The Chronicles Chapter 35: Cavern
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nutty_arashiSeries Title: The Chronicles
Chapter number: 35
Chapter Title: Cavern
Beta:jheili
Author: Biohazard Geeky Nutcrackercoolohoh
Length: Series (1224 words for this chapter)
Rating: G
Pairing: OT5
Summary: The land of Vihar has been thrown into chaos. Is there anyone with the bravery and skills to save the world?
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A/N: Sorry this is late! Had to rewrite the entire chapter... Hope you'll like it.
Nino briefly regretted letting his anger get the better of him. The cavern was huge and the enemies were still a distance away, but they were closing in fast. And watching the hoard of black figures coming in at them from all directions, Nino didn’t feel so brave anymore. As much as he would rather die than work for the Necromancer… He didn’t actually want to die. Nino gritted his teeth and summoned the most realistic, large scale fire he could manage. The sudden burst of flames scared both his companions and the enemy.
“It’s fake, go go go!” Akanishi urged.
“Ok… What now?” Ohno asked in a calm, also irritated tone.
“I guess we kill them?” Sho helpfully suggested.
Perhaps it was his training kicking in, or because he knew his best friend and the world’s best fighter (in his eyes) was right there beside him, calm and collected. Sho couldn’t help but feel assured too. Whatever happened, with Ohno by his side, they would survive.
Ohno looked around the cavern, his mind raced as he tried to come up with a strategy.
“Which way to Shiso?” Ohno asked urgently.
Jun pointed at one of the tunnels in the opposite direction from where they came from.
No good.
It was one of tunnels which the Enlightened had come in from.
Ohno pointed to a wall slightly off to the side. Better to pick a wall to back against then an unknown tunnel with possibly more enemies to come at them.
Sho grimy nodded.
Meanwhile, Akanishi had gotten his army back under control and the army was advancing forward once more. As the front troops reached the illusion, the illusion broke apart and Nino fell on his knees, panting at the effort.
“Hahaha! What a futile move! Die now Nino, die!” Akanishi’s gleeful voice rang throughout the carven.
Jun shot out a magically charged arrow in Akanishi’s direction. The arrow punched through the enemies in a straight line, falling the Enlightened in it’s path like they were dominos. Akanishi barely avoided the piercing shot, as he dived down onto the floor. A fizzle could be heard as the arrow hit the wall on the other side of the cavern.
“You bastard! Get him!” Akanishi yelled.
Sho didn’t bother waiting. He paved the way with his heavy shield and broadsword, blocking the enemy attacks as best as he could while pushing ahead, away from Akanishi and towards the spot Ohno had indicated earlier. Behind him, Aiba and Nino followed closely, with Nino poking his dagger threateningly at any who tried to come close. Meanwhile, Jun was firing more mana charged arrows at whichever direction that seemed to have the highest concentration of invaders. While Jun managed to get at least 5 Enlightened in his first shot, the enemies quickly wisened up and scattered all over, making it harder and harder for Jun to make multiple kills with a single shot.
“Come!” Ohno urged as the Enlightened closed in.
Jun gave up on his bow and pulled out his dagger, retreated to join his friends. He caught a quick glance at Ohno. The latter looked absolutely wild, his eyes were narrowed and he was slashing and side stepping attacks at incredible speed. The sound of metal clashing rang throughout the cavern.
Meanwhile, Sho’s ears was ringing from a blow he’d received to the side of his head, thankfully he’d managed to put on his helm before the fighting began. Still, the blow hurt and Sho was seeing stars. His slashes became more haphazard as he blinked away his tears and tried to think and see straight. One down, two, another and another. Sho felt his hits connecting one after another. He could vaguely make out Ohno’s figure darting around behind him, but all he cared was moving forward. Then suddenly, he was out. He’d broken through the line of Enlightened and reached the cavern wall.
Sho paused for a moment to catch his breath and for them to regroup. He made a quick mental calculation.
One.
Two.
Three.
Four…
And himself, five.
They were all alive.
For now.
Ohno was the last to join them, retreating back towards the wall while simultaneously fighting off 4 Enlightened. Sho rushed forward to help.
“Die!” Sho yelled as he swung his broadsword in a mighty arc, instantly decapitating one of the enemy. Bloodshot out of the fallen man's neck like a fountain, but Sho barely even noticed as yet more enemies came from behind. The wave of enemies seemed endless.
Ohno retreated behind Sho as Jun parried off an attack with his dagger.
