Plagg: EARTH DESTRUCTION! (Massive earth spears launched out from the ground piercing every demonic beast) Ha..ha..ha..(panting)
Kasper: Plagg?
Plagg: (fell to the ground exhausted) I made it out.
Soren: (suddenly disappeared and appeared behind Plagg) Hehe! (Chuckled behind his ear with his hands high behind him with a sword)
Plagg: (froze then blocked the sword with his arm)
Soren: (jumped backwards then stared at his sword) You blocked this with your arm? So exciting. Let's see how long you can withstand those hits continuously. (Swing his sword at Plagg again)
Kasper: Step back Plagg (encountered the sword with his sword)
Plagg: (took a defense stance) Kasper?
Kasper: (dropped a healing potion) Take that.
Plagg: (nods then poured the content into his mouth) I...I feel refreshened and my injuries are all gone. (Watched in awe as his cuts disappeared)
Soren: (stepped backwards then snapped his fingers)
At a single snap, every demonic beast vanished into thin air then a coat of enormous mana surrounded him.
Plagg: Uhn? (Scanned around)
Soldiers: The beast? They disappeared? (Murmured)
Kasper: (paused) No!. This isn't good.
Athena: ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!
Kasper: (screamed at the soldiers) Fall back, everyone! Regroup at the rear lines! Don't engage until I say so!
Plagg: What the hell is that?
Kasper: Soren's using some powerful mana absorbing the mana from the demonic beasts. This is just a tactic, a dangerous one. We can't hold here alone without the rest of the group
Soldier : But what about those trapped on the frontline?
Kasper: (grimly) Sir Bael and Lady Lyraen took the injured back. We need to hold the line and buy them time to recover and return.
Soren: (voice echoing, cold and triumphant) Run while you can, Kasper. This battle is far from over. Your precious kingdom will fall.
Kasper: (grits teeth, raising sword) Not while I'm still breathing.
The soldiers fall back in organized retreat, readying for the next wave as Kasper steels himself for the storm to come.
Kasper: (steady voice) He's building toward something bigger. That aura... it's too dense to be a bluff.
Soren:(grinning wickedly, dark energy pulsing around him) You're smarter than you look. But smart doesn't win wars. power does.
Soren slammed his palm against each other releasing a pulse that made the weak tremble.
Plagg: (leaping backwards, concentrating his mana to the earth summoning earth shield) EARTH WALL (A dome of rock rises, shielding Kasper and nearby soldiers from the blast)
Kasper: (emerges from the shield, eyes locked on Soren) No more hiding behind beasts, no more distractions. You face us now.
Soren: Gladly.
Kasper charges with blinding speed, propelling himself and landing every of his hits with his strength. Their swords clash, sparks and shockwaves light the battlefield. Plagg joins moments later from the side, summoning earth spikes from the ground and earth arrows from above. Finding an opening, he didn't hesitate to throw hits at Soren.
They coordinate a pincer attack. Plagg strikes from beneath with stone spikes, forcing Soren airborne. Kasper launches himself with a earth-infused leap, slashing midair
Soren: (blocks midair, but grunts) Tch… impressive teamwork. But not enough! (He retaliates, spinning with a burst of stealth magic, vanishing into the shadows)
Athena: WARNING: Stealth attribute reactivated. High-speed movement detected behind.
Kasper: Plagg, behind you!
Plagg instinctively creates a rear barrier just in time as Soren reappears with a downward slash.
Plagg: You're fast, but I'm more experienced in the battlefield. Facing the angel of death times without number isn't a child's play. (Punches him straight in the gut, sending him flying back)
Soren: (wipes blood from his mouth, grinning) You're finally entertaining.
Kasper: (tightens grip on his sword, eyes locked on Soren) Let's end this no more games.
Soren: (grins darkly) Finally, some spirit.
Both charge at each other, their figures blurring with sheer speed. Their swords collide with a thunderous clang releasing a powerful shockwave. The force kicks up a violent swirl of dust and debris shrouding the battlefield in a thick cloud. The soldiers nearby brace themselves shielding their faces from the blast.
Silence...
Suddenly a dark presence slices through the dust. A black, mist-like trail cuts across the horizon as Bael appears, riding his shadow-steed the hooves silent, his eyes calm yet ominous. His cursed blade rests loosely in one hand, dripping with faint dark energy.