Demon fell silent, looking away from you and towards the conflict happening around the ruins of Olavin-Faa. He, along with his Iron Maiden and Iron Butler, eagerly spectated.
Thunder popped in the skies, causing static electricity to climb. Hairs stood up straight within every warriors' armor as they chased down Volatile's elites.
Metal boots crushed the soft blades of grass, making a soft pressing noise as they trembled over them. Infinus screamed in triumph after taking down dozens of elites throughout the fight.
Warriors called out to the fleeing forces, trying to provoke the seasoned fighters into breaking towards them in a blind fit of rage. However, they were smart enough to know it was a trick.
"Damn cowards!" Jakery yelled. "They burn down an entire forest, only to run at the first sight of danger?!? Just wait until we kill them dead!"
Hazen ran beside him, keeping her eyes fixed through the sea of metal and giants. She struggled to see through the gaps in her helmet, especially when paired with so much movement.
"Shojoro," Hazen connected her mind with Jakery's. "Run towards them in your overcharged state. It'll make it easier for us to fight them."
Realizing it was true, Jakery jumped over his battalion. A lightning bolt came down to strike his frame right on the crown. Energy consumed his body in an electrified blue aura.
Jakery manifested his Will power as more electricity, allowing him to practically fly through the battlefield. Wind kicked against his helmet as he careened towards the elites.
A closed fist took the lead, then he aimed at someone. Then he landed right through the elite, turning the body and armor into nothing more, but memories and dust.
He quickly leapt onto another elite, aiming to slam his fist down against them, too. Just like the previous, this elite also disappeared in a sizzling pile of dust.
Valiant stopped running, choosing to confront the one who kept killing all of his elites. He growled as he slowly approached Jakery, trying to size the smaller challenger up.
Yazzo quickly realized Valiant stopped, so she did as well. Turning around to stand by her lover's side. She marched around Jakery aiming to get a better view of his weaknesses.
"Well, you must an Infinus elite. Ready to slaughter us, for what?" Valiant growled.
"Playing the victim now?" Jakery used his right hand to gesture to his battalion. He waved them away, ordering them to leave Yazzo and Valiant alone. "We arrived just as it was finishing up!"
"Ah, but of course. The only kind hearted soul your Legion ever had is the one we took from you. Now you come to see him back?" Valiant carefully approached. "I'll make sure I vomit your face out when I see him again."
Jakery prepared for Valiant's attack, only to feel Yazzo's punch as she snuck up from the side. She drove a perfect punched to the side of his head, then she used her blade to sweep the ground from under his feet.
"Ugh..." Jakery bit his lip, making sure none of the Ferals noticed he reacted. "You damn creatures..."
Yazzo would catch Jakery's punch as he erupted from his downed position. She glared down at him, seeing through the visor and into his eyes. While Valiant drove a jab and a straight to Jakery's chest.
He stumbled back, visibly wobbled by the impact. Trouble was written all over this encounter. If he didn't think about it strategically, it could mean his death.
While he slowed down his pace to study the Ferals, Hazen noticed it was her opportunity to jump in and protect her partner. She emerged from Valiant's blind spot, swinging the flail towards him.
It clashed against his tight muscles, leaving an aching pain behind as she retrieved the head of the weapon. Yazzo lunged towards Jakery, only for him to duck beneath her and jump onto Valiant's back.
Electricity surged through his body as it moved from his palms onto Valiant's body. Jakery glared down at the Feral, gritting his teeth as he savored his erratic shaking.
Valiant however, remained strong. He mustered enough strength to throw Jakery off, then spin around to deliver a kick to Hazen's stomach. She stumbled back from the impact.
Lining her up for a flying knee from Yazzo. She quickly dropped beside Hazen, then drove one of her blades into Hazen's right breast.
In response, Hazen swung the flail again. This time it connected with Yazzo's face. She, along with her blade, retreated to recover from the hit.
Hazen pressed harder, aiming to finish this fight and pay her back for hindering her ability to nurture offspring in the future. She swung again, only to miss.
Yazzo listened closely to the fighting happening around her. She kept her focus right on Jakery's movements, then she ducked. Getting out of the way of another flail swipe.
This time, she had struck Jakery across the back of his head. He collapsed onto the ground, staggered and confused. The helmet even had a dent from the impact.
"J - Jakery!" Hazen called out in disbelief.
She couldn't react fast enough to Yazzo's downwards punch. Which knocked her to the ground. Hazen's head crashed onto the soft terrain, only to feel Yazzo's fot stomp on her helmet.
Before Yazzo could attack one more time, Valiant called out to her. She glanced over her shoulder, looking right at Valiant.
"Do not waste your time on these Variants, Yazzo. We need to hurry back to Kyrosborne and warn Niro of the incoming conflict," he urged her.
In response, Yazzo stepped away from Hazen. "Let's hurry towards them, then."
The duo took off sprinting in the city's direction. Wind whizzed past as they silently charged as fast as they could.
While they ran, Valiant realized the worst has come to pass. There was no way his messenger could come back to Yarno in time to combat the Primed. it would take roughly six days for them to.
He wanted to devise a strategy - an effort to escape the region with Yazzo and live out their days somewhere else as nomads. Deep down, he even considered submitting to Infinus.
And making a deal so he could at least produce a cub with Yazzo before being killed off. It was all he wanted. To be a Neddy and feel proud of being one.
Yet that future seemed bleak, especially with the incoming Goliath.