He basked in the light of a thousand spells. Cain gazed around as the army of two-winged angels rose from the ground and pointed their spears at him. He then looked to the holy dragon which was inspecting him before he made a decision and issued a command, “Avatar mode activated. Arcane Stage II.”
The dragon of flame that encased Cain issued a piercing cry. It glowed bright red before melting and condensing into a ball of flame encompassing Cain as a cocoon. The ball of flame rotated at a high speed before it cracked and Cain emerged. A bright orange aura surrounded him while flaming wings sprouted from his back.
Seeing his transformation, the holy beast flew towards Cain at high speed. Noticing the dragon's movement, Cain looked back at the army of angels before diving right in. He gathered a ball of fire in his hand before throwing it at the enemies in front of him, killing dozens of the angel soldiers. He forged a path forward amidst his bloodthirsty opponents. He formed a giant hole in the enemy's formation.
From the corner of his eye, Cain looked at the movements of the mighty dragon. To his surprise, it flew in a straight line towards him, not caring about the thousands of its comrades in its way.
Expecting a clash between the dragon and its minions, Cain stopped and repositioned himself. He waited for the opportune moment to strike. The dragon dived into its minions and passed through them like ghosts.
Cain’s eyes dilated in surprise before he regained his composure and clicked his tongue.
“No friendly fire mechanic…” He whispered.
Not wasting any time, he sprang into action. Cain looked at the grassy ground below him before his fire aura grew bigger. Tongues of flame lashed out at the air, scorching the incoming angel army and keeping it at bay. The oversized aura then shrank and concentrated on Cain’s right fist, covering it in a ball of flame. He punched the ground and it cracked.
Like an erupting volcano, the whole valley was split in two, fire and lava coming out of every crack. Rocks crumbled and fell into the river below the valley. Cain jumped into the crack he made before turning around and facing his enemies.
The holy dragon bypassed all of its minions and crashed into the ground. Dust billowed and rocks were pulverized. However, the dragon couldn’t make it past the crack Cain made. It could only look at its enemy as it tried to reach him with its paw to no avail.
Cain didn’t waste his opportunity. Orange magical circles appeared all around him, forming a hexagon. A fire laser launched from the middle of the formation, piercing the dragon.
The beast howled in pain, but Cain didn’t ease the pressure, he comboed the first attack with another fireball, before dashing towards the dragon and punching its face with his flaming orange fist. The dragon was catapulted out of the crack and into the air before it regained its balance. The flurry of attacks quickly chipped at its Health bar, decreasing it by more than half.
The Boss stood in the air, eyeing Cain who was still inside the Crack. It roared with might, beckoning for the army of angels. Its subordinates answered its call and dived down the crack.
The angels pointed their spears forward and entered the crack one by one. Suddenly, Cain couldn’t see the light as hundreds of them covered the sky. He chanted a spell and wisps of flames popped into existence beside him one by one. They turned into bullets as they flashed towards the flying army.
Spells bombarded the armed angels by the hundreds, however, they remained unscathed.
“Damn, seems like that won’t cut it.”
“Arcane Stage III”
The flames surrounding Cain, his wings, and everything, they became more intense, they shone like a thousand stars before turning white.
The angels lunged at Cain with their spears, while he countered with punches and kicks. His limbs clad in white fire, like the hammers of the heavenly forge. He would dodge by the tiniest of margins and strike with clean hits. Their flesh was nothing more than a cover for the metallic frame behind it, which Cain pulverized.
However, the more angels Cain killed, the more surrounded him. By the tenth soldier he killed, Cain was already surrounded by all twelve directions.
“Tch,” His fists that were covered in flames shone brighter. He punched out, and before his fist could land, he punched again. Again, and again, and again, until his fist was but a blurry image of flaming missiles.
With his ranging flurry, Cain opened up a pathway. The bright sky showed itself and he was finally able to get a breath of fresh air. Suddenly, the red head of the dragon covered the sun. It opened its mouth and gathered flames in its center, preparing to breathe hell into the earth.
Cain clicked his tongue before focusing back on the angels surrounding him. He gathered flames on his hand and threw a fireball at his right side. The spell wreaked havoc on his enemies and left Cain an opportunity to flee. An opportunity he did not miss as the hellish breath of the dragon blazed through his previous position in the blink of an eye.
Cain’s eyebrows furrowed at the gravity of the situation.
“Arcane Stage IV!”
