Chapter 22
In an attempt to protect Ivy, Frus attempted to summon steel and create a shield. However, his powers must have been on the fritz, because he got tinfoil. Luckily, Sprx and Vrust showed up in moments, having heard Ivy scream. The snake didn't have time to do more than rip a hole in the foil before three huge chains grabbed around it and pulled it back. It squirmed out of the chains, only to get a Magna Tingler Blast to the face. As it shook its head in an attempt to clear it, a number of huge blades appeared and began to slash at it. It dodged the first few strikes and spat poison at Sprx. Vrust created a shield for the monkey, then two swords. He jumped forward and delivered two slashes to the snake. The floating blades began to strike at it again, but it continued fighting.
Meanwhile, Saga was trying to fight off the demons and get back to Maria. She needed help, and Saga was the only one still in the area. 'I have no choice,' he thought. 'I can't try to conserve energy. I have to destroy everything except Maria, then grab her and race back to her territory.' Saga put his plan into action, jumping away from the monsters that were around him and towards Maria. They attacked him, but Saga clenched his teeth, repeating to himself that this was his best chance. Charging his fist with energy, he began to punch the arms of the demon that was attacking Maria. It loosened its grip and Maria broke free. Saga grabbed her, then prepared a super attack. 'Eighty percent ought to do it,' thought Saga. He sent a wave of energy out in all directions, pushing back the nearest, strongest demon but vaporizing the others. Before the remaining demon could strike back, Saga blasted away from it and towards Maria's territory, using the last of his energy to increase his speed. He found Ygrene trying to break through. The dragon slammed his head into the door, pulled it back, and prepared to attack again. During that moment, Saga opened the door, he and Maria went in, and they closed the door.
Upon entering Maria's territory, Saga passed out. Maria saw Vrust and Sprx beating the snot out of a huge snake. With Maria's help, it was over in a few more seconds. Maria moved the snake into a corner using her telekinesis, then placed Saga onto a bed. After that, she told the others what had happened.
Outside, Ygrene was lying down, thinking about how to get in. Or rather, the demon was
thinking about that. The real Ygrene was thinking about how to banish the thing. Ten, he noticed that the his body was scratching the floor with a claw. The demon wasn't really thinking about it, it was just couldn't think of what to do. Ygrene made that claw work on scratching a message to the others. He started to tell them that if they could knock him out, the demon's concentration could be distorted long enough for him to oust it from his body. However, he paused when a dark shadow appeared.
The demon-possessed Ygrene looked up and saw its leader. "It seems that our enemies are more resourceful than we thought. And now we've spoiled our element of surprise. We have planning to do," he said. He and Ygrene walked away, but the real Ygrene kept control of his claw, making a line showing where they went.
In Maria's territory, our heroes were making plans of their own. With Frus, Ivy, Saga, and Ygrene out for the moment, it was just Maria, Sprx, and Vrust, and Otto if they could find him. The only good news was that Maria had gotten a chance to get properly dressed, making it easier for Sprx to pay attention. Suddenly, a knock came at the door. It wasn't like the pounding that had been going on, but a normal tapping. Vrust shrugged and went over to the door. He created a sword and opened the door a crack. When he saw the green monkey, who had no evil grin or weird eyes, he let him in. Otto grabbed him, muttering about a lot of weird people whining in verse about how they died. Vrust pushed hum back, and Otto saw the grim expressions and asked what was going on.
"Okay. Four of us against unknown numbers of them. Things could be worse," said Maria.
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