"Berserker Orc?" Sebastian said, confused.
He knew there were evolutions for other races but he didn't know much about orcs. They weren't mentioned in history other than the fact that they're a creature and that's all.
Before he knew it, the orc's speed increased and a giant cleaver descended upon his left arm. Since the attack was so fast, Sebastian couldn't move in time as he saw his arm fall off his body.
'Fast!' He jumped back.
"We need to help!" Mia shouted.
"No! Wait for an opening, then strike." Lycaon instructed.
"You bastard!" Sebastian shouted.
"Youz iz weak!" The orc shouted back before it threw its cleaver.
Bang!
Sebastian stepped to the side as the cleaver skimmed across his chest. As he looked back at the orc, it appeared in front of him and swung his fist for his head.
Bang!
"As fast as you are, I still have better dodging skills!"
Sebastian then pierced the orc's abdomen with his claws before attempting to pierce its skull next. With quick speed, the orc reached for Sebastian's leg in an attempt to grab them.
Grab!
"Youz! Iz! Weak!"
Bang!
Bang!
In front of Lycaon's and his friend's eyes, Sebastian was being swung back and forth on the ground.
"Madison! Sophie! Now!" Lycaon shouted.
Swoosh!
A bright stream of light and lightning zipped through the air and two figures appeared in front and behind the orc. In their hands was a lance and a spear, given to them by Sebastian.
Stab!
The sound of two stabs piercing the orc was heard and both of the girls spoke.
"Sonic Pulse!"
"Barbed Piercing!"
As soon as they finished their words, a loud sonic pulsation shook the orc's body and caused blood to seep out of its mouth. Soon after multiple barbs pierced through the orc's skin from the inside out.
"Weak!" The orc shouted before throwing Sebastian away and lashing out at the two girls.
"James!' Lycaon shouted.
"I know!"
Two barriers were formed around the girls and withstood the orc's punches. The next to move was Aiden as he quickly flash-stepped and placed his hand on the orc's back.
"Thorns of Strength Seal!" He shouted.
Suddenly ethereal thorns rose from the ground and wrapped around the orc's body. As the orc was about to retaliate, the thorns tightened and blood started to leak out of its skin.
As Aiden walked back, he started to walk strangely before he collapsed on the ground. The sealing skill he used required a lot of mana and nearly exceeded the amount he had.
"Perfect! Attack! The skill will only last a minute." Lycaon said.
Everyone rushed forward and launched the last remaining spells they could against the orc. A girl placed her hand over the orc's mouth and a strange purple gas entered its mouth.
Gareth then approached the orc and violent swirls of wind surrounded his arms. He raised his arms up in an X and swung them down.
Slash!
Two large gashes ran down the orc's chest while blood started to seep through it. Soon blood started to seep out of its eyes as the poison was starting to take effect.
"Antares was right. You're One ugly motherf***er." Kai said, approaching the orc.
He then placed his hand on the orc's arm and a green flame erupted on its arm. Before anyone else could approach the orc, the seal broke and it quickly retaliated at the nearest person, Kai.
Bang!
The orc then tried to put out the fire on its arm and noticed it wouldn't extinguish. Without a second thought, the orc ran toward its cleaver and chopped its arm off.
"Youz iz powerful!" The orc declared Kai was the strongest.
"What?! You dare say he's stronger than me!" Sebastian shouted, coming out a rubble of rocks.
"I'm the strongest! Not them! Me!"
He then lunged forward with his claws covered in his red aura. In a split second, the orc raised its cleaver and blocked his attack.
Clank!
"A person once told me something about shields. The bigger the shield or I should say weapon, the more it blocks your vision!"
Before the orc could do anything else, it felt a piercing pain in the side of its body. Looking at the wound, a curved blade from a scythe had pierced through its skin.
"Sinister Strike!"
Bang!
Both of them flew back and coughed up a mouthful of blood. The orc's wound was bigger as blood could be seen dripping out profusely. It may have looked like they had won but a berserker orc had a special skill.
The red hue around the orc became brighter and brighter. Its strength could be felt increasing rapidly. Those watching stared at Sebastian and noticed his other arm was missing.
"Jason! Heal me!" Sebastian shouted in pain.
Walking over to Sebastian, Jason put his hand over his missing arm and started to chant before a bright light blinded them both.
"I don't have enough mana to be able to heal both of your arms but one arm should do, right?" Jason said.
Sebastian stood up and walked toward the injured orc. What he knew now was that he needed to finish the orc off before it could become even more powerful.
"You were a challenging opponent, I will admit that. But that's all you were, nothing else. You didn't practice your skill to perfection like I did." Sebastian said as he was getting closer and closer.
"H-he promised me p-power for my tribe to s-survive." The orc mumbled. "M-my tribe was b-bullied. W-we didn't have enough power to fight back so we n-needed a sacrifice. With my life, I made a deal with the d-demons for strength and promised I would be their spear so…
I WON'T DIE HERE!!! I'LL BE A ORC OF MY WORDS AND BECOME THEIR SPEAR!!!" The orc's voice was loud and shook the entire cave.
A wild fluctuation of energy shattered the ground and pushed Sebastian away. Soon dark tendrils rose from the ground and started to wrap around the orc.
"He's evolving!" Lycaon shouted, running toward the orc. "We must kill it before it evolves!"
He then pulled out a small dagger and coated it in space magic. With a swing, it cut through the dark tendrils and almost continued forward to the orc but it disappeared.
"What? What demon did he come in contact with?" Lycaon questioned.
Kai came running beside Lycaon and placed his hand on the tendril dome before igniting his black flames all over the dome.
