Realm of Realms

Chapter 40: Showdown

Jordan and his pals dashed along the corridors until they arrived at the main throne chamber, where he waited; Prince Leo stood at the window, waiting for them. "It took you all a lot longer; I thought I had to locate you all by myself," he remarked nonchalantly.

The prince turned around and charged up his chaos weapon. Jordan's sword didn't deter him, but he grabbed his sword, eager to battle.

"Prince Leo, stand down; we don't have to do this," he pleaded. Prince Leo grinned and removed his helmet, which he placed on the throne.

He annihilated the other thrones, his moms, and even himself. "Do you believe you can beat me? What makes you think you can halt my dominion when you couldn't even save the queen from dying?" Prince Leo inquired.

Jordan could still hear Maranda's screams in his head. It was a burden to bear on himself but one he didn't have to face on his own. "I have friends, people on whom I can rely; who do you have?" He responded.

Jordan could see Prince Leo gritting his teeth in response to his remark. "You just slaughtered your own parents, the people who loved you with all of their hearts," Jordan said.

As Jordan proceeded to tell more facts than falsehoods, Prince Leo became increasingly angry. He immediately charged at him, ready to strike, but Norrix Kane stopped him and prevented his assault.

He stepped aside in surprise, finding her and Tefanya side by side with a Paladin of all things. She assisted Jordan in getting up from the ground and gave the prince a cold gaze.

"This is fascinating, Norrix Kane; it's been a while," Prince Leo said. Then Norrix Kane conjured two blades from her back. "Yeah, and I'm keen on getting some retribution," she said.

Prince Leo unwillingly laughed at her words. The woman in front of him posed no danger to his authority. Norrix Kane then charged at him, her swords flying at his chest.

The prince started avoiding the strikes. He then blocked one of the blades with his palm and was ready to launch a plasma ball at her when Tefanya wrapped a whip around his legs and tripped him up.

He snatched the whip Tefanya was still clutching and flung her against a neighboring wall. Norrix Kane was infuriated by this attack, and she used her dark abilities to hoist Prince Leo into the air. Jordan took advantage of this chance as he sprinted down the wall lines and bashed him to the ground.

He assumed the battle was over for a brief moment, but he was wrong as Prince Leo emerged from the floor as though exiting a coffin. His rage was driven by the violet embers that burned in his eyes. His mouth then opened, erupting in a hail of flames. 

Jordan ducked behind a pillar to avoid the impending onslaught. Norrix Kane did the same thing when she arrived next to Jordan. "We need to take him down; I'm not sure how long your buddies have against his army," she explained.

Jordan caught a glimpse of Prince Leo, who had started blasting fire all over the room.

Jordan had seen that his flames were scattering debris all around them. One of the pieces was just above the prince's head. Tefanya ran through the wall and fired a few rounds at Prince Leo, stunning him.

Norrix Kane and Jordan both started to work on the pillar above them. The rock would not fall after a few blade strikes. "We need something more powerful!" Norrix Kane stated.   Jordan then had a look around and spotted one of the guard's old spears. He dashed towards the weapon while evading the prince's fire.

Jordan aimed the spear precisely at the top of the rock. It just did a minor split in it when it fell. "Bravo, how does that work?" Norrix Kane enquired cynically. Jordan grinned and pointed to one of his bags, which contained a little bottle of oil. He had already coated the weapon with gasoline before grabbing it.