I glared at King Icas and readied my blade for battle. He stood in front of me and smirked. His Crest shined on his forehead and he tossed his cloak aside.
"That Crest." Alethea said and I looked at the Crest on his forehead. "That's the Crest of Nemesis...it literally counters everything. The Deity of Anti-Type is named Nemesis and with his Crest you can counter any power no matter what it is. There's no way he obtained that Crest.."
"It doesn't matter what Crest he has...I will stop at nothing to kill him. I will avenge my father!" I bellowed and dashed to Icas at high speeds.
I swung my sword at him and he blocked the attack effortlessly. I awakened my Crest of Deviation and used my Motion Paradox technique to strike Icas quickly but each strike had a clash that followed. I looked surprised and jumped backwards.
"Come on...What's wrong? Retreating already? Things are just starting..." Icas chuckled darkly and his Crest shined brightly.
"He has to have a weakness...But I actually don't know the weakness to his Crest. This might be a fight we can't win.." Alethea said.
"As if I would give up. He needs to go down!" I bellowed and dashed to him again.
I slashed at him rapidly and he blocked each of my attacks with little effort. I gained a burst of speed to move around him quickly, faster than his eye could see and went for multiple attacks around his body.
"Yes! Use every ability in your disposal! Nothing you do can get through my unparalleled counters!" Icas laughed and parried my next attack, broke the blade of my sword.
I grunted and blocked his kick, getting blown away into a wall. I groaned and hit my back against the wall then fell onto one knee then panted. I looked at my broken blade then looked at Icas who was still standing in one place, menacingly.
Raicho dashed to Gideon and kicked him away then used her aura arm to grapple upon his body and flung him against the wall. Esta fired multiple arrows at Raicho in which Raicho sliced each arrow in half then dashed to Esta. Esta used her Energy Augmentation technique and braced herself for an attack from Raicho. Raicho punched Esta's stomach, causing Esta to groan as she broke straight through her Energy Augmentation technique. She sent Esta crashing through a wall and Esta laid on her side.
Raicho dodged multiple strikes from Takame's tentacles then she sliced one of the tentacles, making Takame groaned in pain. Raicho used her lightning energy to block Serafina's attack from behind then kicked her away. Freya dashed straight to Raicho then went for a barrage of attacks. Raicho dodged each of her attacks then caught her fist and used her aura arm to strike Freya's body then drained a bit of her energy. Freya groaned and grunted as she was tossed aside.
"It was a pretty entertaining performance you all put on, but at the end of the day...I am just more skilled than you'll ever be. Now that that's done, I'll be getting back to our plans." Raicho said then her lightning energy blocked an arrow. Raicho looked back and noticed Esta back on her feet. "You might as well sit back down. I'll just walk right past you. All we are here for is the Crest of Botany. You aren't even targets, well...All of you except that guy who's Shidao's son. He is a Ragnarok after all."
"Why are you doing this..? What do you need that Crest for and why is Shiryo so important..?" Gideon asked and slowly stood up.
"Personally I don't know King Icas's plan, but as for your friend. He is an enemy to most of the solar system because of his father. Not only is he heavily connected to the families of Apocalypse, Doomsday, and Catastrophe...he also holds the very famous technique called Ragnarok State. It's stronger than any of the other techniques known from Apocalypse, Doomsday, and Catastrophe." Raicho said.
"What...do you mean?" Gideon asked.
I tossed my broken sword aside and glared at Icas then my aura surrounded my body.
"Ragnarok State is a true double edged sword. There are abilities known as True Double Edged Sword meaning they grant power and abilities even the Minor Deities can not fathom. The Ragnarok Bloodline have been known to rival Minor Deities because of their technique." Raicho said.
"How..?" Esta asked.
Serafina, Freya, and Takame looked at Raicho. They felt my energy sky rocket and looked a bit surprised.
"The Ragnarok State isn't only a technique but a form. It's like an ability known as the Berserker Mode, but way stronger than any Berserker could ever become. Ragnarok State allows a very special ability that counters King Icas's Crest alone." Raicho said.
King Icas smirked and decided to become very serious as his Crest stopped shining.
"Is this...the ability Crest Negation?" Alethea asked.
"It is." Ain said.
