"Number four... Jimmy!" Rades muttered, before cackling like mad. "Innocent...? Anyone who doesn't understand my power... Is a sinner!!!" He laughed, as a hideous creature appeared in front of him.
It was a very tall man with a pair of long arms. It's body was covered entirely with bandages and its head, chest, and lower arms and legs, were wrapped with extra black bandages on top. It also wore numerous black belts on its chest, upper arms, and feet. Furthermore, it also had a pair of eye-shaped ornaments attached on its face.
Furthermore, Multiple Magic orbs revolved around him, each containing similar purple energy as the beam from before.
"Those Brats are your prey this time around, Jimmy!"
"Heeeeeeey!!! Not fair!!! You've been bringing out all kinds of creepy stuff! That's not fair you jerk!" Asta yelled. Just then, the scratch on his cheek started to bleed profusely.
"Huh? It's Bleeding?!"
"Ha ha ha ha ha!!! Jimmy just hit you with his special-made curse magic bullet. It's loaded up with curse power! Even scratches won't stop bleeding now." Rades laughed as Jimmy stood up, towering over Asta and Ray.
"I'd be real careful if I were you!" He said as Jimmy charged up the numerous orbs floating around it.
Asta quickly switched his swords, going from the larger and heavier Demon-Slayer sword to the smaller, lighter Demon-dweller sword.
*WHOOOSH!!!*
All the projectiles around Jimmy launched forwards at Asta, who swung his sword at high speeds, cutting each orb and negating it.
Seeing this, Ray dashed forward, using Jimmy's lack of attention at him as a opening.
He jumped high above the creature and pulled off the Dragon Slayer Combo.
Seele Schneider; Mode: Dragon Slayer! + Overpowering Slash!
*WHOOSH!*
*SLASH!*
*CRAC- BOOM!*
Jimmy moved out the way just in time. Instead of cutting the creature in half, Ray managed to cut only it's arm off.
"You Damn brat!!! Jimmy!!! Attack him as well!!!" Rades Roared.
Ray activated Blut Vene and Reishi Enhancement, and charged straight in, dodging most and taking the others head on.
The bullets barely left any scratches on this combo empowered skin.
"W-what?!" Rades yelped in the background.
Ray charged ahead, and then suddenly, everything went black. Then, multiple bright blue lines appeared in the darkness, slowly brightening the scene.
*SHING!*
*WHOOOSH!*
*SLASH!!!*
Ray suddenly appeared behind Jimmy, Seele Schneider sheathed at his waist.
Bright blue lines, similar to the ones before appeared on Jimmy's body.
*SLASHSLASHSLASHSLASHSLASHSLASHSLASHSLASHSLASHSLASHSLASH!!!!*
The body was cut at every joint. what was left of the creature fell to the floor.
"YOU BASTARD!!!! HOW DARE YOU CUT JIMMY!!!" Rades Bellowed.
Ray opened his mouth to retort, when Rades's fury suddenly vanished, replaced with a crazy, deranged grin.
"Is that what you thought I'd say? Huh? BA HA HA HA HA!!! Cutting jimmy up won't do shit! Attack them Jimmy! No. Attack that girl!!!" He yelled.
More magic orbs formed around the pile of body pieces, all aimed at the girl.
"No!!!" Asta yelled rushing in front of the girl and protecting her, as he cut the magic missiles being sent his way.
"What the heck?!" Ray Roared, as he quickly brought out his Einarmiger Bogen and aimed a explosion shot at the pile.
"HA HA HA HA HA!!! No you Don't! I'll have to thank you, you stupid kid, for cutting Jimmy into pieces!! Now he can manipulate ten orbs per piece of his body! All thanks to you!!! Enjoy your feast!!! HA HA HA!!!" Rades Screamed with glee as hundreds more orbs appeared, all aimed at Ray.
"Fuck... That's insane, mate!!" Ray muttered as the barrage hit him at once. He ran Blut Vene and Reishi Enhancement at full power, using the dragon slayer mode of his Seele Schneider as a make-shift shield, but he still kept getting hit. Small scratches started forming all over his body, each bleeding uncontrollably.
"HA HA HA HA HA!!! Let's see how long you can put up this measly resistance!!! HA HA HA HA HA!!!" Rades cackled.
Now, Both sides were at an stalemate. Asta had his hands full, protecting the girl and himself from the orbs, while Ray was being pummelled by an even larger barrage, not having any opening to counterattack.
However, this won't last long. Asta was visibly getting slower with each missed orb. Every small scratch on his body was now bleeding, his Stamina slowly decreasing with each swing. Not that he showed it, no. It was visible to the eyes of veteran fighters. His reaction was getting sluggish, slowly but steadily. The same went with Ray. Although the rate of the same was much slower, even he was getting small scratches on his body, each bleeding heavily.