Screech!
A loud screech shook the cave violently and created a strong vibration. The strong vibration caused dust to drop from the ceiling and rocks soon started to fall.
Boom!
A big burst of flames came out from the dome and somehow extinguished the green flames. Upon seeing this, it surprised Kai. So far nothing has been able to extinguish his flames until now.
"We need to get out of here, NOW!" Lycaon demanded.
As soon as the words left his mouth, a strong presence descended on everybody and froze them in place. The dome slowly dropped and a giant dark red orc stepped out.
Its injuries were healed and its height seemed to increase. Now the orc stood at the height of ten feet tall. Two giant horns protruded out from its forehead and two black wings also protruded from its back.
"This power… it feels amazing!" The orc shouted, amazed.
Sebastian finally stood up and felt for the orc's presence. His eyes widened in shock as the orc jumped an entire rank.
"C-Rank…" Sebastian mumbled in disbelief.
The others heard his words and dread entered their heart. They faced beasts stronger than them before and they already knew about the huge difference in power between the ranks.
"Get ready to run. I'll try to hold him off." Sebastian said.
Although he said that, he wanted to leave them but he was the only capable of harming a high-ranking beast. He also wanted them to leave because his mask started to crack and he didn't want his identity to be revealed to them.
Suddenly, a lava engraved blade appeared out of thin air and released a powerful aura in the area. The orc noticed the powerful aura being released from the blade and instantly became wary of them.
"Be careful. That orc is a war chief evolution." Lycaon said, before running away.
A few seconds passed and the orc finally took a step after watching them leave.
"Thank you for waiting." Sebastian said, pulling the mask off and crushing it with his hands.
"You are strong. We fight and see who wins." The orc responded.
Sebastian stuck his hands out and twirled the blade in the air. A deep red flame covered the blade and left trails of flames with each swing.
He then threw the blade forward in an attempt to make the orc move. Just like he wanted, the orc did move and his blade pierced into the ground. With a tug, he propelled himself forward and pulled the blade out of the ground in the process.
That's when he noticed the orc had disappeared from his sight. A slight tingling feeling was felt from behind and he quickly spun around and swung the blade with all his might.
Just as he predicted, the orc appeared and swung its cleaver. The cleaver and the blade came in contact, and contested in strength.
Clank!
'What? The blades are meant to be able to cut through anything, or so I thought.' Sebastian thought to himself.
They both stepped back and circled around each other. They did this for a few seconds before the orc lunged forward, shattering the ground beneath it from the force generated from the kick against the ground.
Before the orc could reach Sebastian, he activated all of his abilities. The Flames of Rage appeared on his body and shined brightly. A strong gravitational force descended upon the orc and slightly slowed its speed down.
Bang!
With one arm, Sebastian managed to contest the orc in strength at the cost of draining all of his spiritual energy.
'At least I know I can contest a C-Rank being with all of my spiritual energy put into my strength.'
Bang!
The contest between strength didn't last long as Sebastian was sent flying backwards into the cave's wall. Soon, a warm liquid entered his mouth and started to seep out of his mouth.
'Come on, you chose me so at least give me something to combat this guy!' Sebastian said to the blade.
The blade glowed brightly as if it was responding to thoughts. A strong burning sensation was felt around his forearm as the lava engraved chains burned themselves further into his forearm.
The pain was slowly increasing and then he finally noticed his strength was increasing.
'This pain is a bit unbearable… Luckily I have a way to suppress my pain.' Sebastian grinned as he donned a black suit of arm.
Just as he expected the pain disappeared and felt his strength increased by a large margin. He then immediately assumed there was probably a cost for using such a skill and went to work.
Swoosh!
From the orc's view, he noticed Sebastian disappeared and couldn't be seen anymore. The slightest blur passed his vision and reacted almost immediately as he blocked an incoming attack.
Bang!
Before the orc could do anything else, multiple blurs appeared in its vision and soon a painful feeling followed. It was then that it noticed multiple small cuts appeared on its body.
"Jack told me when a beast or creature evolves, it's in a weakened state since they're still adjusting to their newfound strength." Sebastian said to the orc.
From Sebastian's perspective, he was flash-stepping everywhere and making use of the chain attached to the blade. Each time he tossed the blade, it would bounce off the walls and struck the orc from different directions.
Slowly the small cuts were piling up and slowing the orcs down. Like Sebastian said, the orc wasn't used to its newfound strength and evolution. It all felt unnatural to the orc to have so much power.
Stab!
In an instant, a piercing pain was felt from behind and soon in front. The orc stared down and saw the tip of the blade through its chest. It was then that it knew Sebastian had pierced it from its back and pushed it through its body.
"Blurgh!" The orc coughed.
"Oh great enemy, please tell me your name so I may remember it as a stepping stone for my strength." Sebastian said, respecting the orc.
"T-Tusk of the Ragefire Tribe…" The orc replied.
Just as Sebastian swung his blade down, a hand appeared between the orc's neck and his blade.
Clank!
The sound of metal clashing against a hard object reverberated throughout the cave and surprised Sebastian. Staring at the owner of the hand, Sebastian felt an immense radiating from the person and noticed the person had horns protruding through their forehead.
'A demon!'
"I said I wouldn't interfere but I can't afford to lose this orc." The demon said.
Bang!
The demon flicked Sebastian's forehead and sent him flying through the cave's walls until he flew through a portal.
"Who the hell was that?!" Sebastian shouted, surprised.
Looking at his surroundings, Sebastian noticed there was blood on the ground. He then looked up and saw Lycaon being held by his throat.
"You… You're the killer of Brother Neo!"