Chapter V: Monster Mayhem
"I thought you said you knew what you doing!" Said Tir exchanging a fearsome glance at the apprentice of Leknaat.
"How was I suppose to know that Viki would teleport THAT?" Said Luc in a effort to defend himself as they fought to get some space between themselves and that creature, problem was, so were the other 106 as they ran round panicinkly. Lotte holding her two cats with her were one f many trying to out run the thunderous shakes of whatever that creature was.
"Viki, Viki! Before I lose all respect to you, get rid of that creature now!" Demanded lotte, viki saw the immense sized creature and chocked in confidence.
"erm…just give me a minute"
"Now Viki!" Under pressure the confused blinked mage fired a blinking spell but all in return did she do was bring in some bath tubs and a sink on the creature's head which felt like dandruff to the creature.
"Viki!" Stressed Lotte "Try harder!"
"…I'm trying" It didn't convince the red head at all.
"…We are so doomed" She turned to see Tir yelling at everyone to get at his side at the end of the room as lotte and those who heard the yell and weren't running heard and dashed round behind him.
"Ok" Said Tir boldly "on the count of three, everyone aim your runes at that thing!"
The creature saw the assembled party of about 40 and roared as it waddled with each stone breaking step with its burning breath feeble, in seconds it reduced the distance between it an the prey below it considerably as it opened its jaws wide in a wanting need to taste meat. It was than Tir yelled.
"NOW!" Tir and Luc's true rune set off a blaze of power which smashed into the creature's face, followed by a second wave of conjoined magic, all elemental runes, united to deliver one earth shattering blast into the face of the monster with the impact setting off explosions around it with dust and smoke flaring away.
"We did it!"
'AAARRRRAGGGGGHHHH!!!!' The roar cut Tir's victory parade bitterly short as the creature stepped out from the smoke without so much as a scratched, in fact it looked better than ever as it was a whole lot bigger, meaner and hungrier.
"crap, you telling me about forty runes and two true runes actually made it stronger?" Said Lotte looking white in terror as everyone else did.
"Relax" said Tengaar who as a warrior of a village seem to enjoy the prospect of battle more than anyone. "if all else fails than we shall go down fighting as we all should!"
"Personally" Said Lotte "I would rather go down living" Breaking out the crowd and paying no attention to the others she stared daringly at the beast.
"Ok so magic actually makes you stronger, so what? Bet this doesn't!" She triggered her rune but this time aimed at the flooring holding the creature with her rune that was the earth made the ground fold in on itself punching a hole that made everyone saw the creature falling to the self made abyss.
"Lotte you fool, you punched a hole in the hallway. How am I supposed to cover that!" Despaired Luc, but to everyone else they were relived and Lotte was now drunk in victory
"Haha, teach you to ruin my party!"
"…I thought it was Tir" Pondered Victor
"Shut it will you" Hissed Tir hoping not to be in the wrath of Lotte given the hole of the wall.
"you did well my friend, someday I shall make a story for you!"
"Yeah well" Said Lotte smiling, feeling flattered at Tengaar's comments. "Just as long as it's not as long as your father's than I'll be-"
'ARRRRRAAAGGGGHHHH!!!'
a roar from the grave came as the team saw the monster leap out of the lotte made hole and landed right before the team looking as close to peeved off as a monster could get.
"-happy" Said Lotte as her supposed positive word trailed to despair, the creature stared at them and opened it mouth to eat them whole and end their screams when suddenly a flash covered it and was just gone. From a terrified Lotte to Tir and Luc hugging each other unintentionally out of fear they all wondered what happened to the creature when they saw a naïve Viki waving at them proudly.
"Told you I needed a minute to get rid of it!" At that point everyone crashed to the ground in disbelief.
After the incident and once everyone finally regained their senses and joy at being alive did they under luc's insistence were they to leave as they gathered before luc so they could whisked away back to gregminister.
"Sure you don't want to come luc?" Asked Victor "I'll get you lemonade if you can't drink the real stuff" He added mockingly which was only replied by a frown.
"I'm sure" Muttered Luc "Being with another stars of destiny reunion is going to be the death of me I swear, now is everyone ready?"
"If you mean kicking that ego of yours in than hell yeah" Jeered Luc's rival, luc just gave Lotte a passing look, tolerating her humour for once and with most waving goodbye at him he sent them ll away by the power of the wind, leaving a stillness of peace in the once hallway.
"Ah peace at last"
"What peace luc?" Luc's body froze, he knew the sound of that author whose words she spoke sent a shiver to his spine, he turned nervously and saw Leknaat at the doorway looking less than happy.
"Ah my lady, well erm"
"Late night partying? Without my permission as well?" She observed the destruction of the hallway before speaking coldly with a beat of hostility in her words. "I think you and I are going to have a little talk, aren't we?"
Luc gulped nervously and could only nod though that did little to calm the rage of her lady that he was about to receive…
At gregminister everyone more or less went their separate ways, still seeing if they can get some fun out of Halloween while most wanted to go back and rest but Lotte was out only to find Tir who left in hopes in not paying for the damage he had caused on her house, along the way Tengaar and Viki met up with her.
"Still looking for Tir?" Asked Tengaar while trying to hide a smile
"Dam right, anyway where's your Hix?"
"Oh" Said the female warrior simply "I just ordered him to get some fish for tea and eat at your house…once Tir repairs it I take it" Lotte nodded while keeping a galreful eye out for the once liberation hero, she was sure he couldn't had gone far.
"Viki" Asked Lotte curiously as they carried on searching "where did you teleport that thing of a creature to?"
"…somewhere, anywhere. S that a actual place for it?" Lotte just smiled.
"After seeing it, anywhere is a good enough place for me, come on I'm sure Tir was here a moment ago" The three trailed on a search while everyone either found a place to rest or to join in the Halloween fun or for one certain person to search for a place to hide...
"Well?" Demanded Sasarai. "Did you find the culprit?"
"My lord" Said one of the soldiers who were returned by the order of Sasarai despite just leaving the building for their search. "We are trying our best, perhaps if more time was requested" He said stressfully, hinting that the high priest was putting them on a absurd deadline but Sasarai was having none of it.
"Do not start requesting things over your own failures captain, I asked you to find the culprits behind this. The fact you haven't now means I will take steps ov-"
a large glow, towering high shone in front of them, Sasarai looked hopefully at the immense field of light to him it was a sign.
"Oh this is joyous, the gods have delivered back to me the cows that were stole, rejoice all rejoice!…I said rejoice you imbeciles!" Two of the soldiers out of fear from their lord started to rejoice over the 'cow' return along with several more but the captain stared at the glow which was starting to slowly die away as he looked in concern.
"Erm sir, that flash seems unusually large for a collection of cows…"
"captain, the art of magic is always over highly dramatically, it will just fade to reveal the glory that it hypes up to-"
'AAARRRRAAAGGGHHH!!!!'
From the flash came a beast, two arms for support with a mouth built in its body with beady eyes staring at them, it was a bloody giant to them.
"erm lord Sasarai? That aint a cow"
"…But it could be" The monster roared and all hope of it being a cow died when it showed its dagger like teeth.
"RUNNN!!" Ordered Sasarai as he and the guards ran throughout the reminder of Halloween trying outrun the fiendish creature to what lord Sasarai dubbed 'the cow demon'
The End
AN: Hoped you enjoyed the story and happy Halloween! MAWHAHAAHAHAHAHAH! heh