After hearing that I have to face both the Oni and minotaur, I had no other choice but to fight them.
I still had to hold back to not kill them, but that won't mean I can't hurt them. So, I guess I had to play for a bit, then get serious once again.
As for the spectators, they all began to cheer for the two girls. While some of not only one or two in each floor cheered for me, but they were insulted by the rest.
"So, are you going to come at us, or do we come at you?" Asked the Oni girl while leaning on the large sword.
"Please surrender, it'll be easier for all of us." Begged the minotaur I could see in her eyes she didn't want to fight, but her hands clenched her hammer.
The Oni herself was indifferent to everything happening, as if she was just following orders. But her eyes also showed guilt as well, seeing this, I felt a little guilty.
However, since Carnage was forcing us, the three of us had no choice. I just raised my hand, and I caught the knuckle duster I threw back and got ready to fight.
Seeing that I wasn't going to surrender, the two of them raised their weapons and rushed at me.
The first who reached me was her minotaur, who raised her hammer and swung to the side, aiming for my ribs.
I didn't want to destroy her weapon with my fists, so I jumped and placed my feet on hammer, letting her fling me.
After she swung, she began to look around where I was, I wanted to drop down and punch her in the head, but I noticed the large sword was about to hit me.
I twisted my body just enough to feel it graze me, but the blade did something that surprised me, it began to fly back towards me, and I didn't have enough time to dodge.
I didn't want to expose myself just yet, so I caught the blade with the two knuckle dusters. The blade was stopped, but the forced kept sending me flying to the ground.
I looked behind me and saw the minotaur ready to strike me from behind, I pushed the sword behind to crash against the hammer.
The impact from her strike caused a small force of wind to blow around us. The wind lifted the hat's of the men and woman looking at us, including the twelve people observing us.
"Cyclone, who is he? I want the honest truth." Carnage asked, but Aarshiya just sipped her drink and placed her finger on her lips.
"Sorry, but you know the rules." Before Carnage could say anything, a piece of metal flew towards her and scratched her cheek.
She quickly turned her head down at us and saw that I broke a piece of the sword and threw it at her. As she stared at me, our eyes connected for a second before I blocked a swing from the minotaur's hammer.
I barely slid a few feet before I saw the Oni rushing at me with the now chipped sword, she swung it with great strength, causing the air split.
I crossed my arms together, and I caught it with the knuckled dusters, but I could feel them slowly cracking, I knew if I tried to block the strike again, they would break.
I jumped back and looked at the two of them, I was still breathing fine, while the two of them were slowly taking deep breaths.
"Be honest with me, how long are you going to keep defending?" I sighed at her question the looked up, she had a right to know.
"To be completely honest, I have no Idea." My answer caught them by surprise, and they lowered their guard.
"Just kidding." I smiled and disappeared in front of them, they were surprised at first and looked around to see where I was.
But the minotaur girl was sent to the wall, and she was confused on how and what happened. Soon, the pain came at her like a truck, and she muffled her scream.
The Oni girl then quickly rushed to me and swung with all her might, not caring if she kills me or not. I only raised my hand and caught it, the ground was then raised since she didn't hold back.
A large gust of wind and stone flew away from us, the spectators had to grip the railings in order to not be blown away, while others ducked down to not get hit by the stones.
"I'll Kill you; Miya wanted you to surrender so she could protect you! And this is how you repay here!?" She screamed in rage and began to attack me relentlessly.
Each time she tried to strike me, the more the air and ground are disturbed. Stones began to fly everywhere, and the winds were slowly knocking over the food and drinks.
I on the other hand kept stopping her attacks with my hand over and over, after a few more seconds, I notice that the now named Miya looked at me with rage as well.
"You made Maya cry!" She screamed and soon joined Maya attacking me, the two swung over and over again with all their might, and the ground underneath me was slowly sinking.
After a few more hits, I gripped both of their weapons and raised them both in the air. They were still in a berserk state and didn't bother letting go of their weapons and tried to pry my hands off.
They kicked and gripped my fingers to push me away, but the only damage they could do was a small drop of blood.
I tossed them both away and looked at one of my hands and saw the drop that was slowly moving downward.
"All this for a drop of blood." I muttered and turned towards him, the two of them finally calmed down and looked at me in fear.
"Guess I have to take things a little serious." I sighed and a large cloud of steam flowed out of my mouth, bits of my scales grew on my face, and I threw the two knuckled dusters off my hands.
The spectators all panicked at the sight of the cloud and began to move back when they felt how hot it was.
After the steam dispersed, they saw how I looked now and began to panic. Even the people on the fourth floor panicked as well, seeing what I truly am.
"A dragon, cyclone, how do you have a dragon as your fighter!?" Aarshiya just chuckled and flicked her finger, causing a large gust of wind, pinning them on the wall.
"My dear, that fighter is my master, so you have one of two choices, either I get my information, or I expose this circle." Hearing the two choices, Carnage just growls but then grinned.
