The Demon Lord, Haruko-Chapter Twenty- Eight
"How do we get past this gate?" Virginia thought as Gallows poked at the rubble. "Darn Jet and Clive, leaving us to die."
Virginia glanced at him. "Thought about helping me yet?"
Gallows looked back at her. "Yeah, yeah, it just seems so stupid that a big tremble closes this thing off. And the other one leads to ho knows where."
Virginia slid her hand across the gate once, trying to feel for any locks or such. "I don't get this," she thought as she felt it once more.
A moment later, though, the gate lit up in green light. It suddenly shattered, revealing a fountain before a stairwell.
"How did that happen?" she muttered as Gallows watched in awe.
She turned to him. "Let's go."
The beast rammed the wall, causing the three to swim into the water.
Clive glanced around, searching for some way to escape.
The beast roared as it entered the water as well. Jet gritted his teeth. "How do we get this gate open?!"
Clive shook his head as the beast attempted another attack.
The group swam underneath the platform, finding a small tunnel. Jet signaled with his hands as he slid through, followed by Todd, and then Clive.
The beast quickly slid through after them, using its serpent- like abilities to quickly catch up.
Clive noticed this and swam faster, only to collide with Todd.
"What now?" he thought as he noticed Jet had stopped.
Todd inched to the side to allow Clive to see Jet had stopped before a large wall, which cut them off.
Clive closed his eyes. "They needed to breathe, and the beast was nearing.
Jet glanced around, noticing the beast. He placed his hand on the wall and concentrated, causing the wall to begin to crack. He gritted his teeth as his mind strained to force the wall open.
A moment later, the wall crumbled, just as the beast approached.
Jet rolled as he touched the ground, while Todd landed shakily. Clive landed upright, readying his rifle as the beast crashed through the ceiling.
The water quickly filled the chamber, leaving the three with only their chest and above exposed.
The beast roared once more as the crystals on its body glowed.
Suddenly, a dark blue aura surrounded it, creating five spheres of energy.
The beast dove underwater, crashing into the floor as the water seeped through.
"It's trying to create a suitable environment!" Clive yelled as the beast rose, preparing to attack him. Jet shot at it, but the bullets deflected off of the crystals.
The beast smashed its tail against Clive, causing him to fly into the wall.
Jet grabbed Todd and descended, the beast quickly followed.
Jet swam past the next attack, but was swiped away from the second. The beast prepared to finish him, but Todd was quick in pushing out of the way as the creature widened its mouth, revealing a strange crystal. It suddenly glowed, unleashing a bright blue blast. Todd was barely able to glance at it as the blast collided with him, causing a huge flash.
Jet shielded his eyes as the flash ensued, ceasing quickly. He waved his arm aside to see Todd still, frozen. His body had grown a slight blue tint.
Jet gritted his teeth as the beast rushed at him, a large blade forming on its right side. Jet glanced at it just before it slashed his right arm, causing him to loosen his grip on his ARMs.
He grasped his arm, noticing the cut healing.
"It's doing it again."
Suddenly, the beast rammed him, crashing him into the wall.
Clive rubbed his face as a low rumbling sound was heard.
He quickly dove under, heading towards the beast.
Jet flipped, avoiding the next ram as he grabbed his gun. He turned as the beast headed towards him, unleashing a few of the crystals. Jet's eyes widened in surprise as the crystals clashed against his skin. He winced in pain as the beast prepared to use its flash freeze.
The blast hit Jet head- on, just as Clive neared him.
Gallows yelped as he tripped over the rim of the stairwell. Virginia reacted quickly, catching him before he fell.
"Thanks... I thought I was gonna die."
"You almost did," Virginia replied as the stairs creaked.
"What was that?" Gallows asked as the stairs creaked once more.
Virginia glanced around, noticing a faint light, just before the stairs unhooked, falling into the darkness.