So this is really the first time I've ever actually ever written a fight scene, so I'm a little dubious as to how it turned out. Please let me know if you have any suggestions on how to make it better! (Little warning: Is some minor gorey bits in this, nothing extreme though)
Enjoy!
Adlet had now been running through the forest for an hour, following a trail of footprints that had imprinted themselves onto the dry dirt below him. Adlet ran quickly. The last time he tracked Flamie he had an idea of where she was heading but in this new terrain, all the brave could do was follow her path, hopefully at a quicker rate than she was making it.
His heart twisted uncomfortably as he thought about what happened when he woke.
"At least Flamie didn't try to kill me," he thought hopefully. He had seen Flamie try to shoot him in the past, and her attack that morning wasn't meant to kill. Probably.
Adlet couldn't stop replaying the look of shock on Flamie's face when they had awoken. It made his mouth bitter when he thought of what her thoughts must be of him now. It had taken him so long for her to trust him, he didn't want to lose her.
He watched the footprints curve into the grass and towards a deeper part of the forest. The footprints had started to become less visible causing Adlet picked up the pace. The last thing they needed was to become lost in the forest, the pair of them without there stash of ammunitions.
As he rounded the corner he spotted black cloth flutter in the distance. Rushing towards it, his heart sank. Snagged on a branch was a small piece of fabric from Flamie's cape, next to a set of hurried footsteps. He sighed, carefully untangling the fabric and placing it in his pocket. There was no harm in attempting to return it to her, if Flamie let him that was.
As Adlet watched the footsteps he noted something strange. A larger, more fresh set of tracks lead next to the half demons. The notable difference was however, was that four large paws vastly overshadowed the ones of his ally.
Adlet cursed as broke out into a run, following the now clear tracks. Obviously some of the fiends hadn't been trapped in the barrier as more tracks converged onto the pathway. Adlet reached for his sword as he listened for the sounds of a battle ahead.
"Either Flamie hadn't noticed the fiends, or-"
Adlet shuddered. He couldn't even contemplate the idea without violently rejecting it from his mind. Flamie was smart. No doubt that she would be simply waiting for the right time to strike.
Suddenly, an explosion sounded far in front of him. Smoke filled the sky as Adlet worst fears had been realised, Flamie was alone, outnumbered, and with no ammunition. He was now sprinting through the forest, another large bang echoing around him, this time closer.
"FLAMIE!" Adlet screamed into the forest, chasing towards smoke that had blown towards him. He could hear the roars of angered fiends filling the air.
"Adlet!" His heart soared as he heard her calling out to him in the distance, charging towards the sound of her voice.
Bursting through the undergrowth, he saw a flicker of white hair in the smoke. Shouting again, he rushed wildly through the trees and into a clearing
Adlet was filled with horror as he caught sight of Flamie, stumbling away from 3 towering beasts, easily twice the size of there usual foes, her shotgun nowhere in sight. Adlet called out again, rage filling his voice. Her head snapped up to meet him as the beasts lunged, claws outstretched.
Reaching for his belt he charged towards them, managing to dislodge his demon flute. Raising it to his lips, a high pitched note filled the air, causing the creatures to stumble around them, howling in pain.
Throwing the flute into the undergrowth to free his hands, he watched Flamie wince, throwing another grenade towards the fiends, hitting one directly in the chest. It roared in pain as Adlet approached, drawing up his sword and bringing it down, slicing threw the beasts neck.
The creature fell limp as he stumbled towards Flamie, sword outstretched at the remaining 2 fiends trying to remain as far away as possible. The creatures snarled as the duo stood side by side.
Finally, one jumped. Claws flashing, it brought its arm down upon them, forcing them to dive towards the trees. Adlet sliced upwards, tearing the flesh as he watched the other close in on them, maw outstretched, the sounds of enraged fiends filling his ears.
Flamie danced further away from her target, bombs half created in her hand before she ducked away from the creature. As one of the three grenades neared completion, she dived for cover, another deadly set of claws reaching out for her.
Adlet growled as he rushed at the defences of the beast, sword outstretched as he was slapped out of the air by its large tail and was sent violently into the sky. Crashing into the ground, the beast rounded once again upon him. As it charged towards him, Adlet watched as a bomb skidded underneath it, a resounding bang ringing out as gore filled the ground beneath the creature. The fiend toppled under its own weight, now lifeless on the ground.
Scrambling to his feet, he spotted Flamie rushing towards him a grenade half completed in her hand with the final demon hot on her heels. Leaping into action, Adlet ran past her, swinging wildly as it crashed towards them, slicing the fiend across the face. It snarled, teeth flashing as it reached for him. Ducking backwards, Adlet rounded to the side of the beast as Flamie let loose a grenade, dazing the creature.
The fiend steadied itself once more, drawing back its bloodied talons. Adlet reached for Flamie's arm, yanking her towards him and out of the way of an oncoming set of claws which embedded itself in the dirt. Drawing his sword over his head as the creature lunged, he sent the sword couriering towards the beasts head. The blade sunk deep into one of its eyes as it howled in agony, reeling backwards, blinded and swinging wildly.
A paw rushed towards him, talons slashing his side. Adlet grunted, falling backwards as Flamie charged angrily towards the creature, flinging a grenade. As the crack of the explosion rang threw the clearing, the beast stumbled away from the teens as Adlet struggled against his belt, reaching for a dagger.
It roared as Flamie now stood defenceless next to Adlet, who tossed the dagger to her. She caught it as Adlet pulled out it's twin blade, the duo now on there last line of defence.
