"YOU STAY AWAY FROM HER" Two voices shouted
Akira flying through the air, on Ashley's right landing a fly kick on the beast's face. Time felt as if it was slowed for Ashley. She could see every wrinkle and ripple created in the monster's face by Akira's foot. Totara on the left side threw a right jab, cramming it in between the beast ribs, and sinking into its flesh. The shared force between the two attacks stunned the monster, then caused it to reel back in pain.
Not being done with the beast Akira once he landed twisted his on his left heel and raised his right foot delivering a hook kick to its face while Totara went in with the uppercut sending the beast into the air and sending it flying into the wall causing a plume of dust to form, temporarily shrouding the creature.
As the dust cloud disappeared the beast pulled itself out of the indent its body made when it collided with the wall due to the force of the boys attacks. Turning its face to look at them with wild, bloodshot eyes, its mouth almost rabid in appearance as it formed a vicious scowl as its putrid blood ran down the corner of its mouth and dripped onto the stone floor causing a slight sizzling sound to be heard as it melted the floor under it.
As the two stare at the creature Akira glances back to Ashley and could not help but grimace. It looked like she had been caught in a tornado and drenched in blood. Her hair was disheveled, her right arm was broken in several places with hundreds of small and medium lacerations all over her body and the worst of it all was the cut to her abdomen.
Her battered and injured form was now burnt into his mind and the more he saw it, the angrier he became. Turning back to the monster his eyes now lacked the fear they once had, instead they became dull and cold mimicking his element ice yet they are as sharp as the blades he carries.
"Hey Ash… You can rest now; me and Akira will handle it from here." Totara spoke, the normal jovial tone in his voice was gone and was replaced with one of steel. As he stepped forwards to stand next to Akira. Seeing the two, Ashley could not help but let a few tears slip and let out a small chuckle towards their confidence.
"Go kick her ass guys" Ashley said with a bit of mirth and tiredness in her voice, as she slowly fell back while closing her eyes.
"... But make sure to leave a piece of her for me ok" She finished as her head rested on the floor of the room and her consciousness slipped away.
Looking back once more to the unconscious girl and giving her a small smile before turning around and slipping into his battle stance with his sickles firmly grasped in his hands and the smile slipped away to form a neutral look with only one thought on his mind.
"Got it"
Totara, seeing the readiness on his best friends face, got into his stance. Glancing over to Akira, he met the younger boy's eyes and with a nod they rushed forwards at speeds surpassing that of Ashley in her enraged state.
Seeing the two charge at her, the beast wasted no time and dashed forwards ready to rip them to shreds and throw their desecrated bodies around like confetti. Akira and Totara are now on opposite sides of the beast. The beast brought her arms out to the sides and clotheslined them. Akira was able to grasp onto her and spin up and around the blow launching himself into the air. Totara on the other hand brought his hands to his face right before impact. Stepping back and regaining his footing, he swooped his leg right under the heel of her leg, flipping it forwards leading the creature to fall back onto the ground. Seeing the opportunity Akira angles himself to land feet first onto the beast face forcing it further into the ground before back flipping off it and sliding back into his combat stance.
Slowly the monster rises up from the ground and its chuckling can be heard reverberating throughout the chamber. Once it was fully up, its lust filled eyes traveled to that of Akira's and a lecherous smile spread across its face as it started to hug itself before it spoke.
"Akira~, my love~" It spoke, its voice husky and sadistic.
"Those eyes, filled with such anger and hatred~" The monster's voice continued to rise in pitch.
"I love it.. I LOVE IT ALL~!" It screamed madness clearly in its voice.
"I LOVE YOUR SADNESS.. YOUR DESPAIR BUT THIS, THIS HATRED THIS ANGER OHHH HOW IT MAKES ME FEEL ALIVE… I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF IT~!!" The smile it once now turned into a full grin showing its blood stained teeth.
"Come Akira become min-"
"Shut your filthy mouth and keep my name off your tongue… you disgusting creature." The coldness in his tone spoke volumes to the anger that was beneath it. Light glinting off of his sickles, he bounded towards the beast slightly passing it before sticking one into the side of her neck. He pulled to swing himself behind her and jammed the other sickle into the other side of her neck.
