by redheadedstepchild 9th March 2017, 11:25 am
He couldn't help it, Mashyuu smiled at Kite. He had always been a man who was willing to help others in need and as it was, Mashyuu wasn't the exception even thought the Wizard thought he was. Mashyuu sprang up with Kite said he would help. "Yeah I could have, but I don't like to put others in danger if I can help it. We all have our burdens and I've been trying to shoulder this one on my own... Itsu lets go." Itsu, the busty woman in white armor sprang up and whipped her dagger around in her palm. Mashyuu grasped her shoulder with his large palm and held his sword in place on his belt while Kite grabbed Mashyuu's shoulder. A flash of light filled the room that Mashyuu swiftly ate as a quick power boost and before the three knew it, they stood outside the front door of a massive maze. Kite gave some details about how the place worked and Mashyuu nodded in understanding. "It's fine Mashyuu, I will protect your thoughts and memories. Now that we have untied I will be sure to keep you safe." The Goddess sharing a body with him assured the Wizard. Not only that but Mashyuu could reverse any mind altering effects that the place would have on Kite or Itsu with one of Mashyuu's healing word spells.
Kite walked ahead first, prompting Mashyuu to raise his left hand and let a magical bow appear in his palm. The thought was that if Kite was leading the way Itsu would bring up the rear while Mashyuu played archer in the middle of the group. At least for now. Kite hung left, the obvious move, that was until a wall fell shut down between both Mashyuu and Kite. The Fire Wizard shouted for Mashyuu and Itsu to continue on without him and that Kite would catch up once he figured a way through the maze. "Kite just stick to the left and it will lead out. I'll try to drive the guy towards you!" Mashyuu shouted back to Kite and motioned for Itsu to move with the Earth God.
Itsu nodded and placed her cursed weapon in front of her as the full moon made the weapon glow a deep red. "Hear my call and come fourth. Hewy, Dewy and Luey!" Itsu shouted. The blade conjured three skeletal warriors who held great swords in their bone hands and bowed to a knee at Itsu's feet. "Come with us and keep us safe. It's time for us to finish that Necromancer." Itsu commanded. The monsters nodded their heads and stood up, ready to do what their Master asked. The three monsters stood up and brandished their weapons, walking forward and leading the way deeper into the maze.
"Do you think he knows we are here?" Itsu asked Mashyuu. He nodded his head and spoke, walking just a few feet behind the woman. I'd be shocked if he didn't. If this is truly his lair and he didn't set off that trap with Kite then the Necromancer would be putting himself in danger with his own traps. I bet these walls of stone have some sort of magic on them allowing him to see us. So he knows when to set off the traps. We need to be extra careful." Mashyuu replied to Itsu.
The team twisted around a sharp corner and a stone wall started to fall shut behind them. Mashyuu raised his right hand and the ground under the wall came up slightly, stopping it from sealing the team off if they needed to go back. From a little further down the hall a low rumbled stared to echo in the maze. A familiar figure came into view, the Three skeletons raised their blades, remembering how hard of a time they had dealing with the Zombie brute last time. In fact, last time Hewy, Dewy, and Luey were defeated in combat, leaving Itsu to finish the monster off alone. Even after the wounds the three soldier skeletons left on the Zombie, Itsu barely managed to defeat the monster.
Not wasting any time Mashyuu took aim and pulled the magical bow string back, a magical energy arrow appeared along the string of the bow, taking aim at the lumbering Zombie. "Sniper Elite!" Mashyuu called out and released his arrow. The arrow spun and zipped through the air, driving into the neck of the Zombie then exploded, leaving a massive hole in its throat. Not wanting to waste any time, the Skeletons charged forward, each one running in a line behind the other, slashing at three different angles as the arrow exploded, leaving deep gashes in the leg and hip of the Zombie as the three passed up massive monster.
Itsu charged up upon the Zombie and jumped. her dagger flipped through the air as she palmed int and landed on the Zombie's chest, digging the weapon into its shoulder. Violently she yanked up with the dagger, cutting to the point in the monsters neck that Mashyuu had put a hole in. When her weapon hit the wound Itsu kicked off the beast and flipped back to land on a single foot and her knee before Mashyuu. The Skeletons all took a turn while Itsu stabbed, driving their long blades up the Zombies back, drawing great gashes of dried blood and organs out of the Zombie. Mashyuu pushed his way past Itsu and extended his right hand, as if he were pushing air. "Earth Gods Combo: Part One!" Three stone pillars shot up out of the ground and drove into the jaw of the Zombie, taking its head clean off the neck thanks to the duo attack that the team made on the beast moments ago. Mashyuu smiled at the monster and then to Itsu. "Good job, if we keep this up-" The Wizards words cut short as he realized that he was starting to forget who he was standing with. That was until Mefitis the Goddess of Earth and fire inside of him seemingly grasped his mental memories and held them in place, keeping the Wizard and her host safe.
A slender hand grabbed Mashyuu's shoulder and shook the Earth Wizard while she slapped his face hard. "MASHYUU! COME OUT OF IT!" Itsu shouted, pulling Mashyuu's attention. "Ugh.... Oh. Sorry Itsu. Come on, lets go." Mashyuu pulled away from Itsu and started to walk as if nothing happened, but he knew if it wasn't for the goddess that kept him alive, he would have forgotten who Itsu was.
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