(Denzel's POV: Flashback)
Nearly a year has passed since we started living here. We were everywhere, we we're extremely busy to progress further in this game. The clue was to continue in the story line of the game Terraria, but Michael has that officially covered up with his expedition team. I wonder how he and that new member met.
Was her name Eri? It was a bit of a stretch when they met since was screaming towards the other. It seems he also ended up meeting with a new circle of friends. And now, they even are currently in an expedition within the jungle area.
Currently, Bella and the others are resting in the crystal palace. William is headed there to keep watch since he has some things to borrow from my storage.
Looking through the window from my room in Seymour's castle, I gaze to the scenery as the lush green grass glow in the ground under the cloudless sky. Before I noticed, on the peak of the mountain, was a spot that was outside the castle walls that is the highest natural elevation in this world.
It was a spot that Seymour usually used to meditate in, and it was the only spot that shows a dangerous position. However, what I saw a girl, who looks younger than me. She had long, crystal white hair, reflecting all forms of light that hits it. She was sitting in the spot where Seymour meditates, her gaze was off the cliff.
That alone piqued my interest immediately. I jumped off the window and started walking in that direction. I know well myself that she won't be there for long, so I jumped up to a rooftop and started running.
After minutes of running, I arrived to the castle walls. I noticed a few cracks in the walls so I contacted Seymour about it.
After exiting the castle, she was still there. Just in time as she turned towards me. Lush green eyes just like the humid grass in a plateau. She had a panicking look, because of that she started to dash towards me.
"Wh-wha!"
I was shaken. Of course, a girl of this caliber is panicking and rushing toward me? Something's off.
Without getting the chills I immediately made a widespread scan. Without even taking too long, I got an enemy signal. A very powerful player is approaching.
"Number 7."
I muttered such worry. That I might be unable to handle this person with his ranking above me in the strongest. I immediately contacted Seymour for backup, since my chances of living is slim. After nervously receiving the girl, I heard him through telepathy.
"Chrominus huh? That guy who is a rank above you?" - Seymour
Now that Seymour opened telepathy, I could immediately respond back.
"Yeah, his abilities are still shrouded on my mind. This is my second time battling an actual chronomancer here."
"Stay careful, these chronomancers have different variations. The last guy was more on portals, this might be on the actual time itself." - Symor
I had very little time to prepare myself against a very powerful opponent.
"I'm heading there along with Robin. Use the least amount of skills as you can." - Seymour
"Got it!"
The telepathy was then cut off, forcing me to prepare.
"Help! He's going to kidnap me!" - ???
"Calm down, stay behind me for now."
The girl hid behind me by a few meters. As one guy flew right up the boulder for some grand entrance.
"Rika~ Don't make this harder for me. Just come back here and make things lighter for the both of us." - ???
Looks like he's here.
A large pair of glitching wings. Chrominus enters my field of view with a large bat he was shouldering.
"Oho? It seems you intend to stand in the my way to get Rika, how bold." - Chrominus
"You look younger than me, so allow me to call you youngster."
"That's fine, you're not gonna live anyway. Psycho!" - Chrominus
As expected, he knows my identity.
"Tarot Card XI! Strength! Activate!"
Ever since an incident occurred within the first three months, Seymour locked down most of my abilities. Specially the ones that require consciousness or a large amount of mana.
"En Garde!" - Me and Chrominus
I immediately turned Omnitelum into my Duality. Clashing of metal start to resonate throughout the gates. He was flying, I stood on the ground defending. He surpassed my speed easily, but having two swords was lucky for me.
"Faster! Faster! Faster!" - Chrominus
I simply started analyzing his body. Just by saying what he wants to happen. He started speeding up his perfect swings but it's not enough to block me.
The Strength gives me enough stats to reach his level or so. The extreme issue is when this guy starts to slow down time.
However, I do have more cards that I can use during combat.
"Frozen Coffin!"
Immediately, Chrominus disappeared from his position that was pushing me back. He was replaced with some glitching person that was trying to attack me.
"Damnit!"
There's just no way, did he just switch to his glitched clone?
"Shatter."
