"Devil woman, we received word from the demon spawn. They've succeeded in their infiltration mission and will join us in a bit." Sasha had a malevolent smile on her face. "Gather everybody." A few minutes later, Sasha, the Envoys, and the Shadows were all gathered around the castle entrance. "Yusaku Ona is already near the outposts. It is time." "Everybody, gear up! Eat! Take a 10-minute nap or whatever... We're going to war!" They all cheered in unison as they prepared themselves, both physically and mentally. "So, we all know our parts?" Sasha and Vladimir nodded at Grover. "Hehe." Kazami slaps the back of the thief. "Don't worry about a thing; your plan is foolproof. We just have to hold on till the cavalry arrives." "Well then, as the demon spawn will say, let's do this thing." ... "Woah." The alliance was currently facing off against Yusaku Ona's army. "Hahahaha! Just as expected. Sasha Kay will join the party as well." "Ona! We should have just killed you off when
"Begin, vile humans! Grand Torrent!" A massive wave created by Hydrax crashed into the enemy forces like a waterfall. "What is the keeper of the Aquarius zodiac crypt doing here? [FLASHBACK] After Krystal's and Hydrax's battle, the crew was ready to be beamed out of the crypt by the keeper. He handed Krystal a flute. "What's this?" "Use this whenever you need my aid; I shall come to your assistance." They all gasped at the words of the man. "Do keep in mind, young braves, you can only call for me three times and once every six months, then the flute will disintegrate and I can only stay for a minute. So make sure you know what you seek from me before playing the flute. Also, you cannot summon me inside another crypt." [FLASHBACK ENDS] That was the case; Hydrax had handed them a flute that could summon him from within his crypt, and although he could only stay for a minute, the havoc he was wreaking on their enemies was currently worth it. Upon his arrival, he had taken out
'Tck. Those bastards have exhausted all my clones.' Jester thought to himself as he looked at an exhausted Vladimir."Huff. Huff." Vladimir was bruised and battered and could barely stand. They have been fighting for over 15 minutes now, with Vladimir not being able to get a single hit.Jester, on the other hand,."Jester's Elbow!" He dodged a strike from Vladimir and hit him with a spinning elbow. He continued dancing around the large man while dodging all of his attacks. Vladimir had been on the receiving end of a terrible onslaught of attacks from the clown. This seems to have infuriated Vladimir even more. Vladimir swung his hammer once again, only to miss the clown, as he had sidestepped him. Losing his balance due to fatigue, Vladimir stumbled to regain balance."Jester's Kitchen Knife." With a swift movement, he slashed through the chest of Vladimir, and blood splattered all over his mask.Jester took a deep breath and said, "Mhmm, don't you just love the scent of blood
"Gantala! You bastard, what have you done!?" Gantala had stabbed Jacob in the back. He didn't pay heed to the voices of Yuri, Sasha, and Race, who were calling out to their friend. Krystal had just arrived. "What in the world is going on?" Gantala pushed Jacob with his foot to withdraw the sword as he scrambled back to the side of Yusaku Ona. Yuri glared at the two. "You two were in this together from the very beginning." "I'm afraid so, Yuyu. But you don't worry, not one bit. I'll have you and all your friends here. Follow Jakey soon enough." "Then, when you said that Axel and Mel betrayed you," "Those fools chose to die with their king. I chose to live with my emperor!" "Gantala!" Driven with rage, Yuri charged at the former general as their swords clashed. "Sasha, please give up. Surrender and all this will stop; if I say a word to my liege, he will show mercy." Sasha stood silently as Kira urged her to surrender. Kira might have been following the wrong leader, but she
'Krystal...' 'Do it!' "Why do you even fight? Why bother fighting for the likes of them?" "It's because I'm selfish! I don't quite care about what you go off doing with the rest of the world. Heck, kill whoever you want; I won't judge you. But... You sealed your faith the day you decided to harm my friends. I stood there silently as Vladimir and Justin wept and grieved the deaths of their loved ones. And Ona, that is your biggest crime against me. Touch my friends... and you shall face my wrath!" Krystal was tired and worn out, but he seemed to have gathered his strength from his sheer determination in defeating the opponent that stood triumphantly in front of him. Crack! Krystal smirked, noticing a dent in the armor. He swept his opponent off his feet and slammed him hard on the ground. "Your body might be shielded, but not your face!" He got on top of him and started pounding at him. With the crunch of knuckle against bone, Krystal didn't ease up on his assault as the Mad Kin
Clank! Boom! Boom! Swoosh! The location was the palace room within the Castle of Grim Grave Island. A large, muscular man standing seven feet tall was exchanging blows with Shambala. "Those two have been at it for five days now." Shambala uses his speed to his advantage, as he does not dodge a couple of straight jabs from the large man. "Neither side looks as if they are ready to cave in." "Shambala...win...for...vex." The man fighting Shambala was none other than Vagrant Varvartos. Shambala flips over Varvartos and kicks him in the face. Unfazed, Varvartos grabs the leg of the Sage and slams him hard on the ground, creating a man-sized hole in the process. "Hahahaha." Jester laughs as he pauses to slurp down the juice he was carrying. Shambala's broken bones healed almost instantly as he got back up. He was using the healing powers of the bird to rejuvenate. He pats Varvartos, who had turned away. As the large man turned his head, Shambala struck him with a palm imbued wi
It has been a couple of days since Yuri ascended the throne of Harijoh as its new king. Yuri is currently addressing the citizens as Sasha and the envoys are standing behind him. I, Yuri Ona, swear to serve you all with all my might! Through thick and thin, till I bring this nation back to its feet."He went silent to examine the expressions on the faces of all the people that had gathered around the castle. Yuri was nervous; he had never given a speech in his life. He coughs and continues... "I know that my ascendance to the throne was because of a coup that followed a dreadful reign from a tyrant who got into power due to a coup of his own." At first, the majority were skeptical about accepting Yuri as the new king. For some, it was since he was related to the man who took the throne from the former king and nearly destroyed the region. Others merely wanted to take the throne for themselves. They were the lords, nobles, or relatives of the royal family. A minority of those
[FLASHBACK: LAST NIGHT'S PARTY]Everyone was enjoying themselves as they had organized a city-wide banquet over their triumphant success.Grover had a dance-off with Race.Riley listened to the other envoys as they shared their own adventures as a guild.Vladimir had passed out after entering a beer-drinking contest against Justin.They each chugged twelve cups of beer as Justin remained unfazed by the surplus amount of beer he had consumed."Guess the big man can't hold down his bear."Kazami and Krystal were having a conversation from the balcony of a building as they watched everyone have a good time."Haha. Justin's going for his thirteenth cup; heh, he might give Ernie a run for his money."The two shared a drink as well."..." A brief silence overcame the place as Krystal decided to break the silence."So... when are you leaving?"Kazami raised an eyebrow. "You knew?""I'm the captain. Of course, I knew you wouldn't be staying with us for long.""The base is almost done. The Eas