.....
*crash*
"IS THAT THING THROWING TREES!?"
Running full speed I can feel the hot breath and the giggling of a child behind me. Oh another tree just fell....
"Ok, you can finally get him now."
Hearing this I can't help but curse as a other tree goes flying above me blocking my path.
"MURAK!!"
Casting Murak on both myself and Arthur I then launch myself over the tree. I then take a quick peek behind me and realize what's chasing me.
"HOW DID YOU GET A GUILTYLOWE!"
Hearing my scream the little girls starts to giggle happily.
Then the little girl starts to talk about her beast. "Do you like him? I brought this cute puppy from the base. I make sure to feed him, bathe him, and eve-."
Hearing this I just bolt off while she's focused on her monster of a pet.
And please, who listens to the enemy speak anymore? Only an idiot would listen to them tell their whole life story while they stand there dumbly and allow themselves to be trapped.
"HEY THAT WASN'T FAIR!"
"Hissssss"
Hearing the hiss of a snake I roll to side and see the massive beast leap past and pulverize a tree with one paw. And after seeing the chunks of wood flying into the air I can't help but shiver.
Quickly focusing on the effects of Murak and jump from tree to tree making sure to switch my weight to normal every now and then to generate more speed.
But every time I jump I would hear a huge paw smashing into a tree from where I once was and was forced to send a shamac or two to buy myself time.
"Please come back!"
LIKE HELL!
And after 5 minutes of constant near death experiences by flying shrapnel of trees and a random death paw, I see a clearing ahead of me.
And as I take the final leap into the clearing I feel an extreme wind pressure next to me.
"Shi-".
*crack*
.....
"RAAAAAGHH!"
*FWOOSH*
*CRUNCH*
As I awaken from unconsciousness, I'm greeted by the taste of grass. I then feel searing pain coming from the bottoms of my feet up to my back.
Unable to move my lower body I try to move my arms to lift myself over. However, I'm only able to move my right. Seems I sacrificed my arm for my life.
"HAHAAHAHAHAHA!"
*CRUNCH!*
*FWOOSH*
What is that? Gritting my teeth I flip myself over on my back and take in what is happening before me. Rem with her horn is currently pushing back the Guiltylowe.
*FWOOSH*
*BOOM*
Oh... she just made a crater....
But it seems the little girl is no where in sight though. She probably fled once she noticed Rem's horn emerging.
And by the looks of Rem, she has also lost her reason. Taking a quick peek to my right, I notice Arthur at my side awake.
"So how long have I been out?"
He then turns to me calmly and makes a complicated face.
"You've been our for about a while, maybe 10? I have no idea since when I woke up you where still on the verge of death."
Hearing this I can't help but sigh and seriously face the two monsters battling it out. If I've been out for that long... it without a doubt means Rem is not getting under control via mere words.
"Say Arthur.... can you still move?"
"AHAH!"
*CRUNCH*
Flinching at the strike of Rem's inhumanly large flail, Arthur slowly raises himself up in a sitting position.
"Yes, although barely, my body still works."
I then turn towards the overtaken Rem and notice the Guiltylowe starting to be taken by exhaustion.
"Well Arthur... if we both want to live another day... you're going to have to strike her horn with your sword."
Arthur then goes silent.
"Um.... Suburu....."
"Yes?"
He then brings up a shattered blade. "The sword broke."
"...."
"...."
"Well we can just call it a dagger." I say as I look at Rem brutally finish off the beast.
It's head is caved in and still has the striking head inside it and it's forefront right leg is bent at a backwards angle. The poor snake is dead hanging off a branch 25 meters behind it with its tiny little tongue just limp.
And it's chest is clearly caved in and probably had a crushed lung. Wouldn't be surprised if it also had a rib impaled in one lung too.
*scrunch*
That was her striking head being pulled out of its head.... I'm uncomfortable to say the least.
"HAHAAHA....eh?"
Rem's nose then starts to twitch and her gaze turns towards us.
"WITCH!"
"Um suburu..." Arthur says nervously. "She seems to be looking at us."
"I noticed." I say calmly. "I only have enough mana for one Shamac and maybe something else, I just need you to create an opening for my spell and we can bring her back to normal."
Arthur just nods and shakily brings himself to his feet. He then brings places his 'dagger' in front of himself.
"REM-RIN!"
Hearing him Rem snaps her gaze viscously towards him and starts to growl. She then take a step towards him and her weapons chains clash together.
"DUCK!"
Hearing my voice Arthur jumps forward into the ground as the striking head about the size of a child goes over him.
"ROLL!"
*BOOM*
Listening to my commands yet again he rolls to safety as the head digs into the ground throwing up dirt everywhere. Noticing this I will the shamac I moved behind Rem to explode.
"NOW!"
Arthur then digs his fingers into the ground and forces himself up and into a sprint towards Rem.
Rem noticing my Shamac roars and rips the striking head out of the ground and proceeds to madly flail it around causing my hair to flutter just from the pressure of the wind.
"OH NO YOU DON'T!"
I yell at her as I stick my good remaining arm up. I then launch my consciousness into my gate and start rapidly pulling out any remaining mana I have stored up, even taking in mana from the atmosphere that I haven't yet processed.
"EL SHAMAC!"
A black blur then shoots towards Rem hitting her directly in the forehead.
Rem then stops moving and her flail's striking head slams into the ground beside me. Arthur noticing my spell quickly makes his way in front of Rem and slashes down with his 'dagger'.
His slash makes contact but is only repelled by the horn. Thankfully however, the horn starts to dim out of existence.
And after seeing Rem's horn disappear fully, I finally allow myself to relax. Allowing both my mana and physical exhaustion to take me.
"My, my, my, It se~ems I am late."
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