As good a fighter as him and Sho were, they had barely killed off a quarter of the enemies, and he’d already gotten slashed on his left arm. If they were going to come out of this alive, he’d have to try something else.
“Hold the line for me!” Ohno yelled to no one in particular as he started casting a fireball. In his own magic exploration, he’d discovered that he could make his fireballs bigger if he held the life force in his hands and kept it there before releasing it. He’d managed to make a fireball about half a meter wide… Ohno figured that maybe he could do something bigger if he kept channelling longer.
It would work.
It has to.
Only if Sho could hold out for a few precious minutes.
Ohno closed his eyes and willed the life force into his palms, standing there transfixed and unmoving. The world seemed to disappear as all he could feel was his hands getting heavier and hotter as Ohno gathered more and more mana.
“STOP HIM! HE IS CHANNELING!” Akanishi yelled.
The Enlightened army surged forward once again. Sho swung his broadsword in wide arcs, trying to prevent the enemy from reaching them, while Jun and Nino tried their best to keep the enemies from the side at bay. Aiba meanwhile had picked up a sword from the fallen enemies and was brandishing it as best as he could by Nino’s side.
“Ohno, whatever you’re doing, please hurry!” Sho urged.
His swings were getting weaker and less effective. Anytime now, the enemy would break through his defence.
“Idiots!” Akanishi cursed at his troops as he watched them surge uselessly again the behemoth that was Sakurai Sho. He started chanting an incarnation, hoping that it’ll work like the Necromancer had said it would. A swirling mass of black mana appeared at his hands. Akanishi hurled the black ball towards Ohno, hoping that it’ll find it’s mark.
“Get down!” Ohno yelled as he snapped his eyes open. He was at his limit, unable to gather more mana in his arms. He vaguely saw and felt a black ball hit his right shoulder blade, but the pain barely registered. With a mighty cry, Ohno let loose the fireball from his arms.
Time seemed to have slowed.
Ohno could see Sho rolling out of the way, just in the nick of time as a massive blue sphere left his hands moving towards the other end of the cave, expanding as it went. Screams rang throughout the cavern. Ohno could see some of the enemies at the back of the battle field trying to run off, Akanishi included. But the mana ball continued moving forward and expanded, swallowing them all.
Chapter number: 35
Chapter Title: Cavern
Beta:
jheiliAuthor: Biohazard Geeky Nutcracker
coolohohLength: Series (1224 words for this chapter)
Rating: G
Pairing: OT5
Summary: The land of Vihar has been thrown into chaos. Is there anyone with the bravery and skills to save the world?
Please refer to the [Masterpost] to navigate between chapters. Join
nutty_arashi if you wish to be notified of new chapters.A/N: Sorry this is late! Had to rewrite the entire chapter... Hope you'll like it.
Nino briefly regretted letting his anger get the better of him. The cavern was huge and the enemies were still a distance away, but they were closing in fast. And watching the hoard of black figures coming in at them from all directions, Nino didn’t feel so brave anymore. As much as he would rather die than work for the Necromancer… He didn’t actually want to die. Nino gritted his teeth and summoned the most realistic, large scale fire he could manage. The sudden burst of flames scared both his companions and the enemy.
“It’s fake, go go go!” Akanishi urged.
“Ok… What now?” Ohno asked in a calm, also irritated tone.
“I guess we kill them?” Sho helpfully suggested.
Perhaps it was his training kicking in, or because he knew his best friend and the world’s best fighter (in his eyes) was right there beside him, calm and collected. Sho couldn’t help but feel assured too. Whatever happened, with Ohno by his side, they would survive.
Ohno looked around the cavern, his mind raced as he tried to come up with a strategy.
“Which way to Shiso?” Ohno asked urgently.
Jun pointed at one of the tunnels in the opposite direction from where they came from.
No good.
It was one of tunnels which the Enlightened had come in from.
Ohno pointed to a wall slightly off to the side. Better to pick a wall to back against then an unknown tunnel with possibly more enemies to come at them.
Sho grimy nodded.
Meanwhile, Akanishi had gotten his army back under control and the army was advancing forward once more. As the front troops reached the illusion, the illusion broke apart and Nino fell on his knees, panting at the effort.
“Hahaha! What a futile move! Die now Nino, die!” Akanishi’s gleeful voice rang throughout the carven.
Jun shot out a magically charged arrow in Akanishi’s direction. The arrow punched through the enemies in a straight line, falling the Enlightened in it’s path like they were dominos. Akanishi barely avoided the piercing shot, as he dived down onto the floor. A fizzle could be heard as the arrow hit the wall on the other side of the cavern.
