Chapter 3: Storm the Castle!
With Gearfried by his side, together, fighting off all N00b assaulters, the two fought their way to the castle's entrance.
"We… are almost there… Gearfrie…" Bann was unable to finish his sentence. He was tired, not only from fighting, but the strain of keeping his Creature on the field. "I… can't… keep… you out… Gearfried… return to my soul!" In another flash of light, the mighty Gearfried returned to his armor encasement and disappeared.
"Bann!"
"Zakei?"
"You are okay! Quickly, we must reach the tower. The leader of the N00b hoard is at its peak, projecting his Cree. Wait. You may need this. Parla Neubensia! There, you should be able to understand N00bspeak. Dark Magician and I will be right behind you. Now go."
"Thanks." Bann turned and ran. He crossed the bridge into the castles garden. Looking back, he saw Zakei and Dark Magician fighting off a band of N00bs. He was still tired. He didn't know if he would survive a Dark Duel with anything at this point.
Finally, Bann reached the Castle Gate.
"Hold it. You must defeat me if you wish to gain access."
"Another N00b, huh? Alright. I summon Queen's Knight."
A female knight, dressed in red, appeared before Bann. She carried a red shield and a silver sword.
"Now summon your Cree and we will be done with this."
"I already have. I do not need to tell you what I have summoned. If you must know, attack me and find out."
"Fine. Queen's Knight. Attack him directly!" Queen's Knight began her attack. Readying her sword, she charged, but before her attack could hit the N00b, a great hand stopped her. She bounced back, leaving a sheering pain in Bann. "What? What did you do?"
"I used my Cree."
"Your… but you never summoned it."
"Look around you fool. I have manipulated my Magic, changing the whole Castle into my Cree. Even if you had managed to get past me, you would have never gotten two feet into the castle."
'This is no ordinary N00b', thought Bann. 'How do I defeat a foe like this? One who has the power to make an entire castle into a weapon?'
"Now I shall show you the next power of my Cree. I use the Ritual of Prayer to summon the Skull Guardian. This Creature guards the inside of my Castle and it is time to unleash his full force. Prepare to experience a fate worse than death. I open the Castle Gate!"
The same hand that had stopped the attack of Queen's Knight appeared once more. Taking the handle of the gate, it opened it, slowly, with a slight creaking noise. On the other side, Skull Guardian stood, waiting. He boasted two long blades on ether side of him and wore an ancient armor.
"Skull Guardian, attack his soul! You will not survive this!"
Next time on City of Fire: The Endless Light