"The ability that makes the Ragnarok Bloodline stand above the rest...Crest Negation eliminates the effectiveness of all Crests except the user's. Everyone within range, which is a large range, has their Crest nullified meaning they can't extract Rosenea's Crest as long as Shiryo is in this form. The drawback is the Ragnarok State drains the user's Life Force meaning if he stays in this state for too long, he will die. That's how his father died.." Minerva said.
"The higher the Percentage...the stronger they become but the faster their Life Force gets drained." Circe said.
"Ragnarok State...30%!" I bellowed and my aura grew more powerful.
"Like Father...Like Son...It would seem they will die just the same.." Icas laughed and his aura surrounded his body.
"Yeah..? I don't think so." I said then awakened my Crest of Magology to grant myself the ability of Animacy. I granted myself the power of Life Force Generation via the power of Animacy.
"Smart thinking!" Alethea said.
"Wait, because he's constantly generating Life Force, he won't lose any Life Force, negating the main drawback of this form!" Circe said.
"Yes but everything has a consequence. This form takes a lot of energy to maintain, he will need to finish this battle quickly to conserve his energy because once he runs out, he will be extremely vulnerable." Ain said.
"Don't even worry about that." I said then summoned an apple then infused recovery magic into it then ate it quickly. I regained my energy back and looked at Icas. "You just allowed me to set up like this? How foolish."
"Yes, it is foolish, but now I can truly see if you can hold up to your father's legacy!" Icas dashed to me.
I dashed to Icas then dodged his attack with his greatsword then punched his stomach. Icas groaned then I kicked him away. I dashed after him and broke the ground. I bellowed and grabbed his face then charged through the wall. I threw Icas at the machine and it broke, releasing Rosenea.
"What the-" Raicho said then looked at me surprised.
I had black lightning crackling around my body. Icas bellowed and his aura surged powerfully. He slashed upwards at me and I used my Crest of Absence to negate the damage I would've taken then used my aura to push Icas away.
Serafina grabbed Rosenea and ran off with her in her arms. "Come on! We have Rosenea, let's hurry out of here!"
Gideon and the others helped each other up and made a quick run for it.
"Raicho! After them!" Icas bellowed.
Raicho dashed after the five but I appeared in front of Raicho then kicked her away. Raicho groaned then rolled backwards. I ran off behind Serafina and the others. Icas and Raicho chased after us.
"Ragnarok!" Icas bellowed as he ran after us.
The six of us made it outside of the Temple, but vines and thorns trapped us at the Temple. Icas and Raicho made it outside and we all heard a beastly roar. Icas glared at us then looked back at the Temple.
"Hmph, there's not much else we can do. The Entity has awakened. This isn't over, Ragnarok and allies.." Icas said then blasted an energy attack at the ground, causing a bright light to shine. The light dimmed and they were gone, their presence was no more in Yggdrasil Woods.
"We got rid of one problem, but what about the new problem?" Serafina asked.
"The Entity, from what Titania told us before Shiryo arrived, is being controlled by the Deity of Souls. If we rid the control of the Deity from the Entity, the Guardian of the Temple should go back to normal." Freya said.
A giant ent with magic symbols on its body appeared on the top of the Temple and let out an angered roar. The four ghosts surrounded the Temple Guardian then fused into his body and granted him the ultimate power of Earth
The Guardian of the Yggdrasil Temple, Yewwood the Overlord of the Earth was a powerful being of the world known for its dominance over the Nature of Earth. There were four Nature Guardians, one for Fire, Water, Earth, and Lightning.
"Yewwood..." Serafina said in awe.
"What is that thing..?" Gideon asked as he looked at Yewwood in awe.
"That 'thing' is the Guardian of the Temple." I said.
Yewwood jumped off the roof of the Temple then landed on the ground in front of us and roared.
"Shiryo, you only have three minutes left in your Ragnarok State before your body forces you out of it. You've got to end this quickly." Ain said.
"Alright." I nodded then got into my battle stance.
"We're helping!" Esta said then readied her bow.
"Yeah, we've got to calm this Guardian so we can leave!" Freya said.
"I guess I can risk my neck for this." Gideon said then rolled his neck.
"I'll do my best in this battle!" Takame said.
"Serafina! I'm about to burn down the vines and thorns! You gotta make a run for it! Take Blitz with you! We will take down the Guardian!" I said.
Serafina looked at me then looked at Rosenea. She than to Blitz and hopped on his back then carefully placed Rosenea on Blitz.
