tackler5rb: I finally had some time to catch all the way back up! I know this wasn't actually a chapter, but this alternate opening was fantastic! Goodluck on your midterms and can't wait for the next chapter!
Yay! Glad you enjoyed and thanks! Got all A's and B's :D
FieLover: This was awesome! It was really fun imagining the scenes play out. Gotta wonder though about Rean's Spirit Unification, I'm ready for angst if there is one since it's been a while since we last saw it, I think? Man, I'm just really excited to see what comes next. XD
Happy you liked it! And speaking of... Well, I'll let the chapter speak for itself, haha.
Bangetsugo: Did the people of Crossbell saw Relon's attack while they were busy with the riot caused by the DG Cult? And what is their reaction to that situation?
Yes. Basically everyone across Erebonia saw the effects of his S-Craft. I simply didn't write down every single reaction but we will eventually see Lloyd, Estelle, and the many others' reactions.
Speedkarate: Perfect Opening now. I feel like can imagine this opening and this going be very interesting for Cold Steel 1. Since Relon in the mix and new villains the Senate which is epic.
As always, it only gets more hectic from here. Thanks for the kind words!
Shinn: Back again~. Once again~.
Andrew: How was the camping trip?
Shinn: No Wi-Fi and I didn't see not one damn black bear.
Andrew: Um.
Shinn: It was good. Mad that I couldn't edit the story but I did bring my physical books to adds stuff to my Love Live story.
Andrew: The Harem one?
Shinn: Ya.
Andrew: Ew.
Shinn: Pfft. Whatevs. Anyway, back at college. Got my Wi-Fi. Still irritated I didn't see any bears but I digress.
Andrew: So, that means what?
Shinn: STORY TIME!
Rushing through the burning forest run Class VII and Claire, the group having left the beasts of the forest shortly after the Great Elder's passing.
"You guys, look!" Alisa calls out, all coming to a sudden halt as they widen taking sight of the visible flames seeming to be leeched off the environment itself towards a single direction.
"All of the flames in the entire vicinity are..." Elliot voices in awe.
"Let's go! That's where Relon is!" Claire announces, the group following the fleeting flames.
"Since when could Relon draw this much in?!"
"There's the possibility that during his fight, his abilities improved at an accelerated rate." Claire suggests.
"Could it have something to do with him not being human?" Rean wonders aloud.
"We don't have a definitive answer and one won't come quickly." Aurelia curses.
"Making haste is all we can do for now!" Laura states. "There! Up ahead!" She points.
True to her words, ahead of them lies the clearing from earlier where there's supposed to be a crater. Relon clearly visible standing away in front of the three figures. One being Barbatos.
"Hey guys, wasn't there a crater here before?" Elliot wonders.
(A/N: Yes, Elliot. That's what I just said.)
"More Leaguients?!" Rean exclaims, the group picking up the pace to halt, the ground trembling as all watch as trees are uprooted forming a hexagon-shaped fort around Relon and the villains.
Rushing to the odd structure, Laura swings at the structure for her attack to bounce off.
"Argh!" She grunts being caught by Aurelia. "What sorcery is this?!"
"I couldn't even hazard a guess." Her fellow Arseid student answers.
Walking up to the fort, Rean attempts to jam his tachi only for it to bounce off.
"Magic most likely. Which leaves the question; how do we get in?" He wonders looking up.
Inside
Rushing forward gripping Pippin with one hand, he twirls the sword holding it in a reverse grip.
The others are on the other side. They seem to be trying to get in.
The I just need to stall until they figure out how to do that!
"So, you're approaching me again, eh? Come on then!" Cabrakan grins.
Crouching low to the ground, Relon jumps up spinning horizontally down towards the hulky man. Cabrakan slamming his two shields together for Relon's attack to bounce off., the boy landing to click his teeth in annoyance. Seeing the man's grin, he widens to look past as symbols disappear around Demeter. Golden spheres launching towards him.
Taking a step to dodge, his leg loses its balance.
"Damn it!" Relon curses extending his sword, Pippin taking off out dragging the tired teen of the way as a sphere lands exploding where they once were.
