Chapter 234 234 NO GOOD

Chapter 234 234 NO GOOD

"One legend holds that every thousand years, a dragon is reborn in the egg of a wireworm. Yes, it's just a myth, but that's definitely a story for another day. Are we done here? Cos' we need to go right now."

Under the moonlit skies, the girl nodded her head briskly. She creased her fingers, snapping her palm open and shut- flexing the bones.n-.o(-v)-e..l./b/-1(.n

"I believe so master" she announced, striding her way across the hilltop- edging towards him noiselessly.

"Good, now let's–"

[ALERT! ALERT!! ALERT!!!]

Nexus froze.

Each alert blasted in his ear- rising higher and higher above the former- chiming warning bells in his head.

[INCOMING DANGER. INCOMING DANGER.]

[NATURE: SS RANKED MONSTER.]

Nexus swallowed hard! Shit!

Stacy narrowed her eyes- watching him go pale under the moonlight.

"Master is everyth–"

"Shhh," he shushed her into fright.

[LOCATION: LESS THAN A HUNDRED YARDS OUT.]

[IMMEDIATE EVACUATION IS ADVISED.]

Fuck!

All the hairs on Nexus' body stood on end. His heart went into a thumping rage. His head jerked upwards- darting back and forth- in tune with his flashing eyes.

Fuck!! He cursed again.

"Master, are you–"

"THERE'S NO TIME–" he grabbed her hand- tightening his hand around her wrist; "We gotta go! Come on!"

Nexus sprinted off in a fog of terror. Rippling urgency tore through his beating heart- pumping him full with adrenaline. Behind him, Stacy shrieked and shrieked struggling to keep up with this sudden burst of new energy.

"Master!"

But Nexus did not even as much as say a word.

His feet continued to thump against the ground- bounding in forceful steps in front of each other- letting the swooshing breeze blast him in the face. Behind him, in the sweltering grayness, her felt and heard Stacy lagging behind.

The bitch was out of shape!

Damn it keep up Stacy! he thought; An SS-ranked monster? NOW OF ALL TIMESSS?!

'Come on!' he charged her; "Come on Stacy!"

The combined sounds of the clattering of both their footsteps echoed and echoed- reverberating and bouncing back their own urgency back at them. The blood rushing in Stacy's ears didn't allow her the luxury of thinking.

With each hot second that passed, her mind kept exploding- birthing tens and tens of questions. Chief among them being;

"WHAT THE FUCK ARE WE RUNNING FROM?"

Immediately- with the sound of the swooshing wind racing in her ears, she chanted the word, and swiftly activated her blood moon eyes.

Her vision plunged into a gloomy sea of dark red.

Above, all around, and in front, tiny wisps of mana hung in the air! Nexus' reddish purple mana bloomed rich and loud.

But in the horizon ahead- like the black leathery wings of a mighty dragon- two horizontal pillars of black mana clouded the landscape.

Fresh terror injected ice crystals into her bloodstream. The girl coiled back in fright- staring ahead- eyes wide open, and jaws dropping as a new question thundered in her head;

What the fuck is that?!!!

All of Stacy's senses screamed at her to run. The stench of death hung in the air like an invisible cloud- choking - and overshadowing her and her environment with an inescapable cloud of hopelessness.

A fresh burst of energy erupted from deep within. Her knees curled and and down- arching and falling with each dash. Lines of fresh sweat broke out on her face- drenching her in unmentionable places.

As strands of her hair blasted against the wind, she suddenly understood why her great master was fleeing.

'this isn't good!'

With the violent thudding of their feet, came heavy pounding in their hearts. Down the steep slope they charged- whizzing through the dark hill with only the crescent moonlight above.

Nexus' head craned forward and his arms arched through the air, accelerating rapidly, maintaining a three feet gap ahead of the York girl. A crippling sense of guilt coursed through him.

'Sorry Stacy,' he whispered to himself; 'I brought you out here to die. . .'

Behind him, Stacy followed closely- unaware of the guilt eating away at her master's heart.

The York girl's dark red hair flapped behind her as she chased Nexus' shadow- shredding the open air with her blasting nostrils.

In both hands, she held up her long skirt- thumping her booted feet furiously against the rocky surface- hurtling downhill in fluid sharp strides. As she tore through the night air, she heaved and fell- jumping over rocky obstacles- bracing and praying that she wouldn't step on anything slippery.

Gliding through the night's wind- she continued to make their way down the hill- away from the encompassing terror. None breathed a word. The sounds of their heavy frantic breathing curled into the air. with an urgency.

Their thoughts and fears pounded violently against their skulls-

Need to get away!

Fast!

As their eyes pumped in their eyesockets, a new kind of problem arose- just when they thought it couldn't get any worse!

A solid wall of rock appeared up ahead. It rose from the base- towering right up to the sky- looming over them like a black clad monster.

"Shit!" Nexus' voice came blasting out; "Was that there before!"

At the base of the towering wall, a steep curve appeared at the far right. The bend streaked into an arch- giving brith to a narrow pass. It was a sharp corner- and it required having both of them to slow down.

But that wasn't even the problem.

Cursing silently- as drops of sweat fell in droves from his forehead, Nexus forced his raging feet to decelerate. The rushing wind rode through his black coat- flapping it noisily behind him.

The muscles in his thighs, calves, and face contracted- compelling him to a grinding halt. Clouds of dust curled up in the darkness from his heels. He tilted his body- swaying slightly to the right- pivoting his waist, and sliding on the balls of his feet.

His torso responded- slowly tilting in that direction- as did his shoulders and neck.

But the steep curve wasn't the problem.

The problem literally appeared when the corner of his eyes caught a glimpse what had been behind him- the whole time! As he skidded, navigating the dangerous bend, a glimmer of white streaked into his line of sight.

Nexus' forehead cascaded in folds.

Above his eyes, both his eyebrows arched upwards. A cold blast of wind flapped into his face. His eyes burned deep as his mind replayed and replayed the sight over and over again;

White. . .lumps of white. . . slithering under the moonlight. . .silently gaining on them. . .

Thick veins screamed out on the sides of Nexus' temple. A violent rush of hot blood raged through his entire body. In a hot second, his brain connected the dots.

'NO FUCKIN' WAY!!' he hollered inwardly; 'This can't be right!'

But it was.

Out loud, he cursed as his left shoulder slammed into the side of the rock- rebounding him right onto the main path.

"YOU GOTTA BE SHITTIN' ME!" he cursed outloud; "Right now?!"

Stacy- pulling up right behind him, tensed at his sudden outburst. Through her blood shot bulging eyes, a flash of fear twinkled;

"Master?!" she rasped- urgently flapping her hands by her sides in midflight; "You're scaring me! What–?!"