Chapter 6: Destroyer!
"Dryad... you said that the destroyer would awake tonight," I said, concerned. Dryad did not respond. We were walking down the cobblestone road, and all arround us, elves with bows and swords stood ready.
"I did. And we will be ready." Dryad said. I was wearing my armor and wings (which I had gotten the hang of.) I held my sword firmly in my right hand.
The moon rose, and as it did, an Earth Shattering roar shook the sky. "I was right." Dryad said grimly. Everyone I saw readied their bows or swords. A silence hung over the forest like a blanket. Then, out of nowhere, a giant metal worm burst from the ground, ripping out many trees. Hundreds of arrows were loosed at once, though they simply glanced off.
The head of the beast was like nothing I had ever seen. The several eyes glowed a dark crimson, and two laser cannons were positioned on either side of the head. The mouth was just a gaping hole filled with spinning saw blades and spikes. The beast was segmented, made up of a couple hundred fifteen by fifteen foot metal rings. Red venom dripped from the mouth, and the head cannons began to open fire. Suddenly, Hundreds of red lights- almost as large as the eyes- turned on. They were all over its back. They began to spew lazers as well. I ran for cover, the dryad following. The beast then dove back into the ground, the back still firing lazers. I saw many elves falling to the ground, dead or dying. They began to scatter. The worm roared again and jumped back out, crushing several houses. I flew over and began to slice at it. Oil and gasoline spilled from the cuts I made. It swerved around and headed straight for me. I pulled out a grenade and threw it into the beast's mouth. It tried to saw it to pieces, but it exploded in his mouth. Enraged, it dove back into the ground. I absorbed some of its health. Suddenly, the floor exploded from under my feet, and I was dropped in the mouth. I managed to fly out before I was sawed to pieces, though I was injured. Blood spilled out of several cuts in my armor. When I landed, I collapsed on the ground. I managed to consume a healing potion, which sealed a couple of the wounds. It still hurt. I took flight again, and barely dodged the mouth of the destroyer. It fired a few lazers at me, though only one or two hit. I flew down, cringing as I watched one of the elves with red spears be cut down by the mouth saws. I landed next to him. He was bleeding heavily. I handed him a healing potion, which he quickly consumed. I dragged him over to a tree.
"You alright?" I asked. He nodded, obviously in pain.
"I'll make sure to bow next time." He said. I patted him on the shoulder and went out to fight the beast. Some of the trees had caught fire from the lazers, to the dismay of many elves. I saw several firing water bolts at the fires, trying to keep it under control. The worm smashed through the ground again, letting out a terrifying shriek. I swung my sword at the head, chopping of one of the cannons. It swerved, hitting me with its segmented side. I flew backwards, only to find myself looped around. It fired lazers at me, many of which hit. I then noticed that he was looping over me, preventing escape. I was inside a ball of metal, which was shooting lazers. I dodged left and right, blocking a few lazers but eventually falling. I tried to get up, but found the burning feeling too much to overcome. I snarled and swung my oiloil. I continued, causing the worm to give up and seek easier prey. As it left me, I fell on my back, unable to even kneel. Fire was all around me, from all the lazers that hit the now dried and burnt grass. I managed to roll over, and crawl towards one of the undamaged houses. An elf noticed me, and tried to help me up. I then realised that I was carrying plenty of life force, which I released. This healed many of my wounds. I managed to stand up. I drank another healing potion. The elf next to me suddenly keeled over, burnt to a crisp. I snarled and ran forwards, ignoring the fire I was stepping in. I saw Dryad lying on the ground, and another one of the spearmen lying next to her. Dryad had several burn marks on her chest, and some of the vines she was wearing were blackened. The guard elf was clearly dead, his arms and one of his legs missing. His armor was nearly shredded. I stood my ground, looking at the damaged worm. It charged towards me, and I jammed my sword in its mouth. It stopped moving. I pulled the sword out and smashed it on the head. It began to stop buzzing and humming, the red lights turning off. The piece connecting the head and body sparked, and suddenly exploded. The eyes sparked and shut off. The head rolled away.
Suddenly, all of the lights cracked. Then, they all exploded at once and hundreds of small metal orbs popped out, firing lazers everywhere. I picked up the red spear, and began stabbing at them. I noticed that one stab was often enough to overcome their circuits. After a few minutes, we destroyed them too.
I stared through the wreckage, eyes wide. I saw almost a hundred dead bodies littering the area. Suddenly, I saw logrolf run up to me.
"Player! You're alive! I thought for sure I'd find you face down in the dirt," he said happily.
"Yes, I am. I don't know if Dryad is though." I said, eyeing Dryad's body.