Chapter 60: Drum's Troublesome Training part 3
The giant monster looked at them and roared loudly. Everyone put their arms in front of them and resisted the pressure sent by the roar. Drum frowned, Think Drum. There must be something I can-
Tasuku yelled, "I'll take care of this."
Baku charged and yelled, "I can so this Tasuku!"
"Wait. Maybe I can find his weakness in my book," Kuguru said as she turned the pages of her book.
Tetsuya joined the rest and said, "This magician can beat that monster yo!"
Drum grunted and charged.
The monster waved his arms and hit Tasuku who was in the lead. Everyone was caught by the blue haired elf and crashed against the wall near the entrance they came in, with Drum directly against it.
Drum grumbled, "Here's a tip. Don't do that again," as they slipped on the ground.
"I'm one of the most powerful warrior. I'll take care of him," Tasuku said.
"I just need time to figure out where is weak spot is," Kuguru yelled.
Drum saw the others were about to argue and yelled, "Enough!"
"What?" the elves yelled at him.
Drum nervously sweated and asked himself, What do I say? I don't know what to do. That monster is- "Look out!" The five dodged the claws of the monster.
Drum decided to improvise, knowing what the problem was already, "Why isn't anyone working together?"
"I always worked alone," Tasuku replied. With the other's saying around the same thing.
So they are all solo warriors and magicians. Drum thought.
They dodged the monsters attack again.
"Working alone isn't working. We are going to lose against that monster if we all fight it alone," Drum said before he was hit and crashed near Kuguru.
Tasuku was about to protest when he was almost hit by the monster. He changed his mind and replied, "Then what do you propose? I never fought with anyone before and I cannot command a group."
They never learned how to fight in group. Can I do it? I never- I did it before with Jackknife against the punisher. He told me what to do and we fought him together than when we fight in solo against him. I can do it like Jackknife. I am going to become the leader of the clan one day, Drum finished thinking and replied, "Listen to me and we might win. I've fought someone much stronger than me with a friend before. You have to believe me in this."
The elves hesitated, but they eventually nodded, knowing they weren't winning the battle as they could only dodge.
"Here's my orders. Tasuku and I will attack him from the front. Tetsuya, use you spell to attack him from the side. Baku, cover Kuguru while she finds that monster weakness," Drum ordered.
They nodded and proceed to action. Drum activated his drill and flew by the left side of the demon while Tasuku jumped on Drum's back.
"Hey!" Drum yelled.
"Sorry, but we can't take the risk of letting the bridge get damaged," Tasuku replied.
Drum nodded and flew closer to the monster. Tasuku readied his sword and slashed on the forehead of the monster. The sword didn't pierce the skin.
"His skin is thicker than I thought," Tasuku commented.
"We have to wait for Kuguru to find his weakness," Drum replied.
Tetsuya waited for the monster to focus completely on Drum and Tasuku before taking out a generic spellcard, "Earth Spikes, Yo!"
Spikes made of stone charged at the monster and hit behind his head. The monster lost attention to Drum and the dragon managed to escape before he was grabbed.
Drum flew higher and charged at the monster and hit between his two eyes. The drill couldn't pierce the monster. Drum grunted and flew away before the monster tried anything.
"I found it!" Kuguru yelled.
"What is it?" Baku asked.
"His skin is solid, but there is a soft spot on his chest, right below the breastbone," Kuguru replied. Drum heard it and was about to charge when she continued, "However, you need a sharp weapon to pierce it."
Drum looked at his drill; it wasn't sharp enough compared to Tasuku's sword.
"You are the only one who can kill him," Drum said.
"I understand," Tasuku replied, ready to use his sword.
Tetsuya distracted the monster with another spell while Baku used his hammer to throw away the monster hand before he got him and Kuguru.
Drum flew near the sternum of the monster.
Tasuku readied his sword yelled, "Die!" he used all his strength to pierce the monster chest which succeeded and blood came out, but his sword stopped midway. Tasuku tried to push it deeper, but he wasn't strong enough.
The monster grunted loudly and threw Tasuku in the air with his sword pulling out of the monster chest. Drum grabbed the elf and put him on the ground.
"My sword isn't sharp and maybe not even long enough," Tasuku grunted.
"What can we do?" Drum wondered.
"Maybe you can find something. Your order was efficient," Tasuku admitted.
"You must have something else in your mind," Baku asked.
Drum thought about it, but nothing came in his mind. We need a longer sword and more power. I'm the only who can do it, but I have my drill and it cannot pierce fast enough. Even commanding them won't be enough. If only... He thought about the spellcard. He took it out and looked at it, but it wasn't blank anymore. What? How? He stopped asking question and took a glance at it.
He saw himself in a different armor and with a different weapon. That's... Our clan power. I never though I'll see it.
Drum saw the monster looking at him and dodged the assault. He raised his card and yelled, "Please Spellcard, be awesome!"
The dragon armor disappeared and his body was covered with fire. The fire solidified and became a new armor. He wore a bronze armor, larger than his original one with a helmet with a purple jewel, wings on it, magenta loincloth and his crimson cape. His drill turned into a silver sword with his drill at the middle of the blade.
"With the power of Dungeon world, I am now!" He pointed his large sword toward the monster, "Brave Drum!"
The elves watched Drum in his new armor.