Landing away leaning against the wooden structure, Relon pants eyeing the two.
Cabrakan; a large hulking man with a large upperbody. With his hair tied into a many-like ponytail behind him with two smaller portions tied down the side of his face. One on each side. In his hands, two large rectangular-shaped zemurian shields. His hair black and eyes a light purple. He is shirtless wearing only pants and short boots along with a fur cloth around his waist.
Demeter; pleasant-looking mature woman of average height with a veil over her head though her face is visible donned in purple robes has blonde hair ending below her collarbone and brown eyes. She is wielding a small scepter in one hand.
Two on one is bad enough and considering both are Leaguients, that's twice as bad. Worse, I still haven't accumulated enough heat to use any fire let alone transform. I can't even dodge because I'm too tired. Pippin has to drag me for shit's sake! Demeter isn't even using fire artes. They know their stuff. Worst of all, they haven't even gotten serious. They're just toying with me. Damn it, this is literally the worst situation I can be in.
A rare moment where you have been backed into a corner. Yet, even now, you have a plan of action.
At Nameless' words, Relon glances up to the open sky.
Not much else I have to lose! He thinks raising his arm, Pippin taking off into the sky.
Looking at the Leaguients' stoic expressions, he looks up to the nearing top of the fort. The heat from the sun becoming more potent as he lifts his other hand.
Almost there, come on! I can feel it!
Nearing the end, a jolt of hope comes only for a jolt of electricity to surge through the boy. Shouting in pain, he opens his eyes seeing what looks like a symbol blocking the exit before the static element sends him and Pippin plummeting to the ground.
"I always love it when they think I jest. The expressions they all hold are always... shocking, haha." Demeter chuckles.
Coming to, Pippin sees the nearing ground and an unconscious Relon. Catching the boy's full weight, it slows their descent for the two to land with a slight thud as Relon rolls away stopping on his back.
"Is he dead from that?" Cabrakan wonders with a raised brow.
"No..." Barbatos breathes slowly from his kneeling position behind them. "That isn't enough to kill him."
True to his words, the three villains watch as Pippin hovers quickly over hitting the boy's head with its hilt. After a few slight taps, his body switches back to life rolling over onto all fours.
"Ah..." He groans sucking in air through his clenched teeth. "That... didn't feel good." He stumbles resting at a knee panting.
"Shall we call it quits? If you want to keep struggling, then we can keep playing."
"Yeah, I'm starting to enjoy myself." Cabrakan says slamming his shields against one another, the two approaching him.
"You're gonna regret not killing me when you had the chance, you damn masochists." Relon breathes out, a hand flat on the earth.
"846." Demeter smiles for the boy the narrow his eyes in wonder. "That's how many times I've been told that." She explains.
"Screw you?"
"1,439."
"Suck it."
"911."
"... Penis gargling slut bag..."
"Haha, 12." She states flatly.
Shit, the hell has this one done?! What else?
Relon, you can cease with the stalling.
Huh?
At Nameless' comment, another tremor shakes the ground. The four anchoring themselves looking around. The sound of something pounding a portion of the fort from the other side gains the group's attention.
That's Grunoja! He widens to glance up for a split second.
"Quite the rude monster." Demeter comments, her scepter glowing.
"Pippin!" Acknowledging, the sword zooms forward dodging Cabrakan's attempted interception to stop the woman as she dodges the passing cleave.
"A nice attempt but-"
"No, a nice attempt indeed!" A voice shouts from above gaining all's attention to see the whole of Class VII and Claire descending downwards.
"Earth Cleaver!" Both swordswomen shout, their blades hitting the ground upheaving the land as it races towards the caster from both sides.
Clicking her tongue in annoyance, she raises her scepter, a barrier forming around her stopping the attacks.
Firing combined shots from their orbal weapons, Claire, Alisa, and Elliot continue their barrage landing alongside Rean. Cabrakan slamming his shields together blocking their assault.
Now! Leaping to his feet, Relon takes off.
"Huh?" Cabrakan wonders sensing something behind him to be me with a fist full of flames collide with his bare back. "Gak! Son of a!" He curses swinging his shield for Relon to avoid it jumping away.
