"Fred, help me!" An adult screamed from his window.
A beast had crept up the wall of his house as he dueled another in his house.
"I need support!" Fred screamed from his position, his heavy gaze settling on the Penumbral Spider on the wall.
Just a Penumbral Spider, not fused with any other beast, but corrupt.
Other tamers rushed to Fred, their survival instincts immediately kicking.
Deep down, they knew... only Fred was capable of delivering them out of this nightmare. He was the only Silver rank tamer in the village, a skilled one at that. They were all aware there wouldn't be external support. The kingdom had simply cut ties with Almandale, leaving the small village to fend for itself.
In essence, if they were going to pull this off alive, they needed Fred alive, too.
The ones with earth elemental beast quickly created a platform for Fred. The platform gave Fred height to reach the spider and strike it down.
The beast fell on its back and was immediately dealt with by the mob of tamers.
"Lord of heavens, what is this?" A voice exclaimed behind Fred, scanning the area the beasts had destroyed.
"No time to chat. There are plenty of them," said Fred as he dashed for more beasts.
The village was now fully awake. Kids had been locked in their rooms, and their fathers left to fight for survival.
Beast swarm was a rare occurrence in the small Almandale village. The villagers could remember the last one held three years ago. Although close to the outskirts, beasts didn't have much interest in the small village with low mana.
Even when swarms happened, it was usually in small quantities. That night's was already becoming incessant, and the villagers feared exhaustion.
Also, the village had never been troubled by Scartans (a term for corrupt beasts).
Regardless, the villagers co-ordinated like old times, collectively slaying the corrupt beasts.
...
It had been more than thirty minutes, and the beasts were still pouring in. At that rate, the villagers were close to exhaustion. Their mana pool was drastically low.
They had to make a hard decision.
"Everyone, come out! Old men and mothers, come out! Leave the kids locked in the room. Our survival and children's is all up to us! This is the fight for our future!"
Heads started peeking from windows and wall gaps, paying keen attention to the chaos ensuing outside.
"It's true. All together!" A loud ululation escaped the villagers' throats as the mothers, teenage tamers, and old tamers rushed out of their buildings, leaving the young ones in the houses.
A display of power began immediately, one that would've been beautiful if it wasn't intended to slay abominations and corrupt beasts.
Elena had also joined the fray, her Bronze tier Red Ant manifesting to form scarlet plates on her torso, and antennae that protruded from her head.
The village became a battleground of earth spikes, fire balls, wind strikes, water jets, claw strikes...
Beasts fell and were quickly replaced. No one knew where they were coming from, but they kept coming.
Fred displayed his true power, slicing and stomping beasts with his claws and brute strength. He displayed the power of a Silver rank tamer, even though he was in the early stage.
Elena wasn't left out, her Fire Ant had elemental control of fire and added to the damage. She summoned fire balls and rained them on the influx. Although weak, it added to the damages made by others.
The collective efforts of the villagers seemed to be yielding efforts, as the tide of beasts were gradually reducing.
Although some had lost their lives, the fatality on their side was significantly low. The geezers were already celebrating in the back of their mind.
All was proceeding well, until...
A figure came in.
He wore a straw hat and a silk, flowing robe with jaguars embroidered on it.
His steps were gentle like he owned the world, his silk robe entrapping the luminescence of the moon and giving a soft glow in the dark night.
The moment he stepped in, the beasts stopped pouring and paused, as if awaiting orders.
The villagers engaged in spars took advantage of the beasts inertia and quickly finished them.
Wet sounds echoed on the 'battleground' as beasts' parts fell off and black blood poured.
The villagers' gaze soon fell on the mysterious figure that entered. The figure's face remained hidden under the straw hat, but he seemed powerful. Insanely powerful for the beasts to stop at his arrival.
His mana signature was also bordering the lines of last stage Emerald rank and early stage Diamond rank. It was uncertain to the villagers.
The villagers were beginning to celebrate, their guard momentarily dropping.
Someone was sent from the kingdom? The kingdom finally recognized Almandale? A savior has come to deliver us from this nightmare?
They kept fantasizing.
Then the figure's hand moved to the black belt on his waist, pulling a blade from its scabbard.
"What?! Isn't that Voltex?" Kyran shouted at himself from the window. He had heard the sounds of battle stop, and curiosity overcame obedience.
He peeked from the window and sighted a man unsheathing a saber gleaming with power.
Kyran wasn't the only one watching, other kids had also defied their parents' orders to watch what was happening.
...
The blade crackled with lightning as it gleamed ethereal blue light.
The figure pulled the blade slowly up to his face and swung it down his side dramatically, hinting the villagers of elite swordsmanship.
Finally, the figure rose his head, and his face became visible to the villagers.
His irises were scarily crimson, glowing with unnatural power.
The blade which seemed to be blue started pulsing with red aura, blue and red light combining 'beautifully'.
"No. No, no, NO!" Fred started with low muttering before his pitch rose crazily.
"GUYS, THAT IS NO HUMAN! IT'S A DEMON!" Fred shouted like a crazed being, his face lost color and a chilling sensation ran down his spine.
The figure smiled, his crimson eyes gleaming fiercer.
"Your doom starts now."
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