Tasuku whispered, "I can't believe it."
Drum looked at his new armor and said, "I'm awesome and-"
"The monster Drum!" Kuguru yelled.
Drum looked at the monster and dodged the claws once again, "How does the sword work? Is it like the-" the propulsion of the sword activated and Drum flew in the air.
He saw the monster trying to kill him, but Tetsuya used a spell to hit the hand of the monster and distracted him.
Okay. Just under the sternum! Drum yelled in his mind. He flew closer of the monster and said in his mind, Please work! "Die!"
He used all his strength and his momentum to pierce the chest of the monster. The sword entered deep in the chest, but stopped when it was halfway in the chest. Drum pushed as much as he could, but the sword didn't go deeper, "Work dammit!"
"Kuguru! Throw me there with your wind spell," Baku ordered.
"Okay," Kuguru said.
The monster moved his arm closer to Drum, but Testuya used his spell and deviated the hand of the monster.
Kuguru concentrated all her wind power and threw Baku toward Drum.
"Drum!" Baku yelled.
Drum turned around and let go of the sword to hold the monster chest. Baku used all his strength and hit the handle of the sword. It went deep in the chest of the monster. The giant darkness monster let out an agonising scream before slowly falling in the magma. The dragon grabbed Baku and pulled the sword from out the monster chest. He flew toward the others and let the monster died once and for all.
Drum smiled and yelled, "We did it! He's down!"
Tasuku stopped his cheer and said, "We still have to close the hole."
They walked over the bridge. It was now quiet without the monster to let out his loud scream or any sense of danger.
While they traversed the bridge, Drum looked at his new form and thought, This is incredible. Why father never showed me how he did it? Gao will be impress when he sees this. Drum sighed quietly, Gao.
"Okay," Baku said, ending the dragon's thought, "Who's going to seal it?"
Drum intervened when he noticed they were about to argue, "Just do it together. It will surely make a stronger seal and it will hold up longer."
The four looked at each other's, unsure about it as they still consider this their own mission.
"And remember we managed to defeat this darkness monster by working together. Union is strength and I don't think any of us would have beaten it alone," Drum added.
Kuguru smiled, "He's right. Let's do this together. It's for the safety of our world."
The males elves eventually nodded.
"That's right yo! We've been awesome together and I would have finished as lunch if it wasn't from everyone."
"Let's do this then," Tasuku said.
The four elves walked toward the hole and raised their hands toward it. They started to recite a spell, which Drum couldn't understand a work of their language. It wasn't long before the hole was closed. It was now only a black line weakly shining. Drum felt some relief in him and smiled with the others. That task was over and Dungeon world was safer now.
They turned around and walked outside the dungeon.
Drum knew he had to return to his world. He asked something else so he won't sound rude, "What's next?"
"We will return to the village and tell them our mission is a success," Baku replied.
"You have to go right?" Kuguru asked after reading right through him.
Drum nodded and replied, "I have to return to Dragon World and show dad the spellcard I obtain. Do you need help to return to the village?"
"No. It won't be a problem. We are going back together," Kuguru replied.
"Okay... So how can I return to Dragon world?" Drum asked as he scratched the back of his head.
"Simple. There is a teleportation device not far from here yo," Tetsuya replied.
Drum eyes expanded when he heard that and asked, "Why didn't you use it to get here in the first place?"
Baku replied, "Because there was a hole leading to the Darkness Dragon world and the device can malfunction and you can be teleported in Darkness Dragon world by accident, or it could expand the hole even more."
Drum grumbled, but replied, "I guess it's possible."
They pointed to the teleportation device. Drum was about to fly, but turned around and waved at them.
"Thank you for helping us!" Kuguru said.
"That was awesome when you transform yo!" Tetsuya said.
"You were a good leader," Tasuku said.
"Thanks to you. I give the finishing strike," Baku said.
"Thanks for helping me in my mission. I need to finish my training to meet Gao again," Drum said.
"You mean the hero of the village?" Kuguru asked.
Drum realised what she said, There is an elf version of Gao. "No. The Gao of Earth. It's another world and there is a human version of you there. They are good friends."
"Interesting," Kuguru said, taking a mental note.
"Bye!" Drum yelled flying away.
Drum flew toward his home with a smile, back in his original armor and hi trusty drill, Dad will be proud of me... I hope.
He looked at the sky and the day was almost over as the darkness of the night was slowly covering the land. He looked around and saw his home. He landed and walked inside. He saw his father, alone this time. He stopped near his father and kneel, "I'm back father."
His father looked at him and replied, "And?"
Drum showed the card and replied, "I've accomplished what you wanted me to do for my training."
His father looked at it. He recognised it and said, "You've obtained one of them."
Drum replied, "I'm doing the best I can-"
"You took a while," the XIII commented.
"Hum?"
"You took five days to obtain the card. That's way too long!" the XIII yelled.
"Father?"
"You do not have much time son! You have much more to do and it will begin now!" the XIII yelled as he walked closer.
"What do y- Ouf!" Drum was kicked in the stomach by his father and thrown to another portal. He had time to yell, "Not again!"
The portal closed and his father smiled, "You don't have much time son. If you want to be back on Earth in time... I have to push you around."
AC: This is the end of chapter 60.
Next is: Tetsuya Was In Her Way.