The fiend released blood curdling screech of a dying animal as it leapt towards them. Reaching up, the pair ducked, blindly slashing forwards, tearing flesh and sinew as the beast crashed over there heads and into a large tree, leaving a trail of blood and gore as it skidded to a halt, unmoving.
Adlet and Flamie shook slightly, waiting for another attack. When none came, the pair collapsed against each other, exhausted.
Breathing heavily, Adlet winced as pain lanced through his side as blood trickled from the wound. Looking over, he could see Flamie in a similar state, nursing a few long gashes on her forearm, a light mottled bruising appearing on her side which was covered in a nasty graze.
"Are you ok?" He wheezed at her, regretting his action as the pain spiked once more.
The girl nodded to herself, as she pulled herself to her feet. Adlet began to stand up before he collapsed, feeling Flamie grab hold of him as he fell.
Grunting, he attempted to yank himself once again, this time to a little more success as he staggered next to Flamie as she pulled him up. She sent him a worried gaze over her usually impassive eyes.
"Adlet-" She started as she watched Adlet began to hobble around
"Not to worry, nothing the strongest man in the world cannot handle," He joked, before wincing as he braced himself against a tree.
Shaking her head at his brashness, Flamie limped over to the tree herself, pulling Adlet down next to her.
"Thank you," She muttered quietly, her cheeks dusted red. As she began forming another bomb, Adlet watched with curiosity as a small pink ball began to take shape in her hand, recognising it as the one she had used to show Mora there location whilst trapped inside the barrier.
He smiled widely at her thanks as she threw the orb in to the air, listening to its resounding crack. If the rest of the braves weren't on their way before, they certainly were now.
As the smoke dissipated above them Adlet scanned the surroundings for their fallen weaponry. His sword was still embedded in the face of the fiend, and his demon flute was no doubt still in the undergrowth. When he questioned Flamie on the location of her shotgun she replied
"I had no ammunition left. There was no sense allowing it to slow me down. Its caught in the bushes over there," She finished pointing towards a darker part of the forest. Adlet squinted, spotting a glint of metal shining back at him. He nodded slowly
His eyes widened as he remembered. Reaching into his pocket as Flamie watched him with curiosity he pulled out the small piece of cloth from Flamie's cape. Her eyes widened as he presented it to her.
"I found it caught on a tree, I assumed you might want it back," He said as cheerfully as he could make himself, before grimacing slightly
Flamie picked up the fabric, looking at it carefully
"Do you make a habit of keeping pieces of girls clothing Adlet?" She questioned, her face impassive as she made eye contact with him.
Adlet face lit up at her suggestion, spluttering to form a reply
"Relax. I was joking." She said turning back towards the clearing.
Adlet sighed in relief, sagging as she quietly pocketed the fabric.
"Listen, about this morning-" Adlet started as the sounds of pounding feet could be heard approaching them through the forest.
Suddenly the rest of the braves burst out of the woods, armed to the teeth. They watched them scan the clearing with wide eyes at the three fallen fiends until they saw them.
The 5 uninjured braves rushed to meet them, skidding to a halt, staring at the blood soaked daggers still in the pairs hands.
Mora bent down, looking at there wounds before questioning
"Are you alright? What happened here?" Her voice was tinged with anger and concern.
Flamie shook her head
"They tracked me through the forest. By the time Adlet reached me they had already attacked. It seems that the barrier didn't contain as many fiends as we had suspected," she finished as Rolonia knelt down next to the pair, reaching for there shoulders.
Flamie flinched, attempting to move away as Adlet grabbed her arm to steady her. Grumbling, Flamie yanked her arm back, but remaining still next to Adlet as Rolonia inspected them.
She shook her head
"You two should have never run of into the forest by yourselves unarmed, what we're you thinking!" she said looking pointedly at Adlet. He and Flamie both flushed as Rolonia began to heal there wounds, determinedly avoiding each others gaze.
Chamot on the other hand had gone to inspect the fiends corpses with a stick, supervised under the watchful eye of Hans. After making sure the group were focused on Adlet and Flamie, he spoke to Chamot
"Nya- So, we begin tomorrow?" He questioned, observing the oblivious pair
Chamot' eyes gleamed as she stood up on the body of the demon, making her look unsettling in the dim light of the forest as she began to imitate Hans jaunty walk, him rolling his eyes as he followed her.
"Chamot doesn't understand why we have to wait," She said innocently, traversing up to the fiends head
"Because Chamot, if Mora knew-"
"Chamot! Get down off of there now!" The Head Saint shouted from the ground as Chamot and Hans jumped in surprise
The Swamp Saint grumbled as she slipped back down the arms of the beast, holding on to Hans for balance as Mora folded her arms at the troublesome pair. Hans and Chamot smiled innocently as she squinted at them.
"You two wouldn't happen to be causing trouble?" She questioned disapprovingly
Hans put his hand against his chest as if outraged at her comment
"Nya! Us? Cause trouble? Why Mora, why ever would you think such a thing!" Hans said in mock offense, his cat like grin widened as Mora glared at him.
"I'm watching you," She threatened coldly before returning to the rest of the braves, tugging at a put-out Chamot, who pouted slightly before following her dejectedly .
Hans chuckled to himself
"Nya- We shall soon see if you looking hard enough!" He cackled
Hope you enjoyed!
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This fanfic only has a few more chapters to go, so if you have any request or anything like that I'd be happy to have a crack at it (especially if it's rokka stuff)
Thanks,
FD