To Find the Infection
Chapter 15: On with the Battle
The trembling from the Earth's core was silent. This quiet period left an eerie feeling to all who survived the disasters that spread around the world. The floods began to receed across the globe, canyons closing back up, magma flowing into the cracks and back into the mantle of the Earth. The Earth was at peace, but, in the late home of the Woodlings, the fight continued.
Erutan looked at Majotte, shocked to hear what he had said. "Majotte, he just helped save your life." he murmured. He stared at Majotte, pouting like a child who didn't get his way.
Majotte said nothing to this, instead, giving Erutan a cold glare. The glare pierced Erutan's body, giving Erutan some insight.
"I see, you really want to finish this." Erutan said. "If you really want to, go ahead, take care of Zain. I'm just going to watch."
"Good idea." Majotte said, turning his face back to Zain. The wind blew against his side, lifting leaves into the air to dance. Majotte smiled, as dirt began to build around his body. "What do you say to fighting a mutant again Zain?" Majotte asked, immediatly becoming a monster once more. His tail extended behind him, along with a set of giant wings, claws that could cut air, if Majotte wished them to. Spikes shot out from Majotte's arms and tail, along with his shoulders. Fangs and horns sprouted on his face, and his muscles expanded to the size of large rock. Majotte chuckled, looking at his hands, then back at Zain.
"I'm surprised that you got this far, but for one of us, it is going to end here." Majotte said with confidence. He grabbed ahold of his broadsword, raising it high into the air. He clutched it hard, and with a shout, swung it downward towards the ground. It made a loud impact with the ground, instantly creating a blast of energy that shot out of the tip of the blade. The energy sped directly towards Zain.
In the blink of an eye, Zain's hair turned golden, and extended down to his waist. The attack from the sword slammed into Zain's body. The attack then bounced off and into the air. Zain hadn't budged from the attack, making him smile as well. A portion of Zain's golden hair fell to the floor, reverting back to its crimson red color. Zain looked back at Majotte. Due to the attack, the broadsword became stuck in the ground. Zain took the opportunity, and dashed to the side. Majotte looked on as Zain zig-zagged towards his body. Zain made a giant leap in the air, landing his foot directly in Majotte's face, sending him flying sideways. Zain looked back at the sword. He concentrated hard on the ground around it, and suddenly, more rock and layers of the Earth slammed in on the broadsword. Zain saw at the corner of his eye, Majotte had fired another energy beam at Zain. Zain quickly reacted, leaping into the air, spinning backward, and with style, landed back on the floor. He quickly drew his sword from its sheath, an awaited Majotte's next mode.
"Like I said, I'll give you credit for making it this far," Majotte told Zain, "Only making it this far." He ran towards Zain, throwing his fist into the air, and before swinging down towards Zain, he dissapeared. Zain panicked for a moment, which was all Majotte needed to attack. He reappeared behind Zain, laughing to get Zain's attention. Zain turned around, awaiting a direct hit from an attack, but didn't see a thing.
"He's messing with me..." Zain thought.
Majotte reappeared right in front of Zain's face, causing Zain to stumble backward. An elbow came ramming hard into Zain's stomache, making Zain automatically spit out some blood, the blood splattering over Majotte's arm.
Zain shot backward and slammed into a tree, breaking it down onto Zain's body. Majotte laughed yet again, having the time of his life against a foe who apparently seemed weaker than himself. He dissapeared, reappearing next to his sword.
"Guess it's time to use my technique for the first time plain sight." Majotte's smile growing in size. "My Concentration technique!" Majotte punched through the rock, searching for the handle. Majotte managed to find it, then in a moment, both his arms were entirely covered in energy. The sword made the rock around it explode, sending pebbles flying in all directions. Majotte pointed his long broadsword directly at the fallen tree, towards Zain. The broadsword at sparking with electricity from Majotte's new power. "Shall we duel?" he asked.
The tree suddenly floated up and off of Zain's body. Zain shot back up, and landed on his feet. He dusted himself off, smiling back at Majotte. Zain looked down, noticing his sword lying a few feet away from him. He jumped towards it, grabbed in in midair, and landed back on his feet.
"En Gaurd." Zain told Majotte. "Weird," Zain thought, "I seem to be enjoying this.." Throwing this thought aside, Zain lept forward, and with a roar, thrusted his sword forward in a stabbing motion.
Majotte did the same, running forward, but instead of jumping, he ran underneath Zain. He jumped forward even more, causing Zain to fly over and behind Majotte's body. Majotte swung his broadsword backward, heading for Zain's neck.
