Jade was beginning to wonder just what exactly this assassin was made of. Although she had only been using elemental runes so far, he had still been able to shrug off all the damage without much bother. And the damage was not exactly inconsiderable either. Jade's runes were created using the law of the world and while they would not be at their best since thee fight was not technically happening in the world, they were still no laughing matter. The entire section of the forest they were in now resembled a land that had been ravaged by the full wrath of nature. Numerous swaths of land still burned with the purple flames of her runes and massive craters pockmarked the land from her constant bombardments. The most one saw the assassin having to pick himself out of a gorge in the earth where a powerful application of a condensed gravity rune had buried him within the earth. A draft of hot steam announced his presence as he jumped out of the large crack in the earth looking absolut
As Mia Delgado accompanied Rin Sakai from the dorm building where the foreign exchange students had been allowed to stay, to the school football field where the Starlight Comets were playing their second game of the season, she could not help but feel like a total idiot. The signs had always been there. She had simply chosen not to see it. Right from the first day she had set eyes on Rin, something had felt very off about her. Whether it had been the confidence in her step or the condescendingly haughty manner in which she had scanned the entire classroom on that day that Mrs Rookwood introduced them, Mia was not sure. Back then she had resolved to simply do as she had always done with most of her problems early in life: avoid it until it disappeared on its own. Only this one not only did not disappear but rather ended up practically attached to her instead. It was so obvious now that she was aware of it. The almost deceptively pleasant smile that her perpetually fixed o
"Where are we?" Ryusuke asked Lee in a sharp tone that seemed to demand nothing but respect. Which unfortunately for him, Lee had zero intention of giving. "I'd explain it for you but I don't think your stuck up brain would be willing to accept it," the white haired young man derided. "All you need to know is that you won't be going back to the real world until I say so." Ryusuke glanced around. The forest was very much the same as it had been a few moments ago, but somehow he just knew that this was not the real world. Which meant that the Hunter had not been pulling his legs. "Is that so?" The regal looking Asian muttered and held his sword out at his side. "Will I be right to assume that the same would apply should I relieve you off your life then?" The grin that spread across Lee's face was nothing short of devious as he flexed his long crimson claws wildly. "Oh you and I are gonna get along just fine!!" With a powerful leap, he crossed the distance between them an
"You shut your mouth!" Rin yelled as she rushed in for a frontal slash that aimed to bisect the alpha Hunter. 'So she's sensitive about her brother huh?' Michael made the observation even as he effortlessly dodged her attacks before retaliating with a backhand that her sword flashed up to block. Successful as that was, it did nothing to mitigate the amount of force behind the blow. Rin was sent flying backwards where she righted herself in midair and kicked off towards him again. This time she aimed low, seeking to unbalance the Hunter. Rather dodge out of few way, Michael moved with a sudden burst of speed and brought his foot down on the flat of the sword. The unpredictable action nearly forced the weapon from the female assassin's hands but she recovered with admirable speed and lashed out with an overhead kick in an impressive show of her flexibility. Michael caught tee kick with his right hand and shifted to release her sword while simultaneously flinging her away like a ra
The Dead Man's Midnight Menagerie. That was the name of his ability. The power that allowed Koya Omori to summon all sorts of creatures and monsters from any folktale he had ever heard. Having grown up in a hidden clan that had existed for generations beneath the shadow of civilization through out its modernization, he had had no shortage of material to fuel the power that had been gifted to him by the clan elders. Japanese folklore was full of all sorts of stories about beasts and demons, creatures and monsters whose very existence could send shivers down the spine of the strongest and bravest of warriors. Beings that brought nothing but death and destruction everywhere they went. Such was the fear of them that their stories were used to keep rowdy children in line, lest the monsters of the night would sniff out their misbehavior, hunt them down and devour them whole. And yet... No matter what he did... No matter how many beasts he summoned... That damned Hunter had
This guy was proving to be far more annoying than Olivia had expected. Despite the inability of his Organ Destroying Venom to kill her as he had envisioned, the assassin Shin had not relented in his attacks. In fact, if anything he had suddenly become more vicious with his attacks. To his credit Olivia would honestly acknowledge his mastery of the sword with what she had seen so far. He was fast and precise in his movements, and his strength was nothing to discard either. But more than anything else, Olivia had noticed that his mood was quite volatile. He had gone from sadistically happy to sickeningly cheerful right down to a frustrated murderous anger. The last one had come a few moments after his most dangerous ability had proved unable to affect her. Hous frustration had died down quickly enough though and he had begun to fight her with a far more composed demeanor. Even his attacks, though they had not undergone any reduction in intensity, now seemed more focused and concent
As she performed a series of hops to avoid several streams of toxic petals, Olivia mentally estimated the distance between her and the assassin to be less than twenty meters. She could cross it without much difficulty to blitz the bastard, but doing so while avoiding these damn things would be all but impossible. She knew how smart this bastard was. There was no way he would not be able to tell what her plan was the moment she made that move. A mad dash in his direction, discounting any and every other thing would also allow her to reach him quickly enough. But that would only further increase the strain on her mind as she would undoubtedly suffer immense damage, which would be healed by her ability at the cost of more of her mind slipping out of her control. 'God I hate this so much! But it doesn't look like there's another way. Dodging these things isn't getting me any where. I'll just keep taking damage and healing until I lose it. Looks
Dragons. His ability allowed him to summon dragons. Why the hell would his ability allow him to summon freaking dragons?! Was there really no fairness in this world? The assassin Ryusuke Sakai drew back his sword, his bright blue eyes staring right into Lee's crimson ones. "Here I come," he said and vanished. Lee's senses went haywire with danger alerts and he looked up to see the assassin bearing down at him with a wide slash that split the air and sent all seven dragons roaring down at him. The Hunter leapt back in a series of backflips to avoid the divebombing draconic missiles. Each one exploded upon contact with the earth with more than enough force to completely destroy an armored tank. The blast wave caught Lee in the draft and sent him careening backwards into the forest. Scarcely had he managed to regain his bearing that he felt an ominous sensation hovering over him. Lee was not the most combat-experienced Hunter in the entire squad for no reason. His