Scale of Reality

Cave of the Vanquished: Part 11

Mya POV

The large group of skeletons began rushing towards me as I swung Excalibur, cutting a large portion of the skeletons down with ease. When I noticed a large array of arrows raining down on me, I jumped back and sent a slash of light at the archers.

I felt something touch me as I turned around and swung my sword once again, cutting the skeleton down. I forgot I was surrounded, so that scared me a little bit.

"All I need to do is keep going at this rate-

I thought it would be easy, but my mind began to change as I witnessed the skeletons connect the other bones of their friends to themselves. Some of them began to gain an extra set of arms, or got bulkier, or taller, it was all weird.

I didn't get much more time to think as they began to run at me, they were faster too. I went to put my guard up but an arrow came flying at me, causing me to dodge it.

My eyes trailed to the back of the room, the archers had changed into one giant archer with a very large bow, which gave the arrows more force behind them.

I dodge a spear and cut the skeleton down, but quickly blocked another attack. I felt more rushing from behind me as I pushed the one in front of me back and jumped away.

Now midair I swung my blade, a slash of light taking out a wave of enemies. I felt something pierce my arm as I looked and seen the skeleton archer had got me while I was in the air.

"Jerk, I can't dodge mid air!!"

I landed and was faced with a few four armed skeletons, they all attacked me at the same time with multiple swords. I blocked all of them the best I could but I still got cut up a bit.

I found myself backed into a wall as the skeletons continued to attack. I felt something pierce my leg as I looked and seen an arrow there.

"Damn it!!"

Something crashed in front of me and knocked down all the skeletons that were attacking me, allowing me to move freely. After I could finally see, I realized it was Muji.

"Muji!! You alright?!"

Muji stood up and spit out some blood.

"Yeah, Focus on you!"

Muji jumped off, I wanted to see what was going on with what he was fighting but my enemies began to attack me again. I raised my sword and slashed the air in a cross motion, a cross of light attacking some of the skeletons.

I quickly rushed through the large crowd and cut the archer in half, shutting it down. I turned around and swung my large sword, cutting down another large number of the skeletons.

With about twenty skeletons left, I could see victory in sight. Muji and Jax were on the other side of the room, still battling against those guys in the robes.

To my surprise, I seen fire.

"Fire magic? From who?"

I didn't have much more time to focus on that as the ground began to shake. All the piles of bones I left began to connect to the last twenty remaining.

This...was troublesome.

"Alright...I can do this."

About twenty giant skeletons stood before me and if I wasn't scared at first, I was pretty damn scared now. I clenched my spear and dashed towards them, jumping up and cutting one of them in half.

One of the others punched me into the wall, but I pushed through the pain and slashed at it, cutting its arm off. I launched my spear at it and hit its head as the skeleton fell, two of them officially dead...again?

"I have to hurry up and take the rest out before they combine with the remaining bones."

I jumped over a kick from one of the other skeletons and picked up Excalibur, cutting the giant down by its legs. I went to stab it's chest but another one came and tried to grab me.

I quickly rolled under it and held my sword up, cutting it in half. I then slammed my sword down on the grounded skeleton, taking it out as well.

That was four down.

"I can do this!!"

I coughed and spit up some blood but kept going, jumping at the skeletons. One went to punch me but I cut its arm in half and severed its head when I reached its shoulders.

I threw my sword at another one and hit its head before I jumped over, but I was punched mid air. I flew into the ground but I quickly got back up, avoiding a large foot that would've crushed me.

I ran and grabbed my sword and held it up, breathing heavily. There were fourteen skeletons left, but my body felt like it was going to break.

Especially my brain, I had never used this much mana consistently. Using Excalibur already drained lots of mana, which required mental capacity, but I had been using it on top of my aura and other spells here and there.

My body was at its limits.

"I've been overworking myself..."

I felt something run down my nose as I touched it, seeing red on my fingers. I wiped it and began to pour my mana into Excalibur, causing it to shine brightly.

The pure amount of light emitting from my sword was enough to brighten up the entire cave, I could see everything so clearly.

I also knew that this was the end for me.

I wouldn't be able to fight after this.

"I'm sorry guys. Hopefully this last attack will help you in some way."

I smiled and raised my sword before bringing it down slowly until it hit the ground.

"Touch of the Wrathful Goddess."

A slash of light flew from out of my sword and completely destroyed the remaining large skeletons. The attack flew so far that it hit the enemies that Muji and Jax were fighting.

"I hope it injured them...if even a little..."

I could feel my consciousness leaving as my Excalibur faded away. I smiled as I fell forward and hit the floor.

"I leave the rest to you...

Muji."