A Knight to Remember
Chapter 14
Androxus descended onto the group's previous campsite at the snowy peak as a black mass.
The demon grabbed a handful of snow and sniffed it.
"Fernando..." he growled lowly and crushed the ice, then made it melt with his rage.
The fiend then transformed into a black mass and shot up into the sky in a whirlwind.
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Makoa and Ying walked down the trail that the former had previously gone down.
"I got this far." the kappa pointed to the spot on the trail where he had thrown up, "Look."
"Uh..." Ying murmured, then saw the purple liquid, "Wait a minute..." she used her mirror to scan it, "That's poison." she informed.
"I knew it!" Makoa clenched his fist, "That Skye! I knew she was nothing but trouble!" he was going to advance, but was stopped when Ying tapped his shoulder.
"Look." Ying pointed to a figure walking down the trail, "Is that-"
It was Sha Lin, who seemed filled with despair.
"Sha Lin!" Makoa called out, and the two caught up with him, "Hey!"
"What's wrong?" Ying asked the archer, who was sobbing.
"Tell your elf friend!" Sha Lin yelled back, "She used me!" he screamed, "She used me!"
"What are you talking about?" Makoa asked the archer, "Who used yo-"
"Skye!" Sha Lin yelled, "She played me like a fiddle! She never loved me!" he growled, "She loves Fernando!" he stomped the ground.
"That's what we're trying to stop." Ying clenched her fist, "We must save Fernando from her... I must save Fernando."
"Well... tis' going to be hard then!" Sha Lin responded, "Fernando is all flirty with her!" he growled, "We should just ditch them!"
"No!" Ying responded, "I will not let Fernando fall to her clutches! I love him!"
"But does he love you?" Sha Lin shot back.
Ying stood silent.
"That's right..." Sha Lin growled, "Love is nothing but an illusion... I'm going home..." he spat on the ground and started to walk away.
"Am I going to have to knock some sense into you too?" Makoa spoke, "Hey kid, come and listen."
"Don't." Sha Lin stopped in his tracks, "Call me... a kid!" he turned and pointed at him.
"Look." Makoa was pleased he got the man's attention, "In my 300 years experience I know one thing. Women are special creatures." he informed, "And sure one may use you, but another one will come around eventually."
"Yeah right." Sha Lin scoffed, "Screw you, I'm going home."
"Huh..." Ying sighed in defeat, "Come on Makoa."
"No no." Makoa smirked, "I know how to get through to youths." he chuckled, "Well Ying, I guess we just have to go and beat up Skye all by ourselves." he said aloud.
Sha Lin paused, "Wait." he turned, "What did you just say?"
"We have to stop Skye from taking Fernando. And I know she is not going to go down peacefully." Makoa answered as he clenched his fists.
"So you're telling me... you may hit Skye..." Sha Lin asked, the kappa nodded, "Well..." the archer smirked.
"I mean, you said you were leaving so... Bye-"
"Wait!" Sha Lin yelled, "I want to show that two timing elf a piece of my mind!" he clenched his fist and joined them, "That's right. I'll punch her square in the face!" he walked onwards.
"Wow." Ying said in shock.
"300 years of experience, darling." Makoa chortled, "300 years of experience."
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Fernando panted as he and Skye reached a great tree in the middle of the woods, "I hope this is the place..." he mumbled and looked at Skye for assurance.
"Uh... it has to be." Skye answered, "it's the only type of this nature here." she said, and the two walked up the wooden steps that led up to an entry way directly into the tree.
"Hold on..." Fernando panted as he looked back to the sky, the dusk started to take over, "Ah.." he walked up the steps behind her.
"Ah ha!" Skye exclaimed as she saw a large hall in front of her, then saw the a throne at the far end with an altar in front of it, "See, this must be the Wizard's hall."
"Right..." Fernando took a deep breath, "But where is the Wizard?" he looked around and stepped in, "Hello? Amigo?" he called out, but only got echoes in return.
"I guess he's not here..." Skye shrugged her shoulders, "Oh... it's not a big deal." she grabbed Fernando, "We can wait here and see if he comes back tomorrow." she smiled and held his chin.