“You bastard! Get him!” Akanishi yelled.
Sho didn’t bother waiting. He paved the way with his heavy shield and broadsword, blocking the enemy attacks as best as he could while pushing ahead, away from Akanishi and towards the spot Ohno had indicated earlier. Behind him, Aiba and Nino followed closely, with Nino poking his dagger threateningly at any who tried to come close. Meanwhile, Jun was firing more mana charged arrows at whichever direction that seemed to have the highest concentration of invaders. While Jun managed to get at least 5 Enlightened in his first shot, the enemies quickly wisened up and scattered all over, making it harder and harder for Jun to make multiple kills with a single shot.
“Come!” Ohno urged as the Enlightened closed in.
Jun gave up on his bow and pulled out his dagger, retreated to join his friends. He caught a quick glance at Ohno. The latter looked absolutely wild, his eyes were narrowed and he was slashing and side stepping attacks at incredible speed. The sound of metal clashing rang throughout the cavern.
Meanwhile, Sho’s ears was ringing from a blow he’d received to the side of his head, thankfully he’d managed to put on his helm before the fighting began. Still, the blow hurt and Sho was seeing stars. His slashes became more haphazard as he blinked away his tears and tried to think and see straight. One down, two, another and another. Sho felt his hits connecting one after another. He could vaguely make out Ohno’s figure darting around behind him, but all he cared was moving forward. Then suddenly, he was out. He’d broken through the line of Enlightened and reached the cavern wall.
Sho paused for a moment to catch his breath and for them to regroup. He made a quick mental calculation.
One.
Two.
Three.
Four…
And himself, five.
They were all alive.
For now.
Ohno was the last to join them, retreating back towards the wall while simultaneously fighting off 4 Enlightened. Sho rushed forward to help.
“Die!” Sho yelled as he swung his broadsword in a mighty arc, instantly decapitating one of the enemy. Bloodshot out of the fallen man's neck like a fountain, but Sho barely even noticed as yet more enemies came from behind. The wave of enemies seemed endless.
Ohno retreated behind Sho as Jun parried off an attack with his dagger.
As good a fighter as him and Sho were, they had barely killed off a quarter of the enemies, and he’d already gotten slashed on his left arm. If they were going to come out of this alive, he’d have to try something else.
“Hold the line for me!” Ohno yelled to no one in particular as he started casting a fireball. In his own magic exploration, he’d discovered that he could make his fireballs bigger if he held the life force in his hands and kept it there before releasing it. He’d managed to make a fireball about half a meter wide… Ohno figured that maybe he could do something bigger if he kept channelling longer.
It would work.
It has to.
Only if Sho could hold out for a few precious minutes.
Ohno closed his eyes and willed the life force into his palms, standing there transfixed and unmoving. The world seemed to disappear as all he could feel was his hands getting heavier and hotter as Ohno gathered more and more mana.
“STOP HIM! HE IS CHANNELING!” Akanishi yelled.
The Enlightened army surged forward once again. Sho swung his broadsword in wide arcs, trying to prevent the enemy from reaching them, while Jun and Nino tried their best to keep the enemies from the side at bay. Aiba meanwhile had picked up a sword from the fallen enemies and was brandishing it as best as he could by Nino’s side.
“Ohno, whatever you’re doing, please hurry!” Sho urged.
His swings were getting weaker and less effective. Anytime now, the enemy would break through his defence.
“Idiots!” Akanishi cursed at his troops as he watched them surge uselessly again the behemoth that was Sakurai Sho. He started chanting an incarnation, hoping that it’ll work like the Necromancer had said it would. A swirling mass of black mana appeared at his hands. Akanishi hurled the black ball towards Ohno, hoping that it’ll find it’s mark.
“Get down!” Ohno yelled as he snapped his eyes open. He was at his limit, unable to gather more mana in his arms. He vaguely saw and felt a black ball hit his right shoulder blade, but the pain barely registered. With a mighty cry, Ohno let loose the fireball from his arms.
Time seemed to have slowed.
Ohno could see Sho rolling out of the way, just in the nick of time as a massive blue sphere left his hands moving towards the other end of the cave, expanding as it went. Screams rang throughout the cavern. Ohno could see some of the enemies at the back of the battle field trying to run off, Akanishi included. But the mana ball continued moving forward and expanded, swallowing them all.