AC: Here is chapter 9 and the end of Serge situation.
Kaijudo: Rise of the Acolytes
Season 1: Mana instability
Chapter 9: Revenge is mine
Deep in the Torment prison, two grunts are made at the same time, one small and one big. The small grunt was Serge who was in pain while he shakes his head. He opens his eyes and he realises that he is not hurt. He puts his hands over his body.
"I'm...I'm okay...I'm alive!* Shouts Serge.
"Urgh...I was already in pain...Who's poking me after hitting me?" Says the voice that made the big grunts.
Serge looks under him and he only sees something orange/red. He was also on bruise. It raises and goes down has breathing so he is on a living being. He turns at the direction of the source of the voice and he sees he falls on a creature.
"Sorry...I guess I fall on your stomach when I fall from the upper level of the roof." Says Serge nervously.
"Hum..." The one who made the sound raises his head and he looks at Serge. "So little...Clearly not a prisoner...I've heard an explosion before the pain. So I guess you have fall directly on my injuries."
"Sorry...and thanks." Says Serge with a nervous smile.
"You're welcome." Says the big fire creature.
His face is yellow compare to his orange/red skin covering his body and his head. His face is a little similar to a crocodile with big sharp teeth in his mouth. His eyes are green and looking at Serge. The orange/red skin around his head makes it looks like he is wearing a hood. He has 2 horns over his head but the 2 of them are broken...Or seems naturally broken since it isn't sharp. He has a long tail on his back with red triangle on it. He is tall and fat but his muscular arms show his strength. He wears gray metal plates on his shoulders and over his hands. He wears a green loincloth around his waist. He wears a plate on his knee with some white horn. He wears a Gatling gun on his right shoulder. He also has a bastard sword on his back.
"I never expect this to happen...A long fall..." Serge then looks around and he sees lots of destruction and lots of people who are on the ground. "That is a violent riot."
"Yeah...They beat me up and literally ran over me." Says the fire creature. "Who are you?"
"I'm Serge...And you?" Asks Serge.
"Volcanodon the Hornless. But call me Hornless...It's faster."
"Alright Hornless...Are you alright?" Asks Serge getting down of the stomach of Hornless.
"Not really...I cannot even stand up because of the beating...But...What is a kid doing here? You have a kid voice after all." Says Hornless.
"I was helping someone in his bounty hunt...And we brought Daemon here." Says Serge.
"! He is nearby...He is the one who starts all of this...I have to...I can't." Grunts Hornless in pain when he can't stand up.
"Let me heal you." Says Serge.
"What?" Asks Hornless.
"I can heal you and close some of your injuries." Says Serge.
He moves his gauntlet close and he gives some of his mana to Hornless who feels immediately better. He then stands up and Serge sees that he is twice taller than Burnclaw.
"It really work. Thank you little one...Serge." Says Hornless. "I have to get you out of here before searching for Daemon."
"I don't think you have to search me for long." Says Daemon walking at their direction.
"You again!" Shouts Serge.
"Yes...I am here to drain all of your mana this time...I'm so lucky you fall and join me." Says Daemon.
"Sorry but I'm going to arrest you and stop this riot of yours." Says Hornless drawing his bastard sword.
"I've drain 10 guards already...You don't stand a chance." Says Daemon. "With this little one here...I don't even need yours anymore...I'll just destroy you. Then...I'll kill Burnclaw after showing your corpse drained of all mana...That will teach him to arrest me."
"Serge...Stand behind me...Wherever you go...There's battle everywhere." Says Hornless.
Daemon throws a fireball at Hornless who dodge it and he counters with a fireball coming from his sword. Daemon blocks it without trouble and he charges. He gives a punch at the nose of Hornless and he is thrown backward.
Upper floor of the Torment Prison
The prison guards, with the Captain and Burnclaw start climbing down to the lower lever and they see that the battle is still below and the prisoners haven't tried yet to climb upstairs.
"We have to hurry up!" Orders the Captain. "Some of you will deal with the prisoners while I'll check for Daemon."
"Yes Captain!" Shouts the guard.
