did his best to calm them down and get them to pull the carriages to another direction for them all to escape, but the animals were too afraid to listen or make any sound decisions. 

“Damn it! Damn it!” The owner bellowed as he tried to rein them in to no avail. 

The people had given up on the horses and were about to start running on foot, when Elyenora stood up and shouted with a powerful voice. 

“Everyone! Calm down and take your seats!” She spoke, taking her hood off. “Don't fear, because we will take care of these creatures! So suck it up and wait patiently over there!” She bellowed, brandishing her sword.  

The Silent Wind Rapier.  

An exquisite sword that even the common eye could tell it would be worth a fortune, with a snow white blade that glistered in the sun light and a handle that was seemingly made out of gold with emeralds placed in it. 

Elyenora held it high up in the air which struck the people as if she were an imposing figure with her shining blade fashioned with gems.  

“G-Girl, what c-can you possibly do?!” The owner asked, fear slowly creeping into his psyche. 

“A lot, so just watch.” Elyenora replied and looked to Mon’Ter who was gazing into the distance. “Mon’Ter, help me out with those.” 

“Alright... Ely...” He replied quietly, standing up from the carriage with his tall 6’4’’ frame, “Me will go... Kill the big one... What about... The man in the woods?” He pointed towards the forests. 

“A man in the woods?” Elyenora questioned, “See to him after dealing with the Troll. Bring him to me for questioning.” She said, jumping out of the carriage high into the air and towards the monsters. 

Mon’Ter nodded, then quickly followed with swift steps on the ground as he rushed towards the horde’s leader, the giant four meter tall troll. 

It had blue skin and many scars darting over its entire muscular body, with an ugly face that had a big nose and tusks coming out from its mouth.  

The troll had long ears and a bit of black hair on the top of its head, it wore a leather loincloth with many big bone ornaments placed all over it, mostly skulls which acted as a show that it had defeated many opponents thus far.  

Over all, it struck as an opponent worth fearing in the eyes of many. 

“Ah...! Wait a minute!” Shana spoke in surprise as she reached her hand out, thinking that this was supposed to be her job to do as well as that she’d been saved from doing said job. 

The people on the other hand could only watch in awe as they saw the two seemingly maniacs rush towards the horde of monsters instead of running away from them, they watched as Elyenora landed on the ground and ran towards the pack of giant wolves as if they were mere half dead starving dogs found on the streets of some slum. 

The scene they had all pictured in their heads was one where she was torn to shreds after trying to play the hero, however reality can often times be surprising. 

The frail looking young girl brandished her sword, pulling it closely to her chest and pointing the tip forwards as she ran. 

In front of her stood a dozen dire wolves that were the size of bulls, their dark fur gave out a dreading feeling while their canines struck fear into the passengers who watched them growl at the nearing Elyenora.  

Without delay, they all ran towards the rushing girl with full intention of tearing her to pieces the moment they laid their teeth on her. 

However, a sudden surge of wind began circling the blade which she held, going faster and faster until it became akin to a rapidly moving saw that could slice even boulders in half with but the slightest of touches. 

Elyenora’s movements suddenly accelerated as well, her blade’s enchanted capabilities spreading out to her own body, giving her what was essentially the blessings of the wind which only served to make her dash faster. 

With a sudden gust of wind blowing, Elyenora passed through each and every wolf in but a second, her body appearing nearly ten meters away from the wolf that was furthest back from the front of the pack.  

She straightened her back and moved her sword to the side, with a glance, she looked behind herself and towards the wolves, seeing that they had all halted their movements. 

A second gust of wind then blew, seemingly delayed from the sheer speed of her movements. 

Suddenly each and every one of the wolves’ bodies had been pierced cleanly through both head and heart, killing them all instantly and sending their corpses falling to the ground, bleeding profusely from the big holes that had formed. 

Elyenora breathed out a huff of air, “That’s one group of enemies down.” She said and switched her gaze towards the rest of the enemies, giant Spiders, Bears and Deer alike. 

