"of we don't think of something else we might actually have to....ya know."(Raya)
I sighed and looked at Raya with a serious expression, I was not going to use the plan of a succubus if I could help it.
"we'll think of something, for now let's just keep moving, staying here and debating won't solve anything."(syn)
with an agreeing nod Raya and I started moving again, walking down the road.
both of us awkwardly fidgeting with our bags, I have no idea how mine is still, oh...
all my bag was, was the straps and the back, nothing else, how did I not notice this before?!
"I thought you'd notice eventually."(Raya) said, noticing me checking the ruins of my bag.
"cmon!"(syn)
I discarded the bags remains, still wondering when it got like that.
"it broke after we left the tavern."(Raya) said, answering my internal question, creepy.
"can you not read my mind?"(syn)
I didn't get an answer, I could've swore I saw a nod but I wasn't sure.
a heavy silence permeated the air around us after that, continuing to grow and build until none of us felt like talking, it wasn't an uncomfortable silence, but it was silence.
ahhh quiet, however temporary I've found you at last.
the calmness of quiet filling my entire body as I breathed deeply and looked about the landscape, tall trees, broken ish road we were on with ruins of cars, shattered and broken buildings overgrown with vegetation, there was something weirdly cool about an apocalyptic landscape like this.
amd apparently admiring it was exactly what they needed, an attack catching me off guard, I barely had any time whatsoever to block it, my arm bruising slightly as I looked at it with shock, I was being pushed back?!
with a knee to the stomach I was sent airborne, I righted myself with my wings, their form turning violent as the energy in my body swirled with aggression.
I shot myself towards them like a bullet, rearing back my fist and then releasing it, making full contact with their face, their entire body soaring backwards as teeth fell where they stood, a sick crunch accompanied their landing through a broken and abandoned building.
Raya was unharmed, standing there amazed at the sight of me fighting, what a strange girl.
I led her along the road quicker than before, and like last time another surprise attack, both attackers were all black figures, covered in all black armor, this can't be a coincidence.
but unlike before I wasn't distracted, I blocked the attack easily and twisted the figures head clean off with one hand, dropping his head as his body flopped.
this time I moved Raya and myself even faster, almost running topsepeed for Raya.
and again we were attacked, the same figure attacking us in almost the exact same manner, but unlike before I didn't bother killing it, I just picked up Raya and bolted for the skies, my wings appearing and flapping us forward, the landscape below blurring as I moved.
Raya was scanning the ground below as I carried her, pointing out black figures as we flew, this was getting bad, from her count and my confirmation there were over a hundred converging black figures, all following us closely, barely unable to reach, their jumps getting closer and closer as I gained altitude and speed.
"we need to land amd fight!"(Raya) yelled to me.
"can't, too many and you're weak!"(syn) I yelled back, we were close sure but the rush of the wind was near deafening, only with our enhanced hearing were we able to talk.
we could've kept flying for longer, key word could've, Raya jumped from my arms and onto a large hill overlooking the area, I braked hard and dove down, landing next to her.
"are you insane?!"(syn)
"aim an ability of yours at that choke point."(Raya) said, pointing at one of the only non aerial openings to the area, everything else was a wall of trees and rock.
"ok not insane."(syn)
I began charging an energy blast, getting onto one knee and bracing myself, waiting for them to come out of the woodwork.
seconds felt like hours as I sat there, the energy ball getting denser and denser, finally movement would catch my eye, a rush of thousands of black figures into the area from that one chokepoint.
jackpot.
releasing the energy blast I was almost flung from my knees and backwards as the beam careened towards the army, a large explosion filling the entire area as both my vision and ears were useless, everything looking white and a deafening ringing in my ears.
those would continue for what felt like minutes, when it finally faded I dropped to all fours as my head throbbed with pain, blood dripping from my eyes and ears.
[HP:736/1,000]
I coughed a few times before gaining some strength back in my limbs, standing and facing the destruction.
[level up x5, all stats +500]
[demon general defeated level up, all stats +100]
[evolving siphon automatic activation, new ability acquired]
[ability:(demonic will)-for a short time boost all stats by 1,000 using strong emotion, drawback: all stats halved their original for 5 days]
*the drawback doesn't sound too bad*
[original statement values mean the starting value]
*so not half of 1,000 but half of what?*
[half of 5, 6, 7, or 8]
my face paled at the true realization of the drawback, that was way weaker than I'd ever been, was this ability even worth it?
"there's still more!"(Raya) shouted, pointing to the choke point where many more black figures were sprinting out from, FUCK!