"Me....lissa...."
Max muttered, half unconscious, looking at the red haired girl beside him, who was kneeling and using her powers to stitch his wound.
Melissa: Stay still....don't move
Melissa was half conscious herself. She was basically someone who had woken up from a deep sleep. She taken from the village forcefully, she was tied up by those webs in the air, and had had her nutrients sapped from it. She felt very weak in the knees, but she had woken just around the time Dreacon had explained about the bomb. She was still unable to respond or speak at that time, but now she had enough strength to move towards a fallen Max.
She started using her powers immediately to tie his wound. She was precise and worthy of respect. As she helped him, Dreacon observed them.
Dreacon was busy fighting against the Samurai, Albert. As the battle became heated he had started enjoying this fight. But in the corner of his eye, he finally noticed the awakened red-haired girl. As soon as he saw that, fury filled his guts.
Dreacon: You aren't supposed to be awake!!! Stop helping that pathetic little insect and maybe I'll let you go!!!
Dreacon avoided fighting Albert entirely and warned Melissa. Melissa was too focused to answer him, so she kept quiet.
Dreacon: Why you...!!
Dreacon stepped forward to go to Melissa was suddenly stopped by a sword swing from Albert.
Albert: It's kind of rude to ignore your opponent, don't you think...??
Dreacon: I'm sorry. I didn't realise that you were under the assumption that we are having an equal chance of winning.
Dreacon looked annoyed. One of hairlines, or thorns detached from his scalp and he run his palms on the side of it, with even smaller thorns appearing all over it. He then prepped it like a katana. And then he rushed at the Samurai.
Swords clashed left and right, as both were unrelenting. Dreacon was caught off guard by how fast Albert was moving. Albert had thus far avoided getting hurt in any way. He was still not fast enough to deal an injury but his speed was impeccable, which confused Dreacon.
Dreacon: Woah....you weren't moving at that speed a few minutes ago..!!
Albert: Well, I can hear your sounds now....
Dreacon stepped back and processed for a bit.
Dreacon: Wait...you are telling me that you have trouble fighting me WHEN you have your eyesight...but when you close it, you can actually fight better..?
Dreacon just stood there in absolute disbelief, as Albert panted, while holding his sword, ready to defend. After three seconds of silence, Dreacon broke it.
Dreacon: That's even stupider than everything I've ever seen!!! Like what the hell??? Your power is sooo awful!!
Dreacon had an disgusting face showing how irritated he was with what he was seeing. Albert just sighed. Everyone he had met had thought this was cool, so taking criticisms was his first time.
Albert: Man, I thought this was cool...
Albert muttered slowly and then moved again. Dreacon easily dodged and tried going after Melissa. Albert stopped him midair and kicked huge rocks at him. Dreacon punched the rock and landed on the ground. He clenched his fists and screamed as his porcuoine hair thorns split from his body and flew everywhere. One of these thorns headed towards Max and Melissa. But this time, Albert had positioned himself in between them, cutting everything in his way.
As Dreacon had another second of rest, he quickly wondered what happened to the other guy they had captured. The spiky hair guy was missing too. So it just meant that both the red haired girl and spiky hair guy were awake. Ane seeing that the guy was missing, it meant that he went after Savanta.
Dreacon: Man, that's annoying..!!
Dreacon still smiled though.
Dreacon: Anyway, all three with actual powers are in front of me. I don't know if the guy with the black arm has a Blessing, but the other two will do just fine.
Immediately Dreacon was struck from behind his shoulder and blood spewed out. He bit his teeth together in pain, and Albert retracted his sword and went for another strike. But Dreacon jumped away this time.
Dreacon: Man, you are annoying too!! Why can you suddenly move so fast...??!
Albert: Oh, you are finally feeling afraid..??
Albert's remark made Dreacon snap. No one would dare talk back to Dreacon. It was a matter of Pride.
Dreacon: It's all because of that oaf, Savanta!! I see he still hasn't mastered his Silence Blessing. Always switching to off at random times.
Dreacon looked ahead at Albert. Max was lying on his back, taking his treatment, all the while desperately trying to remain conscious.
Dreacon: Be wary of your comments punk! Or else, you'll end up like that young brat over there...
***
Oooouuuuchhhhhh.
Savanta screamed on top of voice as the sword went right through his head and came out the other side. On the roof adjacent to him, was Lin. Xi Fei Lin stood on top of it, with a smug smile. Smirking, he looked at Chuck, who had stopped crying.
Lin: You okay, Charlie..??
Chuck: You are doing it on purpose aren't you???!!!
Chuck lashed back at him, as Lin smiled once again.
Lin: Sorry you had to go through that...and if I'm not mistaken...did he just say that he was the reason everyone in your village vanished.
Chuck lowered his head, filled with sadness. Dead. They were dead. They didn't vanish, they were just killed. All of them. Chuck had no strength left for him to speak out loud on this matter.
Deep down he had known that they were gone, but the child part of him, waited for the villagers to come back home. Sure enough, they never did, but Chuck persevered. Soon, he would run out of food, and he would've lost his life. But it was even worse now. He didn't know what to do.
Lin: Do you think your village would want you to die, here of all places..??
Chuck slowly lifted his head. Those words sounded profound and mature, even though the one saying it was Lin.
Lin: Everybody dies at some point of their lives. Your village died to these monsters' evil. We can't always choose the way we die. Maybe your villagers didn't have a chance...but here you do. You can choose to die pathetically and disappoint your village..or you can fight against destiny itself and live to make them proud..
As Savnta kept jumping in pain, Lin delivered a speech about life and death, to the despairing kid in front of him. He jumped down and landed near him. He walked towards Chuck and placed a hand on his shoulder.
Lin: Whqt do YOU want to do..??
Chuck sniffed. He had been crying so much that eyes were still watery and his snot had almost entered his mouth. He then wiped all those away with his tiny arms and looked at Lin with determination.
Chuck: I don't wanna die here....I wanna save everyone. I won't let anything happen to anyone ever again.
Lin smiled. But behind him Savanta had finished healing completely. And the monster was fuming.
Savanta: Hyow dare yuu!!! My head hyurts!!!!
Lin stood back up and faced Savanta. He used his other blade and went back into his stance.
Lin: So...what were you searching for here kid?? Shouldn't you do that..?
Chuck: Yes. Max entrusted me to bring the deactivation key..
Lin: Then go ahead. I'll handle him...Shirley..
Chuck: Now that doesn't even resemble my name!!!
Chuck began running on the opposite side. Lin looked over his shoulder to see the kid running. He then remembered how the guy who "entrusted" this mission to Chuck was practically on the floor.
Lin: Pathetic...
Lin then looked at Savanta again.
Lin: I'll be your opponent fatso. And I'll make sure you see hell while you are still alive..
Savanta: Yuu will pay four thyis!!!
Lin: Bring it on..Shitface...!!