"Now!" Claire orders firing a charged shot.
Elliot launching a largest blast of water, Alisa an arrow alit in flames and Rean a horizontal shockwave. The combined attacks landing their mark on the now exposed and already injured back of the Leaguient.
"DAMN IT!" He roars in pain taking a knee.
"The hell is going on?! How did you twerps get in let alone climb Demeter's enclosure?" He demands. "And how the hell do you have fire again?! You were on empty!" He adds getting back to his feet glaring at the panting Relon in his fighting stance.
"He was." Demeter comments. "You used my trap to absorb the heat off your burned body, didn't you?"
"Hehe, seems you're the brains compared to big and ugly." Relon grins.
"And as for how you all entered, I'm guessing that beast causing all of that annoying commotion tossed you all before it began that distraction."
"Right you are." Laura answers, her and Aurelia with their weapons poised at the woman. "Relon, are you okay?" She calls over her shoulder.
"Yeah... being tossed around like a ragdoll is something I'm more than used to. Now being shocked to oblivion... That's a new one I'll be honest." He manages a chuckle still catching his breath.
"Hmpf. Not only have you separated Cabrakan and I, but you've managed to stack the numbers against us." Demeter stoically.
"Told ya you should have killed me." Relon calls over, Pippin flying to his side.
"We'll, good thing I can reset this turn of events." She quips, her scepter glowing for a light to envelope both sides.
In the blink of an eye, both sides face one another. The teens surprised to find themselves all together with the Leaguients regrouped across from them.
"I'm going to enjoy squashing you worms after what you did to my back!" The hulking man grins.
"How about instead of using that sturdy body, you use your brains for once." Demeter corrects, links forming between them.
"Oh great, bad guys have links!" Relon groans. "So, anyone can have links now?!"
"Yes." At Demeter's singular answer, she raises her scepter to the air.
"Watch out!" Rean warns as more golden spheres are launched their way.
Attempting to dodge, Relon stumbles once more. Alisa, and Claire firing at the incoming spheres as explosions of yellow particles sprinkle the battlefield.
"Thanks!" He nods to refocus on the enemies.
"She's toying with us." Claire notes.
"She has a thing for that if you haven't noticed."
"Anyone have an idea?" Alisa asks, her eyes locked on the three.
"Well unless they have a way of healing Barbatos which I wouldn't put it past them, he's down for the count. Which leaves a slow tank and a long-range specialist that can apparently change our positions." Relon informs.
"So unless we can deal with that scepter, getting close won't work." Aurelia surmises.
"Then there's the big guy in front of her." Alisa adds.
"Yeah, unless we can hit him with something hard, we're not getting through him. Around with speed maybe but considering Demeter is covering him, that may be difficult." Relon comments giving a glance at Rean before back ahead.
"So, what should we do?" Elliot wonders.
"Well first things first, I need to get hit with fire." His words causing all to glance for a moment. "If we can get an opening for you guys to hit me with some fire arts, I can be useful again instead of a liability. As it stands, I can barely move due to how exhausted I am. I used the little fire I absorbed all up in that sneak attack."
"How much?" Claire asks.
"Even one will do. Just enough for me to move back on my feet."
"Then I have a plan." All eyes shifting to the icy maiden.
"Good, so do I." Everyone looking back at Relon, said boy's gaze on the Eight Leaves practitioner. "We're going to fight Cabrakan, Rean."
"Seems they're devising a plan of action." Demeter mutters.
"Wanna interrupt them?" Cabrakan grins.
"No. I want to keep studying them." The woman glancing behind at the kneeling Barbatos. "I must say, for you to have been defeated still surprises me." Her words gaining the shortest Leaguient's attention. "Considering you are more than capable of holding your own against Cabrakan and even I, it boggles me how someone so young could defeat someone such as yourself. It's as if you wanted to fight evenly against him." Her words causing the man to narrow his eyes. "Alas, what's done is done. The mission wasn't a failure considering the town as well as this renowned forest has been 'tattered with' so to speak."
"Women talk too much." Cabrakan grumbles eyeing the teens still speaking. "I'm getting tired of waiting."