"Alright Team, let's do this!" I said then turned around and fired a large fireball at the vines and thorns, burning it down. Blitz neighed loudly and rushed off away from the Temple.
Yewwood roared and went for an attack at the others and they dodged the attack. Esta took aim at Yewwood and fired multiple arrows at its weak spot on its chest. A wood spike blocked the arrows and Yewwood dashed to Esta. Gideon appear beside it and kicked its cheek, knocking it down. Yewwood let out a pained roar as it fell. Takame's tentacle pulled Gideon out the way of a wooden spike. Yewwood slowly stood up and roared loudly then pushed us away with a powerful gust of wind.
"Hey!" I called out and taunted Yewwood. "Look at me you big oversized toothpick!"
"What is he doing?" Gideon asked.
I ran off into the forest and reverted to my normal form to prevent myself for exhausting myself too quickly. Yewwood roared and rushed after me.
"He's got some crazy plan." Freya said then ran after us.
The others followed quickly and chased after Yewwood. I dodged multiple wooden spikes and bullet seeds then rolled forward, avoiding wooden spike that came from a tree.
"Look at him, he's so swift with his movements. It's almost like he knows what's going to happen before Yewwood makes an action." Gideon said then jumped up and swung from tree to tree using the tree branches.
I stopped in a more open battlefield and turned around to look at Yewwood. My team members hurried to me and turned to Yewwood.
"Alright, what's your big plan, Leader?" Gideon asked.
"Gideon, you and I are going to flank. Esta, Freya, Takame focus on ranged attacks. Whoever can heal, help with recovery. We have to work as a team alright?" I said.
"Right!" My team said.
"Let's go!" I said then dashed ahead.
Gideon dashed behind me while the others got some distance from Yewwood. I slid ahead and crouched down, allowing Gideon to leap to Yewwood's weak spot by jumping off my back. He grabbed Esta's arrow and infused it with his aura, throwing it at Yewwood. Yewwood groaned as it was struck in its weak spot. Yewwood swung its fist at Gideon, hitting him and sending him crashing to the ground. I used my Crest of Absence to erase gravity around Gideon so he could land on the ground safely.
"Freya!" I called out to her.
Freya aimed her hand at Yewwood and a magic circle appeared in front of her hand. She bellowed and fired an energy beam at Yewwood. Yewwood began to use the red ghost to tank the hit and the red ghost gave Yewwood a Rage Boost. The core on its chest began shining.
"Look out! It's a Rage Boosted magic attack!" I called out.
Everyone dodged the massive beam and noticed how the beam created a trench in the ground. Yewwood stopped their attack and had to recharge.
"Now's your chance! Rapidly fire at the core!" I said.
Esta, Freya, and Takame began firing at Yewwood's core with their attacks. Yewwood let out a pained roar. An explosion happened and Yewwood stumbled backwards. The green ghost circled around Yewwood then healed its wounds.
"Dammit...It healed up." I said.
I grunted at Yewwood began targeting me and I dodged their rocky spikes then awakened the Crest of Tranquility and began to auto dodge the bullet seeds and wood needles being fired at me. I dashed ahead and fire surrounded my arm. Yewwood roared and swung its arm at me. I dodged the attack and jumped on its arm. The Blue Ghost appeared then granted Yewwood extra defensive prowess. Wood spikes began protruding from Yewwood's arm to try and slow me down. I struck the wooden spikes and created a path for me.
I dove from Yewwood's shoulder then took arm at its core. I tapped into my Ragnarok State to boost the power of the strike I was about to deliver. I bellowed and punched the core with a powerful strike for pure flames. I began to dish out a flurry of attack on the core then kicked off the core, backflipping. I reverted to my normal state and Takame's tentacle wrapped around me, bringing me down to safety.
Yewwood roared as its body began to burn from the attacks it took from my Infernal Combo. The green ghost let out a ghostly cry then disappeared. Yewwood roared as its core shined brightly.
Gideon looked at the core and dashed ahead. He dodged the wood spikes, but a vine wrapped around his leg then swung him around. The vine let go and sent Gideon flying backwards. I ran ahead and grabbed his arm then spun around three times.
"Strike the core!" I bellowed and threw Gideon to the core.
"Ocula! Make sure nothing messes up the attack!" Takame commanded.
