Inferno

Chapter 5

Andy awoke in a bed in a room, he looked over and saw Lukas and Mark sitting there talking.

"What happened?" he asked.

"Well, it seems that you died Andy. But that was quite the fight. What did you think?" Lukas said.

"The Ashfiends weren't that hard to deal with, but Onyx is a completely different story. They are quicker and smarter; they actually work as a team."

"Good. Now that's the tricky thing with them. But it's not as difficult once you start developing your powers. What'd you think of the sword? Pretty nice huh?"

"Yeah its blade sliced through them like butter, and it wasn't even heavy."

"Well get ready cause we are going back in. Leave your rifle; I'm going to train you to enhance your swordplay. Plus, there are some other things I need to teach you."

And so, they went back into the dream world. This time they were in an empty city. The skyline is scattered with towering skyscrapers, and even from afar, they manage to display their beauty.

Lukas drew his sword and said, "Now then come at me."

Andy drew his longsword and charged forward, swinging his sword in a downward slash.

Lukas blocked it with ease.

Andy, with his sword still in contact with Lukas', spun his arm and caused Lukas' sword to fling out of his hand.

Lukas flicked his arms to his side and out came two knives. He swung one out at Andy, who blocked it with his sword. Lukas then brought his foot up to kick Andy.

Andy suddenly felt a sharp pain in his side. His instincts forced him to jump backward. He brought his hand to where the pain was and felt something wet. He looked at Lukas' foot that was still in the air. There was a shiny object on the tip of his shoe.

It was a shoe knife. He'd been stabbed with it.

Lukas charged forward, swinging his knives and kicking his feet in a wild manner.

Andy was on the defensive using everything in his power to keep the barrage of sharp objects from hitting him. Realizing he needed to create separation and get his bearings back, he got an idea.

During one of Lukas' downward stabs, Andy let go of his sword throwing off Lukas' rhythm for a split second. He dropped to one knee and lunged forward. He threw his arm out and slammed it into the center of Lukas' chest. It was causing him to become off balance.

Andy quickly spun backward, grabbed the blade of his sword, spun back around and slammed the guard of his longsword into Lukas' side. The then threw the sword in the air and caught it at the hilt. He jumped back and brought his sword to his side with the tip aimed at the ground behind him, ready to swing out at the smallest movement.

Lukas flicked his arms twice and quickly brought his right arm straight up and then his left arm.

Andy felt a sharp pain in his shoulder and his leg. He tried to run forward through the pain, but he couldn't move. He looked down and saw throwing stars sticking out of him. Suddenly there was a flash, and he saw steel sticking out of his stomach. Andy realized that its blade was wider than a katana.

"Like my machete? It's nice for when I no longer have my sword." Lukas said. He violently pulled it out of Andy, and everything went black with Andy's last thought being how this could've happened.

He woke up again in the same room as before.

"Son of a b-"

"Well, it seems that you died again. Don't worry, though; you fought a lot better than I expected you to." Lukas said, interrupting him.