"I will, but remember, he still has to win the fight." Aarshiya scoffs but lowered her finger, letting the ten people drop.
"Fine, I'll entertain you all." The ten of them sighed and relaxed, but some were tense and decided to keep silent.
Back with the three of us I was walking towards both Miya and Maya, the two of them were still scared, but they composed themselves and rushed towards me as well.
"Miya, take the right, I'll take the left." Miya nodded her head and ran to the side, trying to separate my focus.
Maya on the other hand rushed to my right, she began to drag the sword on the ground, creating sparks and sharpening it.
"I don't know how you are here, but I won't let you beat us!" She instantly dashed towards me with intense speed.
As she swung her sword, I raised my arm. My scales crawled across it, and the sound of metal hitting metal was heard.
Her eyes widened at what happened, but she narrowed her eyes and kicked me in the face. I barely twitched from her attack, and I only glanced her.
"Too weak, do better." I then raised my hand behind me and stopped Miya's attack with my bare hand, and just like before, the ground cracked around me.
"Splitting my attention and using each other as bait, not bad, but if your enemy has high hearing, it's useless." I then tossed them to the side in opposite directions.
The two then rolled on the ground to lessen the damage but rushed at blindly again. I was about to criticize their decision on tactics, but I saw that Maya slashed the ground.
Multiple rocks were sent flying in front of her, and she used the flat side of her sword to send them in my direction.
Seeing this, I crossed my arms in front of me, and my scales appeared on my arms. As the stones struck me, I could feel them breaking and turning to dust.
Before I could do anything, I felt my spine shiver and covered my back with my scales as well, instantly, multiple stone rocks began to strike me on the back.
'So, they decided to do long range attacks, smart.' I took a deep breath and exhaled, releasing another large steam cloud.
The entire room was slowly heating up, and the stone began to slag and turn into a claylike substance.
The reason for this, is because I was taught to control my breath just enough for it to turn solid objects into a semi liquid state.
At the same time I had to use some ice magic in order for it to not harm anyone, and I have to thank my mom for that.
The girls began to sink slowly into the floor, trying to grab anything to pull themselves up. Once they were sunk up to their waists, I enhanced my ice magic to harden the floor.
"You've lost, so don't bother on trying to escape." I said and soon began to make my way to the elevator.
Before I was about ti press the button, an explosion was heard, and multiple footsteps were heard.
"This is the FDC, everyone on the ground now!" Hearing this, I extended my wings and flew up to Aarshiya and Ophelia.
"Fugative spotted, fire at target!" They all began to fire their guns at me, but the bullets harmlessly bounced off me.
"You idot, he's a dragon, we need heavy weaponry!" Shouted another guard, they all then focused on the guests, who tried to scramble away.
But with the building only having one entrance and exit, they all began to surrender. Once I arrived at the third floor, I saw the people began to panic, but Carnage wasn't anywhere to be seen.
"Jester, we must leave now!" Aarshiya shouted to me, and was near a hidden door, I wanted to know where Carmage was, but I saw her fly out of the door.
And Ophelia in her centaur body walking out, she smiled at the fact that she was returned to normal.
"Alright, well it was nice meeting you all, but you'll be in good hands." I said to the people and rushed to the door.
Some tried to cast some magic to stop me, but I just flapped my wings and created a gust of wind.
Once the two of them passed through, I turned back and slammed my fists in the stone, and pulled with all my might.
Once the stone was blocking the door, I spewed out fire and caused it to melt together, once it merged into one, I let it cool and began to follow the two out.
"Aarshiya, anything?" I asked while catching up with the two, Aarshiya herself was sitting on Ophelia's back.
"Well, I got good news and bad news." She said while filing her claw.
"And they are?" She then scoffed and opened a portal back to her home, and the tree of us jumped through.
"The good news, I know where the main base is at, the bad news….." she sighed and turned to me with a serious look.
"I have to take you there, captured." She said, but nothing happend, I looked around to see if there were any spells but nothing.
"Are you going to betray me?" I asked her, but she hid her mouth and began to giggle.
"Oh by the gods no, why would I do that to my partner? I'm already set on staying by your side." She then looked at me with a sultry look and placed her hand on my chest.
"Unless you're into that scenario." She cooed, but then pulled back and composed herself.
"But back on topic, Carnage is a member of the faction, however, I fear that the locations she gave me is a trap, which most likely is." I hummed at the information she presented and was hesitant to reply.
"That's too easy, this is defiantly a trap, what do you think Ophelia?" Ophelia was also contemplating on what to say, but then spoke up.
"I agree, but if it isn't a trap, we could find the person who framed you and arrest them." The three of us didn't know what to do, we either could fake my capture, and surprise them, or keep looking for more information.
(A/N) Hey hey here's Thursdays chapter, hope you enjoy the story so far, send some power stones to show support.