Enter The Ninjaverse

CHAPTER 33

"You said you finished him off!" Acronix grabbed hold of Krux''s chest armor, dragging him up from the control console, "Did you lie to us?!"

"I have never lied to you!" Krux' spat back, shoving Acronix off him, "He's simply harder to deal with than the others!"

"He's seen the Iron Doom now, you fool!" Krux growled at him, "Do you realize this means that if he is not killed here, our plans will be for nothing?!"

"I'll take care of him," Krux' turned back to the controls.

As soon as he did, Krux gripped his arm to stop him. Krux' looked up, only to be thrown hard across the room. As he smashed into the metal plates behind him, the plates began to open up and snakes amoved up to grab hold of him. Krux' shouted in terror as he was suddenly yanked into the floor, his vision being swallowed up by red as teeth and slithering bodies enveloped him. He continued to sink further into the floor, until a voice rang out around him.

You will get a chance to correct your mistake, An amalgamation of Krux and Acronix's voices rang from around him, Until then, you will stay here!

"You must be the other Acronix and Krux!" Mage shouted, leaping into the air with one eye copper and the other gunmetal as his foot turned metal. In his left hand, he held Aevum, the blade glistening with energy and pulsing angrily. His left arm was bandaged from the knife wound. He swung Aevum down on the Iron Doom's head. The head was enveloped in time energy, and the ground underneath the Iron Doom cracked as Mage transferred gravity directly into the Iron Doom. The ground began to creak with the sheer force of his attack.

"You know of us?" Krux asked calmly, even as his hands gripped the Iron Doom's console.

"You two have faces I'm already really FAMILIAR WITH!" Mage shouted, leaping backwards from his kick and spraying massive jets of flames from his right hand. The ground under the massive machine went bright red as the flames burned across the surface of the Iron Doom. The heat was enough that several snakes inside were melted where they slithered.

The metal of the Iron Doom, however, was only slightly singed. As Mage drifted back to the ground with gravity, the behemoth whipped around, sending the spiked tail flying straight towards Mage. Mage saw the tail at the last second and held Aevum out, catching the tail with it. The tail slowed in time with a blue glow stretching over most of its surface, but the impact sent Mage flying backwards off the edge of the plateau.

"It seems what they say is true..." Krux muttered, adjusting his neck and the snake attached to it, "He truly has the ability to use every element."

"Hmmph," Acronix scoffed, "I think we should test if he can truly use every element!"

A massive slide of ice shot up the side of the mountain, stretching up into the air and bending over like an arch. With a flash of the element of speed, Mage shot up the ice and up high into the air. As soon as he was, his body turned metal, sending him plunging straight towards the machine. The Iron Doom reached onto its back, drawing out a crudely cobbled together but deadly massive double bladed staff it took in both hands and shot up into the air to face the oncoming boy. Mage had one hand on Aevum's sheath, with a finger ready to slide Aevum out.

Just as Mage was about to connect with the staff, his body turned back from metal. Wind rocketed from his feet, sending him straight over the staff. The Time Twins let out a collective growl as Mage flipped around, thrusting his feet out and releasing jets of fire that blasted him down towards the Iron Doom. The machine turned to stop him, but Mage wasn't stopping.

With a single motion, Mage sliced through the Iron Doom's head. His body turned into a thin line that ended with him behind the Iron Doom on the ground, Aevum fully extended. The machine rocketed for a few moments, then let out a massive wail of pain as a gasp appeared on the side of its head. The Iron Doom swung its staff backwards, attempting to spear Mage into the ground. With its head enveloped in slow energy, however, it misjudged its speed and swung past him. Mage turned to smoke just before it went overhead.