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Chapter 21: Regicide
Title Song: Regicide (Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson and Skye Lewin)
"Has anyone else noticed how warm it's getting?" Melody asked.
"It's worse than outside… if that's at all possible," Kione panted.
"Let me try my burn resistant spell again," Ion said, and chanted the words for the spell.
As the buff was applied, it was Sinon who first noticed it, "Melody! Your clothes are becoming transparent!"
Melody glanced down, and yelped, noticing her shirt was becoming see-through, and her skin was becoming visible. She glanced around, "It's effecting all of us!" She noticed. Angel and Kione glanced down, wearing black had it's perks. But Melody, Silica and Sinon were desperately trying to hide.
"Strange… I thought sweat wasn't a factor in VR," Kirito noted.
Ion stood next to him, "Idiot, turn around before you get clobbered!" He hissed, having already turned to look away from the girls' dilemma.
"Shall I cast a blizzard spell and cool us down?" He then asked, not turning around.
"The heat might be too strong for it," Yui said, wiping a droplet of sweat off her brow.
Kirito looked over to see that Aurora looked like she was melting. "This heat is going to kill me…" She mumbled.
"Ok, cover up what might be visible, I need to turn around to cast the spell," Ion said, getting annoyed at the slow pace they've been reduced to.
With scary fast accuracy, he recited the words for the basic ice spell, a snowy blizzard pulsed out from him, washing over his team. Their HP drained a little from his spell, since it was an attack, but the most noticeable effect was that their clothes started to dry from the cold winds.
"How's that?" Ion asked.
"Much better, good job Ion," Sinon sighed with content at the temperature.
"Good, then let's move on!" Ion grinned.
The team pressed on through the dungeon, methodically cutting their way through the adds, until they reached a large pair of doors at the top of a grand staircase.
Everyone turned to Ion, "Ok guys, I'm going to safely assume that this is it. Behind those doors is probably the Fire Giant King Sutr and/or his Consort, Sinmara." He glanced down at Aurora, who was hugging a small ice cube.
"What do you think is going to happen?" He asked her.
"I assume the boss will approach when we get to a certain trigger point, if it's Sutr, judging from what I've picked up on Norse Mythology, he'll be very confident in his abilities, but we have no knowledge of any weapon he uses. Sinmara is easier to figure out, since she's the owner of Lævateinn, expect her to be a melee fighter, like the Gleam Eyes boss from old Aincrad, but don't forget she'll probably have fire based special attacks as well," Aurora said.
"To be honest, I'm hoping for Sinmara," Kirito muttered.
"I just pray to god that it's not both," Sinon sighed. "That would be a nightmare."
No one could argue with that, both would be problematic. Ion clapped his hands, "Well, standing around out here won't beat this boss, whatever it is," He told them. "Battle formation."
Everyone got into formation, and Kirito, Angel and Melody all pushed the large doors open. The first thing that they all felt was the heat, it felt like they were walking into an active volcano.
"Brave Fairy Insects. You have done well to make it this far." A deep, booming voice called through the massive room. "I am Sutr, King of Muspelheim. Welcome to my court."
The huge room lit up with flames on both sides of the room, fenced off by bars of black stone and metal. Then, they were able to get a look at the huge shape that was getting up off a gigantic throne.
Sutr was at least fifteen meters tall, and had crimson-red skin. He had black fur coiling around his arms and legs and wore plate armor, a single piece that was the size of a small boat, on his waist. The upper part of his body was bare, revealing a massive six-pack that looked like it would repel anything that hit it. The giant had a large, black mustache, red and bleak eyes and wore a black metal crown on his forehead.
"Geez…" Ion mumbled. He then steeled his resolve. "So, you're the King of this lovely world?"
"I am, and before we get any further, meet my consort, the lovely maiden, Sinmara," Next to him was a smaller throne, and a second shape stood from it.
This giant was twelve feet tall, but definitely carried the figure and curves of a woman with ash grey hair and piercing yellow eyes. She wore a black metal breastplate over a white dress, her shoulders were covered with black pauldrons and black bracers around her wrists. She wore black armored boots that came up to her knees.
Ion's eyes however drifted to the thin long sword that was strapped to her hip. There you are… He thought, setting eyes on Lævateinn.