‘Seems like this won’t be as easy as I had thought...’ The princess thought, raising her blade to her chest area and preparing for more deadly combat. 

On the other side of the battlefield, Mon’Ter had reached the front of the troll and simply stared at him as if he had found a new toy. 

“You seem... Fun...” Mon’Ter murmured as the Troll raised its stone club. 

The troll had no remorse for the tiny ant before it, there was simply a small pipsqueak that needed to learn its place there after all, a lesson that would send its skull to the troll’s belt no doubt. 

“GRAAH!!” The Troll bellowed, swinging the club down towards its tiny adversary and smashing the ground beneath. 

The strike had been so powerful that it cracked the ground to as far as five meters away from the center of the hit, creating a small crater in Mon’Ter’s location, gusts of strong winds blew in all directions which even reached the carriages and forced the passengers to protect their eyes from the wind with their hands. 

Once they opened them, they saw a scene unlike any they had ever even imagined before. 

The tall man who had been dwarfed by the giant troll to the point he seemed tiny in comparison was sitting under the club’s tip and holding it with his one only right hand, as if it were a mere stick with no weight whatsoever. 

“Don’t bore me... Big blue thing...” Mon’Ter whispered and vanished from his location with inhuman speed, as if he were never there in the first place. 

The troll’s confusion was apparent, as it had thought it had smushed the tiny person. In its confusion it failed to realize that Mon’Ter had moved behind it and jumped high enough to reach the top of its head. 

Mon’Ter’s hand then suddenly grew, tearing apart the bandages which hid his dragon like claw and reaching a size big enough to grasp the Troll’s entire head. 

To put it into perspective, this troll with a size of four meters had a head as big as an elephant's! Yet Mon’Ter simply grabbed it with his elongated claws and pulled back, accelerating himself downwards by using the enemy’s own weight itself against it and with enough force of strength to raise the troll’s feet up into the air! 

He then took the troll with him towards the ground, fiercely swinging towards it as the beast roared in fear! “GRAAAHH!!” 

With a thunderous slam, Mon’Ter smashed the head of the beast with far greater force than it had shown previously, creating a giant cloud of dust in the process that covered everything from view.  

The ground formed cracks which reached as far as twenty meters away, gusts of wind blew that were powerful enough to blow the nearby trees’ leaves into disarray and even clearing the floating dust from the air up a bit at the same time it had formed.  

Blood slowly dripped from the head of the before seemingly undefeatable troll, his skull having been crushed from the indominable force that Mon’Ter had put into his hand. 

Mon’Ter let go of the creature’s head, “You... Done? Boring...” He spoke and hid his hand underneath his cloak, the dust cloud having made it so that he had enough time to do so. 

‘Showing hand... would be bad...’ Mon’Ter thought, as he turned his gaze towards Elyenora, ‘Should me... Help her?’ he thought once more as the dust cloud cleared completely. 

The girl however didn’t seem to need any help, as the giant monstrous deer rushed towards her with their claws and steel antlers, she simply moved slightly with her feet and dodged all incoming charges with gracious movements. 

Each deer that charged at her passed by while just almost grazing her, only to fall to the ground by the next step they took due to her swift stabbing. 

Soon each one had fallen, and the big mob of giant spiders finally reached Elyenora’s location, completely filling her vision with their bodies. 

She however quickly made her way through them with nimble steps while still managing to kill half a dozen on her way out of their barrage of bodies. 

Without further notice, she ran towards the group of bears with sharp needle like red fur, as they growled at her and shot a multitude of needles in her direction, trying to skewer her alive. 

With seamlessly flawless footwork, she passed right through all their needles while guiding the air around her to protect her from any she could not dodge via a small barrier of rapidly moving wind that spiraled in front of her. 

After reaching their location, Elyenora brandished her blade once more and instantly made five holes in the five skulls of the bears, killing them on the spot before they could even raise their paws in defense. 

The spiders then neared, and she turned to face them once more. 

The result here, would be too obvious to explain. 