"No... Fernando must be cured now." Fernando spoke, "Ying, do you kn-" he paused when he saw Ying was not with them, "Ying? Ying?"
"She probably doesn't know where he is either." Skye scoffed, "Relax, dear, just set camp in here and we'll wait for tomorrow."
"No." Fernando ignored her and jogged outside, "Where is she?" he turned to face the elf.
Skye did not respond.
"Ying!" Fernando yelled, "YING!" he turned again, only to see Skye aiming her wrist weapon at him.
"If I cannot have you without Ying invading your mind." the elf woman growled, "I will make you love me." she fired a bolt that struck Fernando in the shoulder.
"AGH!" Fernando yelled and fell down the steps, "AUGH!" he yelled as he felt his shoulder burn in pain.
"Wek Wek Frog poison." Skye jumped down and landed next to him, "I have the antidote right here..." she murmured and knelt, "The poison will burn you for the rest of your life if you don't have it."
Fernando tried to stand up, but the pain was too much.
"If you want the antidote, you must swear to me that I will be your beloved forever." Skye stepped on the man's back, "I will be by your side, I will share in your fame, your honor, and your power." she growled.
"Ne-Never..." Fernando groaned, "Fernando will not... be toyed like that!" he tried to stand up.
"Very well." Skye growled and aimed another dart, "I'll give you anot-" she stopped when a dark twister landed in front of them.
"What's this?" she asked, then saw the black mass die down and reveal Androxus.
"Fernando..." the demon spoke deeply as he caught sight of the knight, "I have come to Kill you..." he aimed his guns.
"No!" Skye stepped forward, "This is my man and I will no- AAH!" she screamed when Androxus shot her.
"Ah!" Fernando shot up, "Fiend! You... came back!" he winced, the poison still taking a toll on his body, as was the coming night.
"The angel of Death never misses his targets..." Androxus growled and aimed his guns, then blasted Fernando.
"ARGH!" Fernando tried his best to block the blows with his shield, but in his weak state could not muster up the strength to do so and was knocked down.
"HAHAHAHAHA!" Androxus cackled, then saw Skye stand up once more, "Perish!" he blasted a beam of green magic.
"GYAH!" Skye screamed and was sent crashing into a large root.
"Ha... Ha..." Fernando stood up once more, "Fernando will never surrender..." he looked at the demon.
"You seem to be different from the last time I met you..." Androxus chuckled as he noticed Fernando's weaker build, "Last time, I couldn't even look at you directly..."
"Same here... you're still ugly, amigo." Fernando joked, then received a well deserved blast to the chest, "GRAH!" the man yelled and sprawled on the ground.
"Now... Like the dragon... I will consume yo- WHAT!?" Androxus yelled when he was suddenly snagged by an anchor.
"WAH!"
"Turtles, Dragons." Makoa spoke as he held Androxus in front of him, "We're all animals." he blasted the fiend with a cannon ball.
"SYAAHH!" Androxus screeched and was sent crashing into a tree.
"Fernando!" Ying gasped in horror when she saw the knight on the ground, "Makoa, Sha Lin!" she turned to her allies, "I have to get him to the Ent Wizard!"
"We got you covered, buttercup!" Sha Lin smirked and aimed his bow at Androxus, "Go!"
Ying nodded and hovered over to Fernando, then used her magic to raise him up and take him up the stairs.
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Androxus cracked his neck as he hovered over to Makoa and Sha Lin.
"Well well... you two peasants again..." he growled.
"Can't say it's a pleasure either." Sha Lin smirked as he saw the demon land, "Let's just cut the chit chat and get to the part of the story where you die."
"Hehehehehe." Androxus cackled, "Unfortunately for you... that is not going to happen." he pulled out his guns and shot the archer in a quick draw.
"HAR!" Sha Lin groaned as he was sent into the brush.
"Ha!" Makoa turned and was about to fire, but was uppercutted and kicked into a tree.
"This... is going to be more fun that I thought..." Sha Lin chuckled as he wiped blood off his lip.
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