Zain quickly turned, blocking Majotte's blow with his sword. The swords quivered as the two fighters tried to overpower each other. Zain tried as hard as he could not to chuckle, but to no avail. "I really am having fun Majotte." Zain told his enemy. Zain thrusted his sword downward, and at the same time, jumped backward. Majotte's broadsword swung into the dirt, giving Zain an opening. Zain again leapt in the air, and shot towards Majotte.
Majotte flipped backward, stared at Zain, and charged towards him, lunging his giant monster-like body into the air. Majotte suddenly paused in mid-air, only feet from Zain. He opened up his right palm, and fired off a small sized energy attack With his left palm, he threw his sword, at the same time as the energy attack. Immediately afterward, Majotte charged towards Zain with his fist clenched. "What are you going to dodge Zain?" Majotte told the young Woodling. "A blistering energy beam, a razor sharp broadsword," Majotte suddenly bursted forward, "or ME!"
Zain brought up his sword in one hand, and began to concentrate. Everything around him dissapeared, execpt for three items: The sword, the energy attack, and Majotte himself. A bright flash engulfed the area surrounding Majotte. It quickly cleared up, showing all what Zain had done. A wall of rock had appeared in front of the broadsword, blocking its movement only moments away from Zain. the energy attack however, was stuck to Zain's sword, vibrating as it tried to continue it's straight path. The energy attack was cut in half, sending both parts spiraling into the ground and fizzling out. Zain braced himself as Majotte approached.
Majotte reached out to grab his broadsword from the rock wall. His body shot straight through the wall, breaking it into small pieces. He grabbed his weapon in mid-flight, and flew underneath Zain's body. Majotte's tail suddenly wrapped around Zain's arms, preventing him from moving. With a strong motion, Majotte's tail flung Zain towards the ground.
Zain tumbled towards the ground, but easily caught himself using his hands. He backflipped into the air, paused, then headed back towards Majotte, swinging his sword. Majotte easily caught Zain's sword by clamping his hands around it. Before he could attack however, he felt a burning sensation coming from Zain's sword. Majotte, by reflex, let go of the sword, wafting his hands in the air to cool off his hands. Zain slammed Majotte's head with the dull end of his sword, but before Majotte fell, Majotte grabbed Zain's leg, bringing Zain down with Majotte. Majotte then winded up, and tossed Zain towards the ground.
Zain roughly landed on the ground, but got back onto his feet as soon as he landed. "I'm starting to get mad.." Zain muttered under his breath. He flew back towards Majotte, powering up his sword with his own energy. Zain slashed his sword into the air, sending off an energy attack that shot towards Majotte's body.
Majotte laughed at the attack though, moving out of the path of the projectile before they both came into contact. Majotte swung his blade towards Zain, then dissapeared once again. Zain prepared to counter the sword flying towards him, when he was suddenly elbowed in the back by Majotte. The attack sent Zain flying fast towards the sword.
Zain gasped, and at the last moment, thrusted his body backward, causing the sword to fly above Zain's body while Zain completed the backward spin. The broadsword flew towards Majotte. Majotte could not do anything as his own sword slammed into his chest. More than half a foot of Majotte's own weapon dug into his upper left chest area. Majotte had stopped it before it could dig any deeper into his body. Majotte shaked his head, staring at the blade.
"I honestly didn't expect this. Oh well." he thought. With a deep breath, Majotte gripped his sword, and pulled it out, roaring with pain. Blood shot out of his chest, and dripped down his broadsword. This however, didn't intimidate Majotte. Infact, it made him more eager to win. He flew upward, high enough to see above the clouds, and began to charge up energy. The clouds rippled around his body, distorting into strange shapes that represented Majotte's aura. Majotte looked back at Erutan.
"Hey, help me out here," Majotte told Erutan, "I need you to hold Zain back. This attack will finish this battle!" Majotte shouted aloud to all. An energy ball suddenly appeared above Majotte's hands, growing slowly in size. "I just need a few minutes!"
Zain began a dash towards Majotte, but was stopped by a large gust of wind which sent him back down to the ground. He stared upward, staring down Erutan, who had suddenly appeared in front of him.
"I'm afraid that this is the end Zain." Erutan told him, slight dissapointment in Erutan's voice. "I never really thought any of this would happen. I do appreciate your help to heal the Earth, but Majotte's my friend, and if you want to get to him, you must go through me." Erutan finished.
"Erutan, please let me through." Zain told him, his anger rising, along with his energy. "If Majotte lives, more people will suffer at his hands! Do you really want that to happen!" Zain asked Erutan.
Without answering Zain's question, Erutan jumped toward him, jumpkicking in the air, spinning using a gust of wind.
Zain side-stepped the attack, and grabbed Erutan's leg. He began to build up momentum. "Sorry Erutan, but if I have to destroy you do stop Majotte, then I WILL!" Zain yelled. He threw Erutan straight into the air, then dissapeared. His body appeared behind Erutan. Erutan turned, only to get elbowed into his chest. Erutan fell to the ground, feeling as though his heart had suddenly stopped. Zain pointed a finger towards Erutan's body, and fired a beam of energy after his body.
