25 RNG: Texan In Another World - V2.12 - Battles over Calm Water (1/2)
Mike originally wanted to fly toward the incoming ships to keep them away from the port, but things got dicey after they opened fire during his arrival. Flying higher into the Sky, he could finally see the scope of the incoming Armada of Ships. Its was a Maritime Procession, an escort of Ships filled to the brim with Soldiers.
A large Shadow came out from below them and crest its head above the water. A leviathan sized Crab with a tail, was crushing Boats apart and Soldiers that wore armor were sinking quickly.
Mike felt pity, and fear. A large monster like that could destroy his new home in no time. He couldn't allow it to go on its rampage and decided to just freeze the water again around the boats. The wouldn't sink and the cold temperature would freeze the ice around them so they could fight back.
Soldiers and Magicians piled out of the boats and onto the Icy slates that had been formed. Their confidence in its magical integrity wasn't short of impressive. If it gave out, they would all die.
Mike had earned his rank in the military, he wasn't a coward, deserter or a conscientious objector. He felt that fighting for what was right was better than being running from problems. Mike's combat injury really changed the course of his life, if it hadn't Mike certainly wouldn't be able to be in the position to do what he was about to do.
”Hold your positions!” Mike called out, but they already thought that he was part of the attacking force below.
Mike watched arrows and spells flung in his direction, from almost all directions. His only escape was up, rushing the Dragoon into the clouds was obviously the best decision but it left the people on the boats in the same position they were in before he had started.
Mike watched the tail of the giant prawn crush a ship in half, the Ice around it broke into pieces but kept the boat afloat.
Mike started calling out orders, ”Aim at the Joints”
Mike leapt off the Dragoon and directly toward the Prawns face. The Claw had a lot more immovability than Mike first thought, but that didn't change his direction or momentum.
”Cut off the Antennae” Mike thrust out cutting spell, but it wasn't penetrating.
As the spell passed over the shell of the Prawn's Claw, the spell seemed to warp around it.
Mike took quick notice of it and spun toward the antennae on its head. With a flick he sent out some ice bolts to knock them off.
The shattering effect worked better than he expected, but it only infuriated the Prawn who was not thrashing in any direction it could. The Soldiers on the boats saw what Mike was doing, and decided to stop their attacks on him to focus on the Sea Monster. If Mike hadn't frozen the boats in place most of them would have already been scrambling through the water trying to survive.
”Its too hard, do you have any heavy weapons!” Mike called out and a spacial ring from one of the nearby soldiers brought out a heavy two handed hammer.
”That'll work” Mike grabbed the hammer from the Soldier and swung it up to meet the mouth of the scurrying prawn. Mike wondered what it was after, there had to be a reason other than just seeing boats.
He raised the hammer behind his head and brought it down onto the back of the Prawn. Its shell had cracked but it was still in tact.
The Prawn tried shaking him off and after a few moments, Mike was thrown clear to the soldiers he was working alongside.
”We need more attacks at the same time” Mike was wondering what was going on with the soldiers and why they weren't attacking much when the Prawn opened its mouth and began spewing a toxic substance.
”WATCH OUT!” Several soldiers on the boats in the rear had raised their shields to block the incoming wave of foulness.
The sticky substance smelled like Oil, Mike felt it was combustible and started to re-think he approach.
”Don't you dare!” Mike knew what a powder keg looked like, it was always in an unassuming package that shook whenever something came near. The Raging Prawn was no different.
Tiny little electrical sparks came from its tips and started to ignite the bile. The rush of flames was slow, but the heat wasn't mild at all.
”That all you got? Vomit?” Mike laughed.
He pulled out the Frost Cannon, Mike hadn't used it since he was freed from the Titan's Source. All the actions and casting he had done came from his own power.
”Lets see how this works, PULL BACK!” Mike shouted mid-sentence and let it rip.
The beam cut into the ocean around them and pushed the Ice out in a straight line for a few hundred meters.
”Well, that didn't work.” Mike pulled out the Sap Crystal and pointed toward the Prawns face. It was a direct hit, Mike stowed the crystal away and grabbed the hammer from beside him for another try.
”ALL TOGETHER NOW!” Mike leapt into the air with the Hammer and came crashing down on its back, severing its shell from the soft muscle underneath.
Mike had been to crayfish broils his whole life, but he really never expected something like a Rodeo Bull with its balls cut off to be his next experience. Mike thrust his hand into the body of the Prawn and started to roast it from the inside, the screams of the Prawn were muffled for a while due to the Sap.
As its body grew hotter, the once Ocean blue Shell turned a deep maroon and an otherwise tasty smell started to come out and into Mike's nose. Mike didn't know how much of the meat was usable but it certainly smelled good after it was cooked.
He put its corpse into the storage ring and looked back at the soldier who had given him the hammer.
Mike passed the hammer back to the Soldier and helped get them all on non-sinking ships before he released them all.
Heading into port he wasn't sure if they would be attacking, but the boats needed repair and maintenance if they were going to continue on. Mike's only course that wasn't turning them away was to allow them time to repair at the very least.