"He took down five Cyclops already... By himself," I said to Ellisa,
Kiseki has been rampaging towards all of the Cyclops ever since I went out from the sewer. He's not acting like himself, and he's been saying weird things in that event. By the looks of it, there's something odd attached to his body; it's like he's being consumed by an unknown entity, his body turning black as tar, and his eyes were changing colours. Why does it look so familiar?!- I've seen this before, but where? As of now, only three Cyclops are left.
"Let's dance with me, you fat piggy!-" screamed Kiseki eerily,
The Cyclops that's left within the vicinity is provoked by him. All three of them rushed at him in a different direction. There's no way out for him! He will die if he doesn't do something.
Kiseki looked rather amused by those Cyclops. His smile was wide open to both ends of his cheeks, and his eyes were gazing at those Cyclops menacingly. He then swiftly pulled out his shield artefact, and those black substances quickly possessed that equipment, turning it into something different compared to when he utilises his Karma with it,
He then shouted, "Come forth, my puny little slave. Fallen Hero: Diablo"
A creepy ghostly looking figure immerged from thin air. It was wearing a worn-out armour with a half-broken shield in its hand. This hero looked far more sinister and taunting compared to Olympius. Talking about Olympius, why is his shield hero right now wasn't him?!-
Kiseki then continued as he threw his shield up in the air, "Protect me, peasant. Aegis,"
Diablo instantly let out a blood-curdling roar and parried every incoming attack from Cyclops with his broken shield. It was overwhelming. Every parry let a thundering noise that produced a powerful shockwave launching towards the ground.
It missed us mere inches from our location. This is bad; Kiseki, you idiot!- Are you really going berserk and not caring about anyone down here?!-
"Darren! Keep you mana shield up at all time! If we didn't die from that Cyclops, Kiseki would be the one annihilating us instead!-" I shouted at Darren,
He looked at me worryingly and replied, "I'm trying, Ichijou!- I don't know how much damage I can take from these shockwaves!- My mana pool is running low!-"
"Fuck! Just keep it going for a bit!- Everyone here! We need to get away from this location as soon as possible!-" I shouted to the soldiers,
This is our only chance. There's not much Cyclops left. We can make our escape now; if not, we all will die from this crossfire!-
Darren's arms started to shake, and he was bleeding out from all the excessive damage he received to his mana shield. We won't have much time left,
"Quick, everyone! We need to move now!-" I continued,
Ellisa and I helped to carry Nyoko away from this place. The soldiers were positioned as our front liners to protect us. Darren was the last person to leave. The moment we all fled the scene, he then moved away too.
"Ichijou!- This is getting ridiculous!- Kiseki is acting more and more chaotic than before! It's as if he's really behaving like Unmarked Sinners right now!-" Ellisa said to me as we ran down the alley,
Unmarked Sinner?!- That was it. No wonder this looks very familiar to me. The memories from a few months ago flash right to me when Ellisa said that to me,
About four months ago, while I was hunting for an Unmarked Sinner, I stumbled upon one that looked totally odd from the ones I usually encounter. This person acted like a maniac, and his power was far superior to mine. No matter how hard I tried to repel his attack, it was all pointless. What was strange was, the person I hunted before never used his artefact against me. He was using something that he claimed to be the true power of us Sinners. Gladly, I made it out alive but wasn't able to end that person's life. Is this what Kiseki has been using all this time?!-
This all looked really correlated to each other. That person was rampaging the same way how Kiseki's like now. He was brutal and undefeatable. Most importantly, both Kiseki and that person had the same cynical smile on their face,
"Ellisa, I think I know what's wrong with Kiseki. Right now, whoever we're looking at right now, it's not him," I responded to her,
She looked somewhat unclear, and so she replied, "What do you mean it's not him?!-"
"This might sound dumb, but I think whatever power he's using is possessing right now," I told her,
"That does sound dumb if you ask me!- Do you even hear what you're saying right now?!-" She argued,
"I know! But that was the only conclusion I could come up with! I've seen things like this before between Sinners, and trust me, it would get uglier soon!-"
If my speculation is correct, Kiseki won't have any control over his body right now nor his mind. He will attack everyone regardless of who it is. Heck!- He might attack us too if we accidentally taunt him!
Suddenly Cicily shouted to us, "Everyone stands on guard!- Incoming enemies right in front of us!-"
The route we were taking quickly filled with Devil's army to the brim. Every corner was surrounded by them, and it seems there's more incoming from below us.
"Defensive position!- Ichijou, get Nyoko to the middle of the group!-" Cicily continued,
"Can things get any worst than this!?-" I yelled,
In a split second, the sky above us slowly turned dark. It wasn't cloudy nor going to rain. It just shifted from afternoon into what looks like a night sky. This must be Kiseki's doing!-
"Seems you guys are done with your attacks. Now it's my turn, hehehehe!" Kiseki giggled,
He proceeded to pull out his bow into his hand out of thin air. The bow quickly changed colour like how the other artefact had been. He promptly loaded an arrow onto it and pointed his aim into the sky. With the same chilling look on his face, he muttered,
"Let's make it rain... BLIZZARD!"