"I'll come with you." Says Burnclaw.
"Of course." Says Captain.
They continue to get down to the lower floor and they see the riot.
"Looks like the prisoner riot fear something." Says Captain. "Daemon is scarier than us...Well...I'll show them I'm the one they should fear." He adds with his extremely intimidating voice.
The guards and him charges at the prisoners to force them into submission. Burnclaw shoots at those coming at him with his Gatling gun and he searches around if Serge is there or Daemon. But so far, he sees nothing. He sees one of the prisoners close to him and injured so he can't fight back. He grabs him by the throat and brings his face close to him.
"Listen to me lowly criminal...Did you see something falling from upstairs?!" Shouts Burnclaw. The glare Burnclaw is giving is very intimidating.
"...No...Didn't see anything falling except metal..." Says the prisoners panicking.
"Where is Daemon?!" Shouts Burnclaw.
"He is not here...He's still at the bottom." Says the prisoner.
Burnclaw throws him away and he lands on the sharp floor while Burnclaw climbs down to the bottom.
"Wait!" Shouts Captain.
Burnclaw ignores him and he continues to go down in the prison, down in the hell of this prison.
Lower floor of the prison
Hornless flies in the air and he lands against a wall. Daemon smiles cruelty at him.
"Not very tough." Says Daemon.
"Urgh...Dammit." Hornless receives a few hits at his face and chest. He stands up and raises his sword ready to continue fighting.
"Why does a fire creature like you worry about a kid who's not of our civilisation?" Asks Daemon. "You could have leave him here and I'll drain all of his mana. You could have escape and bring reinforcement you know."
"Well...I'm a little different. As you say...He's a kid. Even if you drain the mana of my comrade, you will not overcome me." Says Hornless.
"Wait...Let me help you." Says Serge.
"Stay out of my wait kid. This is not a fight you should enter." Says Hornless.
"I can use my mana to partially control your body and he will have more problems reading you." Says Serge.
"...Alright kid. But be careful." Says Hornless.
Serge moves his glove and he becomes the partner of Hornless. Hornless can feel the difference has the flow of mana of Serge moves in him for the control. But he feels free of his movement.
"Let's show him who the boss here is." Says Serge.
"Going to waste your mana again?" Asks Daemon.
"..." Serge looks at him and says nothing. He focuses on the fight. He moves his glove and Hornless moves forward.
Hornless runs at Daemon and he moves his bastard sword at the direction of Daemon. He swings to the left and Daemon dodges it and he counters with a fire punch. Serge moves his gauntlet at the ground and Hornless dodges it by lowing himself faster than usual. He then counters with a punch at the jaw of Daemon. He then moves his sword and throws a fireball that hits Daemon.
"Argh..." Daemon looks furious at Hornless.
He charges at Hornless who points his shoulder Gatling gun and he fires at Daemon who frees some mana he drains and he blocks the bullet. He then traps the head of Hornless with his arms and he hits violently the stomach of Hornless with his knee and dig in his gut.
"Guaw!" Shouts Hornless.
He then raises his elbow on the top of Hornless head. He then drops it but Hornless dodges it and he makes Daemon hits his knee with his elbow.
"Argh!" Shouts Daemon.
Hornless charges at Daemon and he attacks head first at the stomach of Daemon. He ignites his head with fore before the impact and he drags him to a wall where he crushes against it. Hornless moves away and he watches Daemon standing up with minor damage thanks to his high mana.
"That's all?" He grunts furiously. He wasn't happy about it. "You are tougher than the others...And with the little one...Dangerous. I have enough play time with you."
He charges again and Hornless blocks a punch when he sees he's taking a spear on the ground. He remembers he is in a place where there was a battle. He blocks it with his sword but Daemon forces him to lose his sword that flies away with the spear.
Hornless then receives punch at his nose follow up with another one at his left part of his face. He dodges the next punch and he counters with a fire kick that Daemon blocks but is thrown away by his strength. Hornless charges and Serge makes him give a low kick when he wanted to give a high kick. Daemon misread the next attack because of the confusion in Hornless face and the low kick hits his knee and he loses balance and falls on the ground. He then moves on his shoulders and jump back on his feet. Hornless pants a little while Daemon is just looking furiously at Hornless.
