"These guys don't know when to quit…" Give demons one thing, they sure as hell were persistent when they wanted something. After they had regained their eyesight the hunting pack had chased after the young hunters like sharks chasing blood.
"That's something you gotta admire about them." Noah admitted as he peeked from behind a corner, watching several demons trying to sniff them out. "We can't even find one damn neighborhood where these bastards aren't prowling around.
"You sound surprised." Viviane stated. "Remember where we are now, of course they're everywhere."
"Yeah but…" Noah muttered as he seemed to think back, thoughts drifting to white wings as he frowned. "Where are they?"
"Where's who?" Lenore asked as Noah shook his head.
"No one." Noah grumbled as he looked back at the others. "I'll tell you later, when we get a minute to really breathe."
"Good luck with that." Viviane stated. "There's too many of these guys moving around to get any real room, let alone get to the radio station."
"I hate the fact that you're right." Noah stated as he took a minute. "There anyway we can lose these guys?" Viviane seemed to think.
"Well~" She began. "There is a way to get ourselves some room, but it's risky."
"At this rate I'm up for anything." Lenore stated as she got to her feet. "What is it?"
"Someone draws them away." Lenore and Noah fell silent.
"You mean someone becomes bait." Lenore whispered.
"Yeah. Whomever does it will draw the horde away while the rest of us press on to find the station."
"Is… Is that a good idea?" Lenore squirmed. "We'd be throwing one of our own to the wolves, and there's no chance they'll be able to make it back to regroup with the others."
"I know." Viviane said as she adjusted her sword. "That's why I'm going to do it." Noah just made a noise.
"Yeah~ no." He stated. "We need you here, I'll go."
"We don't have time to argue about this Noah."
"You're right, we don't." Noah stated as grabbed his twinblade. "But we need you and Lenore to get to the Radio station and put up the node. can't have you dying out here." He started walking over to the edge of their hiding spot. "I'll see you girls later."
"Noah…" Viviane muttered. "It's my plan. my responsibility." She stated as she headed towards Noah, stopping only when her younger Brother stared at her.
"You're right." Noah stated. "It's your plan, but I can carry it out. I'm faster than you are." He stated. "The chances of me outrunning them are a lot higher than yours." He explained before raising an arm to his sister's shoulder. "Besides, you can protect Lenore in ways I can't." He admitted with a humored smile. "Leave it to me ok., I'll lead them away and give you some much needed room before coming back." Viviane just frowned, staring at Lenore and then Noah before sighing in defeat and reached into her pocket.
"I don't like it, I'm the oldest of the three of us after all. I should be taking the risk."
"You're only older than me by like twenty seconds." Noah grumbled.
"I'm still older." Viviane stated as she reached into her pocket. "But… fine." She muttered before tossing something at Noah. "Here, take it will you." Catching the item, Noah just took a moment to look it over before making a noise. It was a marble, well it looked like one anyway. Though he could sense a faint magical aura radiating from the sphere.
"Lucky marble?"
"It's a small Tracker." Viviane muttered. "You'll be able to find your way back to us as long as you have that."
"Thanks, I'll be sure to give it back later." Noah stated as he made the device disappear and started walking towards the street. Stopping only when he felt a hand on his sleeve. He looked back to see Lenore looking a bit conflicted on what he was about to do. "I'll be back soon, ok?"
"Promise?"
"Yeah." He looked back towards the street. "Be safe ok." Be back towards the street and saw the horde coming in his direction. He took a needed breath as he watched a demon roar in his direction, alerting the others to his location. He tapped his foot on the floor before crouching slightly. "Let's get to work."
He moved, seeming to fade out of existence like a mirage as one of the demons was suddenly reduced to exploding parts. He whistled, skidding to a stop as the rest turned to him. Just like that however he moved again, fading out of reality as he started down the streets.
They simply followed, chasing after him like dogs at a racetrack.
Viviane just watched from their hiding spot as she took a breath. "Be safe Noah." She looked back to the two that were with her before putting her sword on her back. "Let's go."
"Right, coming."
Noah turned, skidding to a stop as he looked back and saw the group of demons still chasing after him. Good news he still had their full attention, the downside was that he couldn't run forever. Obviously the longer he ran the further away he got from his sisters and that gave them a bit more room to work with. "Problem is I can't take all these guys out on my own." He could try, by the Creator he could try. "Well, Running won't solve all my problems." He muttered before tapping his foot on the floor a few times, and rushed forward.
He appeared beside the first Goremaw, grabbing it's face before suddenly slamming it into the ground. He crushed its skull, took control of its leaking blood as he formed a whip to attack the others. Two dodged, one ducking, one leaping over the attack as they came for him. Noah merely dodged the first's attack, kneeing it in the chest before knocking it back. A Grappleclaw promptly stepped on it as it attacked the Hunter. Noah dodged, bending back to let it's large fist fly over his head. It turned, swinging that mace-like tail of its, tearing through parts of buildings and throwing cars. This one hit home, knocking him into the side as he went flying, still without much prompting Noah twisted in the air, and landed on a building with a bit of Hellgrowth on it.
