Chapter 4

Hi, so here is chapter 4! I hope you guys will enjoy it! And again, any feedback would be great, and I would like know if you guys enjoy reading my story. Please I would love to hear what you guys have to say! Now please enjoy.

"Ziggs, we need to leave." Rumble said with a bit of fear in his voice. Rumble tried to figure out why that same circle, which first appeared in his workshop, was now in Ziggs's. The last time Rumble come across one of these, he almost lost his life. Was the same about to happen to Ziggs? Rumble wasn't going to take that chance.
"What? Why?" Ziggs said, but rumble didn't answer, instead he grabbed Ziggs's hand and made a break of the exit.
"H-hey, Rumble, what's going-" Ziggs was interrupted when long black tentacles blocked the entrance of Ziggs's shop.
"Euh! Gross! What is this stuff!?" Rumble said disgusted at the sight.
"Ew" Ziggs said also repulsed by what he saw. Before Ziggs could comment on it any further, one of the tentacles grabbed Ziggs and throw him across the room.
"WAAH!"
"ZIGGS!"
"Ow… I'm okay" Ziggs said as he stood up, Rumble was relieved that Ziggs was okay, but that relief soon turn into dismay when a man just appeared out of nowhere behind Ziggs. This man had a very odd appearance, his eyes were both looking in different directions, his skin was pale, and he was holding a book, it looked like the cover was made out of human skin. Ziggs didn't seem to notice the man standing behind him. Before Rumble could say anything the strange man spoke.
" Greetings master of the servant saber!" the man's voice was like listening to nails on a chalkboard.
Ziggs quickly turned his head and saw the strange man, Ziggs was very surprised to say the least.
" Whoa! what wait!? What's a human doing in Bandle!? Just who are you anyway!?"
The strange man looked at Ziggs and bend down to look at him in the face, this made Ziggs a little uneasy.
"Um…"
"Who am I you ask? Who am I!? I am he who has forsaken god, for god has forsaken him! I am he who defiles! He who ruins! HE WHO MURDERS WITHOUT END! ….but you may call me caster little one."
" uuuuuuuuuuuh…"
Rumble was just as confused as Ziggs, and he thought saber was hard to follow, but regardless it was obvious that caster was a servant. Rumble needed to summon Saber and fast, but he had no idea how these damn command seals work, does he just hold out his arm and call for saber? It was worth a shot. Rumble held out his arm, but before he could call for saber, one of the tentacles that were blocking the exit, slammed Rumble into the ground.
"ACK!"

