Ice Phoenix by Sulin Young

Author:Sulin Young
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Sulin Young
Published: 2013-08-04T23:00:00+00:00

29

Deep trouble

"Raimus, watch out!" Baneyon shouted.

The overweight Imeldor heard him and barely avoided the cloud of ash that attempted to snare him from above. Raimus fell back to where Baneyon was, and together they faced the strange demon who had been attacking Raimus. It had not uttered a single word throughout the battle.

They hovered thirty metres in the air, the demon a little higher. Similar in build to Meldogan and Garok, he stared at them insolently. A strange mask covered the left side of his face.

"Baneyon, we can't hold him off for much longer. That ash is spreading. The only thing that's been saving us is your spear," panted Raimus. He was right. The ash corroded everything around it, including the armour that both Baneyon and Raimus had been wearing, forcing them to shed it in a hurry before it melted into their skins. Baneyon had used the flat of his blade on several occasions to nullify the ash.

"We need to retreat," panted Raimus. "My qi's almost exhausted, as is yours."

Baneyon stared at the demon. "Raimus, is it possible he's using dark qi?"

Raimus flashed Baneyon a concerned look. "His powers fit the profile. He doesn't die, he can transform, and he uses an ash that is able to burn through anything it touches. Does that ring a bell with a certain experiment? "

"Yes," said Baneyon. "Splitting qi particles. Three out of ten times when we successfully divided a qi particle, a dark matter was released and the holding container burned, much in the same manner his ash behaves."

"Except this isn't happening three out of ten times. That demon's controlling it completely. It's almost as if his biological makeup was designed to access those parts of qi that we cannot. Like the lightning demon for instance."

"Whatever it is, he's killing us."

A sibilating noise infected the air, travelling across the terrain at an alarming rate. It reminded Baneyon of a live wire being submerged in water. He wasn't far off the mark. Both he and Raimus turned to see a dark ash cloud racing towards them, growing larger. Nearly the size of a football field, the cloud flashed erratically, hanging low off the ground.

Baneyon paled. "Our demon combined his ash with the lightning from the other demon. When did they do it?"

But when was not the problem. There were more pressing issues at hand. The cloud of ash and lightning suddenly expanded, and it became obvious what the demons had in mind. They intended to trap everyone under the cloud.

Quempa, Lady Fless, Kalum, and L-Master Ana were still on the ground so were caught beneath it. They were running, but they were hindered by the third demon, who was slashing at them. Lady Fless was able to shield off the attacks, but it was becoming clear that she was tiring.

"We need to help them," said Baneyon.

"We need to help ourselves," replied Raimus. "We're surrounded."

Baneyon looked up and swore. The lightning-ash cloud was now over them, and Baneyon's efforts to expel the cloud with a mini typhoon were useless.

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