Chapter 207: Fighting Spirit (1/2)
Facing such a tight situation, the amazonian woman's excited, almost crazed grin on her face didn't falter. Instead, it became even crazier, wider, more heated.
”THIS IS IT! YES!” She yelled out with excitement, as she jumped slightly to the left and back, creating some distance between the swinging weapon to her right and at the same time, evading the incoming mid-flight body whilst she swung her axe towards the flying orc with all her might and momentum.
Her response was just as fast if not faster than the orc's sudden shift in tactic. Although both orcs were battle-hardened, they couldn't properly react to the unexpectedly agile evasion of the tall and robust human. The flying orc's only instinctual response was to quickly put his arms in front of his chest creating a protective barrier using his own forearms.
As expected, the amazon's ax collided with the orc's arms with great power, sliding several inches deep into its flesh, and bones. The loud crunchy sounds of his radius and ulna bones were being shredded to pieces were muffled with the orc's loud pained, regurgitating cry. At the same time, his partner could thwart his own mid-way swing either, the best it could to dampen the blow was to quickly spin the handle and hit the already crying orc's head with the side of the weapon's crudely made head.
However, even being a blunt blow, the energy it carried was still quite high, causing a series of spiderweb cracks to spread from the point of impact on his partner's thick skull. The trauma turned the humongous creature dazed, it's cries faded, the focus in his eyes turned blurry. Noticing the change of state in her opponent, the amazon swiftly pulled his weapon back from the mangled remains of what once was the orc's forearms. Lifting her right leg, she gave a powerful kick to the creature's chest, throwing him back, towards Aiden and Sarah.
”Hey kiddo, finish that one for me, will ya?” She yelled at the black-haired boy with an excited voice. Her attention was already on the now-lonesome, startled, and shocked orc to her left. Shifting her attention to the now single enemy, she turned around to face her, the colossal war ax, already readily held with both of her hands.
As the orc dropped to the ground unconsciously in front of them, Aiden only gave a slight nod at the woman, before she turned away to focus on the remaining combatant. Looking at the half-dead body laying in the dust, Aiden was about to step closer, when a delicate hand touched his shoulder from the side.
”Let me do it Aiden. I want to do it myself.” Sarah asked, with a stern tone, big contrast to the usual melodious tune that accompanied her speech.
Without waiting for the boy's acknowledgment, she already stepped forward, slowly unsheathing her short, curved blade. Turning it upside down, she crouched in front of the unconscious body of the dark green robust humanoid creature. Grabbing her weapon with both hands, she raised it above the orc's chest area, and with a slight grimace smearing her expression, she decisively struck down.
With shocking precision and a surprising force, considering her otherwise delicate frame, the blade swiftly struck against the hardened skin, piercing it with relative ease, and sliding deeper inside the soon-to-be carcass. With minimal resistance, Sarah's single swing pushed through the hardened skin and meat that served not just as muscle mass, but as a shell, protecting the important organs of the creature.
The blade continued its deadly trek inside the man-beast until a clunking sound put a sudden halt to its trajectory. The hard surface the girl hit was immediately recognized by both as the monster's most important part, the core.
The ugly grimace on Sarah's face revealed a momentary flash of joy that quickly vanished. A stoic, strict look now dominating her expression, she began to push against the blade, cutting around the meat and tissue, working to free the small treasure out of its gruesome depths.
”Need some help?” Walking next to her and crouching down Aiden asked with his usual friendly smile. It was quite a disconnect to look at his nonchalant, seemingly oblivious outlook of the brutal scene in front of him.
Looking like a butcher from some horror, with her hands and halfway up to her arms turned black with the oily dark substance that served as blood for the dead creature, Sarah shook her head, not turning her head and focusing away from the operation she was conducting.
”No, I'm fine. I want to do this myself, sorry. I…” Lifting her weapon slightly, she pushed it down a moment later with even more force, the sound of bones and tissue being tearing could be heard.”...I... need to do this, Aiden.”
”Sure… I will check on Naybeah then.” Nodding, Aiden stood up, leaving the girl to her own, and turning towards the still ongoing battle that seemed to reach its apex.
Meanwhile, the battle between the woman and the orc was about to be concluded. The orc's primitive weapon couldn't hope to match up to the ornate, war ax of the crazed amazon. Even though, as the battle turned from bad to worse for the creature, he did not run away. His instincts were honed in similar battles.
Instead, as he was falling into a critical situation, his eyes turned bloodshot, his muscles slightly bulged. His swings turned wild and unpredictable.
Already expecting his new state, the blonde-haired amazon's grin returned, she suddenly ducked, instinctually evading a blow, while at the same time, doing a sideways arc aimed at the creature's ankles.