"If you charge in, so help me I won't bother assisting you again."
"Tch, I ain't ask for your help anyway! I'll call you if I need you." He slams his shields together.
"And see if I answer that call." Demeter retorts.
"Looks like they're done waiting." Relon grimaces with a grin.
"Then we better not keep them waiting." Laura says, the group getting into position.
Laura, Aurelia, and Rean up front with Claire, Alisa, and Elliot behind and in the rear Relon and Pippin.
"Alright! Time to mess you all up!" Cabrakan roars, his shields glowing for everyone to ready themselves.
In the blink of an eye, he rushes at bewildering speeds towards them lunging in the air.
"He increased his speed?!" Elliot shouts.
"Incoming!" Relon voices already grabbing Pippin
"Slam Dunk!" All disperse as Cabrakan makes impact with the ground, wide shield-like stalagmites bursting up from the ground in all directions.
"Damn it!" Relon curses rising to the air as everyone dodges and fights off the attack.
"Everyone okay?!" Claire calls landing on the ground.
"Somehow." Elliot calls getting to his feet from being on all fours, Rean in front of the ginger having protected him.
"We are as well." Laura voices, the two Arseid students having protected Alisa.
Landing back down, Relon notes Demeter with Barbatos. His friends all now surrounding Cabrakan. Finally, himself next to Claire.
"I seriously doubt she'll let Cabrakan fight us alone." He mutters, the large man turning to the two.
"I think I'll start by finishing the original job!" He declares charging the two.
"He's much slower than before." Claire notes opening fire to which Cabrakan shields himself continuing.
"Just stick to the plan and we'll be fine!" Relon responds, Pippin dragging him away as Claire jumps back.
"Hey still, would ya?!" Cabrakan shouts halting in place oblivious to the swordswomen descending upon him.
About to land, Cabrakan snaps behind smirking as their blades clash with his shields bouncing them off ad away.
"So close!" Aurelia curses landing with Laura.
"Aqua Bleed!" Elliot mutters pointing his staff as a surge of water shoots towards him.
Not bothering to look, Cabrakan moves his arm blocking the attack eyeing the girls.
"Flamberge!" A flaming arrow soars through the air to be blocked with little effort.
"Ha!" Rean shouts moving past the shield low to the ground.
I'm within range! He thinks raising his tachi for Cabrakan to smack him with his free arm. The swordsman barely blocking the zemurian shield as he corrects his roll sliding to a halt near the Laura and Aurelia.
"Come on, is that all you got?" Cabrakan boasts slamming his shields to the ground.
"Tch, he may look incompetent, but he certainly has good senses." Laura notes as Relon lands behind her and Aurelia.
"Is Demeter really going to let him fight us?" Rean wonders eyeing the woman with crossed arms standing next to Barbatos.
"I doubt it." Relon breathes. "But if that is the case, then that makes our plan easier."
"Shall we give it a try?" Aurelia wonders.
"May as well." Rean states readying himself signaling Claire, Alisa, and Elliot with his glance. "We don't have much to lose, after all!" He along with the two take off.
"The only thing you worms have to lose are your lives!" Cabrakan corrects readying himself.
Running ahead, the three spread out readying their pincer attack. Jumping first, Rean attacks which Cabrakan blocks above himself launching the Eight Leaves practitioner over him. Laura copying Rean is sent over and to one side with Aurelia being sent to the other.
"Now!" Rean shouts, Cabrakan looking around to widen at realizing he's surrounded.
All begin to form symbols around them for Demeter to smirk with interest.
"Quite the tactic... although..."
"A weak idea like that won't work!" Cabrakan barks raising his large shields up glowing once more before pummeling the ground causing it to quake violently.
"Whoa!" All says losing their footing causing their casting to cease.
"I am so done with tremors and earthquakes!" Relon protests now on all fours.
"What's wrong? Can't attack now, can you?" Cabrakan taunts.
"Just you wait until I'm no longer exhausted!" Keeping the Leaguient's attention on him, Relon looks past the man to see Claire on her stomach rocking to the motion aiming her pistol carefully.
