Heres another chapter for ya all hope your enjoying this.
Chapter 19: The debt collector.
Metamoor.
Phobos watched in an amused fashion has his lurden warriors terrorised the city of Meridian. People were running and screaming in terror and buildings were being attacked and pillaged for goods (or 'searched' has it was called). This exercise served two purposes:
Firstly it allowed the lurdens a chance to unwind. These brutish and primitive creatures were happiest when they were being violent and destructive and although being in a military formation seemed like a perfect solution to this problem Phobos found it helped if they were allowed to use their limited imagination once every so often.
Secondly it ensured the Metmoorian's morale stayed low and helped to remind who it was that held the power of this world and if they were lucky the lurdens had on occasion stumbled into illegal underground businesses and resistance stock holds during their unwinding sessions.
And so Phobos watched the water image quietly chuckling to himself has he watched the mayhem run its course. His eyes widened slightly when the image displayed five familiar young girls and an arrogant would be hero charging into to rescue the citizens of Metamoor. His lips twisted into a smile upon seeing the Guardians arrival.
"Like moths to a flame," He grinned to himself has he sat back to enjoy the fighting.
Caleb instantly ran into the fight against two lurdens directly in front of him. The first one was taken out with a roundhouse kick to the stomach and the second one was caught off guard has Caleb back flipped over the monster and swung his foot round to trip it off its feet.
Irma found her self, facing about four or five of the creatures back up against a wagon. If lurden had a decent amount of intelligence they might have wondered why she was grinning. But instead Irma back flipped on top of a cart she was in front of which had several barrels of water loaded onto it. She used her powers to levitate the barrels several feet above the monsters 'who look up in terror at this amazing feet.
"Bottoms up boys!" she smiled has realised her telekinetic grip on the barrels allow them to shatter and release their contents all over the creatures knocking them unconscious.
Hay-lin was flying about like crazy zipping narrowly between the lurdens dodging their clumsy attacks and knocking several down has she went. Eventually she came to stop to regain her senses and realised that all the lurdens around her had been knocked unconscious.
Cornelia landed in open area of the city and discovered her self surrounded by at least a dozen lurdens. "All closing to attack her.
"Do you meat heads really think I'd be that stupid?" She asked flashing a grin. The lurdens stopped their advance has the ground beneath began to shake. Has the stone had come to life it move like a wave of water knocking the lurdens off of their feet. Cornelia then brought a series of vines to hold down her would be 'attackers.
Taranee had group of lurdens advancing on her. She smiled wicked and aimed her palms forward spraying out two blankets of flame to chase off the panicking monsters. She looked around to see her opponents defeated.
"Smokin!" She smiled blowing her finger, which had smoke flowing off it like an extinguished candle.
Will looked about the five or six creatures surrounding her. She attacked the first punching it in the chest 'near its wide jaw which was practically melded with its torso so it had no actual neck. She then back flipped away landing a heavy double, footed kick into the back of another lurden advancing behind her. She performed another back flip to land in the middle of the lurdens. She was caught off guard when a heavy blow to the back of her neck knocked her to the ground.
Will stared up to see the, a crude stone axe like weapon looming over her head. She grabbed a sword, which was conveniently lying next to her and used to the block the blow. She then bolted to her feet and a series of fast and rapid blade movements later the surrounding lurdens had fallen leaving the Guardians in a mass of unconscious warriors.
"Well that was fun," Irma smiled has the Guardians regrouped the Metamoorian's emerging from their hiding places.
"This doesn't feel right," Will replied uneasily.
What do you mean will Taranee 'asked confused.
"Think about it why would Phobos terrorize his own city when he knows we'll show up to stop him," Will 'explained.
"Maybe he's loosing his touch?" Irma shrugged while making a swirling motion with her finger at the side of her forehead.
"Or maybe it's a…"
"Diversion!" The group said at the same time before heading back to the portal to Heatherfield.
Heatherfield.
Blunk sat uneasily in his dumpster home waiting for the inevitable. He stared down at the wrapped sword, which Will had entrusted him with. Although he wasn't really a part of the Guardians group not a proper part anyway. He still considered himself to be on their side if only for the protection they could provide for him from all his so, called friends on Metamoor.
Sooner or later the snake-man would show up to take the sword off of him. Blunk thought he could be brave and try to stop Cedric from stealing the weapon off him. But in reality what could such a small and weak creature do against something like lord Cedric. He didn't have to wait long to find out has the familiar long shadow appeared on the alleyway wall heralding the arrival of Cedric. Blunk stared up at the massive intimidating form and did his best to look to brave.
"You have done well passling," Cedric hissed.
"Perhaps I will spare your pathetic life after all. Now hand over the blade of infinity," He demanded reaching out to grab the sword.
"Snake-man no take sword from Blunk yelled in defiance. With that he quickly scrambled up the wall onto the roof of the silver dragon. One of a paslings handier abilities 'their rather moist and sticky hands allowed them to scale vertical surfaces with ease.
Cedric appeared in front of the fleeing pasling curling his tail round Blunk to block his escape.
"Has I said earlier I don't recall giving you a choice in the matter," Cedric hissed has he squeezed the life out the pasling. He dropped Blunk to the floor leaving him unconscious but alive. Cedric then moved over to retrieve the blade of infinity wrapped tightly in the paslings hands.
A brief but intense flash of light flashed in the alley behind the silver dragon. A moment later a man with long blonde hair tied in a fish tail exited the alley carrying a sword wrapped in a blanket.
"My master will be most pleased with this," Cedric thought to himself a cruel grin crossed his face.
that's all for the moment more coming soon.