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steps to a circular pit-shaped arena outside.
Pillars lined the perimeter of the training
area. Equipment such as wooden staffs and rubber balls were strewn
about.
Sara lay bound and unconscious in the middle
of the room.
Crouching behind a pillar, Leon examined the
area and was a bit surprised when he sensed several Koiga lying in
ambush. With no reason to hide anymore he walked over to Sara and
paused as she came to.
A small smile crossed Sara's face when she
saw her friend. “Leon...” she whispered.
Catching a whiff of Sara's scent, Leon
unsheathed his sword and plunged it into her heart.
Sara cried out, coughing up blood as her skin
pulsated and shifted, turning color to reveal a yellow Koiga.
A black Koiga said as he emerged from his
hiding spot at the opposite end of the room. “We've been waiting
for you, Leon.”
“Where's the girl?” Leon asked.
“Oh, she's not here. Not anymore,” the Koiga
said. “But now that you're here, I must ask you to surrender.”
“I just want the girl,” Leon said. “Give her
to me, or I kill all of you.”
With the snap of a finger, several fists shot
out of nowhere, bashing Leon across the body.
It was difficult to block or counter a half
dozen moving body parts that would disappear and reappear.
Leon grabbed the next hand coming after him
and pulled, immediately impaling the Koiga that came through.
With lighting speed, Leon dodged several
fists and stabbed an incoming foot, holding it in place as the
attacker screamed in pain.
A blood glaive flew off Leon, finding the
foot's owner and lodging itself into his head.
Leon caught the black Koiga trying to get the
drop on him from behind. He swung his sword and hit the Koiga's
arm, but it was like striking granite.
The black patches acted like an automatic
defense mechanism, instantly flowing across the skin and hardening
into plates of armor.
A boot kicked Leon in the back of the knee,
making him buckle and giving the black Koiga a chance to punch him
with a rock-hard fist.
Leon recovered quickly and ran full speed
around the pillars, slashing the last red Koiga across the
stomach.
Another blood glaive leapt off Leon and went
after the black Koiga, only to shatter on contact.
Leon attacked with his sword as fast as he
could, but the patches did their job well.
The black Koiga stood there laughing.
Frustrated beyond belief, Leon stopped,
picked the Koiga up with one hand and threw him violently into one
of the pillars, the impact achieving what his blade couldn't.
Alarm bells began to rouse the rest of the
fortress.
Looking at the yellow Koiga, sadness overcame
Leon as he realized he might never see Sara again.
The same raven from earlier flew into the
arena, landing a short distance in front of Leon to get his
attention.
As an orange portal flared into existence,
the raven cawed and flew through.
Leon didn't want to go. He stood there for a
moment afraid of maybe leaving Sara behind, but that gut feeling he
rarely got kicked in.
The portal vanished as several Koiga entered
the arena, only to find dead soldiers.
In the Netherworld, Leon was in a lavish room
with windows on all sides, and two sets of large opulent doors
sitting opposite each other. The view outside gave him the
impression that the room was suspended or hanging in midair amongst
the clouds.
Lilith walked in, with a table and two chairs
sprouting in the middle of the room. Taking a seat, she invited
Leon to join her.
“Been watching me lately?” Leon asked as he
sat.
“I've always had an eye on you,” Lilith
answered. “But aside from that, I hear you're looking for
someone.”
“I would say that's a good guess.”
Lilith made another chair emerge from the
floor. “There's not much that gets by me. Leon, right now most of
my people are fighting the Pelasgians. Rhea is in danger of being
wiped out, and you're chasing after a human girl.”
Leon folded his arms. “I'm sure most of Rhea
can handle itself.”
“Is she really
Pillars lined the perimeter of the training
area. Equipment such as wooden staffs and rubber balls were strewn
about.
Sara lay bound and unconscious in the middle
of the room.
Crouching behind a pillar, Leon examined the
area and was a bit surprised when he sensed several Koiga lying in
ambush. With no reason to hide anymore he walked over to Sara and
paused as she came to.
A small smile crossed Sara's face when she
saw her friend. “Leon...” she whispered.
Catching a whiff of Sara's scent, Leon
unsheathed his sword and plunged it into her heart.
Sara cried out, coughing up blood as her skin
pulsated and shifted, turning color to reveal a yellow Koiga.
A black Koiga said as he emerged from his
hiding spot at the opposite end of the room. “We've been waiting
for you, Leon.”
“Where's the girl?” Leon asked.
“Oh, she's not here. Not anymore,” the Koiga
said. “But now that you're here, I must ask you to surrender.”
“I just want the girl,” Leon said. “Give her
to me, or I kill all of you.”
With the snap of a finger, several fists shot
out of nowhere, bashing Leon across the body.
It was difficult to block or counter a half
dozen moving body parts that would disappear and reappear.
Leon grabbed the next hand coming after him
and pulled, immediately impaling the Koiga that came through.
With lighting speed, Leon dodged several
fists and stabbed an incoming foot, holding it in place as the
attacker screamed in pain.
A blood glaive flew off Leon, finding the
foot's owner and lodging itself into his head.
Leon caught the black Koiga trying to get the
drop on him from behind. He swung his sword and hit the Koiga's
arm, but it was like striking granite.
The black patches acted like an automatic
defense mechanism, instantly flowing across the skin and hardening
into plates of armor.
A boot kicked Leon in the back of the knee,
making him buckle and giving the black Koiga a chance to punch him
with a rock-hard fist.
Leon recovered quickly and ran full speed
around the pillars, slashing the last red Koiga across the
stomach.
Another blood glaive leapt off Leon and went
after the black Koiga, only to shatter on contact.
Leon attacked with his sword as fast as he
could, but the patches did their job well.
The black Koiga stood there laughing.
Frustrated beyond belief, Leon stopped,
picked the Koiga up with one hand and threw him violently into one
of the pillars, the impact achieving what his blade couldn't.
Alarm bells began to rouse the rest of the
fortress.
Looking at the yellow Koiga, sadness overcame
Leon as he realized he might never see Sara again.
The same raven from earlier flew into the
arena, landing a short distance in front of Leon to get his
attention.
As an orange portal flared into existence,
the raven cawed and flew through.
Leon didn't want to go. He stood there for a
moment afraid of maybe leaving Sara behind, but that gut feeling he
rarely got kicked in.
The portal vanished as several Koiga entered
the arena, only to find dead soldiers.
In the Netherworld, Leon was in a lavish room
with windows on all sides, and two sets of large opulent doors
sitting opposite each other. The view outside gave him the
impression that the room was suspended or hanging in midair amongst
the clouds.
Lilith walked in, with a table and two chairs
sprouting in the middle of the room. Taking a seat, she invited
Leon to join her.
“Been watching me lately?” Leon asked as he
sat.
“I've always had an eye on you,” Lilith
answered. “But aside from that, I hear you're looking for
someone.”
“I would say that's a good guess.”
Lilith made another chair emerge from the
floor. “There's not much that gets by me. Leon, right now most of
my people are fighting the Pelasgians. Rhea is in danger of being
wiped out, and you're chasing after a human girl.”
Leon folded his arms. “I'm sure most of Rhea
can handle itself.”
“Is she really
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