Green cape floating upwards. Martin Lawden took his hudy off. Vain also finished his tea stood up calmly. Being surrounded by undead, he was not afraid. But afraid of the destruction that can Martin cause to the town and the church.
Martin screamed louder,
" Soldiers, let me greet my friend first. Stay still until I order to move. Take the fun of it. "
" You are same as always, creepy bastard. "
Stepping forward, sparks of black fire trailing from Martin's heels.
" You still believe in mercy, Vain? In saving what was never pure to begin with. "
Suddenly, Martin took a flash step releasing kinetic energy and landing a sword blow to slice Vain. Father Vain did, already activated his " Inventory " making his 360° his manipulative playground. Vain stopped Martin's attack with his curved sword.
Martin steps backwards. Vain breathes calmly but the wind shifts.
" No. I believe in choice. Something you threw away the moment you let your miracle consume yourself. And you are enjoying it, aren't you? Come on, show your true skull. "
Vain swiftly ran at Martin. Martin hurrily gathers some thaum in his palm. Flames started to regerate, it was orange. Then it turned blue, then violet. Martin emits the crimson light at Vain. Vain luck shone again. Moving aside, he slided beside the emit and got the reach.
Martin felt a blinding burst of white spark. Like divine fireworks and " BOOM!! " causing Martin shield his eyes on a sudden moment.
Both lunges forward. Their body crashed together—fists collide with thunderclaps. Both threw their sword and makes their both hand sword instead.
Vain implanted a sigil moments ago which got activated and both got teleported above clouds, falling.....
Martin switches to talk mode.
" I see a boy inside you who couldn't save. The betrayal. The tears you never let fall. Let me twist them into blades. Shall I? "
" You want to weaponize my past? Then face it. Erase it too if you can. I am tired of seeing same dreams again and again. "
Both took a stance while falling. Both doing cool moves to grapple another. Their speed was way to fast to be recorded. Every time creating holes in air as they punch or chop.
" Better a mask than being a soul rotting from inside. " Said Vain while throwing moves.
" Let's peel those masks off, shall we. "
Martin stopped and shoved himself backwards.
Martin lift his hand. The air distorts. Vain winces as the world around him slowly bends. He suddenly found himself standing in a burning house. A middle aged woman is screaming in a distance.
Martin acts like he is afraid taunting Vain.
" Are you watching, hearing, feeling? The same you froze when that bitch was burning in front of your eyes? "
Vain closed his eyes. He was standing in darkness, looking down, he saw his own reflection.
Why do you even exist? I hate you, What is the point of me being alive.....
Vain slowly inhaled and said, " It's not real. "
Vain looked at Martin with a sharp gaze.
" You think to fool me? You thought a Pillar can have family just because I look human? Your illusions won't work on me, friend. Your Thaum is too weak. "
Vain swiftly lands a palm strike by both hand on Martin's chest. Martin straightly crash landed on the grain field, on the other side of the hill. A big crater was visible as the dust fade away. Martin's armor had some scratches but he wasn't bleeding or injured but fainting.
Vain was Infront. Offering Martin his defeat.
Martin laughed while struggling to stand.
" I still haven't used my powers yet. "
.....
Henry helped people outside find a shelter. The doors were made of steel. Henry was wondering if those zombies could break it or not, specially, that giant one.
Roze landing slashes on that giant zombie. No matter how hard she attacks—the giant zombie's slippery thing was regenerating but also melting Roze's light saber each time. Roze had to restructure her saber after each attack. Costing more Thaum draining.
Henry was upset about Mr Flynn Tie. But he can't do anything if it's the all God of Fate wrote in his fate.
Henry was so surprised seeing Roze's reflexes. Whenever giant one moves it throws poison drops around. Roze incredibly managed to dodge all venoms while keeping offense.
The Giant noticed Henry and slammed its fist on ground at him. A sonic wave fastly marching at Henry crumbling the earth.
Henry thinks seriously while focusing at the medium of the shockwave to see outcomes.
TICK-TOCK.....
Henry saw an outcome. As he smiled, time flows again. The shockwave was about to hit but a person jumped in the middle stomping shockwave away leaving dust in that area.
Henry greets the person as the dust faded.
" Bene te videre, Allen Iverson. "
Allen Iverson with his combat suit looking handsome. A white sleeve shirt and a tight leather vest on top. Carrying two dagger sheath around his waist.
Allen looks at Henry childishly.
" Where did you learn Old Latin language? "
" Sorry, I peeked into your diary for 3 seconds when you went in toilet. Seems like you studied many languages. "
Said Henry slowly turning his face away from Allen.
Allen joins Roze after landing a solid kick on giant's face overwhelming its speed which made it off guard. Roze targets her saber at the top. Blowing its head with the fuller part of the saber.
" Tell the gods I am coming..... and hell's already full. Monsters die, legends fall. "
The body of that zombie still moving. Suddenly started to heat and release smoke. Allen, Henry, some people were near.
The giant zombie exploded itself before falling. Causing a massive rain of venom. Everyone got stunned for a moment until a wall appeared and stopped those continuously falling venoms.
Roze was lifting her hand at the wall made by light. Suddenly, blood came out from Roze's nose and mouth. Henry and Allen about to go near her for help.
Roze told them to stop pointing by other hand bathing in blood. Her hat flew in the wind. Her eagle reached there and caught her hat as always.
Allen shouted, " What's wrong!?What are—"
Henry added while his body shaking,
" She—She is absorbing all the venoms in her from those.... slippery liquids... She is not able to avoid or cut those venoms. Something was different about that Giant. It was not natural.... it was abnormal and so it's powers and venoms. Right now, she will absorb all the poison in her with contract with her " Inventory ", after this battle, If she stays alive, she will lose her visions and observing ability once and for all. "
Allen stunned silent for a moment. Then he ran while moaning at Roze. Allen was about to save her by stopping her doing that.
Roze's smiled as her bloody face brightens.
" Hey, don't cry. I finally feel the light... like pain never existed before. You are the only reason I kept fighting for. Now you have grown, my child..... Promise me, you won't remember me like this, remember those smiles..... stupid moments, not the end. You made..... everything matter..... my life..... "
As Roze's physical body fell on the ground unconscious, the wall disappeared. All the slippery liquid fell on them but didn't poison anyone.
Allen and Henry bathing in liquid fully shocked and mentally drained. People around there are sad, afraid, children are crying.
....
Few minutes later.
Two vanguards alongside Jeff Hardy invaded in that area. Jeff was jealous thinking Henry did all these things alone here. They took Roze with them hurrily for treatment. Allen and Henry will go there after sheltering the citizens.
...
Roze.....
Falling into a unknown deep sea. Mysterious beings peeking from the agony of cosmos.
She was closing her eyes, questioning herself many equations as a light spotlights her. She stood up, looking at herself.
WHO AM I ?