A blue fire pulsated from Cain’s chest. It then covered his arms, legs, head, and finally wings. Like a blue phoenix, he soared in the air.
He murmured a chant beneath his breath and six miniature sky blue magic circles appeared beneath his feet before immediately disappearing.
Cain kept destroying angels left and right while the dragon kept looking for blind angles to fire its projectiles. In the meantime, he whispered his chants and the magical circles popped in and out of existence. This back and forth lingered for a minute or two before the army of angels dwindled to a non-threatening force.
Cain looked up at the sky, catching a full sight of the seven-headed dragons. Something he wasn’t able to do for the last minute or so. His expression, however, wasn’t one of worry or distress, but a triumphant one. His grin spanned from ear to ear, a sight he rarely showed to his peers.
“Flames of Genesis.”
Light sprouted from beneath Cain and illuminated the crater. Hundreds upon hundreds of magical circles popped out of nowhere.
Blue flames surged and roared before engulfing Cain with their nightmarish tongues. He became fire, and soon enough, he turned into a blazing phoenix. His eyes glinted with a sky blue gleam. His sharp talons tore the air in preparation before he launched with mind breaking speeds.
One punch. The mighty dragon couldn’t even follow Cain’s movement; he appeared right in front of it. Flames fluttering like wings, fists more solid than steel. With a clean uppercut, Cain shattered the dragon’s crystal, pulverizing it into rainbow-colored dust.
The Hp bars above the Boss’ head plummeted, and life in its eyes dimmed. The holy dragon fell from the sky and plunged into the river. The crash caused a tsunami. Gigantic waves drowned the grassy plains.
Cain stood high in the sky, flames surrounding him from all sides. He was looking at the dying dragon when his vision blurred. The wings of fire faded into a whisp as Cain lost his balance. He slowly dived down into the ground before falling on his back, exhausted.
“Good job Cain, you did great.”
Shesmu suddenly appeared and so did the rest of his teammates. He looked at Cain for a few seconds before continuing, “Well, the only thing left now is the World Cup.”
“Holy hell, you went all out. Look at this crater! Who’s gonna pay for the repair!”
Fate’s obnoxious shouting and unfunny jokes brought a smile on everyone’s face. Even the usually stoic Cain couldn’t help but soften.
“Once we get the prize money, we’ll have enough to cover the cost and more. Even after the snakes at the top take their cut, you’ll all have enough money to drown in booze until you die.”
At the mention of alcohol, Fate got even more excited than before.
“Leader! Last time you said it’s gonna be your treat but chickened out. You better make it up for me this time or you’re never gonna hear the end of it on twitter!”
Shesmu immediately regretted bringing up the matter of booze. His eyes darted in all directions trying to find a way out of this sticky situation. However, even though they saw his signals for help, neither Vez nor Cain stepped in to help. They let out a sigh in resonance. They looked at each other in surprise before letting out a laugh.
"Hey, hey. You guys laugh all you want, but we're still in-game. This is a final, you know?"
“Yeah, well, we already won and—”
Vez was about to continue when his face froze.
"Wait, we lost the Serpent. Can't they base race us now?!"
Everyone turned into high alert mode with Vez’s reminder. Even Cain who was on the ground resting tried his hardest to stand up.
"That's what I'm saying you apes. Let me call winter, hopefully, he made it back in time," Shesmu concluded.
'No need.' A new voice, one that didn’t make its appearance throughout all the fights and struggles resounded within the depths of everyone’s mind.
‘Yo winter!’ Fate jumped into the call. ‘Leader is freaking out here. First, he forgets about the booze, then he trolls around in the finals and forgets that they stole the Serpent. Honestly, it’s kinda embarrassing.’
“You little sh*t…” Shesmu seethed at Fate’s teasing, while Vez and Cain just breathed a sigh of relief knowing that matters at the base were cleaned up.
‘You don’t need to tell me that Shes is noob, I think we already established that ages ago. Though while you dipsh*ts were having fun trolling around in these regionals, I took care of the mess here. So, for the sake of everything that is holy, can you please end the game?! I’m getting bored out of my goddamn mind here!’
Click.
The connection was cut over, leaving Shesmu not able to say anything. A wry smile was plastered on his face, he didn’t know whether to be angry or laugh at the situation.
“Okay, Winter is right. This is getting boring for both us and the fans, let’s finish it cleanly.”
Everyone nodded at Shesmu’s words.
“Well, finishing the game is fine and all, but Leader, don’t forget about the booze!”
Comments (0)
See all