"I hate it when someone resists me too much." Grunts Daemon.
"That's because I'm a touch one." Answers Hornless. He charges again and he throws a fireball at Daemon who throws one too. The fireball of Daemon is much stronger and he pierces through the one of Hornless and he is hit at his chest.
Hornless flies away and he lands on his butt. He stands up and he sees a wave of fire coming at him. He moves his arms over his face and Serge raises his gauntlet.
The wave of fire greatly hurt Hornless while Serge protects himself without using too much mana. Daemon attacks consume great quantity of mana but he has so much more to continue the fight. He charges at Hornless and he gives a punch at the middle of his forehead and a kick under his jaw. Hornless moves backward and he receives a blow at his big gut and a fire punch at his face and he falls on the ground knock out.
"One down...Now...It is time to drain your mana." Says Daemon turning at his direction.
Serge tries to back away but he hasn't a lot of place to escape. Daemon is about to grab him with his tongue and a bullet cuts the tongue and falls on the ground.
"Get away from the human Daemon!" Grunts a voice.
"Burnclaw!" Shouts Serge.
Burnclaw looks furious. His usual blue eyes are now red like a mad beast.
"Why should I?" Asks Daemon walking at his direction.
"Because you will not live long enough to hear my warning another time." Grunts Burnclaw. "Now get away from him now!"
Daemon walks at his direction.
"I've defeated eleven guards and I've drain 10 of them of their mana. It is not you who will make a difference now." Says Daemon. "Look at him...Even with the help of this little one, he falls under me. You are next Burnclaw...But I will kill you only after I drain the mana of this one."
"Don't listen to him! He already uses a lot of mana to defeat Hornless! He wasted a lot in one attack!" Shouts Serge.
"The little kid is right." Says Burnclaw. He then points his Gatling gun. "But I'll get you this time again and get the new bounty on your head."
"Mood killer." Says Serge when he talks about the bounty. Burnclaw gives a glare of one second and he focus on Daemon.
He fires his Gatling gun but Daemon dodges it by running to the left. He fires again until Daemon throws his Gatling in the air and flies away from him. Daemon then punches the face of Burnclaw and hit the mask. Burnclaw feels the punch but he remain focus and he counters with a punch at the lower jaw of Daemon. Burnclaw then draws his knife and he slashes the chest of Daemon. He hits him but not deep enough to cause mana leak. He attacks again and Daemon grabs the knife with his hand and a small leak of mana appears on the palm. He then attacks the chest of Burnclaw with his knee and he lets go of the knife and he lands close to Serge.
"We should team up." Says Serge.
"No argue there...He is very strong this time." Says Burnclaw standing up.
"Same as the first time; Being hard to guess." Says Serge.
"Alright...I'll hate it but if it helps for the bounty." Says Burnclaw.
Serge moves his gauntlet and he does the same than with Hornless.
Burnclaw charges at Daemon and he moves suddenly backward. Daemon was giving a punch but he misses while Burnclaw grabs his Shotgun and fires at the face of Daemon and he hits him badly. He fires again but a fireball hits his hand and he drops it away from him.
"3 weapons down." Says Daemon. "How many do you have?"
"...Enough to defeat you." Says Burnclaw.
He charges at Daemon and he moves to the left when Daemon reads right. He misses Burnclaw who gives a powerful punch at the stomach of Daemon. Burnclaw doesn't stop now and he throws a fire punch at the face of Daemon, right on his nose. Daemon backs away with his hand over his face and he looks at Burnclaw. He charges at Burnclaw and he blocks the punch and he counters with a low kick since Burnclaw legs are short. Daemon blocks it and he throws in the air and he crushed the drakon on the ground. Burnclaw grunts when his face is crushed on the ground. He then kicks the leg of Daemon but Daemon evades the attack and he counters with a blow on the back of Burnclaw. Serge makes Burnclaw turns around and jumps away from Daemon. Burnclaw sees another attack from Daemon and he dodges it to the left. Burnclaw then smirks and he takes something and throws at Daemon. Daemon sees it too late and the bastard sword of Hornless pierces the shoulder of the enemy and he screams in pain. He takes out the sword and throws it on the ground. He sees his shoulder leaking lots of mana and he heals himself fast and ends the leak.
