Now I find myself facing even greater dangers from the enemy I currently face, Fuse Master. With the way my current battle is going, who knows how this is going to turn out.
Considering all my choices up to this point right now, I should be able to make a difference in this fight, and yet I can't. If I don't strive to do better, there's no chance of me even defeating this enemy. Besides, if I can't defeat Fuse, what chance do I house at defeating Eon Pax.
As I continued to dodge his attacks one after the other; all while I continued to devise a way to neutralize his weapon. Then it hit me if his weapon explodes on contact with something then all I need to do is keep it from being ignited. Then I remembered the lake back at the entrance to the forest.
I quickly dashed toward Shane and yelled, "Follow me, I have a plan!" We then rushed into the forest with Fuse and his men chasing after us. As we ran, I told Shane, "I thought of a way we could possibly distort his staff long enough for us to stop Fuse Master, but we need some water and a distraction." "Alright! I was just thinking the same thing, but don't you think he will catch on if he sees the lake when he catches up to us?" He asked me.
We continued dodging his men's attacks one after the other using the trees as cover until we finally reached the edge of the forest. Looking at the lake, I turned and looked at Shane and said, "We have only a little bit of time. We only need a little in this pouch here," as I took it off my side. "The lake will be a distraction. He will try to prevent us from using it or keep his distance from us."
"I see, this is where I come in. I use the pouch and pour it on his staff when he is fixated on fighting you right, Xeonix?" he replied. Just as I was about to answer, Fuse's men showed up and coming at us full force.
I handed the pouch to Shane and headed over to take care of the henchmen before Fused showed up. Then suddenly, as I finished off the henchmen, we heard what sounded like a rocket. I yelled at Shane to fill the pouch and get into the trees quickly.
As I did, it did not take but a few seconds, and up out of nowhere, Fuse came flying at me from the sky. "Like hell if I am going to let you use that lake to your advantage. Did you think I would be so stupid? I knew you wouldn't be able to defeat me otherwise. The lake was the only possible solution. However, I am going to stop before you get a chance to get anywhere near that lake!" Fuse yelled at me as he charged at me on a rocket-like bomb.
Jumping to dodge his staff, I aimed at his rocket and quickly sliced it in half and sent it flying into the lake, but Fuse Master's quick reflexes allowed him to jump off the rocket at the last minute.
He turned and came charging at me full force, as upset as a person could possibly get. With nowhere to turn, henchmen to my right and left and the forest behind me, I charged at him full force with my sword in hand, and my clothes ripped and slightly burned from the flames.
As I charged him with my sword in hand, I heard the sound of the whistling winds once more; then my sword started vibrating violently. It was then engulfed by strong brown winds as if the forest itself was aiding me in this fight. Seeing this, I aimed for his staff. At the moment of impact, there was a huge explosion of fire and wind that engulfed both me and Fuse. The explosion was so massive and strong; it took out all his remaining men.
With weapons crossed, we struggled to gain one up on the other; strike after strike, explosion after explosion we continued our battle for the next couple minutes. Being knocked back by our own attacks and our energy running low. We stood there in the crater created by the blasts of our attacks.
"Don't think you have me beat just because you managed to wear me down. I am far from done here. I will finish you here and now with my final attack, Xeonix. You fought valiantly, but this is where your journey ends," Fuse told me, breathing hard with his staff in hand.
Then suddenly, he thrusted his staff forcefully into the ground. After which, he summoned a huge amount of his remaining energy and sent it in the staff tip, creating a giant bomb.
"Are you crazy, Fuse? You'll blow yourself up along with this forest!" I yelled at him, tired and panting hard. "Crazy, maybe, but I cannot bring myself to fail my mission or lose to you. With my brother gone, I have no reason for living except to carryout Mr. Pax's orders. However, if I can wipe you out too. I don't care if I die!" he laughed maniacally.
Then out of nowhere, Shane jumped out of a tree above Fuse Master and yelled, "Don't forget about me! You still have to pay for what you did to this forest!"
He then dumped the contents of the pouch on the Fuse Master and his staff soaking it completely. Then he uses his axe, Shane destroyed the staff causing it to detonate back at Fuse.
As Fuse laid dying on the ground from the feedback explosion of his staff, he said, "Congrats, you have defeated me, but how will you survive my last most powerful bomb yet? It will wipe off you and this entire forest, ah-hahaha!"