Romance of the Four Kingdoms

Chapter 82

Dodomeki traded blows with Acquilla as Luna stood by the sidelines. Acquilla leapt back before lunging back in, unleashing a flurry of thrusting attacks at Dodomeki. He dodged and deflected all the attacks he could however a couple of attacks manage to get sneak through his defences as cuts appear on his biceps and torso. He growled as he felt his black demonic blood flow down his flesh. All Dodomeki could do was to step back and be on the defensive however though he knew he would have to go on the offensive, his body is too exhausted for a long drawn out fight like he's more accustomed to. As Dodomeki dodged to the right he picked his leg up and roundhouse kicked Acquilla in the stomach as leaned in forward as his momentum carried him. He knelt over as he groaned in pain, Dodomeki was about to go in for another punch to the jaw however Luna's chain quickly wrapped around his gauntlet again. As he tried pulling it this time, he saw Luna reeling him back like an animal as she planted her feet firmly on the ground. He couldn't escape the ensnarement of the chain. Giving Acquilla time to stand back up and immediately go back on the offensive. He wiped the blood that was trickling down his mouth and yelled before lunging in again.

This time Dodomeki was even more at a disadvantage. He wondered why Luna wasn't going in for the kill straight away. However that thought was quickly replaced with dodging the attacks as he backstepped away from the spear. He deflected as many attacks as he could though he had to rely on his agility to dodge the attacks. He attempted to counterattack with a his legs as they were longer, hoping to catch the mystic off guard however he quickly adapted and moved away in time. Acquilla changed his attacks from thrusting to swiping attacks. Dodomeki was able to block and dodge them as he moved back but he quickly realised that he was running out of space as he realised the chain started to straighten and hover in the in the air, all the way to Luna's hilt. Suddenly, he had an idea.

He quickly rushed to Luna's position who got into a battle-ready stance expecting him to rush her to get the chain off as quick as possible. Acquilla quickly pursued Dodomeki. As Dodomeki got close enough he suddenly stopped confusing Luna. He waited until Acquilla initiated combat with him as he sprinted forward and began to attack Dodomeki again. Luna couldn't understand why, surely, he realises that she could just stab him now right? She wouldn't as she would prefer Acquilla to tire him out first before dirtying her hands as much as she could have. Only trying to make sure he would not get a killing blow on her companion. After all he's useless if he is dead. Suddenly she realised the distance from the start of the chain to the end of it had gotten short enough for the chain to barely hover over the ground, whereas before it was roughly a foot off the ground.

'Shit, so that's what he's doing!' 'Acquilla stop, fall back!' She shouted as she started to sprint away, trying to get distance and tighten the chain again. She didn't want to engage with the demon and she wouldn't get close enough before he could enact his plan. Acquilla looked at her, confused why she would run away or why she has the gall to order him about. She is not lord Jinzha. No matter what she thought.

'Yeah that's it, run away like the cowardly mystic you are.' Dodomeki goaded Acquilla who growled fiercely at him as he stared upon him with furious eyes.

'I am no coward demon! Die!' He screams out loud as he puts more energy into his attacks, trying to get through Dodomeki's defences. Dodomeki looked for an opening as he began to dodge Acquilla's attacks however there wasn't much of an opening that Dodomeki could exploit. He glanced back to see Luna sprinting away and noticing the chain steadily getting straightened and started to hover over the ground more. He was running out of time. He didn't want ot do this but he didn't see any other alternative. Acquilla thrust one of his attacks however this time Dodomeki didn't dodge, the spear penetrated his left bicep. His eye twitched though he didn't scream. Acquilla smirked arrogantly.

'Gotcha.' Dodomeki replied surprising Acquilla as he grabbed the spear with his left arm from underneath preventing Acquilla from withdrawing it, despite his best efforts as he held on tightly. Dodomeki quickly punched Acquilla with his right gauntlet, forcing him to spit blood. As the punch past his face he quickly hovered it over his head and twirled it around it. Forcing the end of the chain to be wrapped against Dodomeki's gauntlet and Acquilla's neck just in time before Luna straightened the chain and started to choke Acquilla. As she felt the chain struggle to move, she turned around to see to Dodomeki's plan completed. Acquilla used both his hands to grab the chain while Dodomeki pulled the spear out carefully before it dropped to the ground. He took a step back from Acquilla and pulled with the gauntlet ensnared in the chain. Forcing Acquilla to struggle to find air. Luna looked upon with disappointment. He should've listened to her.