He took the shot right away. The arrow pierced through the cloud and reaching the stratosphere of this world before dispersing into dust.
"What are you trying to do now, Kiseki?!-" I asked myself,
A few seconds later, there were particles of light scattering throughout the sky. The glows looked as if the star was falling down from above; it was pretty. Although the looks of it might be deceiving, this is undoubtedly horrifying news for us all.
"Darren!- We need your mana shield one last time!- Make it as big and as thick as you can!- NOW!" I screamed,
Darren nodded and quickly responded, "Got it!"
"Ellisa, leave Nyoko with me! You need to support Darren with this! Provide him with your mana pool as much as you possibly can!-" I proceeded,
"O- Okay, Ichijou!-" she complied,
They both did an excellent job together. The shield that Darren was able to produce was three times bigger than before with the help of Ellisa by assisting him with some mana.
"Brace for impact!-"
The light particles that was filling up the sky gradually reshaped themselves and raining down to the ground like some sort of cluster bomb. A loud thundering boom followed by a blinding light quickly filled the entire city. I couldn't believe my eyes. The destruction that came from it was overwhelming. The three ginormous Cyclops, as well as the Devil's army that surrounded us, turned to dust in mere seconds by the impact.
"ARRRGGHH!-" Darren screamed,
I was expecting that the mana shield he just created was enough to absorb the impact from those clusters of lights, but I was terribly wrong with it. Parts of the shield shattered almost immediately upon impact and hit Darren right on top of him and onto the other soldiers. It was a gruesome scene to witness; Darren fell flat to the ground instantaneously when the light dispersed,
When the attack ended, the whole city went silent. Not a single noise can be heard from any direction except the crumbling ground around us. This place was no longer recognisable at first glance. It was entirely covered with massive craters and drops of blood from the dead Cyclops.
"D-Darren! No, no, no!-" cried Cicily,
She moved to him in a split second and tightly embraced Darren in her arms. It was devastating. His whole body was burnt to crisp. His face was mangled, with his skin peeling off all over his torso. No one could have survived that kind of impact.
"Ellisa! Please save Darren-! I begged you!" Cicily cried,
Ellisa was shocked by what she just saw. She didn't move an inch from where she was standing,
"I- Cicily, I don't think Darren could make it from that..." She replied,
"Just give it a try! Please! Darren is strong; I know he is! Save my husband, please!" Cicily begged Ellisa while she gently shakes Darren to wake up,
When we heard that, Ellisa broke into tears as well and fell to the back. She was shaking uncontrollably, and her whole legs were trembling. No wonder they seem close to one another. Darren and Cicily are married couples. Then she repeatedly said to Cicily,
"I don't know... I- I don't know what to do..."
Suddenly a miracle happened; to our surprise, Darren was still breathing. Although he couldn't open his eyes nor move his body. He is pretty much alive from such disaster!-
I wasted no time and demanded Ellisa to help him, "Ellisa!- He's still alive!- get your ass there and heal him as much as you can!-"
Ellisa was still in shock for a moment, but she eventually let through those feelings and went straight to him. She placed her hands onto his chest and started casting her magic.
Her eyes were still filled with tears when she healed him. She kept muttered to herself, "Please work... Please, God. Please let me save him..."
"Ellisa... I believe in you... Please, don't let him die on me..." Cicily said as she sobbed,
A few minutes later, we were surprised by the arrival of Kiseki. He dropped straight down from the sky and landed right in the middle of our group. I don't think his rampage has ended yet,
"My my my~! What's with that face, all of you. I've saved us all from the wrath of those Cyclops and even irradicated the city from those pesky Devil's soldiers~. We should be celebrating now!" said Kiseki while he was dancing around,
I was furious with how he's behaving right now. Not a hint of disparity nor sadness can be seen in his eyes. This person is definitely not Kiseki right now,
"What have you done to Kiseki..." I asked him,
He turned towards me and smiled, "Ichijou, Ichijou, Ichijou. Glad to see you're doing fine~ What are you saying right now? I am Kiseki,"
"No, you're not. Kiseki won't do all of this, and he would definitely not endangering his friend around," I said to him in seriousness,
He kept staring at me and replied, "Someone is not thankful enough for what I just did..."
I swiftly pulled my artefact out and pointed towards him, "I repeat one last time. What did you do to Kiseki,"
Kiseki just smirked and burst into laughter, "Hahahaha! Are you an idiot right now?! Do you want to fight against your own friend? The hero that just saved all of you from your demise?! Not that you can even hurt me or anything. Didn't you see what I just did to all those Devil's army? I obliterate them in one swoop. Comparing them to you, you're just nothing more than a spec of dust to me," His expression quickly turned sour, and he as well pulled out his artefact.
I was about to dash towards him and strike; he suddenly got shot in the head with a magic spell. That person who shot him was none other than Ellisa. She was filled with rage and anger by the looks of it. Then she said to Kiseki,
"You're not a hero... You're nothing more than just a monster..."