‘Seems like she is owkay...’ Mon’Ter thought and shifted his gaze towards the man in the woods, who had now turned tail and ran along with his last companion. 

“You’re not... escaping...” Mon’Ter muttered and rushed towards the woods with frightening speed. 

He had found a prey to hunt, and so it would never escape his grasp. 

… 

‘Sh*t! Sh*t! Cr*p! What the hell are those people?!’ Thought the man with emerald green eyes that were currently still bloodshot crimson red. 

He had auburn brown short hair and wore some exquisite clothes that were obviously rather expensive, he didn’t seem to have ever had any physical training done so his running speed would have been negligible before an apex predator of Mon’Ter’s caliber, however the man was not alone. 

He rode atop of a gray dire wolf, the would be alpha of the previously decimated pack which was even bigger than the already giant wolves from before. 

Its eyes, like the many other creatures, glowed with an emerald green light.  

The speed this wolf ran at was quite impressive, as even the best of horses would pale in comparison to it. This gave the man a rather big head start towards his escape, however would it truly be enough? 

‘Father’s request was supposed to be simple...! How did this happe-’ Before the man could finish his thought process, the wolf’s running came to a halt and sent the man flying across the air. 

“Aaagh!” He screamed, falling down and landing inside of a nearby bush, earning himself a few scratches and bruises. 

The man slowly rose up, looking back to his would be steed that had, had its head cleanly cleaved off. “Oh, cr*p baskets...” He uttered, as a cloaked figure landed beside him. 

Leaning in, Mon’Ter whispered in the Man’s ear. “Found you~” His crimson red eye glowed from underneath his hood as he did so. 

“Eek!” The man screeched, moving back a few steps in a panic, “Wh-Wha-What do you want?!” He stuttered. 

“Me wants... Your compliance... Come with Mon’Ter back to Ely... So she can do talking...” Mon’Ter muttered and walked closer towards the man who began sweating bullets. 

“Yo-You can’t seriously expect me to do that now can yo-” The man spoke while still backing up, but stopped once he saw the claws underneath the cloak. 

Gulping, he thought to himself. ‘That... That’s a monster... No wonder it took out my troll so easily if it too is a high ranking beast as well...’ 

The situation seemed grim for the man, but after a certain thought crossed his mind he simply smirked and began laughing like a mad man. 

“Haha... Hahaha.... Hahahahaha!” The man laughed, holding his forehead while pulling his head back a bit. 

“What’s... So funny...?” Mon’Ter asked, confused at the man’s actions. 

“Oh... My silly little creature, you had me fooled there for a second. I was thinking that you were a human... This changes things quite drastically.” The man spoke as his emerald green bloodshot eyes glowed, bleeding all the while, “Seeing as you’re a simple Monster.” He gazed into Mon’Ter’s eye and vied to take control over him! 

‘If it is a monster... then I have nothing to fear!’ The man thought, smiling maniacally, ‘I’ll take its mind over with my magic eyes and use it to slaughter that woman and the rest of the travelers!’ 

“...” Mon’Ter stood silently, looking at his adversary with his red eye sharpening further into a slit and turning more menacing than it was before, “Me is... Not monster...” He barely uttered with a whisper.  

“W-what was that?” The man asked with a squeak, surprised to hear that the ‘monster’ could still speak despite his eyes supposedly acting upon it. 

“Me is... Human... With name...” Mon’Ter spoke in reply, his crimson eye glowing ever so brightly as a shadow loomed over the opposing man’s vision.  

Everything he saw tunneled onto Mon’Ter’s eye, as sweat dripped down his face like rain drops falling from the sky. 

His feet began to shake and his eyes began to quiver away as he took a step back and fell down on his arse. 

“Aa...! Aaah! AaahhHH!!!” He screamed in rising fear, trying to back up by kicking and flailing his arms as an enormous dark shadow loomed over him and consumed all of the surroundings into an abyssal darkness. 

All he felt was horror, and a nearing end looming over him with silent anger. 

“Me is Mon’Ter... Remember that... You weakling.”