The ape charged at Ke'an now that his long range weapons were gone. To an untrained monster hunter the ape's fury look haphazard but the greater wraiths are as intelligent and hide skill behind their monstrous facade. The reason greater wraiths are so feared is because of their acute battle senses and demonic nature make them more like fighting a force of nature than a beast.
Ke'an takes out his war machete allowing the magic from the magic siphons in the orchard to power the weapon instead of his own magic. The magic isn't as potent and doesn't threaten the integrity of his weapon. He gets into the sari'vas stepshu fighting stance as the blade erupts into flames. The form has him stand straight, the blade held with both hands in front of him and his breathing calm and deliberate.
"One or one-thousand, it matters not; bow or die." Ke'an says his second spell.
Skill: Genicide 0.00%
Skill Type: Passive
Magic cost: None
Effect: Enemies have two choices: bow or die. You and your selected allies will have slightly increased physical, magical and spiritual damage when outnumbered.
Transcendent Effect: Every enemy killed will add stacking damage effects to your attacks regardless if outnumbered or not. Genecide will also take effect if a single enemy is over 10 levels higher than you.
Ke'an didn't know if it would work or not but thought it wouldn't hurt since he was now fighting without System so he would be outnumbered. A little icon appeared in the corner of his vision that he could only barely make out. Even so he knew that it worked and that it worked and he would have a slight boost to all of his attacks. The sword erupted into a white flame which flowed in what looked like slow motion, leaving a trail frozen fire in the air even with the smallest motion.
As the ape approached Ke'an tightened up his stance and the creature stabbed one spike after another down on him. Ke'an deflected the strikes with minimal motion to be sure not to meet the ape's force directly. The creature was far stronger than he was and he knew if he tried it would end the fight quickly. Ke'an only managed thanks to his increased dexterity which made his skill with his machete was far above anything the ape could manage. However, this did not mean he got through unscathed, the creature managed to get a few glancing blows which would have ended the fight with anyone else as it would have turned them into stone.
Manny and a couple of the town defenders saw Ke'an holding his own from their new vantage point behind a wall that had been reduced to a pile of rubble in the centipede's rampage earlier. They set up a firing line to give him some support while he expertly avoided the ape's strike. Ke'an saw the group setting up and jumped back giving them a clear shot. A hail of superheated bullets stuck the creature by surprise since it's focus had been entirely on Ke'an. The ape staggered to its side and in desperation lashed a spear towards Ke'an hoping to end the fight quickly and get back to the centipede.
Ke'an finally saw his opportunity to counter strike between the creature's strikes as he ducked down under one of the spears. He focused his magic into his shoes overcharging his magic which allowed him to control rock. Suddenly a rock spike shoots up out of the ground directly under the ape. At the same time Ke'an slashes his machete using all of his strength. In a flash of speed the ape moves its third arm to intercept the rock spike. It loses the arm as a spike penetrates its forearm and stabs into the creature's abdomen but stops it from being fatal.
Ke'an's blade is also intercepted by the second ice spear however at the last second he forced his extremely potent magic into it. The white flames danced in the air becoming frozen in place following the uninterrupted path of the machete as it cleaved through the ice spear and bisected the arm that held it. The machete kept going as slices through the chest of the ape. The creature jumps back to escape but is badly injured and stumbles backward.
"Don't worry, I am here to kill-steal." System says as she runs towards Ke'an with several rifles strapped on her back.
System reaches Ke'an and jumps off his back using him to launch herself forward. Ape prepared to spear her with its remaining arm and spear as she flew through the air. Systems fists began to glow with an intense heat as she drew in her magic circulating it with the help of the stamps she got from Ke'an. The ape stabs for her and in a motion that looked impossible she dodges midair and spins into an open palm strike that further empowered with Ke'an's genocide and regicide powers. The creature is blown in half following the cut Ke'an made on the creature earlier.
The final remnants of the creature's life is snuffed out as it falls limp. The momentum of the corpse causes it to skip across the snowy ground like a rock across a pond. Once the centipede sees the body of the ape come to a stop it lets out a loud screech. It turns its attention and rage to System as it forces itself to stand despite it's grievous injuries already as it charges at her in full force.
"Ke'an!" System says as she throws him the shotgun off her back. "Gonna need you to soften that one up some more!"
Ke'an catches the shotgun and takes out his stamps seeing that the gun was no longer enchanted. He places the wind and fire stamps on the gun's barrel and starts running at the centipede.
"Gotcha." Ke'an says impressed at her sudden arrival and brazen attack. "That was impressive by the way."
System starts running away seeing that the centipede seems to only be focused on her. It completely ignores Ke'an as he jumps up on its back between the spikes. Ke'an serges his magic into the gun as he runs up the carapace of the creature. The violent heat the gun admits becomes visible not in the form of fire but instead a bright blue glow. Ke'an jumps off the head of the charging creature and turns midair to face it, shooting it directly in its face. Shotgun explodes and sends out waves of superheated projectiles which easily penetrate the hard outer shell of the creature.
Ke'an throws the gun as he lands with a roll. He then runs over to System who gets into her fighting stance. The wraith screams but ignores the pain as it closes the distance between itself and the duo. Rage and pain have fully blinded it to anything but revenge.
"You said your fist is a weapon right?" Ke'an asks.
"Yes, can you do Regicide again?" System ask.
"I have an idea. This thing is too hard for your attack to finish it off." Ke'an says as he gets close behind her. "I claim the head of Kings."
The centipede is not much of a threat without the ape on its back. It is slow and lumbering but tough and unyielding. The shell that made up the hard carapace is cracked and flaking off, exposing weak points beneath. The creature charged towards System and Ke'an as they stood one behind the other in front of it.
Ke'an what are you doing?" System says as Ke'an grabs her wrist and imitates her stance. "You are kind of too close."
Ke'an pours as much of his magic as he can into his Regicide spell as possible, focusing it entirely on himself. He then focuses his magic into System's right hand which to his surprise reacts the same way his weapons do and starts to glow with blue heat that shifts into the white fire. System understands what he is doing but the heat becomes so intense that it burns her and she winces in pain.
The centipede rushes towards wanting revenge for killing its friend. As it approaches it opens its massive maw which is lined with rows upon rows of teeth. Ke'an uses his rock magic thanks to his boots to create a column of stone that shoots out of the ground beneath their feet and propels them high over the mouth of the monster and into its face. Ke'an directs System's fist punching the creature with all of his and her strength. The creature is killed instantly by the combination of the regicides now twenty times force multiplier and the heat magic that is forced deep into the creatures head.