Just like in training... Time to represent that crackshot title you gave me! Claire thinks before firing, her shot landing its mark directly at Cabrakan's shoulder.
"Ack!" Cabrakan grunts halting hit attack to wince at the noticeable bruise amongst his others. "Who the hell?" He widens seeing Class VII on one knee with markings around them.
"That idiot." Demeter sighs, the orb of her scepter glowing once more as she points it towards the sole Leaguient.
"ARCUS activate!" They all shout.
"Needle Shoot/Golden Sphere!" Spheres dance around Cabrakan as a boulder is hurled his way.
"Try it!" He protests putting his shields up for a dome to encase him to his surprise. "What the?! Demeter, I told you to stay out of this!" He shouts over to the woman, the attacks colliding with the forcefield to have no effect.
"You're playing with your food too much. We're here to deal with the Lucinance or did you forget that?"
"You didn't see me charging at the brat?!"
"Fire Bolt!" The villains look to the next volley of attacks launched by Rean and Laura.
"Fools, do you think those will work."
"Not at all." Claire grins for the woman to narrow her eyes.
As the two fireballs careen towards the forcefield, they curve at the last second passing the man to the villains' shock.
"Don't tell me!" The caster hisses for the first time.
Heading for a kneeling Relon, he can only grin.
"Heatwave!" Alisa adds, the ground below Relon becoming hot before flames rise from the ground enveloping the boy.
Rean and Laura's fireballs collide with the rising flames resulting in an explosion of fire for it to quickly be sucked in as smoke rises.
"Tch, so that was their plan all along..." Demeter curses.
All look to the smoke to see a silhouette stand to its feet before hunching forward before lunging forward.
"Told you idiots you'd regret not killing me!" Relon roars thrusting his first forward slamming the field to bounce away.
"You ain't got what it takes still!" Cabrakan retorts hitting the forcefield from the inside breaking it. "Demeter, you deal with the brats! This one's all mine!" He shouts over his shoulder.
"Hmpf. That was what I planned to do from the start!" She states her scepter glowing.
"Rean!" Relon shouts, the two immediately lunging forward with their hands reaching for the other.
"Separate." Demeter orders as they make physical contact, everyone within the hexagon fort being moved around once more.
Appearing at the center, Relon looks to see Rean with him and the others to their backs. Demeter facing them and Cabrakan facing the duo protagonists. They boy's fingertips still making physical contact.
"So that hypothesis was right after all." Claire notes.
"Yeah, it would seem so." Relon says, and this couldn't be any better." He readies himself taking ahold of Pippin.
"And just to make sure you do not interrupt Cabrakan again..." Demeter mumbles before chanting in an odd language once more as a transparent light rises from the ground in between the two groups before it becomes completely white. All visibility now gone
"Keeping up from intervening, huh?" Alisa comments.
"As well as seeing how they're doing." Laura adds.
"Good thing we weren't planning on it!" Claire corrects, all readying themselves against the caster.
From high above on a small ledge created by Demeter kneels Barbatos.
The fools. Why didn't they take advantage of his condition when they had the chance? Why bother studying him, Demeter?
"Looks like the plan ended up working in our favor." Rean comments.
"Yeah, you ready to cause some mayhem?" Relon grins.
"Hey! What the hell are you two blabbing on about?!"
"Oh nothing, Ca-broken." Relon dismisses with a wave of his hand.
"Ca-broken? I don't get it."
"Pretty simple really. That'll be your new nickname after we're through with you!" Relon calls out shuffling away from Rean.
"Ha! Tough talk for someone who could barely walk!"
"Tough talk for someone that needs to be babysat!"
"The hell was that?!"
"I ain't stutter dipshit!" Relon grins.
Relon's ego is back in full force. Rean sweatdrops.
"Enough! Show me what you got!" Cabrakan roars slamming the ground in anticipation.
Do note that although you may have a good portion back, you still cannot use too much of the fire you have accumulated.
Right. Relon nods for something to click in realization. I need to make its usage count. Now that you come to mind, Nameless...
... Hm?
"Hey Rean." Relon looks to his childhood friend.
"Yeah?" Rean responds still eyeing the large man away from them.