Using his feet he pushed against its back and pulled once again while focusing his heightened powers into the weapons, freezing her wounds with opaque white ice. While they tore through the bone, muscle, ligaments, and skin she struggled to reach him behind her.
The ice made her unable to heal the wounds as quickly as she would like. Prolonging the searing pain and inability to speak due to her vocal cords being severed, it opened its mouth but only a faint hiss of exhaled air could be heard. Totara took his chance to land a powerful front kick while Akira gouged his sickles into both of her armpits once again freezing the wounds and tearing his weapons out. Totara took a step forward and punched the beast, crushing its nose. Regaining some form of control over the pain the creature now swung scratching Totara's arm.
Then it grabbed his arm, tugged him forward, and as he was brought closer she punched him just as he had punched her. His arm made an audible popping sound as it was dislocated. Yelping in pain Totara immediately stepped back to assess the damage. The beast turned her attention to Akira and grabbed him by the throat. She slowly squeezed harder and harder as her throat finally healed enough for her to hiss:
"The more you struggle the hungrier I become~."
"Well you'll die starving then." Akira hissed back, his legs began to glow a faint icy blue before he put both of them on the beast chest and pushed off, freezing it and releasing himself and tucked into a roll before getting back to his feet and turning to look at Totara who was already in motion.
Rushing forwards as he set his arm back into place he closed his eyes channeling his power into his fist he opened his eyes and saw the frozen beast in front of him and threw his fist forwards.
"Sage Art of the Jaded Dragon: DRAGON'S CLAW!" He yelled.
His fist now covered in an orange glow melting right through the ice hitting the monster in the sternum burning the insides of the monster and shattering the ice like glass sending the beast flying. Seeing an opening Akira rushed after it, getting behind it hitting the monster with a back kick sending it back to Totara.
Dashing forwards, Totara caught the beast and slammed it into the ground before tossing it up into the air and landing a powerful vertical kick, sending it flying to the middle of the boss room. Concentrating all his energy into a single point of his index finger he exclaimed,
"Art of the Jaded Dragon: DRACONIC STREAK!" Shooting an orange beam of raw power at the beast which slammed into the monster engulfing it in bright orange light. Searing pain overwhelmed the creature as Akira then created a large, sharp pillar of ice which speared the monster through its back.
Looking down at the one who impaled her… the ones who actually caused her true pain…. THE ONES WHO DARED TO DAMAGE HER. As it opened its mouth it tasted something, moving its head and wiping away the substance it brought it to its face.
"T..Th..This…I..is" It's eyes widened and its heavily damaged body started to shake.
"This is my blood…"
"Blood….."
"BLOOD MY BLOOD!"
"HOW DARE YOU, I'LL…..I'LL KILL YOU ALL, AND I'LL START WITH AKIRA I'LL RIP YOU TO SHRE-"
Before it could finish, a spear of pure white ice found itself halfway through the beast head.
"I told you to keep my name off your tongue… you filthy creature" Akira spoke as a bit of frost left his mouth, before turning his back and walking towards the unconscious Ashley, opening his mouth once more he spoke.
"Frozen Frame" were the words he uttered once he raised his hand, he then formed it into a fist and the spear exploded encasing the beast head in ice.
Dashing past Akira, Totara's leg becomes covered in an orange glow before he launches himself into the air, and above the beast. Doing a front flip in the air he brought his energy-covered leg down in an ax kick straight into the monster's head, staring it dead in its eyes. His foot came down, shattering the ice and destroying the beast's head and pillar.
Landing on his feet, Totara turned around to follow Akira only to see his friend stumble and almost fall over. Rushing forwards he caught the unconscious teen and noticed that his normally all black hair had streaks of white disappearing from it.
Before he could say anything he felt his energy being sapped away and his eyes grew heavy before he collapsed dropping Akira. Looking at his two friends he could not help but worry about Ashley once more before his eyes closed and his consciousness slipped away.
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Name: Totara Direson
Moniker: ?
Rank: A-rank adventurer
Power: ?
Fighting style Unknown
Race: Beast man
Skills: Sage art of the jaded dragon first stance: Dragons den, Art of the Jaded Dragon: Draconic streak, Sage Art of the Jaded Dragon: Dragon's Claw, ?
Personality: Totara has always had a sense of justice and pride, he never lets his pride get the better of him and is always ready to save a life no matter what. After all, he always dreamed of being a hero.