Chapter 4: JACK OF BLADES
The White Balverine stepped closer and closer to Maze. The other Balverines followed their leader, hoping to feast on the young boy. Maze cried, trying to use his untapped will, but it was to no avail.
Suddenly, a portal opens. Out came two heros from the guild. These hero's had come in an attempt to destroy Svice, leader of the Eros Clan. They were layered in bright chain mail armor. One hero had a helmet that covered his face, displaying a guild seal logo on its front. One hero wielded an Iron Great Sword, while the other held a Obsidian Cleaver.
"It seems like we got here just in time" said one hero.
"We'll help this boy and then get to the task master Schythe wanted us to complete." said the hero with the helmet.
The two hero's lunged toward the Balverines. Maze was amazed at the power these two had possessed. One hero had thrusted his Great Sword into the solar-plexus of the Balverine, spilling its blood across his armor. The other hero, decapitated a Balverine with his Cleaver, made of the powerful metal, Obsidian. The White Balverine let out a howl, and many more Balverines came to its aid. The hero's began to use their will. As the Balverines threw their bodies toward the hero with the helmet, he had used his will to produce many bolts of lightning from his finger, burning the flesh of the Balverines. The other hero had shot flaming balls of fire into each of the Balverines hearts.
The Balverines had lessened in numbers, but more kept arriving. The hero's became exhausted.
"Damn, there are too many of these damn beasts!" yelled one hero through his panting.
"Kill their leader, the white one is the one that summons them!" said the other.
The two heros lunged toward the White Balverine, yet after all of their striking, all of their will, the beast would not die. However, just as the beasts were about to take offense, another red portal emerged in the sky. Out of this one came a ghost of a man, wearing a red cloak and a ghoulish mask. The hero's had known who this man was, and so did Maze. This was the legendary, Jack of Blades. The tale of Jack of Blades is one that has been passed down from generation to generation. It was made to scare children, saying that he would come if they had been bad. Maze was older and had known it was only a myth. However, the Guild had known that he had been around for an eternity, and had evil in his soul. Jack had looked at Maze.
"You are the one I seek." said the raspy voiced demonic figure, pointing to maze.
"J-Jack of Blades! Impossible!" said a hero, ignoring the howling Balverines.
"It seems that there is quite a mess here, I'll have to clean up." and with that, Jack had held up his hands, and chanted "Hem, sota neu, caro scew, ahamal…" and with that a blast had engulfed every Balverine, killing them all except the White Balverine, who fled after the smoke had cleared. The hero's looked in awe.
"So the rumors are true…." said the helmeted hero.
Jack looked at Maze again "Come on boy, I can teach you power like mine, there is no life for you here" Maze had no choice, so went with Maze, he owed him his life.
"Stop right there! The boy belongs to the guild!" said a hero.
"That is exactly where I'm taking him" said Jack smiling. Jack then drew a blade and with such a quick motion, he slit one hero's throat, and cut the other in half. This was all before they could defend or scream.
"No! They tried to help me!" yelled Maze.
"This is a survival of the fittest world, and now, young boy, I am your new master." replied Jack. Maze went over to Jack. Jack put his hand on his head, and teleported away.