Daemon charges at Burnclaw and he gives a powerful kick at the stomach of Serge partner follow up by a move to kick at the face of Burnclaw violently. Burnclaw moves backward and he shakes his head in pain. Burnclaw is in pain and he stands up and he immediately receives a powerful fireball at his face and he screams in pain.
Serge runs by the side of Burnclaw who can't stand up.
"Burnclaw...Are you alright?" Asks Serge.
"Sorry...But...He's too touch." Says Burnclaw furiously.
"Time to end this." Says Daemon.
He didn't have time to move than his chest has been slashes by a sword.
"Captain!" Shouts Burnclaw surprise.
"You have caused a great riot in the prison...But it's over...Surrender and you will not suffer too much." Warns the Captain.
"Ha! I have enough mana to defeat you!" Shouts Daemon.
The Captain raises his sword and a fire line appears and cut the chest of Daemon. He falls on the ground and he screams in pain. He has no choice but to use his mana to heal him and he realises he's already almost run out.
"The mana isn't everything. My talent is based on training and fighting skills like everyone here...Now...I am mad at you...And the Torment chamber will make me feel better. I'll personally torment you." Says Captain.
Daemon tries to fight back but captain throws another line of fire and he hits Daemon who is now low on mana.
The guards take Daemon at the direction of the Torment chamber.
"You don't want to know what I'll do there. Now...I guess you both need some medical aid." Says Captain.
"I'll heal them." Says Serge.
He uses his gauntlet and he heals Burnclaw and Hornless who regain consciousness when he was healed.
"Alright...Now it is time to decide to the punishment of the rioters." Says the Captain. "Also...Sorry for being late."
Captain walks away. Burnclaw looks at Serge.
"Let's go get the payment and we are ready to go away." Says Burnclaw. "Now that everything I over...I'll call this day off by the surprise matter."
He walks at the stairs and he waits for Serge to come.
"Time for you to get out of here kid...You shouldn't supposed to be here in the first place...But Burnclaw is a poor judgemental one." Says Hornless glaring at Burnclaw.
"It's alright. Well...Thanks for protecting me...And...If I need your help again...Can I call you?" Asks Serge.
"Helping you...Well...I will not say no to you. A little brave kid like you surely needs my help. You can call me anytime...But I don't want to be in trouble." Says Hornless.
"I cannot know what you are doing when I call you." Says Serge. "That is how I got in trouble with Burnclaw."
"Well...I'll just have to say you call me and I can't say no." Says Hornless with a small smile. "Captain will be notice about it. Anyway...Burnclaw is getting impatient. Go now...And please...Don't come back here."
"Don't worry." Says Serge.
Hornless smiles and he sees him walking away.
Burnclaw sees Serge joining him and they climb the stairs.
"Burnclaw...Thanks for coming to save me." Says Serge.
"Me...Coming to save you? I come down there for the bounty first...You are just a bonus." Answers Burnclaw with a smile.
"...YOU BASTARD!" Screams Serge. "You fat idiot!" He then punches the gut of Burnclaw but he feels nothing. Serge then turns around and he walks faster.
"..." Burnclaw glares at Serge for the insult but he does nothing else.
They climb the stairs.
After a while, they finish the talks with Captain and Burnclaw has been paid. Burnclaw starts to walk away but Serge has one question in his mind.
"Captain...What will happen to the prisoners?" Asks Serge.