"Why have you invaded my palace, brave fairy insects?" Sutr asked.
Ion broke formation to walk up to the front. "We've come here today to challenge you for that holy sword," He stated firmly, pointing at Sinmara's blade.
Sutr seemed to pause for a second, before he snorted, breaking into booming laughter. "You slaughtered my soldiers, slayed my pet, and entered my throne room, all so you could get my consort's sword?!" He demanded.
"What's to not believe? Me and my comrades won't leave here until Lævateinn is in my possession," Ion said, folding his arms.
"If you wish to take my weapon, you must first prove yourself worthy," Sinmara spoke for the first time. She reached down, and grabbed the hilt of her sword, and pulled it out.
Lævateinn was a black sword with a golden line straight down the middle, all the way to a thin pommel that was golden as well. The hilt under that was wrapped in black leather. A small gleam shone as the light of the flame reflected off the tip.
"If you defeat my consort in battle, you then will face me. As king of Muspelheim, I must bring justice to my people's slaughter," Sutr then added.
"Come Fairies of Alfheim, let me see if you are worthy to wield my blade," Sinmara said, settling into a stance. Her name appeared over her head, as did three HP gauges.
Everyone drew their weapons, "Alright guys, try to conserve your HP potions for after Sinmara, we still have Sutr in the back," Ion said, twirling his staff before getting ready to support his team.
"Yui, Aurora, make sure to observe their attack patterns," Kirito told the Pixies, then he added, "Remember, when their HP hits the halfway point, expect their attack patterns to change big time," He told the group.
"Roger!" The seven fairies nodded in unison.
"She's going to charge!" Yui called first. The moment she said so, Sinmara crossed the room with startling speed, Lævateinn poised to cleave them all in to pieces.
Kirito and Melody roared, their weapons moving to catch the large blade, albeit with difficulty. While they held Sinmara in place, Angel, Kione and Silica leapt over the two defenders, Angel using her spear to pole vault higher, to land several speedy hits. Silica using the four-hit skill Rapid Spin, curling into a ball and slashing quickly with her short sword, Kione using the single-hit Tsujikaze, drawing her katana and cleaving across Sinmara's side and Angel using the two-hit Helical Twirl, spinning around to hit the boss in the neck twice with her spear's blade.
"AOE! Shockwave incoming!" Aurora yelped. The five melee attackers gasped at her call, and leapt back as Sinmara twirled her sword and then stabbed it into the ground, causing a wave of force to pulse out.
"Jump to avoid!" Ion yelled. In succession, all members of their team sprung over the blast wave. Kione, however got her foot caught by the tail end of the attack, and stumbled as she landed.
Angel reached out, steadying her sister, "Easy there, that would have been embarrassing," She chuckled.
"Attack at will! She's catching her breath!" Ion called, noticing that the giant before them was panting slightly. He then started chanting a spell, and fired off twenty or so sickles of wind that sliced into Sinmara. Sinon, stood nearby, loaded three arrows at once, firing them in a 45-degree arc that rained down on the boss, adding to the damage dealt.
"Breath attack! Cone AOE!" Yui called, as Sinmara began to inhale deeply.
"No, you don't!" Ion yelled, chanting another spell. "Try this! Tempest Lancer!" A mix of lightning, water and wind forming into a circle appeared before him.
"Everyone down on the ground! I don't want to hit you by accident!" He called to the others.
Sinmara let out a fiery column that she aimed in a wide arc, Ion, at the same time, released his spell, which collided with the flames, wherever they went. Sinmara moved her head, the fire following, and so did Ion's aim, after a clash for ten seconds, the two attacks cancelled out.
"Nice work Ion!" Kirito called. He sent the mage some mana potions, "Here, have a couple of those!"
The fight with Sinmara went on for a good fifteen minutes, whittling her HP down with sword skills, magic and arrows. Ion noticed that her HP just dipped into the yellow, which was the last of her three health gauges.
"Attack pattern's changing! Stay alert!" He called out.
Sinmara suddenly cloaked herself in fire, and bent low. "Flame Charge! Scattered formation guys!" Kirito yelled.
Everyone split up, standing in a staggered line, no two members were in the same line of fire, no matter how you looked at it. Sinmara kicked behind her, rocketing towards Melody.
