Master of the Mountain (Cole x oc)

The Son of Lilly

Grief-Bringing shrieked, shaking the whole mountain. I watched in horror as he joined the Skull Sorcerer in fighting Cole.

"Destroy the others. I will take care of this one personally," I heard the Skull Sorcerer command to the dragon.

"Prepare for the dragon!" I screamed across the battlefield, calling the others ninja's attention.

"Stand your ground!" a female Munce ordered, "In the name of Milly!"

Greif-Bringer flew down towards us, spewing green flames. "Take cover!" Lloyd shouted, and we ducked and jumped out of the way.

I let the other ninja focus on Greif-Bringer while I continued against the skeletons along with the Upply. We were destroying the warriors left and right, but the skeletons were reviving fast. It was getting harder and harder to fight them off.

Korgran and I worked on a ground assault as Plundar, Fungus, and Adam fought on a ledge above us.

"Korgran! Celine! There are too many!" Fungus's voice called from above us.

"May I suggest a rapid retreat?" Plundar asked.

"No retreat!" Korgran grunted, though skeletons were piling on him and me fast.

"IN THE NAME OF MILLY!" Came a scream. Munce and Geckles stormed out of a tunnel in the cave led by the same Munce that had rallied the creatures earlier. We were relieved on the battlefield for a moment as the fresh troops joined the fight. But with more fighters on our side, came more skeletons, and they seemed to be becoming stronger and stronger. Reviving faster, taking more effort and energy. We were growing weary.

Just as I was feeling myself begin to give out, a shout echoed through the cave.

"The army!" Kai shouted. I watched as Wu flew into the cavern followed by the entire Shintaro army and Vania. A fresh burst of adrenaline and f*** you energy pumped through my veins.

I squinted my eyes in rage towards her, "You." I raced over to where she had landed as she attacked a few skeletons. "Hey!" I called, grabbing her attention.

"Oh, not you again," she glared

"Miss me?" I took up a defensive stance, staring her down.

With a shriek, she threw herself at me, naginata flailing, but I was able to dodge her. She had no pattern or skill. I fought back hard, dodging her blows, landing some of my own. It was an ugly grudge match, and I was winning. A slice across my face caused me to stumble. I touched my cheek, my hand coming away red and sticky. As I made the mistake of taking my attention off the fight, Vania managed to get the upper hand, backing me into a wall.

I staggered back and she pointed her blade at my neck, "No one will believe you. And when you're gone, no one will remember you."

I smirked, "No, no one will remember you." I grabbed hold of her spear and yanked it to the side throwing her across the ground. I pointed my own sword towards her chest, "Even if no one believes me, I still know the truth. That's a hill I'm willing to die on."

"Then die on it you shall!" Vania launched herself at me again, but I simply stepped aside, watching as she crashed into the ground. We continued to fight one another, neither seeming to take the lead, until the entire cave lit up in an explosion of orange light. We both turned at the same time towards it, seeing the Skull Sorcerer standing in front of a tornado with Cole in the center.

"The Burst," I murmured, "he did it!"

The Skull Sorcerer was thrown back against a boulder by the force of the Burst as Cole rose up, glowing with power.