"Them...I've been thinking about it...They can consider themselves lucky that it is I who is in command of the prison right now...I decide to spare them the Torment chamber...After all...They didn't really initiate the riot but Daemon...Speaking of him...I'll have to prepare myself...Because I'll make sure he never tries anything again. Kid...I'm pretty sure Burnclaw says that he comes for the bounty of 100 000 fire coins but...Between you and me...He wanted to help you before I propose the bounty as an excuse for him and to help you in the little debt. The bounty is just a bonus." Adds Captain with a smile.
Burnclaw watches them talking and he crosses his arm.
"For real?" Asks Serge unsure.
"Yeah. But do not expect him to admit it...Anyway...You should go now before this place finally gets the best of you." Says Captain.
Serge turns around and he rejoins Burnclaw and he climbs on the Attack Raptor and flies at the direction of Burnclaw home.
"So...How much was the bounty?" Asks Serge to Burnclaw.
"100 000 Fire coins...Only 700 000 more for you." Says Burnclaw.
Serge looks at Burnclaw and he gives him a small smile.
"..." Burnclaw grunts and when he sees Serge smiles. "What did the Captain tell you?" Asks Burnclaw.
"The price of the bounty." Says Serge.
"That's all? Or did he try a trick on you?" Asks Burnclaw.
"He also tells me the fate of the prisoners." Says Serge.
Burnclaw is sure there is something more but he says nothing.
Burnclaw home
Eric, Yue and Amelie have been waiting for a long time and Amelie is starting to get impatient about her brother. The worries she has finally calmed down but she doesn't know if her brother is alright.
"I see something." Says Yue when she looked in the sky.
They see the Attack Raptor and they wait for it to land by hiding somewhere. They hear the sound of the rough landing and they see Burnclaw and Serge getting down. Serge is cover in bruise and other things from his adventure. His clothes are in bad state.
"We have visitors." Says Burnclaw noticing them.
The trio gets out of their hiding spot. Eric and Amelie change their glove into the gauntlet.
"Release my brother or I'll destroy you!" Shouts Amelie.
"Take him." Says Burnclaw.
It takes everyone else by surprise that Burnclaw will not put up a fight.
"I endure him for far too long. I need time without having to endure him." Says Burnclaw.
"Thanks for saying that." Grunts Serge and glaring at him but not that seriously.
Burnclaw just let him go. Amelie was about to summon a creature to beat him but Eric stops him when he sees what she is about to do. He then nods negatively.
"It's not worth it and unnecessary." Says Eric.
"Burnclaw...If you kidnap one more time my brother...I'll assure you that you will not go away easily next time." Warns Amelie.
"Do not worry...He'll come by himself next time." Smiles Burnclaw.
"You're just saying that." Grunts Amelie.
"Amelie...Calm down...It's not really you to be this furious and he lets Serge go." Says Yue.
"...You're right...I'm starting to act too much like Serge and it's not good for me." Says Amelie. She breathes deeply.
"Did he hurt you?" Asks Yue.
"Not at all." Answers Serge and hiding some of his misadventure to spare some trouble.
"Alright..." Says Amelie.
"What is it? It's about mom right?" Asks Serge.
"Yes...We have to lie about your disappearance." Says Yue. She says lie slowly because it is not her.
"So...What happen?" Asks Serge glad his mother is not panicking.
"She is furious that you stay the night to my house...And she «talks to you»." Says Yue. "By talking I mean Eric imitating your voice in perfection."
"Thank you." Says Serge. "Wait...Furious?" Notices Serge.
"You are grounded." Says Amelie. "Once you are home...You are grounded for one week. No video game, no TV no comic book, only pure study for an entire week under her close watch."
Serge gives the face of someone being tortured and he breathes deeply and fury awake. He turns around and face Burnclaw.
"Burnclaw...Burnclaw!...CURSE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" Screams Serge for a few seconds.
Burnclaw just gives him a mocking smile while the 4 humans return to their world.
The scream of Serge echoes for a few more seconds after they are gone.
AC: This is the end of this part. Serge has now his second main partner who will come handy in brute force fight. I hope you like this fight scene. It was long to think and write but it turns out well.
Next: Angel hunt: part 1 of 2.
Yup. I won't spare you in cliffhanger now. I'll focus more on Yue in those 2 chapters.