Enter The Ninjaverse

CHAPTER 25

"We're surrounded!" A Water Tribe soldier shouted, raising his spear up. Water surrounded the tip as he bared it towards the encroaching Raiders

The two had their backs to a wall, having been forced away from their post at the front of the bridge to the Water Tribe's floating village. The bridge was beginning to fill with Raiders heading towards the buildings. Several Raiders surrounded them, wordlessly slashing and jabbing at them with their swords. Broken vehicles lay around the two, a sign of the struggle the two guards had already undergone. The other guard growled as she raised up her sword in one hand and water in the other.

"Get ready!" The female guard shouted, rearing her arm back to swing the blade, "Run as soon as I open up a gap! You have to warn the tribe!"

The male guard was about to protest, but suddenly the entire area began to rumble. The warriors stopped in confusion and turned towards the sound. The two guards watched with widened eyes as the waters underneath the bridge began to rapidly swirl together. When they stilled, for a moment all was calm.

The water then rapidly spouted into the air, lowering the water level under the bridge as someone pulled it into the air. The two guards watched in awe as a golden flash thrust his hand out towards the bridge. The waterspout smashed into it, sweeping across the surface and sending the warriors upon it flying backwards to solid land. When the figure landed, he thrust his hand forward, causing the water to fire forward and then freeze solid to block the bridge entrance. The figure ran forward and flipped over the barrier he created, landing and sending his arm out in a circle around himself. Any warriors still on their feet were sent to the ground as lightning shot out and electrocuted any metal it touched.

"D-Dragon Lord?!" The female guard shouted, only to grunt as she was forced to block an oncoming sword from a warrior that hadn't gotten the message.

Mage grinned and suddenly turned into a blur, racing forward using speed and appearing in the air by the warrior. He delivered a fierce kick to its head, sending it to the ground. Out in the open, nothing came out at first. Mage shoots flames to flick the armor, the unbearable heat causing snakes to flee out of the armor. As the guards revolted at the sight, Mage reached out with Nature, eyes green, and the grass grew to wrap around the armor and drag it apart. For the other warriors, he strained and reached out with his other hand, blasting them apart with wind.

"Yep!" Mage grinned, releasing both elements and smacking his hands together, "Get back inside the city and protect the entrance! I got out here!"

"But... you froze the bridge..." The male guard slowly pointed to the ice barrier.

"Oh... right!" Mage blushed, waving his hand and causing it to melt into water that poured back into the ocean, "Okay, now go! I got this!"

The two guards obeyed instantly, rushing back. Mage covered their retreat by standing directly at the bridge entrance. The warriors that Mage had blasted apart began to perform, hissing at him and rushing at him. Mage grinned and stepped on the ground, causing it to rumble and shake them off their feet.

"Alright you... snakes!" Mage grinned, drawing his hands apart and summoning fire in his hands, "Let's do this!"

"Let's do this!" Lulloyd beamed as he set the last chess piece down on the table.

Harumi on the other side yawned, doing her best to stay awake. After consecutive days of pouring over reports, she'd finally gotten some sort of schedule of the Raiders/Vermillion attacks. After she'd nearly collapsed just trying to eat, Lloyd had insisted she sleep and then take a long break. Given that it was already the evening but too early to sleep, and after protesting she didn't have anything else to do, Lulloyd had suggested they play a game to keep her up.