"RUMBLE!" Ziggs tried to run to Rumble's aid, but before he could, Caster grabbed him by his head and picked him up.
"Hey! Let me go!"
" I must ask you not to interfere little one. My master has instructed me to make the blue one suffer. Although, he did tell me not to kill, which is most unfortunate. His blood would have looked beautiful on these walls."
The only word that Rumble could think to describe Caster was sick. Rumble needed to summon Saber NOW. Rumble tried it again, but before Rumble could do anything. Caster opened his book and leaked this black ooze, and black a long black tentacle, covered in spikes, came out of put of it. It lashed around for a few moments before digging into Ziggs shoulder.
"AHHH!"
"ZIGGS!" the pain on Ziggs's face became more visible as the tentacle dug deeper and deeper into his shoulder, some of Ziggs's blood landed on the circle.
"STOP! DON'T HURT HIM!"
"And why, pray tell, would I do that? After all, seeing the suffering of the one you care for the most is... THE GREATEST SUFFERING ONE COULD EVER KNOW!" Rumble hated seeing Ziggs like this. He needed this to stop this, he needed to summon Saber. Rumble tried raising his left hand once again, but one of the tentacles behind him, wrapped around his throat and picked him up off the ground. It was straggling him. This felt all too familiar.
"RUM- AAAH!"
"Z..ig..gs.." Rumble was almost sure he know who Caster's master was, but before he could deal with that later, right now he needed to get him and Ziggs out of this, but he didn't know how, but than.
"Performer? I sense that you are in danger. Why have you not used a command spell to summon me?"
Rumble could hear Saber's voice in his head, he was thankful, now he could call for Saber's help.
"S..ab..e.r"
"Performer!? PERFORMER!? Hold on, I'll be right there! Please hang in there until I get there Performer!"
Saber was on her way, much to Rumble's relief. Rumble and Ziggs just needed to hold out until then. Rumble felt his throat get tighter and tighter, Rumble struggled trying to break free from Caster's grasp. Rumble started to panic, it hurt so much. Rumble could use his voice at all now. He thrashed and pulled at the tentacle wrapped around his throat, but to no avail.
" You called for Saber didn't you?"
This isn't good Rumble was caught red handed, and at the mercy of Caster.
"You know my master told me not to kill you… BUT THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT, THE OF A SPLENDID IDEA IT IS!"
" RUMBLE! NO, STOP!" ZIggs had to do something, he wasn't just going to watch this and let it happen, So Ziggs bite Caster's middle and index finger as hard as he could.
"Owowowow, let go you filthy little creature! You are nothing, but a worm!" Caster tore Ziggs away from the tentacle buried in Ziggs's shoulder, than he throw Ziggs at the edge of the circle. More of Ziggs's blood spilled onto the it. Rumble was about to lose consciousness.
"Hang in there buddy, I'll get you out of these!" ZIggs said grasping his right shoulder. Ziggs could barely move his did more damage than Ziggs thought.
" and how exactly, would you do that? With that useless arm of yours?" Caster was mocking Ziggs at this point.
" I am NOT going to let you hurt my friend! Even if it takes me everything I have, I will stop you!"
This was the last thing Rumble wanted, he didn't want Ziggs to be caught up in all this, but it was to late now. Caster's book flew open once again, but before Caster could do anything, the circle that stained with Ziggs's blood began to glow, and just like with Rumble, all of Ziggs's wounds started to heal.
"Whoa, what wait-"
A pillar of light than shot out of the middle of the circle.
"Now that's what I like to hear!"
"What!? Who are yo-" Caster was interrupted by a gunshot, and then Caster's book went flying. It was clear whoever was in the pillar of light was the one who took the shot. As soon as the book flew out of Caster's hands, all of his creations disappeared and Rumble was freed. Rumble fell to the ground, but he wasn't moving. Ziggs quickly ran to Rumble's aid.
"Rumble!? RUMBLE!?" Ziggs leaned down and placed his ear on Rumble's chest listening for a heart beat, to Ziggs relief, Rumble still had one.
"Performer!"
Saber come ran through the entrance of Ziggs's shop, sword in hand, she quickly change into her human form and ran to Rumble's side.
"Oh Saber good yo- WHOA WHAT!? Saber, you're human!?"
"Indeed, I am. How is my Performer? Is he breathing?"
"Yeah, he has a heartbeat, but how are you-"
"Good! That's all I need to hear."
Saber stood up and pointed her sword at Caster.
" Caster! I will not allow something like this to go unpunished! Now prepare yourself!"
" As fierce as ever I see."
Saber lowered her weapon and gazed at the pillar of light.
" Thatvoice...you're!"
The pillar of light vanished and in its place was a woman with a scar across her face, she had crimson pink hair, and she was wearing a captain's uniform, she also had two pistol's in her hands, which she proceeded to shoot at Caster's feet, which made Caster fall over.
" That's right sweetheart, I'm back! Captain Francis Drake! King of storms! King of Ghosts! I am the woman who connected the world!"
Drake then pointed one of her pistol's at Ziggs.
"YOU!"
Ziggs raised both of his hands and said
"AH! WHAT!?"
"I ask of you, are you worth of being my master?"

Well, there you guys go, there is chapter 4! I hope you guys enjoyed it, because I enjoyed writing it! Again any feedback is welcome and I would like to know if any of you are enjoying my story, I would really like to know. Well until next time, bye for now^^