"We never made a name for those."
"What do you mean?" He gives a glance over to his childhood friend.
"Exactly what I said. I always just say I'm using that power, but I haven't given it an actual name yet. And you haven't given yours either." Finally understanding what the martial artist and swordsman is referring to, he arches an eyebrow.
"Is now really the time for this?"
"It's Cabrakan. He's an idiot. We're fine."
"WHAT WAS THAT?!"
"NOTHING, MR. DUMBASS. GIVE US A SECOND AND WE'LL BEAT YOU UP!" Relon hollers back. "But yeah, we should definitely give those names."
Sweat dropping at the antics before him, Rean focuses back on the idea.
"Well, what did you have in mind?"
"Well Nameless is a spirit within me and you don't have a spirit. More so you become enraged like a demon."
"A demon huh..." Both go into thought for a moment.
"Quit stalling, tell me what you two are blabbing about, and FIGHT ME ALREADY!" At Cabrakan's uproar, both open their eyes snapping their fingers at the other.
"I got it!" They smile in unison.
"Alright Cabrakan, hope you're ready for the beating of a lifetime!" Relon grins, a noticeable heat expelling from him.
"You and the rest of Senate are going to pay for what you've done!" Rean calls gripping his tachi with both hands before raising the hilt up, the blade pointing down diagonally as a red and black vile aura emanates from Rean.
"Finally! I'm itching from a fight! I'm gonna enjoy flattening you two like buttermilk pancakes!"
"Spirit Unification/Demon Unchained!" Both roars, their energies burst through the area as Cabrakan outs a shield in front of him until it dies does.
Looking at his targets, he widens at the sight. Both boys in altered appearances with their swords crossing the other. Relon with red slit eyes and markings sprawled all over his skin and Rean with his hair now white and eyes now red.
"Ready to for the test run of your life, Rean?"
"I was born ready!"
"Haha... So, you can also transform. Damn, I really did luck out!" Cabrakan smirks, his shields glowing once more. "How about a game of tag? I'm it!" He bursts forth towards the still boys.
Raising his shields up, he slams down on the glaring boys resulting in plume of smoke from the impact, smirking at his handiwork, he widens seeing neither victim to his attack. Feeling his skin hurt he looks at his arms to see two noticeable cuts. One on each arm.
"As I thought." Snapping his head, he sees Relon and Rean. Their backs turned as both grip their swords turning to the man. "Those zemurian shields are quite sturdy but your body isn't." Relon points out pointing Pippin at the villain. "Our earlier attacks on your back proved that."
"That's not all." Rean adds copying Relon's gesture towards the Leaguient. "Your attacks have a cooldown. That insane burst of speed as well as the tremors and even that stalagmite attack you have. You can't use them constantly." Cabrakan glaring deeper at the words.
"In a one-on-one fight, I can see why Barbatos wouldn't win naturally. To beat you, one needs speed not strength which he has. The problem being he would need someone else to redirect your attention. If one can't beat you..."
"Then we fight with two!" Rean finishes, both readying themselves.
"Come on then!" Cabrakan shouts, both vanishing. Dusts forming circles around the villain as he looks in all directions for a cut to appear along his cheek and another horizontal slash across his back.
Your eyes may be able to keep up but your body sure can't!" Relon calls, another cut along his right arm followed by his left leg.
"Give up while you still have the chance!" Rean says.
"Who the hell do you brats think you are... GIVING ME ORDERS?!" His shields glow as he raise both up.
"Rean, jump!" Both do.
"Slam Dunk!" Cabrakan roars hitting the ground for stalagmites resembling shields to shoot upwards all around him.
Landing along the wall, both narrowly avoid the attack. The two on opposing walls with Cabrakan at the center protected by his shields.
"So what if you know my secret?! Try getting to me before the time is up!" Cabrakan laughs along with his taunt.
"Easy..." Rean says closing his eyes as he hunches his body shooting towards a stalagmite cutting it.
"Very easy!" Relon adds jumping into the fray, both jumping from one stalagmite to another cutting each one slowly circling their way around towards the center.
