Max sweats as the Graith drops Ray. "Without Ray on defense, the beast is much more dangerous," Max says, his mood sinking. "Our chances of victory are much worse than before," he thinks.
What can they even do now? He doubts Kaito will be any good in a fight. He and Terra are good fighters, sure, but he wonders if continuing the fight is worth it, as their lives seem forfeit now.
Kaito breathes heavily from the ground. "This is terrible. I'm just watching from the sidelines while they fight for their lives," he says, twitching his fingers. "Please, I have to do something!" Kaito shouts.
Terra glances at Max. "Don't tell me you're thinking about giving up!" she yells, blocking an oncoming attack. "We both said one day we'd be top-ranking adventurers in a guild, remember?!" she reminds him.
Max listens, his throat tightening at her words.
"We don't give up; we never have!" Terra shouts as the Graith slices her side.
Despite his waning spirit, Max joins the fight with Terra.
They land blow after blow, taking multiple nasty hits themselves, putting their all into the combat.
Max is thrown aside, watching in horror as the Graith aims a killing blow at Terra.
Before the attack lands, she's shielded by a barrier. A red barrier?
They look over, and it's not Ray who conjured this barrier but Kaito.
"Little buddy?" Terra asks, surprised that he can use barrier magic. She thought he could only shoot dirt.
Kaito then charges fire in both hands and BLASTS it at the Graith, sending it flying away from Terra.
Max and Terra are both bewildered. Kaito smiles at them. "You guys still got your nerve?" he teases.
Terra and Max join his side and attack once more. Exhausted from the fight that has dragged on far too long, they persist. Kaito dodges an attack and unleashes more fire at the beast.
"It feels so good to use fire again!" he exclaims. Terra and Max both continue to press on. Shocked yet thankful by Kaito's prowess.
Max uses a weapon arte of his own cutting off the Graiths tentacles. The Graith howls and it grabs Max by his head. With all it's might it throws Max through a wall knocking him unconscious.
The Graith charges Kaito. The speed still a surprise he manages to react to it. Kaito flips forwards and slashes off the Graiths fingers from its hand. He then ignited his body using fire to propel himself away from it.
The move surprises Terra herself. "He's managing to keep up," she says her voiced filled with surprise. "Even though he's weaker than us?" She questions. In awe from his skill.
Terra swallows her ragged breath, with her entire body wincing from pain watching someone weaker than her fight she regains herself.
She recalls her past and all the various adventures she's been in with her friends, and how Max has always been ahead of her. His strength being both an inspiration and frustration.
She dashes in and assist Kaito as she uses her sacred arte to enhance her senses. Pushing herself even harder to protect them. The beast roars and fires blasts towards her slicing into her flesh, blood staining its claws.
She fights through the pain. Her entire body screaming. She looks around at the carnage seeing her friends on the ground and seeing this boy. Much weaker then herself performing so well causing her emotions to stir and her output strengthens.
The continued fight makes Kaito's wound open again. He slips up fromthe Pain and the Graith lands another attack on him. Kaito lands on the ground - quickly he shakes it off, attempting to rejoin the combat. Before he can Terra tosses him aside.
Terra howls like a beast. "Maximum output! Sacred arte!" She shouts at the top of her lungs. The brilliant silver glow illuminates the entire dungeon even reaching outside.
"Maximum output! Weapon arte!" Terra shouts, overexerting herself it feels as though her body rejects the overwhelming pressure. She forces her body to accept the power flowing through her.
All of her limits shattering before her very eyes she whips her blade around and her silver lights takes shape of a magnificent silver wolf! Gleaming beautiful despite their horrid circumstances! "Beastly calamity!" Terra unleashes an all new weapon arte.
The Graith howls, Terra's weapon arte, having no trouble passing through and destroying the beast whole finally putting an end to it's rampage.
She falls down to the ground exhausted from the fight. Though her best efforts she passes out. Kaito is left stunned at the display of strength before him. "Woah." Is all he can muster.
He sits down too tired and in pain.
He hears the sound of footsteps approaching them as he sits.