Guardians of the Elements: The Lightning Guardian

Not Even All the Darkness in the World

Aiden lunged in the direction of Darkness, who was already prepared to counter the attack. He tried a feint, but his feet did not move. He directed his attention behind the Guardian of Fire; Aileen was kneeling on the ground, her sword stuck. She had trapped his feet with the same dirt trap that she used in her first meeting with Frank, although it could be seen that she was using a lot more energy than that time. Darkness, noticing how close Aiden was, vanished into the shadow cut out by the light emanating from the fire of the guardian's sword. He reappeared behind the Earth Guardian, who could barely turn to block the attack of the Apocalypse's Sword with her greatsword; the force of the impact sank the earth beneath her feet. Darkness disappeared again, reappearing behind Aiden, who instantly backed away with his partner.

- We can't hurt him if we can't even touch him - Aileen observed - We have to restrict his Shadow Travel.

- I'll be right back. Your turn - Aiden said before running off to the side.

Aileen looked at him confused, but turned just in time to notice the Darkness attack. She dodged it with the grace of a potato and was thrown on her back to the ground. The other one lunged at her, ending on top of her. The girl blocked it with her greatsword; the width of it gave her an excellent shield. Darkness leaned on his sword until they were face to face. Even from that distance, the young British woman had difficulty recognizing the face of that pleasant boy whom, in such a short time, she had come to call her friend. Instead she could only see an evil being, who all he wanted was to bring destruction to that world, that dimension. She spat the grass, that had got into her mouth when she hit the ground, in the other's face; this distracted Darkness long enough for her to land a double kick to the chest, sending him a couple of feet into the air. As he fell, the Earth Guardian caught him waist-deep on the ground, but he broke his bonds with a blast of dark energy, causing Aileen to retreat. In that moment, she caught a glimpse of a faint glow out of the corner of her eye. She turned towards that source of light; Aiden was standing a few feet away, his sword ablaze. He winked at her before starting to run, lighting a great circle of fire that surrounded her and Darkness.

- What was that all about? - The girl asked the Fire Guardian when he stopped next to her.

- Light - replied the other - This way he will not be able to teleport. Like Raymond said, if there are no shadows...

- ... there is no Shadow Travel.

They both exchanged glances and nodded at the same time, before launching themselves to face Darkness, who no longer had his strong card.

***

- Are you ready? - Raymond asked the two girls who had stayed with him. They responded with a nod - Okay, let's go.

The three of them rose at the signal of the Lightning Guardian and slipped into the forest, taking advantage of the distraction created by Eren and his animal army. A couple of Shadows followed them, but they didn't pose much of a threat. With a single swing of her foil, Breeze tossed them into the air, slamming them against the tree branches. Only one remained, which succumbed to Narel's cold steel tooth. She looked back for a second, at the chaos that had taken place in the clearing, and ran back to catch up with her fellow guardians.

- We're close - Raymond said, noticing how the terrain became steeper and steeper.

Emerging from the trees, the three guardians found themselves on a hill that rose above the rest of the forest. The Lightning Guardian turned towards what had become a battlefield, turned towards the sky, and finally, towards his companions.

- Now what? - Breeze asked hoping that Ray explained more of his plan. Narel seconded her with an expectant look.

- Denmark 2.0 - Raymond's answer only confusing the other two - I need you to combine your powers to create a storm cloud. As big and powerful as possible.