Interlude - General

Interlude - General

Interlude - Generals

Nayra saw the general to her side and the monsters escorting it, she knew the type, knew what it could do to a battle line. It was fast, and its blades cut through nearly anything save for an awakened objects. It wasnt the strongest one there was, but supported by an army it could do a lot of damage and open up a front. She lashed out with her techniques and abilities, chaining {Mesmerizing Mirage}, {Mist Burst}, and [Deaths Slash] to clear out the area around her and buy time. Then, she stepped back, the people around her immediately stepped in and filled her place on the battlefield. Lesamitrius leapt and swung his saber, cutting up a monster while the other Cultivators in their team supported him.

She jogged behind, cutting at the few monsters that had gotten by the front line as she reached one of their more protected stations. She found the messenger and gave orders to be relayed down the Twilight Melody Sect and allies line. The General had to fall before it reached their lines.

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Reki Jhan-Ekoa received the message from Sect Leader Nayra, and immediately pulled back from his place on the front. Others filled his position, and he turned to look down the line. He saw the General getting close to the front line. He had to reach it fast. He debated what he wanted to use, battles like these were a card game, you had to make sure to save your best cards for when you needed them, but also make sure that you dont lose while keeping them close. The General was a threat, the question was how much they could get away with by not using their great cooldowns to take it down. Seeing the monsters around it, protecting it from incoming fire, Reki realized that they would need to spend some of their cards.

He channeled his technique, {Imbue Kinetic Force}, onto himself and then he started running. His armor covered his entire body, but he saw with his skills. With every step he imbued a bit more Kinetic Force from his surrounding, stealing it for himself. He was a charging juggernaut as he reached the thick of the enemy ranks. Monsters tried to get in his way, and he just barreled through them, the Kinetic Force being released on contact sent them flying away from him.

Just before he reached the Generals group, a large pillar of fire crashed on top of them, fired by the Ornn-Dagda line. It disoriented the monsters enough that he had a clear line to the General. He shaped spheres in his hands, then imbued them with more Kinetic Force, then he started throwing them with {Impelling Concussive Throw}. His spheres flew through the air and hit the General in the chest. It stumbled back as the powerful concussive force hit.

Monsters nearby all turned on him, attacking him, but fire flowed around Reki, providing support. Then, he felt another person land near him, their spear flashing out at a few that the fire didnt get. Reki glanced at the man, Eari Ji Van-Woll and his long spear. He nodded at the man, and together they turned on the General.

The monsters around the General, the defenders with large flat bone protrusions over their heads recovered, those that survived the fire at least. And they turned in their direction, seeing the two of them as a threat now too. Fire came from behind them, the other warriors of the sects unleashing everything that they could at the cluster of enemies, trying to give them an opening. Reki and Eari jumped forward.

Eari felt his Ideal fill him with power, removing all the pain and stiff movements from before. The Generals beam had cracked his ribs, and the monsters that swarmed him had left him littered with wounds all over his body. Without his Ideal, he wouldnt have lasted for much longer. He whirled and cut down the monsters around him, then as the General charged and swung at him, he jumped beneath its swing with [Burst Step] and unleashed his {Excruciating Venomous Strike} that he had been charging with Technique ChargeOverwhelm. He cut the side of the Generals hip as he danced away from its attacks. It turned around, its blade-arm glowing with dark energy and then it cut.

Eari deflected with Grudge, but the blow still sent him flying into a group of monsters. He whirled his spear and sent out {Summon Exploding Spectral Vipers}, but he still felt the jaws close on his ankle. He didnt feel the pain, so he quickly cut the monsters head off, deflected another attack with his two tails, then stabbed his Venomous Stingers into another before he dashed away as the General followed.

Is it enough? Eari asked.

Soon, one more good hit, Grudge told him. Eari didnt know if he would be able to get that.

Then, the world around him shook, and noise filled everything. It took him a moment to realize that it was Reki, as he arrived and unleashed a technique. Monsters around the General exploded, the ground split and even the air sent shockwaves in all directions. The General stumbled, one of its blades cracked and then shattered. Eari saw his chance. He pulled back Grudge and channeled his Qi. With {Defiant Heartseeker}, Piercing Star, and |Perfect Spear Throw: My Arm, as Giants| he threw his spear filled with Black Viper Venom at the General. It hit him in the chest, his awakened weapon continued to reduce the Generals resistances, and Eari saw the Venom from his other wounds spreading, dark green lines growing beneath the skin. The General staggered back, and Eari heard Grudges words in his head. Now.

Eari triggered Malice. The green Venom beneath the monsters skin exploded in violence, spreading all over the Generals body and started to leak out of its pores. It looked shaky, and then it fell to one knee, its skin crumbling and cracking. A moment later it toppled down and died.

Eari glanced at Reki as fire fell all around them, and two Heavenly Cultivator teams arrived to help give them room to pull back. With no words spoken, they retreated behind their lines, and Eari headed straight for the healers. His Ideal would last for a bit longer, he needed to get patched up and use it for as much as possible.

Yirrel watched as fire came down on the city of Emaros. Two people were sending a massive beam of flames at the shields, draining them rapidly even with the Elder King reinforcing it. He was the King of Edicts; Prime of Fortitude. Defense was in his nature as well, though not in the same way as it was for Yirrel. He wouldnt be able to hold those shields much beyond what they could handle on their own, but he didnt need to. Up in the skies, the thunderstorm was being kept at bay, but the monster army around them was pushing the Sects hard. She could already see a few areas that had been forced to retreat closer to the walls, though some were holding. It didnt matter if they held if most lost, they would just get cut off.

She looked from her tower and waited; the Elder King would make his move soon. He was no fighter, he was a King, and a king ruled and empowered his people. She got herself ready. Soon, it would be time for her to act as well.