106 This is a slaughter-fes (2/2)

The dull looking captain snapped to attention a sharp look appearing in her eyes as she ran to support her crew, with a quick step forward she grabbed onto a crew mate that was in danger of falling overboard.

”Women, get yourself in gear, we have a freak incident to deal with!” She roared out, her voice drowning in another loud shriek that came from afar.

The water only grew fiercer as they drew close to their destination, ”What is going on!?” Roma yelled, her mind incapable of saying something that would not be drowned out by the bellowing waves of the sea..

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I gasped quickly as I dashed forward. The giant Yuda had more of its body freed from the housing as it raged forward, its bulk crushing all in its path, on its underbelly a few pieces of jagged debris sat helplessly stuck in the chinks between its scales.

If when the chase began its eyes had a look of cathartic hunger, now it had gotten completely clouded, a red haze as its fangs dripped, venom appearing as abundantly in its mouth as saliva appeared in mine.

As its mighty body swiveled around, the fog around could not help but rise. Clouds of red obscured its full figure as the island became home to the first collection of calm belt clouds.

”What is this a horror movie?” I grimaced out as I narrowly dodged a piece of huge debris. Though we were quite far out of the serpent's range, I could still not help but feel a sense of shattering heaviness on my shoulders.

It felt as if, if I did not continue to move then I would be swallowed.

”Fawkes! Get your ass with the group off the island! The exit is right there! I'll stay back and have a chat with this bastard about a close friend of mine called Murphy!” I snapped out.

IF there was a chance of danger on any of these adventures, I had long accepted that I would have to take responsibility. If the leader couldn't protect his own, then was he still a leader?

”Hate to say it but, I'll listen now, later I'll smack the shit out of your ass!” He roared back before hobbling out. He was not in his best form. He had been unconscious barely an hour ago, and wasn't in the best states before that. He hated to say this, but Lorean had more of a chance to stall for time than he did, especially because of his fighting style.

With a heavy heart he ran to the crumbling gate, the stress from the chase making him shiver. He had had no grasp of his surroundings!

With a sinking stomach he realized, he had taken this situation way worse than he had previously thought he had!..

I looked at the colossal beast, a kernel of doubt and fear in my eyes as I shot a fear soaked glance at Fawkes' back. The man had made it to the end of the island.

”Ok, you motherfucker, let's see how bad those teeth are!” I snarled out as I raced at him.

The creature looked at me with a hint of surprise before it roared, zooming downward to bite at him.

I looked at the building like face, before jumping to the side, shunpo'ing to avoid the heavy projectile. With a swift turn I jumped again, my fruit in heavy drive as I fed it more and more information.

With a flick of my wrist I pulled out my dagger, firing it at the edge of one of the few buildings, a hint of string at the end of the dagger's hilt.

A heavy object bore down on me, a foul scent almost bafflingly noxious hitting my nose. I yanked hard flying at the building, before turning around mid flight to spiral the metallic string that connected us. With a flick I yanked again, using the base of the weapon to swiftly shear out of the way, for though the head had managed to kill its momentum I was sure that the tail that now zoomed towards me would not be as merciful.

I barely shot out of the way, and almost as soon as I did a loud crackle roared out. Debris flew out, one even flying all the way to the rocky wall of the mountain before powderizing on its surface.

I gulped softly, for at this moment the walls had finally began to move around, a look of satisfaction spread across the snake's visage as the island finally fell away. The long limb that had remained still for centuries finally began to move, and with the cacophony of scales rubbing together that sounded more like a hundred thousand swords sharpening at once the island's fell away and the Yuda all father awoke in all its strength and glory....