I have to tell you. The mountain was a steep one.
I barely could hold myself upright. The fear was of falling after reaching a height of about thirty feet. I had to use Magnum to climb up. The others too were having a hard time. Especially Lily with her broken leg. Mark was the only one good at this. It was as if he was used to this. Also, his grappling hook Quester was of a great help to him.
The time had been 7:46 pm and we weren't that close to the top yet. I assumed Raptor had already reached the top, waiting for the Night of Xorains to begin. We needed to get up there before that, defend the area against hundreds of giants and a fire-breathing dragon and also try killing Raptor (The last one is for my revenge).
We kept climbing up. We even met a few guard giants above but went around the mountain to avoid them. It wasn't easy to do that with the steepness. The sky had turned dark and stars could be seen now, millions. A great view if we weren't climbing a mountain filled with monsters.
A time came when there were giants all around and we couldn't figure out how to move forward. The only thing hiding us from the monsters was the rocky path. The mountain had a lot of curves and rocks which helped us in hiding from the giants. But for how long? They were walking here and there, looking around. Only a minute before they found out their enemies were right in front of them.
"Now what? Lily enquired. Just to make sure no one had any hopes from me, I announced, "I cannot control these many giants. We need some other plan." Everyone looked tense. We were literally lying down on the ground to hide ourselves. But that too would be of no use after some time as one of the giants was coming closer. "A plan, fast!" Oliver whispered.
But my brain had exploded since my last Zantai use. That's when the giant cried out to his brothers. "Intruders, there!" he yelled, pointing towards where we lied down looking stupid. Everyone got up and so did I. "No choice. We need to fight." Xavier declared, grabbing Trance. "Fighting a giant army? That would be easy." Mark murmured.
The brother giants came rushing, shaking the ground. "Any plans?" Amanda asked. "Backup. Call Wade!" Lily answered, turning to me. I understood and grabbed Magnum. I threw it as high up as possible and yelled, "Wade!!!!" Then I teleported the battle-axe back to my hand. It was the sign to call for help.
Nothing happened. "By that time, let's begin." Mark suggested. He was right because the giants had reached extremely close. We got ready with our weapons and went into war against the giant army. The war had begun.
Oliver struck lightning towards the giants and gave us some time. Amanda and I worked together and climbed on one of the giant. I reached the monster's neck and struck Magnum directly in. The giant had an open mouth as he fell, dead. Amanda did spectacular acrobatics and jumped from one giant to the other, slashing each of them. Mark used Porticallius, launching infinite shots along with Quester which struck the giants. Xavier turned Trance into a royal sword and slammed his opponents. Lily too, helped a lot considering her state.
But all this wasn't enough. The giants were gathering around with reinforcements on their way. We needed to act fast. Wade didn't seem to appear either. Fed up of waiting for him, I entered the arena. I grabbed Magnum and slashed the giants. It wasn't enough to kill them but they were slower. We kept attacking, keeping our energy active. I used Magnum's power and pointed towards the foes. The giant's side was on fire. Magic!
The newly learnt move wasn't of much help as the flames were weak and the giants stepped on the fire as if they were nothing. One of the giants swept Lily away and she fell next to a tree. Mark went to her aid and we kept up the pressure. But the way the giants progressed was scary. They had reached too close to us, almost pushing us off the steep mountain.
Then the closest giant got shot. I turned around and watched Wade standing there, aiming. The soldiers appeared from behind. We had reinforcements too. All of us had a smile on our faces. "Thought you'd never show up." Oliver said delightedly. The soldiers spread to the surroundings, gathering from behind the giants too. The monsters looked confused but also angry. "This war isn't ending well for you, Raptor slaves!" Wade yelled and fired.
Our troops got encouraged and charged forward. Though the giants were huge, hundred ants like us could do the trick. We climbed on them and used our powers. Amanda and I used the Zantai power and fought together. Lily recovered and charged forward along with Mark. Xavier and Oliver used their teamwork spirit and slammed the giants. I remembered what Wade had told us before. Fight together with great coordination - That was the way to victory.
We had gained the upper hand in the fight now and nothing was better than finally experiences victory.