"Get ready sis!" Ion chanted a spell, before a funnel of white doves flew from his hand, forming a defensive bubble around his sister. Melody then took a defensive stance.
Sinmara's Lævateinn slammed against Epsilon Melforce, Melody pooling all her STR into keeping herself from being obliterated. The female Undine gave a roar, her sword bursting into flames as she activated a sword skill, spinning and allowing Sinmara to pass her, then she brought her greatsword down upon Sinmara's back, landing a large amount of damage.
Kione then leapt over the almost horizontal boss, flipping before slashing twice with her katana. Angel and Kirito both leapt over as well, cutting several chunks of HP out of Sinmara.
She got back to her feet, but Ion was already in motion, his estoc out, glowing with holy light as he activated the five-hit skill Neutron. Four lightning fast jabs against her torso, before landing, twirling and running her through.
Her HP dropped down to the last quarter of the last bar, "Fairy Warriors, you have bested me," She said, collapsing onto one knee. "I am of my word, Lævateinn is- URK!"
A massive blade sprouted through her chest, and her HP dropped to zero. "I did not say you could decide when you lose, Sinmara. For your weakness, I sentence you, and these fairy fools to death!" Sutr growled, standing up from his throne. The huge sword reversed course, leaving her broken form and returning to Sutr's outstretched hand.
"Brave fairy, Sutr will be preparing for Ragnarok soon, unless you defeat him here. If he is defeated, then his armies will splinter without leadership." Sinmara croaked out. "The least… I can do… is fulfil your reward."
She held a hand over her blade, and it started to shrink rapidly, until it was the same size as Ion's Shooting Crystal. She nodded to him, and he hesitantly took the sword, and a window flashed in front of him.
'You have obtained: Lævateinn! You will need this weapon to inflict the finishing blow to Sutr, the Fire Giant King!' He gasped, and tapped on the sword, equipping it to his avatar.
"I… know… you… can beat…him…" Sinmara gasped out, before she shattered into thousands of shards of data.
Ion stood up, and glared at Sutr. Wordlessly, he drew Lævateinn from his beltline, and pointed the tip at the Fire Giant King. He then opened his menu, and went to the music tab.
Insert Music: David Chappell - Heroes Never Die [Epic Heroic Orchestral Action]
"I need you guys to keep up," He told the others, before he vanished in a white blur, slamming into Sutr with the skill Shooting Star. Before he was immobilized, he sprang off Sutr's body, landing in the middle of the room.
Angel then sprinted past him, the skill Sonic Lance activated, thrusting once, she hit Sutr in the chest. While he glanced down at her, she thrust again, into the wound she just inflicted.
Kirito then charged in, right hand sword lit with roaring flames as he initiated the eight-hit combo of Howling Octave, five rapid fast stabs, before he slashed down, leapt up with an upward cut, before landing one big slash down his chest.
Melody nodded to Kione, and she put her greatsword on the ground, Kione stood on it, before Melody lifted it into the air with a mighty swing. Kione used the action like a springboard, katana glowing black as it drew from it's sheath. She let out a roar, landing five razor fast, deep cuts in a star shape on Sutr's chest.
Melody then came in, her greatsword glowing blue as she leapt into the air, spinning three times before her massive weapon collided with the boss, chipping away even more of his HP.
Silica turned to Pina, "Bubble Breath, let them recover!" She told her faithful companion. Pina chirped, flying up to Sutr's head height and spitting out a bunch of bubbles that popped near his face, causing him to get drowsy.
"Get back! Regroup!" She called out to the five attackers, who were just recovering from the post-skill immobilization. All five did so, leaping back to join her.
"That run was pretty decent actually," Ion said, looking at Sutr's HP, it was just under halfway. "I think that Lævateinn has a buff for this fight. Yui, Aurora, what's the quest log saying?"
"Avenge Sinmara," The two said at the same time.
"Yep, I thought so," Ion nodded. A sudden fire arrow flew over them, splintering into a series of five fireballs, slamming into Sutr's face.
"You guys get back in there! I got your back!" Sinon called, already preparing her next shot.
"Ready guys?" Kirito asked. Unified nods came from each of the team.
"CHARGE!" Ion yelled, the group taking off at a sprint, their weapons lighting up with one of the six elements in game each.
