[8 minutes 15 duos remain]
VOOM VOOM VOOM VOOM
Multiple magic circles again begin to form across the sky.
"Again?" Jericho wonders.
POW
Ezekiel punches the sea beast once more as the magic circles disappear for now.
"Not on my watch"
"Hmph maybe we can win this" Jericho says as he moves closer to the stunned monster. Stopping right by the dragon's neck. "Let's see you handle this!" Jericho says as he slashes the monster with his weapon-enhanced sword Siegfried. Using both of his hands Jericho delivers strong strikes to the beast.
ROOARR
As it lets out a screech.
Each strike Jericho delivers leaves a burn mark on the Sea Serpent's skin.
Back on the forest floor.
Bella and Lily watch as Albeck, Jericho, and Ezekiel battle the sea serpent. At the same time, Azalea attends to Valerus and Bianca.
Lily lightly taps Bella's shoulder.
"Hey Bella maybe we can"
"We could only 15 duos remaining one of them being us"
The two stand up as they head towards Azalea.
"Hey, Azalea how about we split our rings with there's?" Lily asks.
"Wha"
"C'mon Azalea if we want to win we have to beat our opponents" Bella insists.
"Uh well that's not fair"
"Oh," Lily looks at Bella as they look at Azalea again. "Well nothing is fair
"At least make the two of them get up first. Plus wouldn't you guys want an even fight?"
The two of them stare at Azalea wearing her sad face.
"Alright dammit you win"
"That sad face of yours always wins. Fine, we'll fight them when they recover" as the two cross their hands and look back up into the sky. "I wonder how Rose is doing" Lily asks. "She's tough she'll be fine," Bella says reassuring Lily. Azalea nods as she continues to watch over Valerus and Bianca.
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"Max" a voice calls out a name I abandoned.
I open my eyes.
I awake in a once familiar room.
"Where are I?" I question myself.
The room dark
"You're dreaming again," the voice says.
"Who are you?"
"You should know. Did you forget?"
"I-I dont know" is what I spoke aloud but something was telling me otherwise.
"Haa you were never really good at remembering things but I can make this exception. Finding out my identity is one of the prerequisites to unlocking your power" the voice says in a disappointed tone. "Well, nonetheless you awaken it just partial of it. HE should talk to you next"
"What the hell. Tell me your name!"
I was confused. Am I supposed to know who that is?
Suddenly I was transferred to a white space with nothing there. I watched as the scenery was built around me. "Ah"
It was my home.
"Hello Valerus" a familiar voice calls.
I turned around to be met with a familiar face. There standing before my eyes was the man who cared for me, the man who saved my life, the man was Marko Marina.
"Dad" I let out a softly.
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Jericho and Ezekiel continue the assault.
ROAAAAAAAAAAAAAR
The sound the creature lets out with every punch and slash that connected.
"Am hitting it but is it doing anything? Plus I can feel my time running out in this form." Ezekiel thinks to himself as his Ultima Magica form begins to wear off. He looks over to Jericho continuing to deliver multiple slash attacks with his blade.
"Hey, Mr. Knight anything?"
"Am doing something and it's making noise" Jericho says as he runs out of stamina.
Albeck then tries to target the wings of the monster hoping that will drop the monster down into the lake.
"It'll be real nice if that mage who delivered the first initial blast to the monster hits it again," Ezekiel says as he starts to get tired.
The monster then suddenly begins to do a circle rotating motion.
"WOAH"
Ezekiel tries to gain his footing as he holds onto the monster's body nearly getting flown off.
"It's going for that tidal wave again," Jericho says.
"We gotta warn the others down there" Ezekiel yells.
VOOM VOOM VOOM VOOM
Multiple magic circles again begin to form across the sky but this time it seems to cover more area.
"We gotta stop this thing from delivering these attacks"
"I'll get the others," Albeck says as he moves towards the ground.
Ezekiel gets up and crawls up the the monster's head.
"What it doing?"
"Cmon we gotta go" Albeck picks up the three girls and Bianca Valerus with his two hands saving them from one disaster the flood but now he waits if the two can prevent it from dealing more damage.
With its rotation getting faster and faster.
"If I can deal a blow to its head while it's rotating maybe it'll stop"
ARGH
Jericho struggles to stay on the beast as well as he sticks his blade into its skin. Hanging on much like Ezekiel.
The two then meet.
Ezekiel motions with his hands to aim for the beast's head.
Jericho struggles to keep his eyes open because of the acceleration and the speed of the monster.
The blue light begins to emit once more to the center it of the circle the sea serpent is creating.
It continues to grow as it generates more mana.
HAAAA
They then reach the head of the beast.
3
2
1
Ezekiel jumps off and delivers and punch to the forehead of the serpent while Jericho delivers a slash to its eyes.
SCREECH
The blue light disappears.
"We did it"
Ezekiel looks at Jericho as they smile. He then begins to be brought back to his normal form as Jericho catches him.
VROOM
"No the magic circles!" Jericho says with a surprised look "Albeck" he yells to the ground. "Dammit"
BLAST BLAST BLAST
Multiple projectiles blast fro the magic circles as it reigns down from the sky. These projectiles were much faster than before.
"Crap" Albeck tries to dodge them.
BLAST BLAST BLAST
Suddenly a projectile appears on top of him "When did-"
BOOM
"Albeck covers the girls as well as Valerus and Bianca"
"Huh" to his surprise he was protected by a shield.
"Barrier magic?"
He slowly gets lowered to the ground. He then looks around him. "Ezekiel Jericho" the two in a similar barrier next to them. SIGH. He then looks at the sky at the sphere.
[5 minutes 10 duos remain]
"You guys did a pretty good job," a voice says.
"Who's there?"
"The one who saved you guys not once but twice" a male with black hair, 2 small huggie hoop earrings on each ear, and brown eyes, walks up to Ezekiel emerging from the shadows. "Jonathan" Albeck says with a defensive stance.
"Woah woah am not here to fight. We have a bigger issue on our hands. Am here because my partner told me to rescue you all"
RUSTLE RUSTLE
"Jonathan why did you have to walk fast like that," Sunneta asks.
"Sorry I had to explain what happened"
"Lily, Bella, Azalea you girls are alright" as she runs over and hugs them.
"Sunneta we were worried about you," Lily says. "You're safe am glad," Azalea says.
Jonathan walks over "It looks like Leo is down for now as for our Knight there" remarks "The Earth Saint as well and-" He pauses as he is about to speak about Valerus.
ROARRRR
A roar echoes throughout the forest as the ground begins to shake.
"It's back up," Albeck says.
Jonathan looks at the beast "Oh there they are"
BEAM
A white light shoots across the map piercing through the beast.
ROARR
The light then lands by the group as it forms into two people.
"That was very nauseating. Never do that again with me ever"
"Well it's the first time I tried it with anything"
"Well everyone's here now"
Eriko and Rose Arrive
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Eriko & Rose
[Location: South Rings: 2]
Valerus & Bianca
[Location: South Rings: 4]
Ezekiel & Albeck
[Location: South Rings: 8]
Bella & Lily
[Location: South Rings: 6]
Suneeta & Jonathan
[Location: South Rings: 10]
Azalea & Jericho
[Location: South Rings: 2]