The ice in front was shattered. But it told me that it was a mistake because glitched person started to attack me.
"!!!"
"Ahahaha! You really thought these glitched summons are killable? Too bad!" - Chrominus
Chrominus raised his wings and moved up to the sky. Preparing to make a sweep on me or snatching this girl. At the same time, clones start to gang up on me. Multiple glitched copies of Chrominus start to launch multiple strikes to me. Fighting three of him at the same time is just an utter nightmare.
Three bats to two shortswords.
I was in a clear disadvantage. But before Chrominus managed to hit me with his attack, his right wing was completely frozen.
"Huh? Wha!" - Chrominus
Unable to bear the weight, he fell down, face-planting to the ground. I looked behind me and the girl's right arm was glowing with cerulean veins and was clearly exhausted. It gave me the confirmation that she froze the right wing of Chrominus.
"What is this?!" - Chrominus
"Denzel!" - Seymour
At that point, Seymour had arrived...
���Chih, I shall return for you, Psycho." - Chrominus
"Hold it!" - Robin
Robin charged in toward with his runic blade to finish Chrominus. It was stopped by a barrier, but it was nullified.
"Barriers won't help!" - Robin
"Multiple layers can!" - Chrominus
Seymour snapped his fingers. Which Robin noticed and forced himself to retreat. However, it was enough time for Chrominus to pull the trigger on his left arm. Because of that, Chrominus simply disappeared.
"Tsk! He got away!" - Symor
"Denz Retreat!" - Heirro
I moved towards the girl who just saved my certain loss from Chrominus.
"Thank you... For saving me from him." - ???
"Nah, I should thank you instead, for saving my chances here. What's your name? I'll take you in for now."
"Rika. My name's Rika." - Rika
(Present time)
After charging into the enemy lines, I found myself in the enemy's area in a fast-paced combat.
"En garde!"
I changed Omnitelum into a large lance from Duality. I cleared and penetrated through most of the front lines of the enemy's side.
"Now, let's kill the rest of these."
What was lined up in front of me was a group of men with prepared shields and a bunch of spear men behind them.
"Transweapon tech: Gauntlet."
Switching the weapon into gauntlets was my only choice. I can't really cut through this kind of defense but, I can pummel through them.
"Boosters!"
I charged towards them with high momentum that my first punch broke one shield instantly. The spears start flinching around to stab me from a distance.
A lot of killing intent was gushed out by the enemy. However, that isn't enough to make me stand down. I grabbed one spear and removed the blade by force. I flung it up high and hoped that it would land on an enemy behind this line of shields.
"How many shields do these guys have?"
After breaking one normal shield, another one spawns in like nothing happened.
"Earth Enhance!"
A new variety of skills I added Omnitelum. The ability to be enhanced by elements within the atmosphere. I made a straight jab towards the shield in front of me. It was shattered immediately by the increased weight and momentum due to earth enhancement.
"Air Enhance!"
I stacked the air enhancement to the earth enhancement on Omnitelum, furthering the future momentum inputs I will strike the enemy with. A spear was nearing my body in which I reacted to it immediately. Grabbing the spear with my left gauntlet, I broke off the blade part once again and flung it to the sky, once again hoping to hit something with it. I do not want to be held back here for too long so I may have to use a crowd skill.
"Tremor!"
Enhanced by earth resistance, a gauntlet punched to the group with gravity incentive caused the area to shake momentarily which ruined the balance of the nearby enemies. They immediately tried to stand up but before they could.
"Transweapon Tech: Duality!"
I cut off their heads without even looking back and advanced further. One person seems to have stood up and charged at me. I noticed a falling spearhead in the sky so I grappled the remaining enemy and kicked him with a balance shaker shockwave.
He got pushed back and fell down on his back. He lifted his arm to recover but the spearhead got his neck first.
"Satisfying."
I started running in further. I encountered another group but since I saw Chrominus in my direction. I have no other choice but to blitz this fight.
"Terminal skill, Heart of Ice."
This skill simply allows me to open a new set of skills in the ice element. The enemies in front are of course, a bunch of annoying classes.
But that doesn't stop me.
I charged in to start the fight...