"Hahaha, at that rate, you two will never reach me! Even with that speed!"
"You're right if it were just the two of us!" Relon grins letting go of Pippin. "If two isn't enough, then we'll go up to three!" Said three cutting their way at a hastened pace to Cabrakan's shock.
"Damn it!" He curses, symbols appearing around him.
"We're almost there!" Relon shouts to finally see Cabrakan once more, the sight of a symbol disappearing. "Rean, back away!" He shouts, the whitehead doing as told for both to jump back together standing atop Pippin.
"Yggdrasil!" The voice of Cabrakan voices, the ground erupting as a sentient tree emerges from below.
"Whoa!" Both exclaim, Pippin dodging the lethal branches as it shoots higher and higher up.
"Not good! At this rate, we'll skewered between the electricity and the tree!" Relon curses.
"Relon!" Rean calls for the boy to snap to him seeing a look of confidence. "If we can't go up, then we go down." His simple words causing the pyrokinetic teen to widen before grinning.
"Sounds like a plan to me!" Pippin reaching just before the ceiling flipping the two to face the incoming tree headfirst.
"Ready?!"
"Aren't I always?!" Relon grins, both launching themselves at the offensive earth arte as Pippin flies into Relon's hands.
"Just like before, we time our attacks in perfect sync!" A dull light once again emanates from Rean.
"Right!" The light also emanates from Relon.
As they approach, both grip their swords. Rean sheathing his and Relon drawing Pippin back as its flames come to life.
Drawing near, the tree extends its roots for both to sharpen themselves. The light shimmering even brighter.
Now! Both think.
"Crescent Strike/Arc Slash!" Both roars, their attacks piecing through the tree as they follow straight through.
Breaking through the last of the wood, both take sight of a wide-eyed Cabrakan with his hands up still casting the art.
"What?!"
"Now, Relon" Rean shouts, Pippin already ablaze once more as both sends another crescent attack combo towards the man who barely blocks it with his shields as both boys burst forth. Once more their light from their ARCUS units shines brighter that Cabrakan awes at the sight.
"Make the flames your own, Rean!" Gripping the sword with all his might while thinking back to his training both with his master and his friends, Rean's steel blade flickers with cinders.
This time, I won't falter! Rean thinks remembering his failures during the invasion. This time, I can keep up!
"Flames gather on my blade!" At his command, his tachi becomes alit in flames.
"Damn it!" The villain curses slamming both shields in front of him as he hunkers down.
"Cut through!" Both roars. "Dual Craft: Blazing X-Scissor!" The duo proclaim slashing the air for a fire in the shape of an X to sail towards Cabrakan.
The attack hitting its mark as Cabrakan's shield is cut at the top. The attack contacting with the forcefield for static to ring out.
"Tch!" The man clicks his teeth looking at his destroyed shields. "You think you're hot shits, don't you?!" Cabrakan shouts for Relon to blitz towards him.
Rearing up a broken shield, he brings it down for Relon to block it with Pippin stopping in front of the man. Both eyes meeting one another. Grunting in anger, Cabrakan swings his other shield to which Rean intercepts blocking it, their red eyes unwavering.
"Think?" Relon wonders letting go of Pippin as it continues to block Cabrakan's shield for the man to widen. "No..." Relon corrects rearing back a flaming first to slam it into Cabrakan's chest, his hand quickly shifting to an open palm as a stream of flames erupt to the Leaguient's shock as he is sent hurtling towards to the magic wall crashing right through it.
Gaining everyone's attention, they back away as the hulking figure rolls to a halt directly before Demeter. Widening, she and the rest look back at the hole to see Relon, Rean, and Pippin. Relon now reverted to normal.
"We know we're hot shit!" Rean ends with finality.
Fun Fact: Cabrakan is inspired off of his character from the MOBA smite. Basically League of Legends. Also, originally it was planned early on from chapter 35 (Hectic Night) for it to be Laura and Claire that fought with Relon against Cabrakan but was swapped to Rean due to the Relon and Rean's later conversation in chapter 38 (Celdic Invasion).
A/N: I updated my profile showing my schedule for stories and all that if anyone's interested in seeing my future projects.