Legend of Parocaav II: Against the Darkness (Rewrite, Complete)

Chapter XIV: Wrath of the Reaper

Grimm laughs out maniacally as the skies grow ever darker. It doesn't take long before the island is completely enveloped by darkness as if it were in the middle of the night. Tao runs into town, commanding everyone to evacuate their homes and to retreat to the center of the island. Drayk immediately draws his sword and rushes at Grimm. He is unable to get close though, his body is deflected by the darkness.

"You will now see my full powers, Bringers! Now is the time you see the true extent of Shadow Magic!" Grimm yells with excitement.

Roku covers herself in a veil of pure light and attacks Grimm, weapons drawn. The light shields her from the darkness and she gets close enough to slash at the reaper's black robes. He vanishes into the shadows and attacks at the Bringers from all directions with his scythe. All they can do is block the strikes, they cannot tell where he's coming from. Even Grimm's laugh echoes from all directions. The scythe tears across Roku's arm as she tries to dodge.

Blood drips down to her fingertips from the wound. She grasps it with one hand while still holding both her blades. Roku continues to block other strikes while healing herself. Drayk closes his eyes and attempts to sense where Grimm is. To his surprise, he senses him all around. An exact location cannot be identified. He is still able to sense when the strikes are about to happen, just not where the reaper is hiding.

"Face it Bringers! Shadow Magic is beyond you!" Grimm laughs, "Leon never could control it either!"

Frustrated, Roku sends out an electric surge through the darkness. It spreads throughout the darkness and electrocutes even them.

"That won't do Riinah! I am everywhere and nowhere!" Grimm roars out in laughter.

The area gets so dark that the Bringers of Hope cannot see anything before them. Now, even the noise of the island has disappeared. The waves crashing against the shore, the sound of the crowd fleeing the beach, all of it is now silent. Drayk realizes that they are no longer on the island. Where they are, he is not too sure of, but he knows they have left the normal world. Now, the Bringers cannot even feel the ground beneath their feet. They're completely suspended in nothingness.

Sparks slightly light up around Drayk as he blocks a strike from the reaper's scythe. He's not able to move much so he's stuck floating in one spot, but he can still protect himself. Roku blocks a strike as well and she uses alchemy to electrify her blades. They put off enough light for her to be seen. Drayk envelops his blade is fire to put out some light as well. Grimm's laugh echoes from all directions as he strikes at the Bringers of Hope continuously.

After several minutes of dodging and blocking, the Bringers are starting to grow frustrated. They have never been so on the defensive. Grimm is just toying with them at this point. Drayk comes up with an idea to free themselves from his grasp. A desperate but viable act, he opens a portal using Cosmic Magic. He concentrates really hard and the portal grows to envelop himself and Roku.

"Nice try Drayk!" Grimm shouts out in laughter, "You need more than that!"

Drayk feels himself losing control of the portal, it's becoming more and more unstable. Suddenly, it implodes, then explodes out in a violent eruption. It hits Drayk and Roku, singeing their flesh and clothes. Roku casts a healing spell, but it is absorbed into the darkness around them. They cannot heal here and the Bringers are growing more tired with each passing moment. Soon, they will be at the mercy of Grimm, exhausted and unable to continue the fight.

"He's.... letting us drain ourselves dry," Roku pants, "We have.... to stop expelling.... energy."

"This is the coward's way out of this Grimm!" Drayk yells, "Face us!"