Swordsman of the Rift 2 by Brandon Varnell

Author:Brandon Varnell [Varnell, Brandon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kitsune Incorporated
Published: 2020-03-09T16:00:00+00:00

It was unfortunate, but our ship did not have any long-range weapons. Those cost money, and until recently, we did not have the money to buy weapons or have people install them. That meant we would not be weakening this from a distance before engaging in close-range combat.

I was not looking forward to this battle.

You couldn’t tell from a distance, but as the roc got closer, it became readily apparent that this thing was massive. It must have had a wingspan of at least 30 meters. Just one of its feathers was at least the size of my torso. With every flap of its wings, powerful gusts of wind blasted our ship and set it rocking.

I already did not enjoy the prospect of fighting this thing.

Christine took the wheel from Adina, who leapt off the ship and spread her wings. She and Michelle closed in on the roc before it could reach our ship.

Michelle raised her hand and summoned golden swords of light that appeared around her as if from thin air. She sent them toward the roc at speeds I could barely follow with my eyes. Because of its massive body, it could not move fast enough to dodge, but that hardly meant it was defenseless. It swept its wings forward. A blast of wind slammed into the swords and forcefully dispersed them like a gust snuffing out a candle.

While Michelle’s flashy attack didn’t damage the roc, it did prevent the great creature from noticing Adina as she came in and slammed a foot into its underbelly. The creature screeched in anger and pain as it was sent skyward. Its body tumbled in an out-of-control spin, but it righted itself, locked onto Adina, and shot forward, large claws outstretched.

Adina was able to dodge the claw with some impressive aerial maneuvers, but then she was struck by a powerful tornado the roc generated from its beak.

“Adina!!!” I screamed as the tornado slammed into a mountain several kilometers below.

I wanted to jump out of the ship, but I knew that would not be a good idea since I couldn’t fly. Sadly, Adina’s fall meant Michelle was fighting the creature alone.

The archangel soared through the air with the grace afforded to her species. She dove in close to avoid being hit by its wind attacks and buried her golden sword into its flank, but sadly, the creature’s feathers must have been harder than they looked. While her sword broke through, it didn’t appear to injure the roc much.

After shaking her off with an impressive bucking maneuver, the roc screeched again, but this time airwaves spread from its mouth. I screamed and grabbed my ears. My brain felt like it was being rattled. Even the boat was vibrating as if it might shake apart at the seams.

Michelle had it worse. She was much closer to the roc than I was. I couldn’t see what sort of damage the attack did, but Michelle had no choice but to cover ears, and even that didn’t seem to work.

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