"Whoops! No point in getting hurt protecting other people, is there?!" Rades laughed. "What do you gain out of protecting a little brat like that, you hypocritical loser?!"
"M-mister!" The girl cried out as another cut appeared on Asta's body.
"I'll protect her even if there's nothing to gain from it!!!" Asta yelled.
"You will, huh? All right, stay there... and swing your sword around until you bleed to death, moron!!" Rades Screamed.
A bit away, Noelle saw the situation on Ray and Asta's side.
"Asta! Ray!" Noelle said, as she blew one of the zombies near her to smithereens. 'I have to help them, or else...'
Suddenly, Nozel's voice echoed in her ears.
"You do not belong here. Leave this place, you failure!"
Noelle froze. 'How... could someone like me...'
*ROAR!*
*GRAH!!*
Multiple Zombies rushed at her from infront, catching her off guard.
"E-eeek!!"
*WHHOOOOOM!!!*
*FWOOOSH!!!*
A Large fire swept them away.
Fuegoleon suddenly appeared at her side.
"Th... Thank y-"
Before she could finish, he hit her on the head. Hard. While yelling, "FOCUUUUUS!!!"
"oww!!"
"Black Bulls girl... Don't tell me you've let the things your siblings said frighten you." He said.
Noelle didn't deny, staring back at him, with a distracted expression.
Fuegoleon exploded. Literaly. "There is no time for such things on the battle field!! One wrong desicion means one lost life!!" He yelled, as the fire in the background made him look even more formidable. "You are standing here as a member of the magic knights! If you joined the knights of your own free will... then steel yourself and get stronger!!!" He pointed at her. "Being weak is nothing to be ashamed of. Staying weak is!!"
Her eyes widened at that, and her resolve solidified.
Asta kept getting hit more and more. His stamina slowly decreasing his speed of swinging.
"Ha ha ha ha ha!!! Weak guys die while they're still weak!!" Rades cackled from the background.
Ray's situation wasn't any better. Still getting pummelled.
"Rrrgh...!!" Asta gritted his teeth as another wound opened up on his thigh. He forced himself to speed up, however the bleeding injuries didn't help.
'D-damn it!' He thought. Then, he saw two blue coloured orbs heading towards them. 'Oh n-'
Water Creation Magic: Sea dragon's Lair!!
A water dome materialized around him and the girl.
"???" - Asta (choking on water.)
"Say what...?!"
"Noelle!!!" Asta beamed as he quickly stepped out of the dome.
"What are you doing, Dorksta?! Honestly! That's just painful to watch!" She shouted over the chaos, a faint blush on her cheeks. "I'll help you, so you'd better be gratefull!!"
"Uhh... Help?? [T_T]... Forced to eat to dog food?! In the middle of battle!?" - Ray
"If you can move freely..." Noelle continued, "He'll never be able to stop. Go Asta!!!"
"So your back in Action, Huh?" Asta muttered as he rushed forwards.
"You little brats!!!" Rades Yelled as he raised his hands and the shadows spewed out more Zombies.
"Don't... Get Cocky!!" He screamed.
*FWOOOSH!!!*
Two columns of swirling flames appeared out of nowhere, taking out all the zombies.
"I'll back you up, Rival!! Get that monster good!! Show me your power!!" Leopold yelled as the last of his flame magic died out.
"Help...?! PLEASE!!! Am i getting friend zoned?!?!?" - Ray.
"Ummmmmmm... (Who's he?) Thank you very muuuuch!!!" Asta yelled as He charged forwards at the pile of Jimmy's body pieces. The pieces were floating and trying to join themselves together.
"NO YOU DON'T!!!" Asta yelled as he spun at high speeds transforming into a black tornado as he cut straight into the pile.
The Magic orbs stopped firing as Jimmy was hit by the anti magic sword.
"ASTA!!!! YOSHA!!!! I THOUGHT I'D NEVER GET OUT OF THERE!!!" Ray Roared in delight as the barrage faded, standing up.
"What an Un-Mage-like Fighting style!!" Leopold yelled. "You're way too much fun!! Bwa ha ha ha ha ha!!!"
"Huh..?" Rades muttered. Then, he screamed. "NO!! Don't you dare let a dumb attack like that one take you down, Jimmy!!!!!!"
"Quit Griping!" Asta's voice came. He raises his sword at Rades provocatively. "You're next!! Come at me yourself!!!"
_______Author's_Notes:________
Hey guys! Sorry for the short chapter. I'm back home. No longer at the dorms. We have a quick new years holiday. So the festivities are on full blow. Can't really concentrate on writing with my cousins breathing down my neck each and every second. Oh well.
Also, I think i'll focus on enjoying this momentary break with my family. so no chapters this weekend and (maybe) next one too.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!