Knights of Lore

Chapter 31 - The despair(Edited)

Kaden panted as he took in the scenery. The thunderstorm was slowing, indicating that both sides were running low on lifeforce. The surrounding area had a large chunk of it missing and the sun could be seen high overhead, bathing everything in its glow. Everything was in ruins. Three Divine Knights lay dead around him. Only two vympiri had fallen.

Kaden looked to Aya who struggled to get to her feet. Her breathing just as heavy as his. She roared as she reformed her third mana skeleton. Kaden himself was on his fifth skeleton as well. Now they both were weaker and were running out of Lifeforce. All Kaden could muster was a watered down skeleton and lightning cloak.

Aya could no longer use the warp skill or conjure Stardust weapons, her armor was busted up and cracked. The Knights around them were also running low on Lifeforce.

Two vympiri were dead. A few were injured. Some more so than others. One lost an arm, a few had wounds that would normally kill but only served to slow it down. Still their durability and dark Mana gave them the edge.

We can't win. Kaden thought with frustration.

Maybe not. Sir Jericho said via Nurolink. But we made a promise between men that I intend to keep!

Sir Jericho dashed for Kariah-Belle. A vympiri appeared in his way and the large knight conjured five solar copy cats. He didn't slow when blood escaped his mouth from overusing solar craft.

The vympiri dodged each attack sent by the mimics, being sure not to get caught from behind. The creature took to the air to avoid being grabbed only to meet Jericho's hammer. The creature went sailing down to the floor, creating a crater in the crystal upon impact.

The solar copycats swarmed the vympiri and exploded one after the other. The explosions this time were like multiple nukes in a confined space.

Sir Jericho roared as he shaped the blast radius but the impact would blow away anyone not in an skeleton. It was a display of great mana control.

"Sir Jericho!" Kaden shouted. Moving as he suddenly saw something forming behind the Divine knight. "Behind you!"

Kaden was too slow. Another vympiri reformed from being black smoke. Sir Jericho reacted but he was slowed as he worked to contain the blast.

Before he could put up his guard, the vympiri jabbed it's fingers through the man's armor and pierced his chest. Kaden saw the two exchange words before black spikes burst to life from inside Sir Jericho. Blood, guts and body parts rained from the sky.

"No!" Kaden roared filled with rage. "I'll slaughter you!"

He was now upon the vympiri who still uttered words to the dead knight. Kaden could hear them but his rage made him deaf. However before he could throw a strike, the one armed vympiri appeared before him.

"Fuck off!" He yelled drowning out Aya's voice in the link.

He threw a punch to which she dodged and swatted him away like a fly.

The master knight slammed through a chunk of black crystal.

Kaden struggled to get to his feet before falling to the floor, his red and black Mana skeleton shattering into shards. His breathing now even more ragged than before.

Damn. He thought to himself as he tried to will his body to move. He looked at the vympiri who had nabbed Kariah. He remembered her.

She smiled tauntingly.