I glanced at my sword and potions as I ran towards the mountains.
[Short Sword (Common)
ATK: 8
Durability: 20/20
A normal iron short sword.]
[Red Potion (Common)- heals 20-30 HP instantly.
Quantity: 3]
[Mana Potion (Common)- regains 10 MP over 5 seconds.
Quantity: 2]
'Man, this equipment is really shoddy, huh' I thought. 'With my current equipment, I would just get destroyed by a boss...'
As I ran through the town, many people were fleeing the opposite direction.
"Move, kid!"
𝘣𝘶𝘮𝘱
"Agh!" I said, falling to the ground.
A man stopped to help me up.
"Hey kid, you're runnin' the wrong way, you know?" he said. "Here."
He pulled me up by the arm.
"I know that, it's just....". I said. "....I need to help my parents."
"Your parents?" he said. "Wait a sec...you're Touya's kid, aren'cha?"
"Yeah...you know my dad?" I said.
"Know 'im? You bet I do." he said, tapping his chest. "Your dad done near saved me a few years back. I owe 'im my life."
"Well what are you still doing in the town then? My mom and dad are in trouble up in the mountain!" I said.
"Say no more kid. I was wonderin' what the commotion was all about in town." he said. "Lead the way."
We both set off towards the mountains.
---
As we approached the mountain range, flames could be seen erupting about a hundred meters off as a loud screech emerged.
"Damn, never thought I'd get to see a dragon again afta' so long." the man said. "Say kid, do you really wanna fight this thing?"
"To be completely honest, no." I said, trembling at the thought of fighting a dragon. "But....I can't lose my parents."
'Not this time...'
"Well, nothin' I can do to hold ya' back. Just remember, let me aggro the thing first before ya' try anything, got it?" he said.
"Got it. I'll try not to slow you down." I said.
"Good. Now let's go."
---
"Haaa...haaa"
Touya and his group were at their limit. With six men down out of the group of eight and the remaining one injured, taking down this ferocious dragon seemed like an impossible task.
"Hina!" Touya said. "How much longer until your spell is ready?!"
"I just need 2 more minutes!" Hina shouted.
'Shit, we're not going to last that long' Touya thought.
The dragon swiped towards Touya. Just barely blocking it, Touya could feel his legs buckle under the immense strength.
[-150 HP]
"Ugh!" Touya gritted his teeth.
{Touya}
HP: 850/3,000
MP: 100/350
STA: 70/300
'I only have 2 yellow potions left...fuck' Touya thought.
'Inspect' Touya inspected the dragon.
{Vorkath- Dragon}
HP: 6,000/20,000
MP: ???
'God, this thing still has 6,000 HP?!'
While Touya thought this, Vorkath took another swing. Touya raised his shield to block it.
𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘩
"Agh!" Touya grunted.
[-250 HP]
His shield had broken. Things were now looking desperate.
"Touya!" Hina shouted.
"Just keep chanting, Hina! I'll be fine, don't you worry about me!" Touya yelled.
'Man...I'm dead here, aren't I?' Touya thought. 'I really wished I could've spent some more time with Rin...sorry that Dad has to leave so soon'
Touya shed a tear as Vorkath begun to take one last swing at Touya.
𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘤𝘩
As soon as Vorkath began to swing, a voice could be heard.
"Elemental Shackles: Wind!"
A great gust of wind emerged from behind Vorkath. Before it could even react, Vorkath's arm and neck were shackled together, stopping its swing.
[-200 HP]
𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘢𝘨𝘩
"I'm here Mom! Dad!" Rin yelled.
"No...Rin?! Why are you here?!" Hina yelled. "I thought I told you to stay at home!"
"Sorry I...I couldn't bear the thought of losing you guys." Rin said. "I'll try to help in any way I can! I've got reinforcements too!"
"Wait, that just now was Rin?!" Touya said. "And what reinforcements?"
"Sup, y'all." A man said as he emerged from behind Rin. "Man, you look real beat up, Touya."
"Jameson?!" Touya said. "I thought you were retired!"
Vorkath unshackled itself and a ball of fire could be seen forming in its mouth.
"Whoa there, not so fast big guy." Jameson said. "What do you think you're doin' now, huh?"
𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘨!...𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘮!
The fireball exploded in Vorkath's mouth, causing massive damage.
𝘎𝘠𝘈𝘈
[-1,300 HP]
In Jameson's hand was a handgun- to be specific, a revolver, and faint traces of mana could be seen sizzling out of the barrel.
"Guess I'm outta retirement huh, Touya." Jameson said with a smile. "Looks like you're running low on health. Here, take some'a these."
Jameson reached into his waist pouch and grabbed 2 white potions, throwing them to Touya. Touya drank them immediately.
𝘨𝘭𝘶𝘨...𝘨𝘭𝘶𝘨
[+570 HP....+780 HP]
{Touya}
HP: 1,950/3000
𝘱𝘶𝘩𝘢
"Thanks Jameson, I really needed that." Touya said as he got up and wiped his mouth.
"Heh, well we're not done just yet, ol' friend." Jameson said. "This beast's still gotta lotta life in 'im."
Vorkath slowly recovered from the explosion.
𝘨𝘳𝘳𝘳𝘳
"Mom!" Rin said. "Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?"
"Yes, I'm fine Rin." Hina said. "I'm going to give you a big scolding after this, mark my words. Right now I need some time to prepare my finishing spell. I just need one more minute."
"Alright, I'll try to help as best as I can." Rin said.
'Okay, man up Masato! You got this!' Rin thought.
{Rin}
HP: 55/55
MP: 10/20
STA: 40/105
Rin drank an MP potion.
𝘨𝘭𝘶𝘨
[MP Regen: 5 sec.]
"Okay.....Elemental Shackles: Wind!" Rin said.
Wind gusts flew from Rin's hand as a rope began to fly towards Vorkath. It saw the rope coming and attempted to dodge to the left..
"Hey, where are you lookin', hmm?" Jameson said, appearing to the left of Vorkath. Coins could be seen floating around Jameson.
"Lucky Shot!" Jameson said as a coin disappeared.
Vorkath was knocked back to the right due to the impact, causing it to be hit by Elemental Shackles.
𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘩!
[-500 HP]
[-200 HP]
Now that Vorkath immobilized, Touya prepared a sword skill.
"Magnum Break!" Touya said as flames emerged around him. "Cross Slash!"
A cross-wave emerged from Touya's swings, slowly being immersed in flames from the effects of Magnum Break.
𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩!
[-700 HP]
[-700 HP]
[Combo! x1.5 DMG!]
[-700 HP]
{Vorkath- Dragon (Inspected)}
HP: 1,700/20,000
MP: ???
Status: -Shackled
"Alright, he's low! Status on the spell, Hina?" Touya yelled.
"Just give me one second.....annnnnnddd done! Ready to fire!" Hina said.
"Alrighty! Let 'er rip!" Jameson said.
"Hell Inferno!"
Black flames erupted from the ground where Vorkath stood. It tore away at Vorkath's already damaged body, causing it to howl in pain.
𝘨𝘺𝘢𝘰𝘰𝘰
[-1,700 HP]
Its body slumped and crashed into the ground.
"Alright, we did it!" Rin said. "Man, this thing is really big, huh?"
As Rin approached Vorkath, light began to emerge from its body.
"No, Rin! Get away from its body!" Touya yelled.
"Huh?"
𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘮!
Everything went dark.
...
...
...
...
𝘣𝘳𝘳𝘳𝘳𝘳𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨....𝘣𝘳𝘳𝘳𝘳𝘳𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨....