Drugs

Chapter XVI

The many creatures that stood in the sky darkened it. They were thousand upon thousands of them and they had formed themselves into a battle line. In comparison, Domenic had barely gained enough of these monsters to his side. Had he gotten enough men to fight this battle? He had a card up his sleeve if everything went wrong. One which she had to know he would play. It was their contract.

The portal under the castle gave him an eerie feel. It flickered, almost like a hand reaching out at what was around it. The two sides seemed to regard each other with slight bestial growls and flapping wings.

"Welcome back Domenic, I am disappointed that you betrayed me and you too Enêpsigos. When Arblan spoke about you being a traitor, I dismissed it and here you are betraying me."

"It's not betrayal, I only served my own interest and the path that will take me there."

"You know what happens if we fight. You know this is pointless. Stop this nonsense and come back to my side. I can still forgive you for this."

Enêpsigos raised her hand to the sky, and a sword appeared in it. Her body mutated back to a three-headed monster. "This is the only way!" they spoke.

She struck her blade upon the air in a quick motion. The monsters before her were cut in half by what seemed like an invisible attack. The portal behind seemed to respond as it twitched to the action of the move.

"You fool!"

We watched on the ground as the last remains of the creatures gave bestial howls and charged towards our direction.

"Don't worry about the others focus on the monsters. You can't fight this battle. Let it all happen!" Enêpsigos shouted as she charged straight towards Rainbow.

Was she really that strong? It was almost five against one. However, I did not have much time to think as their clashes seemed to cause more shock waves upon the earth.

Ash and I ready ourselves as we and the creatures on our side brace for the impact. It came exactly as I thought it would be. Foolish creatures, it was clear they didn't understand strategy just using their bulking mass. That was something I made them pay for as we flanked them on the sides while they pursued the smaller numbers. I felt connections break as creatures on our side died. Ash and I, however, sliced through wave after wave of monsters with our back towards each other.

My eyes were upon the castle, noticing the preoccupation of the others as their blades clashed. Indirectly killing the enemies in the sky. They fell like small meteorites colliding to the ground.

"Ash," I called with my eyes still upon the castle.

She leaped forward, heading in that direction as another wave greeted us.

Shit!

No time to think as I slashed, sliced, and popped the monsters as they came.

My eyes looked at the portal. It was like a darkening shadow. It seemed to consume the things that lie around it.

I heard strange laughter in my head. Then a long thud as I saw Enêpsigos flying out of the sky. She crashed into the buildings close by.

Should I help her?

The last remnants of the connection to the army I had were gone.

Domenic! This is pitiful did you really think that you would win against me?

I closed my eyes as I thought about what I wanted to create. If I didn't have an army, I would make one.

Bestial screams sounded as my eyes opened and my hands collided with the first monster that got in my reach, sending it flying. My hounds jumped down from on top of buildings as they came to reach me. Vines shot out, entangling those that got too close. Men and women looking like monsters danced as they sliced those that were incapable of moving or those that were far too slow to keep away from their blades. From the cracks in the ground rat, men ran out, throwing themselves at the first thing they saw.