Kirito held Elucidator out in front, roaring with flames, as he led with the skill Vorpal Strike, stabbing the boss with a heavy thrust that impale his lower chest.
Angel was next, her spear being coated with earth shards as she activated the skill Nine Hells, a nine-hit skill, all thrusts which progressed up the target, finishing with a stab at the neck.
Melody's greatsword lit up with darkness oozing off the blade, before she carried out the skill avalanche, her sword slamming down on the top of Sutr's head with a mighty crunch.
Kione followed up with Buriando glowing blue, water trailing behind her as she leapt up and struck out with the two-hit Vertical Arc, her sword slashing down diagonally across Sutr's chest, then a second slash up in the other direction.
Sinon released an icy arrow at the same time as Silica commanding Pina to use her holy breath attack, the arrow left a large iceberg in Sutr's chest, and the breath of light slammed into the giant's head. Silica then jumped back, bouncing off the wall behind him, before unleashing the skill Rapid Spin again, her short blade coated in light.
Ion's brand new Lævateinn glowed green and wind surrounded the blade as he unleashed the high-powered skill called Crucifixion, a six-hit skill that composed of three hits vertically, followed by three going horizontally, creating the figure of a cross that dug through the last of Sutr's HP.
The giant king gave a furious roar as he dropped to his knees, "You may have bested me in combat, but I won't be destroyed so easily!" He grunted, his body starting to glow.
Ion's eyes widened, "He's going to blow! Everyone with me!" He yelled.
The full team gathered around, as Ion switched back to Twisting Fates, and he started chanting a spell, consisting of ten words. A beam shot from the end of his staff, impacting the ground before them, and a large earth barrier rose from the ground.
Suddenly, a massive explosion rocked the room, everyone stabbing their weapons into the ground to prevent themselves from getting blown away, Sinon holding onto Kirito's Divination while Ion held onto a small reserve dagger he held for emergencies.
When the shockwaves dispersed, Ion was first to peer around from the wall, which was partially molten on the other side. When he did, he couldn't resist a whistle of relief. "He took practically the whole room with him!"
"Daddy! A warp zone appeared where Sutr self-destructed! It will take us back to the entrance to the castle!" Yui said, pointing to a blue field on the ground.
"Well, how about that? I think we're done!" Angel chuckled.
"We did it!" Melody cheered.
Ion held onto Lævateinn, looking at a small diamond shape at the hilt. This was his now, a one-of-a-kind weapon that he owned. "Liz is going to freak when she gets to work on this."
Liz hummed happily, working on the black and gold sword that Ion had brought back. She gave it a quick sharpen on the grindstone, and gave it a shine with a rag. "There you go! Man, really good job to you guys," She said, putting it back in it's scabbard and handing it to Ion, who gave her a small pouch of coin.
"You know we wouldn't have been able to even go if you hadn't worked on our weapons this morning," Melody told the leprechaun.
"Well, I don't know about you guys, but I'm beat," Kirito yawned. As he did, so did half the group.
"Damn it Kirito, contagious yawns aren't fun," Sinon muttered.
"I'm going to log out, haven't eaten since we logged on," Ion said. He turned to Melody, "Let's go see if Amy's got food ready."
She nodded, and the two siblings headed off to the nearby inn to log out.
Marcus stretched his aching limbs as he got up from the bed, once he had sensation in his legs, he walked downstairs to see Amy pulling a couple of Pizzas out of the oven.
"Ah, there you are, I was about to come up and give you a shake for dinner," She smiled. "How'd your adventure go?"
"We went to the ALfheim equivalent of hell, fought some wolves, rode some dragons and invaded a fire giant king's castle," Emma said, walking in.
"And got a legendary weapon," Marcus grinned, pumping a fist.
"Well, why don't you tell us about it over pizza?" Amy chuckled.
Marcus: So, legendary weapon arc complete and I have Lævateinn!
Emma: Good for you, now, what's the story about 5Ds?
Sarah: Marcus has started a brand new Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds story involving familiar faces and new ones. There are no original cards involved, every one is a legal card made by Konami.
Marcus: She's right, and soon enough, I'm going to need some OCs and decks for the Fortune Cup arc.
Kione: Marcus will hand out a profile to fill out when we get closer to that event though, so for now, just sit back and wait patiently.
All: Next time: Absolute Sword!