He jumped, avoiding a wild swing as he landed on a building and started running alongside it. The demon just threw a fist, breaking the wall and he dodged, jumping to a bit of debris and using it as a foothold. He landed on the demon's head, stabbing it with his twinblade before taking control of the blood and converting into power. A torrent of thrashing vines burst from the back of the demon's skull as it went still and started to fall forward. Soon as that was done he jumped off, swinging his blade in an overhead arch as it cut into the ground as he got ready.
Noah turned to the others, reversed his grip on his weapon, twisting it as he threw it. It spun in a full circle countless times as it raced forward, cutting a number of demons as he turned and flexed his wrists, extending his hidden blades before molding his hands into fists and started swinging. Sharp steel accompanied every punch he let out. He stabbed demons in the chest and swiped at their throats, some he repeatedly stabbed in the face before dropping them.
Another demon got close as Noah dodged it's attack, and he extended his rope dart as he threw it out, made the cord wrap around the handle of his twinblade before pulling it back to him. He didn't catch it; instead he moved out it's path, letting the weapon dig into the demon before he took it and cut it's head off. The rest weren't dettered, they just charged coming at him as he swung his twinblade breaking it into two before noticing that one was inhaling. It's chest starting to glow crimson as he threw his blades into two others and pinned them to cars. He made gestures with his bleeding fingers and thrust them forward, barely moments after the demon started to breathe.
Flames from hell suddenly froze in it's throat, forcing it gag as it's body started to swell with light. He slammed his palms together, and in an instant the demon imploded, flames spilling out in every direction as it started burning the rest of it's pack. The weak were incinerated in an instant while the rest barely seemed to notice. They howled at him though continuing their charge as called his blades back to him and got ready for another round. "Come on."
"Be not afraid!" Bolts of light slammed down from the sky as Noah suddenly turned his attention skyward and smiled.
White wings.
Redemption Cannons and Angelic Lances fired upon the demon horde, as they started to drop. Those that noticed them retaliated, several taking to the air as they dueled with angels. The rest stayed on the ground as Heaven's soldiers met them. "I was beginning to wonder where you guys disappeared to." Noah muttered before rejoining the battle and stabbed a demon with his twin blades before spinning around and cutting out part of its neck. A soldier of heaven split a demon in half as he turned and made to stab it forward. "You…"
This angel, it was the same woman he had seen during the first day of the Endwar. Cocoa skin, white-blonde hair and cold blue eyes.
"We meet again, child of man." She muttered as she turned, her greatsword in both hands as she faced the rest of the horde. "It does my heart well to see a warrior of the Third Kingdom still standing."
"Yeah well, right back at ya." Noah stated as he stood with the Angel. "It's good to know Heaven is still in this." He reconnected his blades and held them ready. "If you have a minute, we can talk later."
"Indeed." The Angel agreed and the horde roared. She charged, her wings carrying her across the battlefields as Noah followed on foot. For a weapon even larger than she was, that great sword may very well have been a dagger in her hands. There was no delay in her swings, no wind-up, no opening. "Fast as Lightning"; that was perhaps the proper analogy for her sword swings. That massive weapon failed to miss its intended target, and it tore through flesh and bone without so much as a hint of resistance. She turned when one attacked her from behind, blocking with her blade and took one of their arms. Their roar was silenced by their head suddenly leaving their shoulders.
The Angel took to the air, dropping to the ground a moment later as an arch of blue-white left her blade. Stepping to the side she dodged another strike before stabbing forward and ripped her blade free with an overhead arch. The swing didn't end there; her blade continued to move in a full 360° as she formed a halo of light around herself. When it ended, she stabbed forward, her blade pulling her forward as she impaled another before cutting it down. When one came from behind she suddenly turned her blade, sending half of it across the streets as Noah watched it fly elsewhere. He whistled, not bothering to hide how impressed he was before stabbing another demon in the throat. The Angel watched as one of her allies fell, a Trauma hoving them in their mouth and started to bite down. Faster than one could blink she rammed into it and for her efforts she was rewarded with a whole tearing through the demon's gut as it suddenly dropped, dark crimson pooling around it's wound as the other angel started trying to pull themselves out its mouth.
"Now that's a woman right there." Noah muttered as he felt his heart flutter slightly. "Beat steady my heart."
"We made it!" Lenore breathed a sigh in relief as she and her sister stepped inside the radio station and looked around. There were scratch marks and blood staining the station floor, and the further up they went it seemed that the damage was just continuing on without end.
"Damn it." Viviane muttered as she looked around, stepping over a body more as an afterthought before frowning. "Lot of damage here." She stated the obvious.
"Viviane?" Viviane took a breath as she pressed forward.
"Come on, let's see if the broadcasting equipment is still in one piece."
"Right…" Lenore whispered as she followed after her sister to start looking for the Broadcasting room.