Gabriel screamed in agony as his catalyst threatened to implode at that very moment, but his intuition was correct.
If he could get a big enough crack in the general's crystalized skull, he could simply drown Picto, The Crystalized General of House Night...
Then as the general thrashed around, he finally got a good grip on Gabriel, launching him into one of the many burning shops.
...
Michael, of House Everfrost...
Michael shoved his body up, refusing to give into the pain and exhaustion, summoning his scythe in his hands once more.
Rushing forward with terrible pain in his shoulder, he lowered his stance as he ran.
Slicing upwards, he clashed once again with the mighty blade of Picto.
He laughed as a shockwave shot outward from the general's body.
Michael's eyes widened as he summoned his helmet in a panic, staggering him as he lost balance.
As Picto's blade shot straight towards his heart, Equan dashed forward, knocking the blade back with the arm of his bow.
He pulled an arrow from his quiver, jabbing it into the gap between Picto's Chestplate and shoulder plate.
Equan growled, as electrical energy shot through the water that had soaked Picto.
Then with a backwards dash, Equan held his free hand up, pulling it down in a swift motion.
Following shortly after, several bolts of yellow lightning struck the ground in a flash.
Explosions shot from every direction, as Picto flashed between the bolts of lightning as if he had known where and when each would land.
Michael was already moving, summoning ice on the ground as the lightning stopped.
Picto lost balance for a short second, which Michael had already taken advantage of.
Launching a powerful slash of arching ice, he finally landed a hit on the general.
Knocking him back as his Chestplate cracked.
Gabriel had returned, this time with a mighty trident striking against the quickly reacted block of Picto.
Metal clanged together as the three of them finally began to overpower the general.
As Gabriel began to lose his advantage, Equan switched back in firing a point blank arrow at the ground below Picto in a specific location where the general couldn't deflect it.
Then electricity shot out from below the general stunning him in place, as Michael struck the mighty crystal shell of the general with the edge of his scythe.
Ice began to grow on the joints of Picto's armor with every strike that Michael landed, slowing his movement ever so lightly.
Michael dashed underneath the horizontal strike of Picto, narrowly avoiding having his head lobbed off at the throat.
Michael swung upward in a rage of strikes, as their blades began to clash at inhuman speeds.
The child of House Everfrost had the advantage of length, but Picto seemed to pay it no mind as he simply stepped closer to Michael, immediately putting him at a disadvantage.
However, Michael grinned under the mask as Gabriel struck the back of Picto's head with the forked blade of his trident.
The four forces dashed around, striking hundreds of times before even a handful of seconds could pass.
The forces surrounding them have entirely stopped to witness the mighty clash of warriors...
Michael couldn't help but feel elevated as Equan finally met his mark with an arrow.
But just as they thought that they had the upper hand, Picto let out a terrible laugh as crystals shot from the ground, penetrating Michael's armor and knocking Equan into the air.
Gabriel deflected a powerful blow from Picto's blade, then knocking back another strike, then another, until he couldn't keep up with the general's speeds.
As Gabriel went to deflect another strike, a long vine of glowing crystals shot from the sword of Picto in a wide arc.
The vine caught Gabriel by surprise, piercing his light armor and sending him staggering back before the Picto yanked the vine back, throwing Gabriel into a wall with terrible force.
Michael tried to free himself from the jagged crystal, not even coming to terms with the fact that it had entirely ripped straight through Michael's stomach.
Equan didn't look much better, trying to pull himself out of one of the small craters as his leg buckled underneath him.
Michael cursed, thrashing on the edge of the ten meter high crystal.
Picto only laughed at the three of them, not realizing that Equan was nocking his bow as the general let his ego get the better of him.
However, Michael's hope slowly diminished as Equan was grabbed from behind by another vine...