Rouchefort is watching along with the others inside the safety room.
" They are so fast it is almost impossible to even keep up. I'm honestly surprised Ryuga has become so powerful." Ash comments sticking his head close to the glass window.
"It looks like Xicor is progressing faster than most of you. It's impressive how he's trying to heal himself and fight at the same time." Rouchefort who was silent all this time finally voices his opinion.
A telepathic link reaches Rouchefort who is watching the fight between Irla and Ryuga.
"Master Rouchefort …. There is an intruder within the castle walls. I don't know your location but I hope you're listening to this message."
"Where is the intruder now? And who or how strong is he?"
"He's just a headless man on a horse. He is very strong, the entire emergency force couldn't subdue him. Now I think he's on the way to the south tower." The soldier coughs and sounds of blood. The link is cut.
"Ash, Katie, Shiro, Ezekiel we have company on the surface. Go and deal with whatever it is. But some time if you have to. Also, you can't teleport out of here so be careful when you head to the exit."
"What's happening, and why should we be careful when leaving.?" Ash asked in surprise.
"The torrent of surging power in there could kill you in seconds, so seal yourselves. Also you'll find out when you get there."
The four left the room and headed to the exit without any signs of being noticed.
Once they reach the surface, they encounter the Horsemen Of Death. He is holding a book in one hand and a black longsword in the other.
"Finally, the ultimate grimoire of spells for my master." a deep voice echoed. It belongs to the horseman.
"If you're the one speaking, I'd be happy if you put that down now please." Katie gets on defense.
"You need a better line than that. And maybe we might consider the creepiness of talking without a head some sort of curse." Ash brings out his daggers and gets ready to fight.
One thing is for sure, most of his psychic Abilities were going to be useless. He can't attack a mind of a being who doesn't have one. Meaning this horseman was his worst direct counter.
"Kids shouldn't interfere with forces they don't understand." The horseman slowly getting towards them.
"Aren't you guys going to do something?" Ash gives Ezekiel and Shiro questioning looks.
Instead of a clear answer, they point at Katie who is left perplexed. "What a group of gentleman you turn out to be. Saying ladies first in this situation?"
"You can't blame us, you're the only one with her strength at maximum. And we just want to see what you got."Shiro bluntly states his opinion.
"I see it all to well, death has decided to give you a visit, now welcome it and die." the horseman fires multiple energy blasts and opens a portal that absorbs them and shoots them back tenfold. Double in might and number. The attack explodes the moment it makes contact. The smoke clears up with a gust of wind and he's standing unscathed.
"I am sorry but you see, anything infused with my energy is useless on me. The privilege of being the being I am now. Anyway, it is an honour it is to finally meet the all so revered Necromarcs." Looks at looks at his foes, even though he didn't have a head, the could tell by the intense power directed at them. "And to finally kill one." He added.
"Katie, I have an idea. Though it may be riskier on my side. So everyone listen up." Ash links their minds with telepathy.
Katie summons out her sword -The Ruler - and the other two necromarcs follow. "Now that's what I like to see. Just don't kill me." Ash comments using the string to join his daggers.
"If you get the book away from him, I can erase the law that maintains him."Ezekiel makes a suggestion.
"Then let's just burry him. We'll take it after he beat rots away." Ash charges to him with his daggers. He throws one at his leg and it stabs into the thigh.
The horseman grabs it but switches places with Ash before he pulls it out. When he turned, Ezekiel who boosted his physical strength punches him in the abdomen and sends him into Katie 's direction. Katie holds her sword to the right and covers it in her ohra while putting all her best strength into it.
She swings her sword and hits him with her hardest. With great force, he is drawn to Shiro. Who stands aside to reveal a black wall. The horseman crashes into the wall and it falls forward sending him into a hole in the ground. A magic circle appears on the black surface and vibrantions are heard. The horse vanishes like mist.
"I seriously didn't think that would work." Ash laughs.
"That's because it didn't." Ezekiel 's expression changes. "He is rampaging down there, forcing his way into the chamber."
"He can't enter even if he wanted. I mean that thing is sealed in a whole other dimension." Ash brushes him off but a heavy vibrantion resonates the area.
"Don't tell me, he managed to break in through it." Katie states in a shaken voice.
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[In The Chamber]
Rouchefort is watching Irla and Ryuga when he notices something in the ceiling. A vibrantion resonates within the chamber and he enters the chamber when he senses a vibration of the chamber. Irla and Xicor increased their energy really high for massive attacks. Rouchefort tries calling out to them but his shouting doesn't reach them as they charge to attack. Before they clash, something black fires from above. The ceiling caves in and the horseman of death 's figure becomes visible.
Xicor jumps back and focuses his eyes at the mysterious figure. "Oh damn it, that was too close. And who is that?" he sees Irla and Rouchefort waving for him to come. He casts teleportation and appears by them.
" Xicor heal yourself and get ready to deal with that." Rouchefort orders him while healing Irla.
"How am I supposed to do that? I don't even know what 'that' is." Xicor complains.
"He's a horseman. One of the four horsemen of Apocalypse. He's the horseman of death. He is known because among the group, only he lacks a head. It looks like he came here to get the gate-breaker. Meaning Zephra is about to leave the Netherworld." Rouchefort explains. "Make sure he doesn't leave, or he leaves without the book. It seems like he managed to avoid facing the others by coming here."
Ryuga raises his hand and a magic circle appears above him. His wounds are healed in a moment and his energy rises. He sents a telepathic message to the group on the surface.
"Ash, everyone. I would like your help here. Please hurry it up, I can't have all this cake to myself you know."
"Is he still in possession of the spell book.?" Katie asked.
"I'll take it from him." Xicor broke the link.
"I guess big attacks dangerous attack will get the job done since smart ones failed. What a drag." Ryuga attacks with his best speed and closes the distance between them. He swings his resemblance and the horseman parries it. They get locked in a fierce exchange of sword exchange until Ryuga steps back and looks at the horseman from a distance. "Who are you? That sword style, it's impossible that anyone knows it."
Ryuga was reminded of someone he thought he left in his past. Someone who Shared his sword skills with.
Ash and the others come into the chamber running. Katie looks at Xicor and realises something. His energy pattern and the resemblance 's energy pattern was changing.
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