Erutan braced himself for the impact of the ground and the energy attack. His body slammed into the floor, quickly followed by the energy attack. He grunted loudly as the beam came into contact with his body. A small explosion came from the attack. Erutan quickly blew the smoke away from his body, and looked at it. Everything was intact. Nothing was broken, at least not yet.
"This attack took Rahk out." Erutan told Zain. He raised his hand, and suddenly, a rush of water bursted from behind himself. A bolt of lightning shot from a clear sky, creating an electric barrier that covered the water. The water then jumped into the air and rushed towards Zain.
Zain brought his sword forward, and slashed the wave as it came to him. The wave split in half, but the electricity that protected the water suddenly shot up Zain's sword, and rushed throughout his body. Zain tumbled, smoking, to the ground, but managed to regain his balance just before he hit. Zain looked at himself, chuckling. The electricity still surrounded his body, but no longer hurt him.
"I could use this." he thought. He concentrated the electrical surge into his sword. He began to spin his sword quickly in a circle shape. The sword became a blur as the spins sped up. "Lightning Drill!" Zain shouted. He thrust the sword forward, and the electricity shot outward, spinning like a drill, heading straight for Erutan.
"Is that it?" Erutan questioned. He raised his arms upward, bringing up a large rock wall. The lightning came into contact with the wall, causing the wall to explode. Rocks tumbled and flew in different directions around Erutan, but not harming him.
"Time to heat things up a bit." Erutan said. He jumped into the air, and began to float above the ground. He threw his hands directly to his sides, smiling. A bubble appeared around his body, making a strange sound as it jiggled. Zain questioned the attack, bracing himself for anything. A drop of sweat hit the floor from Zain's chin. He awaited for the attack to come, but it didn't. A few more sweatdrops hit the floor from Zain's face. Zain's eyes suddenly shot open in shock.
"Damnit!" Zain shouted. "Its getting too hot." Zain flew into the sky, but it was still incredibly hot. He quickly slipped his trenchcoat off. It floated towards the ground, and when it came into contact, began to smoke. Zain flew towards Erutan sluggishly, due to the heat. He pointed his sword towards Erutan's body, and began to spin around rapidly, becoming a human drill.
"God damn, its getting hotter and hotter." Majotte said. The energy ball he had created was already larger than a mountain. The sky above the clouds began to glow purple and black from the energy attack. The clouds began to swirl around in circles around the energy ball. Majotte floated higher into the atmosphere to avoided getting hurt from the heat. "Keep going Erutan, I just need a little longer, I'm almost ready." Majotte thought.
Erutan's bubble popped, and the heat from his own attack caught him off guard. He moved aside from Zain's drill attack, but was cut across his left leg. Blood slowly dripped out and down his leg, reddening his pants. He floated slightly higher when another bubble suddenly appeared around Erutan, cooling off his body in moments.
"Okay Zain, if that's how you want it." Erutan muttered. The heat suddenly became extreme. The grass and leaves suddenly burst into small controlled fires around the area, and anything that was in the air became a small fireball. "Not much things can live in this heat." Erutan told Zain. "Can you handle it Zain?" he chuckled.
Zain's energy was quickly leaving his body. "So...much heat.." Zain thought. He slowly began to float towards the ground. "NO!" he shouted. "Don't touch the ground." he told himself. Zain pushed his body higher into the air, the wind from his movements cooling off his body. The cool feeling from the wind was all Zain needed to withstand the heat. He unbuckled his sword's sheath from his back, and pulled off his shirt. He clipped the sheath back onto his bare skin, and let the shirt drop to the floor. The shirt landed on the floor seconds later, then burst into flames with the grass. Feet away, his trenchcoat was already ashes. Zain gulped at the burning pile of clothes. "I won't be next." he assured himself. With a cry, Zain shot towards Erutan, swinging his sword with one hand, and at the same time, throwing energy balls from his other hand.
Erutan noticed the oncoming attacks. He braced himself, then expanded his bubble. The energy attacks got stuck to the bubble, and began to glow bright. An explosion quickly followed behind, hiding Erutan from Zain's sword. Erutan shot from the smoke back to the Earth. He let go of his grip from the ground, and suddenly, the ground began to cool off, but still burned on touch.
Erutan looked up at Majotte. He stared in awe at the sky. It turned pitch black. All that was visible was Majotte. The attack was now covering the entire blue portion of visible sky. "All that energy." Erutan gasped. "And it's still growing!" he said. He quickly threw all remaining thoughts aside.
"I've given you enough time Majotte, finish this once and for all!" Erutan shouted.