The Moonlight Swordsman



"But Aizel, there is one less presence," Daisy said.

"So that means one of the mages has been defeated. Well, it doesn't matter with us; let's quickly take care of them."

Daisy nodded towards him. 

*****

"Princess has been taken down, and now two mages are coming in my direction. Damn it, Aizel, where are you?" Raven murmured.

She was inside the black cloud, trying to keep the mage in check so that he couldn't go invisible again. 

At the same time, Kageri and Memon reached the border of the black cloud.

"Memon, do your job," Kageri said.

Memon nodded and waved his hands. A swirling cloud portal appeared on the ground behind him, and from there, a mid-sized flying bird appeared. 

A big bird with a mouth that could swallow almost anything showed up. Its feathers were a rich brown color with black spots that looked fascinating.

With just a quick look at Memon, the bird seemed to know what it was supposed to do. 

It opened its mouth wide and began to breathe in, pulling the air and the obsidian cloud into its huge mouth.

In a matter of seconds, the huge mouth of the bird had swallowed the whole obsidian cloud. 

Kageri couldn't help but notice that numerous obsidian spears made of the same dark smoke had impaled his comrade, the mage within the cloud. 

His strength was slowly being taken away, and his once full cheeks were now sunken.

Yet, as quickly as it happened to the mage, the same fate befell the bird. Without warning, a multitude of smoky obsidian spears pierced its immense body. The bird plummeted abruptly to the ground.

"Memon, be ready," Kageri said.

The mage's belt gave off a bright glow, and in an instant, his body started to break up into tiny pieces and leave the world.

Out of nowhere, a dark storm appeared right in front of Memon and Kageri.

At the same time, a little far away...

"Okay, Daisy, it's your time to shine," Aizel said.

"Are you sure I can do it? I think you should do it," Daisy replied.

"Don't be nervous; it will be easy. I will help you; let's do it together, okay?" Aizel reassured and asked while tying a small container to an arrow. 

Daisy nodded.

She received the arrow from Aizel, drawing back her bowstring with a steady hand. 

She closed one eye and looked straight at the scary black storm. Aizel stood close behind her and tightly held her hand. Both of them were now focused on finding the two mages.

"Did you detect their presence?" He asked slowly, near her ear.

"Y-Yes," Daisy replied.

"Then on the count of three...

"One...

"Two...

"Three...

*WHOSSSH*  *Crackle*

The bow shot out with lighting crackling all over it. It flew through the air until it reached the battlefield, where Raven, Memon, and Kageri were fighting.

"Huh..."

Kageri's mana sense told him about the danger, and he quickly turned to find the cause. However, the bow's speed was unmatched and was already in front of his face. 

Panic and shock filled Kageri's widened eyes as he frantically attempted to meld into the shadows.

But before he could get away completely, the small container on the bow broke, releasing a red mist of poison from the azaleas that quickly engulfed his face.

In a mere heartbeat, his belt emitted a brilliant glow, and his form disintegrated into a cascade of particles, vanishing from the dimension in an instant.

"WHAT! Kageri....

Memon quickly turned to look where the bow was shot, but then suddenly a black, smokey spear pierced him from the back.

"How could you turn your back on your enemy?" Raven whispered.

After that, a lot of smokey black spears appeared and pierced Memon's body with ruthless effectiveness, draining his life force at an alarming rate. 

In response, Memon's belt began to radiate with ethereal light, and his very being fragmented into minuscule particles, departing him from the dimension.

"See, I told you," Aizel said with a smile, looking toward Daisy.

"But still, it was because of your lightning that the bow reached much faster," Daisy replied with a little pout.

"Yes, but you will be able to do it with your wind too. You just need more practice," he replied.

"Now, let's get rid of the last person." 

Aizel and Daisy moved quickly, and when they got to where Raven was found, she was kneeling and taking short, hard breaths.

"Where is the princess?" Daisy asked as she helped Raven stand up.

"Princess got eliminated," Raven replied.

"Huh, what a fucking noob!" Aizel said.

"If you wouldn't have let that guy escape, she might be here with us," Raven replied to Aizel.

"What can I do? That guy went into the shadow after getting his ass kicked." Aizel shrugged and replied.

"Hmm.. at least now only one mage remains and we are four; I guess it's a win for us," she said.

"So where is that idiot fighting?" AIzel asked.

*BOOOM* 

*BOOOM* 

*BOOOM*

"I guess there," Aizel said as he turned his head toward the commotion. 

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Soren fought the last mage in a fierce one-on-one fight. It looked more like a frantic chase, as the mage dodged, ducked, and ran as fast as he could to get away from Soren, who was right on his heels.

"Damn it, it looks like everyone has been eliminated." The mage who had the grumpy voice thought.

He tried to hit Soren with a lot of wind-powered slashes. But Soren was so skilled that he was able to easily block each of these blows.

Soren quickly closed the distance between them and hit the mage's sword with a strong punch. The sword broke into pieces, and the force of the blow threw the mage through the air and into a nearby house that was falling apart.

He spread his arms out in a broad motion, and an amazing change happened. The broken pieces of buildings, houses, and abandoned restaurants rose off the ground, resisting the pull of gravity.

These once-heavy pieces of destruction became weightless and floated elegantly through the air, coming together over the broken restaurant where the mage had been sent flying.