Chapter 63: Battle Against Fate Part 1

Only a short amount of time had passed, and I could feel some health recover, so I decided to try and go for it. Holding up seven fingers, I was able to get my hands together, and the MOUNTAIN BLADE was in my right hand. With a flick of my wrist, chains and cage shattered.

Next, I was on the ground, and I released the MOUNTAIN BLADE to catch my breath. Instantly I noticed the flashing icon and opened it, rapidly accepting everything. I flashed with the light of leveling up, but I didn't bother checking my stats.

I felt strong, all injuries gone, and I didn't even think about it as I bent my knees and jumped. Thirty meters of dirt and rock passed in a flash as I erupted from the ground. The sun before dusk caught my eyes, and I shielded them while searching the skies. Found it!

I started to run towards the floating castle, and once I broke Mach one, my foot smashed down, and I left a crater as I shot into the air to the castle. I almost overshot and had to use earth magic to catch myself, pulling me back down to the courtyard.

Everyone inside must have noticed the commotion because all four girls came running out with…Miss Grace? What was going on?

"DAVE!"

Tilly was the first to reach me as I let go of MOUNTAIN BLADE. I caught her in my arms and pulled her into a deep and passionate kiss. The feeling of her soft and warm body pressing into mine almost brought tears to my eyes as the other girls tried to push Tilly off me.

Soon we were all on the ground, and I was getting kissed and soft breasts from every angle. It was indeed a delirious paradise for any male keen on this sort of thing. I wasn't here to argue as the girls fussed over me.

Then I received a chop to the head from each girl after they settled down, telling me not ever to do that again.

"We need to stay together. No more running off!" Lavender scolded me, and I was like deja vu of my embarrassed rush into the dungeon in the MINI-GAME.

"I know I'm sorry. Something broke inside me when I saw Miss Grace's head."

"This Fate character is proving to be more than a problem. All the city's nobles that kept demons sealed are dead, and we just received a report that the castle is under attack by hordes of demons. According to what the report said after five minutes of battle, things aren't looking good."

Miss Grace had walked over to us. Now that the girls looked the same age as her, she waited until they finished harassing me. I looked over to the edge and pulled the girls off me, but helped each one up before heading out to the edge. Below we could see the castle, but its outer gates were already breached, and the army was being pushed back effortlessly.

"Take us down there, Miss Grace. We can't let them get to the King or its game over for everyone."

Tilly and Iona sat on either side of the strange disk-shaped hovercraft one of the house's maids of all people was piloting for use. We were all ready, and we had a plan. Trinity had joined us two since there was nowhere else left to protect. This place was the final showdown.

We neared the jump site, over eighty meters in the air, and we started to leave. First, Vic fell and transformed into a massive stainless steel dragon that caught the already dropping Lavender. They would rain down magic from above while The rest of us would act as the ground crew.

Trinity leaped from the disk, already bathed in golden light as cried out, "Come forth, Augusta, Holy Angel of Light!" The golden angel swooped down from the heavens and caught trinity, descending in a rush the rest of the way. When they impacted, demons flew in all directions.

Last but not least was Tilly, Iona, and I. I thanked the maid for the ride. Then, turning to the girls that latched on tight to either side of me. I waited till the hovercraft was where I judged to be the best drop point, and I stepped off the edge.

The wind rushed up, and I felt the girl's grip continually tighten, but I held them both firmly. The drop took seconds, but there was a brief moment before impact where everything went quiet. Then we connected with the ground.

Instantly, a dome of earth and light covered us and protected us from oncoming attacks and the falling debris of my impact. I let the girls go, and everyone got ready.

Iona produced black mist that she fell into and disappeared immediately. Her job was to swallow large groups in open areas and help us from the shadows. Tilly's improved fusion hammer was out, and I almost called her Sasha When I turned to her.

Tilly's six eyes were alert, and she had a thick layer of magical shielding surrounding her body. Seeing this, I summoned my swords and activated my skills. Golden flames surrounded my body, and a HOLY BLADE and I looked into Tilly's eyes.

Our shield and earth wall dropped as the demons poured into the crater, but they never stood a chance. Massive blades and a jet-fueled hammer tore through the demon's waves, causing them to disperse into black particles. All different sections of demons were disappearing into the darkness around us, and I knew Iona was also hard at work as Tilly, and I stood back to back.

Above, blue flames poured from the mouth of Victoria's dragon form as she swooped in. At the same time, Lavender rained down huge balls of orange flames from Victoria's back.

Soon a pair of flashing gold lights approached from behind. Trinity and Augusta were carving their way to us, and Victoria was coming into land. The demons were thinning outside the gate now, and the army had a better handle out here now. We advanced through the gate, but three massive demons were tearing up the military and courtyard.

"Iona, work with me and Tilly with Trinity. Each group takes one of those demon giants!"

We split off, and Iona climbed onto my back. In the car, we talked about different strategies to work as teams using our respective magics, which was one of them.

Beside us, Tilly and Augusta rushed in with a blade and hammer, tearing through the demon like paper. Simultaneously, the other demon was already ashes, with Lavender and Victoria over excessive fire blast. My attention fell back to the demon, rushing me.

I leaped into the air, and Iona created a black mist at my feet, coming on a high arc to descend on the demon. Its weapon flew up, but as our weapons were about to connect, I fell into the mist, instantly shooting up through the demon's shadow below. I shot through the giant demon, splitting it in half.

The demons kept coming, but their numbers were beginning to wear down. Within five minutes, the demons were retreating, but that wasn't the end.

The earth started to shake as a massive red circle of summoning appeared around us.

"Everyone get…"

That was all I got out before a massive horned demon broke through the surface, scattering my party. The thing only stood out of the ground from the waist up, but it was still over fifteen meters tall. The thing reached out, and a gigantic glowing red sword burned into existence.

I quickly looked around, but my party was already getting back up. The same could not be said for the members of the army, though. Bodies and cries of pain were everywhere.

The demon turned to me as we all formed up, and a churning ball of dripping molten lava formed in its hand, but Lavender and Iona were already on it. Two streams of water, one large the other on an entirely different level. Lavender was using that staff again, and the demon was pushed back. The fire turned to rock in the demon's hand.

I nodded to Tilly and then jumped into the air, summoning both swords. Tilly timed her swing, and when my feet connected, I jumped and her rocket-powered hammer boosted me like a missile at the demon. With surprising speed, the demon brought his sword over to block, but nothing could stop me.

The glowing blade shattered as I connected with subsonic speeds. My blades tore the demon's head from its shoulder, but before Victoria could catch me in her dragon form, I heard a scream from the castle entrance stairs.

"HERO!"