Multiple eye monsters began to form around the area from the ink Takame released. Ocula used her ocular magic to block incoming attacks heading straight for Gideon.
"You're finished! Black Fissure Rush!" Gideon bellowed and struck the core with a flurry of attacks then punched the core one last time, cracking the core.
The red ghost let out a ghostly cry then disappeared. Yewwood let out a loud pained roar and fell to its knees.
Gideon dove to the ground and I grabbed his arm then got him safely to the ground. We watched the yellow ghost as she helped Yewwood recover and boosted its combat prowess.
Flowers grew around us and released a pollen that weakened our abilities.
"Esta!" I looked back at Esta.
Esta looked at me and her eyes shined. "You want to use that combo?!"
I nodded and smiled at her. Esta hurried next to me and held her bow out, taking aim at Yewwood. I stood behind her then Esta used her Energy Augmentation technique then I used my Crest of Magology to give myself Fire Aura and that caused Esta's Energy Augmentation to turned into Fire Augmentation.
"What is this combo?" Freya asked.
I summoned a large fire arrow then Esta grabbed the arrow. "Just like we practiced in the training room."
"Yes." Esta said then her eyes formed a crosshair symbol then she locked on to Yewwood's core.
"Take aim, deep breath. Concentrate and fire with all of your strength!" I said.
Esta took a deep breath then exhaled and cleared her mind, only concentrating on ending the battle with our special move. "Perfect..."
"Bullseye." I said then Esta released the arrow and the arrow flew straight to Yewwood's core and went straight through its body.
Yewwood roared loudly and its body shined then an explosion happened.
Perfect Bullseye is an attack that never misses the target when locked onto. The power of the attack depends on how strong both users are. It is a combination attack that uses Esta's perfect aim technique, Energy Augmentation technique, and any technique I decide to use. I create an arrow strong enough to one shot any opponent and Esta does the rest. The attack will never miss because of Esta's Perfect Aim, the arrow will track the until it hits the target.
The smoke cleared and the remaining ghosts let out a ghostly cry then disappeared. Yewwood fell to its knees then reverted to its normal form which was a Druid. The Druid was an old sage with long white facial hair and white eyes.
"Heroes of the Yggdrasil Woods, thank you for releasing me from the evil Deity's hold. You have fought valiantly and for that I shall reward you with the Earth Medallion." Yewwood said and summoned the Earth Medallion then it floated to me.
I grabbed the Medallion and looked at it. "What is this used for?" I have never seen this item before.
"This is your ticket to go into the Yggdrasil Tree...Your true reward awaits you there, Ragnarok. The Medallion can also be used by Esta because she is an Elf. May your true nature come to fruition...I shall release the curse of the forest. You may travel as you will in the Forest of Absence." Yewwood said then faded away.
I looked at the Medallion then looked at everyone. I held up the Medallion and let out a victory cry. My team let out victory cries as well. We successfully saved Rosenea and freed the Guardian of the Yggdrasil Temple.
"Let's go report this to Titania." I said.
Everyone else nodded then we headed off back to Yggdrasil Woods back to the village. As we traversed back to the village, the Crest of Deviation shined on my hand.
"This is different. I don't remember there being an Earth Medallion. It seems like history is changing. I remember us killing Yewwood and that made Rosenea the new guardian of the Temple, but since we only did enough damage to free Yewwood, we changed history again." Alethea said.
"Yeah, and I get a new reward for it too as well as Esta." I chuckled happily.
We made it back to the village and the people of the village cheered and celebrated our return.
"They saved Princess Rosenea!" A woman cheered.
"The Heroes of our home!" A little boy cheered.
Serafina walked to us with Blitz following behind and she crossed her arms. "Yeah I basically gave you all the credit. No need to thank me or anything. It's not like I wanted you all to have the spotlight or something."
I smiled and looked at Serafina. "Ahh so under all that tough exterior, you do have a soft side."
Serafina stomped on my foot and I groaned. "You fuckiy idiot.."
I chuckled in pain then noticed Titania walking up to us. "Lady Titania, we have done it and we got the Earth Medallion."
"Ahh! The Legendary Earth Medallion! I've only seen that in the books my mom used to read...that means the Legends are true...our world is coming to an end.." Titania said in a panicked tone. "Come to my castle immediately! We need to discuss something important!"
Titania hurried off and we looked at each other with confusion, but decided to follow her back to the castle.